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Runes (Runes, #1)

Ednah Walters

Start date: June 1, 2016

Finish date: June 30, 2016

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Why we're reading this: Seventeen-year-old Raine Cooper has enough on her plate dealing with her father’s disappearance, her moth…more
[close] Seventeen-year-old Raine Cooper has enough on her plate dealing with her father’s disappearance, her mother’s erratic behavior and the possibility of her boyfriend relocating. The last thing she needs is Torin St. James—a mysterious new neighbor with a wicked smile and uncanny way of reading her. HERE: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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Nov 25, 2014 AK Mama Reads rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-for-review

Well wasn't this just a nice little surprise. I really wanted to dislike this book, given the over-saturated paranormal YA fantasy market, but I simply couldn't. The beginning was slightly clumsy, but very quickly the kinks were ironed out and I was drawn into the story. I highly recommend Ms. Walters for fans of Julie Kagawa, PC and Kristin Cast, and the tv series Lost Girl. You'll enjoy the plot driven fantasy and cliff hanger ending. ...more

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Jun 07, 2013 Ednah Walters rated it it was amazing · (Review from the author)

Shelves: fantasy, paranormal-romance, ya-paranormal-romance, mythology, ya-romance

This is the second edition of Runes. It is exactly the same as the one with couples on the cover. The only difference is the cover.

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Dec 26, 2013 Maghon Thomas rated it it was amazing

Shelves: young-adult, fantasy, netgalley

This is a very intriguing YA paranormal story about a girl who is having a whole heap of troubles and the new guy who shows up and turns her world up side down. It's based on the Norse mythology and the magic of runes.

Raine's our leading lady and she's trying to recover from the loss of her father, or at least no one can say if he is dead or alive, and she's got a boyfriend who is moving, and her life is just a little crazy. And then struts Torin, a new bad boy who moved in next door. They have ...more

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Sep 13, 2013 Laurie Treacy rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-in-2013

Ednah Walters is a wonderful storyteller. I loved her Guardian Legacy books (a paranormal YA series) and now there's another series to love. Runes is the first book and sets an intriguing foundation to a new and exciting world. Raine has just turned seventeen. She's very likable and has two close friends, Cora and Eirik. Tragedy has touched her family and her father's been missing for three months since his plane crashed, while her mom optimistically believes he will return. When a new guy moves Ednah Walters is a wonderful storyteller. I loved her Guardian Legacy books (a paranormal YA series) and now there's another series to love. Runes is the first book and sets an intriguing foundation to a new and exciting world. Raine has just turned seventeen. She's very likable and has two close friends, Cora and Eirik. Tragedy has touched her family and her father's been missing for three months since his plane crashed, while her mom optimistically believes he will return. When a new guy moves in next door, Raine immediately fights the temptation to check out his great body and face. This new guy, Torin St. James, is hot, confident, and teases Raine with the word "magic"--something she doesn't think exists. He's a mystery, the bad boy type wearing leather and riding a Harley. His playfulness towards her (calling her "Freckles" was the first step to making him endearing) is a sign of things to come.

As she tries to grow closer to Eirik, changing their status from friend to boyfriend, her attraction to Torin increases. New kids show up to try out for her school's swim team, one has strange tattoos on his body and his eyes follow Raine everywhere. We are given just the right amount of information to entice us and I couldn't wait to see where the story would take me.

With the introduction of Norse mythology and runes, things certainly got interesting! Besides the subject matter, I enjoyed the way the author described the setting of Portland, Oregon, and the plot contained enough twists to keep me wondering. Raine has the right amount of innocence, drive and determination to have readers back her every move as she tries to figure out what's going on with Torin, the strangers and those runes. And where does Eirik now fit in?

YA paranormal fans searching for something different and new will want to read Runes. Action, mystery and romance along with likable characters kept me glued to this book's pages. With the cliffhanger ending, all I have is one question: how do I get my hands on the next one?
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