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THE WINGS OF WAR BY KAREN ANN HOPKINS

15/1/2016

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There are descendants of angels walking among us. Ember is one of them.

Embers is an epic paranormal adventure/romance about a seventeen year old girl who discovers that she's immune to fire and any other injury when she’s in a horrific car crash that kills her parents. Following a violent episode with her aunt's boyfriend, Ember flees Ohio to live with an old relative in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. Ember's exuberance at escaping a bad home life soon turns to trepidation when she learns that she's a Watcher, a descendant of angels. While Ember is instructed about her heritage and the powers that go along with it, she strikes up friendships with two teenagers who live in a frightening walled compound in the forest. Inexplicitly drawn to one of the young men in particular, an impossible romance develops. But it's cut short when Ember discovers that her new friends are fighting on the opposite side of a war that's been raging between two factions of Watchers for thousands of years. When the compound’s inhabitants threaten the townspeople, Ember takes action, sealing her fate in the ancient battle of good versus evil, and the grayness in between. Ember is up to the challenge, until she realizes that she isn’t only fighting for the lives of the locals and the souls of her new friends. She may be one of the few champions willing to make a stand for all of mankind as the rapture approaches and the end of days begin.

Get ready to be flung into a brand new world of paranormal, with an imminent apocalypse brewing furtively. - Abooktopia
After the death of her parents in a tragic car crash and a fire that should have killed her too, Ember flees the abuse of her Aunt’s boyfriend, to live with an old time relative. But the old lady is more than she seems. Uncovering a truth about her ties, Ember learns that she is a Watcher, a descendant of Angels. Each Watcher has control over one aspect of the elemental powers, but some with the power to control more than one of the elements. With the help of Ila, Ember learns to control her abilities and control them in, or risk being consumed by the fire inside of her. But being a Watcher is the least of her problems. The end of the world is coming sooner than anyone expects…

During her training course as a Watcher, Ember strikes up a scarce friendship with Demon boy Sawyer, and a Growler; Ivan, who can transform into a wolf at, will. As romance blossoms between her and Sawyer, Garret Hammond, the leader of the Demons, gives his followers permission to hunt, and seek the souls of people. When innocent friends of hers are murdered for their souls, Ember takes action as she releases the fire within her, as she gets her revenge for the lives that were taken.

Karen Ann Hopkins creates a brand new world of paranormal, or Watchers, Growlers and Demons. Ember O’Meara was strong willed, with a stubborn nature, whilst Sawyer McCrae used humor to hide his regret and loneliness. I loved watching the dynamics between Sawyer and the other Demons, as he felt sympathy and regret for stealing the souls or humans, as he required them to lengthen his life. As for Ivan’s character, I really adored his personality, and his loyalty for both his friends. I hope to learn more about his character as the series progresses.
***I received a personalised signed copy of this book in return***
***for an honest and unbiased review***

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You can visit Karen Ann Hopkins at her website: www.karenannhopkins.com or follow her on Twitter at: karenannhopkins.

Karen Ann Hopkins resides in northern Kentucky with her family on a farm that boasts a menagerie of horses, goats, peacocks, chickens, ducks, rabbits, dogs and cats. Karen's main job is home schooling the kids, but she finds time to give riding lessons, coach a youth equestrian drill team, and of course, write. She was inspired to create her first book, Temptation, by the Amish community she lived in. The experiential knowledge she gained through her interactions with her neighbors drove her to create the story of the star-crossed lovers, Rose and Noah.

Karen grew up about a mile from Lake Ontario in Upstate New York. She was bitten by the horse bug at the age of five, and after diligently taking riding lessons for several years, was rewarded with her first horse at the age of eleven. The feisty horse's name was Lady, a Quarter Horse-Thoroughbred cross, who became Karen's steadfast companion. Through the years, the constant force in her life was horses. Eventually, she found her place as a riding instructor herself. Before accepting her fate in the barnyard, she worked a short stint as a paralegal, traveled abroad, and guided tourists on horseback riding tours in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee.

Karen is currently working on her Amish mystery series, Serenity's Plain Secrets, along with the YA paranormal/fantasy series, The Wings of War. Karen is also excited to announce the Temptation series has been optioned for TV by Pilgrim Studios and is available on Audible.


The Wings of War by Karen Ann Hopkins:
BOOK 1: Embers

BOOK 2: Gaia
Temptation by Karen Ann Hopkins:
BOOK 1: Temptation
BOOK 2: Belonging
BOOK 3: Forever
BOOK 4: Rachel's Deception
Serenity's Pain Secrets by Karen Ann Hopkins:
BOOK 1: Lamb to The Slaughter
BOOK 2: Whispers From The Dead
53 Comments
Chanda
20/5/2015 11:25:07 am

The cover's so pretty! And the plot does sound intriguing. A paranormal apocalypse.

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Ella Whitby
30/5/2015 06:47:49 am

I've never heard of this book before, and it seems fairly popular. I had a look at it on goodreads and a couple of my friends have added it, so I guess I must add it as well.

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Elena Zawilski
2/6/2015 11:49:18 am

How popular is it? I might read it but I don't know for sure yet, since I have such a huge list of books that I already really need to finish off first.

Ella Whitby
12/6/2015 06:42:20 am

Tbh.. not that popular....

Elena Zawilski
12/6/2015 07:39:56 am

Thanks. A shame too.

Caitlin (Goodreads)
20/5/2015 01:30:56 pm

Thanks Jenaire :) sounds really epic from the synopsis

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Abooktopia link
20/5/2015 01:38:41 pm

I hope you enjoy it! Mind maybe checking out my review for it? Thanks

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Caitlin (Goodreads)
20/5/2015 01:39:32 pm

Just read it! It's really good :) and I really like your blog btw!

Abooktopia link
20/5/2015 01:42:51 pm

Thanks! I'm glad you love it by the way! I always love to heard what others think of it. ;D

Caitlin (Goodreads)
20/5/2015 02:02:44 pm

Yeah I like when they do that to me too! Haha like 'yay they liked it!'

Jessica
21/5/2015 02:24:23 am

The covers gorgeous. The synopsis sounds interesting. I'll be sure to add it to my TBR list

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Olivia
21/5/2015 07:59:07 am

This is definitely a cover lust for me. I'll be purchasing it just for the cover 😂😂 + the plot I guess

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Abooktopia link
26/5/2015 10:13:30 am

Hahaha. I do the exact same thing. Pretty covers are my thing.

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Courtney Parks
3/6/2015 11:37:07 am

I always purchase books for their pretty covers as well 😂😂😂😂😂

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Olivia
12/6/2015 06:43:01 am

It's what us fangirls do 😂😂😂😂
Sorrynotsorry

Sandra Cassiograce
21/5/2015 12:54:17 pm

The cover's gorgeous, and it's got fairly good ratings. Will give it a shot :)

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Abooktopia link
26/5/2015 10:12:57 am

I hope you enjoy it when you do!

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Sandra Cassiograce
12/6/2015 06:43:16 am

I hope so too.

Valerie Winehouse
22/5/2015 03:01:14 am

Is the second novel already available, or would I have to wait for it to be released? I'd like to read this novel, as it sounds great, but I just want to work out when to read them so I can read them one after the other, and I won't have to wait that way.

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Abooktopia link
26/5/2015 10:15:53 am

Unfortunately no. I'm not sure when this novel will be released. Perhaps next year, since it does not have a release date nor a finalised cover.

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Valerie Winehouse
30/5/2015 06:47:15 am

Thanks for replying. I guess I will have to been on the lookout, and read this then.

Abooktopia link
2/6/2015 10:08:21 am

Anytime! I'm always happy to help.

Charlotte Harpe
22/5/2015 07:09:40 am

I remember reading this a while back. I really enjoyed the plot, and the characters. Sawyer is seriously hot. Imagine him in reality *le sigh*

That I can get behind *grins*

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Teagan Hall
8/6/2015 02:25:00 pm

He is gorgeous *wink wink*

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Shaye
24/5/2015 05:47:48 am

Loving the cover art work. And the plot is unique. Apocalyptic fantasy. I do like the sounds of that.

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Sonya
4/6/2015 01:56:21 pm

I have a friend who's obsessive over Apocalyptic fantasy though she really loves the zombie type.

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Shaye
12/6/2015 06:56:17 am

The zombie type movies are great. Though I'm not much of a fan to read the books

JoeyGrl
25/5/2015 05:38:44 am

#COVERLUSTSTRIKESAGAIN

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Elisha Hamlet
30/5/2015 03:39:56 am

Couldn't have said it better myself!

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JoeyGrl
12/6/2015 06:56:35 am

hahaha

Amyn
28/5/2015 05:16:28 am

Gorgeous cover. Sounds great so I guess I must give this beauty a go.

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Nicole Safak
29/5/2015 03:21:22 am

Loving the plot idea. Shall add it.

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Gabbi Wooten
29/5/2015 09:28:52 am

The cover's absolutely gorgeous. 😍😍

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Kira Gatlin
31/5/2015 02:50:47 pm

The characters just are as well

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Gabbi Wooten
2/6/2015 11:48:22 am

The kind that swoon you into loving them and never letting go?

Kira Gatliln
4/6/2015 01:55:15 pm

Um.. tbh not really. But I still really enjoyed the book personally.

Gabbi Wooten
12/6/2015 06:59:57 am

It's actually so hard to find characters that you are never willing to let go.

Kelly Stephenson
31/5/2015 09:08:57 am

Added it :D

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Tatiana May
1/6/2015 10:28:47 am

How hot was Sawyer?? I mean seriously.

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Abooktopia link
2/6/2015 10:07:23 am

Don't even get me started!

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Tatiana May
2/6/2015 11:47:43 am

IKR?? Like his personality, and his looks. Just everything!

Sandra Cawscald
3/6/2015 09:55:28 am

Looks like a good series. How many books are there?

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Abooktopia link
3/6/2015 11:36:31 am

I only know of a sequel that is coming out, but that is all. There could possibly be more than two novels in the series, in the future.

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Sandra Cawscald
3/6/2015 12:47:10 pm

Oh I hate when it when there will be sequels in the future, but goodreads doesn't have them since the novel doesn't have a title nor plot/cover.

Abooktopia link
12/6/2015 07:04:27 am

Same here! It makes me think the series is over so I forget about the book, never knowing that there was a sequel the year after, which is so frustrating.

Sienna
4/6/2015 04:10:10 am

I know everyone's said this... but love the cover. The plot sounds really good, and I'm looking forward to reading it.

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Brooklyn
6/6/2015 03:46:01 am

Oh gosh. Nearly everyone has. But it's true that the cover is pretty.

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Sienna
12/6/2015 07:05:23 am

It is.

Lisa Crow
5/6/2015 03:20:16 am

Will have to add this one to the tbr list

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Nolly Kerkswartech
6/6/2015 09:39:04 am

Added it lovely.

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Jenna Ribchesterson
10/6/2015 05:27:55 am

I've actually read this one before surprisingly! I usually read what's popular.

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Asha Berkery
11/6/2015 09:50:21 am

Damn... another book to add to the TBR list. At least I won't have to read this one for another year.

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Abooktopia link
12/6/2015 07:05:50 am

Hehehehe. Totally not sorry.

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