Wednesday's What I've Read - Exiled by M.R. Merrick

Title: Exiled (The Protector #1)
Author:  M.R. Merrick (Goodreads Author)
Pub Date:  June 28, 2011
Publisher: M.R. Merrick
Genre: Paranormal/Fantasy
Format: eBook (265 Pages)
Source: Purchased from Amazon


Chase Williams is a demon hunter in the Circle, or at least he was supposed to be. On his fifteenth birthday, Chase stepped up to the altar to claim his elemental power, but it never came. Elemental magic is passed down to a hunter through the bloodline, but on Chase's birthday, the bloodline stopped.

Exiled without the Circle's protection, Chase has spent two years trying to survive a world riddled with half-demons and magic. When he has a run in with a frightened and seemingly innocent demon, he learns the Circle's agenda has changed: the Circle plans to unlock a portal and unleash pure-blood demons into the world. Vowing to stop them, and knowing he can't do it alone, Chase forms a reluctant alliance with Rayna — a sexy witch with an attitude and a secret.

In their attempt to stop them, Chase and Rayna find themselves in the middle of the Circle's plan, leaving one of them to decide what their friendship is worth, and the other's life depending on it.

(Description from Goodreads.com)

My Thoughts:

5 out of 5 paws

This is a hard book to review, not because I didn't like it, far from it. It is hard to review because I am concerned about giving too much away without simply just rewriting the synopsis.

This book captured my attention quickly, and kept it. The characters are well developed, the story line rarely lags, and I truly enjoyed the author's writing style.

There is a little something for just about everyone in this book. You have mystery, adventure, a little history (albeit for a fictitious world), and even maybe a little hint of a romance. The story ends nicely setting up for book 2, Shift, which I will be reading soon.

I would definitely recommend getting to know Chase Williams, so read the book.