Through Time-Frankie by Claudy Conn (Through Time #4)

Through Time-Frankie by Claudy Conn

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Bottom Line: The best in the series so far, but the plot was pretty similar to the previous stories.

Through Time Series

1.  Through Time-Pursuit
2.  Through Time-Whiplash
3.  Through Time-Slamming
4.  Through Time-Frankie
5.  Through Time-Compulsion

Synopsis (Goodreads):

Meet Frankie of Sluagh now all grown up and ready to take on the world.

It is just about what she had to do when she realizes she is in love with the Dark Prince, Graely and that her Seelie family will never accept him.

Added to this is the fact, is the one that his brother, the Dark Prince Pestale, 
has once again unleashed a war of terror in the Human Realm.

Traitors are all around, and Frankie has her hands full.

My Thoughts:

I think this was my favorite book in the series so far. I always love a great "forbidden love" story, and the daughter of one of the highest Seelie Fae falling in love with a Dark Prince certainly fits the bill. Frankie is a great character. She's sweet and strong, and she has some really fun powers. And Graely...my goodness what a sweetheart. I loved how Graely always looked after Frankie, but Frankie took control of their relationship.

This was a short book (like the rest in the series), so I didn't get bored with the plot, but I did see a pattern throughout all of the books. After a bit, it seems like we're just waiting for Pestale and Hordly to capture the heroine yet again so we can see how she escapes and how anxious her mate gets. It's repetitive, but for some reason I still enjoy reading about it. There were a few new twists in this story. We get some new races, and some new developments in the war between Pestale and the rest of the Fae. Overall, I thought it was an exciting and sweet story to breeze through in an afternoon.

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Through Time-Slamming by Claudy Conn (Through Time #3)

Through Time-Slamming by Claudy Conn

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Bottom Line: An interesting plot line, but the conflict and romance throughout the story were brief and seemed to be thrown in for the hell of it.

Through Time Series

1.  Through Time-Pursuit
2.  Through Time-Whiplash
3.  Through Time-Slamming
4.  Through Time-Frankie
5.  Through Time-Compulsion

Synopsis (Goodreads):

Jazz and Trevor’s love story continues in Slamming, through adversity and growing confusion.

Pestale and his brother Hordly are on the offensive and have a few surprises for the Seelie Fae.

The Queen of the Seelie Fae, Aaibhe is under attack by her council, and discord threatens the solidarity they need to take down the Unseelie abominations.

Frankie meets her Fae father in Slamming and Prince Breslyn is hit with epic changes that will alter life for him as he knows it.

Humans are at the mercy of hordes of hungry Dark Fae…and chaos rules!

My Thoughts:

I really wanted to like this book, but it just wasn't there for me. This is a continuation of Trevor and Jazmine's story from Through Time-Whiplash. This book picks up off a cliffhanger, so definitely read these in order.  I enjoyed the underlying plot for this story. Trevor and Jazmine (and all the other Seelie royals) are still fighting Pestale as he tries to dominate the human realm.  There is a lot of action, and I definitely enjoy the variety of powers the Seelie and Unseelie exhibit. There was a lot of potential in the plot, and it was interesting enough to drive me to finish this book..

My problem with this story was that all of the little conflicts throughout the story were very brief. There would be a good plot twist, then one page later it was already resolved. Everything was resolved too easily, and the book became a little predictable.  The romance seemed to be just randomly thrown in; we would be in the middle of a fight then we'd just zoom in on any of the couples, the guy would say a few romantic words, Jazmine would comment on how cute they were, then we'd move on. I didn't even feel like Trevor and Jazmine developed at all, neither individually nor as a couple. After enjoying Through Time-Whiplash, this book was just a bit too lackluster. I am, however, greatly looking forward to Frankie's story, so I will continue on with this series.

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Through Time-Whiplash by Claudy Conn (Through Time #2)

Through Time-Whiplash by Claudy Conn

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Bottom Line: A quick-paced Fae romance with a captivating plot and some very sexy scenes. Be prepared for a cliffhanger!

Through Time Series
1.  Through Time-Pursuit
2.  Through Time-Whiplash
3.  Through Time-Slamming
4.  Through Time-Frankie 

Synopsis (Goodreads):

Why do second chances have to come with complications?

Trevor, Prince of Lugh, had been thwarted from putting Pestale, the eldest Dark Prince, to death, but now he’s been asked to investigate whether the Dark Prince has evaded punishment. This time, Trevor plans to make sure Pestale is taken care of permanently.

But a simple assignment turns complicated when Trevor finds himself thrown two hundred years into the past, along with Jazmine Decker, a Fios (Fae seer). There they encounter Pestale’s younger brother Hordly, who has evil schemes of his own. Add the Orb of Time, an eleven-year-old orphan with unusual powers, and an encounter with an evil wizard, and Trevor realizes his mission will be anything but simple.

Seelie Queen Aaibhe is at long last enjoying a second chance at happiness. But her love for Morgan LeBlanc, a Milesian, is the ammunition her political rivals have been looking for. Claiming her association with the leader of the Fae’s former enemies makes her unfit to govern, factions within the Council plot to remove her from the throne. Will it lead to civil war?

Can Trevor and Jazmine find the Orb of Time, get back to the present, and stop Hordly and his brothers from unleashing an army of nightmarish monsters on humans and Fae alike? Can Aaibhe and her loyal supporters hold the Council together and keep the Fae united against the Unseelie threat?

My Thoughts:

Ok, major cliffhanger alert. I was unprepared for that. Unlike the first book, which tied up Royce and Chance's story nicely, this story had a bit more action and a completely open ending as a set up for the next book. Trevor, a Seelie prince, must once again set out to capture Pestale and his brothers who are causing oodles of trouble as usual. But this time, a woman who can see the Fae (and has a few nifty powers of her own) gets sucked into the action. I liked Trevor a lot. He was a believable character and was incredibly strong and  romantic...and apparently a very good kisser. I loved the way he puzzled over human cliches and emotions like a confused monkey. However, Jazmine really bothered me in the beginning of the novel. I thought her dialogue was obnoxious and cheesy, but after the action started to pick up, it kind of drowned out her rambling.

The main plot in this book was very intriguing, and I can't wait to see how it ends in the next book. The Unseelie princes return with their unquenchable sex drives and complete lack of morals, which is (of course) buckets of fun. I did find it hard to take a villain named "Hordly" seriously. I had a little difficulty fully understanding the political side plot between Aaibhe and the Seelie court; I think much of this conflict was introduced in the Legend series which I have yet to read.  There was enough information to follow the plot, but I think I would understand it better if I started with the other series..  This was a very short and very quick story.  It did not have the most complex plot, but it certainly kept me interested the whole way through.

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Through Time-Pursuit by Claudy Conn (Through Time #1)

Through Time-Pursuit by Claudy Conn

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Bottom Line: An interesting plot with some sexy Fae, but the romance was a little forced. I think as a novella, this was a nice story, but it was lacking in complexity if you approach it as a full-length novel.   

Through Time Series
1.  Through Time-Pursuit
2.  Through Time-Whiplash
3.  Through Time-Slamming
4.  Through Time-Frankie 

Synopsis (Goodreads):

Milesian immortal Chancemont LeBlanc is determined to avenge his sister’s death at the hands of Dark Prince Pestale, who remains free after the war between the Seelie Fae and the Dark Fae. Nothing will stop Chance from fulfilling his mission of vengeance, not even the time barrier.

The queen of the Seelie Fae has other ideas, however, and she sends Princess Royce to make sure Pestale is captured, not killed. Royce would rather spend time with the human family she has grown to love, but she has broken the rules one time too many, and Queen Aaibhe wants her to grow up and act like the Seelie royal she is!

Royce doesn’t want to be part of Chance’s team. He most definitely doesn’t want her on his team, and from the start—fireworks.

Chance has Pestale on the run, but after seeing the beautiful princess with the flaming red hair, Pestale has decided Royce must be his.
 
A hunter becomes the hunted … 

Purposes collide …

My Thoughts:

I may have come into this book a little unprepared. I thought this would be a full length story, but I believe this is a series of novellas that follows Conn's Legend series (beginning with Spellbound, if you want to start there), which I have yet to read. With that in mind, I thought this was a pretty intriguing, quick story. This book was about a member of the immortal Milesian race, Chancemont, and the Seelie princess Royce. I have heard that the Legend series covers Chancemont's background story in more depth. In Through Time-Pursuit, Royce is assigned to help Chance and the Seelie prince Trevor capture the escaped Dark Fae prince Pestale. Chance wants to kill Pestale, Royce wants to capture Pestale, and Pestale just wants to have lots of dirty sex with Royce and rule the world with her by his side.

This was a pretty steamy book. Pestale was pretty dark in his desires (what do you expect from a Dark Fae), but Chance and Royce were quite passionate and romantic. My main issue was with how Chance and Royce seemed to fall in love instantly. Seriously, there was nothing leading up to it. It was like they met and decided "hey, I'm a manly man, you're a pretty girl, we fall in love and have lots of sex now, yes?" And that was that. There really didn't seem to be any development of their feelings. At one point, Chance said something along the lines of "Oh, that's so Royce!" Really? You've known her for about 3 days and you've spent half of that time thinking about her naked or working yourself into a jealous rage whenever someone touches her... Please tell me when you had time to actually learn anything about her. Now, I'm not saying the raw attraction wasn't enjoyable (oh it was), but I would have liked their love to be a bit more believable.

The actual plot of the story (yes there is a plot behind all that lovin') was pretty intriguing. I always enjoy stories about the Fae and their hallows. I thought this world was well developed and Royce's special abilities added to the story. I expected time travel to play a larger role in the story (since it's in the title), but it was kind of a minor element; honestly, there was enough going on with the plot that I don't think it needed more time travel. The plot was quick but thorough, though the ending did kind of cut off in preparation for the next book, so you may be left feeling a little unfulfilled there. I had a bit of an issue with the dialogue... I thought it was a little cheesy at times, and some of the background information was forced, like Conn wasn't sure how to weave it in to the story. Overall, this book had an interesting plot, but the romance seemed a little rushed. As a novella, this was well put together, but it might be improved by reading Conn's earlier series first.      

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