Reviewed by Kimberley
TITLE: Ask the Oracle
SERIES: Revelations #1
AUTHOR: J.J. Black
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 218 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 2, 2014
BLURB:
This is book one in the Revelations series
When you absolutely have to know…
Grayson Muir is a know it all. No, seriously…he really does know it all. The strength of his abilities has him rumored to be the most powerful Oracle in the world. Gray couldn’t care less. All his life, Gray has played by his own rules. Whether through his own, private, clients or his work with the police, his only goal is to use his gift to help as many people and paras as he can. With abilities like Gray’s, he doesn’t have time for any distractions.
Unfortunately, that is exactly what he gets when Andreo Demos, a six hundred year old lust demon, pays him an unexpected visit. Dreo has been sent by the Demon Counsel with an appeal for assistance. The Lord of the Underworld has been murdered, the demon kingdom has been thrown into chaos, and Gray’s help is needed to identify the murderer.
Gray has his doubts. Demons don’t have the best reputations, after all. Still, despite his reservations, there is something about Dreo that calls to him. Whether it’s his dark good looks or the startling knowledge that Dreo believes they are destined mates, Gray can’t help but agree to offer his assistance.
Unfortunately, their road to happiness isn’t destined to be an easy one. Between court intrigue, their own unexpected mating, and a murderer still on the loose, they are definitely going to have their work cut out for them. What are the chances, they’ll get their happy ending? Ask the Oracle.
Reader Advisory: This book is best read in sequence as part of a series.
REVIEW:
This is the first book in the Revelations series and it was… okay. I was expecting the book to really WOW me after reading the blurb and it didn’t. It’s not that the characters, plot or storyline, no. The problem was the execution.
There were a few minor things that I felt that maybe a strong editor would have picked up on: he left, grabbing his jacket and things yet when hear rives in the underworld, it’s warm so he was glad he left his jacket at home and character POV inconsistencies. For example: It’s Gray’s POV when Dreo gives him a pitying look while hugging him from behind. Unless Grey has eyes in the back of his head, that’s not possible. Gray doesn’t trust Dreo’s demon guards and sends for his own security team. Great, only…they’re sent away on a mission shortly after their arrival—by Dreo—who leaves as well, leaving Gray with the demon guards he didn’t trust to begin with? Who gave Dreo the authority to give Gray’s security team orders? And there were mentions that these demons being immortal yet somehow Lucifer was murdered. Actually, a lot of immortal people died in the telling of this story. I thought immortal meant, well…immortal. These were minor that should have been picked up during the editing phase.
The characters weren’t bad at all. I liked Gray and Dreo. I liked them together but I think their mating seemed a bit too forced, like the author was trying too hard to convince the reader that these two were fated mates. Apparently these two men have known each other one day, yet they’re mates and madly in love. The sex scenes were okay. The action was okay. This book could’ve been, would’ve been better if there was stronger editing. The story didn’t wow me like I expected it to reading the blurb. Hopefully the second book will give me that wow factor that the blurb and the covers hint at.
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