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Flowers were all the rage a while back but I never got to read that many with them so it's nice to have one now. It's a simple but pretty cover. Ellie has been around for a while. She's about 200 years old if I'm correct. She is NOT a vampire. She's not immortal either. She can get hurt and die. She just lives longer than the average person. She's this petite little thing who blends in well with the High School crowd. If it were me I would look at her like she was crazy to endure more of High School but she does so to keep an eye out for three specific people she wishes to get to know. I never got the feeling that she was older. She didn't act immature per say but she didn't act like she was at least a hundred years old. She did have this selfless character to her so I can see the maturity there.

Ellie befriends immediately the three kids she is supposed to watch out for. It's not like she tried to, she isn't a very sociable creature. She's always very vague and pretends to smile because she has to. Her powers are many, unlike most Svatura. She does have one remarkable power which really has to be the greatest power any of them has - she can use the powers of others if she's near that person. Basically... SHE HAS ALL OF THE POWERS! And the powers are pretty awesome like teleporting and creating gold. If I could have that power... it's like having the ability to stop time (the best power ever) but it's more reasonable and less diabolical (kind of).

She catches her love interest's eye right away. There is this sort of intense wave she feels when she meets his stare. He is of course, drop dead gorgeous. Aren't they all? But when I think of drop dead gorgeous guys in books I think of bad boys who are very arrogant. Thankfully, this is not the case. There are some parts of the book that show you his POV which helped me some to decipher his personality and to provide me with some entertainment. From what I can tell, throughout the book, he's very much family-oriented but that's about it. He seemed like a nice guy and he really is. He does the infamous hot guy smirk/smile when he finds something amusing. But I can't really tell you much more. Only that he really liked Ellie and was confused and distant a lot. I know I'm analyzing him too much. I'm saying this only because I really wanted more of his POV's to get to know him more personally.

Griffin, Ellie's twin brother, needs more appearances! And it looks like he's going to get more next book which I must say makes me super happy. He is another dreamy guy who's also very loyal to his sister. He kind of has to be because she's the only one he's got. His personality set off alarm bells for me. I can see him being very abrasive but in a good way as in he's a very strong character that fights for what he believes in. He's also like Ellie's love interest, Alex, very protective of Ellie. It's not like Ellie can't take care of herself. She never once gives in to having others take what she deems as her responsibility away from her. Griffin has the potential to be as stubborn and as great as her which I welcome gladly.

So I must comment on the kissing and if the love was anything but perfect. There was a lot of kissing but I didn't feel like I was attacked with it. Ellie and Alex's love seemed to progress at a steady pace compared to other books and their instaloves. It was very natural and it had me smiling more with every interaction. I could have seen it going fast to annoying if it wasn't written just right. I absolutely loved this book and Ellie! Ellie's strong and you know it. She doesn't hide behind people. She is front and center of the action. She has this cute romance and just really wants that big family again. That's really why she came to check these people out and make sure they were safe to trust - she wanted a family like the clan she once had. I just want to give her a hug for her reasoning. Don't you?

This book utterly surprised me (most books tend do that for me). It was amazing! I couldn't believe this book was indie and self-published no less. How is this book so good!? I can see this in bookstores around the country. It really deserves it especially since Owen paints a supernatural world with one of the strongest heroines I have ever read. It has a great plot, story line, characters, and fantastic writing! I mean who doesn't like reading books with characters that have superpowers? This book will want you to keep on reading. I was sick and finished reading this book late into the morning. I couldn't stop and I don't want to! Owen provided an excerpt that made me positively dizzy with happiness at all that can possibly happen in the next book. With this type of writing, this author's going somewhere.

One last thing. I feel like you don't know how much I love this book so... AAAAHHHH!!!! THIS BOOK WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! GO PICK THIS BOOK UP!!! YOU WILL SO TOTALLY NOT REGRET IT!!! Hopefully I did this book some kind of justice with this review because I feel like I could never convey how much I truly enjoyed it. ( )

Abigail Owen can spin a fantastic tale of the supernatural world and I was quickly drawn in by the characters of Blue Violet, wondering…

Eillie and her twin, Griffin were the only two left from the Darane Svatura tribe. It had been just the two of them for more than a century, but her desire to be a part of a family again was leading her to another group with abilities she had dreamed about.

Ellie is a perpetual student, because she looks so young what else could she do, even though she is more than a century old. Her world titled and she actually swooned when she met Alex on her first day of school. He was there to pick up the kids of the family after school. He had come home, because there is danger afoot, and his family sought safety in numbers.

Ellie is a metamorph. She can shift into different animals, a wolf, a falcon and a dragon. Oh yeah! Griffin is a telepath and they speak mentally to each other.

Her feisty and humorous personality comes through in the verbal banter. She supplied me with plenty of chuckles throughout the story.

When the showdown came and family was on the line, Ellie stood tall against the wolf pack. She would protect the ones she thought would be her new family at all costs.

The characters are to die for and Ellie and Griffin will do just that to protect the others. If I were ever in a battle and I needed someone I trusted and knew would give their all to protect me and mine, I would want this Svatura clan at my side. The world Abigail Owen has created is one I want to continue to follow and I will be doing so in Book II of the Svatura series, Hyacinth.

I read the Shadowcat nation series by Abigail Owen and loved it. The Svatura series is definitely Young Adult, with sweet clean romance. This is Ellie’s story and from the ending, I think Hyacinth may be Griffin’s. So…let’s find out.

If you like clean romance with a supernatural battle for your life, then the Svatura Series is for you and I would highly recommend it.

I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of Blue Violet by Abigail Owen.

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Kinda predictable. No that's not right. It was predictable, and sappy. Although decent enough with plot points the characters were superficial and too perfect. ( )

[A PDF file was provided by the author for review purpose. Thanks Abigail!]

Enthralling. That's all I have to say for Blue Violet.
Abigail Owen bring us into a new magical urban world that feel truly believable. Simply amazing. So glad that I've found this book.

This book told us about Ellie and Griffin, a pair of twin who had been on constant running since their tribe-The Svatura, people with long lifespan and certain special power- was slaughtered hundreds years ago by their enemy. Being in hideout and moving around for so many years, Ellie finally got sock with loneliness. So when she found another Svatura like her in the new city, she was beyond excited to befriended them. But when the new danger threatened to bring her new family down, it was up to her to stand or to hide once again.

Ever since the first chapter, this book had captured me with its strong character and imaginable surrounding. Ellie Aubrey, being our main character, was very distinct and strong. I love how she was very carefree and tough, yet showed her fragile spot when she was around her twin, Griffin. And vice versa.
Alex, Ellie's counterpart, was well developed too, with him being cold and distant in the early part, but tender and warm by the end of the book.
Another character that stood out was Griffin, Ellie's twin and her only alive related-by-blood family . He was funny and witty and as loving as an ideal brother would be, yet still strict and reasonable when Ellie lost her common sense and made crazy decision. Plus, his soon-to-be-coming love story was totally heart wrenching.

The plot was great as well, with some minor sagging, but overall good. Even though we were told about Ellie's everyday life as a student in the early part, it was still interesting with some twist added here and there. The way the story unfolded was quite great too, cliff hanging yet still satisfying.

Some thing I'm not quite fond of this book was Alex and Ellie's romance. I mean, it's not that so-dumb-oh-I-love-you-for-whatever-reason-forever-after kind of love. It was believable, yes. And sweet. And heartwarming. But in some parts it became a little cheesy and too lovey-dovey.
And the other was that some side-character like Alex's sisters and family was quite two dimensional and not as well developed as the main one.

Overall, if you're urban fantasy lover, and would love to read about a sweet romance and thrilling fantasy, this one is definitely for you. ( )

[A PDF file was provided by the author for review purpose. Thanks Abigail!]

Enthralling. That's all I have to say for Blue Violet.
Abigail Owen bring us into a new magical urban world that feel truly believable. Simply amazing. So glad that I've found this book.

This book told us about Ellie and Griffin, a pair of twin who had been on constant running since their tribe-The Svatura, people with long lifespan and certain special power- was slaughtered hundreds years ago by their enemy. Being in hideout and moving around for so many years, Ellie finally got sock with loneliness. So when she found another Svatura like her in the new city, she was beyond excited to befriended them. But when the new danger threatened to bring her new family down, it was up to her to stand or to hide once again.

Ever since the first chapter, this book had captured me with its strong character and imaginable surrounding. Ellie Aubrey, being our main character, was very distinct and strong. I love how she was very carefree and tough, yet showed her fragile spot when she was around her twin, Griffin. And vice versa.
Alex, Ellie's counterpart, was well developed too, with him being cold and distant in the early part, but tender and warm by the end of the book.
Another character that stood out was Griffin, Ellie's twin and her only alive related-by-blood family . He was funny and witty and as loving as an ideal brother would be, yet still strict and reasonable when Ellie lost her common sense and made crazy decision. Plus, his soon-to-be-coming love story was totally heart wrenching.

The plot was great as well, with some minor sagging, but overall good. Even though we were told about Ellie's everyday life as a student in the early part, it was still interesting with some twist added here and there. The way the story unfolded was quite great too, cliff hanging yet still satisfying.

Some thing I'm not quite fond of this book was Alex and Ellie's romance. I mean, it's not that so-dumb-oh-I-love-you-for-whatever-reason-forever-after kind of love. It was believable, yes. And sweet. And heartwarming. But in some parts it became a little cheesy and too lovey-dovey.
And the other was that some side-character like Alex's sisters and family was quite two dimensional and not as well developed as the main one.

Overall, if you're urban fantasy lover, and would love to read about a sweet romance and thrilling fantasy, this one is definitely for you. ( )