Book Review – Fire by TG Ayer

by eDee · August 5, 2013

Book BLURB:

Normal people sneak out to a party and have fun. Maya Rao ends the evening by incinerating the guy who attacks her.

Nik Lucas, sexy, new in town and totally forbidden, happens to walk in on her. Normal guys would run for the hills. Nik knows a whole lot more than he’s telling.

Maya doesn’t believe the gods are real, doesn’t waste her time with mere mythology. But when gods, demons and hellhound’s become the new normal and wielding fire becomes her new skill, she must decide what it is she really believes.

Can Maya accept that normal is something she will never be because it isn’t normal to be
…the Hand of Kali.

BIO:

I have been a writer from the time I was old enough to recognize that reading was a doorway into my imagination. Poetry was my first foray into the art of the written word. Books were my best friends, my escape, my haven. I am essentially a recluse but this part of my personality is impossible to practice given I have two teenage daughters, who are actually my friends, my tea-makers, my confidantes… I am blessed with a husband who has left me for golf. It’s a fair trade as I have left him for writing. We are both passionate supporters of each other’s loves – it works wonderfully…

My heart is currently broken in two. One half resides in South Africa where my old roots still remain, and my heart still longs for the endless beaches and the smell of moist soil after a summer downpour. My love for Ma Afrika will never fade. The other half of me has been transplanted to the Land of the Long White Cloud. The land of the Taniwha, beautiful Maraes, and volcanoes. The land of green, pure beauty that truly inspires. And because I am so torn between these two lands – I shall forever remain cross-eyed.

My Thoughts:

This is definitely the type of story that I just love. Anything rooted in mythology is a passion of mine – any mythology. I do tend to focus most on Greek Mythology but not exclusively. The story takes off immediately. There is no time wasted at all diving right into the characters and the story. This is the first book in a series and I can’t wait to read future editions. These gods(goddesses are new to me – I have never read about Indian mythology. TG Ayer does a great job spinning this story and writing about the forbidden love between Nik and Maya. I enjoyed reading this story and give it 5 stars.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.