stevie437

As you can tell from the review I wrote for Spirit Wolves I have nothing but good things to say about this series. I started reading the second book and at first was a bit disappointed that we were concentrating on one of the secondary characters from the first book. Oh boy how wrong was I! After a couple of chapters I was hooked again. I didn't think it was possible to top the first instalment but the there are so many emotional ups and downs that again I was compelled to read chapter after chapter (so lucky that I found the series completed, I don't think I could have waited for the updates to be posted lol) As with the first book the characters are beautifully brought to life through @kbois excellent writing. There were even more cliffhangers in this one and the one at the end is a incredible. I was going to take a break after the "Shadow Effect" but there was no way I couldn't plough on to the third book "The light at the end of the tunnel" after the last few paragraphs of chapter 40. If your thinking of reading this you must read Spirit Wolves first. Its unthinkable that after reading the first book that you couldn't be anything but compelled to read the rest of the series. I'm hoping we might tempt @kbois to dip there toes back into the paranormal genre as these are a particular favourite of mine. Thanks again for devoting your time and talent to this fantastic story. I will be posting my review for the third book soon but as I said before anyone who read "Spirit Wolves" and now "Shadow Effect" will need no encouragement to read the complete saga.

WOW, I'm writing this my first review after reading the 3 books that make Hybrid Journey. I know I should have written this after completing book 1 but I literally couldn't stop my self from devouring the rest of the series in the last few days (Hooray for the story archive) I really can't imagine the work and patience needed to complete such a monumental story. I feel blessed that I got to start reading knowing that the whole story was available. I don't think I could have coped waiting for updates, even sleep was difficult and I found I had to drag myself from the screen to go to bed. I don't know if the term "page turner" is appropriate in this digital age but this was all that and more. I really have become addicted to the paranormal genre and for a first attempt to create a story in the shifter word this was EPIC. The characters are well rounded and pull you into the story, the world they live in is well crafted and filled with glorious detail. It took me a couple of chapter to get hooked and then I couldn't stop myself from moving to the next instalment. I don't want to go into too much detail as I fell it might spoil the rollercoaster journey you go on as the story progresses but I would recommend this work to everyone whether you a fan of shifters or not. The underlying love story between "mates" and friendships of the exquisitely created ensemble characters is beautiful and heartwarming. In conclusion this has been one of my favourite reads of the past few years, my only regret is that the story has ended but I suppose all good thing must come to an end eventually. I really hope we might get some more tales from this intriguing world as I feel a bit lost waking up in the morning knowing another chapter isn't waiting for me. A huge thankyou from a now devoted fan in the UK to the author for their incredible work and the sheer tenacity to complete fantastic tale, BRAVO. I look forward to reading more of your stories but I find it hard to believe that this series could be topped. I know I will be reading this one again at some point as I did find my self speed reading to find out what happened next after those pesky cliffhangers. This has absolutely nothing to do with the writing and everything to do with my impatience to find out what happened to the beloved characters.

Thanks for a wonderful story, I fell in love with the main characters and the Portento world. I was able to read the whole thing over a couple of days which was a joy. Unfortunately all good things come to an end, I have to say that I was a little saddened knowing I was reading the last chapter. I hope that after all these years that the well rounded characters and intriguing setting might warrant a second installment. 🤞

I think this is the second time reading this but I enjoyed it just as much, Luckily the story was complete so I had the joy of reading it over a couple of days. I do really hope that we get a second book, I'm sure there are lots of Characters and events that would make for an exciting continuation. Thanks for a fantastic story and I really hope you find the inspiration and time to revisit this intriguing world. A fan from the UK

Love this story had me hooked and I couldn't go to bed until it was finished

I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the Carthera world you have created. I had the joy of being able to read all of them in the last few days (I don't know I could have waited for weekly updates lol). As many of the other comments have mentioned there seems to be many story lines left unfinished but I'm guessing from the many years since the last one was published that it might not happen 🙁. I'm working my way through the gayauthors.org archive at the moment which has been great as I get to read complete stories. I don't comment much but felt should after enjoying the series over the last few days. Looking forward to checking out your other stories but I must admit that I have soft spot for Lycan/shifters tales.