Eyes of Wynter (Storm Bloodline Saga Book 1)
By Emmy R. Bennett
Reviewed by S. S. Bazinet

Description: Wynter never knew how much her life would change, until the day her family died in a car accident. That’s when her nightmare began. Family secrets ran deep at Storm River Manor, but soon she found the blood in her veins ran deeper. The family matriarch had concise plans that would inflict scars never to heal. Selling her to the highest bidder was not her tactic. Instead she would keep Wynter for herself, to profit. Somehow, Wynter would survive and seek revenge, even if it killed her.

Author’s Note: Book 1 is the beginning of a saga. While the story finishes in this book, the epilogue will lead to a hook for book 2. It is not a standalone book.

Review: A well-told story that engages the reader immediately!

Wynter has a birthday coming up, and she’s ready to celebrate with her family. Instead, she’s tracked down by ruthless agents and kidnapped. She’s taken to a fortress-like castle run by a woman who’s the embodiment of evil. Shortly after arriving there, Wynter finds out she’s not the ordinary girl she thinks she is. She’s a coveted prize who will possess very special powers once she turns eighteen. Her captor intends to steal Wynter’s powers, and she will use extreme cruelty and torture to get what she wants.

Wynter is a strong female protagonist. After being thrown into the deep end of a horrible pool of misery, she’s smart, determined and courageous. In the most unbearable of circumstances, she battles to maintain her innate goodness when evil seems to hold all the power. And that’s one of the key elements of the story. In the face of powerful, evil forces, a person has to fight with everything they have to retain their freedom and sense of what is right and true.

This is a well-told story that engages the reader immediately. The descriptions are so vivid and chilling that I couldn’t help but be pulled deeper and deeper into Wynter’s terrible plight and the plight of the other poor victims who are also enslaved at the castle. This book does have some torture scenes so be forewarned. Five Engaging stars!

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