I really loved this book! Lately I've been on a streak of amazing books, but this one is by far the best. I loved all the myth surrounding Blake and Brianna, and with the exception of Christy and Jonah, I loved all of the characters. Can't wait for the next book in the series! ( )

I really loved this book! Lately I've been on a streak of amazing books, but this one is by far the best. I loved all the myth surrounding Blake and Brianna, and with the exception of Christy and Jonah, I loved all of the characters. Can't wait for the next book in the series! ( )

I really loved this book! Lately I've been on a streak of amazing books, but this one is by far the best. I loved all the myth surrounding Blake and Brianna, and with the exception of Christy and Jonah, I loved all of the characters. Can't wait for the next book in the series! ( )

Review courtesy of Dark Faerie Tales

Quick & Dirty: Dark and captivating tale about powerful magic and tragic love.

Opening Sentence: Beauty is pointless when no one’s looking.

The Review:

Brianna Paxton is invisible. The only people who can truly see her are her two good friends Haley and Christy. She just thinks it is a weird quirk of the people around her until the day Blake actually “sees” her one night at a party. She can’t believe her luck, not only can Blake see her but another boy at the party, Austin, takes an interest in her. Both boys know exactly that Brianna is a descendant of Danu, a powerful goddess and witch. Blake and Austin have their own plans for Brianna, good, bad and sketchy.

Blake comes from a family that hunts down those like Brianna, but he can’t deny the attraction he feels towards her. One night of passion leaves them bound together, body and soul. As Brianna slowly learns about herself and the people around her, she believes that a curse can be broken and not everyone has to live up to their legacy.

Brianna is a complicated girl. One minute she hates being invisible and then the next misses her invisibility. She has no problem getting into fights with her best friends. Brianna is also a little “stalkery” when it comes to Blake. She has kept a diary about her interactions with Blake on a daily basis for the past year.

Silver has a dark, tragic tone that flows throughout the novel. As a descendant of Danu, Brianna holds some powerful magic, but as generations of her kind have been hunted down by Blake’s family, their relationship is not taken well. Blake hides the fact that he is bonded to Brianna from his family, the only solution to the bond is death, but Blake seeks another way to lose the bond without either one of them dying.

Brianna’s first person account is well written even during the angsty teen parts, even as I wanted to scream at her to talk to her friends instead of constantly getting in fights with them. I had a hard time with many of the decisions that Brianna would make throughout the novel, especially when she would follow Blake around like a stalker. And I didn’t understand why she couldn’t believe Blake about a little thing like her bracelet when other even stranger things were happening around her that she believed with no problem.

Overall, Silver is a dark and angst filled teen novel. Readers who love highland magic and lore may want to give this novel a try. Beware to all horse lovers because there is a scene with a horse that may be a little hard to take even though all works out in the end. The ending of Silver has me hooked for the sequel Gold. I can’t wait to see how the relationships play out after that.

Notable Scene:

I don’t feel dizzy. At first, nothing is out of place. It’s not until I realize that I can no longer hear Matt cleaning up behind the counter, or even Christy as she repeats the spell that my pulse kicks into overdrive. The fact that the room is devoid of sound is the only warning I get before the entire room goes pitch black.

Crap. It occurs to me too late that I might be considered an evil creature who should be banished from earth, and I wonder if the spell really did work. But then the room comes back into focus, everything and everyone immobile, lost in silence.

I wait for something to happen. For someone to move in the stillness, but at first there’s nothing, just a frozen moment in time, stretching into a hollow void. The movement comes from behind me. I let go of Haley and Christy’s hands and get up from the table. When I turn around, everyone is still. Matt’s hand hovers over a note pad, but his eyes are locked on Christy even as his pen is pressed to the paper.

There is a flash of silver dancing in the air to his left.

Then the fairy tale princess is there, her indigo eyes sparkling.

“Are you Danu?” I ask as she walks toward me, arms outstretched.

“So you know me now, do you? A short lived peace then.”

FTC Advisory: Flux provided me with a copy of Silver. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review. ( )

I loved silver. I loved how Brianna was always fighting the monster within her and wanting to save everyone to prove to herself more than to everyone that she wasn't evil, a killer, like so many wanted to prove her be. The fight between good and evil, to know what or who was good or bad was captivating.

Brianna is a strong character with a sharp tongue and has always been practically invisible to guys. And then there is Blake. Handsome, popular Blake who is always flanked by girls and who Brianna has been watching and longing for for a year. Blake, like all the other guys doesn't notice Brianna until her bracelet, which her dead grandmother gave to her, accidentally breaks at a party and a flash of silver alerts Blake of her existence. Together, the two of them struggle between their crazy attraction for each other and their loyalties to their families. Not to mention stopping a war from destroying them.

I haven't read anything about Celtic mythology so Silver was a whole new world for me that I didn't hesitate to enjoy. I had a very hard time setting my iPad down to do my homework but I totally don't regret it. Silver was worth it and I was tempted to skip some of my classes just so I could continue reading it.

The sexual tention between Blake and Brianna is always so crazy and I loved it.

A mind-blowing romance, a thrilling, steamy story and badass characters makes Silver one halluva book.

This is the first book I've read by Talia Vance and it sure won't be the last. I can't wait to read Gold, the second book in the Series. Just the title makes my heart flutter in anticipation.

If you haven't read Silver yet, I don't know what you're waiting for. You are missing on so much! ( )