Enthrallment was more than I expected. Meg Evans is now the 2nd supernatural romance author I have read. I am very pleased that Netgalley and Meg Evans approved my request to review this title in return for an honest review.

New neighbors move in next door. Something does not feel quite right. Zara becomes intent on finding out anything and everything about them. One lucky day she realizes she is locked out of her home and finds herself face to face with the man she has been spying on, Dorian. The woman he lives with, his cousin, or so he says. Zara cannot help but feel taken by him. Drawn to him. Still, something is not quite right. The more she pushes for answers, the more Dorian pushes back.

The character of Zara begins as a run of the mill student working her way through college. She lives with her Aunt Cynthia and her cousin Maddie, who took her in as a child (Cynthia was actually a close friend of Zara's mother). When the next door neighbor passes away suddenly, the residence is put up for sale, and it does not take long for new neighbors to arrive. Zara slowly becomes obsessive, maneuvering her way into the lives of Dorian and his cousin Rita. There are no boundaries, Zara will not allow it. There were many times I wanted to shake Zara. Many times decisions she made showed such negligence, or maybe naivety or ignorance. I don't know, but oh my gosh, may I slap her silly. Eventually, Zara wore on me and her quirky headstrong personality began to make sense. And Dorian? Love him or hate him, he is an amazing enigma.

Thanks again to Netgalley and Meg Evans. I am now waiting impatiently for the second book to come out. Please hurry Ms. Evans!!!

For those of you out there that love twilight, especially Edward Cullen, this will blow your socks off! It’s original and so much unique. But it has the note of danger that goes with Edward, only darker. The only reason I’m taking off one star is it moved slower than I liked and could’ve given us more answer than it did by the end. Some say cliffhanger but I thought it ended on a good enough note it wasn’t a big cliffhanger. When I say it moves slow it’s not necessarily slow, but slow with answers I wanted at at least half way. I love the build up of suspense but enough is enough. But the writing is SO good! It sucks you right in and before you know it, you’re halfway through! I tried finding this author online. There’s no newsletter I could find. Also, I messaged her on FB and never received a response. I’m hoping she’s just busy writing lol. I’m trying to stalk her, in a good way because I would love to know when the next book is out. The characters are complex and mysterious. I can’t wait to see where it goes.

I liked the opening of Enthrallment by Meg Evans, but by chapter two, I knew this was going to be an interesting book. I want to know more about Zara and her background. The chemistry between her and Dorian is enjoyable even though it’s dangerous.

The story was good. The only thing I didn’t like was how long it took Zara to get the truth out of Dorian. I feel like it could have happened a little sooner, but maybe it didn’t because of how dependent she became on him. The writing is done well and the characters are fully formed. I have an emotional response to their actions. There are a lot of unanswered questions I have about Dorian’s background and Zara’s family. I hope some of the mysteries will be answered in the next book, and I’m looking forward to reading it.

I received an advance review copy for free from NetGalley and am leaving my honest review voluntarily. I will be adding this review to my website EveHallows.com.

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This is a debut novel but doesn't read like one - the author does a good job drawing you in and making an interesting story. However, while you want to have cliffhangers in a series, you don't want it to be too frustrating, and I found this frustrating.

Three and a half stars rounded up to four.
I'm a bit unsure of how I feel about this one. I'll start with the good. There's certainly plenty going on here. I will also say that this book, being the first in the Enthrallment series, is left of a cliffhanger. Not always my favourite way for a book to finish, but this one has left me wanting more. I don't know how it's going to play out and there are certainly plenty of questions left to answer. The attraction between our main characters Zara (short for Zahara) and Dorian is strong and intense. I don't know if they are going to end up together, but I think that they may. Overall, this was a good solid start to the series that made me want to know more.
But, there were a few things that didn't work so well. The book was a little slow to get into, mostly because there is a little too much telling rather than showing and it slows the pace down before things get going. My other issue was that I really couldn't get my head around the way that Zara's aunt dealt with her. Here's a woman in her early twenties and she's being treated as though she's a teenager and a young teenager at that. I just can't believe that anyone would put up with that. I get the while your under my roof idea, but it takes it to the extreme. I can only assume that she's in some way involved in what's going on? Maybe it will be explained in a future book and make sense, I don't know.
I did enjoy this book and I'd be keen to read the next one to get to the bottom of what's going on.
I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

What happens when the new neighbors aren’t who they seem to be? This is the question Zara asks herself when a swift infatuation starts for her new neighbor Dorian. Then someone tries to hurt her! Is Dorian there to save her or bring her more harm? Be aware this is part of a series


I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley. The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own

Enthrallment by Meg Evans

Well I am going to be very honest here and I really hate saying it but here it goes anyway. I absolutely did not like this book at all at first, I was at 60% and still didn’t like it or know what the hell was going on. The author took way to much time getting to what was going on and the story suffered from it, she could have gave us a peek at what he was doing with them other girls to help us have a clue but no. When I finally started getting into the book and stopped hating Zara so much boom it was over in a second! Way to much making Zara look completely useless as an adult, childish, and stupid. I wish we could have the back story of her parents dying, why her family didn’t want her and how she came to live with her moms best friend who never mentions them. Did the aunt/moms best friend kidnap her the reason she is crazy strict and all that or what? I have no clue what this book was really about soon as the story was coming together it was over. Just way to much nonsense! But with saying all this I will be waiting to read book 2!


2 stars

I wanted to like this book more than I did. I found it well written but wordy and couldn't connect to the characters, who acted immature at times. This book also ends on
a cliffhanger, leaving so many unanswered questions.

i really enjoyed this mystery book, the characters were great and I really enjoyed going on this journey. I liked that this had a romance as well as a mystery.

Dorian and Rita have just moved next door. At first she and her best friend think they are lovers, but discovers instead that they are cousins. Zara is living with her Aunt Cynthia and cousin Maddie since an early age. Dorian is very attractive and she and her best best friend gossip about him.
Zara is drawn to Dorian but doesn’t know why. One day she falls off her bicycle and Dorian finds her and takes her home. Dorian is a strange person, but the more he fends her off the more she becomes obsessed with him.

A strange story, but one that makes you keep reading. It does becomes rather wordy and repetitive at times. There is a build up at the end, but as it is book 1 of a series you are left with more questions than answers.

This was my fist book by this author and I really enjoyed it! This book was well written and kept me on the edge of my seat! The ending wowI did not see that coming and I am so glad I gave this book a chance!

I received this book from NetGalley for an honest review.

Don't read this book unless you're willing to commit to the series. It ends on a cliffhanger and at the end I still had no idea what was happening and all of the unanswered questions just left me frustrated. I didn't care about any of the characters and wasn't sure what I was supposed to feel about them. I didn't love them or hate them; they were all just annoying. Zara was irritating, petulant and immature. I had to keep reminding myself that these people were adults, otherwise I would think they were all teenagers by the way they acted. I didn't hate this book but it's not something I would recommend.

Zara is a 3rd year Uni student working part time at Walgreens. Also, Zara is a fan of horror flicks. Living with her Aunt, Cynthia, and her cousin, Maddie, Zara lives quite the normal life - except for her nightmares.

A couple (Dorian and Rita) move in to the house adjoining that of Zara & family. They are in their late 20's / early 30's .

One day, Zara is locked out of her house (forgot her keys) and Dorian is outside lounging on his porch. He invites her over for a chat. She becomes extremely, uncontrollably drawn to this man. Desire exudes from Zara for Dorian. Rita comes home and Zara finds out Dorian and Rita are cousins. Not husband and wife! They invite Zara inside their house and Dorian touches Zara's tattoo. Immediately, Zara is in extreme pain just from Dorian's light touch.

What????? And that's just the beginning...

Intrigue and suspense abound in this book!!! I literally could not put it down!

Many Thanks to BooksGoSocial and NetGalley for a great read.

My overall thoughts and impressions of Enthrallment are that this book is an intriguing and promising beginning start. The author cleverly builds a world that is full of questions and romance. After finishing this novel I was left in awe because of the many unexpected twists this story took. This is not a traditional tale because you are never quite sure of who to trust and many answers are not given easily or quickly.

I loved the moments of genuine surprise and curiosity that this story permeated throughout my reading, I am curious as to where the characters will go in future installments.
I was swept away with this story and loved the main character, Zara and her unique relationship with Dorian.

The plot of this story consists of a college aged protagonist, Zara, who is inexplicably drawn to her new next door neighbor, Dorian, who she shares an instant connection to. This connection builds and grows thought their many interactions and everything hits a breaking point towards the end of the novel where the reader is left speechless with anticipation for the next chapter of this story. You are nervously anticipating where there relationship goes after the shocking cliffhanger.

The author weaves a creative story that is well balanced with mystery and romance. I would recommend this novel because of its interesting premise and multi dimensional characters that are not as they appear. This novel is full of many twists and turns and has me eagerly awaiting the next installment.

* I recieved an Advance Reader's copy in exchange for an honest review *

Synopsis:
This book is about a young girl called Zara who lives with her aunt and cousin in Keizer, after her parents pass away. She soon gets attracted to her new neighbour Dorian, who also lives with his cousin Rita. Ever since she met Dorian she experiences a lot of strange things happening around her including hallucinations and hearing voices. They both have a secret kept away from Zara, one that is grave and haunting.
Who is Dorian and what is the mystery about these new cousins in the neighbourhood?

My two cents:

This paranormal romance novel, unfortunately dint work for me. Enthrallment is not my usual kind of read I definitely had to push myself to read this. The book really was a slow burn that at times I found myself losing my patience and skipping pages. Yet at the same time I was also racing through this book at breakneck speed. With me, it happens for two reasons:
1. When the book is so gripping and un-putdownable that I want to devour it or
2. When I get impatient with the plot/ get distracted or feel disconnected that I wish I could finish it already. (Because I hate to DNF books)
Rating and recommendation:
I wanted to give it a ⭐⭐⭐/5 . This book is the debut of a series and I am not sure if I will bother picking up the next book. But if you are a fan of YA and paranormal romance you can give this one a try . The book releases on the 3rd of August.

As always I enjoyed the book This one was a nice surprise. I thought it was beautifully written. The attention to detail, was great. The twists and turns this story took were unexpected and kept me on the edge of my seat. I never expected the outcome!