No. of Pages: 338
Series: Sign of Love Series
Publication Date: 2014
Genre: Contemporary Romance, New Adult Romance, Adult Romance
Book Review:
Archer’s Voice by Mia Sheridan is a story of two people, both very different and yet bound by one similarity. They are both broken and have faced great trauma in their lives which has forced them to live in fear. What happens when they cross paths and fall in love with each other is what Mia Sheridan sensitively and with heart wrenching frankness narrates in this novel where she raises the question “Is love enough?”.
I had been hearing so much about this book from quite sometime and while this made me really inquisitive, I also got a bit fearful of what would happen if I didn’t like it! It’s always a shame when I don’t like a book that majority of my reader buddies have already swooned over.
However, here in this case, I am so so happy to say that I absolutely, without question adored Archer’s Voice. It is one of the best books that I have read in quite sometime. A unique story that made a deep impression on my mind, I know I can re-red this book.
The cover is arresting and intriguing with a fine specimen of a man on the front. LOL
But it was the title and the blurb that really had me picking up this book up after I had already heard so many good things about it. It is both interesting with that balance of mystery and promise of a good heartfelt romance plus it also creates an urgency in the reader to go read the book.
This was the first book by Mia Sheridan that I read but I have already fallen in love with her writing. She has beautifully balanced mystery with romance and made me laugh, sniffle, be so angry that I felt like smacking a few characters in the book, cry my eyes out and then smile and sigh deeply like a love struck teenager, all in the span of one story.
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Brutally honest, Mia depicts a scenario that looks all too true. She doesn’t try to gloss over the cruelty of mankind and society when they scorn everyone and everything they don’t understand, focussing on the fact that people never dare to go against the society and rarely once try to take up that courage to really stand out and try to understand.
The author’s writing style is simple, engaging and elicits emotions so beautifully that I felt like everything was happening to me first hand. All through, I felt this urgency to make things right for Archer and Bree and when a few times in the book, I thought something drastic had happened to these beloved characters, it was like my own heart stopped.
The story is mostly told from Bree’s POV but a few chapters are dedicated to share Archer’s POV too.
The mystery, suspense and a sense of foreboding to danger is beautifully captured by the author in the book. The pace is balanced and this book is so engrossing that you won’t be able to leave it once you start reading it. I missed all my work when I sat down to read it, despite the promise I had made myself that I would read only a few chapters.
The characters are people who seem all too normal with their daily routines and not-so-perfect lives. Archer is a true “wounded” hero who instantly endeared himself to me and I seriously wished I could meet and heal him. Taking Bree’s place would not be a bad idea here. LOL, just kidding. He is pure hotness with a mysterious and broken feel about him that instantly makes us want to make him happy.
Bree, on the other hand, is independent, bubbly and cute. She is a normal girl but one who has faced hell and is still reliving it due to her trauma. Her protective role in Archer’s life and Archer’s slowly developed but still soul deep love for her had me wishing for a happily-ever-after for them and hoping I could meet them someday! They make each other better and also make each other vulnerable, which is the beauty of true love.
The other characters are also suitably placed and act beautifully in their roles to take the story forward.
The book is a part of the “Sign of Love” series but still a standalone story based on the sun sign, Sagittarius. It has some adult content and so should be read only by people above the age of eighteen.
A definite winner, Archer’s Voice is a must read for all romance lovers. This book is so much more than just romance. It tugs at our heartstrings, makes us re-examine our behaviour towards people and then believe in the magic of true love that can heal all scars and all wounds. 5 super glowing stars to it and strongly recommended to everyone. I loved Mia and will be checking out her other books too.
1) “You brought the silence,
The most beautiful sound I’d ever heard,
Because it was where you were.
And now you’ve taken it away.
And all the noises, all the sounds in the world,
Aren’t loud enough to pierce my broken heart.
I look up at the stars, endless and forever, and whisper,
Come back to me,
Come back to me,
Come back to me.”
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