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Boundary Crossed by Melissa Olson

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Brief synopsis (no spoilers)
After her twin sister’s brutal murder, former US Army Sergeant Allison “Lex” Luther vowed to protect her niece, Charlie. So when two vampires try to kidnap the baby, it quickly turns into a fight to the death—Lex’s death, that is. (from Amazon)

Category
YA Fantasy

 Why I chose this book
Kindle First

 My personal opinion (the review)
Vampires, Werewolves, and Witches in the modern world. I'll admit that I groaned a little when I first read that.
And I truly almost put the book down when I crossed the first f-word. But I justified the language for its density- most chapters are clean, so I "rounded down" in the vulgarity percentage. If it were possible to rip out the bad words, the story line would be just as good.
I liked the story and the interaction between the different groups- magical and non-magical, witches and vampires, working class and high class. The characters felt very "real", three-dimensional.
All in all, it's worth one read. But just one.

 Warnings
Language: way too much, I almost gave up on it
Violence: yes, but not super graphic
"Adult" situations: none, just 2 kisses
Death: yes, but only "bad guys"

Movie rating equivalent
R, for language and a bit of violence

 Protagonist description
Lex is former military and very independent. But she's also a fledgling witch and grieving her twin sister, so she's forced to be dependent

 Point of view of story
First, from Lex's perspective

 Book length
Medium

 Story flow
Very good

 Grammar and spelling issues
None (well, very very few)

 Character connection (no spoilers)
I'm hoping to see more of Lex's twin sister Sam

For series:
Independent or integral (stand-alone or back story dependent)
Assuming integral

 Series review as a whole
Frankly, it seems like the Twilight series, plus witches. Although, so far the concept of witches is pretty vague, not developed like in Harry Potter.

 If you only have time for one, read: (which one)
Boundary Crossed (start at the beginning)

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