Review: Baptisms of Fire and Ice (Shattered Providence Series Book 1) by Nadia Sheridan

Baptisms of Fire and Ice by Nadia Sheridan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Superb Start to A New Urban Fantasy Series

I have read and enjoyed Clara Coulson books and when she stated this book was being released under her publishing company I decided to give it a go, especially as it part of Kindle Unlimited. (I’m always more likely to take a risk on a book if it’s part of my subscription).

I’m so glad I decided to take a chance on this book because it was excellent. I was enthralled from the first few pages. It’s a brilliant concept and absolutely gripping.

The books starts on the day that earth is pummelled by meteorites that seemed to appear from nowhere. Our main character is Adara Caine and she is a PhD student and after the meteorite shower she wakes up face down in a pond covered in goop and ash caused by the flaming buildings. Little does she know that she has been the recipient of a tiny fraction of God’s powers, giving her powers that she does not understand.

Adara is not alone in her new abilities, but she is the only one who is visited by an angel and given the information she needs to help save earth from the army of demons intent on breaking through the barrier that has previously kept them away.

This book moves at a break neck speed throughout and you barely have time to breathe as you turn the pages. The world building is done brilliantly as information is passed to the reader via the characters gradually increasing understanding of their new world. They are as ignorant of events as we are.

I really liked the characters, even though the speed at which the plot moved gave us little chance to get to know them, with the exception of Adara. Even Adara is quite unknown because of pace of things. We know enough about her to understand her motives for taking on demons and to know that her life hasn’t been easy, despite being loved by a devoted father. We know that she has experienced crises and survived them and that has given her an element of internal strength that someone untested might not have.

As this is a part of a trilogy I’m assuming that the other characters will become more known in the next books, as hopefully there will be a little more time for them to breathe, rather than having to react swiftly to unknown dangers.

I am excited about the next book and really look forward to the end of the November for it’s release. If you are in the mood for an action packed Urban Fantasy book, there aren’t many better than this.

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