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Eléonore: An Iníonaofa Novella (The Iníonaofa Chronicles Book 1) by [Faith Rivens]

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Eléonore Dormant’s life is a precarious balancing act: librarian by day, demon hunter by night and single mother around the clock. Each day brings its challenges and she brings her A-game. It helps that coffee and a bottle of painkillers are always in supply.

For six years, she’s protected the streets of Montreal from all manner of demons and the consequent evil that they would wreak on her city. But even a resumé like hers isn’t enough to prepare her for the unforeseen night when she becomes the hunted.

A sorcerer, an enigmatic Elder, has placed a hefty bounty on her head and the demons are eager to claim the reward for her capture. They bear down on her, disrupting her mode de vie and endangering her son’s life all in one fell swoop. But Eléonore is ready to fight whatever Hell deigns to send her way to save him. The path she pursues will lead her to new places and old faces.

One thing is certain, Eléonore’s about to get into a whole hellhole of trouble.

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Dec 4 2016
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Faith Rivens was born and bred in Quebec. A reader since the age of three, publishing a novel has been a life long dream. When she's not busy creating fantastic worlds for readers to delve into, she spends her time reading more fantastical worlds, playing the guitar, and geeking out on all things Harry Potter, Doctor Who and Sherlock! Life is never boring with a bit of imagination! --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01N2N3JZG
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 4481 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 183 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0995817618

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Faith Rivens was born and bred in Quebec.

A reader since the age of three, publishing a novel has been a life long dream. When she's not busy creating fantastic worlds for readers to delve into, she spends her time reading more fantastical worlds, playing the guitar, and geeking out on all things Harry Potter, Doctor Who and Sherlock!

Life is never boring with a bit of imagination!

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S. Rogerson

A fast paced urban fantasy

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 21, 2017

Eléonore is an action packed 178 page novella. It's an urban fantasy with demons and a kickass heroine. How cool does she look in this brilliant book cover!
I haven't read Urban fantasy before, and now I realise I've been missing out.
The story flies along as one night Eléonore finds herself hunted by the demons she is usually so adept at killing. With a bounty on her head and her son's life in danger, the tension really mounts with each chapter.
I really like the relationship between Eléonore and her friend Rosalie, and the love she feels for her son is well portrayed. My personal favourite though is the mysterious Raphael.
The feeling of place in this book is also perfectly written - Montreal comes alive and I'm not surprised to learn this is the author’s hometown.
My only complaint - When's the next book?
And on a smaller note - the word 'hellhole' turned up a bit too much for my liking. But when fighting demons, what better word is there!
I recommend this book to those who like fantasy and demon hunting action. And if you haven't tried Urban fantasy before, give this one a shot. I'm sure you won't regret it.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on March 6, 2017

I don't usually read novellas and demon fighting heroines are not normally my thing. But this book won me over on both counts! I loved Eleonore's character - she has strengths and weaknesses, and she makes mistakes, which is such a refreshing change. Her bond with her young son is beautifully written and realistic, her love for him shining from each page.

This is an action packed thrill ride of a little book and the story keeps moving forward all of the time. I really liked that. At the beginning of each chapter there are diary entries which fill the reader in on previous events and demon history, thus negating the need to 'tell'.

Faith Rivens has an excellent command of story structure and pace, her world building is simple but very effective and her dialogue is the best I have seen in a long time. She makes it look *easy*.

All this in a debut novella. The future will be very bright for Ms Rivens. I very much look forward to the next installment in the series and I highly recommend this if you're a fan of urban fantasy/demon hunting.

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Julia Blake

I thoroughly recommend this book, and I enjoyed it immensely.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 15, 2017

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I really liked the look of this book's cover (shallow person that I am) and confidently expected to enjoy it, even though I couldn't actually pronounce half the title. The book met this expectation and exceeded it. A short and punchy novella, it wastes no time setting scenes or introducing characters, instead you are straight into the action, maybe a little too much, as I kept thinking there must have been a previous book I hadn't read. This is not a criticism, I am just a little slow on the uptake with books, sometimes needing things really pointed out to me. However, once I'd got my bearings and had adapted to the rhythm of the plot, I began to really enjoy the story. Eleonore is a busy, working, single, mother, during the day, and a feisty, strong, demon hunter, by night. This really struck a cord with me, as my life is very similar - not the demon hunting bit, obviously, and I could really sympathise with her daily battle between family and duty.

The action is set in Canada, and I sometimes felt I was reading a foreign novel, as the author had sprinkled French names and phrases throughout the plot, not so much that it alienated the reader, just enough to add a flavour of the book's location. Each chapter begins with a snippet from Eleonore's diary, which helps fill in the background of the world she inhabits, without intruding into the main story. This is a clever plot device, that works well in this setting.

The characters throughout the book are well rounded and three dimensional, even the ones who only briefly appear. The identity of the father of Eleonore's son isn't revealed until halfway through the book, when the rather gorgeous Raphael appears. I am so hoping the author is planning a sequel, and that we see an awful lot more of him, he is such an interesting character, one with many dark and intriguing secrets yet to be uncovered. The relationship between him and Eleonore appears to be complicated, and no real explanation is given to their previous history, the circumstances of her son's conception, or why they are apart, when there is clearly a bond between them. Perhaps, in the sequel, we will learn more of this dynamic.

The action scenes are crisp and decisive, the author treading a fine line between realistic description and unnecessary gory reveling, which I liked. Not a great fan of dark horror, I was relieved and impressed this book knew when to stop.

The whole time I was reading the book, I was experiencing deja vu. Not because the story reminded me of another, but rather it's tone and pace, the feel of it, kept triggering memories of another genre, another distinct style of writing. It wasn't until I'd almost finished the book that it came to me. Back in my teenage years, I went through a phase of reading old-fashioned private eye novels, and the style and flavour of the writing was very reminiscent of Raymond Chandler. The lonely warrior for justice, operating from the shadows, relying on artificial stimulants to get them through - in Eleonore's case painkillers and strong coffee, rather than the cheap whisky favoured by those trench coated, anti-heroes.

The book quickly builds to its climax, the showdown with the one demon Eleonore might not triumph against. There was real pathos and angst here, as Eleonore says goodbye to her son, knowing there's a very strong chance she won't be coming back. I don't want to give any spoilers, only to say the ending satisfied but left me wanting more, a lot more.

Overall, an excellent read, tightly paced and nicely plotted, with crisp, well defined characters. The writing is superb, and the author has ensured her paragraphs are short, thereby avoiding the trap so easily fallen into by less experienced writers, of the reader being confronted with a solid wall of words on each page. This is bad enough in a paperback, but on a kindle makes reading very difficult. However, the author showed her skill, not only in her writing, but in the mechanics of a nicely formatted book, it does make all the difference.

I would thoroughly recommend this book, not only to readers already fans of this genre, but to others, like me, who are unfamiliar with it. This book acts as an excellent ambassador to the genre, and I enjoyed it immensely.

S. Rogerson

A fast paced urban fantasy

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 21, 2017

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Eléonore is an action packed 178 page novella. It's an urban fantasy with demons and a kickass heroine. How cool does she look in this brilliant book cover!
I haven't read Urban fantasy before, and now I realise I've been missing out.
The story flies along as one night Eléonore finds herself hunted by the demons she is usually so adept at killing. With a bounty on her head and her son's life in danger, the tension really mounts with each chapter.
I really like the relationship between Eléonore and her friend Rosalie, and the love she feels for her son is well portrayed. My personal favourite though is the mysterious Raphael.
The feeling of place in this book is also perfectly written - Montreal comes alive and I'm not surprised to learn this is the author’s hometown.
My only complaint - When's the next book?
And on a smaller note - the word 'hellhole' turned up a bit too much for my liking. But when fighting demons, what better word is there!
I recommend this book to those who like fantasy and demon hunting action. And if you haven't tried Urban fantasy before, give this one a shot. I'm sure you won't regret it.

finnlette

An excellent debut novella!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 6, 2017

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I don't usually read novellas and demon fighting heroines are not normally my thing. But this book won me over on both counts! I loved Eleonore's character - she has strengths and weaknesses, and she makes mistakes, which is such a refreshing change. Her bond with her young son is beautifully written and realistic, her love for him shining from each page.

This is an action packed thrill ride of a little book and the story keeps moving forward all of the time. I really liked that. At the beginning of each chapter there are diary entries which fill the reader in on previous events and demon history, thus negating the need to 'tell'.

Faith Rivens has an excellent command of story structure and pace, her world building is simple but very effective and her dialogue is the best I have seen in a long time. She makes it look *easy*.

All this in a debut novella. The future will be very bright for Ms Rivens. I very much look forward to the next installment in the series and I highly recommend this if you're a fan of urban fantasy/demon hunting.

A Gothic Writer's reading nook

4.5 Stars - An unexpectedly brilliant read - looking forward to the next one

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 28, 2017

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A big 4.5 Stars - What a fabulous surprise! To be honest, I wasn't sure this was one for me, Eleonore, wouldn't normally be a book I'd instantly choose, but I'm so glad I did. It took me a few chapters to get into the swing of it, but it didn't take long to have me tethered to my Kindle. Faith Rivens has a wonderful way with phrasing, sentence structure and story pace, and her dialogue is effortless. The addition of diary entries to start of each chapter was a lovely touch; setting the tone each time. Eleonore's relationship with her young son is wonderfully realistic, there were moments in the closing chapters, their emotions gave me a lump in my throat. Altogether, an unexpectedly brilliant read (I adore the cover) I'm looking forward to the next one!

TonyInMontreal

Engrossing!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 5, 2016

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I wasn’t expecting just another fantasy novel when I read the title. And I wasn’t disappointed. This book is a fresh departure from the same-old same-old. The story is well-developed and enthralling. I found the writing style sleek with no fluff, ensuring the story moved quickly and without the typical downtime in most novels.

The author, Faith Rivens, does an excellent job at making the reader relate to the main characters. Ms Rivens entwines character-defining writing within the action, offering the reader a deep understanding of the characters. The demon-hunting action has just enough detail to let your imagination fill in the rest. No gory details - you would let your mother read it with no qualms!

From the very first sentence in the story I knew I would find witty humour and a few dead demons along the way. It has many great and memorable lines such as, “But first I changed into something a little less blood-splattered.” (My favourite is: “Rosalie insisted that the radio waves from her cell phone weren’t good for Étienne’s health.” Finally, someone understands me! But I digress.)

Eléonore is a smooth-flowing story that manages to interlace fast-paced action, family, friendship, faith, love, introspection and many other qualities - a solid Book 1! A tour-de-force! I’m definitely looking forward to Book 2, and beyond.

Well worth the read.

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