Violet Midnight follows Jane, an Enchanter who sleeps during the day, and Elias, an artist struggling with the loss of his brother. Before they even meet in person, they appear to each other in dreams and astral projection-like encounters. And once they do meet, Elias quickly gets pulled into Jane’s world of magic and slowly begins to realize he might have been a part of it all along.

Jane and Elias share an instantaneous connection, which was sweet and heart-warming to read. I’m really into soulmates and fated romance, though I could see how some people could be put off by how quickly their relationship develops. Sometimes, I did wonder why everything in this book happens so quickly to the point where I’m left wondering: did they ever get a chance to really talk? To get to know each other? The book was maybe a bit too short and could have given them more time for that, and I feel like some of the time spent on short scenes with other characters could have been better spent in getting Jane and Elias closer. But I mostly, I just enjoyed their destined love for each other.

I took me until I’d already won this book to realize it probably had sexual scenes in it. Again, I’d rather have more time with characters getting to know each other rather than learning the details of what they do in bed, but since I’ve never been big on sex scenes, I might not be the best judge of those parts. However, one of the sex scenes seemed extremely out of place. I’m not sure why I’d want to read about Elias’ parents’ sex life. But hey, maybe that’s just me.

The magic in this book is pretty awesome. I’m always fond of elemental magic, but I also like the way this book talks about characters having sparkling, coloured auras. Jane’s connection with Jasmyn Lake is really cool, as well. Jasmyn is described as having her own personality, liking and disliking certain things. But it feels like the book only scratches the surface of what Enchanters can do. Leaving me hooked enough to want more.

In a lot of ways, Violet Midnight can feel simple and expected. But I enjoyed the characters and their connection to each other. This book was just plain fun to read. I hate to make a bad pun, but I was mostly enchanted by the first book in this trilogy. I’ll miss these characters when I continue reading the following books without them, but I look forward to seeing more of characters that are just barely hinted at in this story. ( )

I was given a copy of this book for an honest review. Violet Midnight has the potential to be an awesome read with a little more fleshing out of the characters. Who & Where are all answered. What is missing it the Why? Why did Jane get so sick more explanation is needed. Why did the other Enchanters want to kill her? Why did Jane set Elias on fire? Why did Daniel need to go up a tree? Why was the mob going to kill Elias and where did they go. This is a great first book, but has unanswered questions. ( )

I tried to read this book but I did not like it. Every sentence starts with either "he" or "she" and it became very tedious. ( )

*I received this book from the Author in exchange for an honest review*

This book is the start of a trilogy about elemental casters called Enchanters. Jane Brooks is a special Enchanter, quite unlike the others, Elias Linden's family history is a mystery to him, yet destiny draws the two together at an unexpected time.

The story keeps a steady pace for the most part, building up to up some fated battle. While I liked the story, the sentences are a little stiff in some places. Despite that, the reader is still able to follow the flow of the story easily.

I, honestly, only found a single error in this book, a minor one. Kudos to the editor!

The story itself is good. I found it easy to keep up with just about everything, though the whole Jane/Christian thing boggles my mind a bit. I'm hoping that's gone into more in the next book to clear up the cloud of confusion that surrounds that.

I look forward to reading Emerald Destiny which is book 2 in this series.

I give this book 4 of 5 paws ( )

I will start by saying this: Allie Burke has a great imagination, and a great drive. I wish I could write books, and I give her a ton of credit for getting her world out there in this series.
That being said, I don't think this book was successful. I have read many reviews on GoodReads and Amazon that praise this book, saying it's great for hopeless romantics and fantasy lovers. I disagree. I don't think this book is good for romantics because it wasn't realistic in the sense that I can't even imagine these imaginary characters saying these things. Before anyone jumps down my throat that fantasy worlds are, by default, not realistic, I must point out that there has to be a sort of realism for anyone to relate to the characters, especially if the characters are as close to human as possible. Let's take Elias for example. He, for most of the book, is human, and so I can judge his speech and action as I would any other human character. I have a very strong dislike for anyone who uses pet names more than their significant other's real name. More than that, I dislike anyone who uses pet names that don't roll off the tongue or slip out like a "babe" here and there. Referring to someone as "beautiful", as a name, almost every time you see them, is just awkward. It doesn't feel natural, and if I'm stumbling over reading it, I can't imagine having to say it every 5 minutes. I'm not complaining that he calls her beautiful, or even that he uses it as a pet name--it is cute--but the amount it is used feels forced and/or forgetful, as if the story wasn't re-read to see if dialogue flows.
Speaking of which, dialogue in this story doesn't flow as much as it should for a full length book. A lot of it just seems like editing oversight, along with all the typos or grammatical errors that ripped me right out of the story as if I were waking from a dream.
Back to the romance thing, why is Jane so weak constantly? I'm not one to go digging for something to fight about when it comes to representations of women, but I really would love to know why Jane is considered the most powerful and yet Elias has to be by her side constantly to literally carry her everywhere and catch her when she inevitably falls? Also why are the Enchanters beautiful by default? Was this supposed to be like Twilight, that other ridiculous series with forced romantic dialogue, a weak protagonist and unnecessary battle?The similarities are unfortunate.

I tend to ramble, so I'll move on to my next point.
Answers. There are no answers at any point in this book. Who were the Enchanters attacking Jane? Why were they attacking Jane? Who were all her friends popping out of nowhere? Why does no one question the speed of Elias and Jane's relationship (outside of the people who know about the Enchanters)? I had a lot of questions that remained from when they were raised until the end of the book. Knowing that the next book takes place 15 years later, I don't feel like there is any closure to be had. I didn't feel like the questions would be answered in due time, I just felt like the story was a little half-assed.

I will wrap it up, because I'm getting frustrated thinking about this book. If you want a fantasy story for it's concept but not quality, sure pick it up. If you want it for romance, you should probably go find a different book, since this feels forced, uncomfortable, and strange.

Really long story short, don't pay for this if you really can't resist reading it. But otherwise just don't read it. ( )