GOOD SATURDAY ALL

   Good afternoon peeps its another book down in reader round up . Today's book is a mixed bag for me . I have read other books by this author and loved them, this one I am on the fence about. But, I am going to tell you about it and let you decide for yourself . THE SAND PRINCE  by Kim Alexander 

                             BOOK BLURB

 Two worlds. Bound by magic. Divided by a door. On the barren, war-ravaged demon world of Eriis, the fierce queen Hellne fights to keep her people alive and her son Rhuun's heritage a secret. On the green and gentle human world of Mistra, demons have faded into myth. Only a handful of old men and fanatical children still guard The Door between the worlds. Different and shunned by his demon kin, Rhuun finds refuge in a book that tells of a human world of water and wonder. Forced by his mother's enemies to flee Eriis, he finds himself trapped on the other side of The Door in the very place he has read and dreamed about—Mistra. Chained to the deadly whims of a child who guards The Door, Rhuun must balance serving and surviving, even at the risk of exposing his true identity. Riskiest of all is his task of kidnapping an infuriating young woman who is about to find out that the demons of Eriis are much, much more than just an old bedtime story.

  

                    MY REVIEW 

 Two worlds that are bound by magic , a demon world and a mortal world . In the demon world we have Queen Hellne and her people, and her son who she has kept secret . On the other side the mortal world , the demons have faded into the myths . When Rhuun find peace in a book of what the human world is like . When forced through the door by his mother, he finds himself in the land of the mortals . Where he has to balance serving and surviving in this new world . While he has to do the one task of trying to kidnap the one woman that infuriates him. Will he be able to prove to this young woman that demons are more than a bedtime story. 

   There is a massive collection of characters in this book. Hellne is a tough woman who wants to keep her people safe and her son also safe. Rhuun is well he is different then most demons he has been bullied most of his life. He is just a different guy and can fit into both worlds nicely.  Hellne and Malloy are secondary characters but they play a big part in the story line and keep us going on the right direction through out the book . The characters are well written and you will have your favorites . 

   This is a hard book for me , I was on the fence about how I would write about this book.  The characters are well written and the story is one that would be wonderful. But I also feel that the author could of written the book in about half the length that it is.  There is also a little editing that needs to be done. The author does paint a brilliant picture of the two worlds and the characters in each world . Over all I did enjoy this story and would love to see what happens in other books in the series .