Unchained: A Fantasy Adventure of Feathers and Fire - Book 1

Boots42: Shayne is my absolute favorite author! This is my second time through the TempleVerse! And it’s better than the first! I can’t recommend these books highly enough! Simply the best. series. Ever! Shayne’s writing is superb, plot twists abound, character growth, bringing together myths and legends in a modern twist, epic battle scenes, and laugh out loud humor! There is no better fantasy series! Read them all! Right now!

United States on Oct 20, 2023

Kindle Customer: I really enjoyed Unchained. It was a good introduction to a new member of the Temp!everse. The novel had many good twists and turns.

United States on Aug 20, 2023

Tony: I enjoyed this story. Callie is an interesting character. Nice action. I am looking forward to reading more about her.

United States on Aug 06, 2023

Kindle Customer: Nice addition to the temple universe and I will be definitely be reading the next book. I found callie slightly annoying at times but overall the book was good.

United Kingdom on Jan 02, 2022

A.D. Stewart: Entering the new series, Feathers and Fire, I was glued to my sofa cushion the entire time. Okay. I confess. I took bathroom breaks, maybe ran into the kitchen to grab a quick coffee, but for the most part, I couldn't put this book down. In this story, we are introduced to the bad, umm... Kewl Callie Penrose. She's got spunk in spades and knows how to kill the baddies. Much like Nate, she's still learning her craft, only she has a trusty teacher, by her side to aid and keep her level headed, to a degree.

This kinda reminds me of Buffy the vampire slayer meets Angel, meets 2021! A total reboot, but tote-taa-lye kewler! Holds up hands. Nothing against those fans. Or the shows. 💖 Add in demons, angels, werewolves, bears and everything else, and you have an explosive and addictive series on your hands. I'm only just saying... You know. Like a warning on cigs. 😂 Or a vampire bite. Once bitten, you're hooked-kinda-thing.

United Kingdom on Feb 06, 2021

Amazon Customer: Took me a while to get into this book. I liked the plot and world building but the mc's attitude really annoyed me at times. I love a feisty character but when their sass/snark comes across as just bitchy and hard it starts to irritate me and I can't connect. This is especially true if the other character is just talking casually or trying to help. Luckily I persevered and enjoyed rest of the story and twists. Hope to see the mc evolve/mature in the next book.

United Kingdom on Apr 11, 2019

Jacob Sindic: So apparently I viciously hallucinated writing a timely review for this one. Oops.

For all those who are dubious of yet another male power fantasy sort of author being utterly inept at writing a woman's perspective as anything but egregiously sexual and male obsessed, I can safely assure you that he doesn't do the boob joke thing for at least another three books or so. And by then its more tongue-in-cheek humor than anything else.

The first outing of Callie Penrose is uneven and rather self-conscious in some ways, and overtly determined and driven in others, befitting a first glean into a protagonist who has no idea of her true roots and has grafted herself to several different ideals in an effort to suss out her identity while making what she sees as a tangible difference in the world around her. Her sass, introspective questioning of herself and her principles compared to many of the other, seemingly steely minded and well grounded individuals in her life does take up a big chunk of her narrative focus, but it doesn't overwhelm everything else in the story nor does it undercut itself as hollow or insignificant.

The biggest snag in her ethical/emotional soul...

United States on Oct 14, 2018

Nicole L.: I will admit that I wasn't sure if I would like the main character, Callie. I LOVE Shayne's Nate Temple series and the character of Nate. Luckily for me, this book set in the same world as Nate was so awesome that I couldn't put it down! Seems to me that some authors can't write a compelling character when it's the opposite sex. Shayne nailed it. Callie was full of snark and attitude and was entirely believable. Many of the one-liners had me laughing so hard that it brought tears to my eyes!
She is a wizard, like Nate, but entirely her own character; not just a female version of him. She's strong and kick-ass, yet at times she is also vulnerable. She ends up way over her head in a race to keep the Spear of Longinus out of the hands of evil. This story has a devious plot that offers unexpected twists and turns- just when you think you've got it figured out, Shayne throws you a curveball that leaves you scratching your head, wondering how you missed seeing it coming.

Demons, vampires, and bears, oh my! Callie gets caught up in a race to save those she loves before it's too late! She was adopted at an early age and knows nothing about her birth parents. She had oftened...

United States on Jul 16, 2017

Gem: If your a fan of urban fantasy this is the book for you. The story focus' around Callie, a magician who works for a shepherd connected with the Vatican Church.

Callie is strong, sassy and may just harbour secrets that the reader can suspect but not all are confirmed. She is left to go on a mission collecting theee pieces of an ancient relic which sees her walk from one adventure to the next. Fighting vampires, bear shifters, wolves and demons will she win over?

Callie is strong in her efforts despite a reoccurring nightmare that has seen her freeze in time of danger and she has her best friend Claire by her side the whole time. A friend that helps, covers for her and supports her no matter what showing that even magicians need their regular friends to win out!

This book is the first in a series but if you are a follower of the Nate Temple series you get to see Nate from someone else's point of view. Gunnar, Ashley and Hemingway even appear!

This is a well written page turner with good character development and a story that is sure to get better and better and it progresses.

United Kingdom on Jul 12, 2017

Barry Shaw: Great pace to this new series set in a different town but the same alternative earth as the Nate Temple series.

While we do meet Temple, we get to see him from a totally new point of view - that of a new strong female character whose powers and origins are hinted at, and clues dropped in along the way as to what we may see in the future development of the series.

You have support characters who appear to have baggage, one linked to the church and a "normal" (for now?) best friend. The book ends with you wanting more of Callie, more of Nate and wondering what sort of a crazy ride we are in for from lots of cross over potential.

If you read Nate Temple then you need to read this - if you haven't read either set yet, them i'm jealous because you are in for one great crazy funny sarcastic ride.

United Kingdom on Jul 11, 2017