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4.23 AVERAGE
4.23 AVERAGE
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
There have been a lot of twist in the story I didn’t see coming. I loved it and I’m starting the next book right away.
This continued to be an interesting addition to an interesting series for me. Details about the... Reckoning this series has led us to expect were further fleshed out, but I don't want to go into details for spoilers. Suffice it to say Raphael is back in Kaliya's life, and that comes/causes some complications-- some she may have expected and some she definitely didn't. Kaliya also continues to show us how someone can be a high functioning disaster, especially in the beginning of this story. I hope that gets better for her in the future.
I love this series! Kaliya is a bad ass assassin/bounty hunter who is still on the hunt for the supernatural beings who killed her family while trying to avoid the attraction to Raphael, her mate. This book has a lot of action and answered a lot of questions. I can’t wait to read the next one.
I think this is my favorite
The emotions, the action, the back story and the characters, OH my. I fall more and more in love with this world every new book.
The emotions, the action, the back story and the characters, OH my. I fall more and more in love with this world every new book.
I don't know how I can wait 4 months until the next book is out. The mystery surrounding Raphael has finally been resolved, but now it's Kaliya's turn to figure out who is out to get her. The enemy of her family and of her species has made its first appearance, and she figured out the betrayal of someone whom she almost considered a friend. Moreover, the relationship of Kaliya and Raphael takes an unexpected turn because of Kaliya's enemy.
I need to read the next book ASAP!
I need to read the next book ASAP!
I don't know how I can wait 4 months until the next book is out. The mystery surrounding Raphael has finally been resolved, but now it's Kaliya's turn to figure out who is out to get her. The enemy of her family and of her species has made its first appearance, and she figured out the betrayal of someone whom she almost considered a friend. Moreover, the relationship of Kaliya and Raphael takes an unexpected turn because of Kaliya's enemy.
I need to read the next book ASAP!
I need to read the next book ASAP!
So very good. I was riveted and didn't want it to end. I can't wait to read book #5 in 11/21.
I just found out that there will be 6 books and not the 5 that I thought. Oh, well, waiting again.
This one picks up a few months after the break-up and Kal is obsessed with finding out the killers. Dom has spent time trying to build his community and we get to meet the Cambion family. Kal has her hands full after she agrees to train them on self-defense. Dom is trying to win her back but she see's what is happening.
What NONE of us see coming is the twist with the Rakshasa (sp?) stalker. And the forced mating that no one is happy about. And the after-math. Sigh. Nothing gets sweet or tender between the 2 MC's does it? I for one would like more clarity on this- do Cambion's only have 1 mate? It was kind of assumed but I want to know dammit.
A snake and a cambion, what was I thinking? Of course not. Waiting on book 5 now :)
This one picks up a few months after the break-up and Kal is obsessed with finding out the killers. Dom has spent time trying to build his community and we get to meet the Cambion family. Kal has her hands full after she agrees to train them on self-defense. Dom is trying to win her back but she see's what is happening.
What NONE of us see coming is the twist with the Rakshasa (sp?) stalker. And the forced mating that no one is happy about. And the after-math. Sigh. Nothing gets sweet or tender between the 2 MC's does it? I for one would like more clarity on this- do Cambion's only have 1 mate? It was kind of assumed but I want to know dammit.
A snake and a cambion, what was I thinking? Of course not. Waiting on book 5 now :)
I still don't like her. To be honest, I'm not sure she's redeemable. And the first half of this book was a fucking slog through her bullshit.
The amazing ego and entitlement of a character deciding to withhold info from someone they care about, to "protect" them, will never be tolerable to me. It is an astonishing level of selfishness, and the fact that those characters nearly always believe they are being a self-sacrificing martyr makes it a particularly awful shit sandwich.
But the plot of this book, despite the shitty FMC, was so good I couldn't bear to give it less than 4 stars. This despite the super paranoid FMC being TSTL about the obvious bad guy.
But this book also introduced another character I hate: Sammy. Frankly, she should be executed immediately, because she has now nearly killed two members of the supe community in a fit of temper, and people are already so prejudiced about the cambions' demonic nature that she's going to confirm their worst fears and get all her people executed.
I will say, though, that I did have a bit of sympathy for Kaliya in a single respect: being proven right about something that has gotten you labeled crazy and paranoid for a century...that's rough. Being disregarded by the people who love you best, that hurts. So, some empathy there, definitely.
And the other reason I feel comfortable with 4 stars is that once we were on the other side of the bullshit, I really liked Kaliya and Raphael as a team. They make good partners. Good enough partners that I hope she's done with lies and selfishly making decisions for Raphael.
The amazing ego and entitlement of a character deciding to withhold info from someone they care about, to "protect" them, will never be tolerable to me. It is an astonishing level of selfishness, and the fact that those characters nearly always believe they are being a self-sacrificing martyr makes it a particularly awful shit sandwich.
But the plot of this book, despite the shitty FMC, was so good I couldn't bear to give it less than 4 stars. This despite the super paranoid FMC being TSTL about the obvious bad guy.
But this book also introduced another character I hate: Sammy. Frankly, she should be executed immediately, because she has now nearly killed two members of the supe community in a fit of temper, and people are already so prejudiced about the cambions' demonic nature that she's going to confirm their worst fears and get all her people executed.
I will say, though, that I did have a bit of sympathy for Kaliya in a single respect: being proven right about something that has gotten you labeled crazy and paranoid for a century...that's rough. Being disregarded by the people who love you best, that hurts. So, some empathy there, definitely.
And the other reason I feel comfortable with 4 stars is that once we were on the other side of the bullshit, I really liked Kaliya and Raphael as a team. They make good partners. Good enough partners that I hope she's done with lies and selfishly making decisions for Raphael.