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zikeyag's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
That was soooo good. More action than the first one. Damali & Carlos ommggg. I need to know what happens next.
diquinn's review
dark
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
sup3r_xn0va_maya's review
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The Awakening by L.A. Banks is the second book in the Vampire Huntress Legend series. I enjoyed this book a lot more than I enjoyed the first book in the series, but there were still some "WTF?!" moments when it came to the plot.
The main character Damali is The Neteru, a very powerful female being that's capable of birthing an even more powerful being. At the moment Damali works on the side of the light with The Guardians, beings who fight supernatural creatures in the name of the light (AKA the lord?)
On the Neteru's 21st birthday
she begins to ovulate and emit a very powerful pheromones that entices male Guardians and male Vampires alike. The dark side or the side of evil will try to kidnap and mate with Damali and she will welcome "the challenge" because she's basically in heat.
"But if he doesn’t deliver the vampire huntress in three days when she ovulates, or during the fragile period … and we miss this lunar cycle of fertility, her womb will be immune to our seed. An opportunity will not present itself again for years—till her next Vulnerability. Even if he brings her to us, after her twenty-first birthday, later in the month during this first ripening, for every successive day that passes her antibodies will build, and the heir will be at risk of spontaneous abortion. Or, Mr. Chairman … even if our seed takes, it could be deformed—it could be human, or worse. Part Neteru human.”
The main character Damali is The Neteru, a very powerful female being that's capable of birthing an even more powerful being. At the moment Damali works on the side of the light with The Guardians, beings who fight supernatural creatures in the name of the light (AKA the lord?)
On the Neteru's 21st birthday
"But if he doesn’t deliver the vampire huntress in three days when she ovulates, or during the fragile period … and we miss this lunar cycle of fertility, her womb will be immune to our seed. An opportunity will not present itself again for years—till her next Vulnerability. Even if he brings her to us, after her twenty-first birthday, later in the month during this first ripening, for every successive day that passes her antibodies will build, and the heir will be at risk of spontaneous abortion. Or, Mr. Chairman … even if our seed takes, it could be deformed—it could be human, or worse. Part Neteru human.”
It's all very ridiculous.
The ending half of this was so good, I really loved the action sequences! I like the way L.A Banks describes things and I especially love her fight scenes. I'm unsure of how I feel about Carlos though, he's the first grey character that I've read that I might actually kind of like. Having "firsts" in reading can sometimes be enjoyable.
There was not spice in this at all but the main character and her love interest lusting after one another was cute 🌶️🌶️ two chilies out of five chilies worth of spice.
Overall this was exciting during certain parts and silly during others, and I don't think "silly" was the goal. I'm giving this 3.5 stars out of 5.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3.5/5 Stars
I read this for free on [Libbyapp.com]
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Grief, Violence, Body horror, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
daja's review
I feel like this story really went into way too much info dumping. I liked the world, following Carlos and his romantic tension with Damali. I didn’t like anything else.
honeycoveredpages's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
nerdgirllin's review
5.0
Well it has been a hot minute since I've read a whole book in one day, but this one was so good I couldn't stop myself. Book 2 is a lot better than the first. Good writers seem to excel at doing that, making the next book in a series better than its predecessor. So, I've just purchased book three and I am ready to continue on my journey tomorrow after a tiny bit of sleep and work. I recommend you keep reading the series as well because things are heating up in the underworld!