Reviews

Ancient Sentinel by Katie Reus

wellactjoally's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

A quick story of mutual appreciation, communication, and baby dragons. 

romancejunkie1025's review

4.0

The next shifter has fallen in this beautiful story set in Post-Fall New Orleans, as two friends finally come to terms with their long time crushes and find a way to admit their feelings for one another. Katie Reus has built such a complicated and intertwined world of shifters, witches, humans, and their friends that fall into so many other categories that you never know what amazing new creature will fall in love next. I have been looking forward to Ren finding love since we met him a few novels ago and seeing him fall for a human show that even the most discerning of shifters don’t overlook us normal ladies when losing their hearts. Ren has settled into New Orleans pretty easily after his previous leader found her mate and moved to her home realm, but the hardest part if knowing that the woman that he knows is his mate is so close but not yet his. Grace has had a crush on her friend Ren since he saved her from an attack and the jaguar-shifter doesn’t seem to realize just how much she has fallen for him. When they are tasked with a project together out of town by their Alpha, Ren decides the time has come to let Grace know his feelings, but one the truth comes out they both realize how much time they have lost and quickly being a relationship that surpasses all their dreams. Grace was such a sweet woman, brave by turns but so easily broken when she thinks that Ren is not interested and I wish she had more self-confidence. She was smart of course and remarkably sassy and I loved watching he make Ren and his friends laugh, but my favorite moments by far when she was taming Ren’s urges and reminding him that their unique love is worth fighting for. Ren was a little bit harder to connect with at times, seemingly immature until he quit messing around and showed his true colors. I loved his interactions with Grace’s grandmother, that gentleness and sweetness such a contrast to his ferociousness in battle, and you can just tell he will make a great mate and father. I would have love had their story been just a little bit longer as it seemed to have been even shorter than some in this series, but I guess being that they were both already enamored of one another, the passion that jumped and sizzled between them was easier to accept than had they just met. I am dying for the next book where we finally get to learn more about the Tiger Twins and one of them finds her love and HEA, but I know whatever is in store for the amazing residents of this crazy world, I won’t want to miss a moment of it. Katie Reus is a tour-de-force and her Ancients Rising series is one of the best I’ve read and I am always ready to jump right in when I get a new edition.

leabookjoy's review

4.0

French & English reviews

Une nouvelle distrayante que j'ai apprécié

Une petite nouvelle mignonne et sexy entre Ren et Grace (que l'on avait aperçu dans les tomes précédents) que j'aurais aimé être plus longue !

Bref, une petite lecture rapide qui se lit avec plaisir


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An entertaining short story that I enjoyed

A cute and sexy short story between Ren and Grace (which we had seen in previous books) that I would have liked to have been longer !

In short, a little quick read that is a pleasure to read

darkmuse's review

2.0

slightly disappointing

Not sure how old Grace is supposed to be, but she read like someone in high school. Plus way too much snickering, there has to be other ways to express oneself. I felt the characters lacked depth. Very predictable. Not up to the standards of the past books in the series.

fsmeurinne's review

4.0

This is Ren and Grace's story, the jaguar shifter and the human, it's a novella so is short but had a great story behind it. I loved the characters and low on angst, yet it entertained me for a time in a good way. Looking forward to the next one!

amza's review against another edition

3.0

This was very cutesy and happy. I went in with this with too high of hopes. The hero and heroine get together easily there’s not much pining or angst……or plot even. Was the plot the unrequited crush that was really required? God knows best.

shadowmaster13's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

madisonwfairbanks's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Ancient Sentinel by Katie Reus

Ancients Rising series #6. Paranormal shifter romance. Can be read as a stand-alone. 

Ren is a jaguar shifter. Grace is human. When they met, they both at a point in their lives that a professional relationship and then friendship was the best for everyone. Now that their lives are stable, each want more than just friendship. 

How do you tell a friend you want more? Especially if you don’t know what they want. That fills the first third of this book with a bit of humor as they interact with others in their angst. Potential danger and the single bed troupe bring their attraction front and center. innuendo deliberate. Passion soon rules as they work together and it’s hot!

Adorable dragonling adds a bit of comic relief. 

Captivating, steamy, and hea.  A wonderful addition to the series. 

redhairedashreads's review against another edition

4.0

 

4 stars - It was really good

This was a very sweet, low-angst friends to lovers story! Grace and Ren have been friends for a while now and they both have feelings for each other. When they get tasked with helping out a small community on the outskirts of King’s territory they finally have a chance to act on those feelings. 

Unlike some of the previous books, this one was pretty low-angst and focused mainly on Grace and Ren, which I loved. Grace was a smart and kind woman who does her best to help others. I loved seeing her making friends with the women in this new group and trying to push a couple to admit their feelings. She was just a sweet woman who had been in love with her friend Ren for a long time. 

Ren is a jaguar shifter who has known Grace was his mate since he met her. He doesn’t admit his feelings for her because of Grace’s past with men. He was a sweet man who tried to let Grace set the pace of their relationship, and was willing to keep her as just a friend for as long as necessary. Like I said, their relationship was very stress free and sweet. I loved seeing them admit their feelings and get jealous at times. 

Overall, this was a wonderful addition to this series. I love how unique this post-apocalyptic world is and the characters that inhabit it. 

*ARC provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.*

 

nikkisbooknook's review against another edition

4.5

Ren and Grace have been friends for a while now.  Grace and her sisters are getting used to this new world that includes dragons, shifters and magic wielders of all types!

They're loathe to wreck their friendship and step over that romance line but with some prodding from family and friends they decide to take that leap.  But before they can jump into their HEA they have to go on a mission for King.  A mission which involved them being away from home and being with each other pretty much all day, every day.

Ren is all alpha male but with a serene patience and glass half full outlook.  Grace made an off the cuff remark about being off men and so he kept his distance.  Once that little problem was out of the way, these two made the leap big time!  

There was also a chance to see some of the former couples in the serious and those who are still awaiting their HEA.

The world building is sublime and characters are fabulous and dragonlings are the cutest!