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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
Lydia is sent on a dangerous mission to find the person who can betray the secrets of her kind, and kill them, but while on this mission she becomes a prisoner of the Guardian: Seth. Seth has his own agenda handing over the entrance to Olympus, only guess who’s in his way: Lydia. This novel was fast paced and full of action; it was also full of romance as the main characters met and fell in love. Aside from the plot having the same structure as her previous novels, this one did well with its characters. Kenyon created these interesting and heavily backgrounded characters, and not only that but there was wit and humour thrown in. The dialogue between characters was great and made for a very pleasurable read. The writing, although cheesy and too bubble gum pop at times, it was also filled with great comic relief. This was definitely an entertaining read.
I don't know how to feel right now. Sometimes this book felt like gratuitous torture and suffering, and other times it felt warm and fuzzy. Seth is almost as heartbreaking as Acheron. I liked the half-glimpse of Nick/Ambrose. It's been so long, I'd forgotten his father's name. I do love seeing Menyara and I enjoyed the Egyptian mythology. Still one of my favorite pantheons.
I do have mixed feelings on "fixing" someone with a disability, though Lydia's muteness was from her mother. I guess it makes sense why that was the route taken, but I'd have liked it better, I think, if she'd remained mute and Seth learned sign language. I'm gunna imagine that she teaches Seth and her son, Ambrose, sign language as another language they can share and stuff.
I do have mixed feelings on "fixing" someone with a disability, though Lydia's muteness was from her mother. I guess it makes sense why that was the route taken, but I'd have liked it better, I think, if she'd remained mute and Seth learned sign language. I'm gunna imagine that she teaches Seth and her son, Ambrose, sign language as another language they can share and stuff.
Upset this is another book I purchased a while back. I put it on the back burner for reasons unknown and what I can say that I haven't said in a while about a DH book is that.... I LOVED It!!! I mean don't get me wrong SK is still one of my Fave authors but lately the books have been kinda... BLAH I still enjoy them and can not give them a low rating just because I love the characters so much, but I haven't been in Love with a DH book this way since Bride and Vane's story. Seth story however wasn't it was the 2nd hurtful past I read in all the Dark hunter/ Dream Hunter/ Were Hunter stories, Acheron being the 1st. But unlike Acheron's story Seths wasn't OVERDONE It was just enough heartache, betrayal, and of course torture. That in itself gave it a great score. Lydia was a kickass heroine, the plot was executed well, the slight twists because there was more than one (all of which I guessed)were just great. I can tell as in with any other DH book that I will be seeing more of Lydia and Seth because they're tied into Nior/ Azura and now the Malachai. That I am excited for, Can't wait!
Sherrilyn Kenyon is, in my opinion, one of the best romance/paranormal fiction writers ever. I own every single book she's written and have loved all of them! This one is by far in my group of favorites. Kenyon's Dark-Hunter and Dream-Hunter series continues with this amazing novel. Each of her books captures my attention and draws my heart into them. I have never been so attached to a set of books in my life. Kenyon's writing is why I love to read. I would recommend any of her books anytime.
I liked this one. I started it at about 9 or 10 at night and couldn't put it down until 12:30 in the morning. There were no real "stopping poinys". When I went to bed, I had 100 pages left. My only complaint was I wish she had included some of the details at the end about the Malachai. Other than that, it was very good.
One day. Literally one twenty-four hour period is all the time it took me to finish this amazing novel! While I am a die-hard fan of Sherrilyn Kenyon in general, and always find enjoyment in reading her novels, it's been a while since Sherri has wowed me to such a degree that she managed with The Guardian.
This book was, firstly, absolutely enjoyable. The storyline had me so enthralled because, fundamentally, the characters had me enthralled! Sherrilyn Kenyon is, without question, known to create amazing three-dimensional characters that are bursting with personality and presence. This is pretty much standard in all of her novels, without question. However, often times she will write characters that are so well vivid that surpass even her standard level of excellence.
Such was, undoubtedly, the case for The Guardian. The storyline was phenomenal, yes, undoubtedly, but such was the case because such was a character-driven plot. Often times these types of stories might be construed as being more simplistically done, and thus considered "easy," but I beg to differ. While the basic plot was seemingly basic, so many undercurrents were taking place among not just the hero, Seth, and heroine, Lydia, which were the primary presences within the novel, but among others as well
Characters like Menyara, Solin, Zarek, Thorn, and so on were all powerful forces within the book. While it's true that secondary characters might not have been as heavily utilized in this book, their importance and meaning within the novel were no less diminished.
The pacing, texture, dialogue, action, drama, passion, comedy, character development, the list goes on, were all perfectly well done. This is, ironically, true enough for every other Sherrilyn Kenyon novel I've ever read, yes, but in the case of The Guardian, this perfection illuminated itself better than in any other novel of Sherri's to date. Truly, this novel is, without question, just a phenomenal, phenomenal story and, what's more, is one in which I can find absolutely nothing negative to say!
This book was, firstly, absolutely enjoyable. The storyline had me so enthralled because, fundamentally, the characters had me enthralled! Sherrilyn Kenyon is, without question, known to create amazing three-dimensional characters that are bursting with personality and presence. This is pretty much standard in all of her novels, without question. However, often times she will write characters that are so well vivid that surpass even her standard level of excellence.
Such was, undoubtedly, the case for The Guardian. The storyline was phenomenal, yes, undoubtedly, but such was the case because such was a character-driven plot. Often times these types of stories might be construed as being more simplistically done, and thus considered "easy," but I beg to differ. While the basic plot was seemingly basic, so many undercurrents were taking place among not just the hero, Seth, and heroine, Lydia, which were the primary presences within the novel, but among others as well
Characters like Menyara, Solin, Zarek, Thorn, and so on were all powerful forces within the book. While it's true that secondary characters might not have been as heavily utilized in this book, their importance and meaning within the novel were no less diminished.
The pacing, texture, dialogue, action, drama, passion, comedy, character development, the list goes on, were all perfectly well done. This is, ironically, true enough for every other Sherrilyn Kenyon novel I've ever read, yes, but in the case of The Guardian, this perfection illuminated itself better than in any other novel of Sherri's to date. Truly, this novel is, without question, just a phenomenal, phenomenal story and, what's more, is one in which I can find absolutely nothing negative to say!
Even though Acheron did not make an appearance, this book was still really good and introduced some new mythology.
I wasn't that intrigued with this one. Sad to say, the Dream Hunter books aren't my favorite.
Meh meh meh. :/
Why are you ruining everything for me, SK? Why oh why?
Why are you ruining everything for me, SK? Why oh why?