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mellhay's review against another edition
4.0
I love the mystery and unknown behind Waerds and Bearers, completely different. And the connection between the two. What the Bearer can do for Waerds, explains Jax's emotions so perfectly.
An Urban Fantasy read with a rich world.
***FULL REVIEW***
McCall seems to be thriving in paranormal activity lately, dampening her sleep time and calling Jacquelyn away from her night out with friends with a Banshee warning call. Off to secret job to hunt demons before the Banshee find the victim to claim. Jax tries to avoid hunting with her Bearer, and ex-boyfriend, Finn. Micah drives through town in his RV looking to stay away from people with his curse of feeling emotions and having terror visions of people getting hurt. But Micah is stalled in his passing as he sees the woman from his latest dream, the one who escaped the death he saw coming. Jax finds Micah, a rather strong unknown Bearer, and train him to help her with the murders that Finn is not picking anything supernatural on, but Micah is. The murders could get her pulled from this town she's come to love by the Sentry and even worse, bring death to those she loves dearly. The Banshee's not singing for the deaths, and that scares Jax. Finn's not seeing anything supernatural about them. Micah is fresh to the field and seems to be accepting the gift he was running from, but will Jax have him trained in time to save those of the town from Furies? And herself?
The first chapter was a hit! Brought me right in to the world Jacquelyn is in along with the action too.
Lots of this world blended with meeting everyone and the ways of Jacquelyn. Loved the creation of the world Jacquelyn is in, and the potential to come. I do want more of it.
The Sentry - Super secret supernatural business
The Bearer - Tracker and Magic gauge, and all they can do for their Waerd with emotional and physical bruises
The Waerd - An appointed protector of ghouls, demons, and their ilk - the hunter of them all when they attack
I get a feel that the world of The Sentry with the Bearers and Waerds is so much more. There is a heavier story behind all of the creation here, and I want it! I am taken with this creation and look forward to reading more and more as Jacquelyn, Micah, and Finn learn about it as well.
The characters are catching, along with their abilities and connection to each other and the world created. Micah has no idea what he is and what he is wandering into. But here in McCall, he starts to feel connected to his "gift" or curse as he calls it. He starts to feel better, and it's all thanks to Jacquelyn. It seems the Waerd and Bearer work together to keep each other grounded, in more ways than one. Jacquelyn has issues in her past she needs to work through, and Micah seems to be the one to help her through those. Finn is still in love with Jax and is struggling to get through their breakup.
We get a few different POVs here. Jacquelyn, Micah, and the man who has "the vengeance's" to his use (or is it the other way around, he to the vengeance's use?). This gives us the view from all angles. The hunter, the bearer, and the furies in attach. With Jacquelyn not having her queues there are attacks, the POV of the vengeance user is very important, and also adds suspect to your reading.
The fury view is so well done it makes me wonder who it is. I had one suspect from the beginning, then all the sudden I was up to two (possibly three) suspects! I had to keep reading to see who it was!
Only one little piece that stuck out to me. One sentence. Jacquelyn is a smart girl, but there is mention that she gets a vibe from someone and wishes Micah or Finn was with her to look at him. Then she seems to forget this thought. I know her emotions are numbed, which is some explanation along with all going on with the hunk of men (Micah and Finn) around her. She's slightly off her game, and this is the example to show it. She's on the hunt for Furies and knowing she needs to pay close attention, and she knows this. Knowing the Furies could be attached to anyone, even if she thinks this person may not be likely. Other than this one little mention, I truly enjoyed this book!
I love the mystery and unknown behind Waerds and Bearers, completely different. And the connection between the two. What the Bearer can do for Waerds, explains Jacquelyn's emotions so perfectly, especially when in hunter mode.
An Urban Fantasy read with a rich world. I want to know more and look forward to future books!
An Urban Fantasy read with a rich world.
***FULL REVIEW***
McCall seems to be thriving in paranormal activity lately, dampening her sleep time and calling Jacquelyn away from her night out with friends with a Banshee warning call. Off to secret job to hunt demons before the Banshee find the victim to claim. Jax tries to avoid hunting with her Bearer, and ex-boyfriend, Finn. Micah drives through town in his RV looking to stay away from people with his curse of feeling emotions and having terror visions of people getting hurt. But Micah is stalled in his passing as he sees the woman from his latest dream, the one who escaped the death he saw coming. Jax finds Micah, a rather strong unknown Bearer, and train him to help her with the murders that Finn is not picking anything supernatural on, but Micah is. The murders could get her pulled from this town she's come to love by the Sentry and even worse, bring death to those she loves dearly. The Banshee's not singing for the deaths, and that scares Jax. Finn's not seeing anything supernatural about them. Micah is fresh to the field and seems to be accepting the gift he was running from, but will Jax have him trained in time to save those of the town from Furies? And herself?
The first chapter was a hit! Brought me right in to the world Jacquelyn is in along with the action too.
Lots of this world blended with meeting everyone and the ways of Jacquelyn. Loved the creation of the world Jacquelyn is in, and the potential to come. I do want more of it.
The Sentry - Super secret supernatural business
The Bearer - Tracker and Magic gauge, and all they can do for their Waerd with emotional and physical bruises
The Waerd - An appointed protector of ghouls, demons, and their ilk - the hunter of them all when they attack
I get a feel that the world of The Sentry with the Bearers and Waerds is so much more. There is a heavier story behind all of the creation here, and I want it! I am taken with this creation and look forward to reading more and more as Jacquelyn, Micah, and Finn learn about it as well.
The characters are catching, along with their abilities and connection to each other and the world created. Micah has no idea what he is and what he is wandering into. But here in McCall, he starts to feel connected to his "gift" or curse as he calls it. He starts to feel better, and it's all thanks to Jacquelyn. It seems the Waerd and Bearer work together to keep each other grounded, in more ways than one. Jacquelyn has issues in her past she needs to work through, and Micah seems to be the one to help her through those. Finn is still in love with Jax and is struggling to get through their breakup.
We get a few different POVs here. Jacquelyn, Micah, and the man who has "the vengeance's" to his use (or is it the other way around, he to the vengeance's use?). This gives us the view from all angles. The hunter, the bearer, and the furies in attach. With Jacquelyn not having her queues there are attacks, the POV of the vengeance user is very important, and also adds suspect to your reading.
The fury view is so well done it makes me wonder who it is. I had one suspect from the beginning, then all the sudden I was up to two (possibly three) suspects! I had to keep reading to see who it was!
Only one little piece that stuck out to me. One sentence. Jacquelyn is a smart girl, but there is mention that she gets a vibe from someone and wishes Micah or Finn was with her to look at him. Then she seems to forget this thought. I know her emotions are numbed, which is some explanation along with all going on with the hunk of men (Micah and Finn) around her. She's slightly off her game, and this is the example to show it. She's on the hunt for Furies and knowing she needs to pay close attention, and she knows this. Knowing the Furies could be attached to anyone, even if she thinks this person may not be likely. Other than this one little mention, I truly enjoyed this book!
I love the mystery and unknown behind Waerds and Bearers, completely different. And the connection between the two. What the Bearer can do for Waerds, explains Jacquelyn's emotions so perfectly, especially when in hunter mode.
An Urban Fantasy read with a rich world. I want to know more and look forward to future books!
elliefufu's review against another edition
4.0
Vengeance Borne, Sentry of Evil #1, by Amanda Bonilla
Grade: B+
“There are no accidents, Micah, only fate.”
There are people amongst us who live normal lives but Jacquelyn has never been one of those people. Chosen at birth by the Sentry, Jacquelyn has been trained to be a Waerd, or hunter, of all things evil and supernatural and she kicks butt at what she does. After an accident with her last partner, Jacquelyn has been in McCall, Idaho for the last five years and it’s finally feeling like home but things are crazy right now both personally and professionally and Jacquelyn is in for the ride and fight of her life.
Micah has spent his entire life knowing he was different but until he stumbled into McCall and met jacquelyn he finally has the answers he’s been looking for. Micah is a Bearer, an empath who works with the Waerds to fight evil and take away the emotional burden they face with their job. The moment Micah met Jacquelyn he knew she was special to him and he finally feels like he has found what he was meant to do. With a new evil in town Micah is thrown right in to the mayhem and he must learn quickly or both he and Jacquelyn could be hurt or worse, dead.
Once again Amanda Bonilla has written a must-read-i-can’t-put-it-down book and she is easily my favorite urban fantasy writer. This book has everything from action, adventure, mystery and a tiny bit of romance sprinkled in for one amazing ride. I like that in this series we get to see things from both Micah and Jacquelyn’s perspectives which I think helps when you’ve got an empath as a main character. This book was a wild, fun ride and i never wanted to get off.
I really liked Jacquelyn mostly because she embodies what I look for in a heroine: badass, smart, funny and has a soft side buried deep. I wanted to shake her towards the end because I felt that her relationship with Finn was blinding her to what was going on but she pulled it together in the end and kept me from disliking her. Even though she is a bossy, stubborn person she does care about helping people and making sure her small town is safe. She also quotes supernatural which just made my girl crush on her explode.
This is how you write a love triangle people! The Micah-Jacquelyn-Finn mixture is brilliantly done and had me staying up late into the night reading. Both men are very yummy and I see how Finn can be a jerk but I also really liked him and am hoping that we see more of him in the next book and get his perspective on things. Micah also stole my heart and most of the book to be honest. I liked that he had a family but also special powers and I really hope his mother makes a cameo because I would love to see her with Jacquelyn!
Once again Amanda Bonilla hits it out of the park. I can’t wait to see what happens next and this is being added to my must read series list.
Grade: B+
“There are no accidents, Micah, only fate.”
There are people amongst us who live normal lives but Jacquelyn has never been one of those people. Chosen at birth by the Sentry, Jacquelyn has been trained to be a Waerd, or hunter, of all things evil and supernatural and she kicks butt at what she does. After an accident with her last partner, Jacquelyn has been in McCall, Idaho for the last five years and it’s finally feeling like home but things are crazy right now both personally and professionally and Jacquelyn is in for the ride and fight of her life.
Micah has spent his entire life knowing he was different but until he stumbled into McCall and met jacquelyn he finally has the answers he’s been looking for. Micah is a Bearer, an empath who works with the Waerds to fight evil and take away the emotional burden they face with their job. The moment Micah met Jacquelyn he knew she was special to him and he finally feels like he has found what he was meant to do. With a new evil in town Micah is thrown right in to the mayhem and he must learn quickly or both he and Jacquelyn could be hurt or worse, dead.
Once again Amanda Bonilla has written a must-read-i-can’t-put-it-down book and she is easily my favorite urban fantasy writer. This book has everything from action, adventure, mystery and a tiny bit of romance sprinkled in for one amazing ride. I like that in this series we get to see things from both Micah and Jacquelyn’s perspectives which I think helps when you’ve got an empath as a main character. This book was a wild, fun ride and i never wanted to get off.
I really liked Jacquelyn mostly because she embodies what I look for in a heroine: badass, smart, funny and has a soft side buried deep. I wanted to shake her towards the end because I felt that her relationship with Finn was blinding her to what was going on but she pulled it together in the end and kept me from disliking her. Even though she is a bossy, stubborn person she does care about helping people and making sure her small town is safe. She also quotes supernatural which just made my girl crush on her explode.
This is how you write a love triangle people! The Micah-Jacquelyn-Finn mixture is brilliantly done and had me staying up late into the night reading. Both men are very yummy and I see how Finn can be a jerk but I also really liked him and am hoping that we see more of him in the next book and get his perspective on things. Micah also stole my heart and most of the book to be honest. I liked that he had a family but also special powers and I really hope his mother makes a cameo because I would love to see her with Jacquelyn!
Once again Amanda Bonilla hits it out of the park. I can’t wait to see what happens next and this is being added to my must read series list.
chllybrd's review against another edition
4.0
I gave it 3.5/5 stars
As a ward Jacquelyn (aka Jax) is charged with protecting the small town of McCall Idaho. It is not a glamorous job but she takes it seriously and when people start dying she steps up to solve the mystery and take down the killer. Her ex boyfriend Finn happens to be her bearer and does everything in his power to try and snag her back but Jacquelyn is sick of his use of power towards her. When Micah strolls in to town she is instantly drawn to him. Micah just happens to be a powerful bearer that has no idea what kind of life he will now be living.
Although I enjoyed the story I felt the beginning was not as easy to get through as I had hoped and it lagged at a few points. It took me a bit to like Jax, I thought she took unnecessary risks and had a bit of a whiny attitude. As the story progressed I got to know who she was beyond that and why she does what she does. You could not help feeling what she was feeling (or not feeling at points). I never really liked Finn. Although he was protective of Jax he was extremely hot-headed and I could not get over his use of his gifts. He crossed lines and it made me cringe every time Jax was near him. I enjoyed Micah from the get go. He was just as damaged as the rest of the characters but he just had this draw to him that you could not resist. I rooted for him in his role to the story as well as his relationship with Jacqueline.
Ok it might seem as though I did not enjoy VENGEANCE BORNE that much but I really did when all was said and done. The new world that Bonilla has envisioned and brought to life for us was interesting and the characters grew on me. She did a great job explaining her characters gifts as well as drawing the audience (aka me) into her story. The Sentry of Evil series has promise and I look forward to seeing what Jax does next!
As a ward Jacquelyn (aka Jax) is charged with protecting the small town of McCall Idaho. It is not a glamorous job but she takes it seriously and when people start dying she steps up to solve the mystery and take down the killer. Her ex boyfriend Finn happens to be her bearer and does everything in his power to try and snag her back but Jacquelyn is sick of his use of power towards her. When Micah strolls in to town she is instantly drawn to him. Micah just happens to be a powerful bearer that has no idea what kind of life he will now be living.
Although I enjoyed the story I felt the beginning was not as easy to get through as I had hoped and it lagged at a few points. It took me a bit to like Jax, I thought she took unnecessary risks and had a bit of a whiny attitude. As the story progressed I got to know who she was beyond that and why she does what she does. You could not help feeling what she was feeling (or not feeling at points). I never really liked Finn. Although he was protective of Jax he was extremely hot-headed and I could not get over his use of his gifts. He crossed lines and it made me cringe every time Jax was near him. I enjoyed Micah from the get go. He was just as damaged as the rest of the characters but he just had this draw to him that you could not resist. I rooted for him in his role to the story as well as his relationship with Jacqueline.
Ok it might seem as though I did not enjoy VENGEANCE BORNE that much but I really did when all was said and done. The new world that Bonilla has envisioned and brought to life for us was interesting and the characters grew on me. She did a great job explaining her characters gifts as well as drawing the audience (aka me) into her story. The Sentry of Evil series has promise and I look forward to seeing what Jax does next!
slc333's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting story and complex characters. I really like Micah and how he supports Jax rather than trying to control and manipulate her emotions the way Finn does. And while I am not a fan of Finn or his actions you can see how he got to that place and why he does what he does because of the Bearer/Waerd bond. I am on board with Micah's view of Sentry and not overly impressed with them despite them supposedly being the good guys but I am thinking things can't be as straightforward as they seem.
seeingnight's review against another edition
4.0
GENRE: Urban Fantasy
THEME: Supernatural, Romance
RECEIVED: Author
BLOG: http://seeingnight.blogspot.com/
REVIEW:
I’m already a big fan of Amanda Bonilla’s Shaede Assassins series and I couldn’t wait to read her latest Urban Fantasy. The Sentry of Evil series is one heck of a ride, with a tough as nails heroine, two powerful men who have her back and a small town that seems to have everything that goes bump in the night hanging around.
Vengeance Borne follows Jacquelyn a woman who was born a hunter, she works for a secret organization that hunts and kills evil. Now living in a small town some would think nothing crazy would happen but for Jacquelyn she knows better. Once the banshee screams come its time for her to hunt, along with her partner and bearer Finn. But when a new bearer comes to town that doesn’t know he has a gift and people start ending up murdered, it’s Jacquelyn’s job to find out what evil is out there.
Jacquelyn is a unique woman, born a killer and being a Waerd (hunter) is who she is to the core. After the loss of her old partner she was sent to her small town in Idaho where 5 years have passed and she finally feels settled. With her Bearer (empath/healer) Finn whom she cares for but are now recently separated, they fight the evil at night. What I liked about her character is that she is in no means perfect; she likes to jump into action without thinking about the consequence’s or danger. She also has a hard time keeping a job as she always has to run off because of her other “job” that is unknown to the towns people. I can’t imagine the stress that she goes through and sometimes wish she would just open up to Finn or Micah a bit more than she does. But she is stubborn and will do anything to get the job done.
Finn is a complicated guy who cares for Jacquelyn, he does come off as a bit overprotective but it comes with the job. He’s been fighting by her side for years and lovers for most of it. But since their break up he isn’t taking it too well and the poor guy is having a hard time because of his gift. As a bearer he is an empath and a healer, which means he can feel her emotion and also tries to take away her pain. Most of the book I loved him, pitied him or wanted to shake him out of his slump. But in the end I just think he’s a good guy who cares.
Micah is the new guy in town who is running away from himself. He has lived a hard life not knowing what he is and using medicine to take away the feelings. But he meets Jacquelyn who has answers to everything he was trying to get rid of. He discovers he has a gift and he’s darn powerful. Micah is an all around good guy, someone who wants to learn about what he is and also help Jacquelyn with whatever he can. I loved this guy, he was compassionate, understanding and helped people who were strangers.
Overall I loved this new series, the supernatural creatures were creepy and I can’t imagine what else is out there. I loved all the secrets, mystery behind Jacquelyn power and that this girl really kicks some butt. My only issue was that I figured out the villain way too quickly, though I don’t think it mattered since the readers can’t guess how it will end. There is so many great side characters, twist and turns, and of course romance. Bonilla’s writing is better than ever and she knows her Urban Fantasy, she will draw you in right at the first line.
RECOMMENDATION:
This is an adult novel with some creepy creatures that will go bump in the night. Fans of Chloe Neill’s Chicagoland Vampire series and Jennifer Estep’s Elemental Assassins series will love Vengeance Borne by Amanda Bonilla.
THEME: Supernatural, Romance
RECEIVED: Author
BLOG: http://seeingnight.blogspot.com/
REVIEW:
I’m already a big fan of Amanda Bonilla’s Shaede Assassins series and I couldn’t wait to read her latest Urban Fantasy. The Sentry of Evil series is one heck of a ride, with a tough as nails heroine, two powerful men who have her back and a small town that seems to have everything that goes bump in the night hanging around.
Vengeance Borne follows Jacquelyn a woman who was born a hunter, she works for a secret organization that hunts and kills evil. Now living in a small town some would think nothing crazy would happen but for Jacquelyn she knows better. Once the banshee screams come its time for her to hunt, along with her partner and bearer Finn. But when a new bearer comes to town that doesn’t know he has a gift and people start ending up murdered, it’s Jacquelyn’s job to find out what evil is out there.
Jacquelyn is a unique woman, born a killer and being a Waerd (hunter) is who she is to the core. After the loss of her old partner she was sent to her small town in Idaho where 5 years have passed and she finally feels settled. With her Bearer (empath/healer) Finn whom she cares for but are now recently separated, they fight the evil at night. What I liked about her character is that she is in no means perfect; she likes to jump into action without thinking about the consequence’s or danger. She also has a hard time keeping a job as she always has to run off because of her other “job” that is unknown to the towns people. I can’t imagine the stress that she goes through and sometimes wish she would just open up to Finn or Micah a bit more than she does. But she is stubborn and will do anything to get the job done.
Finn is a complicated guy who cares for Jacquelyn, he does come off as a bit overprotective but it comes with the job. He’s been fighting by her side for years and lovers for most of it. But since their break up he isn’t taking it too well and the poor guy is having a hard time because of his gift. As a bearer he is an empath and a healer, which means he can feel her emotion and also tries to take away her pain. Most of the book I loved him, pitied him or wanted to shake him out of his slump. But in the end I just think he’s a good guy who cares.
Micah is the new guy in town who is running away from himself. He has lived a hard life not knowing what he is and using medicine to take away the feelings. But he meets Jacquelyn who has answers to everything he was trying to get rid of. He discovers he has a gift and he’s darn powerful. Micah is an all around good guy, someone who wants to learn about what he is and also help Jacquelyn with whatever he can. I loved this guy, he was compassionate, understanding and helped people who were strangers.
Overall I loved this new series, the supernatural creatures were creepy and I can’t imagine what else is out there. I loved all the secrets, mystery behind Jacquelyn power and that this girl really kicks some butt. My only issue was that I figured out the villain way too quickly, though I don’t think it mattered since the readers can’t guess how it will end. There is so many great side characters, twist and turns, and of course romance. Bonilla’s writing is better than ever and she knows her Urban Fantasy, she will draw you in right at the first line.
RECOMMENDATION:
This is an adult novel with some creepy creatures that will go bump in the night. Fans of Chloe Neill’s Chicagoland Vampire series and Jennifer Estep’s Elemental Assassins series will love Vengeance Borne by Amanda Bonilla.
scorchingnix's review against another edition
4.0
FTC : We were provided with this book by the author for a fair review. Bar occasional tweets, we have no relationship with the author and received no monetary compensation for it.
This book blindsided me. The set up was unlike anything I have ever read before and, even though I felt the pace was a little slow in places, I was engrossed from the start to end. I’m actually quite surprised; I hate love triangles!
Jacqueline is a bad ass hunter by night and a coffee woman by night. She was a bit like Buffy (if Buffy had ever had an actual job) and I loved the problems described with juggling two lives. When we first meet her, she has just broken up with her empath/guardian boyfriend. It felt like the relationship would be a conflict of interest from the start and the supernatural explanation for the attraction didn’t make me particularly want reconciliation either! Of course, this then tarnished my opinion of the budding relationship with Micah... wouldn’t it be exactly the same? Micah gained some points for recognising the line before he crossed it but I’m not sure I’m satisfied that he won’t cross in the future. He saw it as a line that Jacqueline had set and not one that is morally wrong.
I can’t judge the relationship between Micah and Jacqueline against the previous relationship because I never saw the latter. I don’t know that I can read insta-mate and judge this particular relationship as unhealthy; to be honest it is the same theme, but the problem for me was that both men could influence the actions and mood of Jacqueline as part of their gift. It felt manipulative and a little weird so I wasn’t sure I wanted them together at all. That aside, I couldn’t deny that I liked the amount of chemistry between them and enjoyed reading their budding relationship.
Most of the conflict was external (i.e. the bad guys etc) but I can see that the minor internal conflict within Jacqueline about her “gift” is going to be an arc that underpins the series. She doesn’t see herself as gifted, instead sees herself as a pre-destined murderer, no better than a weapon. This isn’t helped by the attitude of their bosses who constantly harp on about how “replaceable” hunters are. It would give anyone a complex and I can imagine that this will cause conflict with any future relationships we see. It should be interesting to see how this all pans out.
I enjoyed the world building of this book and that alone would make me buy the next in the series. The fact that I really did enjoy Jacqueline’s character is an added bonus and I am a huge fan of UF series with strong female heroines as the main character. The suspense plot was well played out too, with enough red herrings being thrown into the mix that I was unsure if I knew who the big bad was until a few minutes before their identity was released.
Overall, there is enough in this series debut to keep me reading more. With a strong heroine, an interesting world-building aspect and enough romantic tension to keep me hooked, it checked a whole host of boxes. It is yet to be seen if I can get over the way the relationships are built enough to want her to have a relationship with either of the male leads, but it’ll be interesting to see how it all unfolds. A solid 4 Stars.
This book blindsided me. The set up was unlike anything I have ever read before and, even though I felt the pace was a little slow in places, I was engrossed from the start to end. I’m actually quite surprised; I hate love triangles!
Jacqueline is a bad ass hunter by night and a coffee woman by night. She was a bit like Buffy (if Buffy had ever had an actual job) and I loved the problems described with juggling two lives. When we first meet her, she has just broken up with her empath/guardian boyfriend. It felt like the relationship would be a conflict of interest from the start and the supernatural explanation for the attraction didn’t make me particularly want reconciliation either! Of course, this then tarnished my opinion of the budding relationship with Micah... wouldn’t it be exactly the same? Micah gained some points for recognising the line before he crossed it but I’m not sure I’m satisfied that he won’t cross in the future. He saw it as a line that Jacqueline had set and not one that is morally wrong.
I can’t judge the relationship between Micah and Jacqueline against the previous relationship because I never saw the latter. I don’t know that I can read insta-mate and judge this particular relationship as unhealthy; to be honest it is the same theme, but the problem for me was that both men could influence the actions and mood of Jacqueline as part of their gift. It felt manipulative and a little weird so I wasn’t sure I wanted them together at all. That aside, I couldn’t deny that I liked the amount of chemistry between them and enjoyed reading their budding relationship.
Most of the conflict was external (i.e. the bad guys etc) but I can see that the minor internal conflict within Jacqueline about her “gift” is going to be an arc that underpins the series. She doesn’t see herself as gifted, instead sees herself as a pre-destined murderer, no better than a weapon. This isn’t helped by the attitude of their bosses who constantly harp on about how “replaceable” hunters are. It would give anyone a complex and I can imagine that this will cause conflict with any future relationships we see. It should be interesting to see how this all pans out.
I enjoyed the world building of this book and that alone would make me buy the next in the series. The fact that I really did enjoy Jacqueline’s character is an added bonus and I am a huge fan of UF series with strong female heroines as the main character. The suspense plot was well played out too, with enough red herrings being thrown into the mix that I was unsure if I knew who the big bad was until a few minutes before their identity was released.
Overall, there is enough in this series debut to keep me reading more. With a strong heroine, an interesting world-building aspect and enough romantic tension to keep me hooked, it checked a whole host of boxes. It is yet to be seen if I can get over the way the relationships are built enough to want her to have a relationship with either of the male leads, but it’ll be interesting to see how it all unfolds. A solid 4 Stars.
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