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A review by reading_in_wonderland
Reign of Night by Sara C. Roethle
4.0
I wasn’t really sure what to expect going into this book, but I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Lyssandra is a hunter for the Helius Order - an ancient organization of hunters who protect the innocent from vampires. She’s unusual since there aren’t many female hunters in the order. She’s also hiding a secret that makes her even more unusual - she’s bonded to an ancient vampire as his human servant. If the order found out, she would be killed.
When another ancient vampire (Karpov) from her past reappears with a proposition for her, she’s given an opportunity to hunt down her bonded vampire (Asher). Even though Karpov killed her uncle, she’s tempted by the offer. She’s spent many years trying to find Asher again, to kill him for tying her to him. Even though it will mean her death too. Things don’t quite work out the way she thought they would and she finds herself torn between killing the vampire she’d been bonded to, or killing the one who murdered her uncle. She also comes to realize that the bond between her and Asher is very real, despite their distance over the years.
I enjoyed Lyssandra as a FMC - a highly skilled hunter who feels no remorse for the killing she has to do to protect others, but also compassionate, empathetic, and loyal when it counts. I initially had to wonder about that first part when she kept constantly ignoring her instincts and the warnings her magical sword was giving off… but, she is still human. It also created the situations where she and Asher were brought back together, and I am 100% invested in seeing where that leads. I actually wish we would have seen more of Asher… he’s mysterious and aloof most of the time, but definitely is aware of the bond they share. I’m assuming we’ll get more of them together in the second book, which I am looking forward to.
I also enjoyed the side characters and her friendships with them. I’m pretty sure the potentate of the Helius order is some sort of wild card in the plot… not really sure how I feel about him yet, but my spidey senses say something’s not quite right. I do wish the human servant bond had been explained a bit more. I found myself with questions about the bond, but maybe more will be explained in the second book. I shall wait not-so-patiently until then.
Lyssandra is a hunter for the Helius Order - an ancient organization of hunters who protect the innocent from vampires. She’s unusual since there aren’t many female hunters in the order. She’s also hiding a secret that makes her even more unusual - she’s bonded to an ancient vampire as his human servant. If the order found out, she would be killed.
When another ancient vampire (Karpov) from her past reappears with a proposition for her, she’s given an opportunity to hunt down her bonded vampire (Asher). Even though Karpov killed her uncle, she’s tempted by the offer. She’s spent many years trying to find Asher again, to kill him for tying her to him. Even though it will mean her death too. Things don’t quite work out the way she thought they would and she finds herself torn between killing the vampire she’d been bonded to, or killing the one who murdered her uncle. She also comes to realize that the bond between her and Asher is very real, despite their distance over the years.
I enjoyed Lyssandra as a FMC - a highly skilled hunter who feels no remorse for the killing she has to do to protect others, but also compassionate, empathetic, and loyal when it counts. I initially had to wonder about that first part when she kept constantly ignoring her instincts and the warnings her magical sword was giving off… but, she is still human. It also created the situations where she and Asher were brought back together, and I am 100% invested in seeing where that leads. I actually wish we would have seen more of Asher… he’s mysterious and aloof most of the time, but definitely is aware of the bond they share. I’m assuming we’ll get more of them together in the second book, which I am looking forward to.
I also enjoyed the side characters and her friendships with them. I’m pretty sure the potentate of the Helius order is some sort of wild card in the plot… not really sure how I feel about him yet, but my spidey senses say something’s not quite right. I do wish the human servant bond had been explained a bit more. I found myself with questions about the bond, but maybe more will be explained in the second book. I shall wait not-so-patiently until then.