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jacqueline1989 's review for:
The Guardian
by Sherrilyn Kenyon
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!