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A review by raven168
Dark Alpha's Awakening by Donna Grant
4.0
This.Was.Great. I will admit that I was a little sad that we didn't get any of the Kings, but I was still completely happy with this. Cael and Erith have loved the other for so long that when they finally got together it was completely believable and sweet. With Erith reclaiming her sword, the battle against Bran is taken up a couple notches and it was pretty exciting. I was actually convinced for most of the book that this was the last in the series (which I didn't see coming)....but then it wasn't! And oh am I looking forward to what comes next.
With Erith having made up her mind about what she's going to do about Bran, it's time to move things along. And part of that is her not ignoring Cael anymore. Boy did that make him angry, and he lets her know. Instead of being outraged at how Cael starts treating her, Erith gets more turned on the bossier he gets. Until they're both quickly swept away in their feelings for each other. Erith is worried that by taking her sword in hand again that she will revert back to her old self that lived for the kill. Fortunately Cael is quite certain that with him by her side, and the other Reapers, that she will realize all she has now and will be able to remain her current self. Just, you know, with all the added power she gets from the sword.
When Cael meditates, he is able to see how a battle will go and who will be there. With this coming battle, he knows that there are two people who can decide the outcome. Unfortunately he has no idea who one of them is. As it turns out, neither one is surprising although one of them was interesting. While neither played a part that I expected, both were indeed very important.
Erith is fortunate to have found certain fae that are loyal to her and who want to help. Although one of them did majorly stumble until he found his way again. There's a whole lot fighting, a bunch of backstabbing, some horrible torture, and even someone coming back from the dead. In other words? It was awesome. The final showdown was believable and everyone had their part. I was super happy with it.
Oh, and damn it if all of Erith's cryptic talk of Rhi doesn't have me insanely curious about what she knows is coming.
I'm not entirely sure where this is going now, but I really can't wait to find out.
ARC provided by publisher via Netgalley.
With Erith having made up her mind about what she's going to do about Bran, it's time to move things along. And part of that is her not ignoring Cael anymore. Boy did that make him angry, and he lets her know. Instead of being outraged at how Cael starts treating her, Erith gets more turned on the bossier he gets. Until they're both quickly swept away in their feelings for each other. Erith is worried that by taking her sword in hand again that she will revert back to her old self that lived for the kill. Fortunately Cael is quite certain that with him by her side, and the other Reapers, that she will realize all she has now and will be able to remain her current self. Just, you know, with all the added power she gets from the sword.
When Cael meditates, he is able to see how a battle will go and who will be there. With this coming battle, he knows that there are two people who can decide the outcome. Unfortunately he has no idea who one of them is. As it turns out, neither one is surprising although one of them was interesting
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I am getting so frustrated with Balladyn because he does bad things to make you hate him, but then (especially here) he does good or shows his light self again. Then I get all pissed off because I don't want to like the guy!Erith is fortunate to have found certain fae that are loyal to her and who want to help. Although one of them did majorly stumble until he found his way again. There's a whole lot fighting, a bunch of backstabbing, some horrible torture, and even someone coming back from the dead. In other words? It was awesome. The final showdown was believable and everyone had their part. I was super happy with it.
Oh, and damn it if all of Erith's cryptic talk of Rhi doesn't have me insanely curious about what she knows is coming.
I'm not entirely sure where this is going now, but I really can't wait to find out.
ARC provided by publisher via Netgalley.