A review by eloiseinparis
Blood Assassin by Alexandra Ivy

3.0

Just like the first book I failed to see the appeal of the male lead. Fane is good looking, bad ass, and has the ability to completely shield himself from Serra psychic abilities, but then again those are traits found in every Sentinel. Fane barely speaks to Serra during the decades that they have known each other but occasionally gives her a carving. While I could see her finding him intriguing, her desperation to make him hers went over my head. Unless you consider that he is the only man that refuses her sexual advances. I also kept waiting for an explanation of why Fane kept refusing Serra. I get that his job is important and demanding, but so did she. And yes his bond Callie who he formerly watched over was strong and important, but she is Serra foster sister and Serra knew there was never anything sexual or romantic between them. Then after he was free of Callie he decided to leave instead of finally pursuing a relationship. Which to me made no sense and was never properly explained. There was honestly nothing keeping these two characters apart, except a lame excuse. So when the two finally did come together it was no big deal to me.

Also like in the first book the bad guys were way more interesting than the good guys. Once again they were shrouded in mystery but also well developed. And once again there is no likely hood of seeing them again in future books. I’m really confused by the author initially creating these amazing foes, only to have them be easily defeated and wiped off the face of the earth. But the good news is a semi-bad guy will be sticking around so we will hopefully be getting his story.

I won’t be totally giving up on this series, because I do love the bad guys. But since the good guys take up most of each book and I find them boring I won’t be eagerly anticipating the next release.