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A review by raven168
The Barrier Between by Stacey Marie Brown
4.0
I enjoyed this one quite a bit more than the first. I think because it was just so much fun to read about Ryker and Zoey while they were hiding out in Peru and fighting their attraction for the other as opposed to them just fighting each other and constantly on the run. Plus seeing them act as "parents" toward Sprig was always a good time. They fight all the time but they truly are an entertaining, and pretty great, couple. We meet a couple new fae types this time around too and meet some new characters who will no doubt be important.
Also, Ryker is just fucking hot. I always picture him looking like Ragnar, just younger...
'cause Ragnar is hot in his own way, but Ryker just has to be hotter.
Picking up right where we end with the last book, Ryker and Zoey appear in a bar in South America and freak the hell out of the owner. For quite a while, not much actually happens. Even so, I still enjoyed it because the wall between the two of them is crumbling and it's only a matter of time before they come together. About time too. They actually end up being able to carve out a sort of happy bubble together while they're there. They even make some local friends. But of course, their peace can't last forever. While looking for information on how to contact the one person Ryker thinks can help him get his powers back, they end up in contact with a guy Ryker has known for quite a while. They don't get along very well at all but Croygen owes Ryker a life debt and it won't be repaid until it decides so. But Croygen shows up claiming to be able to help them find the shaman so they go along with him. Unfortunately, who he takes them to instead causes nothing but trouble. When Amara shows back up claiming that Croygen helped her escape I was super suspicious. Needless to say, Zoey and Amara do not get along. Between these four people, the tension is almost always palpable. Ryker has changed though and surprises Zoey one day with taking her somewhere she always wanted to go. On the way back they're attacked and in a moment of panic, Zoey jumps...back to Seattle. And this was a part I didn't really care for because it brought back the the whole Avenging Angel crap again. But it's because of that that Vadik is eventually able to track down Ryker. We end with betrayals and a whole lot fighting. But they're just too overpowered and Ryker and Zoey are forced to be separated. With only a crushing promise made to bind them now.
Also, Ryker is just fucking hot. I always picture him looking like Ragnar, just younger...
'cause Ragnar is hot in his own way, but Ryker just has to be hotter.
Picking up right where we end with the last book, Ryker and Zoey appear in a bar in South America and freak the hell out of the owner. For quite a while, not much actually happens. Even so, I still enjoyed it because the wall between the two of them is crumbling and it's only a matter of time before they come together. About time too. They actually end up being able to carve out a sort of happy bubble together while they're there. They even make some local friends. But of course, their peace can't last forever. While looking for information on how to contact the one person Ryker thinks can help him get his powers back, they end up in contact with a guy Ryker has known for quite a while. They don't get along very well at all but Croygen owes Ryker a life debt and it won't be repaid until it decides so. But Croygen shows up claiming to be able to help them find the shaman so they go along with him. Unfortunately, who he takes them to instead causes nothing but trouble. When Amara shows back up claiming that Croygen helped her escape I was super suspicious.