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A review by aaallleee
Invision by Sherrilyn Kenyon
5.0
I got this book as soon as it came out, but at the same time I battled with myself because I wanted to read it but I also didn't want to be done with it so quickly.
Now that I finally finished it, I can draw that breath that I've been wanting to draw for ages. Wow.
I read several reviews before and I can see why people would consider the book to be less than the norm for Kenyon, but I thought that it served its purpose beautifully. Even though this series can be read as a stand alone, the fact that it's so connected with the Dark-Hunter universe and the general plots that follow that series, I would not recommend one to be read without the other. Why? Chronicles of Nick gives a lot of answers, and this is also the role of this book. It gives answers.
Even though the abundance of information might have been too much for some, and even at times confusing, I could not be more happy to have it. I've been wondering for so long about Caleb, Xev, Jaden and Jared and now that I've got a glimpse into their pasts I can only say that I understand more but also that my curiosity is piqued. (I want these 4 to have books of their own in the Dark-Hunter series) And in a way it makes sense to enlarge on these side characters because at the end of the day, they are going to have extremely important roles in Nick's life. Sure, Nick is the protagonist hands down, but he couldn't accomplish anything without the help of Nekoda, Caleb or more recently Xev.
I am very curious about how the whole Ambrose is not the one to destroy the world will play out. Though I can certainly understand how it's come about, (they haven't played with fate for 7 books for nothing, something is bound to change) it's extremely strange to see that Nick will have children in the future and that his son is an evil son of a bitch Malachai. The only other thing that's weirder than that is his son's mother. Laguerre? My jaw literally dropped. But somehow, I am sensing that there may be more to it. Maybe she stole his son as a child and poisoned him with hate? I'm thinking of all other possibilities besides Nick actually being with Laguerre, because we definitely saw his vision of himself and Nekoda, and their dedication to one another, so that is definitely not possible. More than that, Charity, his daughter, is definitely Nekoda's daughter, because when they explain who his usumgallu are (including Laguerre,) Charity does not say anything about her, and does not even react at her name. So one of the big questions is how did Laguerre get Cyprian?
Another very interesting issue is that of Simi's children and their mysterious father. Who did Kody want to protect from Nick and from everyone else? It's very interesting because Nick thought that Lucien looked familiar, while Lucy himself mentioned that his and Charity's fathers had fought together.
All in all, even though Kenyon answered a lot of question, she left us hanging with even bigger ones unanswered.
Now that I finally finished it, I can draw that breath that I've been wanting to draw for ages. Wow.
I read several reviews before and I can see why people would consider the book to be less than the norm for Kenyon, but I thought that it served its purpose beautifully. Even though this series can be read as a stand alone, the fact that it's so connected with the Dark-Hunter universe and the general plots that follow that series, I would not recommend one to be read without the other. Why? Chronicles of Nick gives a lot of answers, and this is also the role of this book. It gives answers.
Even though the abundance of information might have been too much for some, and even at times confusing, I could not be more happy to have it. I've been wondering for so long about Caleb, Xev, Jaden and Jared and now that I've got a glimpse into their pasts I can only say that I understand more but also that my curiosity is piqued. (I want these 4 to have books of their own in the Dark-Hunter series) And in a way it makes sense to enlarge on these side characters because at the end of the day, they are going to have extremely important roles in Nick's life. Sure, Nick is the protagonist hands down, but he couldn't accomplish anything without the help of Nekoda, Caleb or more recently Xev.
Another very interesting issue is that of Simi's children and their mysterious father. Who did Kody want to protect from Nick and from everyone else? It's very interesting because Nick thought that Lucien looked familiar, while Lucy himself mentioned that his and Charity's fathers had fought together.
All in all, even though Kenyon answered a lot of question, she left us hanging with even bigger ones unanswered.