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A review by fictionalkate
Immortal Rising by Lynsay Sands
3.0
I’ve been reading the Argeneau series for over a decade and there’s something rather comforting about them. You know without a doubt that you’re going to witness a story of two sexy supernaturals finding their soulmate. There’s going to be some element of Marguerite's matchmaking and random Argeneaus popping up to add some drama too. But sometimes it’s a bit too familiar and rather than being swept up in the romance of it all I find myself underwhelmed. That was the case for me and Immortal Rising.
I should have loved this story and counted it among my favourites of the series. Stephanie McGill is a character I’ve known now for thirteen years - first having met her back in The Immortal Hunter (Argeneau #11) when her sister Danielle meets her mate, Decker. Steph has popped up in many a book since then and I’ve seen her get to grips with her new reality as a fangless immortal. We’ve also known Thorne now for a few books after the incidents on the hybrid island. This should have been a great moment considering their individual histories within the series.
And it was hot. These two did have sexual chemistry when they got together. But overall I found their bond to be a little superficial. And I wasn’t feeling the feels. I didn’t feel like they had a connection beyond the nanos saying they did and them both being outsiders. Also it was one of those stories where I really felt the passing (or lack thereof) of time. When it comes to supernatural romances I embrace the soulmates and instant bond. But for some reason I didn’t get that with these two. And so when you get near the end of the book and realise how quickly everything’s happened it just feels a little quick since they never felt like they had that big romantic moment. Steph also was a little more downbeat than I’m used to reading in this series. Usually the female leads are sassy and impulsive with a certain spark about them. Steph for the most part lacked that and her quirkiness pretty much boiled down to her talking to her pets cause she was so lonely. It was more sad than it was cute.
Things I did like was that Steph was 13 years older than she was when we met her and it had been 13 years since that book had been published. I also liked Thorne’s unique genetic makeup. It could have been weird but instead it was made fun. I do think they were a good match but it did feel like they were just so lonely and wanted connection with basically anyone. Maybe I was expecting too much.
It was a quick read and there were some fun parts. But I think it's not quite as entertaining as I’m used to from this series and I was left wanting something more than it could deliver.
I should have loved this story and counted it among my favourites of the series. Stephanie McGill is a character I’ve known now for thirteen years - first having met her back in The Immortal Hunter (Argeneau #11) when her sister Danielle meets her mate, Decker. Steph has popped up in many a book since then and I’ve seen her get to grips with her new reality as a fangless immortal. We’ve also known Thorne now for a few books after the incidents on the hybrid island. This should have been a great moment considering their individual histories within the series.
And it was hot. These two did have sexual chemistry when they got together. But overall I found their bond to be a little superficial. And I wasn’t feeling the feels. I didn’t feel like they had a connection beyond the nanos saying they did and them both being outsiders. Also it was one of those stories where I really felt the passing (or lack thereof) of time. When it comes to supernatural romances I embrace the soulmates and instant bond. But for some reason I didn’t get that with these two. And so when you get near the end of the book and realise how quickly everything’s happened it just feels a little quick since they never felt like they had that big romantic moment. Steph also was a little more downbeat than I’m used to reading in this series. Usually the female leads are sassy and impulsive with a certain spark about them. Steph for the most part lacked that and her quirkiness pretty much boiled down to her talking to her pets cause she was so lonely. It was more sad than it was cute.
Things I did like was that Steph was 13 years older than she was when we met her and it had been 13 years since that book had been published. I also liked Thorne’s unique genetic makeup. It could have been weird but instead it was made fun. I do think they were a good match but it did feel like they were just so lonely and wanted connection with basically anyone. Maybe I was expecting too much.
It was a quick read and there were some fun parts. But I think it's not quite as entertaining as I’m used to from this series and I was left wanting something more than it could deliver.