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A review by kaseyd13
Born of Shadows by Sherrilyn Kenyon
4.0
This book has quickly made it to one of my favorites in this series. I still love Born or Night and Born of Fire the most, BUT this one was so good. There were a few things that would kind of take me out of the story every now and again, but over all I liked it. Though i enjoyed the banter between the characters, sometimes it would go on for too long or just be misplaced for the situation. My only other complaint was the add in about Darling. He is so obviously gay in Born of Night, and to hint that things might be different make me a little annoyed. If he's bisexual, that's fine, but don't randomly change a character's sexuality.
I absolutely love Caillen and his sassy, snarky self. His comments and quick comebacks were much appreciated. I enjoy how it's very clear he is a womanizing smuggler who is the farthest thing from an aristo, but he still makes an effort for his father. I think that added more depth to his character, as opposed to just a shallow hero looking for his next partner (which is what he could have easily devolved into).
Desideria is so bada** that I can't even begin to talk about how much I loved her. Despite the fact she was thrown into world's and cultures that she was completely ignorant of, she was able to hold her own against her opponents and Caillen. She's such a strong female character that made it obvious she didn't need a man, but she didn't mind having one by her side.
I think I liked this book so much because it had a healthy balance of romance and action. The other books, I felt were more heavy on the romance (but I love Nyk and Syn so much it doesn't matter). For the majority of the book I was more concerned about them clearing their names and uncovering the coup as opposed to hooking up. Of course, when they inevitably did, I did let loose a sigh of relief and thought it was about dang time.
Overall, this book was highly enjoyable. As usual, I loved the characters and was so SO happy to see my favorites at least make cameos.
I absolutely love Caillen and his sassy, snarky self. His comments and quick comebacks were much appreciated. I enjoy how it's very clear he is a womanizing smuggler who is the farthest thing from an aristo, but he still makes an effort for his father. I think that added more depth to his character, as opposed to just a shallow hero looking for his next partner (which is what he could have easily devolved into).
Desideria is so bada** that I can't even begin to talk about how much I loved her. Despite the fact she was thrown into world's and cultures that she was completely ignorant of, she was able to hold her own against her opponents and Caillen. She's such a strong female character that made it obvious she didn't need a man, but she didn't mind having one by her side.
I think I liked this book so much because it had a healthy balance of romance and action. The other books, I felt were more heavy on the romance (but I love Nyk and Syn so much it doesn't matter). For the majority of the book I was more concerned about them clearing their names and uncovering the coup as opposed to hooking up. Of course, when they inevitably did, I did let loose a sigh of relief and thought it was about dang time.
Overall, this book was highly enjoyable. As usual, I loved the characters and was so SO happy to see my favorites at least make cameos.