A review by indusnm
Breath of Life by Jocelynn Drake

5.0

First of all, this is a bit of a slow-burn. And yet not for some of these people so for those who are here for the sex, there is some of it. But for the most part, there's a lot of questions of duty versus love, that ever-important will I mess up a good thing conundrum, and so much action going on, not much time for people to really think those issues through. Which makes sense. There were moments in the books when I wanted to shake them and yell at the author to give them a break, but it seems more realistic that they don't get one. Because they shouldn't, in their circumstances. The conspiracies and politics, the moral dilemmas and grief warring with anger, thirst for revenge versus doing the next right thing- all of it feels real and makes me love all four of the main characters, especially Caelan.

Each book in this series has an ending, but it's like the ending of each star wars movie (original trilogy only please) until Return of the Jedi, where you have a pause and a chance to regroup, and the realization of how much is left to do. I thought at first there were only three books but from the ending of the second, it looks like there should be five, or six, which I'm unsure about because this author wrote the Weavers (along her frequent partner Rhinda Elliott) and while that started strong and quickly became a favorite, book four made me feel a little done with the series, and a little like the authors feel the same way. So I'm hoping this series ends before I feel that way because I'm loving it right now.