Author: VE Schwab Series: Shades of Magic #3 Reviewer: Marlou
Summary
Witness the fate of beloved heroes – and enemies.
THE BALANCE OF POWER HAS FINALLY TIPPED…
The precarious equilibrium among four Londons has reached its breaking point. Once brimming with the red vivacity of magic, darkness casts a shadow over the Maresh Empire, leaving a space for another London to rise.
WHO WILL CRUMBLE?
Kell – once assumed to be the last surviving Antari – begins to waver under the pressure of competing loyalties. And in the wake of tragedy, can Arnes survive?
WHO WILL RISE?
Lila Bard, once a commonplace – but never common – thief, has survived and flourished through a series of magical trials. But now she must learn to control the magic, before it bleeds her dry. Meanwhile, the disgraced Captain Alucard Emery of the Night Spire collects his crew, attempting a race against time to acquire the impossible.
WHO WILL TAKE CONTROL?
And an ancient enemy returns to claim a crown while a fallen hero tries to save a world in decay.
I liked this book the least even though I gave it the exact same rating as the rest. It started off extremely quickly and I was scared shitless because there were still hundreds of pages to go and things were going epically wrong already. Eventually it all slowed down and then I got bored. It picked up speed a little in the end. I disliked the pacing a lot as you can see. There was a lot of drama and way less banter and sass than in the other books and that’s a pity because that’s what I liked so much about the others. The characters were diverse and strong and well written but this is a more shaky and unstable 4 stars.
I loved the Shades of Magic books, I really liked the characters and the way it was written is amazing. So compliments to VE Schwab for writing so beautifully.
Author: VE Schwab Series: Shades of Magic #2 Reviewer: Marlou
Summary
It has been four months since a mysterious obsidian stone fell into Kell’s possession. Four months since his path crossed with Delilah Bard. Four months since Prince Rhy was wounded, and since the nefarious Dane twins of White London fell, and four months since the stone was cast with Holland’s dying body through the rift–back into Black London.
Now, restless after having given up his smuggling habit, Kell is visited by dreams of ominous magical events, waking only to think of Lila, who disappeared from the docks as she always meant to do. As Red London finalizes preparations for the Element Games–an extravagant international competition of magic meant to entertain and keep healthy the ties between neighboring countries–a certain pirate ship draws closer, carrying old friends back into port.
And while Red London is caught up in the pageantry and thrills of the Games, another London is coming back to life. After all, a shadow that was gone in the night will reappear in the morning. But the balance of magic is ever perilous, and for one city to flourish, another London must fall.
Lila is once again being a freaking badass. *heart eyes* She has learned magic (!) and she can’t wait to show Kell what she’s capable of. She’s also afraid to see him again after months on the sea and well, angst ensues.
“She bent most of the rules. She broke the rest.”
Kell is not as grumpy as he was in the first book because he gets to let go a little in this book.
Prince Rhy is more involved in this book and that is lovely because Rhy is absolutely lovely. I love Rhy’s personality. He talks himself in and out of trouble countless times. Shows off whenever he can. And he’s bi. Yes people, in this book we find out that Rhy does not have any preference as long as he can sleep with them (I guess he prefers them to be pretty tho).
“The prince shrugged. ‘Who needs magic when you look this good?’”
Alucurd Emery makes an appearance in this book. Holy moly, what a great character. I don’t know whether to hate him or love him. I want to whack him over the head or have a drink with him. I love it when characters are like that.
Favorite quote from the book? Easy choice (for once)
“Everyone’s immortal until they’re not.”
I liked this book a lot. It was so different from the first book that it did kinda give me whiplash. I didn’t like that Kell and Lila’s path crossed very late in the book. Still a solid 4 stars for this one, too.
Author: VE Schwab Series: Shades of Magic #1 Reviewer: Marlou
Summary
Kell is one of the last Antari—magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel Londons; Red, Grey, White, and, once upon a time, Black.
Kell was raised in Arnes—Red London—and officially serves the Maresh Empire as an ambassador, traveling between the frequent bloody regime changes in White London and the court of George III in the dullest of Londons, the one without any magic left to see.
Unofficially, Kell is a smuggler, servicing people willing to pay for even the smallest glimpses of a world they’ll never see. It’s a defiant hobby with dangerous consequences, which Kell is now seeing firsthand.
After an exchange goes awry, Kell escapes to Grey London and runs into Delilah Bard, a cut-purse with lofty aspirations. She first robs him, then saves him from a deadly enemy, and finally forces Kell to spirit her to another world for a proper adventure.
Now perilous magic is afoot, and treachery lurks at every turn. To save all of the worlds, they’ll first need to stay alive.
“I’d rather die on an adventure than live standing still.”
I’ve been waiting a while to write this review because I just didn’t seem to be able to find the words. It didn’t look like a strong review if I just wrote asdfghjkl but that’s exactly what I was thinking.
Delilah Bard is a freaking gem. I love her. I want to be her. I want to date her. But alas, she is a free woman and no one is gonna shackle that one. Good luck to anyone who might try.
Here’s one of my favorite Delilah snippets from this book:
“I apologize for anything I might have done. I was not myself.”
“I apologize for shooting you in the leg.” said Lila. “I was myself entirely.”
Kell is such a grumpy cutie and he also has a good sense of very sarcastic humor. Exactly the kind of humor I love.
“What are you?” she asked. “A monster,” said Kell hoarsely. “You’d better let me go.” The girl gave a small, mocking laugh. “Monsters don’t faint in the presence of ladies.” “Ladies don’t dress like men and pick pockets,” retorted Kell. Her smile only sharpened. “What are you really?” “Tied to your bed,” said Kell matter-of-factly. “And?” His brow furrowed. “And in trouble.”
A Darker Shade of Magic is a book all on its own. The story could very well be finished with this book, but lucky for us it was not! This book is mostly about Kell and Lila and I really like that. The world(s) itself and its magic (or lack thereof) is already complicated enough. With Kell and Lila being in the spotlight the rest is much easier to comprehend and the world-building is very strong in this book. A solid 4 stars.
In the land of Tarrkin lives four segregated clans. Humans with the capability of shifting into wolves on command as soon as they hit maturity at the age of thirteen. The clans are broken up based on color on their wolf’s coat; gray, brown, black, and white.
A rivalry between the black wolves and white wolves, a rivalry that has lasted since the beginning of time, is finally coming to an end. Binding the two heirs of both the Whitefangs clan and the Blackhearts clan.
Valenthia Percival is the leader’s daughter of the white wolves’ clan—Snowfangs. She is sent off to marry the Blackhearts, leader’s son—Ariston Armadyl. The treaty is to end their long-spanned rivalry and prevent a new war from erupting. This treaty holds the power to bond them together…forever.
For the first time ever, a white wolf and a black wolf are to have a child. As part of the treaty Valenthia is forced to marry her nemesis, Ariston, and bear his child. The treaty is to bring peace amongst them, but while in Blackheart territory Valenthia experiences nothing but rejection, hate, and conflict.
This book was provided to me by the author in exchange for an honest review.
I follow EM Courier on Instagram (both her author insta as her bookstagram) and I consider her a dear friend. You can buy her book via Amazon but Amazon and The Netherlands don’t do well together so I was afraid I could never read her book. That would have been tragic. Em decided to send me the ebook and I promised her I’d give a well written review. So here goes nothing:
I enjoyed the book very much but it’s not my kind of story. I’m very picky of how wolves are written and EM Courier’s way is a nice way to see it but doesn’t fit with what I like. BUT I still really liked the book.
There were several moments that I was like HELL TO THE NO but everything would turn out alright in the end. Several people die and I did not like that at all. Okay, I liked two deaths. If you read the book you might find out whose deaths I’m referring to.
I gave this book 3.5 stars because it’s not my cup of tea but it’s still well written and suspenseful. Val is a badass, Dalna is amazing, Cronin is intriguing and Ariston can be as infuriating as he is handsome but I still love him.
The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction—but assassins are getting closer to her door.
Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic.
Across the dark sea, Tané has trained all her life to be a dragonrider, but is forced to make a choice that could see her life unravel.
The Priory of the Orange Tree is everything I love about fantasy. The worldbuilding is amazing and the characters are well developed. Bonuses for LGBTQ rep and several women as lead characters. There is so much in this book (which is why it’s so long!). Even at 850 pages, there are no wasted words. Everything keeps moving toward the ending. The LGBTQ relationships were treated no differently than straight relationships; they are part of the world just like everybody else.
You get a full belief system from three major cultures, politics shaped from those beliefs, love, betrayal, and so much more all under the threat of the Nameless One returning to destroy everything (or save the world, depending on what you believe).
The character arcs are great. I loved when some characters traveled to other locations where they hold vastly different views or when characters learned new information that challenged their core beliefs. You could feel the characters struggling to justify or adjust their beliefs based on these interactions.
There are many plotlines to follow as the characters are in various locations with very different beliefs and cultures. The beginning can be a bit overwhelming due to the number of characters, beliefs, and locations that are introduced, but I quickly got the hang of who was where and what their current goal was.
While I didn’t like all the POV characters, I loved most of them. I fell in love with Ead right away and she probably gave me (and a couple of the characters) the most stress. She began as my favorite and remains so after finishing the book. I love her determination and how she focuses on doing what she believes is right. She also doesn’t care for court manners, which puts her in conflict with some other characters.
I love how everything wrapped up at the end while leaving room to return to this world and characters. I would have gladly continued reading just to inhabit this world for a little longer. I really hope there’s a plan to have more books set in this world.
Author: Sarah J. Maas Series: Throne of Glass #7 Reviewer: Marlou
Content Warnings
Violence, Torture, Depression, Death, War
Summary
Aelin has risked everything to save her people―but at a tremendous cost. Locked within an iron coffin by the Queen of the Fae, Aelin must draw upon her fiery will as she endures months of torture. Aware that yielding to Maeve will doom those she loves keeps her from breaking, though her resolve begins to unravel with each passing day…
With Aelin captured, Aedion and Lysandra remain the last line of defense to protect Terrasen from utter destruction. Yet they soon realize that the many allies they’ve gathered to battle Erawan’s hordes might not be enough to save them. Scattered across the continent and racing against time, Chaol, Manon, and Dorian are forced to forge their own paths to meet their fates. Hanging in the balance is any hope of salvation―and a better world.
And across the sea, his companions unwavering beside him, Rowan hunts to find his captured wife and queen―before she is lost to him forever.
As the threads of fate weave together at last, all must fight, if they are to have a chance at a future. Some bonds will grow even deeper, while others will be severed forever in the explosive final chapter of the Throne of Glass series.
This book tore my heart out, gave it back, shattered it, glued it back together, and then burned it to smithereens, never to be seen again.
I have never cried while reading a book. Thanks, Kingdom of Ash, for ruining my perfect record. And thanks, Sarah J Maas, for writing such an amazing book. SJM managed to make me cry, it can’t get much better than that.
“You do not yield.” Don’t mind me, I’m just bawling my eyes out. What a perfect line. It’s right along the lines of “I am Celeana Sardothien and I will not be afraid,” and yet so much more.
Yes, the book was lacking in several places. Unnecessary things were added and necessary things were deleted. It wasn’t a great serie finale but it was still an amazing book that kept me on the edge of my seat.
Let’s talk about the characters since this was the last book of the series and we’ve met a great deal of people:
Rowannnnnn: He shall always have a special place in my heart. *insert multitude of love eyed emojis* Dorian: I’ve loved you from those very first lines: “‘It’s clear that you respect me, Duke Perrington, but it’s a bit unnecessary to put such effort into forcing Celaena Sardothien to have the same opinion. You and I know very well she has no love for my family. So perhaps your intent is to humiliate her.’ He paused, and she could have sworn his eyes fell on her face. ‘But I think she’s had enough of that.’ He stopped for another moment, then asked: ‘Don’t you have a meeting with Endovier’s treasurer? I wouldn’t want you to be late, especially when you came all this way to meet with him.’” Chaol: I didn’t like him, at all…That changed after reading Tower of Dawn. He’s still not one of my favorites or even close to second but he’s alright. Aedion: Wasn’t impressed at first, but he started growing on me. Eventually I started to really like him, but what I like most of all is his love for his kingdom. He’s as fierce as any lion (see what I did there). LYSANDRAAAAAA: As you can obviously see, I love this chick. Didn’t like her in Assassin’s Blade (but hey, who did?) but omg, Lysandra for the win! My favorite form of hers is her Ghost Leopard form. Manon: I didn’t like her chapters in Heir of Fire. I wanted to skip them. Glad I didn’t. Manon is for me the character with the most character development. Gosh, I love her. The Thirteen: a badass group of ladies that will always be friendship goals. Nesryn: EMPRESSSSSS BADAAAASSSSSSS Sartaq: Oh boy… what a darling… and such a flirt *waving hands frantically because ooh la la* Yrene: “For wherever you need to go – and then some. The world needs more healers.” YAAAAASSSS GIRL YOU MADE IT! Elide: DAYUMMMM you tell him darling, don’t take his BS, don’t be afraid of anyone. FENRYSSSSSS: oh my lovely boyo. I love him so much. He deserves the world. *insert squealing fangirl* Lorcan: You smol baby bean…You can go to Perranth with me. *winks with both eyes* Gavriel: You amazing dad. Aedion loves you, you know…almost as much as I do. *hugs him tightly* And last but definitely not the least: AELIN: fire-breathing-bitch-queen/ fireheart/ Elentiya/ Lillian/ Celeana —it doesn’t matter what name she goes by, she is amazing. Aelin will forever be my favorite character of the Throne of Glass series and one of my favorites from any other book. *applauds for the Heir of Brannon*
I have definitely not mentioned all the characters but my review was getting long enough. Kingdom of Ash was an amazing book and will have a special place in my heart. Thank you, Sarah J Maas, for such an inspiring and lovely series and such an amazing series finale. This book will stay with me for a while.
There is no Beartown without hockey. Maybe there was before the factories closed and the businesses moved away but not now, not with the economics of the entire city teetering on the announcement of a new Hockey Academy. The deal is simple, if Beartown’s junior hockey club wins their league, the council will place a new Hockey Academy in Beartown. With the Academy come families, new construction, new stores and even a conference center with restaurants and opportunity. All this is contingent on the 16-17 year old boys winning.
Fortunately for the town, the junior team is as solid as they come and they have a weapon in Kevin Urdall.
When accusations fly, the town turns inward. What is usually termed “off-ice issues” becomes whole-town-problems. There’s the victim, the accused, the witnesses, the families, and the friendships made and broken as the narrative visits dozens of perspectives throughout the town.
When I first started this book, I felt oddly resentful that I’d fallen into a sports-book and doggedly settled into hour after hour of what would undoubtedly become an inspirational feel-good story. This is because I didn’t read the synopsis and I came in blind to the entire thing other than the persistent mention by penpals and book-friends that I should read this book. Last year, I read A Man Called Ove and found it a pleasure to read and an inspirational uplift, so I anticipated the same. Boy what I got was so much more.
Beartown doles out it’s information in a sophisticated layering of character, backstory, and reactionary plot points. It’s a style that I feel certain, after two books, is judiciously applied in Backman’s works. And it’s incredibly effective at building curiosity and anticipation as each character is opened up and unpacked one by one. The plot inches it’s way through the cast like a true crime author painting the scene. It continues to do so as the friends, family, and townsfolk process the aftermath. I cannot express how completely satisfied I am with this style of storytelling. It’s because of this style that I make comparisons to Celeste Ng and even true crime writers like Michelle McNamara.
One of a few tired points is the internal struggles of Kira Andersson, the mother, the wife, the accomplished lawyer. I feel like Backman’s use of the guilty-professional-mother stereotype is a bit tired. Everywhere I look, media portrays the guilt of the working-mom. That she feels like she’s missing out, not doing enough, working too much, not working enough, that she’s failing at the same time that she’s succeeding. It talks about resentment and guilt for putting family first and also for putting career first because women can’t have it all without a heavy slice of guilt. And when presented in nuanced terms and in relation to specific situations (like a recital, a business trip, a big school play), I think this narrative can strike home with even the least sentimental of mothers (me). However, it came over heavy-handed to the point that I even voiced this complaint to my husband. I am so damn tired of being told that I should be feeling guilt, or that this is a universal experience, or that it’s not normal to just carry-on. Call it a pet-peeve.
An area that I did think was immensely valuable to hear from a male author with a fairly substantial platform was the condemnation of victim blaming. He paints a thoroughly grotesque picture of the townspeople that side blindly against the victim. Anyone that’s ever espoused the same sentiments must surely be reading this book with shame, or else not finishing it at all. It is a 100% shutdown and call-out of the mob-mentality and boys-first perspectives faced by women reporting sexual assault and harassment. He throws in a few solid jabs a homophobia while he’s at it and I’m thankful he did.
I strongly hope this becomes a book studied and analyzed in classrooms specifically because of the clear stance it takes on social issues desperately in need of being addressed.
Similar books: Structured and executed in a similar style to Celeste Ng’s Little Fires Everywhere and Everything I Never Told You. In the same vein as Backman’s A Man Called Ove which holds many comparisons to the novels of Wallace Stegner.
Appeal: This adult contemporary contains several timely social issues and provides point and counterpoint to the arguments batted across the divide in the #metoo era. It asks many questions like who really raises children? Why do some people grow up to be entitled and others to be empathetic, can they be both? When the youth act out, are the parents to blame or the community? How do you protect your children and when do you realize you can’t?
If you’re a YA reader, this book will not deliver the usual first person perspective, but it will give you a close connection to many points of view. Through this careful narrative you’ll see the dichotomy of feelings and values spread between victim, bystander, and parent.
If you already consume a steady adult contemporary diet, you’ll see more of the teen perspective than a typical Adult narrative including the social impact of speaking up and the hardships on the children when one of the family is a victim of violence.
Everyone has something to gain from reading this layered perspective.
Author: J.R. Ward Series: Black Dagger Brotherhood Reviewer: Marlou
Content Warnings
Violence, language, graphic sex (smut)
Summary
In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there’s a deadly turf war going on between vampires and their slayers. There exists a secret band of brothers like no other—six vampire warriors, defenders of their race. Yet none of them relishes killing more than Wrath, the leader of The Black Dagger Brotherhood.
The only purebred vampire left on earth, Wrath has a score to settle with the slayers who murdered his parents centuries ago. But, when one of his most trusted fighters is killed-leaving his half-breed daughter unaware of his existence or her fate-Wrath must usher her into the world of the undead-a world of sensuality beyond her wildest dreams.
This review is about all the Black Dagger Brotherhood books.
Dark Lover
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Okay, I freaking love Wrath. His good friend and ‘brother’ gets blown up and leaves behind his half-breed daughter. Instead of ignoring his friend’s request to take care of her, Wrath does exactly that, he visits her to offer his protection. Only when he gets there, he falls head over heels for her. Beth turns out to be an amazing female who can take care of the brothers of the brotherhood. She’s caring and loving and everyone loves her from the first moment they meet her (me included).
Lover Eternal
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
RHAGE YASSSSSS. Gosh, I love him. He’s like a super cute puppy, only huge with purple scales but hey details… I loved this book a lot, I was disappointed to see much less of Beth and Wrath, but Rhage more than made up for it. Mary is amazing too. Not everyone can deal with a male that can turn into a freaking dragon, but oh Mary has that dragon wrapped around her finger, and Rhage would like her fingers wrapped around his… I’ll remain decent and not finish that sentence.
Lover Awakened
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Yes, hello, can I order one fuzzy blanket to wrap Zsadist in, please? Thank you. Gosh, that male went through a lot and deserves the freaking best. He found Bella, so he gets pretty damn close. This book was more intense than the previous ones. But that came as no surprise because Z is just very intense. Bella is such a precious female, loving Z despite everything (he was a total dick to her). Bella and Z are so cute together and wow I’m having serious heart eyes here.
Lover Revealed
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
This book was hella different than the rest. It still had plenty of smut and badass males and females. BUT it was also centered around a human who turned out to be not so very human ;). I like Butch, definitely when he’s with Rhage and Vishous, and he was surprisingly fun to read about. I didn’t like Marissa in the first books, but in this one she grew on me. She’s still not half as interesting as Beth, Mary and Bella, but I’m not hating her like I used to.
Lover Unbound
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
A book about my favorite grumpy, smartass vamp? Sign me up! Throw in a super smart female that won’t deal with his misogynistic bullshit and is all for the BDSM Vishous seems to prefer? Hell yeah, I’ll read this! This book was really good. Why only three stars then? There was something missing and I won’t go higher than 3.5 stars for smut books since there is much less worldbuilding and storyline than that my epic-fantasy-ass is used to. Jane and V are a very interesting couple to read about and V is just one of my favorite character, so yeah, three stars.
Lover Enshrined
Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
This book was very slow and boring, especially compared to the other books in this series that came before it. Phury has never really caught my interest so I already didn’t have high hopes for his book. While I could have been wrong, I wasn’t. Cormia is boring and kinda a crybaby. There are plenty of pages I just skimmed over to get to the good parts.
Lover Avenged
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Suddenly I found out that there’s a book about Rehvenge, Bella’s brother, and I didn’t know if I was excited about it or if I wanted a book about the main gang. Turns out Rehv is a very interesting male. Ehlena wasn’t very interesting, but the storyline in this book was, so it more than made up for it.
Lover Mine
Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
Would you look at that—John Matthew gets his own book. And it’s freaking boring. The relationship of Xhex and John still doesn’t make sense to me and this book was just… meh. John is brother Darius, back from the dead with a new face, and no one finds out. Not even in all the books to come does anyone know that it’s their old friend that’s been sitting across from them at the dining table. What the heck is that about?
Lover Unleashed
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
V has a sister?! YAY! Payne gets badly hurt, needs a doc to fix her, falls in love with the doc, they have mind-blowing sex… This book got a little too cheesy for me. There also wasn’t much focus on the vampires. Manny decides to work with Jane to patch up the brothers from time to time and, in this book, they suffer severe wounds and without Manny they might have lost someone to injury. Now, that was a scene that kept me on the edge of my seat, and that’s why this book gets 3 stars.
Lover Reborn
Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
Thor gets his own book after losing his shellan (wife) and has to find love with someone else to save his beloved? Yeah, I’m not a fan… Ward’s writing and the fact that she always gives another character a story arc aside from the couple it focuses on saved this book, but I would have give it maybe 1.5 or 2 stars if she hadn’t done that.
Lover at Last
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
QHUINN AND BLAY! QHUINN AND BLAY! SAY IT WITH ME!
Can you tell I love my bisexual sex addict and redhead gay dude? *Heart Eyes* Oh, these boys make me swoon alright. They make me believe in love. Oh gosh, I still can barely type entire sentences, because I’m so excited about these two.
The King
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
YAASSS THE KING AND QUEEN WHOOO! Beth wants a kid and Wrath doesn’t want to put her in danger (Vamp pregnancies are very dangerous). And, wow, I just loved this book. I love Wrath and Beth’s relationship. They’re so epic together. My excitement is getting the better of me so I’ll finish this mini review with: asdfghjkl.
The Shadows
Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
Why does this book exist? Gosh, this put me right to sleep. I speed read this book and skipped a lot. I just skimmed over the pages in the hopes in finding something interesting, but no, nothing there.
The Beast
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
ANOTHER BOOK ABOUT RHAGEEEEEE! Can you tell Rhage is my favorite? My baby is having panic attacks and he doesn’t know why or how to stop them. Turns out the big puppy has too much love in that big heart of his and wants a kid who he can shower with love. One problem, his lovely Mary can’t have kids… But they find a way, they always do. This book was freaking cute, but also had me seriously worried for Rhage and Mary. Definitely deserves 3.5 stars.
The Chosen
Rating: 3,5 out of 5 stars
I thought I was totally gonna fall asleep with this book—just like I did with The Shadows—but I was happily surprised! The Bastards are very interesting to read about. Layla was freaking badass. And everyone else has quite the role in this too. This book was incredibly well balanced and a very enjoyable read!
The Thief
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
The threat of the Omega and the lessening society seems to become less and less, but our favorite vamps cannot rest just yet. A new evil rises and wears the face of an old friend. Yep I’m hearing you thinking “well shit.” Now, lovely readers, that’s exactly how I felt throughout this book. When I finished this book I realized there weren’t any more books to read and I felt the withdrawal coming on fast. I can’t freaking wait to read the next book.
The Savior
The Savior’s release date is April 2nd, 2019. Here’s the synopsis:
A vampire and a scientist’s fates are passionately entwined in a race against time in this thrilling romance in the #1 New York Times bestselling “utterly absorbing and deliciously erotic” (Angela Knight, New York Times bestselling author) Black Dagger Brotherhood series.
In the venerable history of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, only one male has ever been expelled—but Murhder’s insanity gave the Brothers no choice. Haunted by visions of a female he could not save, he nonetheless returns to Caldwell on a mission to right the wrong that ruined him. However, he is not prepared for what he must face in his quest for redemption.
Dr. Sarah Watkins, researcher at a biomedical firm, is struggling with the loss of her fellow scientist fiancé. When the FBI starts asking about his death, she questions what really happened and soon learns the terrible truth: Her firm is conducting inhumane experiments in secret and the man she thought she knew and loved was involved in the torture.
As Murhder and Sarah’s destinies become irrevocably entwined, desire ignites between them. But can they forge a future that spans the divide separating the two species? And as a new foe emerges in the war against the vampires, will Murhder return to his Brothers… or resume his lonely existence forevermore?
Dream Read Repeat 