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Kelley Armstrong- The Reckoning
3 min read
The final book to the Darkest Powers series and one of the most interesting; starting with the most important aspect of a novel-the plot, I have to say it was well developed. As they Chloe and Derek go to Andrew's home and the group finds out he wasn't all good Andrew had not given any signs that he was bad but Chloe and Derek had suspicions which are good enough for me. Also I like how we finally get to see how strong Chloe is when she uses full power and pretty much summons the entire cemetery back from the dead; and also how she finally man's up and uses her powers to get what she wants like fight off Liam, summon the demon and put her in the body, and best of all summoning Tori's mother and having her shoot Dr. David. Armstrong did very well in this book for tying up loose ends and it shows when everything starts coming together.
Also I'd just like to say how much I loved the scene in the lab; it was vivid, detailed, interesting, and filled with action. As well as almost no bickering happened in this novel which is a great relief compared to the other books in the trilogy with a much better ending compared to two; and lastly I liked that Derek finally completed his change and is still himself- to me, that's how it should always be.
The first thing I disliked about the novel is that when Simon knew he and Chloe wouldn't work out he overreacted. Now to other characters that would be okay, however Simon's character is portrayed as calm and level headed like his brother but in a more friendly way so having him act out the way he did does not line up with how his personality is. Also, when Chloe summons the dead doctor and possess her it seemed completely random; not only has the possession never happened before but the doctor never appeared before either so his threat of 'being back' was completely dull. This part seemed randomly put in and unneeded.
Then there is Margret, I like her enough as a character having that old 'I know everything and you don't' stays consistent but she is also portrayed as smart as well as jealous. Thus when she denies what's happening to Chloe in the beginning fine, but when the animal is raised from a dead that is obvious proof that she can well you know maybe RAISE THE DEAD. Animals can't just raise themselves from where ever they came from. Also, not everything is all tied up, we will have no idea what exactly the necklace is supposed to do it dims her glow and stops possessions but the change in glow is never truly explained and I find that disappointing. Lastly while in the lab Kit seems to just randomly come in like a last thought placement. The group is running for their life and POOF Kit is there, a little random and very odd where Armstrong decided to add him in but it does say something about his character…In a really weird way.
With all of this said I do recommend this book and thus the entire trilogy to my fellow readers and hope other Armstrong books are just as interesting and as good as or even better than the trilogy.
Also I'd just like to say how much I loved the scene in the lab; it was vivid, detailed, interesting, and filled with action. As well as almost no bickering happened in this novel which is a great relief compared to the other books in the trilogy with a much better ending compared to two; and lastly I liked that Derek finally completed his change and is still himself- to me, that's how it should always be.
The first thing I disliked about the novel is that when Simon knew he and Chloe wouldn't work out he overreacted. Now to other characters that would be okay, however Simon's character is portrayed as calm and level headed like his brother but in a more friendly way so having him act out the way he did does not line up with how his personality is. Also, when Chloe summons the dead doctor and possess her it seemed completely random; not only has the possession never happened before but the doctor never appeared before either so his threat of 'being back' was completely dull. This part seemed randomly put in and unneeded.
Then there is Margret, I like her enough as a character having that old 'I know everything and you don't' stays consistent but she is also portrayed as smart as well as jealous. Thus when she denies what's happening to Chloe in the beginning fine, but when the animal is raised from a dead that is obvious proof that she can well you know maybe RAISE THE DEAD. Animals can't just raise themselves from where ever they came from. Also, not everything is all tied up, we will have no idea what exactly the necklace is supposed to do it dims her glow and stops possessions but the change in glow is never truly explained and I find that disappointing. Lastly while in the lab Kit seems to just randomly come in like a last thought placement. The group is running for their life and POOF Kit is there, a little random and very odd where Armstrong decided to add him in but it does say something about his character…In a really weird way.
With all of this said I do recommend this book and thus the entire trilogy to my fellow readers and hope other Armstrong books are just as interesting and as good as or even better than the trilogy.
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Kelley Armstrong- The Awakening
3 min read
The second book to the Darkest Powers Chloe, Derek, Simon, and Tori are still on the run while the stalking Edison Group is trying to catch their failed experiments. Starting off with the good things, I liked the character development. Starting off with our heroine, Chloe goes from naïve little girl to cautious-seeing signs of who might be a betrayer and who isn't. However Chloe is still shown a little too much as a weakling when she won't use the switchblade she has towards the girl cutting her. Yes you can be afraid but even she has to realize that just standing there isn't going to help.
I also like the buildup suspense with Chloe and her powers. They say her powers are incredible and that she could raise an army of one-thousand if she chose to. However Chloe does not actually ever use the full potential of her powers so we do not know what the true extent is.
I also like the plot development as Derek and Chloe become more attached and the group finally stops bickering as much as they did before. I also like Derek's wolf transformation, it's painful and it rips his clothes like it should if your body undergoes a shape shifting transformation. It wouldn't be all magical and have it so POOF! They're a wolf and able to magically have their clothes still on, not ripped and all that.
One of the things I don't like about the book is that Chloe is still naïve when it comes to Simon's obvious attachment for her. At first if there are smaller signs like sitting near her or holding her hand out of necessity than signs of attraction than they would have happened a little less. Thus I believe Chloe's obliviousness to this isn't good because it makes her seem a little unintelligent which is not what an author would want. Then there is the bickering, there is so much useless chatter that it makes the novel start losing intensity and interest- this really needs to change in the last book. Also, I find that throughout the book Armstrong is trying too hard to make it realistic especially when Chloe keeps saying 'It's not like in the movies' or other examples such as those.
Then there was the fact that the necklace Chloe's mother gave her changes colour-what is the point of mentioning the necklace and again having it as the focal point in the cover page when almost never mentioned? Lastly I really disliked the way Armstrong ends the book; it seemed like it just cut off it was no real ending. Although I have read many disappointing endings this one is sad because I thought that there would have been more.
All in all I say that I do recommend this book to my fellow bookworms and hope that the third book will be more interesting and have a better ending.
I also like the buildup suspense with Chloe and her powers. They say her powers are incredible and that she could raise an army of one-thousand if she chose to. However Chloe does not actually ever use the full potential of her powers so we do not know what the true extent is.
I also like the plot development as Derek and Chloe become more attached and the group finally stops bickering as much as they did before. I also like Derek's wolf transformation, it's painful and it rips his clothes like it should if your body undergoes a shape shifting transformation. It wouldn't be all magical and have it so POOF! They're a wolf and able to magically have their clothes still on, not ripped and all that.
One of the things I don't like about the book is that Chloe is still naïve when it comes to Simon's obvious attachment for her. At first if there are smaller signs like sitting near her or holding her hand out of necessity than signs of attraction than they would have happened a little less. Thus I believe Chloe's obliviousness to this isn't good because it makes her seem a little unintelligent which is not what an author would want. Then there is the bickering, there is so much useless chatter that it makes the novel start losing intensity and interest- this really needs to change in the last book. Also, I find that throughout the book Armstrong is trying too hard to make it realistic especially when Chloe keeps saying 'It's not like in the movies' or other examples such as those.
Then there was the fact that the necklace Chloe's mother gave her changes colour-what is the point of mentioning the necklace and again having it as the focal point in the cover page when almost never mentioned? Lastly I really disliked the way Armstrong ends the book; it seemed like it just cut off it was no real ending. Although I have read many disappointing endings this one is sad because I thought that there would have been more.
All in all I say that I do recommend this book to my fellow bookworms and hope that the third book will be more interesting and have a better ending.
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(For le Mature)
Fourth to the series and the last book that is out for the moment-the fifth having no release date; we start with Charley going into moping mode and is suffering from PTSD like her client and is trying to figure out a name for the couch. As always I enjoyed reading the book and I finally figured out how to describe why I like it so much that it's close to being my number one series. Jones has fun with the book, making Charley have her ADD and being random which makes the book enjoyable to read. Especially to people like me who enjoy random.
Starting with the good as always I'll start off with my favourite thing for every book and keeps me reading just to see what the next one will be; the chapter starters. My two most favourite has to be "Hi. I'm Trouble. I heard you were looking for me" (Chapter 5) and "Welcome back. I see the assassins have failed" (Chapter 3). Anyone who knows me at all understands my love for assassins so when I read that I was in a good mood for the next hour or so. Another thing I like about the novel is that when Charley learns about the demons she also learns that they have only a limited way to get in. Through people who have a higher spirituality. This is good because it allows the demons to have a limitation so there isn't millions of them running around the city and so Jones didn't have to write about them. This limitation allows it to be more focused and not have the story spread out so thin that it makes the main plot line lost. And I just have to say Quentin's character is just absolutely adorable, just putting that out there because I feel the need to.
Also I love Donovan's character. Gentleman like but always does what needs to be done but cares about things too. Thus when he leaves I am really sad until I catch what may be a bit of foreshadowing which is when he says that "I will be back" (225). The italics in the 'will' is what got me to think that he really is coming back-though hopefully not as a ghost or else I'll be extremely pissed. The next thing I enjoy is that Reyes is moving in next door. When the renovations are going on other than the money being put into the place there were no signs but somehow as a reader you just knew who was moving in-that hunch. That and then at the end where Charley is given the key to the place kind of made it obvious unless you thought that Reyes bought it for her-which is what I thought for a second. Of course I also enjoyed Reyes therapy method to help Charley get close to Area 51. Taking a psychology class I know that replacing bad memories with good ones-or in this case sensual ones can help with the healing process.
Lastly and most kick-ass I loved about this novel was Charley's displays of power; and there are three moments. One, Charley and Reyes are lying in bed and somehow end up in a room that isn't theirs. As Artemis and Reyes is busy trying not to get Charley killed a demon ends up getting to her and what does she do? She blows pixie dust-like light to the thing and it is in agony until Artemis kills it. I found it so random and so weird that I had to laugh despite the dark mood. Second, when Reyes is shot Charley gets so pissed off that she pulls of a Reyes-leaving her corporal body and rips Edward's heart out. Lastly which isn't as awesome as the other ones, but just as surprising, Charley cures her dad of pancreatic cancer. Though she says she didn't do it and there were no intentions, cancer just doesn't run away like that-healing mojo would be pretty nice to have for later books by being good for future plot developments.
There were very little things that I disliked about the novel, two to be exact. One of them being that Charley mopes too much. PTSD I understand is serious and takes a long time to lessen but even so the majority of the novel is focused on that and to me it seemed to take away from the plot which makes me sad because Jones was doing pretty good in the last three, I just hope she gets back to the way she was making Charley's character before; not afraid of almost anything. The second thing is that when we found out that the house-keeper is the culprit of Harper's murder it seemed a little random. The only sign given is the fear in the beginning of being caught which is disappointing. Though this does allow more focus on other things like the demons and her PTSD I still think that there should have been more signs.
Altogether I do recommend this book to any and all book worms and hope that the fifth book will be filled with Charley's kick-assness!
Fourth to the series and the last book that is out for the moment-the fifth having no release date; we start with Charley going into moping mode and is suffering from PTSD like her client and is trying to figure out a name for the couch. As always I enjoyed reading the book and I finally figured out how to describe why I like it so much that it's close to being my number one series. Jones has fun with the book, making Charley have her ADD and being random which makes the book enjoyable to read. Especially to people like me who enjoy random.
Starting with the good as always I'll start off with my favourite thing for every book and keeps me reading just to see what the next one will be; the chapter starters. My two most favourite has to be "Hi. I'm Trouble. I heard you were looking for me" (Chapter 5) and "Welcome back. I see the assassins have failed" (Chapter 3). Anyone who knows me at all understands my love for assassins so when I read that I was in a good mood for the next hour or so. Another thing I like about the novel is that when Charley learns about the demons she also learns that they have only a limited way to get in. Through people who have a higher spirituality. This is good because it allows the demons to have a limitation so there isn't millions of them running around the city and so Jones didn't have to write about them. This limitation allows it to be more focused and not have the story spread out so thin that it makes the main plot line lost. And I just have to say Quentin's character is just absolutely adorable, just putting that out there because I feel the need to.
Also I love Donovan's character. Gentleman like but always does what needs to be done but cares about things too. Thus when he leaves I am really sad until I catch what may be a bit of foreshadowing which is when he says that "I will be back" (225). The italics in the 'will' is what got me to think that he really is coming back-though hopefully not as a ghost or else I'll be extremely pissed. The next thing I enjoy is that Reyes is moving in next door. When the renovations are going on other than the money being put into the place there were no signs but somehow as a reader you just knew who was moving in-that hunch. That and then at the end where Charley is given the key to the place kind of made it obvious unless you thought that Reyes bought it for her-which is what I thought for a second. Of course I also enjoyed Reyes therapy method to help Charley get close to Area 51. Taking a psychology class I know that replacing bad memories with good ones-or in this case sensual ones can help with the healing process.
Lastly and most kick-ass I loved about this novel was Charley's displays of power; and there are three moments. One, Charley and Reyes are lying in bed and somehow end up in a room that isn't theirs. As Artemis and Reyes is busy trying not to get Charley killed a demon ends up getting to her and what does she do? She blows pixie dust-like light to the thing and it is in agony until Artemis kills it. I found it so random and so weird that I had to laugh despite the dark mood. Second, when Reyes is shot Charley gets so pissed off that she pulls of a Reyes-leaving her corporal body and rips Edward's heart out. Lastly which isn't as awesome as the other ones, but just as surprising, Charley cures her dad of pancreatic cancer. Though she says she didn't do it and there were no intentions, cancer just doesn't run away like that-healing mojo would be pretty nice to have for later books by being good for future plot developments.
There were very little things that I disliked about the novel, two to be exact. One of them being that Charley mopes too much. PTSD I understand is serious and takes a long time to lessen but even so the majority of the novel is focused on that and to me it seemed to take away from the plot which makes me sad because Jones was doing pretty good in the last three, I just hope she gets back to the way she was making Charley's character before; not afraid of almost anything. The second thing is that when we found out that the house-keeper is the culprit of Harper's murder it seemed a little random. The only sign given is the fear in the beginning of being caught which is disappointing. Though this does allow more focus on other things like the demons and her PTSD I still think that there should have been more signs.
Altogether I do recommend this book to any and all book worms and hope that the fifth book will be filled with Charley's kick-assness!
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Rebecca Lim-Mercy
4 min read
When I first read this book, I wasn't sure whether or not I would enjoy it. This is because when I first started reading it the way it is written was showing immaturity and I never did enjoy characters that don't show that they have half a brain; and this coming from the main character is a bad start.
However as the book progressed I did start enjoying it. I liked Mercy, she is one of those level headed characters that are barley phased by anything and it shows this throughout the book-consistency is always appreciated and wins brownie points for realism and character personality and development. I also liked how she shows control and not shy; a rare treat in books when the female character doesn't get flustered or self-conscience.
Then there is making Paul the bad guy. I like how it is subtle but obvious signs that he might be a target. Showing that Lim planned Paul being the baddie and that it is not random that some authors make it seem. Paul is shown as a good guy trying to promote the really talented ones to try to succeed when really he plans on adding it to his 'collection.' Paul's obsession is shown throughout which again shows the consistency that should be shown in every book when looking for the baddie or spy.
I also like how Ryan isn't instantly in love with Mercy or she for him, it is gradual with a few nice gestures to looking out for each other to deeply caring for each other but is not quite love, yet. I like this even though I am a marshmallow for romance and guys saying how they love their girl, because it shows that Lim has plans for the two of them or at the very least that Mercy will develop her character from the experience with the hottie. Which leads me to my next point, Mercy's power; in the novel she does not like it when people are touching her but she uses it to her advantage which shows that she is not some coward who will do nothing when she is able.
However, in the novel she is cramped by many people in the music school so how is she not being touched or feeling the emotions of people who are mere centimeters from her?
I dislike how Luc and her seven/eight brothers come into play in the novel. Though Paul might have been well thought out it seems our Luc isn't. He appears very few times and we learn nothing about his character other than he is addictive, has an amazing voice, and that he doesn't like her brothers; to fear them.
Yet as she meets Uri he doesn't do anything terrible to her, at all. Thus unexplained as she becomes the person she was many lives ago for a few brief moments. If anything other than calling her a traitor he seems to truly care for her as his eyes soften. Too many questions I feel were left unexplained in the novel with too few answers.
Then there is Mercy helping Ryan. Sure she sees the dreams Ryan has, the connection with his sister that gives him hope that she is alive, but just suddenly deciding to help him like that is not how it should have been.
There should have been contemplation to help him, Mercy worries about how she will affect Carson's future but yet she blindly skips lessons to help him. Not very wise or thought out I find.
Lastly, the way Mercy believes her time will be limited in Carson's body seems a little added on as well. Mercy gave the impression that she didn't know when she was going to leave one body to the next yet she states that she probably only has a week left. Doesn't make sense how she just suddenly knows that, or how she suddenly knows that she is fading from Carson at the end of the novel; even if it is a good way to end the book.
I do recommend reading this book to my fellow bookworms, the plot is pretty good and the main conflict seems like it can become very heated and interesting in the next book.
However as the book progressed I did start enjoying it. I liked Mercy, she is one of those level headed characters that are barley phased by anything and it shows this throughout the book-consistency is always appreciated and wins brownie points for realism and character personality and development. I also liked how she shows control and not shy; a rare treat in books when the female character doesn't get flustered or self-conscience.
Then there is making Paul the bad guy. I like how it is subtle but obvious signs that he might be a target. Showing that Lim planned Paul being the baddie and that it is not random that some authors make it seem. Paul is shown as a good guy trying to promote the really talented ones to try to succeed when really he plans on adding it to his 'collection.' Paul's obsession is shown throughout which again shows the consistency that should be shown in every book when looking for the baddie or spy.
I also like how Ryan isn't instantly in love with Mercy or she for him, it is gradual with a few nice gestures to looking out for each other to deeply caring for each other but is not quite love, yet. I like this even though I am a marshmallow for romance and guys saying how they love their girl, because it shows that Lim has plans for the two of them or at the very least that Mercy will develop her character from the experience with the hottie. Which leads me to my next point, Mercy's power; in the novel she does not like it when people are touching her but she uses it to her advantage which shows that she is not some coward who will do nothing when she is able.
However, in the novel she is cramped by many people in the music school so how is she not being touched or feeling the emotions of people who are mere centimeters from her?
I dislike how Luc and her seven/eight brothers come into play in the novel. Though Paul might have been well thought out it seems our Luc isn't. He appears very few times and we learn nothing about his character other than he is addictive, has an amazing voice, and that he doesn't like her brothers; to fear them.
Yet as she meets Uri he doesn't do anything terrible to her, at all. Thus unexplained as she becomes the person she was many lives ago for a few brief moments. If anything other than calling her a traitor he seems to truly care for her as his eyes soften. Too many questions I feel were left unexplained in the novel with too few answers.
Then there is Mercy helping Ryan. Sure she sees the dreams Ryan has, the connection with his sister that gives him hope that she is alive, but just suddenly deciding to help him like that is not how it should have been.
There should have been contemplation to help him, Mercy worries about how she will affect Carson's future but yet she blindly skips lessons to help him. Not very wise or thought out I find.
Lastly, the way Mercy believes her time will be limited in Carson's body seems a little added on as well. Mercy gave the impression that she didn't know when she was going to leave one body to the next yet she states that she probably only has a week left. Doesn't make sense how she just suddenly knows that, or how she suddenly knows that she is fading from Carson at the end of the novel; even if it is a good way to end the book.
I do recommend reading this book to my fellow bookworms, the plot is pretty good and the main conflict seems like it can become very heated and interesting in the next book.
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Monica Burns-Assassin's Honor
5 min read
(For the mature)
I had to read this book over the Christmas break just because of its title. I love reading about assassins and as a result I have high expectations for this book. As I read it I did find good things about it such as the history to the book; the Sicari and the Order makes it easy to go by on for a plot, giving many openings and conflicts available. I like Ares character, respectful, honourable (for the most part), kick-ass, level headed, and compassionate. As the story develops he is still his kick-ass self but starts to show a soft side for Emma which is really cute. Then for Emma, I like how she says how she hates crying and only happens very few times in the novel. She isn't a wimp all of a sudden. I also like how Ares and Emma's relationship is more of a lust one than instant love because that is how it is at first. You don't instantly love a person when you first meet them.
The abilities the Sicari have are interesting for assassins and having it limited makes it better for the novel showing that no one is invincible. Along with that goes the blood bond Ares and Emma share together; having it so that Emma is able to get Ares telekinesis abilities because of the sharing of blood is realistic seeing how blood composes the traits of a person by their genetic makeup. Giving the blood to Emma would have her possibly get those traits because as he says, adrenaline makes the heart pump faster. When Emma is about to be headless adrenaline sure would be coursing through her veins making her heart pump the blood faster which thus makes those traits flow through her. The chance of Emma getting the ability even more when Ares gives his... Essence to her also makes sense because that is more of Ares in her.
As for Emma's gift of telepathy I'm a little iffy on saying if it is good or bad, mainly because I know there are other books in the Order of Sicari series so I'm hoping that Emma won't be a wuss and use her powers. Thus I cannot truly say if it is good or bad but as a whole I believe it can and will be useful later on, but for the first book I see it as a useless ability seeing how it only helped when she is able to see flashes of Ares.
I disliked that there is almost an instant love going on, like all books, Emma and Ares feel this instant connection but they just deny it and pretend it isn't there, and then later on they do not deny a connection is there just decides to ignore it. This left me disappointed with the book because with this denial Burns focuses on it for the plot line and as a result the main plot line, being the Sicari versus the Praetorians war for the Tyet of Isis. There might be history lessons and information on what is going on with the battle for the object, but as I kept reading about 80% of the book is about Ares and Emma and their feelings.
Also, I disliked the fact that Ares and the Sicari speak Italian and Latin yet we have to guess what the italic words mean. It should be said somewhere in the book and give obvious hints, not have us guess or make it obvious at the end of the book. I have a fascination with different languages but when there is no English translation so I can learn what it means. I should not have to Google it. Lastly, I really dislike Emma's attitude towards the end of the book where Ares tells her about the blood bond-all of it. He saves her goddamn life and she goes whining about getting new powers that can help defend herself? Ares also states that he cares deeply for her and isn't using her yet she denies this. At first Emma is portrayed as smart and caring but near the end her attitude seems to take on a complete change before going back to normal. It seemed a little overdramatic even for a romance fantasy novel.
Overall I say Burns did a decent job with the book even though most of it is emotional conflict with Ares and Emma. For the moment however I am going to say that unless you like the over-drama, instant love and lust, and conflict between the emotional turmoil's of the main characters I would have to say-for the moment (have to see what the other books are like) that I do not recommend this book to my fellow readers.
I had to read this book over the Christmas break just because of its title. I love reading about assassins and as a result I have high expectations for this book. As I read it I did find good things about it such as the history to the book; the Sicari and the Order makes it easy to go by on for a plot, giving many openings and conflicts available. I like Ares character, respectful, honourable (for the most part), kick-ass, level headed, and compassionate. As the story develops he is still his kick-ass self but starts to show a soft side for Emma which is really cute. Then for Emma, I like how she says how she hates crying and only happens very few times in the novel. She isn't a wimp all of a sudden. I also like how Ares and Emma's relationship is more of a lust one than instant love because that is how it is at first. You don't instantly love a person when you first meet them.
The abilities the Sicari have are interesting for assassins and having it limited makes it better for the novel showing that no one is invincible. Along with that goes the blood bond Ares and Emma share together; having it so that Emma is able to get Ares telekinesis abilities because of the sharing of blood is realistic seeing how blood composes the traits of a person by their genetic makeup. Giving the blood to Emma would have her possibly get those traits because as he says, adrenaline makes the heart pump faster. When Emma is about to be headless adrenaline sure would be coursing through her veins making her heart pump the blood faster which thus makes those traits flow through her. The chance of Emma getting the ability even more when Ares gives his... Essence to her also makes sense because that is more of Ares in her.
As for Emma's gift of telepathy I'm a little iffy on saying if it is good or bad, mainly because I know there are other books in the Order of Sicari series so I'm hoping that Emma won't be a wuss and use her powers. Thus I cannot truly say if it is good or bad but as a whole I believe it can and will be useful later on, but for the first book I see it as a useless ability seeing how it only helped when she is able to see flashes of Ares.
I disliked that there is almost an instant love going on, like all books, Emma and Ares feel this instant connection but they just deny it and pretend it isn't there, and then later on they do not deny a connection is there just decides to ignore it. This left me disappointed with the book because with this denial Burns focuses on it for the plot line and as a result the main plot line, being the Sicari versus the Praetorians war for the Tyet of Isis. There might be history lessons and information on what is going on with the battle for the object, but as I kept reading about 80% of the book is about Ares and Emma and their feelings.
Also, I disliked the fact that Ares and the Sicari speak Italian and Latin yet we have to guess what the italic words mean. It should be said somewhere in the book and give obvious hints, not have us guess or make it obvious at the end of the book. I have a fascination with different languages but when there is no English translation so I can learn what it means. I should not have to Google it. Lastly, I really dislike Emma's attitude towards the end of the book where Ares tells her about the blood bond-all of it. He saves her goddamn life and she goes whining about getting new powers that can help defend herself? Ares also states that he cares deeply for her and isn't using her yet she denies this. At first Emma is portrayed as smart and caring but near the end her attitude seems to take on a complete change before going back to normal. It seemed a little overdramatic even for a romance fantasy novel.
Overall I say Burns did a decent job with the book even though most of it is emotional conflict with Ares and Emma. For the moment however I am going to say that unless you like the over-drama, instant love and lust, and conflict between the emotional turmoil's of the main characters I would have to say-for the moment (have to see what the other books are like) that I do not recommend this book to my fellow readers.
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