Review: Perfect ending!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 29, 2014
What I love about this series by Lisa Kessler is that there are so many unique parts that make it very different from the rest of the paranormal romance genre.  The Night Walkers, these immortal beings that may have similarities to vamps and shape-shifters, actually have unique attributes that make them stand out in the realm of fantasy beings, and I’ve enjoyed seeing them revealed.  In this final installment of the series, we have the story of Issa, the downtrodden and tormented God of the West who has sacrificed so much of himself and his soul just to keep the world safe.  He’s been the bearer of a death sentence for so many that he really saw no light or happiness in the world.  Muriah, aware of his kind through their association with her ancestors, saw more in him, and I couldn’t wait for her to finally make him see it, too.With several stories running parallel in this book, there was a lot going on at any given point.  Seeing it unfold through multiple perspectives, it definitely kept me on my toes trying to follow along, but it brought everything in the story together.  When Muriah’s would-be boyfriend met a tragic end, she was thrust into center stage in the middle of one dangerous fight.  She may not be a god, but she had a very useful talent for figuring out the prophecy of the immortal child that would bring balance to the Night Walkers, and this put a target right on her back.  With the fierce God of Chaos right on their heels (we get in his mind too, which I didn’t care for but helped tie things together), Issa was forced to take Muriah away in order to protect the baby and find a way to stop their enemy, which led to lots of alone time for these two!Muriah and Issa didn’t click right off the bat.  There was some tension there thanks to his violent past that kept them at arm’s length for awhile.  I wasn’t completely sold on Issa being able to really let his guard down, but when he started to let Muriah in he was that perfect blend of tender and sexy that we all love.  Sure he’s road-hardened and his existence was pretty dark and depressing, but that just made him all the more deserving of his happy ending.  I felt like the turn-around into something more came on a bit suddenly for me, but I loved them together once they let it happen.  Muriah’s sass made for some amusing moments between them, and Issa’s softer side was as if we were watching the light come back into his eyes.  They had the fate of the Night Walkers and the world in their hands, but Muriah was still able to bring something to the table that Issa wasn’t expecting- a possible future that wasn’t filled with death and danger.This was a great way to wrap up the Night series, tying up loose ends and letting readers see all of their favorite characters from the previous books make it through to the other side of the fight.  Action-packed with some spine-tingling chills and of course plenty of sexy, it’s pleasing to the masses and had my stomach tied in knots right up to the end!Quotes:“Did you hear my question?”He stood two feet from her in only his underwear, and he thought she was listening?  He was either completely unaware of his sex appeal, or he was way too accustomed to being obeyed. ~p. 123He didn’t understand love anyway.  He’d yearned to have a companion, to be important to at least one person in this vast world, but now that love might be within reach, it already threatened to slip through his fingers. ~p. 185The American ran out into the masses, fleeing the marketplace.  Panicked thoughts of terrorism assaulted Issa from all directions.But this wasn’t a terrorist.  This was Apep, the Egyptian God of Chaos.And he was pissed. ~p. 244