Review: Very good addition to the series :D
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 3, 2014
4 starsThis was a very good story and a good addition to the series. Trey has been a combination of a good guy and a jerk in previous books so I wasn't sure what to expect out of him in this book. Thankfully, Trey was a pretty good hero and Sadie was a good match for him.Sadie is a vampire and a very skilled fighter. She’s the strength of her coven and protects them from physical threats. Sadie discovered that Trey was her mate a while ago (since book #1) but since he showed signs of having the shifters typical revulsion to vampires, Sadie has learned to stay away from him. Sadie used to watch Trey while shielded from sight because she couldn't seem to stay away from him; however, the last time they spoke, Trey pushed Sadie away and showed disgust at having a vampire as a mate, causing Sadie to swear never to come back.Trey is a wolf shifter and the Alpha of the wolf pack. He had been without a mate for a long time and wished he could find her. When he first saw Sadie, he thought she was his mate but then he realized she was a vampire and figured he must have been wrong. However, since then, Trey has been experiencing phantom touches and calming feelings that have helped him during difficult times. Trey is drunk when he sees Sadie next and realizes his mate is actually a vampire. He ends up chasing her off with his disgust but as soon as she’s gone, Trey sobers up and realizes just how bad of a mistake he just made. He wants to talk to Sadie but doesn't know how to find her.Although she hasn't talked to Trey since his drunken night, Sadie did end up feeling him in trouble (in book #2) and saved him. Sadie got hurt during the rescue though and ended up having to drink from Trey (or they’d both die) but that’s a problem for Sadie because once a vampire drinks from a shifter, they aren't able to drink from any other source. When this book begins, Sadie is weakened by not having fed for the last 2 months. Sadie is the protector of her coven and is currently tracking a rogue vampire, Alden, but because of her weakness, Sadie’s discovered and Alden captures her. Trey knows that Sadie saved him a couple months ago but didn't realize she fed on him and doesn't know that she’s now starving without him. A while after Sadie is captured, Lee (her friend and another vampire), shows up at Trey’s place asking him for help finding and saving Sadie. Lee tells Trey about Sadie starving (which disturbs him greatly) and that she’s been missing for a week. Lee has the ability to find people with an item that they owned so she tells Trey (and Nathan, who apparently is the mate of Lee) that she needs them for help with the rescue. They agree to help and their tracking of Sadie brings them to Alden’s house. They manage to get in and find Sadie but don’t do so well against Alden as he’s a very powerful vampire. There’s a bit of a battle before they’re able to escape but during the battle, it becomes apparent that Alden wants Lee and Sadie believes it’s for her finding power. Lee is able to phase away to safety while Trey, Nathan and Sadie get away and head to Diskant's place to regroup and plan what to do next.Diskant and some of the other shifters aren’t too happy about Sadie being in their territory but Trey protects Sadie and tells them she’s his mate and to back off. This doesn't make people happy though because most vampires aren't people they want to be around and matings between vampires and shifters is practically unheard of. With some talking and thinking, they figure out that Alden is after Lee for her ability to find people with an object they owned. There’s an amulet that Ava’s brother has and if Alden gets a hold of it he could do some very bad things with it, like end of the world devastation type things. They believe that Alden wants to use Lee to get the amulet. While Lee and Sadie are back at the coven, Sadie realizes that the leader of their coven doesn't exactly have good intentions either and could cause problems for them. They all regroup back at Diskant's to plan out what to do next and bring in the people that they need for help. Now that they're back together, Trey wants to be with Sadie and bind them together as mates. Sadie doesn't feel she can trust Trey after how he treated her before. There's trouble with Lee and her inability to handle things (she was turned vamp forcibly and she tries to deny what she is, her need to feed and her connection to Nathan) and it ends up causing a bunch of crap that causes hard feeling all around and sets Trey and Sadie back in their relationship just when they were starting to make progress. There's more difficulties to deal with and things are rough for Trey and Sadie at first. The difficulties with Alden and trying to gain the acceptance of the pack doesn't help them with their situation. Fortunately, Trey learns his lesson and made it clear that Sadie is it for him and he'd choose her above the pack if needed. Sadie eventually learns to trust Trey and is able to get tentative acceptance by the pack (they're giving her their trust but she'll need to prove herself as they're still slightly wary). The issue with Alden and the amulet is yet to be settled but Trey and Sadie are stable enough that they end the story starting their HEA.This was a pretty enjoyable story. I liked both Trey and Sadie and liked their story. I got a little annoyed in the middle of the story because it seemed like the arguments and such got a bit out of hand and went a little overboard but it wasn't too bad. Overall the story was a good continuation of the series and I'm looking forward to seeing where things go in the next book. I'd recommend this book. :D* note - I listened to the audio version of this book and the narrator did a very good job.