Review: J's Review
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 16, 2013
We were given this book free of charge from the author for an honest review...I will admit that I am a paranormal snob. I’m very picky about who I read. Donya Lynne won me over with Rise of the Fallen the moment I read it I knew I had to have them all and I would be a lifelong fan of hers. She goes right up there with my fave paranormal authors. The thing that drew me into Donya’s writing is that it is so real. She hits on real life issues and addresses them absolutely beautifully. Even though we are in a vampire world, her vampires are completely different than any one else’s. Her books are original and exceptional. Return of the Assassin is no different. The issue here is grieving, acceptance, and panic attacks as well as other things. Donya did a fantastic job of describing these things.Malek is centuries old and has grieved his first mate since the day he lost her. He vowed to never replace Carmen and taint the memory of her with a new mate, therefore he never touched a woman, until fate stepped in and threw a new mate right in front of him. He was determined to fight it. He was convinced Carmen was still alive. His needs got the best of it and after centuries of celibacy he knew he had to do something. But he dare not touch Gina.Gina refused to ever take another mate after the brutal abuse she suffered from her first one. Gina also held a lot of guilt for something she had done in the recent past, almost killing an innocent man. She was so grief stricken and looking only for revenge that she couldn’t see the truth. This event is what lead her to meet Malek. She thought he was like every other male and dared not to mate with him out of fear of how things would turn out.But when she realizes that her panic attacks are really mating sickness she’s determined to give Malek a chance. Well, that is until he pissed her off and that whole event made me want to smack him, but it opened his eyes to what was really right there in front of him.Of course we all know it can never be sunshine and rainbows and yes Donya brought me to tears more than once. But in the end will all the heartache and turmoil be worth it. Can Malek and Gina find their forever or will their enemies rip it away from them.5 HUMONGOUS FANTASTIC STARS!!!