Review: "Wow what a Powerful Read"
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 1, 2014
“Wow what a Powerful Read”Devoured (Brides of the Kindred Series) Book #11 by Evangeline AndersonI’m not even sure where to begin.  This was a very a powerful read and came with a warning from Evangeline.  I guess I was a little nave’ when it came to abusive behavior since I’ve never really known anyone (I don’t think) or been exposed to anyone in an abusive relationship, so needless to say I was floored.Tess Hughes is in one such relationship and my heart hurt for her.  You’ll understand where I’m coming from when you read this story.  Tess’s best friend Di tries desperately to convince Tess to remove herself from her ex-husband.  Well maybe not ex yet since he won’t sign the divorce papers.  But in Tess’s mind she’s done.  Di gets Tess to agree to board the Kindred Mother ship where she knows for sure Pierce can’t come after her.  Di puts Tess into the Pairing Puppet house so she can stow away without being discovered.  Ha that is until Garron is talked into using a pairing puppet to curtail his urges.Garron is a Rai’ku Kindred and on his planet physical contact is forbidden, but since he is also half Kindred those urges are growing stronger.  To make matters worse he is nearing his name day (we call birthday) and is fighting to keep his Dr’gin beast controlled.  He can’t let it out.  So when he attempts  using a pairing puppet a few times he can’t go through with it.  They smell like oil and machinery.  But when he catches a whiff of something delish he sniffs it out and finds Tess.  Not knowing she’s not a pairing puppet he takes her back to his room and reveals some personal information thinking she’s a puppet.  When Tess finally breaks down and he realizes he’s been duped (but not on purpose) he takes her straight to Sylvain and has her deported back to earth and basically handed back to her abusive ex and band from the Mother Ship for life.  Now understand NO ONE knows why she was there, they never gave her time to explain.When Garron dream shares with Tess and sees what happens to her he goes out of his mind trying to get to her and protect her.  With the help of her best friend Di they do rescue Tess from her ex. Garron is fighting an inner battle to stay true to Nella, but after reading this story honestly there was nothing to stay true to except maybe her memory.  Because I truly believe Tess was his mate and who he was meant to bond with. Tess for some reason seemed to cool down his boiling blood and calmed the beast within him.  The Dr’gin knew that Tess was their mate and I don’t think he would have harmed her.  That’s all I’m giving up.There are other things going on in this story.  Like Chancellor Terex coming out of his coma, but is it really Chancellor Terex or has he been taken over by the evil UR?I know this is going to sound sick but I totally enjoyed what Garron’s Dr’gin did to Pierce OMG I was so fisting pumping and hooting and hollering.  Another favorite part was when Tess actually rode on the back of Garron while he was still a Dr’gin.  I so wished I was a fly on the wall when they scooped down in front of Becca, Far and Truth.  You see they knew he went rogue and they were searching for Tess to keep her from being devoured.  Ha play on words.  You so will not be disappointed with this latest installment of “Brides of the Kindred.”  I so can’t wait for Enhanced, and I want Terex gone for good.