Review: THE KINDRED BOOK SIX
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 29, 2012
The author has a marvellous imagination, that's a given. Her characters are well drawn and possess real depth. The creatures and different worlds she conjures up are phenomenal . This addition to the series is a worthwhile read. Merrick a hybrid, a large scarred male with a scary reputation to match. He rescues Elise a human woman, who had been kidnapped and tortured by the Allfather. Elise was in a capsule in stasis. Merrick took her to the Kindred Mother ship to his friend Sylvan for help. Merrick and Elise are not only attracted to one another, they seem to need to be close as well. This is okay until Elise's fiancé James calls wanting her to return to Earth. Merrick is devastated and angry, that EIise has deceived him.But after she returns to Earth Sylvan discovers that both Elise and Merrick have a life threatening condition, that happened when Elise was woken from stasis by Merrick. Now they need to travel to Rageron the beast Kindred home planet to obtain the cure, this will be hazardous, as there are many dangers.Once again a good addition to this series. I liked Merrick and Elise, they matched each other perfectly. Elise did have her moments of behaving stupidly, but she always redeemed herself. There are also appearances from characters from previous books.I might have given this five stars, but there were one or two things that IMO prevented me from doing so. Firstly I thought Elise's back story was too similar to another leading lady in an earlier book from this series. Then the story would suddenly jump to elsewhere, this made the story have a slightly disjointed feel. Lastly I thought the final scene between Merrick and Elise seemed a little rushed. But for fans of this series this is essential reading.