Review: passionate and emotionally powerful story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 15, 2013
There are all sorts of urban fantasy to choose from. I love the snarky heroine who is kicks the bad guy’s butt, gets the hot hero (eventually) all within a unique and multi-faceted world. But I also love the drama of dark urban fantasy. Poitevin’s Grigori Legacy series is that kind of story. In a fight between heaven and hell there can be no real winners, only degrees of losing. Sometimes you can’t have what you desire and must make hard sacrifices for little reward, and sometimes love doesn't heal, it destroys. Poitevin’s series is a passionate and emotionally powerful written story combined with a gritty urban fantasy detective mystery.Sins of the Lost is the third book in the series and my favorite so far. Of course I gave the first two books 5 sheep too. To fully appreciate the emotional impact of the characters I suggest you start with book one, Sins of the Angels. There is also a spoiler issue if read out of order.Another reason this series works so well for me is the subject matter and style of writing are in perfect harmony. You have brutal and beautiful parts pulled together with poetic prose. I really don’t want to go into any details about the plot because of spoilers for the first two books. If you are looking for a series with high emotional drama, intelligent and exceptional world building based on the classic heaven vs hell theme, and strong story arcs then give this one a try.You make me cry, you get the five… sheep that is.[...]