Review: The Beginning, and what a beginning
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 16, 2014
All The King’s Men: The Beginning by Donya LynneFor those of you who have not had the opportunity or pleasure of reading Donya Lynne’s All The King’s Men, you are truly missing out on a great series.Prior to this release there are five (5) books to her series.  I know that seems like a lot of releases and storytelling before a prequel release.  This latest release for those of us who are following her series, answers a lot of questions, and all the puzzle pieces seem to fit perfectly in place.  Now stating that, “The Beginning” gives us insight to the characters.  Such as Micah and what happened to him and why he is the way he is, Arion, Io, Severin (introduced here) Trace and Malek. You realize the tight bond/friendship between Tristan, Malek and Micah and even King Bain when it comes to Micah. It insinuates deception within the Dreck’s loyal house and keeping the peace with Vampires.  You get a sense of why King Bain’s daughter is the way she is.Where “The Beginning” ends “The Rise of the Fallen” begins. Truth be told I’m not sure how I would read this again.  Hard to say since I already devoured the first 5 books, but I’m going to go out on the limb here (even though this came at a perfect time) if you haven’t read the series start with “The Beginning”, but make sure you have “The Rise of the Fallen” because trust me you won’t want to stop.I can’t wait for the release of “Bound Guardian Angel” Trace’s story.  I just hope we don’t have to wait too long.