Review: Engaging story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 20, 2012
I felt like this was a worthy addition to the series. I had a rough start in the beginning but it wasn't long before I got drawn into the story and didn't want to put it down.This one revolves around Jin and Logan having to partake in a series of challenges to see whether Logan or another semel will become semel-aten, the tribe leader of Sobek, and basically the highest of all semels. In the process, Jin and Logan deal with the consequences of being apart, Jin has a hard time controlling his newly developed nekhene abilities and their in danger more than they thought.I have a love/hate relationship with Jin. He always annoys and frustrates me in the beginning because of the things he does. He's impulsive, stupid and illogical, it really annoys me because he causes more problems then he solves and always ends up hurting someone in the process. However, he eventually grows and becomes into a responsible, smart and logical character. So, love/hate with Jin. Logan, though. Mmmmmm, do I love that man! Talk about hot and sexy! I love his possessiveness over Jin and how he is the only one who can calm Jin down when his emotions become too much to control. It's sweet and cute and always makes me smile.I really enjoyed the plot of the story. It was nice getting to see more of the panther world and their rules. Although, they are a bit barbaric, they still fascinate me and the fact this story revolves quite heavily around those rules made the story very interesting to me. I've always liked how Jin knows so much about the rules, loopholes and all those little things regarding the panther world.The story did have a boat load of inconsistencies, though. Like how it's pointed out a lot that if the semel doesn't survive then the mate and maahes is put to death too. But then after Logan wins the semel fight he tells Jin to go home and makes babies if he doesn't win the last challenge. Which had me baffled because how's that possible when Jin is supposed to die along with him? Then I wondered how Amirah was a golden panther when she's a reah and aren't those supposed to be black? There were other little things that didn't match up with either the beginning of this story or from what I remember of passed stories but those were the ones that stuck out the most. I also didn't like the beginning and the way Jin was acting TSTL. I will say the beginning starts with a bang that had me worried about some characters. Also, while I like the way the ending turned out I'm saddened by it. Mostly because of how all of Jin's closest friends have moved to another tribe :(All in all, I really liked the story. I had a hard time getting into the book in the beginning but ended up devouring the rest of the story. I like Jin and love Logan. The book is both suspenseful and had me anxious of what would happen next. I wish there were another book about Jin and Logan but heard this was the last. Now I'm even more sad :(