Review: Will saving her be enough to win her heart?
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 14, 2013
Okay! To read a novel with a historical basis that you know, or even more a history that is yours is eldritch ... somehow. I did tend to verify historical dates of the story and determine which was used as such and what was changed, if the known outcome will be the same. A trap I know, but why only Zyraxes to have obstacles in his path? (By the way, Zyraxes was a real king, even one about we have some information.)I think the strength of the Born in Sin are the characters. Everyone has something to offer, from each of them we learn something. Their Brotherhood (perhaps everyone will have a leading role in the series, at least I want them to have) is itself a "live organism" that is changing, developing. Losses and the discovered secrets may lead to its collapse and it all depends on its member's way to be to not succumb.But Born in Sin focuses on Zyraxes' feelings. They are strong and the reader will feel and understand them. Asked to choose between duty and love, Zyraxes will try to reconcile them both. How will he manage, if he will succeed I'll let you find it for yourself. The love story is a convoluted and unrequited one ... or not.I liked how natural is the Zyraxes' behavior. The author did not transform him into an impossible ideal, although his qualities are above the average. His reactions are human and sometimes even threatening to what he wants to protect more. Driven by his own frustrations he is not afraid to kill with the same ease he saves lives.The subject, the action catches you immediately. Taking place on many levels drums up and incites the reader. I would have liked Born in Sin to be a bit longer because there were some details that I thought were missing or rather I would have wanted them. However, if Camelia Miron Skiba will decide to turn it into a novel she has a very good start.Happy reading!