Review: ** spoiler alert **
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 04 20, 2014
The first book seemed so promising so I plunked down some money to get this.I'm REALLY sorry I did. Eli doesn't come close to my idea of a king to be or a decent 'mate'. He's incredibly controlling, makes terribly rash decisions and I just don't like him. Seriously, Anna is a warrior and a queen, but apparently she should just wait around the castle wearing nothing but a look of adoration for him while hiding in a room so NO ONE ELSE CAN SEE OR TOUCH HER and he'll stop everything because he just can't keep his pants on. As far as her queenly skills, I'm not buying that either. She can't even focus on an important meeting without NEEDING to think of nothing but sex with Eli. Really? Now steamy fun is, well, fun, but I'd prefer if it made sense and didn't make me roll my eyes in disgust. Frankly, of the 2 annoying and controlling brothers, Nyoka is my pick. He seems a lot more regal and able to focus even when he'd rather be doing the nasty. Plus, I'd like a better look at that birthmark...ahem...Don't see why Amir had to die. That fight didn't seem to be enough to have him found dead, not with his mad fighting skills. Finding out Julie "isn't one hundred present supernatural", no really, it says present instead of percent and I'd also like to think that not only would her grandfather know the difference between a present and a percent but that he'd say she wasn't one hundred percent human, since Anna has no idea her sister isn't all human.My last serious issue is that after she gets rescued after being held hostage and being blood raped by the now insane Dan, all she can think of on the battlefield is "I want you inside me" Eli? Really? Eww. Not that I'd be against a little after battle lustiness, but only if she were actually part of the battle and not trying to recover from all that happened as well as all she just learned. Warrior Queen or not, I truly doubt sex would come into play until she had all the blood washed out of her mouth, with a more than likely bout of vomitus eruptus due to the gross nature of it all, a good shower, a moment to grieve, perhaps find out who else died, and oh, where the hell is Dan? No, just strip down and rut while he's still out there somewhere being insane. Yea, didn't buy that at all.I'd give 4 stars for the action, the funny banters, and the parts of the plot that were well done. Elise is still a fave character but some of the phrases she uses are pretty lame, which adds to her charm. Torch is also a fave character, and nice to see him lose his cool once in awhile. I already really miss Amir. I'm really going to hope the next book won't make me regret wasting time reading it.