Review: Fast paced with lots of action and some romance!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 24, 2014
This was a fast paced story with lots of action and some romance. I have not read the first two books in this series, but had no problems keeping up with what was happening or relating to the characters. Nina Croft has created an interesting new world and colorful characters which make for a fun read.So we have the crew of the El Cazador – if I had to choose a ship and crew to be part of, this would definitely be it! They are all a bit quirky and have joined together for different reasons and under different circumstances, but they are extremely loyal to one another, and several have even found love. The ship is piloted by a vampire, Rico, who also owns the ship, and is led by Captain Tannis, who is part snake, part human.Then we have the Collective – a group of immortals who currently run things. Callum Meridian is the leader, but he’s been a bit restless lately, growing kind of bored with the whole immortality thing.“He’d long ago reached the conclusion, that being the most powerful man in the whole universe was not all it was cracked up to be. In fact, the job was a pile of s***.”Callum has also experienced a new little trip up the evolutionary ladder – he’s sprouted wings. While the rest of the Council wants to keep this and many other things quiet from the masses, Callum wants to find out what else may be in store and do the big reveal.Captain Tannis and Callum Meridian have met before – of course the circumstances were not quite peaceful, but that was where the fatal attraction between the two began. Since Callum is going to need a ride out of town when he stages the big reveal against the wishes of the Council, he hires Tannis and her crew to transport him. Of course he also has his eye on Tannis since she has seemed to jump start his dormant libido, but Tannis has some issues from her past that make her less then amenable to his advances.“…he kissed me, and I was right back in that cell. It was as if the last fifteen years just vanished. And I was so full of fear and rage.”It was fun to watch the interactions between Callum and Tannis and see both of them become more human as the story progressed. When things finally do heat up between the two, there are all sorts of outside forces at play that conspire to keep them apart.Add in to the mix The Church, who hate all things that aren’t human and want to take over the universe, throw in some Rebel forces who hate the Church just a little more than they hate the Collective, then add a planet which holds the key to immortality, and don’t forget about that attraction between Callum and Tannis, and you have a whole lot of players to make for one action packed adventure.Can’t wait to go back and read the first two books in the series and learn more about some of the other characters!I received an eARC from the Publisher in exchange for an honest review.