Review: Darker, but still Sexy!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 14, 2014
Elijah Newman has known that he wanted Jaxon Salvatore since he first laid eyes on him at Camp Pride when he was 16 years old. But the sexy Salvatore has done nothing but push him away. Jaxon knew Elijah was his mate as soon as he saw him. But Elijah was so young that Jaxon wanted him to live first, have a life and have friends his own age. With Elijah’s 18th birthday fast approaching, Jaxon makes a plan to make his move, only to learn that Elijah may have taken his advice to ‘find someone his own age’ to heart; and it’s breaking his.With Gaea and Gods making random appearances, and more of the Olympians coming into their powers, The Skull Blasters team is running out of time. Protection of the youth is their top priority and James assigns a shifter to protect each of the youngsters that they’ve identified thus far. Protecting Elijah is not just instinct for Jaxon, its second nature. And every time the rogues slip past him their grip on Elijah gets stronger, forcing Jaxon a step back and infuriating him even more. Ultimately, can Jaxon protect his mate from the rogues? And if we’re being honest, who’s going to protect Jaxon if Elijah loses control of his untamed ability?As with all the stories in these two concurrent series, Gasq-Dion brings all your favourite characters into the mix. The past collides with the present as well in this instalment, as we learn more about the Olympians pasts and their purpose as a whole in the battle to come. We learn more about the Salvatore brothers and the meaning behind their necklaces. One of the darkest stores to date in twenty something books; bonds are broken, love is tested and lives are at stake.Ah but the main focus of this story, the love story of Elijah and Jaxon. Le Sigh! Fans of this series have watched these two dance around their attraction to each other and play grab ass with not so subtle innuendos and sultry stares for several books now. Their love story has been a slow burn throughout, and their book is a testament to that fact. Nothing comes easy for these two, they’ve been through a lot to find each other, and they have so much more to endure.I will tell you that when they do finally come together its very trial and error, much like their relationship has been to this point. But they are so smoldering hot and sexy that they set the pages on fire, literally! This is by far my favourite M/M series and I highly recommend it to anyone that is listening, and anyone that can read, because obviously you’re reading this. So go read this series!