Review: thoughts on impaler legacy
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 13, 2014
This is the complete series of books in the Impaler Legacy. I must say I was surprised at the ending. I was hoping to have more on Maximilien and  Almira. Other than wanting more on them and how they met the series was good. I don't like the council and the control they have. I love Jesse and I felt bad for Liviu and Radu. Radu because although he turned he loves his country and what they stand for. He stays loyal to the end and love Rodica and she love him. It's sad the country's laws will keep them apart. Stefan I am on the fence about. He's self  absorbed in appearances and keeping them up but is fiercely loyal to his friends. I agree with Jesse though that he wants Liana to himself.As Liana is assigned to keep maximilien safe in romania, she learns things that tug at her loyalties. Maximilien is a vampire and supposedly the only one in the borders of Romania. Why? Romania has sealed its borders from vampires. Maximilien is there on a mission one that when Liana finds out what it is is shocked and feeling betrayed by her country. As times goes on, she has many things warring at her heart. Her feelings of betrayal by her country about a few things, her feelings about her friend Radu and his new status, how she feels about Maximilien since he is a vampire and she is supposed to want to kill him, her feelings toward the deliciously kind and caring Dr. Jesse Carver, her feelings on the situation going on that maximilien tells her about. All this comes to a head at the end of the first book but we do see a happy ever after for her and Jesse or at least the beginnings of one in the first book and  some issues on how she feels begins to be seen.the second book brings us ahead in which Liana and Maximililn are the leaders of their respective armies working together to save humanity and vampires from this horrible new breed of vampire. Radu is by her and Max's side as well except he stays with the vampires. Jesse has come along as well so he can be with her how sweet is that. realization occurs that they are all in a situation none expected to be a bad as it was. this new breed is ruthless and something no one could imagine. As they fight them Liana has to become something she always dreaded and loses some of her humanity in the process. No matter what though Jesse is there to support her. this book we see her lose close friends, sees Max as a friend and protector a little more than before, realizes her love for Jesse, watches her world fall apart as people are used as puppets and changes in who she is occurs as she must make hard decisions. War is taking its toll on them all and this book has them to the brink of breaking but as they learn to work together victory becomes theirs. This though is short lived because they are killing the army but not the beast who is creating the breed. A book that has you reeling in the end and hoping against hope for a happy ending.the third book we have Liana hating Max. Not because of who he is but because of the hard decisions and actions he has taken to assure victory and safety for people. Although Liana knows what he is doing is right it doesn't reconcile well with her in fact she unconsciously takes revenge on max for this and betrays him. This does leave him feeling hurt but he understands. Max finds Liana to be a puzzle to him but he cares for her as a friend even if Liana doesn't realize this until the end. This book we see the crew go after the breeds breeding ground and when the action occurs the things we are privy to hurts. Jesse is addicted to the bite of a vampire poor guy, Max sacrifices for Liana and Liana is broken and betrays Max. At the height of it all Spanu show his old self and helps Liana, Max helps save Rodica, Liana and Jesse and we have action galore. We see friendships emerge and alliances formed. I still though want to see the relationship of Max and Almira for he deserves some peace and happiness.This is a wonderful series that will have you rooting for Max to show Liana not all vampires are bad and have Liana see Radu as the man she always called friend and not as a vampire. you will see love and support in its most beautiful and humbling form and watch as people work together for a common cause. Alliances are formed, trust is built and betrayed and friendship emerges as well as love in this action packed fascinating tale of vampires and humans.