Review: Absolutely great book
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 5, 2013
I have all of the books in this series, and I can for sure say that Evangeline Anderson rarely disappoints. Many have done a great job with their reviews, so I will just summarize my favorites.I felt that Lauren is one of the female protagonists, if not the main one who has gone through so much craziness not only on her own but with her male interest. If I were her I'd be thinking, "when will this stop!" Her journey is a dark experience on all affronts, but Ms. Anderson is able to write it in a way so it fits this genre and not one of horror or gore. But Lauren is one strong girl, and Xarin is just the strong male for her.Speaking of Xarin, he showed so much strength and sacrifice that a lot would not have expected from him. Reading the little of him we did in the first two books in the series (Claimed (Brides of the Kindred)andHunted (Brides of the Kindred)), who really knew where his character could have gone. But we saw the progression of him and his character inSought (The Brides of the Kindred), which was a necessary parlay into this book. I will say that Xarin never really gave himself enough credit, for even though he was raised by his father, he was still half of his mother. Even though he wasn't around, I guess it would have been nice if someone brought that up.*SPOILER* It was also interesting to see a virgin be a male for a change. I mean it definitely makes sense in the case of Xarin. Lauren is his first and only love, and it didn't seem like there were a lot of women for Xarin to be around anyway, so yeah she would be his first experience. That part I found sweet. But of course Xarin ends up knowing what to do, lol. *END SPOILER*Overall I really liked this book. I liked how the two protagonists were both minorities (Xarin being Scrouge, though having grey skin, and Lauren being biracial -- African American and White), though it wasn't a big deal. I love when that happens in books! Especially since I sometimes forget that these books take place in the future, let's hope that race isn't an issue -- that would be fabolous! But I appreciated reading something other than the standard fair skin, blue eyes etc, and Evangeline Anderson was able to include that I genuinely appreciate that, for not many authors choose to be diverse with their characters especially when they are writing a series, and it can get old.One of my favorite books in the entire series. I can't wait to see them more in the future installments.