Review: Marked but not quite there
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 14, 2014
This is the second book in the 'Bound by Hades' series.I currently have not read the first book Forged by Fate, and feel that because of this I missed some of the background importance in the Gatekeeper and Companion relationship. I felt a little lost when reference was made to the importance between the two, and because of this, I do not think that it quite works as a stand alone.I found the story to be very complex and at times it was difficult to keep track of who was doing what with whom. I felt there was not a lot of character development, and at times I did not feel the connection between the characters. I just didn't get a spark.That being said, the concept of the 'Shomrai' was interesting, and the underlying themes of good versus evil and the use of Artifacts was different to a lot of other books in this genre. While the twist in the ending was one I didn't see coming.I will be interested to go back and read Book 1 and see if I can grasp more of an understanding of the relationships before the next book comes out.