Review: 4.5 Stars - By very early in the story I found I could not put this lightly dark tale down.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 31, 2014
I’m calling this book a lightly dark read. It’s definitely dark, but Jaxsin (Sin) is not an anti-hero he’s a tormented hero, the supreme tortured hero. The Wrath of Sin would be a great first read if you are just getting into the darker genre. Don’t get me wrong, Sin is a bad guy and a bit crazy. It’s one of those reads where you don’t know how the authors will make you love him in the end, but somehow they do.It helps that during the book we get Sin’s point of view. The ability to see things through his eyes allows us to see just how far down the dark road he has traveled. I was so torn with Sin while reading. I wanted to make excuses for him, but really you can’t. There is no excuse for his actions and thoughts, they are wrong. He is wrong. I want to find a way to justify his thought process, but you can’t. It would be easy to say “but he wanted to be worse and stopped himself so he’s really a good guy”, but Sin still does bad things. It brings up the question, do we allow one good deed to cross off a bad one? This is why I love reading darker stuff because they pose such great questions about human nature.Emily came off as a little too naive to me. I still liked her and don’t have anything too bad to say about her character. I can see why even with her training it would be hard to make the right decision in what you are doing. It’s easy to revert to that constant fight/flight mode that is the basis for human survival.  Emily was a rose colored glasses kind of girl, but it worked in this story. Only someone extremely compassionate and understanding could work with Sin as a partner.There were a few things in the story that confused me. I didn’t understand the whole bonus thing that started the series of events. I will admit I don’t know enough about the medical field but from actually working in human resources for years, that’s not how bonuses are normally calculated. At least not in non medical professions. Because of this I was slightly confused once the story all came together. Just read the book and you’ll know what I mean.I really enjoyed The Wrath of Sin. I wish we would have gotten to know the characters more, but that’s mainly because when I read a story I like I want to wrap myself up in it and know every single detail for their entire lives. I can never get enough.