Review: You needed to have read other series that had stories about the shadow elves.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 28, 2014
Or you will miss out on a number of references to things / people from previous Brac Village and Demon Realm books. I did enjoy this story even though I wanted to hit Rakeym with a sock with quarters inside. Remember the song "You're as cold as ice you're willing to sacrifice our love", well they were singing about Rakeym's personality.  Granted he was raised by Mommy Dearest and as a Spartan-like soldier with cruelty and hardship. It turned him into an aloof, bitter, angry man without true friends and definitely not in touch with his emotions.His mate is the opposite of him.  He had a horrible experience, but it did not turn him into the hard edged, cold person that his elf mate was. The way his elf mate treated him was deplorable and what I liked about him was that he did not let the elf walk all over him, while his feelings were terribly hurt, he let his mate have it for his mean / uncaring / unthinking words and actions.  There are some major life changing events - but I don't want to spoil the story for anyone. If you have enjoyed Lynn Hagen books in the past you will like this one as well.There are some new characters introduced and I can't wait to read their stories: the talkaholic fox shifter and the helpful tiger shifter, as well as the elusive  puma shifter.