Review: a Supernatural buffet!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 16, 2011
Vampires, Witches & Werewolves........ oh my!! And who could forget the Fey, the things that Vampires fear?!? Or Empaths?? This book is chock full of the Supernatural aka "Others"In Love is Fear we start off with a brief glimpse back in time where we meet Cerdewellyn King of the Fey & find out the fate of the Others. Where they disappeared to & why. And than it picks up right where we left off in Love is Darkness, with Val in quite the predicament. From here on out this book does not slow down or take a break at all. Lots of action, wise-cracks, jealousy, rage, violence & drama. It's almost exhausting. Val's life gets flipped upside down as she has to learn how to survive as an Empath. She doesn't know her powers, how to use or control them. Her blood-bond to Lucas makes life surprisingly enjoyable & yet frustratingly ever more complicated. She needs to figure out where her relationship with Jack goes from here, what does she really feel for Lucas & weather or not she really wants to continue on with his quest for the Others. We see further into Jacks head, to the root of who he is & the disturbing reality of what he has become will shock, anger & hurt you. With Marion in a silver-chain wrapped coffin at some undisclosed location, we get to spend some quality time with her consort Rachel. Violence & pain is second nature to her, something she needs to survive on a fundamental level & the person that makes her will make you cringe. Flash-backs thru out will give you the groundwork to who exactly Cerdewellyn is & what he is like. All I can say is.... OH MY!!As our fabulous four begin their journey to Roanoke to find the Fey and the Others, it doesn't take long to realize that everyone has their own hidden agendas & motivations. -Why does Lucas REALLY want to find the Fey & where does Val fit into it? What are his plans for her?? -Val knows she will never have the "normal" life she always craved so where does that leave her? How can she fall for two completely different men with one thing in common (their complete lack of any emotion other than anger & lust)? Common sense tells her neither is good for her and will only end in death & heartbreak, so why can't she walk away?? -What is Rachel hiding? Why has she become so obsessed with Jack & how deep does it go?? -Jack has been hunting & killing Vampires for as long as he can remember, revenge is all he knows. So why does he keep coming back to Rachel, why hasn't he killed her or really want to & why does he feel drawn to her even though he hates & despises everything she is?? What does he do now that revenge is out of his grasp?? There is so much deception & half-truths in here, you dont know who or what to believe. No one trusts anyone, snap-judgements & bad decisions are flying all over the place. It leaves your head spinning!! Heartbreaking truths come to light while more questions are raised & the ending will leave you in a Tizzy. A cliffhanger would be putting it mildly. It will make you scream, throw your Kindle across the room & bang your head off the wall!! Fantastic, nail-biting, crazy-sexy-hott read!! Bloody-good time!! Well I'm off to read Love is Mortal, FINALLY!!!!! =) xx