Review: An interesting and unique story.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 22, 2014
I received a free copy of the book from the author in exchange for an honest review.This is the story of two immortals, Mathias and Dorian.  It tells about the life they lead over a 300 year period.  These men have been through hell and back, and each one is jaded.The set-up of the book was a bit odd.  Though the book takes place over a 300 year span,  the story is not told in chronological order.  It jumps around constantly.  Also the point of view changes frequently.  The reader could be reading Mathias’ thoughts, then the next paragraph you are seeing it from another person’s view.  This made it hard to follow at times.I did enjoy all the characters in the book.  If I was immortal, I know I would be feeling detached like Mathias and Dorian did.  They both lost a lot over the years and they understood making friendships would only lead to heartache.  Though the story is centered around Mathias and Dorian’s lives, there are numerous other characters that capture the reader’s attention.The point of the story was somewhat lost to me.  The entire story was only about what these two men encounter during their lives.  That’s it.  There is no big conspiracy they are trying to uncover.  No “bad guys” to overthrow.  Nothing!  Just their life and tentative happiness in the end.  There are definitely loose ends left open which hopefully will be tied up in the second book, but I was left feeling that I missed something big.Overall, I am happy to have read this book.  It was interesting and unique.  I would probably read any additional book in this series because I am intrigued enough to find out what happens to some of the characters.