Review: Leia has done it again!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 22, 2012
Leia has done it again.  Another great book in an amazing series.  I received an arc copy of this book and did a happy dance when it came.  I knew the chances were good that it would be great and it so was.  One of the many things I like about Leia's series is that each female character is very different from the others.  She does not use a cookie cutter when she writes the characters and it makes each book a joy.Here are some of the many things I liked about this book:*Samantha is a strong woman.  She does not let the odds deter her when it comes to doing what needs to be done.  She is not the "damsel in distress" even when she needs help.*I loved exploring more of the darkness of the underworld and its inhabitants as they went on their quest to find her sister.  Unlike the past novels, this book almost exclusively takes place in the underworld and we get to see the many facets of this world.*Leia blended some Greek mythology into this story and that is something I always enjoy.*The backdrop of the games was very intriguing to me.  I loved how it let us see some of the creatures and their skills.  It also showed how, even though Sage was in charge, the underworld did not become all sunshine and roses.*Past characters were in this book enough that you would not forget them, but not so much that the book ended up with way too many characters and consequently no room for character development.*This book is a page turner.  I read it until my eyes could not stay open and opened it again upon waking hoping to get those last couple chapters done before the kiddos woke up.*Aedan was a secondary character in this book who I think is going to become a primary character in the future.  Why do I think this?  I think this because I soooooo want to read more about him!!!  He is going to be a ton of fun and is so very different from the other males we have seen so far.*Both of the primary characters were just good people (ok people may not be completely accurate) doing the best they could with what the hand they were dealt.  I love reading about the bad boy/girl redeeming themselves as much as the next person, but this was refreshing.  Were they all goody goody?  No, but deep down they were just doing the best they could.  Love it!!!I could go on and on, but if this gets too long, no one is going to read it;).  I loved this story.  I think it flowed beautifully and while some of it was predictable, I want that in a para-romance novel.  I want my HEA (sorry if I spoiled it).  You can easily read this book if you have not read the others, but I highly recommend you read them all.  I do not recommend these for younger readers as they contain some pretty hot scenes of an adult nature and some violence (non is graphic)