Review: Best Urban Fantasy Book of 2014
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 20, 2014
Against the Dawn, Shaede Assassin #4, by Amanda BonillaGrade: A“Darian, there is no man, no magic, no force of nature in this world that could keep me from loving you.”Once again Amanda Bonilla has delivered an amazing urban fantasy novel with Against the Dawn, the fourth installment of her Shaede Assassin series. Against the Dawn picks up a few weeks after Crave the Darkness ended. Darian is back in Seattle from her time in O Anel and is slowly picking up the pieces of her life after being a prisoner of Kade, as well as dealing with her relationships with Tyler and Xander. Darian is a shell of the assassin she used to be but she is determined to get back to her old life and makes Tyler put her right to work. A person from Darian’s past is her new assignment and what seemed like an easy task in now putting Darian in more danger than she ever thought possible.To say I am a fan of this series is a huge understatement and I was so excited to be able to read and review Against the Dawn. Crave the Darkness left us with a lot of unanswered questions as well as wondering if Darian would be able to heal from the injuries that kade inflicted on her. I was so nervous that Darian would lose some of her edge but it was wonderful to see her build herself back up to the amazing smart ass/bad ass that she is. We get to see Darian deal with the ramifications of her actions from the last three books, as well as how she is dealing with Tyler and Xander and the multitude of emotions they both have on her.I didn’t know exactly what to expect from this book and I was worried that a lot of it would be Darian putting herself and her relationships back together. I was happily surprised to see her go back to work and get to solve some unanswered questions as well as kick some ass in the process.  There are a lot of familiar faces in this book as well as some new ones like Steve the Werewolf, which had me dying of laughter. There was never a dull moment in Against the Dawn and I could not stop reading until I finished the very last page.Amanda Bonilla has created a very unique world with this series and each book gets better and better. I am always so excited to read about Darian but find myself getting sad as I near the end of the book because the adventures that Bonilla takes the reader on are addicting and I never want to leave. Like the rest of this series, this book is full of twists and turns that will have you guessing until the very end and even then keep you guessing and wondering what will happen next and when can I get the next book. Xander will be getting his own novella in November 2014 which I am dying to get my hands on and I think it will be great to see this world from a different view point. If you are a fan of urban fantasy you must pick up this series and I promise you will not be disappointed.