Mass Market Paperback
Expected publication: April 24th 2012 by Harper Collins
ISBN 13: 9780062022646
Source: Publisher, for the purpose of an honest review
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Series League of Guardians #1
Stars: 4
Flames: 3
Declan is a powerful sorcerer who has very some very dark secrets
in his past. He has been given a second chance at life though. Declan’s second
chance is in the form of him being a soldier of the Seraph. He takes his orders
from a Seraphim known to him as Bill. Declan’s current assignment is to locate
a target and its protector, get the target to the Seraphim, dispose of the
protector if needed. There are just a few issues in his way, a demon lord who
is after the same target for nefarious reasons and a woman from his past that
was thought to be dead.
Ana DeLacrux has been given a second chance at life too, or
unlife for her vampire self. She has been tasked with guarding an innocent
child from people who would see him dead before they allowed him to fall into
the hands of evil. Her current assignment has crossed her path with a man from
her past, Declan.
I liked Ana and Declan as a couple. They worked for me. They
do have a past where they have apparently worked together. I do wish I knew
more about their past. Apparently the timing wasn’t right and they never shared
their feelings for each other. Now two years later they have the chance to see
what romantic possibilities are out there for them.
I liked the idea behind the League of Guardians. The balance
of power will allow for characters who are sometimes villains to have large
roles in the battles with good and evil. I do love the bad guy who walks the
fine line of evil. I also enjoyed the concept that is attached to the Mark of
Seven. No one knows enough about what will or can happen if these people come
together. Do they trigger an apocalypse or prevent it?
The entire cast of characters is intriguing. The League is comprised
of a variety of different species of otherworlders and humans. I like
paranormal worlds where there are numerous different types of paranormal
beings. Several of the characters are surrounded in mystery, their age and
species being completely unknown. Needless to say there are numerous reasons to
continue reading this series.
Ana worked on my nerves a few times,
especially when it came to their venture into Hell. There were times where she
seemed to be more of a hindrance than helpful. She’s upset and angry because
Declan feels the need to do something on his own. He’s trying to protect her.
Yet she does the exact same thing to him when she feels the need to see to
something on her own, she feels she is protecting him.
I’m giving Wicked Road
to Hell 4 stars, with stipulations. I did not know that this was a spin off
series from Stone’s Jaguar Warriors books. I had a few questions that were not
answered or elaborated on enough in this book. If these matters are covered in more
depth in the Jaguar Warrior books then definitely 4 stars. If not, I would go
with a 3. I’m giving the book the benefit of the doubt, I did enjoy it. Also
why fault a book for my error. Here are the things I needed to more information
on.
How did
Declan end up in the Hell realm?
Why did
Declan’s father kill Ana?
What
happened in Vegas and how did that affect Declan and Ana?
How did
Bill get Declan out of the Hell realm?
I will read the Jaguar books before I read King of the Damned the second book in
the League of Guardians series. I also plan on reading Wrong Side of Hell (prequel) as soon as it’s published. I did
really enjoy this book and I am looking forward to where the author will take
this group of Guardians.
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