Paperback, 368 pages
Published December 27th 2011 by Avon Books
ISBN 13: 9780061964411
Source: Purchased for self
Genre: Fantasy
Series: Dark Breed, book #2
Best read in order: yes
Stars: 2
Flames: almost 3
The second installment in the Dark Breed series picks up
shortly after the first book. Kyana is losing her Dark Breed abilities slowly,
as her goddess powers are slowly taking over. There is a transition period and
she is both stronger and weaker during this time. This acclimation period is an
inconvenience. She has to find her friend Haven before it is too late.
Her first hunt is Haven. She must find Haven and bring her
in for trial. Haven is possessed by Cronos. Cronos wants revenge and will stop
at nothing to get it. Kyana’s pursuit of Haven is action packed as she follows
a trail of blood and chaos in her efforts to catch Haven without harming her
closest friend.
Kyana faces off with Haven (possessed by Cronos) numerous
times, too many times in fact. The failed attempts to capture Cronos brought
action to the pages the first couple of times. The repeated failures became
redundant and made many events predictable.
Kyana’s thoughts on embracing her goddess power contradict
her thoughts on Ryker. Kyana is holding on to the thoughts that vamp’s don’t do
long term relationships that they are polygamous creatures. She uses this
excuse when trying to keep Ryker at a distance. She consciously acknowledges
that she is losing her old self (vamp/lychen) and becoming the new Goddess of
the Hunt on several occasions in the book.
I was pleased that Kyana still has Ryker in her life. They
seem to be trying to figure out if a relationship is a possibility. Ryker is
already at this point and he is having patience with Kyana while she figures
out what she wants. I think Kyana and Ryker will make a fantastic couple
eventually and their journey to that point is definitely an interesting read.
I look back on Ascension
and I remember loving the book. I could not put it down. I told anyone who
would listen about the awesomeness that was Ascension.
I also enjoyed the novella Before the
Fall. I hate that I did not enjoy this installment in the series as much as
I did the other two. I do plan on reading Chosen.
I have gotten too much enjoyment out of other installments in the series not to
move on to the next.
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