Authors: Sherrilyn Kenyon and Dianna Love
Series: Belador, book 3
Publisher: Pocket Books
ISBN-10: 1451671989
ISBN-13: 978-1451671988
Source: From publisher for review
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If Evalle Kincaid wants to keep the freedom she nearly lost, she must convince a stubborn Alterant to swear loyalty and reveal their kinds origins to a goddess he doesn't trust. As if that wasn't enough on her plate, black-ops like military Trolls are in Atlanta and capturing Alterants for the Medb. Dealing with trolls will take some smart maneuvering but when she learns of the Medb's real plan, she'll have to call forth her deadly beast, an act that can condemn her, in order to stop them.
Evalle is half Belador, warrior race that fights to protect humans, and half Alterant, Belador mixed with unknown blood that shifts into a dangerous beast that's caused them to be feared and hunted. She's allowed to battle alongside the Beladors but is under constant watch and always has someone out to find a reason to lock her away. Evalle was born with the odds stacked against her but she doesn't wallow in self-pity. Instead, she fights for the innocent to show she's not a monster. Evalle isn't perfect, she likes to put herself in situations where she's over her head, but her faults in addition to her many strengths is what makes her a wonderful heroine.
There are a few bumps in the road in Evalle's new relationship with the Skinwalker (shapeshifter) Storm in the form of a human hunter. I'm not a fan of love triangles and I liked with the way things ended in this book but that possibility hasn't been completely dismissed. For now I'm happy with the way things are but that could easily change if the authors push Evalle towards the Alterant hating Isak. The chemistry between Evalle and Storm gets better each time they're together and I'd have a hard time seeing that change.
This book picks up not long after the last one ended. Evalle's to do list is out of control. She needs to find the Belador who sold them out to the Medb (evil witches/wizards), convince Tristen (a free Alternant with his own agenda) to swear loyalty to and reveal secrets to a goddess he hates, stop Trolls from terrorizing Atlanta and capturing Alternants and those are just the things she's aware of. But she's not fighting alone. At her side is Storm and her Belador friends Tzader and Quinn, strong supporting characters that have their own interesting side stories taking place.
Evalle guards herself against outsiders but she's opening up and revealing a little more with each book, adding well developed layers to her character. With Evalle taking the lead, The Curse offers action and a few surprise twists that went great alongside the bit of romance and personal turmoil that takes place. Like with most Urban Fantasy books, to fully understand what's happening in this series you need to go back to book one.
My Rating:
4 Comments:
The Belador series is one that I am really interested in but haven't read yet. I love D and S---they are both just so darn sweet and giving :)
Great review! 4.5 from y'all is HUGE!
I really like this series. I listened to the first 2 on audible. I agree with you, I'm not so sure Isak is the right choice for Evalle, he's too nosey & has way to many hangups about the Beladors. I hope the authors stick with Storm for Evie!! He is a hottie :) So did Feenix make an appearance? He's adorable ♡
-Selena Mc
Nice review, I have not started this series yet but it does sound very different from the Darkhunters which I am getting bored with. I'll put the series on my wishlist.
Felicia - Haha, I feel like I'm greedy with my 4.5's and 5's but I think this one deserved it :-D
Redzsm - Feenix does! He's so cute. He doesn't have as many scenes has he does in earlier books but he's still there.
Aurian - It's different from her DH series for sure. The alphas are kind of the same but I think the heroine is different as well as pretty much everything else. I say if you're going to start it read the first 2 books. I wasn't blow away by the first book but the 2nd and 3rd ones are better.
Stephanie G
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