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I'm a big sci-fi fantasy fan but this is the first book I've ever read by Sherrilyn Kenyon. I was very surprised to find that the plot seemed to take a backseat to the romance aspect of the novel. As another reviewer pointed out there wasn't a lot of sex. But the two lead characters couldn't seem to be in the same room without drifting off into long soliloquies about their feelings & physical responses to one another. The middle of the book dragged for me as the characters flashed back to earlier times sometimes reliving the same scenes repeatedly. Meanwhile the actual conversations struck me as somewhat rambling. I guess I was expecting more action & intrigue & less angst.

The storyline didn't strike me as very believable. I would agree with the reviewer that mentioned the abundant twists & turns at the end. I do enjoy a story that is not predictable but this just didn't seem believable. It wasn't even that the sci-fi aspect didn't ring true. It was more that the storyline seemed so convoluted & the characters behavior so uneven that I just didn't buy it.

Obviously there are many fans but I'm afraid that I'm just not one of them. I'm inclined to believe that this was written more with the romance reader than the sci-fi reader in mind.


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Born of Shadows The League Sherrilyn Kenyon 9780446573252 Books Reviews

Born of Shadows is yet another smashing hit in the League series of novels by author Sherrilyn Kenyon. I am a huge fan of science fiction, and this series blends sci fi, action and romance so well that I just cannot read them enough.

In Born of Shadows, the 4th in the series, we get rogue Caillen Dagan's tale. He has played a prominent role in Born of Night (Nyk's tale) and Born of Fire (Syn's tale.) His oldest sister, Shahara, is actually now married to Syn. In this story, Caillen comes into his own. He is sarcastic, funny and a smart ass, but also unwaveringly loyal, brave and honorable to those he cares about. His life has been filled with one problem after the other, until he learns the truth about his birth. Now more of an outsider, he is trying to fit in with the politics and schemes of the aristocracy when he stumbles upon an assassination plot. With Cai's luck, things go awry quickly, and he is once again hunted for something he did not do. With him on his misadventures is a Qillaq princess, who'd just as soon have his head on a platter that have to work together with a male. Through it all, they learn to trust and rely on each other, and yes, they fall in love. And of course, despite horrific odds, they manage to survive and in the end, they are able to be together. This may sound like a bit predictable for a story line, but I love it! I love for the hero and heroine to find a way to be together - it makes the book for me.

S.K.'s characters are very dimensional, and have mouths on them that will leave you laughing out loud. There are too many great lines in this story to really try listing them. Still, I can't help but offer a few
"Subtlety is for those you lack the skill and the balls to be bold." Caillen
"Just FYI, bud, you might want to put on some pants before you go see her. Hard to sweep a woman off her feet and look badass in a hospital gown when your bare ass is hanging out." Syn
"I swear I'm wrapping you in a padded, blaster-proof suit and locking you inside a shielded bomb shelter." Desideria

Another great book from this author. If you haven't had a chance to read anything in this series before, I highly recommend it. The books are stand alone, and do not have to be read in order. It is always fun to see the characters you've met before pop up in the other stories as well, and the League series has some of the best characters around hand down.
Caillen Dagan has spent his life taking care of his sisters and getting them out of one scrape or mess or another, so when his sister needs helps he thinks nothing of coming to her aid. It never occurs to him that he might end up with a death sentence on his head. A last second stay of execution turns his world upside down, when he finds out he is not who he always thought he was, and now must adjust to a new life and a new role. Good thing he has friends in high places to help him through it.

Desideria is a bodyguard for the Queen, her mother, but she has much to prove, since her father was not of their planet, she is looked at as less of a warrior. When she overhears a plot to kill her and her mother, no one believes her, until she is attacked and Caillen comes to her rescue, only problem, she jumps to help him in the fight and they end up in an escape pod, only to be later labeled as the murder's of their parents.

Now they must work together, with a few good friends of Caillen's to uncover the plot, and figure out who is out to frame them both and how it all is connected. Especially since they had never meet before that day. At the same time, Caillen and Desideria find themselves falling for each other.

Travel back to the future world of Sherrilyn Kenyon and The League, and those ever rogue good guys, the Sentella. I have to say that this is probably one of my all time favorite series, at this point I am even thinking about going back and rereading the beginning books. It is just that I love the world that the author developed the idea of this League and this band of rogues that need to police it and take care of things no one else can.

You will again see favorite characters from the first two book, since this book goes back to the first generation again.
I'm a big sci-fi fantasy fan but this is the first book I've ever read by Sherrilyn Kenyon. I was very surprised to find that the plot seemed to take a backseat to the romance aspect of the novel. As another reviewer pointed out there wasn't a lot of sex. But the two lead characters couldn't seem to be in the same room without drifting off into long soliloquies about their feelings & physical responses to one another. The middle of the book dragged for me as the characters flashed back to earlier times sometimes reliving the same scenes repeatedly. Meanwhile the actual conversations struck me as somewhat rambling. I guess I was expecting more action & intrigue & less angst.

The storyline didn't strike me as very believable. I would agree with the reviewer that mentioned the abundant twists & turns at the end. I do enjoy a story that is not predictable but this just didn't seem believable. It wasn't even that the sci-fi aspect didn't ring true. It was more that the storyline seemed so convoluted & the characters behavior so uneven that I just didn't buy it.

Obviously there are many fans but I'm afraid that I'm just not one of them. I'm inclined to believe that this was written more with the romance reader than the sci-fi reader in mind.