This was a really interesting book about not just immortals, but humans as well. In a world where the lore of these warriors can be found on the internet, it seems very much like ours with a few differences, like the whole immortals being around and Illusionists like Grace and Ana. They both are more powerful than what their kind is really supposed to be like. They are powerful enough to cause actual injuries by making the mind think the body is being hurt. It's an insanely scary gift to have for Grace. In fact, she thinks it's a curse until she finds Quinn. In him she finds the freedom and acceptance that she has wanted so badly but thought that she would never have. Bad things have happened in her past and she doesn't like to get close to other people because they could get hurt. But not Quinn. He has ways to combat illusions and he's virtually impossible to kill.
As much as I liked this really cool and weird world of the Calydon warriors, there were some things that I just didn't understand. Like this need to fight something that is going to happen any way you put it. They try so hard to keep from going through the steps of the bonding process, but every time one of them happens, they don't seem that messed up about it. In fact, the closer they come to completing the bond, the happier they are every time one of the phases is complete. For them to be fighting it so hard, sometimes it looks like they are diving into it headfirst at the same time. Why fight something like that then?
One other thing I didn't like about the book was how their ability to have a choice in the matter was taken away completely. Or it kind of seems like it. This whole sheva thing seems to take any choice out of the matter of who is your mate and what will happen once you bond. It's kind of crappy if you ask me, not having a say in your own fate. Because of the warriors going wild when they find their mate, the shevas are often killed. They are more expendable than the warriors are.
What I do like? The fact that Quinn and Grace are both determined to beat the sheva curse. It was a pretty good read and free on kindle right now!!
4 out of 5 stars!
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