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Book Review: Dark Warrior Unleashed eBook: Alexis Morgan: The Kindle Storenot as good as the Paladins,

By j.m.s “jmsclassicromancelover” (california, usa) -

This review is from: Dark Warrior Unleashed (The Talions, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

First off, I Love Ms. Morgan’s Paladins series. I have all of them on my keeper shelf. I was really looking forward to what she was going to do with this new series so I was really, really disappointed when I finally starting reading.

First off, unlike the Paladins series, this book reads more like a creepy horror suspense movie than a paranormal romance. I wish the back cover had mentioned that it contained a psycho so I could have hesitated before buying it. I’m not big on graphically disturbing images, which this book had plenty of. The villain is into (and this isn’t really a spoiler since it’s revealed in the first ten pages of the book) torturing people and torturing people while having sex to ‘feed’ off their negative energy. It was really disturbing and really creepy, to say the least.

And speaking of the villain…in most of the romance books I’ve read, the villains point of view is given maybe a couple pages at most. Bradan had a good twenty-five to fifty percent of this book! I couldn’t believe how many times we switched to his point of view. It was like we had ten pages of good guys, then three pages of Bradan and repeat. I can only assume she kept wanting to hammer home how evil he was. And it worked, I was totally ready to be rid of him at the end.

There are a couple of minor frustrations in the book, not really a big deal…but still bothersome. First off, they kept telling Kerry that the Kyth’s weren’t human. But…they were. The explaination for how Kyth’s came to be didn’t make a whole lot of sense. They were nordic humans who suddenly, for no reason at all, suddenly mutated. Okay. But, why? And how? And what’s the deal with ‘feeding’ off of human energy? Why do they need it? Questions like that were never answered.

Second, there was a very slim cast of characters and I just never got the feeling that they were a cohesive group. Dame Judith is supposed to be this powerful leader (granted, she’s been fading lately, but still) and yet, all she has in her household is an old butler. Where is everyone else? How about her family? Ranulf and Sandor had a rabid hatred for one another, but..why? There’s never given any reason for it. We just keep hearing that they hate each other over and over. Where are all the other Kyth? Why is Sandor considered a Talion if he’s never been charged with executing anyone? Isn’t that what the Talions are there for?

In the Paladin series, there’s a sense of community and family, with the Paladins trusting one another and as their romances happen, each woman is welcomed into that family community. There’s really none of that here. It’s very much an isolationist story with no connection to they Kyth community.

As for Kerry and Ranulf…well, I never really got to the the point where I cared for them as a couple. At first, it even seemed like she was attracted to Sandor (giving him her number at a club), but then when Sandor tried to tell her dangerous Ranulf was she defended him and the romance was on from that point. Kerry herself was plucky and brave without acting or talking stupidly. She had a good head on her shoulders and dealt with all the revelations with a pretty level head. All good points in my book. Ranulf wasn’t too overbearing and had great respect for women. His sense of honor allowing him to balance out the evil he has to absorb in killing renegades showed how strong he was.

They weren’t bad characters…they just weren’t as engaging as some other’s she’s written. The book wasn’t horrible. I had to force my way through it only because I don’t care for horror/suspense/creepy killer stories. If you do, then this book might be a good choice. The writing was well done, it just wasn’t my kind of story.

I would recommend that you get the Paladin series and read those. The characters are fun, there’s a little bit of light humor among the Paldin brotherhood and the idea of the Paladin world is different than anything I’ve read lately.

Talions missing backstory,

By Tammie Kelsoe (Danville, AL USA) -

  

This review is from: Dark Warrior Unleashed (The Talions, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

I really love Alexis Morgan’s Paladin series so I really expected a lot from this series. But I was disappointed. I kept feeling like I missed the first book in the series even though I knew this was the first one. The backstory was confusing and lacking in details. I’ll keep this book and read it again once the next book comes out, maybe it will make more sense then.

Fabulous New Series,

By Elaine C McTyer “avid reader” (Dawson, GA USA) -
(TOP 500 REVIEWER)
  

  

  

This review is from: Dark Warrior Unleashed (The Talions, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

Alexis Morgan has once again given us a wonderful story with hunky, to die for heroes. I like this new series and I will still look for her Paladins.

Talions are the chosen warriors of the Kyth. They are the best and strongest of their kind. The Kyth are ruled by the Grand Dame and she is the one who controls the Talions. When one of her own warriors goes bad she has to call on the only one able to take him down.

Ranulf Thorsen is the one the Grand Dame calls on when one of her people must be executed. For a thousand yrs he has done this job and finally he has been promised that he can retire. The Kyth live among humans, but they are different because they are stonger and live longer. They draw strength and power from the humans they protect and come in contact with daily. Ranulf is given his final job and on the way to visit the Dame he detours by a club that is on fire. He finds a woman helping to save the others and when he touches her he realizes she is Kyth, however she does not know this.

Kerry Logan is at the club when the fire starts and she quickly finds the back door, props it open, and saves many lives. The fire has been started by a renegade Talion, a Kyth warrior. He feeds on the pain and suffering caused by major disasters. Because Kerry saved so many he sets his sights on her. Like Ranulf and the others he knows she is Kyth.

Sandor Kearn is also a Talion, and he has had doubts about Ranulf for many years, because of the way Ranulf kills his renegades. He is a very handsome man and you really get the impression that he feels he can get any woman he wants. Imagine his surprise to find that Kerry prefers Ranulf to him.

The Grand Dame is very old, she is older than Ranulf. When she hears about Kerry and finally meets her she knows that this is a very strong woman who has some of the most coveted and unusual talents among the Kyth.

These three and the Grand Dame must come to an understanding if there is to be any chance of catching the renegade Talion.

I really liked this book. I don’t know why I liked it better than some of the same type that I have read recently. But it is well worth reading and I am looking forward to the next one.
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