Book ten in the series, BLOOD
BOND is a surprise addition to the Sentinel Wars series by Shannon K. Butcher. Book nine was
released in March of 2015, and I thought the series was finished. Much
to my pleasure, BLOOD BOND
popped up on my radar recently, and I knew I had to read it. I have been
a longtime fan of the series, which follows the Sentinels, three races
descended from ancient guardians of mankind, each with unique
abilities to assist them in their battle to protect humans against the evil
Synestryn. There are all kinds of supernatural creatures running around
to protect the clueless humans and it is rollicking good paranormal
romance fun with a lot of sword fights and magic thrown in.
Ronan is one of the Sanguinar, a vampiric race that must drink the
blood of Theronai to survive. Sanguinar are also healers, and their main
problem is that in order to heal, they use up all the energy they get
from the limited blood of the Theronai available to them, so they are all
slowly starving to death. I have felt so badly for the Sanguinar through
this series- they definitely seem like they've gotten the short end of the
stick. Ronan has had an underlying agenda of bringing Theronai
couples together to mate and create offspring who can feed his people
in the future. Despite this kind of creepy mission, he's really a stand-up
guy, and I enjoy him very much.
Justice is a woman who woke up ten years ago naked and an amnesic.
She's been roaming the country ever since, compelled by an unknown
power she calls the fates. The fates force her to do things like kill
people, steal things, and hoard supplies. After being required to kill her
best friend, Justice has held herself aloof and alone. She's definitely a
sympathetic character, trying to be as good as the outside force in her
brain and body allows her to be. Justice and Ronan team up and, of
course, fall in love. Along the way, they leave a trail of destroyed
property, blood, and pissed off bad guys. It's quite fun!
I'm so pleased to be back in this wonderful world of demons, vampires,
and monsters. This book can be appreciated on its own, without any
foreknowledge of the series. In the epic fight of good versus evil, it's
great to see two fighters fall in love in the midst of kicking evil's butt
and taking big baddies' names. Butcher's BLOOD BOND is a lively addition to her paranormal
romance series, Sentinel Wars, about the unseen defenders of humanity.
Justice has never known freedom. She woke up ten years ago,
naked and alone with no memory of who or what she was. Since
then, she’s been a prisoner, compelled by powers she doesn’t
understand. She’s roamed the country, doing whatever the
fates demanded of her, good or bad. Completely alone.
Until now.
Ronan is starving to death. Like all the Sanguinar, his
survival depends on finding the dwindling traces of blood
left behind by an ancient, magical race. Weeks ago, Justice
saved his life and since then, it’s been her blood he
craves, her face he dreams about.
As evil closes in on all sides, threatening the only
stronghold the Sentinels have to protect them, Ronan must
find a way to gain Justice’s trust and free her from the
dark powers that control her. Because if he can’t, the next
person she is compelled to kill may be him.
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