I have been following Ms. Kenyon since the 90's. I have been following The League Series since it began. Book after book I have read about Darling I have loved the idea of a gay character, a gay assassin at that! I was very unsure whether this would be the book that would turn me away from the League and all I had come to love about Kenyon.

Knowing going into the book that Darling was suddenly not gay was a big thing for me! I was not sure I wanted to read it, I had bought it but did I really want to lose the League? Yet I found that I just had to plunge right in; like every other Kenyon book I had to read BORN OF SILENCE too. I must say I am so glad my curiosity got the best of me with this one!

Kenyon has never disappointed me and I am so grateful that she held true for Darling! BORN OF SILENCE was a stunner! Jam packed full of action BORN OF SILENCE was simply shocking with twist after twist after of shocking moments and steamy scenes! Nothing was left out and all doors were open for Darling's book! And I am really glad to say it wasn't a short one!

Zarya Starska is a woman in love with a stranger. She knows him by shadow, by the sound of his voice, and by the silence that is brought by him alone. As a resistance fighter, Zarya knows that all too often enemies lie around every corner. Yet her mysterious life with Kere is the only safe-harbor that she has. Zarya has made it her one goal in life to destroy the government that destroyed her family and life as she knew it. Zarya will take any weapon she can get, use any advantage that she may have, and hurt whoever she has to hurt to see that her goal is done.

Darling has always been somewhat of a mystery. We see him popping up at random when he is most needed though out the series, always gay, always on this edge of funny, and always with a tendency to be Cruel to his enemies. Daring's motto has been the enemy of my friend is my enemy. Secretly Darling has been living a double or is it a triple life. On one hand, he is the Prince of his people. On the other hand, he is one of the League and an assassin all on his own. Though out the story a younger Darling is revealed and here we also get our first glimpse of Darling as Kere his alter-ego who has been falling in love with a woman who has never seen his face.

We also get to delve into the depths of Darling's past and see just how Cruel his life has truly been. Nothing, and I mean nothing, could have prepared Darling for his now current future. The hardships, pain, and triumphs that Darling is forced to endure are almost more than anyone should ever be asked to endure. The depths of this book are amazing and I have not seen them since Acheron! There were times when I found that I was laughing, shouting I was so mad, and sobbing as the emotions ran through me! Prepare to be enraged. Prepare to be moved. Most of all prepare to fall in love with a Darling that you never knew until now! BORN OF SILENNCE is simply a must read.