"From one surprise to another this is one rollercoaster ride you don't want to miss!"
Reviewed by Heather Lobdell
Posted July 4, 2012
Science Fiction Space Opera | Romance Science Fiction
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.
SUMMARY
In a world where the League and its assassins rule, where
betrayal and treachery are everywhere . . . the only
survivors are those ones who are . . . BORN OF SILENCE As the Resistance leader, Zarya Starska's only goal is to
topple the government that destroyed her entire family and
left her penniless. Her biggest asset is a mysterious man
known only as Kere. But Kere has a dark secret. Born into a world that is as
privileged as it is corrupt, his real name is Darling
Cruel-and he is heir to the government Zarya wants to
overthrow. No one has ever seen the real man behind the
legend. No one except Zarya. But when she allows a weapon he
designed to be used against his beloved sister, all bets are
off. Betrayed by the Resistance, Darling's goal is not only to
reign, but to kill every Resistance member he can find.
Zarya must stop Darling's reign of terror, but can she reach
past his insanity to restore the hero who once fought by her
side?
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