A
Novel of the Marked Souls, Book 2
Signet
Eclipse
June
1st, 2010
978-0-451-22977-9
Paranormal
Romance
Mass
Market Paperback
Reviewed
by Dawn (love2read28@gmail.com)
Obtained
by Publisher
Liam
Niall survived the Irish potato famine and escaped to Chicago where he became a
leader of demon-possessed warriors and lost half his soul in the process. He
has grown increasingly weary of fighting, of doubting everything and everyone
around him and as this growing evil surrounds Liam and his band of warriors,
only one thing, one weapon can defeat it…Jilly Chan, a woman who has been
facing threats against street kids for years and is independent to boot. Now
Liam is asking her to do something far deadlier. To save her demon ridden soul,
she needs to be the weapon Liam needs to beat the evil but Jilly won’t be
anyone’s weapon or woman but Liam has a plan to win Jilly’s heart and in the
process turn Jilly into the weapon he needs. But at what cost will Jilly and
Liam have to make in order to have another day together.
FORGED
OF SHADOWS
is a wonderful, action-packed ride from start to finish. With the right amount
of mystery, action-adventure, compelling characters, Ms. Slade delivers one
pulse pounding ride from start to finish. With a keen eye in creating a world
where demons, warriors and more surround the human race, Ms. Slade delivers a
new take in the paranormal genre. A wonderful continuance from book one, this
picks up four months later after Seduced by Shadows and introduces the readers
to the league of the Tayla, possessed by teshuva and are keeping Chicago’s streets
clean of demonic emanations. But the world of the Talya, all who are demon
possessed warriors find a new Talya is now here and it’s a woman. What will
happen when a take no prisoners woman like Jilly jons the talya’s? That is what
the readers will find when they pick up FORGED IN SHADOWS. A strong willed,
independent woman, a warrior leader determined to find any way he can to fight
and ultimately defeat the morphing evil that haunts Chicago. This world Ms.
Slade created continues to expand, grow and new characters pop up from time to
time. What intrigues me is that this world is quite explicit and there are dark
corners that humans can not see. From page to page, I was drawn into this world
where these warriors reside, keeping humanity safe even as they try to find a
way to keep their soul as well. Ms. Slade does a wonderful job in keeping the
reader enthralled from the start of FORGED OF SHANDOWS and I could not
put it down.
Meet
Liam. He never meant to become a leader of anything except he got a demon
possessed and is now a leader of the same type of warriors, keeping the world
safe as they get rid of the evil that seaps into the world from the veil. Now
after a century, Liam is weary of fighting the same fight repeatedly, plagued
by doubts, he finds himself lost until his world gets shaken to the core when a
the first female Talya is found and the woman calls to Liam on many levels but
all he wants is her to become the weapon they need to fight this evil that is
now more powerful that the Warriors themselves. Liam is a wonderful hero. He is
one of those reluctant heroes that you can’t help but fall for even as he rails
at the way his life has become. Jilly is strong, tough and a rebel who searches
for a cause to fight for. She is determined to be no man’s weapon but there is
something about Liam that leaves her breathless. It will take the strength of
them both to beat that evil that is slowly taking over Chicago and if they
don’t succeed the world as the humans know it will be gone. Jilly and Liam’s chemistry
is explosive and very compelling. Their sparks lit the pages and I was rooting
for these two to get together in the end. I loved the strong wills of both Liam
and Jilly and found myself falling for them both. The secondary characters kept
the story moving nicely and were well written as well.
FORGED
OF SHADOWS
is a fun, entertaining read that kept me entertained for an afternoon. I know I
am eager to read the next book and see which warrior is next to fall in love
and find the woman who can bring them to their knees as well as steal their
heart. Ms. Slade has a great talent for creating characters that make you yearn
to know more about them and their world around them. This series alone is
engrossing, intense and intriguing. I can’t wait to see what else she has up
her sleeve for her readers of the Marked Souls Series.
This
is an objective review and not an endorsement
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