Rain–King and warrior, stern and duty-bound.
Who could have foreseen he would ever encounter the one who would change his life forever?
But he does.
How much of a man’s world, how much of his life will he risk to possess everything he has ever wanted?
From the creator of the beloved World of Alterra comes
A tale of passion and determination, of sacrifice and courage
For Rain has found a foe he cannot overcome with sword or strategy.
Now he must battle an enemy none can defeat.
Now he will battle Fate itself.
Blurb and cover from Goodreads
5 out of 5 stars
This is the first of the Elfhunter books I’ve read, but I’m pretty sure it won’t be the last. It’s labeled as the second in a novella series, but the blurb claimed it could be read on its own, so I went ahead and grabbed it. The blurb was right, the story made perfect sense and now I want to read the novels.
The plot:
I knew how it was going to end. I knew it. I still went through the denial/bargaining stages. I think I’m still going through the bargaining stage, it’s a side effect of too much Supernatural. This is a novella, so the story is short. There is a decent amount of world building, but I suspect there will be more in the full length books.
The characters:
The main focus of the story is Gaelen and Farahin/Ri-Elathan and their tragic love affair. I adored Gaelen because she was just so sweet and innocent, but at the same time brave and courageous. I felt terrible for Farahin, probably because he reminded me of King Arthur with his wisdom and kindness. After millennia of loneliness, he’d finally found his mate and then…
I figured out the gist of how the story would end by reading the blurb, so I’m assuming I’m not spoiling it for you all.
Sometimes I think authors should just cut my heart out and be done with it.
emaginette said:
Some have a knack for just that. 🙂
Anna from elements of emaginette
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Elisabeth said:
Ugh. This reminds me I need to get a new Kindle so the author’s other books can keep ripping my heart out.
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sherry fundin (@sherryfundin) said:
Amazing cover and love your comment…cut your heart out. I love when a author makes me feel that way. Thanks for the great review.
sherry @ fundinmental
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Elisabeth said:
It was painful in the way I like it. Masochist as that sounds. 😛
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