Redeemed in Shadows (Shadow Unit #3)
Release
Date: October 28, 2014
Genre:
PNR
Sometimes
wrongs can be righted and the mistakes of a persons past forgiven.
And
sometimes things can go very very wrong…
Gabe,the
Harbinger of Death has been Earth-bound for almost two hundred years,
his punishment for taking the life of another without cause. He’s
been trying to atone ever since, by joining the Shadow Unit and
befriending the last man he should. Now, with only two weeks left on
his sentence, he prepares to leave the team behind for good-but only
after training his replacement.
When
the enigmatic Kapua (Xee) Hale appears, tempting his desires, Gabe
temporarily forgoes business for a night of pleasure by working her
out of his system.
But
will one night be enough?
Tensions
are high at Shadow Unit headquarters. Loyalties are tested and old
debts are called in as the team embarks on a dangerous new mission
that exposes Gabriel’s dark past.
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Review - 4 Stars!
This is the first book in the Shadow Unit series I've read. I was a bit confused on certain couplings that had happened previously, but otherwise it was completely understandable, enjoyable, and worth the read even as a stand alone novel.
Maybe because one type of paranormal creature I love in PNR is angels that I just couldn't put it down. And of all the angels that sometimes appear in paranormal novels, Gabriel happens to be my favorite. So I was really excited to read this. Especially once you glimpse the cover. Hot right? Wow!
As for the actually plot of the novel, I rather thought it was amazing. Not just the romance, but the twists, turns, different bad guys (some of whom I'm still a bit confused on), and even the rest of the team. Every single character in this novel has a unique and predefined personality that pushes this story along to its inevitable conclusion. The plot twists - while one of the major ones I completely saw coming - were varied and intense, and with the amount of emotional upheavals and downward spirals, you are left with a very satisfying story. I loved the plot itself.
As for the characters, I'm completely in love with Gabe. I want him. He can stay in my bed forever and eat powered donuts, cookies or freaking hot wings I wouldn't care. He's hot. He's grumpy. He can be an ass. But he has emotions and that's great!
Admittedly, was a lot worried about Xee. The pink hair, tons of piercings and tattooes, and of course attitude... yeah, okay, attitude is great. And while I adore tattoos all over my fictional (and non-fictional) men, and there is nothing wrong with tattoos on women, I just prefer less of them on women, I guess. And piercings are not my thing, for myself or my men (or at least not many. An ear yes, maybe a nipple or the tongue, but after that, not so much.) So maybe leery isn't the right term. Maybe freaking scared I was going to hate the major player in the novel. I LOVED her. She had issues but her issues weren't enough to make it so you wanted to give up on her, and that was awesome.
Honestly, the only thing I found lacking was the jump from lust to love for Gabriel and Xee. I mean, yeah, they lusted. They had one night, and yeah, they still want each other so they get jealous, but then suddenly it's love. It was a bit abrupt for me. Admittedly, don't do love-at-first-sight in contemporary romance. In paranormal, if there is a paranormal reason for it, sure, I adore it. But instant lust? Heck yeah. But Gabriel didn't even show that he liked anything about her - her voice, or laugh, or attitude, except the nickname she gave him got him hard. So it was like... uh, love? They never even talked. Outside of that, the chemistry was amazing though!
And lastly, the dialog was nicely done. And I want to thank the author for not torturing me with horribly written dialog or scenes that make no sense just to create drama. I was given an ARC for this review, and it was well-edited enough I couldn't tell it WAS an ARC review copy.
So simply because I felt the actual love part of the story jumping a bit premature (although once they admitted it, it WAS beautiful), I had to go down a star. I WILL be reading book one as soon as I have a chance. 4 happy coffee-girl stars!
ABOUT
THE AUTHOR
There
is really not much to say... I love to write, read, and listen to
music. My attempt at a music career sadly ended at the Apollo one
warm night in May. LOL (Side note: I was not booed just outdone by
two munchkins rapping to Biggy Smalls, they were good.
Military
brat extraordinaire; have traveled to a lot of interesting places.
This February I will be going over to the other side of the
pond where I will spend two weeks in Europe. I will be in
Cambridge, London, Paris, Versailles, Bruges, and hopefully Cardiff.
The
very first time I put pen to paper in story fashion (for fun), was in
6th grade. The story was called, The Case of The Missing
Pepperoni. It was a cute mystery where all the ingredients and shop
appliances came to life when the store owner closed up for the
evening. See, pretty boring stuff. I always say I'm not the
interesting one, but the people around me.
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http://tigriseden.com/
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