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Jul 07, 2010

Shawna rated it:

5 stars – Paranormal/Sci-Fi Romance

If there was ever a hero that I wanted to hold and gently rock in my arms while crooning a sweet lullaby or win a giant, plush teddy bear from playing one of those fair games for him, it’s Syn from Born of Fire. He’s one of the most tortured, anguished romantic heroes ever, having endured just about every kind of suffering, abuse, and cruelty imaginable, yet he’s somehow managed to harbor an intrinsic, unbreakable sense of goodness and tenderness th More...

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May 22, 2010

Lady Danielle "The Book Huntress" rated it:

Review Disclaimer: Danielle is not actually insane. She is fully aware that Syn is not a real person. (What a shame!)

Syn, would you please marry me? I would hold you to my breast, and soothe you. I would wipe away the tears you will not allow yourself to cry, that is after I kick your ex-wife's butt all the way to the next galaxy for being such a piece of work not to realize what the precious jewel she had in you. I would kiss you every day, and make sure you understood just how m More...

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Aug 07, 2011

Tracy rated it:

The second installment of The League was a great read and was actually even better than Born of Night, which I also thought was a 5-star read. The best part of the book was our hero, Syn, a man of mystery, intelligence, humor, charm and strength. Kenyon does a wonderful job developing this character. As tortured soul who was subjected to unspeakable acts of abuse, torture, betrayal and neglect, I really just want to hug (and kiss) Syn throughout the book. The heroine, Shahara was interesting More...

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Jan 21, 2012

Melindeeloo rated it:

I enjoyed Born of Fire, but I have to agree with other reviews I've read and reviewers who had issues with the heroine. From the bits in the previous book (Born of Night) I expected Shahara to be totally kick-a$$, a smart and powerful bounty hunter, and while she does have moments, her character just isn't all that strong or smart for much of the middle of the story. As for leading man Syn, I am starting to see shades of Ash in all of Kenyon's big gorgeous males with tortured(literally) pasts, More...

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Jul 16, 2010

Jacqueline rated it:

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Nov 16, 2009

Celeste rated it:

Really exceptional series by Sherrilyn Kenyon. I can't believe these books are re-releases, I've never heard of them! But I am oh, so glad to have found them! This is the Sherrilyn Kenyon I know and love and can't wait to read the next installment. If you like paranormal romance SK style, you'll love this!

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Apr 10, 2011

Jen rated it:

Life has kicked Syn in the teeth from the day he was born. His father was brutal killer. His mother abandoned him and his sister, Talia. They were horribly abused. Talia escaped by suicide. Syn thought he could escape by turning in his father to police. But the system betrayed him, throwing him into prison at just 10 years old. He escaped, living on nothing but his wits and slowly built a life for himself. But he can't outrun his past. And he is constantly kicked down by the people he chooses t More...

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Jan 28, 2012

Kelly rated it:

EDIT: Having just re-read this, I'm changing my rating to five stars. (I've been pretty free with my five star ratings recently. I'm a five-star slut.)

This will be a short-ass review with no explanations for anything. Just so you're aware.

OKEY DOKEY. I SHALL MAKE UP FOR IT WITH A SHITLOAD OF GIFS.

Characters

Syn
OH HAI, I LOVE YOU.

Shahara
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Nov 24, 2011

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Okay, I hate Shahara. Syn doesn't hurt her when she comes to turn him in even though she shoots him, pays for her sister's hospital visit when they're about to throw her out, bails her other sister and brother out of jail numerous times, takes the rap for a sister, pays for the same sister's ship to be fixed after she was attacked - but then Shahara thinks he's a liar so he can't be trusted. She finds out from her sister that he's helped the family for years, but no matter what he says, she More...

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Nov 06, 2010

Mollie *scoutrmom* rated it:

I think this is a very good plot, the characters are very well drawn.

What I did not find believable was that at the end, when the hero comes to the realization that he is worthy to love and be loved, that he could overcome a lifetime of conditioning to do so. The author had written his character and explained his motivations for his baggage so well that for him to have a happy ending was out of character.

I found the heroine, however jaded, however streetwise, sometim More...

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Nov 14, 2011

Jill rated it:

Better than the first of the series but still had moments where it just seemed to drag. Unlike the first, it did seem like the characters were getting somewhere and that there was an ultimate goal in mind. Very much like Nykyrian, in the first book, Syn has had a very horrible and hard life and is very much cynical. Shahara has suffered a lot and it makes it hard for her to trust. Occasionally, I think that Kenyon's goal is to come up with the most awful pasts for her characters and see how she More...

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Aug 30, 2011

LL rated it:

This book could have had potential. It could do so much better than what it was, but it felt as though the author just failed to deliver.

Honestly, I thought the general storyline and plot was good. Syn (or Sheridan, which was his birth name) was the usual gorgeous, sexy, irresistible, tortured hero who deserved so much more and better in life than the shit that had been dealt to him. While I normally had a tender heart for tortured hero, Syn’s story felt a lot like Nykyrian’s in t More...

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Aug 23, 2011

Novels On The Run rated it:

MICHELLE'S REVIEW:

RATING : 4.5 SINFUL SYN STARS!!!!

Syn is just the most gorgeous, mentally tough, smexi... I get a bit speechless really, trust me that’s a hard thing to achieve..ha! You just want to carry a little bit of Syn around in your front pocket.

Syn and Shahara are a great team in this book. They both have issues with their past that need overcoming, if you can overcome them. Some ..... not so much. Sherrilyn has such a great way with her writing More...

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Jun 11, 2011

Georgina rated it:

Hovering between two & a half and three, primarily out of loyalty to the author.

After thoroughly enjoying Born of Night, I was apprehensive as to whether the second book in the series would sweep me up as well, and with good reason as it turns out.

Firstly, I didn't feel the same kind of chemistry between Syn and Shahara as I did with Nykyrian and Kiara. This is rare for Kenyon as she's talented at developing the relationship between her characters, drawing in the reader s More...

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Nov 30, 2010

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Aug 12, 2010

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Jan 17, 2010

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Jan 08, 2010

Arlene rated it:

I loved Syn from the first League book. I was excited reading his story because he's like Nykyrian. An asassin, has had a very difficult and traumatic childhood which had left them a cynic and cold but deep inside they're hiding these vulnerabilities that made them endearing.

This book, same as book 1 was republished. There was some inconsistencies like it should have been when Nykyrian was in the hospital after he was attacked by Kiara's father, Syn visited him with Shahara. Bu More...

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Jan 28, 2012

Orlagh rated it:

In brief: Syn is the son of the infamous Indirian Wade, a most evil and hated man. As such, his life has been miserable and whenever his true identity is revealed, people judge him by his fathers actions, assuming the very worst about him. Since his divorce he has turned to drink and Robin Hood style deeds. Shahara is also no stranger to a hard life, having taken care of her siblings since she herself was a child. She accepts a contract to capture Syn and hand him over to the law.... but is More...

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May 24, 2010

♥ ♥Lynn ♥ ♥ rated it:

Born of Fire...because Syn if flipping hot!! I loved this book. Name:Sheridan Digger Wade
NickName Sher, Sheridan Belask, C, C.I., Doc, Dr. Belask

We first met Syn in Born of Night. In this book, Syn has a bounty on his head which has every assissin gunning for him. Syn has lived a life that no one should have to bear. He is the son of the most hated man, because of that, at the age of 10 he is sent to jail because you know 'he will be like his dad when he grows up'.

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Jan 15, 2010

Mar rated it:

This is my second time flying through Sherrilyn Kenyon’s awesomely created Ichidian Universe and my, she does not disappoint. Although Born of Night was amazing, I liked Born of Fire a lot better because of certain, I don’t know someone by the name of SYN? Mmmm SYN! I mean, can you find a better name than that? God, that man! The story is fabulous, it takes the reader through what it’s like to be on the run for both the hero and the heroine when wrongly accused of crimes and the ups and downs o More...

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Apr 19, 2011

Kim~Fantasy~MR rated it:

Ok this book was great! I loved the dynamics between Syn and Shahara, they reminded me of my on relationship, and by gods is he frickin sexy as hell! How could Kiara have ever thought Kyrian was hotter than Syn?? LOL he's definitly the hottest in the series so far...YUM YUM YUM!(would LOVE some SYN! In every way I can get it! LMAO) I do now have another interest in Nero, who can mind control me at any time! The characters were so real, and stubborn... it was hilarious some of the conversations, More...

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Feb 16, 2010

Kevin rated it:

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Mar 04, 2011

Kathy rated it:

Syn and Shahara's story... C.I. Syn (conceived in... certifiably insane... ), Nykyrian's friend and allay - he leaves Nykyrian when he believes that Nykyrian is making a mistake with Kiara... Syn has been betrayed and abandoned by everyone - his mother (who his family believed tried to drown him when he was a baby), his brutal, criminal father (who beat him, prostituted him, taught him to be a thief - of objects and of information), by his older sister who committed suicide, by his wife who left More...

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Apr 14, 2010

Michelle rated it:

I am really enjoying The League Series and the Ichidian Universe that Kenyon created. The whole futuristic aspect and traveling to different planets is all new to me but I find it quite enjoyable.

Syn, AKA Sheridan Wade, is so yum! His entire life he has been betrayed or abandoned by the people he loves. First his mother leaves him, his sister commits suicide and his father tortures him. But worst all when he's finally made a new life for himself, as a respectable doctor and father, More...

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Mar 06, 2010

Darcy rated it:

I really liked this book, was slightly surprised as Syn irritated me in the last book with his woe is me ness about his life. This time around there was a little of that but more of this is what happened to me, I know you can't stand it so lets joke about it before you can leave me or think bad about me for it.

It seemed weird that Shahara had a rough time as well, but did give her the understanding that she needed to with Syn. She just needed to take the time to get to know him and More...

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Mar 03, 2011

Rachel rated it:

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Nov 30, 2010

Nina rated it:

I had as much fun with this one as I did this last one, but fell even more in love with the two leads. Syn is another classic Kenyon tortured hero. An alpha male is just gonna break your heart with how crappy his childhood and adulthood was. Charming and sexy and a complete badass he's gonna lose what's left of his heart to his lady, who in this one is the tracer after him. Shahara has a brood of siblings to take care of with barely any money to bail them out anymore. So she takes the job of tra More...

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Apr 29, 2010

Joy rated it:

I think the e-book I got wasn't complete and assuming, I was about 75% of the book, I think I know what'll happen in the end. Like the first book, this one was just ok. Nothing spectacular, characters were inconsistent, the heroine appeared strong at first but became helpless afterwards. It's like whenever the hero was around, she becomes the damsel in distress which was really annoying.

There wasn't much description of the setting here, kinda like you're shoved in another world and S More...

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Mar 23, 2010

Fani rated it:

I have to admit that 3 was too generous a rating for this book, where I'm concerned. But personal issues aside, this was better than average, so it would be unfair to rate it with just 2.

All I can think of is 'what a let-down' after the amazing Born Of Night:( I had very high hopes for this one, but unfortunately they didn't come true. I'll admit that Syn was a good hero, but compared to Nykyrian he's not worth a dime. Technically, he's a tortured hero too, because of his past. Howev More...

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