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Born of Night (The League #1)

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Awakened from a drugged sleep in a cold cell, the Princess Kiara finds herself a prisoner of the merciless marauders who threaten her father's planetary kingdom. Miraculously, a rescuer appears, but behind his fearsome mask is the handsome face of a dark avenger whose outlaw touch sets her very soul aflame.

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Published by iPublish.com (first published 1996)

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Mar 21, 2010 Shawna rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Fans of paranormal romance & tortured heroes

Recommended to Shawna by: Shana

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5 stars – Paranormal/Sci-Fi Romance

I’ve had Kenyon’s Dark-Hunter series on my TBR list for quite some time now, but I’m a little bit intimated by the number of books there are to get caught up on. The premise of The League series sounded interesting, the characters seemed intriguing, and with only three books produced so far, it felt a little less daunting of an undertaking. The main word that comes to mind to describe how I felt about this book is...WOW! And if it’s indicative of her other work...more

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Apr 28, 2012 UniquelyMoi *Dhestiny* BlithelyBookish rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Light Sci-Fi fans

Shelves: 4-stars, 2010-reads, abuse, sci-fi, author-sherrilyn-kenyon, reviewed-by-me

I’ve been a huge fan of Sherrilyn Kenyon’s writing ever since I first discovered the Dark-Hunter series and that amazing hero, Acheron. When I heard about the re-release of The League series, I was thrilled until I learned it was Sci-Fi because I’m really not a big fan of the genre. Truthfully, the only other Sci-Fi book I have ever read and really liked, loved in fact, was The Host by Stephenie Meyer. The Host, like Born of Night was pretty light on the techie stuff which is why it worked for...more
I’ve been a huge fan of Sherrilyn Kenyon’s writing ever since I first discovered the Dark-Hunter series and that amazing hero, Acheron. When I heard about the re-release of The League series, I was thrilled until I learned it was Sci-Fi because I’m really not a big fan of the genre. Truthfully, the only other Sci-Fi book I have ever read and really liked, loved in fact, was The Host by Stephenie Meyer. The Host, like Born of Night was pretty light on the techie stuff which is why it worked for me. The time period, the locations and everyday living were given enough attention to detail that there was no mistaking the book’s futuristic setting, yet at the same time I didn’t feel like I needed a degree in rocket science to understand what was happening. And while this has nothing to do with the genre, in the beginning there were so many characters being introduced, relationships explained and back-stories given, that I wasn’t sure I’d ever be able to fully follow the story. However once I got into the book and became familiar with the names, I had no problem whatsoever.

Keeping in mind that this was Sherrilyn Kenyon’s debut novel, something minor I want to mention is that I know that sometimes when we buy a book for the author’s name, we expect it to be at least as good as their last book we read. I ran into this recently when I began reading some books that were written by one of my all time favorite authors, J.R. Ward, writing as Jessica Bird. The Bird books were excellent, but didn’t have the same “feel” or “flawless flow” as the Ward books do and while Born of Night is a great story, I could see a slight difference in the writing refinement. I’m truly not trying to be critical, merely pointing this out for readers who may not be aware that these books were written years before her Dark-Hunter series was released and might wonder about the difference in writing.

However, all that said, I’m very impressed by how well written this debut novel is. The plot is believable, the characters well defined and with a depth of moral character that I couldn’t help but be proud of these "criminals" who are consider to be low life scum by the “important” people, the ones who supposedly matter.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book and adored Nykerian! As for Kiara - meh - she was annoying as all get out and I really didn’t see how I’d ever come to like her enough to want to see Nyk saddled with her for the rest of his life. Indeed, oft was the time that I silently urged Nykie to put her rear end on the first asteroid out of the galaxy, however, as only an author of Ms. Kenyon’s caliber can do, she took the irritating traits, flaws and weaknesses inherent in Kiara and explained them all so well that in the end, I had found it in my heart to forgive her and yes, even like her, and was very happy with the match.

If you find yourself tempted, yet hesitant to read this book because it’s Sci-Fi, I’d really encourage you to take the chance. What have you got to lose?
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Apr 06, 2013 Louise rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: the-league, love-it-read-it-begin-again, read-in-2013, favorites

*“You have to learn to smile through your pain. Sometimes it’s all we got.”*

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She belonged to the day, to warmth and sunshine.
Her world was light and wonderful, filled with love and laughter.
And he was born of night. His mother was the darkness, her cold embrace was all he had a right to crave.

I love that the story focuses more on the characters and not the sci-fi world!:) and its easy to read...

Nykyrian as the hero...more

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Apr 24, 2013 Kristalia rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, glbt-secondary, cut-my-heart-out, dark, series-i-must-own, best-series-award, best-couple-award, be-my-hero-plz, sob-fest-its-just-so-sad, adult, reviewed, re-reads

REREAD DATE: 07 april 2013

FINAL RATING: ★★★★★/★★★★★

“If I have to die, I’d rather die knowing someone cared about me, just once. Is that really too much to ask?"
"For us? Yes. It is. We are the gutter and the gutter is all we’ll ever be. Don’t reach out for the stars. They’ll burn you until there’s nothing left. "
"Then let me burn.”

Reread this because i needed to remind myself how much i love this series (i actually read all of the books and i am quite up to date with them, but i need to love...more

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May 03, 2010 Lynsey A rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Lynsey A by: Lesley - my twin sis

Shelves: kenyon-league-series, paranormal-romance, fantasy, borrowed-to-read, pregnancy, baby, 2010-reads, hero-i-luv, pnr-virgin

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. The ending saved this book from a 3 star review for me.

This book definitely grew on me. At the beginning of the book I wanted to b*itch slap Kiara. I thought she was really annoying considering Nykyrian and the others were trying to protect her. I have to admit I really liked when Syn told her what was what. Well, finally after she watched the videos of Nykyrian when he was young she improved greatly.

Anyone who knows me knows I love books with babies in them so this was a pleasant surprise. The...more

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Jan 27, 2010 Tracy rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2010, tortured-disfigured-hero, reviewed-2009

Born of Night was a brilliantly written story that I thoroughly enjoyed. At 533 pages, the book is admittedly long. However, I can’t recall ever feeling like there were parts of the book that could have been excluded. To the contrary, the character development and level of detail used to describe the Ichidan Universe was perfect.

I completely fell in love with Nykyrian, who is a great addition to the tortured-soul heroes out there. Though Nykyrian certainly goes through hell, enduring the worst...more

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Jun 24, 2011 The Holy Terror rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: fans of the Black Dagger Brotherhood

Shelves: sexy-science-fiction, owned, aliens, science-fiction, science-fiction-romance

I loved this book. There are a few nitpicky things here and there that could have been improved on, but there was so many things that I loved that I can look past the bad.

This book is pretty much The Black Dagger Brotherhood in space. If you're a fan of the BDB, Zsadist in particular, then you'll probably love this as well.

Basically, the story centers around Nykyrian and Kiara, who couldn't be more different. Nykyrian is a highly skilled assassin who was tortured and abused during most of his ad...more

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Feb 11, 2012 Pamela(AllHoney) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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First book in Sherrilyn Kenyon's The League series. Science fiction romance. Nykyrian Quikiades was once part of The League but now he works against them. His current job is to protect Kiara Zamir. A woman who doesn't want protection. It was a little slow at times but overall a good read for me. I loved the hero, Nykyrian, but I wasn't overly fond of the heroine, Kiara. I didn't hate her but I found her to be a bit annoying at times. The world building was done in a comprehensible manner for me....more

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May 17, 2010 Mojca rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: kenyon-macgregor, sci-fi-futuristic-fantasy, part-of-a-series, series-league, own, monthly-challenge-read-may, chubby-chunkster-challenge

I was mesmerized by the Ichidian universe when I read the short story Fire and Ice in the Man of My Dreams anthology and when I realized Born of Night was about Adron’s parents I was instantly curious…And in the end disappointed.

For starters, it was 200 pages too long, giving Ms. Kenyon the opportunity to transform Kiara from a whiny, and slightly annoying heroine into an obnoxious, selfish, spoiled, judgmental brat. One of those heroine you wish for someone to rape, strangle, stab, and dismembe...more

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Dec 03, 2010 Heather C rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: futuristic, aliens, paranormal-romance, read-2010, series, book-challenge, pdoc

I really loved this book. Kenyon writes some of the best tortured heros. Now I must go read and see what Syn was really up to...

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Jun 30, 2010 Catherine rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: aliens, assassin-killer-bounty-hunter, fantasy-paranormal-sci-fi, futuristic, read-2010, romance, series, sucked

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This book did not start off well for me. The author has a really bad habit of over describing everything. Every reference to something was like it was the first time. We had to hear the exact description all over again. Also, I really, really hate when an author has a character think something then immediately qualifies it. Like: he didn't have time to humor her, but he ached so badly inside with the need to comfort her. That was my own example, but crap like that happened constantly. Also, Nyky...more

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Jul 13, 2010 Jacqueline rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Anyone! READ IT!

Recommended to Jacqueline by: Auto-buy author

Shelves: author-sherrilyn-kenyon, series-the-league

Oh. My. God!

This book kicked ASS! Major, huge rockin' ass! The characters were awesome, the setting was phenomenal, the plot was explosive, the writing (as always) was descriptive, the comedy was hilarious, and the action was smoldering!

In the Ichidian Universe, Nykyrian is the baddest of the bad. A renegade assassin from the League, he knows how to fight and has lived a SERIOUSLY sad, rough, hard life. Thrown into a human orphanage were he was treated worse than scum- beatings, starvation, abu...more

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Oct 31, 2009 Melindeeloo rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: sci-fi-romance

Yes, Born of Night does very much have the feel of Kenyon's Dark-Hunters, and yes, Nykyrian reminded me a bit of Ash - but you know what? I don't care, I love it when bad boys go good and I liked the dangerous yet honorable assasin who is transformed by love and acceptance and his heroine Kiara with her own ghosts is pretty good too. If I had any issues with the story, they were that Kenyon so brutally abuses Nykyrian. Like Acheron and Zarek, Nyk has the abusive hellacious childhood and early li...more

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Oct 04, 2009 Anna rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: reviews, scifi-romance

The League series originally made it's debut in 1996. The books are being re-released, expanded and with new cover art.

Once an assassin for The League, Nykyrian is constantly being hunted down, with a price on his head. Now he fights to protect the innocent. He hasn't had the easiest life unloved and abused most of this life because of what he is, he has built a thick skin around himself letting no one in. That is until he takes on the protection of Kiara Zamir. She changes everything.

Ms Kenyon...more

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Dec 26, 2009 Shana rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I will definitely be re-reading this book I just finished it last night and I'm sad but glad I get to reread this book. I was put through the motions while reading this book. It had me in tears and full of joy all at the same time. Still at times I felt giddy as a teenager in love for the first time. The characters in this book seemed so very alive to me as if I knew them in my own life. This is the kind of story that is for everyone male or female. It has action, suspense, and romance ohhh and...more

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Oct 26, 2012 Rebecca ♥ Ash, Jem, Warner ♥ rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: fans of tortured heroes and action/romance

Shelves: provincial-library, sci-fi, romance, adult, memorable-men, favourites, reviewed

This book was amazing! It was the best book I have read in a long time! It was also my first Sherrilyn Kenyon book and I look forward to there being many more of them in my future.

I really enjoyed going back to my roots and reading some sci-fi, while still indulging my new obsession of romance. And it really had everything. Laser blasters, space dog fights, bars full of unidentifiable aliens. All very cool. But most of all it had romance. OMG I could die happy. And I just might if I dont stop t...more This book was amazing! It was the best book I have read in a long time! It was also my first Sherrilyn Kenyon book and I look forward to there being many more of them in my future.

I really enjoyed going back to my roots and reading some sci-fi, while still indulging my new obsession of romance. And it really had everything. Laser blasters, space dog fights, bars full of unidentifiable aliens. All very cool. But most of all it had romance. OMG I could die happy. And I just might if I dont stop thinking about Nykyrian. He is going to give me a heart attack. If you are a fan of tortured heroes, like I am, this book is for you! Nykyrian is the epitome of tortured heroes. Although I hear Sherrilyn Kenyon has some great tortured heroes in her historical romances, so I will definitely be checking those out!

Nykyrian is the most tortured hero I have ever met. He was not only tortured by his past, but he was tortured in his past. He was beaten down and abused, chained and treated like an animal, mutilated and raped, told he wasnt human and that he was worthless until he believed it. Eventually nothing bothered him anymore, physically or emotionally, he was untouchable, until Kiara. She was a ballerina that he thought was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen, and everything that he would never deserve. But after she is thrust into his path he has no choice but to protect her, and she wants nothing more than to show him his true worth.

As they grow accustomed to each other, Kiara gets enough glimpses into his beautiful soul to know that she wants more. Kiara does most of the work in this relationship, putting up with Nykyrian's attempts to protect himself by pushing her away, trying to break through and convince him he deserves everything she wants to give him. I cant help but want to love men like Nykyrian. And when he finally does find reason to let her in, he is so passionate. He has so much feeling in him that he never had a reason to use before. Its so poewrful. I just love how much they fought for each other. Through all the assassins, all the gun fights, their sights were still on each other. Always. (less)

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Jan 25, 2011 Jan rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: romance, z-2011

I think this is a classic Kenyon. I've read a couple of her historical novels (written under her alias Kinley MacGregor) and they all had the following in common:

* Hero had a horrible upbringing
* Mostly thanks to an unloving and violent father
* Hero has a (bad) reputation but is part of a secret DO GOOD organization, or family members are
* Danger! Peril! Somebody wants the hero or heroine death.

I find it quite intriguing that she makes these tropes work both in her historical and sci-fi work. At...more

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Nov 08, 2010 Stacia ~ Mistress of Mediocrity rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: adult

This one is a tough book to categorize. It's technically sci-fi romance, but the storyline revolved around a world of assassins. The story did feature spaceships, other planets, and other races, but the main focus of the story shifted between the hero Nykyrian (and his tally of very detailed kills), and the woman Kiara that he was protecting.

Nykyrian is a scarred, lonely assassin who is cold and unwilling to get close to anyone. When he finds a hostage on a ship that his team was sent to destroy...more

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Nov 05, 2011 Kerste rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: SK fans, futuristic romance fans

Recommended to Kerste by: Gus

Shelves: challenge-books, assassins, in-a-place-of-honor, favorites

Alright, so I love me some SK, but the prologue of this book did not spark my interest...and the beginning of the book did not grab me. So I set it aside because I had about 10 other books sitting on my coffee table. But all the reviews were great, so...I picked it up again a few weeks later. Boy am I ever glad I did. Didn't take too much longer for me to realize that I wasn't going to be able to put this one down.

Nykyrian ranks right up there with Sin (from Born in Sin which SK wrote under her...more

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May 06, 2011 Heather Book Savvy Babe rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: science-fiction

This book is Book 1 in the series, The League, by Sherrilyn Kenyon. This book is a sci-fi/fantasy book, so it was quite different from my usual paranormal romance/ urban fantasy. I never quite know what to expect from strictly sci-fi books, but Sherrilyn Kenyon is an excellent writer and this book had great reviews, and I found it at the library. So, I gave it a go, and happily, I was not disappointed.
Born of Night takes place in s futuristic space-world. The main transport is space planes and...more

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Mar 07, 2011 Regina rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: available-audio-phili, science-fiction, listened-to-audio-only, romance

I listened to the audio version of this book, I did not read it. I wish I would have read it instead. The narration wasa bad. The narrator of this book is the same narrator that does the Night Huntress series and she uses the same voices in both series. So that was distracting. I also felt like she too heavily interpreted the characters. Anyway, for me it is hard to separate out my experience listening to the narration from the book itself. I had some issues with the book -- all the back and for...more

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Feb 11, 2013 Melanie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: futuristic/pnr lovers

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I can't believe I put off reading this book for so long! Mainly because I'm not a huge fan of futuristic/sci-fi romance.. But the setting, while other-worldly, was similar enough to Earth that I didn't get thrown (that sometimes happens in the In Death series for me:-p)..
Nykyrian is now one of my very favorite heroes! He had the worst possible past and childhood, yet keeps his own honor code... And while Kiara grated a little on my nerves at times, I really enjoyed the fact that she didn't fall...more

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Mar 21, 2013 Jhobell Kristyl rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon is the first installment in the League Series. The hardcover edition was published by St. Martin’s Press on March 2008 and the the paperback edition (which is the one I own) was published by St. Martin’s Paperbacks on October 2009.

I won’t bore you with my own version of the story’s summary. You can read the official synopsis above for that.

Before anything else, I’d like to tell you about the version that I have (St...more Source: http://bookmavenpicks.wordpress.com/2...

Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon is the first installment in the League Series. The hardcover edition was published by St. Martin’s Press on March 2008 and the the paperback edition (which is the one I own) was published by St. Martin’s Paperbacks on October 2009.

I won’t bore you with my own version of the story’s summary. You can read the official synopsis above for that.

Before anything else, I’d like to tell you about the version that I have (St. Martin’s Paperback edition, 2009). It contains an Author’s Note at the beginning. In here, Miss Sherrilyn talks about her journey in writing Born of Night. The Author’s Note consists of about ten short to mid-length paragraphs but I’ll tell you that they are ten very inspiring and heart-warming paragraphs. If you have a copy of this book or are planning on getting a copy, I suggest that you read the Author’s Note first. Don’t skip it. You will be amazed of Miss Sherrilyn’s experience in writing this book.

I must tell you that Born of Night is my most favourite from all the League series. In my opinion, it’s the most well-written, most violent, most romantic, and has the most amazing main characters. Just by reading the prologue, I was instantly hooked. The prologue was intriguing and the epilogue was deeply satisfying.

Born of Night is action-packed, romantic, hilarious, dramatic, thrilling, and just plain awesome. Everything is in this novel. Romance, comedy, action, danger, violence, guns, spaceships, utlra high-tech gadgets, aliens, gorgeous hunks, and don’t forget about the sex. Ooooh. You should wait till you read about the sex. Ph-ew!

Besides these, I absolutely love the main characters, as well. Nykyrian Quiakides (what a name!) will make your toes curl, especially if you’re female like me. He was a League Command Assassin and he’s dangerous, lethal, and totally hot! Kiara Zamir is a universe famous ballerina and the daughter of a president of his own planet. Together, they will make your heart beat faster and the air sizzle and burn.

There is not one boring part in this book. The struggles of the two main characters to stay together in spite of all the challenges that strike them will surely move you. I love that Nykyrian and Kiara are not your stereotypical characters. They have depth and the back stories behind them make them very relatable even though you’re not an assassin nor a ballerina.

So if my thoughts about this book are still not clear to you, you must be blind! Born of Night is simply amazing. I highly recommend it.

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Mar 27, 2013 Nathaniel rated it 1 of 5 stars

Here are some taglines that would be really great to put on the back cover of this book:

"Troubled ex-assassin Nykyrian takes on his most difficult assignment ever - to protect the Princess Kiara from the universe's most deadly killers. But when things turn personal, Nykyrian finds that saving Kiara may mean facing the one enemy he fears most of all - love."

Or: "Like Twilight, but dumber and dirtier!"

Maybe I should say first that this was a new genre for me. One time I wrote a negative review of...more

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Nov 26, 2012 Kiara rated it 1 of 5 stars

Spoilers are abound in this review. Read at your own risk.

Okay, well I lied about Darling's book being my last Kenyon novel and ended up doing this one on a dare. Why? Because I am silly like that and am just a glutton for punishment, especially since I know the punishment before it is even spoken -.-

Anyway, it's basically like any other book Kenyon has ever written. The only thing that consistently changes? The character names, nothing more, nothing less. We have the same setup for love, plot,...more Spoilers are abound in this review. Read at your own risk.

Okay, well I lied about Darling's book being my last Kenyon novel and ended up doing this one on a dare. Why? Because I am silly like that and am just a glutton for punishment, especially since I know the punishment before it is even spoken -.-

Anyway, it's basically like any other book Kenyon has ever written. The only thing that consistently changes? The character names, nothing more, nothing less. We have the same setup for love, plot, back stories, and the always favorite, nonexistent character development. Is it bad I'm starting to wish that more novels had men or women in it without tragic or abusive histories? I mean, I love tragic heroes and heroines just as much as the next gal, but this is honestly a formula that has run its course long enough, especially with Kenyon.

I know the world is not perfect, and no one should be, but you can give a character a nice life without inducing a constant truck load of angst and still make them flawed. It would be nice to see a break from this shit, or at least, make it turn out a different way and do it well so readers like me don't eye roll at every single case of abuse or wrong that was brought up to make the hero/heroine more sympathetic. As said, you've made your point Kenyon. I get the hero was tortured/beaten/treat horrendously as soon as they left the womb. You don't have to keep shoving it in my face with all these mistreated revelations.

As usual, I hated the heroine. Why is they are always stupid, childish, easy with a capital E, weepy, and being utterly weak? Kiara I thought could be different and I was willing to allow her a pass for the first half of the book because she had been sheltered and it made her foolishly naive. But then as she became more aware of how the world works, and still remained completely foolbrained, the pass was gone. Actually, how can a daughter of a military commander even be so blind to the world? She even saw her mother killed and knows people are not NICE.

Then she actually has the audacity to wonder how her love interest can do what he does, especially when he did it to save her miserable life only to have her look down on him for it anyways? What really made me hate her was probably the way she acted when she found out Nykrian was alive. She was MAD at him for not telling her he was alive? Ummm, shouldn't you be happy he's alive and not dead, like you were going on about only moments before? She then even tells the baby growing inside her that if it turns out like its father, she'll beat it until it bleeds. W.t.f? This bitch is on some other shit.

That's another thing that bugs me, the heroine ending up pregnant every single time. Seriously, do these guys not even think of wearing condoms at all? So much for caring about the heroine, though she's just as much to blame for not bringing it up.

The hero was okay I suppose, but like Darling and Kenyon's other heroes, he's nothing more than a walking sex stick. There's no depth to him, no uniqueness, nothing. Yet, by now, I've gotten used to it.

No need to even talk about the plot because it was also stupid and if you've read any other Kenyon novels, this one's ending is no different. I could rant about other things about this book, but honestly, I've had no sleep and I'm exhausted from reading this shitstorm. So glad I borrow books from the library now instead of buying them.(less)

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Sep 19, 2012 Bubbles Hunty is currently reading it

This book makes no sense.

It says grain when I think it means groin. Or scrap when it means crap and should all kinds of these little annoying things. Only 16% and find the writing really distracting and can't get into story.

And wtf they safe the helpless female from two assassins, but just let them go knowing they'll try to kill her again? It keeps saying what a badass the guys are but they have yet to show that. Why not at least restrain the guys trying to kill her? Or kill them, wait that's...more

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Feb 26, 2012 Heather Book Savvy Babe rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Jan 01, 2012 Vikki rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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This is quite different to the dark hunter series...not exactly paranormal romance more like fantasy or science fiction mixed with romance (not entirely sure). But this is still a great book. Basically Nykyrian is an ex League assassin and he is a rare one, i.e. there has never been an ex League assassin before him, you join the League and you die as they command. You can never leave. It's just the first indication of how dangerou...more For the full review visit http://vbooklife.blogspot.com/2012/01...
This is quite different to the dark hunter series...not exactly paranormal romance more like fantasy or science fiction mixed with romance (not entirely sure). But this is still a great book. Basically Nykyrian is an ex League assassin and he is a rare one, i.e. there has never been an ex League assassin before him, you join the League and you die as they command. You can never leave. It's just the first indication of how dangerous Nykyrian is, an entire fleet of assassins have been unable to bring him down. He is a ruthless killing machine, his half human half Andarion DNA combining to bring forth the most brutally efficient killer there has ever been...his alter ego Nemesis. He has no fear, no weakness...no heart, until fate brings him closer to a fragile dancer who may be the only one who can save him from himself.
Kiara is the daughter of a politician, who now has a price on her head. Due to her father's political dealings a rival has decided he needs to be punished with the assassination of his daughter....a little extreme I know but that's the world they live in, where contracted assassinations are legal, as long as they are okayed by the League. Now Kiara has a chioice to make...accept Nykyrian's protection and walk side by side with most dangerous man in the universe or be killed brutally and slowly to make a point...
These two are so different but they may be the key to healing each others traumatic pasts, that is if they'll let each other close enough.

I am a big fan of Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark Hunter series (read my review of book 1- Night Pleasures), so when I came across Born of Night I had to give it a read. I am so glad I did! there are no words to describe how much I enjoy reading this, I never get tired of Nykyrian and Kiara's world and I love all the characters in it. Syn, Jayne, Darling, Caillen, Hauk, and of course Nykyrian and Kiara themselves are just amazingly well written. I want to be part of their group! The chemistry between the characters as a whole is fabulous, and one of the best parts. From Syn the Doctor with a complicated past, to Jayne the ex bank robber - a skill courtesy of her father. Not forgetting Hauk the 7ft tall Andarion whose brutal, warring race have been known to find human flesh a delicacy and of course Darling, the noble who works as an assassin on the side, and resident explosive expert. The camaraderie is astounding and you can tell that they are a family and would die for one another....though the amount of insults and knife throwing may indicate otherwise haha.
Kiara may not be physically strong unlike the others but her strength of spirit means she earns her own place within the group and as she unearths pieces of Nykyrian's traumatic past she starts to see the man behind the armoured exterior. Their relationship is quite rocky with twists and turns, Kiara has to adapt every time Nykyrian reveals some part of his history. But a strong bond begins to form, however it isn't always enough to protect Kiara from those who seek to harm her, or those who wish Nykyrian harm and can get to him through his only weakness...Kiara.

I absolutely adore this book, I laughed, cried and became frustrated with these characters...but in a good way. It truly is a fabulous read and I and so glad to have given it the chance. I have always liked the tormented hero's and boy is Nykyrian a good one. A fabulous addition to my collection and well worth a read.(less)

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Nov 14, 2011 Jilly rated it 3 of 5 stars

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I like the new world Sherrilyn Kenyon has created for her League series. It is ruthless and dangerous and different from her other series'. This book appeared to be long and drawn out and just when you thought it was getting somewhere along came something else. I didn't have the same feeling for this book that I've had for most of her Dark Hunter books.

Having said that I did actually like her characters though you find yourself comparing them to the Dark Hunter characters. Right off the bat we m...more

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May 29, 2011 Georgina rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I adored this book.

A huge fan of Kenyon's Dark Hunter series, I've been reluctant to try out The League series, simply because I'm not so keen on the science fiction genre.

In any case, I've been craving a new Kenyon story so decided to give it a go. I'm glad I did, and wish I had sooner. It was her characters that reeled me in, and everything else fell into place from there.

Kenyon is the master at creating strong, tortured heroes, and Nykyrian is no exception. His story and some elements of hi...more

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