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Immortals #5
The Redeeming
He is going to take her. And it won't be gentle. After all, the last 700 years of torture and captivity haven't been gentle on Tain. This woman, this half-demon who leaves him burning with desire, is pretty tough herself. She needs to be, for the world is not safe for demon-kind these days. A violent backlash has disrupted the balance of power, and now Tain finds he may have to rescue the dark ones instead of fight them. He feels compelled to protect the alluring Samantha--whether she wants him to or not--but all he can think of is seduction. Ultimately, she'll either destroy him or bring exactly what he needs most...THE REDEEMING.
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324 pages, Paperback
First published August 26, 2008
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Jennifer Ashley
218 books7,340 followersNY Times Bestselling author Jennifer Ashley writes historical, contemporary, and paranormal romance, historical mysteries, and urban fantasy as Jennifer Ashley, Allyson James, and Ashley Gardner.
Jennifer's novels have been translated into many different languages, and earned starred reviews from Booklist and Publisher's Weekly. More about her books at http://www.jenniferashley.com and http://gardnermysteries.com.
Jennifer's novels have been translated into many different languages, and earned starred reviews from Booklist and Publisher's Weekly. More about her books at http://www.jenniferashley.com and http://gardnermysteries.com.
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June 14, 2019Book 5 of the Immortals (Tain's story). I love Tain! I was glad to be able to give him a HEA.
July 7, 2010
It's been more than a year since Samantha Taylor was involved in Tain's rescue from the Old One (ancient demon) who was holding him captive for over seven centuries. She fell in love with Tain that night but after his rescue he leaves without looking back, to heal from the torture he went through. Samantha has moved on and finds satisfaction in her work for the paranormal division of the LAPD.
More than a year after his brothers and Samantha freed him from Kehksut Tain is still a long way from healing and he wonders if he will be able to enjoy the pleasure of being with a woman ever again.
But Samantha isn't just any woman, when he needs her help to solve a case of missing demon girls, he finds it more and more difficult to resist his attraction to her beauty both inside and out, even if she is part demon and a demon kept him imprisoned and tortured for centuries.
Tain seems healed and sane again but is he really safe from the pull of the darkness deep inside him? Is he truly restored enough to keep away the darkness that once ruled his actions?
Tain is scarred both inside and out and Samantha is the only one who can soothe him, not even his brothers are truly able to do that. She soothes him with her presence, both mentally and physically but her demon-half scares him because of his torment under a demon's hand. He’s also afraid of succumbing to the darkness that remained inside him and because of his fear he tries to stay away from family and friends, afraid he will do something that will hurt them. Since his capture he has associated women and lovemaking with pain and suffering but Samantha shows him it can be different and love is something he is capable of.
Samantha is utterly fascinated by Tain and like him she’s scared of her demon-half. She has a hard time accepting that part of her and everything that comes along with it because she was brought up by her human mother to embrace her human side. Tain helps her to accept and embrace both parts of who she is and in the end that in turn helps Tain overcome his own fears and tribulations. In this story hero and heroine represent each other’s salvation.
As secondary characters there are some characters from the previous books, like Hunter, Leda and Septimus. But of course there are some intriguing new ones in the form of Logan, Samantha's werewolf partner who is very interesting. I hope he'll get his own story in this series too.
Like in the other books the love his brothers have for Tain is heartfelt and I loved the way it is shown in the books, this one included.
Again an Ancient demon fills the part of evil in this series but in this book he has a surprising lackey to do his bidding.
After THE GATHERING it was a long wait for Tain's story but it was worth every minute of it. Jennifer Ashley swept me right back into that world of Immortals, demons, vampires, and werewolf shape shifters. The only group missing this time was the witches but the others held me captivated enough not to miss them that bad.
Each book in the series has its own unique plot fitting each Immortal and his heroine and this book was a beautiful closure of Tain's story that ran throughout the previous ones linking them together.
I loved the plot; it was intriguing, surprising and original. It is incomparable to the previous Immortals books. After THE GATHERING I thought it couldn't be that much of a surprise but I was wrong. I was enthralled by another sublime installment in this series by the talented Jennifer Ashley.
I love her writing style. It's fast-paced and action-filled.
The romance is sensual and beautifully written. The plot is perfectly set up and well rounded. Hero and heroine are well matched and the secondary characters are compelling and complementing.
For me this was an excellent way to give Tain the closure he was looking for since the first book of the Immortals and I'm really looking forward to the next storyline in this series.
More than a year after his brothers and Samantha freed him from Kehksut Tain is still a long way from healing and he wonders if he will be able to enjoy the pleasure of being with a woman ever again.
But Samantha isn't just any woman, when he needs her help to solve a case of missing demon girls, he finds it more and more difficult to resist his attraction to her beauty both inside and out, even if she is part demon and a demon kept him imprisoned and tortured for centuries.
Tain seems healed and sane again but is he really safe from the pull of the darkness deep inside him? Is he truly restored enough to keep away the darkness that once ruled his actions?
Tain is scarred both inside and out and Samantha is the only one who can soothe him, not even his brothers are truly able to do that. She soothes him with her presence, both mentally and physically but her demon-half scares him because of his torment under a demon's hand. He’s also afraid of succumbing to the darkness that remained inside him and because of his fear he tries to stay away from family and friends, afraid he will do something that will hurt them. Since his capture he has associated women and lovemaking with pain and suffering but Samantha shows him it can be different and love is something he is capable of.
Samantha is utterly fascinated by Tain and like him she’s scared of her demon-half. She has a hard time accepting that part of her and everything that comes along with it because she was brought up by her human mother to embrace her human side. Tain helps her to accept and embrace both parts of who she is and in the end that in turn helps Tain overcome his own fears and tribulations. In this story hero and heroine represent each other’s salvation.
As secondary characters there are some characters from the previous books, like Hunter, Leda and Septimus. But of course there are some intriguing new ones in the form of Logan, Samantha's werewolf partner who is very interesting. I hope he'll get his own story in this series too.
Like in the other books the love his brothers have for Tain is heartfelt and I loved the way it is shown in the books, this one included.
Again an Ancient demon fills the part of evil in this series but in this book he has a surprising lackey to do his bidding.
After THE GATHERING it was a long wait for Tain's story but it was worth every minute of it. Jennifer Ashley swept me right back into that world of Immortals, demons, vampires, and werewolf shape shifters. The only group missing this time was the witches but the others held me captivated enough not to miss them that bad.
Each book in the series has its own unique plot fitting each Immortal and his heroine and this book was a beautiful closure of Tain's story that ran throughout the previous ones linking them together.
I loved the plot; it was intriguing, surprising and original. It is incomparable to the previous Immortals books. After THE GATHERING I thought it couldn't be that much of a surprise but I was wrong. I was enthralled by another sublime installment in this series by the talented Jennifer Ashley.
I love her writing style. It's fast-paced and action-filled.
The romance is sensual and beautifully written. The plot is perfectly set up and well rounded. Hero and heroine are well matched and the secondary characters are compelling and complementing.
For me this was an excellent way to give Tain the closure he was looking for since the first book of the Immortals and I'm really looking forward to the next storyline in this series.
July 23, 2016
Tain spent the last sevenhundred years as a slave to a Demon, tortured and forced to fight his own brothers. Now that he´s finally free, he can´t seem to find the will to feel again. If it wasn´t for Samantha, the half Demon who awoke feelings in him when facing the end.
Could it ever be something, or should he resolve to just keep her safe?
Samantha´s investigating demon murders when her father drops a bomb, she´s to meet his family, the Clan. When the investigation comes too close to home, can she come through this unscathed, and with the man of her dreams?
PNR action, suspense and smutty fluff in a great combo.
Listened to the audio version and this was yet again a great narrating.
Could it ever be something, or should he resolve to just keep her safe?
Samantha´s investigating demon murders when her father drops a bomb, she´s to meet his family, the Clan. When the investigation comes too close to home, can she come through this unscathed, and with the man of her dreams?
PNR action, suspense and smutty fluff in a great combo.
Listened to the audio version and this was yet again a great narrating.
August 30, 2008
Reviewed for queuemyreview.com; book release Sep08
In 2007, there was a four book series called “Immortals” written by three popular authors, Jennifer Ashley, Robin Popp, and Joy Nash. The series was about five brothers, children of a mortal father and different goddesses. Their destiny was to preserve the balance between life magic and death magic, but as the years passed humankind forgot about them and they each went their separate ways. I enjoyed reading the series, but was always bothered that the last brother, Tain, didn’t really get a happy ending. He got rescued from the ancient demon torturing him, but he didn’t get a woman for himself like his brothers. I don’t know who and I don’t know why, but I DO know that I’m glad to see the series picked up again. “Immortals: The Redeeming” by Jennifer Ashley is the first book of the series continuation and FINALLY, Tain gets his happy ever after.
Tain was held captive and tortured, mentally, physically, and sexually, for 700 years by a demon. It’s been almost a year and a half since he and his brothers won his freedom. He’s spent that time trying to heal, but he lives in fear that the darkness he was inundated with for so long, and still occasionally suffers from, will overtake him. If that happens, it will be a very, very bad thing. Not just for Tain, but for everyone on Earth…because what Tain never told anyone else is that those years of torture also made him more powerful than the rest of his brothers put together! Tain also never let on that far from being ‘rescued’, it was contact with the half-demon Samantha that brought him back to himself and gave him the push to help save himself. But do his constant thoughts and dreams of Samantha mean he loves her? Or do they mean he’s being drawn to her because of her demon side?
Samantha has always lived as a human. She has struggled her whole life to tamp down any demon-like urges. She worked hard and finally won a place in the paranormal division of the LAPD. Her job is to stop crimes, whether against human, demon, vampire, or anything else. It’s all she ever wanted to do. Well, almost all. She’d also really like to ‘do’ Tain. After she was injured helping in the fight to win his freedom, he’d healed her, flirted with her, and then turned around and walked away. She hasn’t seen him since, except in her dreams. Until one night, in a vampire bar…
Jennifer Ashley can write a heck of a novel. Her ability to draw the reader in and breathe life into her characters is just one of the reasons I never pass up one of her books. Her novels never drag, and her characters don’t have to resort to TSTL (too stupid to live) moments or wildly reaching actions because her plots and pacing flow like fine wine. Her characters don’t talk too much or too little. There’s a little first person and a lot of second person to help the reader understand the whys and wherefores. And let’s not forget the heat. Grab a facecloth…you’re gonna need it. It’s hot, but it’s also moving because it comes from feelings and not just scratching an itch.
“Immortals: The Redeeming” is a darn good read. I expect there will be quite a few folks looking for the first four books in this series once they read Jennifer Ashley’s newest. As for me, I’ve already accepted that I’m hooked all over again. I’m also pleased that the publishers were nice enough to schedule the next two books in this series for publication in September (The Crossing, Joy Nash) and October (The Haunting, Robin Popp) so I don’t have to wait too long for my next fix. I’ll also be ‘haunting’ Ms. Ashley’s webpage at http://www.jennifersromances.com/ to make sure I don’t miss out on her upcoming novels whether they’re under this name or her alternate pen names: Allyson James (sexy paranormals) or Ashley Gardner (historicals).
Til next time
JJ
In 2007, there was a four book series called “Immortals” written by three popular authors, Jennifer Ashley, Robin Popp, and Joy Nash. The series was about five brothers, children of a mortal father and different goddesses. Their destiny was to preserve the balance between life magic and death magic, but as the years passed humankind forgot about them and they each went their separate ways. I enjoyed reading the series, but was always bothered that the last brother, Tain, didn’t really get a happy ending. He got rescued from the ancient demon torturing him, but he didn’t get a woman for himself like his brothers. I don’t know who and I don’t know why, but I DO know that I’m glad to see the series picked up again. “Immortals: The Redeeming” by Jennifer Ashley is the first book of the series continuation and FINALLY, Tain gets his happy ever after.
Tain was held captive and tortured, mentally, physically, and sexually, for 700 years by a demon. It’s been almost a year and a half since he and his brothers won his freedom. He’s spent that time trying to heal, but he lives in fear that the darkness he was inundated with for so long, and still occasionally suffers from, will overtake him. If that happens, it will be a very, very bad thing. Not just for Tain, but for everyone on Earth…because what Tain never told anyone else is that those years of torture also made him more powerful than the rest of his brothers put together! Tain also never let on that far from being ‘rescued’, it was contact with the half-demon Samantha that brought him back to himself and gave him the push to help save himself. But do his constant thoughts and dreams of Samantha mean he loves her? Or do they mean he’s being drawn to her because of her demon side?
Samantha has always lived as a human. She has struggled her whole life to tamp down any demon-like urges. She worked hard and finally won a place in the paranormal division of the LAPD. Her job is to stop crimes, whether against human, demon, vampire, or anything else. It’s all she ever wanted to do. Well, almost all. She’d also really like to ‘do’ Tain. After she was injured helping in the fight to win his freedom, he’d healed her, flirted with her, and then turned around and walked away. She hasn’t seen him since, except in her dreams. Until one night, in a vampire bar…
Jennifer Ashley can write a heck of a novel. Her ability to draw the reader in and breathe life into her characters is just one of the reasons I never pass up one of her books. Her novels never drag, and her characters don’t have to resort to TSTL (too stupid to live) moments or wildly reaching actions because her plots and pacing flow like fine wine. Her characters don’t talk too much or too little. There’s a little first person and a lot of second person to help the reader understand the whys and wherefores. And let’s not forget the heat. Grab a facecloth…you’re gonna need it. It’s hot, but it’s also moving because it comes from feelings and not just scratching an itch.
“Immortals: The Redeeming” is a darn good read. I expect there will be quite a few folks looking for the first four books in this series once they read Jennifer Ashley’s newest. As for me, I’ve already accepted that I’m hooked all over again. I’m also pleased that the publishers were nice enough to schedule the next two books in this series for publication in September (The Crossing, Joy Nash) and October (The Haunting, Robin Popp) so I don’t have to wait too long for my next fix. I’ll also be ‘haunting’ Ms. Ashley’s webpage at http://www.jennifersromances.com/ to make sure I don’t miss out on her upcoming novels whether they’re under this name or her alternate pen names: Allyson James (sexy paranormals) or Ashley Gardner (historicals).
Til next time
JJ
March 31, 2013
Samantha is half demon and half human; her father was demon and her mother human. Most of her life she despised her father for what she thought he did to her mother. However lately she see's more of him, and her heart softens toward him. About a year ago, she helped save Tain from being in captivity by a powerful demon for over 700 years. Tain still suffers affects from being imprisoned for over 700 years being a captive and being tortured. Its been a year, and Samantha still thinks about Tain, she is a cop for the Paranormal Police. When she is trying to undermine a drug problem that is surfacing among demon clubs, she comes face to face with Tain who has re-entered her life. Even though Tain has feelings of hatred and disgust with the past demon who captured him, he feels drawn toward this courageous young woman, who is half demon. He feels the need to protect her, even though he has destroyed many demons. Now being in Samantha's life, he wants to protect the demon world more for her sake. As the plot thickens with intigue and danger, so does the sensual connection between them. Samantha has always felt drawn toward Tain, he seems to understand her more than anyone else has ever done. As she finds herself falling in love with the powerful Immortal, there are things she must decide about her own future that will change her very lifestyle forever.
I really enjoyed reading Tain and Samantha's story, it was a very compelling read. This is the second one that I have read in the series, and yes I am reading them out of order. Which you will find is what I do!!! I wondered when I first started reading this one, how Tain and Samantha's romantic relationship would progress. Tain has suffered greatly from being tortured for 700 years, and this story takes place a year after he is freed by his brothers, their wives and Samantha. Samantha was raised by her mother, never having known her father until this book. Which I enjoyed that aspect of this book, that there was a lot more in it than just Tain and Samantha's story. In the last book, Samantha has much disgust and hatred for her father. However once she learns the real truth her perspective changes quite a bit. Also on the other side of that, you see Tain interact with his brothers quite a bit which was very enjoyable. Overall I really enjoyed this book, it was filled with everything that a paranormal romance reader loves. It was well written, has deep characters and a plot filled with romance, adventure, creatures of the paranormal world and a mystery that will unravel and perhaps even surprise you!
I really enjoyed reading Tain and Samantha's story, it was a very compelling read. This is the second one that I have read in the series, and yes I am reading them out of order. Which you will find is what I do!!! I wondered when I first started reading this one, how Tain and Samantha's romantic relationship would progress. Tain has suffered greatly from being tortured for 700 years, and this story takes place a year after he is freed by his brothers, their wives and Samantha. Samantha was raised by her mother, never having known her father until this book. Which I enjoyed that aspect of this book, that there was a lot more in it than just Tain and Samantha's story. In the last book, Samantha has much disgust and hatred for her father. However once she learns the real truth her perspective changes quite a bit. Also on the other side of that, you see Tain interact with his brothers quite a bit which was very enjoyable. Overall I really enjoyed this book, it was filled with everything that a paranormal romance reader loves. It was well written, has deep characters and a plot filled with romance, adventure, creatures of the paranormal world and a mystery that will unravel and perhaps even surprise you!
February 2, 2015
I have read all the books in this series & I knew I'd love this one the most (or I thought), because it was about Tain. He is tortured, he is powerful, he is broken and he is sexy.. There are a lot of layers to him & I knew Sam would be what he needed.
I knew all of this.. I knew the story would be painful.. and yet, I still hated the things he had to go through AGAIN!! and I definitely didn't like what path he was forced to walk again.
At the end of the book I didn't feel happiness for Tain, I felt sadness because it still seems like he was the one that made all the sacrifices. He deserved a true HEA.. not the one he got.
I knew all of this.. I knew the story would be painful.. and yet, I still hated the things he had to go through AGAIN!! and I definitely didn't like what path he was forced to walk again.
At the end of the book I didn't feel happiness for Tain, I felt sadness because it still seems like he was the one that made all the sacrifices. He deserved a true HEA.. not the one he got.
August 9, 2013
Of all the books in the series I've read so far, this is the best. Tain is compelling and haunted; Samantha is tough but willing to love. The side characters (excluding the other Immortals and their wives) are entertaining and add a depth to this novel that the others lacked. Considering the other novels, I wasn't expecting this one to grab my attention so thoroughly, but it caught and held it all the way to the end!
August 8, 2013
With the original battle over, the immortal Tain must answer the question of his purpose in life. Adrian proves to be helpful in his quest to answer this question. Another direction for this tale of life and death in the world of magic.
February 28, 2013
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Samantha Taylor is half-demon, LAPD paranormal police investigator working undercover. She posing as a demonwhore, trying to bust Merrick, a vampire and club owner, who she suspects of using an illegal drug called Mindglow on human victims. It's the equivalent to a demon date-rape drug and when ingested it makes humans compliant victims and allows a demon to siphon human life essence-an essential part of a demon's diet. When two demons burst into the club Sam is taken by surprise when Tain, who she hasn't seen in 15 months, appears and begins fighting the demons. Sam pulls her gun and breaks her cover, her wolf shapeshifter partner, Logan, arrives with backup and Sam suffers a punch in the face from Merrick for her deceit. Tain threatens Merrick's life for hurting Sam, then her heals her but tells her to stay away from him. What an interesting start.
Tain lived with torture for 700 years by the hand of an ancient demon called Kekhsut. Every 3 days immortal Tain's skin was flayed from his body. The wounds healed and then the demon made love to him in its female form. Tain was driven into madness to cope with the torture but eventually the madness became so deep that Tain wanted to end the world so he could finally die and end his own suffering. Stopping (killing) Kekhsut and rescuing Tain was the focus of books 1-4. So in Tain's book it's 15 months later and he's better but still suffers. Tain and his brothers (Immortal protectors of humankind against demons) have been relieved of their 'protectors' duties so they can raise families. The vacation probably won't last forever but the other four brothers have taken advantage of the time. Tain is a wanderer who still fights against evil, literally and internally. He's more powerful than all his brothers put together though no one but he knows, and he's still unsure about his own sanity. There is a description of the type of torment Tain still lives with around page 22 and it's so unbelievably sad that all you really want in this book is for Tain to get nothing but happiness. That's not what you get and I actually was very angry about that. Tain sustains more torture and an unnecessary loss that is hard for me to forgive. I absolutely hated it.
Something I loved was how Tain shows up to Sam's house, lets himself in and is feeding the cat when Sam walks out of the shower. Instead of having sex immediately, which would have happened in the previous books, they talk, they joke and they respond like two people who are at the beginning of something that could be real rather than randy bunnies. Tain doesn't want to want Sam, let alone need Sam so he tries to keep his distance. But he insinuates himself into her life effortlessly and I really enjoyed that. As it was in the others stories, the relationship is just a compilation of minor moments that didn't develop into too much depth but it was better than some of the relationships that came before. I also liked the cat named Pickles. I love animals in stories and cats especially, so yay for Pickles.
One of my repeated complaints about this series is that the initial physical attraction comes too brazenly and too soon. What begins as a lustful, sometimes shameless physical response never really develops beyond that and the reader is supposed to believe it's fated true love by the end. It's simply hard to believe so I enjoyed the love story aspect of this book best since Tain and Samantha meet 15 months earlier, she "saves" him, or at least that's what the book tells me, and they move slowly because of Tain's tortured past. I liked the pace and the building toward something more. The couplings in this book were, for the most part, really sweet and healing. Tain wants to have sex with Samantha, and she wants Tain, but he's suffered so much and for so long that he fears it. It was sad but nice to hold off on that stuff until it could be a thing of comfort for Tain.
As is the case with most of the other books, the author mentions a few magical creatures that are or aren't in the book. This time she mentioned chameleons which can assume anyone's identity and shamans and skinwalkers native to California. I don't know why they are mentioned, or why I mention them, but it was something I took note of. Perhaps they'll appear in subsequent books.
Tain's Mother Cerridwen reveals that Tain was the chosen immortal sacrifice, picked by short straw, long before his birth. AWFUL! It was just another layer to the misery and everlasting ache that Tain has to live with. I personally hold a mean grudge and things like this are the reason I don't read dystopian much. I don't forgive or forget and I can never move past pain of this caliber with a few meaningless deaths and a HEA. Life isn't fair is what people say but that doesn't mean it can't be fair in my books. What happens in this book to right the wrongs are not enough for everything Tain endured and it's made even more injurious by his sustaining further pain.
I was completely invested for most of the beginning and lots of the middle. I got a little lost or maybe a little uninterested in the plot when it kept adding new layers. Some aspects were cool and added to the mystery. Others were just bleh and I was bored. In fact for much of the end I kept having to go back and reread since I was zoning out. Ms. Townsend, the majordomo, the matriarch, Bahkat, Tristan, Ed and Mike, etc. were just interfering with my love story so I didn't much care. But by the end when I didn't get the love story Tain deserved I realized that all the good stuff from the beginning didn't do a lot to save the book. It was better than some others, maybe the best, but still not a book I'd recommend to romance readers.
Samantha Taylor is half-demon, LAPD paranormal police investigator working undercover. She posing as a demonwhore, trying to bust Merrick, a vampire and club owner, who she suspects of using an illegal drug called Mindglow on human victims. It's the equivalent to a demon date-rape drug and when ingested it makes humans compliant victims and allows a demon to siphon human life essence-an essential part of a demon's diet. When two demons burst into the club Sam is taken by surprise when Tain, who she hasn't seen in 15 months, appears and begins fighting the demons. Sam pulls her gun and breaks her cover, her wolf shapeshifter partner, Logan, arrives with backup and Sam suffers a punch in the face from Merrick for her deceit. Tain threatens Merrick's life for hurting Sam, then her heals her but tells her to stay away from him. What an interesting start.
Tain lived with torture for 700 years by the hand of an ancient demon called Kekhsut. Every 3 days immortal Tain's skin was flayed from his body. The wounds healed and then the demon made love to him in its female form. Tain was driven into madness to cope with the torture but eventually the madness became so deep that Tain wanted to end the world so he could finally die and end his own suffering. Stopping (killing) Kekhsut and rescuing Tain was the focus of books 1-4. So in Tain's book it's 15 months later and he's better but still suffers. Tain and his brothers (Immortal protectors of humankind against demons) have been relieved of their 'protectors' duties so they can raise families. The vacation probably won't last forever but the other four brothers have taken advantage of the time. Tain is a wanderer who still fights against evil, literally and internally. He's more powerful than all his brothers put together though no one but he knows, and he's still unsure about his own sanity. There is a description of the type of torment Tain still lives with around page 22 and it's so unbelievably sad that all you really want in this book is for Tain to get nothing but happiness. That's not what you get and I actually was very angry about that. Tain sustains more torture and an unnecessary loss that is hard for me to forgive. I absolutely hated it.
Something I loved was how Tain shows up to Sam's house, lets himself in and is feeding the cat when Sam walks out of the shower. Instead of having sex immediately, which would have happened in the previous books, they talk, they joke and they respond like two people who are at the beginning of something that could be real rather than randy bunnies. Tain doesn't want to want Sam, let alone need Sam so he tries to keep his distance. But he insinuates himself into her life effortlessly and I really enjoyed that. As it was in the others stories, the relationship is just a compilation of minor moments that didn't develop into too much depth but it was better than some of the relationships that came before. I also liked the cat named Pickles. I love animals in stories and cats especially, so yay for Pickles.
One of my repeated complaints about this series is that the initial physical attraction comes too brazenly and too soon. What begins as a lustful, sometimes shameless physical response never really develops beyond that and the reader is supposed to believe it's fated true love by the end. It's simply hard to believe so I enjoyed the love story aspect of this book best since Tain and Samantha meet 15 months earlier, she "saves" him, or at least that's what the book tells me, and they move slowly because of Tain's tortured past. I liked the pace and the building toward something more. The couplings in this book were, for the most part, really sweet and healing. Tain wants to have sex with Samantha, and she wants Tain, but he's suffered so much and for so long that he fears it. It was sad but nice to hold off on that stuff until it could be a thing of comfort for Tain.
As is the case with most of the other books, the author mentions a few magical creatures that are or aren't in the book. This time she mentioned chameleons which can assume anyone's identity and shamans and skinwalkers native to California. I don't know why they are mentioned, or why I mention them, but it was something I took note of. Perhaps they'll appear in subsequent books.
Tain's Mother Cerridwen reveals that Tain was the chosen immortal sacrifice, picked by short straw, long before his birth. AWFUL! It was just another layer to the misery and everlasting ache that Tain has to live with. I personally hold a mean grudge and things like this are the reason I don't read dystopian much. I don't forgive or forget and I can never move past pain of this caliber with a few meaningless deaths and a HEA. Life isn't fair is what people say but that doesn't mean it can't be fair in my books. What happens in this book to right the wrongs are not enough for everything Tain endured and it's made even more injurious by his sustaining further pain.
I was completely invested for most of the beginning and lots of the middle. I got a little lost or maybe a little uninterested in the plot when it kept adding new layers. Some aspects were cool and added to the mystery. Others were just bleh and I was bored. In fact for much of the end I kept having to go back and reread since I was zoning out. Ms. Townsend, the majordomo, the matriarch, Bahkat, Tristan, Ed and Mike, etc. were just interfering with my love story so I didn't much care. But by the end when I didn't get the love story Tain deserved I realized that all the good stuff from the beginning didn't do a lot to save the book. It was better than some others, maybe the best, but still not a book I'd recommend to romance readers.
July 3, 2017
Tain
This is Tain's story, his life after captivity and the madness brought on by centuries of torture. When he discovers young demons are disappearing, he goes to Samantha for help. The case takes them back into danger, with demon hunters on one hand and an ancient demon on the other.
Spoiler alert: I liked the relationship between Tain and Samantha. It was well developed and realistic (in paranormal terms). I didn't like the storyline as much as the other Immortals' books, however. In my mind, Tain suffered enough in the first four books. The events in this book take the now gratuitous abuse and mutilation a step further, possibly for shock value? I am thoroughly disappointed. For that reason, this book gets 3 stars.
This is Tain's story, his life after captivity and the madness brought on by centuries of torture. When he discovers young demons are disappearing, he goes to Samantha for help. The case takes them back into danger, with demon hunters on one hand and an ancient demon on the other.
Spoiler alert: I liked the relationship between Tain and Samantha. It was well developed and realistic (in paranormal terms). I didn't like the storyline as much as the other Immortals' books, however. In my mind, Tain suffered enough in the first four books. The events in this book take the now gratuitous abuse and mutilation a step further, possibly for shock value? I am thoroughly disappointed. For that reason, this book gets 3 stars.
August 8, 2017
Starts a year after the events of the previous book with the big demon battle. Tain is still wandering on his own and Samantha’s gotten on with her life in the paranormal police.
Mostly involves Tain relearning to trust himself and others as he learns to cope in his new circumstances. Sam also discovers new life-changing things about herself as they both search for and defeat a new evil that’s attacking demons.
Tain is very depressing, vague and undependable. I'm surprised that Sam stayed with him. Had to be real love.
Footnote: 1) Odd that an Immortal retreat with a British name like Ravenscroft looks like a Japanese-style building.
Fave scenes: Tain’s bar wall decorations, the Superman jump, Mukasa & Pickles and power infused Sam.
Mostly involves Tain relearning to trust himself and others as he learns to cope in his new circumstances. Sam also discovers new life-changing things about herself as they both search for and defeat a new evil that’s attacking demons.
Tain is very depressing, vague and undependable. I'm surprised that Sam stayed with him. Had to be real love.
Footnote: 1) Odd that an Immortal retreat with a British name like Ravenscroft looks like a Japanese-style building.
Fave scenes: Tain’s bar wall decorations, the Superman jump, Mukasa & Pickles and power infused Sam.
January 19, 2019
First off, his mom should fix what happened 2 him at the end especially after not helping him like she should have with this last old one. Samantha was a really good cop and it was good that she was able 2 save him. It was crazy 4 him 2 go into danger without letting his Bros b back up 4 him. Her family should b a little more supportive of her mom even though she's just a witch. But demons r assholes with sum old traditions. At least with her the head of it then things could change 4 the better soon.
June 16, 2019
An interesting book to read in line at Disneyland . I seem to have missed book 4,but enough explanation filled me in. I had been waiting to read Tain's story, and it was quite an exciting one. Tortured for centuries, he finally has been freed, but suffered from what I will call PTSD, and was afraid to allow himself to love. Enter Samantha, a half demon who saved him in the book I missed. Their story is a good one. And now all 5 Immortal brothers have found their HEA's.
January 7, 2020
Tain's Story
The Redeeming is bok 5 of The Immortals series and is written by Jennifer Ashley. This book centers around Tain. After 700 years of torture Tain is lost and almost mad. Samantha was able to help pull him out from under the demons control but can she save him from madness? This book has amazing characters,a wonderful storyline and gives the last immortal hope for his future.
The Redeeming is bok 5 of The Immortals series and is written by Jennifer Ashley. This book centers around Tain. After 700 years of torture Tain is lost and almost mad. Samantha was able to help pull him out from under the demons control but can she save him from madness? This book has amazing characters,a wonderful storyline and gives the last immortal hope for his future.
March 21, 2023
Although he is a hated character throughout all the books and someone who was rejected by many in life for his actions, I hoped that he too would find salvation...
Tain is tortured and more or less insane from pain and twisted beyond recognition compared to his brothers... But we learn that he is in that role because he had the strength and capacity for it, so I'm glad that Sam managed to be his redemption! Good sequel!
Tain is tortured and more or less insane from pain and twisted beyond recognition compared to his brothers... But we learn that he is in that role because he had the strength and capacity for it, so I'm glad that Sam managed to be his redemption! Good sequel!
July 15, 2025
Finding out how Tain heals and finds his way again hit in ways I didn’t expect! All along we knew he flt the most, and that extended as we learned his history, from his mother and father. Samantha has her growth to take place, and watching her build in strength and purpose was just as fulfilling. These two perfectly wrapped up the HEA’s for the five immortals, and it was fitting to be them, as they were the ones who didn’t follow any path already forged <3
August 12, 2017
Nice ending
Good ending for the Immortals story line. Tain's story is epic and satisfying. I have enjoyed the series very much. Just wish Tain had not been beat up so much. The story "Wolf Hunt" should be read after this one, not before. Amazon has it numbered as 0, but it should follow this one.
Good ending for the Immortals story line. Tain's story is epic and satisfying. I have enjoyed the series very much. Just wish Tain had not been beat up so much. The story "Wolf Hunt" should be read after this one, not before. Amazon has it numbered as 0, but it should follow this one.
October 28, 2019
Samantha Taylor: half demon, with a solid self image... wants Tain, wants to help Tain… and he finally invites her in...
Tain - trying to make up for his demonic misdeeds... still feels the pull of demonic impulses... doesn't want to, but needs Samantha...
and once he lets his guard down a bit... and accepts Samantha's help... they are able to balance his dark side... and to....
Tain - trying to make up for his demonic misdeeds... still feels the pull of demonic impulses... doesn't want to, but needs Samantha...
and once he lets his guard down a bit... and accepts Samantha's help... they are able to balance his dark side... and to....
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 29, 2017
World Building: A+
Mythology: A+
Plot-Twists: A-
Villains: A-
Girl Power: A
Guy-Hero: A
Love-Interests: A
Suspense: A-
Feels: A+
For you clean-readers: this book DOES have mature content. You'll need to do some self-editing or scene-skipping to read this one.
Mythology: A+
Plot-Twists: A-
Villains: A-
Girl Power: A
Guy-Hero: A
Love-Interests: A
Suspense: A-
Feels: A+
For you clean-readers: this book DOES have mature content. You'll need to do some self-editing or scene-skipping to read this one.
October 12, 2017
Honestly...my favourite of the series. We grew to know Tain throughout the series but we came to love him in this final chapter of an awesome journey! All of the brothers were amazing but Tain and Samantha's story will forever be my fave. Long live these amazing Immortals!
September 6, 2021
The redeeming more like the redemption
Excellent is a a word easily used but wow! Just wow an excellent way to wrap up the ways of the brothers with twists and turns you never see coming!! A worthy read!
Excellent is a a word easily used but wow! Just wow an excellent way to wrap up the ways of the brothers with twists and turns you never see coming!! A worthy read!
February 16, 2017
3.25 stars...Pretty good series.
July 17, 2017
I was SO happy to read Tain's story...he had endured so much, he deserved to find happiness. Samantha is the perfect mate for him. She is strong and extremely loyal, and so much love to share, all of which Tain desperately needs.
The twists and turns that this story took you on was amazing, and I never knew quite what to expect. It is what I had come to expect from this series...I have fallen in love with Jennifer Ashley's writing, and will certainly be looking to get other work by her.
The twists and turns that this story took you on was amazing, and I never knew quite what to expect. It is what I had come to expect from this series...I have fallen in love with Jennifer Ashley's writing, and will certainly be looking to get other work by her.
August 5, 2017
A fitting end
Ms.Ashley delivers again. I'm so glad that Tain found his greatest strength.
I will continue to read the entire series, even the novella!
Ms.Ashley delivers again. I'm so glad that Tain found his greatest strength.
I will continue to read the entire series, even the novella!
December 4, 2017
One more great book in this series. Even though I didn't wan to like Tain, I still ended up loving him.
Not as many graphic sex scene and I appreciated that :)
Not as many graphic sex scene and I appreciated that :)
July 25, 2018
I have to admit that even though I detest the narrator I do like the series even though parts of it drive me nuts
March 30, 2024
My favorite series
October 7, 2013
หลังจากผิดหวังกับฝีมือของเธอในชุดนี้สองเล่ม (The Calling และ The Gathering)ทำให้แม็กซ์ลังเลอยู่พอสมควรก่อนที่จะตัดสินใจหยิบเล่มนี้มาอ่าน แต่สุดท้ายก็สนุกขนาดที่วางไม่ลง แม้จะต้องไปวิ่งหนีตำรวจที่ยิงปืนเข้าใส่ประชาชนก็ตาม
ก่อนอื่นเราขอบอกว่า ไม่ค่อยแน่ใจนักสำหรับคนที่ไม่เคยอ่านชุดนี้มาก่อนว่าจะอินไปกับตัวพระเอกได้เท่ากับแม็กซ์ไหมนะคะ แม้ในส่วนของพล็อตจะไม่เกี่ยวข้องกับสี่เล่มแรกเลยก็ตาม แต่ถ้าคุณต้องการจะเข้าใจเทน แม็กซ์คิดว่าสี่เล่มแรกเป็นสิ่งที่คุณควรต้องอ่านมาก่อน มิฉะนั้นคุณจะไม่ชื่นชมเทนมากอย่างที่เขาสมควรได้รับ
ตามสูตรหนังสือโปรดของแม็กซ์ค่ะ เทนเป็นตัวร้ายในสี่เล่มแรก เขาโดนปีศาจจับตัวไปทรมานนานเจ็ดร้อยปี จนสติสตังไม่ค่อยจะสมบูรณ์ ถึงขนาดอยากทำลายโลกให้พินาศเพื่อตัวเองจะได้ตายเสียที ในฐานะของนักรบอมตะที่เป็นลูกครึ่งมนุษย์และเทพเจ้า เทนไม่อาจตายได้ เขามีหน้าที่คุ้มครองมนุษย์ แต่ในยามที่เขาร้องเรียกความช่วยเหลือ ทุกคนหันหลังและทิ้งเขาไว้กับความทรมาน ความพยายามของพี่ชายทั้งสี่ ช่วยเทนออกจากความบ้าคลั่ง จนกลับคืนมีสติได้ แต่ความมืดที่อยู่ในใจของเขาไม่มีวันเลือนหาย
เป็นเวลากว่าสิบห้าเดือนแล้วที่ซาแมนธาได้เจอกับเทน เธอเป็นลูกครึ่งปีศาจ สิ่งมีชีวิตที่เทนเกลียดและกลัวที่สุด แต่เธอกลับเป็นหนึงในคนที่ช่วยเขาจนหลุดรอดมาจากการทรมาน เทนซึ่งหายตัวไปเพื่อค้นหาตัวเอง และตั้งสติเพื่อเริ่มต้นชีวิตอีกครั้ง กลับมาที่ลอส แองเจลิส ที่นั่นเขาได้เผชิญกับปริศนาสำคัญ การหายตัวไปของเหล่าปีศาจสาวหลายคน ปีศาจที่อยู่ในมุมมืดของสังคม ทำให้การหายตัวไปของพวกเธอไม่เป็นที่สนใจ จนกระทั่งเทนสังเกตเห็นความผิดปกติ และเริ่มต้นสืบสวน
เขาขอความช่วยเหลือจากซาแมนธา ซึ่งเป็นหนึ่งในตำรวจหน่วยพารานอมอลของเมือง ทั้งคู่ร่วมมือกันเพื่อค้นหาความจริง ซึ่งนำพวกเขาไปสู่โลกแห่งปีศาจ ที่ไม่ได้เลวร้ายอย่างที่คิด ซาแมนธาผู้ซึ่งพ่อของเธอก็เป็นปีศาจ ปฏิเสธด้านนี้ของตัวเองมาตลอด เธอคิดเสมอว่าตัวเองเป็นมนุษย์ฺ แต่เมื่อสถานการณ์บังคับ เธอก็ต้องเริ่มต้นเรียนรู้ชีวิตอีกด้านของตัวเอง และยอมรับมัน
แม็กซ์ชอบเทนมากค่ะ เขาเป็นคนที่ผ่านประสบการณ์อันเลวร้ายมา แต่กลับไม่มีลักษณะของพระเอกเซ็งชีวิต ไม่หมกหมุ่นกับอดีตมากนัก เขาอาจคิดถึงมันในความฝันที่ตามหลอกหลอน ซึ่งทำให้เขาตั้งคำถามถึงโอกาสที่ตัวเองจะมีชีวิตอย่างคนปกติอยู่ แต่เขาไม่ให้มันเข้ามาบดบัง และกะเกณฑ์การใช้ชีวิตของตัวเองเลย
สำหรับซาแมนธา เธอเป็นนางเอกที่เหมาะสมกับเทนดีค่ะ จุดเดียวที่แม็กซ์รู้สึกว่าเธอไม่ได้เรื่องก็คงเป็นวิธีการที่คนแต่งไม่เคยให้เธอโชว์ความสามารถสักครั้ง เธอเป็นตำรวจ และถูกบอกเล่าโดยตัวละครอื่นในเรื่องหลายครั้งว่าเป็นผู้หญิงเก่ง แต่ในสถานการณ์ที่เธอต้องเผชิญหน้ากับอันตราย ซาแมนธาไม่ได้แก้ปัญหา หรือเอาตัวรอดด้วยความสามารถของตัวเองสักครั้ง เทนจะเป็นคนขี่ม้าขาวเข้าไปช่วย แน่ละมันดีต่อพระเอกที่ได้โชว์ความสามารถ แต่มันก็เป็นลบกับนางเอกด้วยเช่นกัน และมันทำให้แม็กซ์ไม่เชื่อว่า (สปอยล์)
แต่โดยรวมถือว่าสนุกมากค่ะ ที่สำคัญถือเป็นการไถ่โทษของเจนนิเฟอร์ที่เขียนเรื่องไม่สนุกติด ๆ กันถึงสองเล่ม และทำให้ตอนนี้แม็กซ์เกิดอาการอยากอ่าน The Madness of Lord Ian McKenzie ของเธอซึ่งจะออกขายในเดือนเมษายนปีหน้ามาแล้วล่ะสิ (โดยเฉพาะเมื่อได้อ่านเรื่องย่อด้านหลังปกหนังสือ)
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ก่อนอื่นเราขอบอกว่า ไม่ค่อยแน่ใจนักสำหรับคนที่ไม่เคยอ่านชุดนี้มาก่อนว่าจะอินไปกับตัวพระเอกได้เท่ากับแม็กซ์ไหมนะคะ แม้ในส่วนของพล็อตจะไม่เกี่ยวข้องกับสี่เล่มแรกเลยก็ตาม แต่ถ้าคุณต้องการจะเข้าใจเทน แม็กซ์คิดว่าสี่เล่มแรกเป็นสิ่งที่คุณควรต้องอ่านมาก่อน มิฉะนั้นคุณจะไม่ชื่นชมเทนมากอย่างที่เขาสมควรได้รับ
ตามสูตรหนังสือโปรดของแม็กซ์ค่ะ เทนเป็นตัวร้ายในสี่เล่มแรก เขาโดนปีศาจจับตัวไปทรมานนานเจ็ดร้อยปี จนสติสตังไม่ค่อยจะสมบูรณ์ ถึงขนาดอยากทำลายโลกให้พินาศเพื่อตัวเองจะได้ตายเสียที ในฐานะของนักรบอมตะที่เป็นลูกครึ่งมนุษย์และเทพเจ้า เทนไม่อาจตายได้ เขามีหน้าที่คุ้มครองมนุษย์ แต่ในยามที่เขาร้องเรียกความช่วยเหลือ ทุกคนหันหลังและทิ้งเขาไว้กับความทรมาน ความพยายามของพี่ชายทั้งสี่ ช่วยเทนออกจากความบ้าคลั่ง จนกลับคืนมีสติได้ แต่ความมืดที่อยู่ในใจของเขาไม่มีวันเลือนหาย
เป็นเวลากว่าสิบห้าเดือนแล้วที่ซาแมนธาได้เจอกับเทน เธอเป็นลูกครึ่งปีศาจ สิ่งมีชีวิตที่เทนเกลียดและกลัวที่สุด แต่เธอกลับเป็นหนึงในคนที่ช่วยเขาจนหลุดรอดมาจากการทรมาน เทนซึ่งหายตัวไปเพื่อค้นหาตัวเอง และตั้งสติเพื่อเริ่มต้นชีวิตอีกครั้ง กลับมาที่ลอส แองเจลิส ที่นั่นเขาได้เผชิญกับปริศนาสำคัญ การหายตัวไปของเหล่าปีศาจสาวหลายคน ปีศาจที่อยู่ในมุมมืดของสังคม ทำให้การหายตัวไปของพวกเธอไม่เป็นที่สนใจ จนกระทั่งเทนสังเกตเห็นความผิดปกติ และเริ่มต้นสืบสวน
เขาขอความช่วยเหลือจากซาแมนธา ซึ่งเป็นหนึ่งในตำรวจหน่วยพารานอมอลของเมือง ทั้งคู่ร่วมมือกันเพื่อค้นหาความจริง ซึ่งนำพวกเขาไปสู่โลกแห่งปีศาจ ที่ไม่ได้เลวร้ายอย่างที่คิด ซาแมนธาผู้ซึ่งพ่อของเธอก็เป็นปีศาจ ปฏิเสธด้านนี้ของตัวเองมาตลอด เธอคิดเสมอว่าตัวเองเป็นมนุษย์ฺ แต่เมื่อสถานการณ์บังคับ เธอก็ต้องเริ่มต้นเรียนรู้ชีวิตอีกด้านของตัวเอง และยอมรับมัน
แม็กซ์ชอบเทนมากค่ะ เขาเป็นคนที่ผ่านประสบการณ์อันเลวร้ายมา แต่กลับไม่มีลักษณะของพระเอกเซ็งชีวิต ไม่หมกหมุ่นกับอดีตมากนัก เขาอาจคิดถึงมันในความฝันที่ตามหลอกหลอน ซึ่งทำให้เขาตั้งคำถามถึงโอกาสที่ตัวเองจะมีชีวิตอย่างคนปกติอยู่ แต่เขาไม่ให้มันเข้ามาบดบัง และกะเกณฑ์การใช้ชีวิตของตัวเองเลย
สำหรับซาแมนธา เธอเป็นนางเอกที่เหมาะสมกับเทนดีค่ะ จุดเดียวที่แม็กซ์รู้สึกว่าเธอไม่ได้เรื่องก็คงเป็นวิธีการที่คนแต่งไม่เคยให้เธอโชว์ความสามารถสักครั้ง เธอเป็นตำรวจ และถูกบอกเล่าโดยตัวละครอื่นในเรื่องหลายครั้งว่าเป็นผู้หญิงเก่ง แต่ในสถานการณ์ที่เธอต้องเผชิญหน้ากับอันตราย ซาแมนธาไม่ได้แก้ปัญหา หรือเอาตัวรอดด้วยความสามารถของตัวเองสักครั้ง เทนจะเป็นคนขี่ม้าขาวเข้าไปช่วย แน่ละมันดีต่อพระเอกที่ได้โชว์ความสามารถ แต่มันก็เป็นลบกับนางเอกด้วยเช่นกัน และมันทำให้แม็กซ์ไม่เชื่อว่า (สปอยล์)
แต่โดยรวมถือว่าสนุกมากค่ะ ที่สำคัญถือเป็นการไถ่โทษของเจนนิเฟอร์ที่เขียนเรื่องไม่สนุกติด ๆ กันถึงสองเล่ม และทำให้ตอนนี้แม็กซ์เกิดอาการอยากอ่าน The Madness of Lord Ian McKenzie ของเธอซึ่งจะออกขายในเดือนเมษายนปีหน้ามาแล้วล่ะสิ (โดยเฉพาะเมื่อได้อ่านเรื่องย่อด้านหลังปกหนังสือ)
คะแนนที่ 73
March 10, 2011
Tain, an immortal warrior, was captured by a demon, an Old One for 700 years. His brothers and their girlfriends managed to save him, but he's still not back to normal. Samantha is half-demon and also a cop. She was instrumental in Tain's rescue, but isn't sure she wants any more to do with him after that. When someone starts kidnapping young demon women and cutting out their hearts, Samantha and Tain are thrown back together to figure out who's doing it.
Jennifer Ashley delivers another entrancing volume in the Immortals series. The Redeeming has much darker themes than the previous books, which were mostly straight-forwardly about defeating the big bad demon. Here, the question of whether you can be a demon and still be a good guy is explored in more detail. For those of you familiar with the work of Joss Whedon, this book is more like an episode of Angel than Buffy.
One criticism I have is that I've started skipping Ashley's love scenes. The language is just slightly too graphic for me. However, I will still fight to get my hands on any more Immortals books as soon as they're written.
Jennifer Ashley delivers another entrancing volume in the Immortals series. The Redeeming has much darker themes than the previous books, which were mostly straight-forwardly about defeating the big bad demon. Here, the question of whether you can be a demon and still be a good guy is explored in more detail. For those of you familiar with the work of Joss Whedon, this book is more like an episode of Angel than Buffy.
One criticism I have is that I've started skipping Ashley's love scenes. The language is just slightly too graphic for me. However, I will still fight to get my hands on any more Immortals books as soon as they're written.
January 7, 2019
Although I love Jennifer Ashley I was slightly disappointed in this last book of the series. Maybe because the main character Tain was too needy and the plot at times seemed to float around in different directions.
5 years later- so after reading this again I am still SLIGHTLY disappointed. But I am retracting my previous assessment that Tain was too needy. He isn't. He is exactly as needy and as confused and as lost in present day society and as scared as a someone who had been tortured for 700 years should be. I think that my disappointment lies in the heroine. She's a half demon but doesn't know a single thing about how her demon side works, anything about demon culture or families or politics yet she accepts the most powerful position in her family as the matriarch. She gives up a job she loves (btw-as a paranormal investigator you would think that she would have gotten a few more clues about demon life in general) to govern a group of people that she doesn't know, trust or understand. Maybe I could have bought that if somehow she was made to look more diplomatic or more proactive instead of reactive. Other than that, great book!
5 years later- so after reading this again I am still SLIGHTLY disappointed. But I am retracting my previous assessment that Tain was too needy. He isn't. He is exactly as needy and as confused and as lost in present day society and as scared as a someone who had been tortured for 700 years should be. I think that my disappointment lies in the heroine. She's a half demon but doesn't know a single thing about how her demon side works, anything about demon culture or families or politics yet she accepts the most powerful position in her family as the matriarch. She gives up a job she loves (btw-as a paranormal investigator you would think that she would have gotten a few more clues about demon life in general) to govern a group of people that she doesn't know, trust or understand. Maybe I could have bought that if somehow she was made to look more diplomatic or more proactive instead of reactive. Other than that, great book!
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