Retribution by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Aug 7, 2011 Posted by Lisa on Aug 7, 2011 in Authors, Reviews | 0 comments

Retribution by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Blurb

Hired gunslinger William Jessup Brady lived his life with one foot in the grave – until the day he finally found a reason to live. In one single act of brutal betrayal, he lost everything, including his life. Brought back by a Greek goddess to be one of her Dark-Hunt ers, he gave his immortal soul for vengeance and swore he’d spend eternity protecting the humans he’d once considered prey. Orphaned as a toddler, Abigail Yager was taken in by a family of vampires and raised with one belief: Dark-Hunters are the evil who prey on both their people and mankind, and they must all be destroyed. Brought together by an angry god and chased by ancient enemies out to kill them both, William and Abigail must find a way to overcome their mutual hatred or watch as one of the darkest of powers rises and kills both the races they’ve sworn to protect.

I was really looking forward to the latest addition to the Dark Hunter series. We’d initially met Jess in Dance With The Devil (Zarek’s story) and he came across as another character with a story to tell.

I feel a bit let down by Retribution. There was something a bit haphazard and rushed about it, and for the first few chapters I found myself a bit confused and rereading back thinking I’d missed explanations. At times, the scenes are written as though we were privy to information about the characters background, only that information didn’t appear until later in the book, making the flow feel jerky.

I did like the concept of using Native American mythology but, again, it didn’t really feel as well thought out as other books in the series. And the relationship between Jess and Abigail just didn’t seem as believable as with the other characters in the series. The appearance of a few other Darkhunters seemed to have been thrown in with no real reason behind it other than to have a nod toward characters we know and Ash’s complete absence from the tale just didn’t sit well with me. A Dark Hunter story with no snark from Ash just isn’t right.

I finished the book with a disappointed ”is that it?”

Without giving away any spoilers, the epilogue was probably the best part of the book. If you’re a fan of the Darkhunter series, then obviously you need to have this one and, of course, it is definitely readable but it’s not one of the best in the series – which is a shame.

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