Born of Fire

Brutally heartbreaking, but very very good.

This was an excellent read, as all Sherrilyn Kenyon's books are. It was exciting, brutal, heartbreaking, and passionate. The plot was interesting and full, with never a dull moment. I had trouble warming up to the character of Shayhara, but loved Syn and the secondary characters. There were parts where I had to put my big girl panties on to get through because any kind of abuse, assault, torture, or all of the other stuff, is difficult to get through without wanting to break something. But, it was necessary to the story and it was well written. I usual don't really enjoy futuristic sci-fi stories but so far the first two books in this series have surprised me. Not surprised that they were written so well and not surprised at Sherrilyn's awesome imagination. Surprised at how much I liked the books since the genre isn't really my cup of tea. Read more