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Silent Blade by Ilona Andrews
3.0
This is the iconic Enemies to Lovers trope
On steroids
They don't just hate each other, they are actively trying to kill each other
Meet Meli Galdes, this bitch is practically starving for revenge
“And when he belonged to her, she would finally repay a decade worth of pain in a single brutal dose of reality.
Meli smiled.”
She has a rare gene for abilities for an electromagnetic whip. She is just as bloodthirsty as the rest of the world and isn't afraid to claw her way to the front.
And then there's the love interest. Celino Carvanna Ruthless cruel assassin that destroyed the heroine's life.
And she never forgot...
“He felt oddly calm. Empty. Cold. He sat before the dark screen, patiently waiting to feel something. Anything at all.
Finally, a spark of emotion flared in him. He puzzled over it and recognized what it was. Hot, blinding rage.”
These two had some great chemistry. It was very much structured as a dark fantasy. It was hilarious as they were both extremely aware of their fucked-up nature and didn't even bother to hide their monsters
“He knelt by her. “I also kidnapped your father and your brothers. I would’ve tortured them if I thought they knew where you were.”
She laughed softly, but without humor. “That is an odd way to endear yourself to me.”
For any Ilona Andrews fan, I would describe this book as a merge between Innkeeper's Chronicles And Hidden Fire.
The world-building consists of a futuristic paranormal world vibe everything that's typically monster and magical is rewritten and explained as aliens, technology, and planets. In contrast to their other books where the world provides unique situations that build into the plot... this book sadly just explained the setting of the book.
The premise was really interesting but the lack of details kept it from being amazing.
Seriously this was so friggen short I'm having trouble remembering details. As soon as I figured out the world, fell in love with the characters ---
It was over.
Overall, it was short and sweet. In other words, enjoyable but underdeveloped.
On steroids
They don't just hate each other, they are actively trying to kill each other
Meet Meli Galdes, this bitch is practically starving for revenge
“And when he belonged to her, she would finally repay a decade worth of pain in a single brutal dose of reality.
Meli smiled.”
She has a rare gene for abilities for an electromagnetic whip. She is just as bloodthirsty as the rest of the world and isn't afraid to claw her way to the front.
And then there's the love interest. Celino Carvanna Ruthless cruel assassin that destroyed the heroine's life.
And she never forgot...
“He felt oddly calm. Empty. Cold. He sat before the dark screen, patiently waiting to feel something. Anything at all.
Finally, a spark of emotion flared in him. He puzzled over it and recognized what it was. Hot, blinding rage.”
These two had some great chemistry. It was very much structured as a dark fantasy. It was hilarious as they were both extremely aware of their fucked-up nature and didn't even bother to hide their monsters
“He knelt by her. “I also kidnapped your father and your brothers. I would’ve tortured them if I thought they knew where you were.”
She laughed softly, but without humor. “That is an odd way to endear yourself to me.”
For any Ilona Andrews fan, I would describe this book as a merge between Innkeeper's Chronicles And Hidden Fire.
The world-building consists of a futuristic paranormal world vibe everything that's typically monster and magical is rewritten and explained as aliens, technology, and planets. In contrast to their other books where the world provides unique situations that build into the plot... this book sadly just explained the setting of the book.
The premise was really interesting but the lack of details kept it from being amazing.
Seriously this was so friggen short I'm having trouble remembering details. As soon as I figured out the world, fell in love with the characters ---
It was over.
Overall, it was short and sweet. In other words, enjoyable but underdeveloped.