Reviews

At Death's Door by Sherrilyn Kenyon

jazzrizz's review

4.0

Only complaint ... it was too short.

Xuri (Nibo) and Valynda (Vala) is quite the story. Vala has been on the Sea Witch II, and has grown close to the crew. She thinks of them as family ... so she's torn when the Malachai offers her a deal to get her body back ... but at a steep cost. She feels betrayed by Nibo. He wasn't there for her when she desperately needed him, and feels justified in betraying him. Once face to face with Xuri though, and she starts her wishy-washy feelings that are strong throughout the book ... but she has to make a decision.

Meanwhile, the crew is still trying to close the gate and stop the Malachai. I'm still confused about 'Madoc, Jaden, Jared, Cam, and all that. It closes with a nice tie-in to the start of the Dark Hunters in New Orleans.

peaceteacher's review

5.0

As usual Kenyon doesn’t disappoint. The two main characters really had to fight for their happy ending and I kinda felt Kenyon struggle through the characters to fight for her own belief in a happily ever after.

darkmuse's review

3.0

Disappointed

The main female lead is everything I hate about novels. Woe is me, my life was terrible. Everything is always someone else's fault. Skimmed the last half of the book.

rexb's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

especbooks's review

3.0

While anything by Kenyon is a treat, this one had a different feel from past volumes and it took me an effort to read. The characters were rich and engaging, as always, but the story lacked the clean precision from past works. The reason for my low rating, however, is because the resolution of the final conflict was so abrupt that I can honestly say I missed it. I kept expecting the finale. Another thing that was disorienting is that it wasn't immediately evident this was a historic novel.

onthebrookeshelf's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

lucy_brb's review against another edition

1.0

All I've retained from reading the trilogy are all the different variants for the word bitch used throughout the series. To save you the trouble they are: bitchtress, bitchington, bitching-troll, bitchiness, bitchling. It's 3 books, but basically the same story, you read one you read the other 2. I am tired.

melomindy's review against another edition

3.0

I enjoyed the book, but the writing style gets very repetitive.

loverofromance's review against another edition

I will be reading this again, later on. I think the narrator ruined this for me and I was super super lost in the world building and details. I will begin with book one in the trilogy and read it physically and see if that helps. I got to 50% and just need to set it aside, as the narration was too distracting to focus on the story.

strager's review against another edition

4.0

At Death’s Door is the third book in Sherrilyn Kenyon’s “Deadman’s Cross” series. Overall, I enjoyed this book. The character dialogue is sassy and entertaining. I enjoyed seeing my favorite characters back again as well as those featured in the Dark-Hunter series. I will warn readers who are still relatively new to Kenyon’s writing that the beginning of the book can be a bit hard to follow, especially if you are not familiar with the characters or the situations. Kenyon throws a lot at the reader at once. The information can feel a little disjointed and all over the place. In addition to the characters and plot, the beginning of the book seems a little bogged down with internal monologues. If this is not necessarily your thing and you prefer to get right to the thick of things, I suggest pushing through. This information defines the characters motives while providing the reader with a bit of background information but can be a bit slow to get through. While not my favorite of Kenyon’s books, I felt this was a good conclusion to the series. In true Kenyon fashion, the story is full of conflict, demons, fighting, action, and romance. This in itself is sure not to disappoint fans.

Thank you to Netgalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. I greatly appreciate the opportunity to take one last trip on the Sea Witch with At Death's Door.