izabrekilien's review
5.0
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First sentence : “I dislike being interrupted when I’m about to kill someone.”
We’ve already met Dimitri in Summoned that I reviewed at the end of last year. This prequel, that I actually chose to read as a sequel (and I’m glad I did), shows us how Dimitri inherited his father’s bond with the evil Karl.
He didn’t understand what his father did for a living – he never told him and Dimitri never gave it much of a thought. So when at 15, he’s thrown into this brand new world that is a distorted reflection of the one he knew, he’s completely lost.
“I kind of want to disappear in my spot. Or run.
That’s stupid, though. This is Karl. Silvia’s father. Practically an uncle.”
The awakening is brutal, violent, poor Dimitri ! He has no time to adjust, he’s rushed into action and has to adapt to survive because he has no choice. Either he obeys or he dies a painful death.
This story is dark, but as in Summoned, Dimitri’s sense of humor keeps it from being downright gloomy.
“Inside, the bar is dim in more of a we-didn’t-bother-replacing-all-of-the-light-bulbs kind of way instead of a we-welcome vampires kind of way like at the club.”
It’s an original paranormal series I really enjoy following – I do appreciate Dimitri’s dry sense of humor, I simply can’t wait to read what happens to Dimitri next !
First sentence : “I dislike being interrupted when I’m about to kill someone.”
We’ve already met Dimitri in Summoned that I reviewed at the end of last year. This prequel, that I actually chose to read as a sequel (and I’m glad I did), shows us how Dimitri inherited his father’s bond with the evil Karl.
He didn’t understand what his father did for a living – he never told him and Dimitri never gave it much of a thought. So when at 15, he’s thrown into this brand new world that is a distorted reflection of the one he knew, he’s completely lost.
“I kind of want to disappear in my spot. Or run.
That’s stupid, though. This is Karl. Silvia’s father. Practically an uncle.”
The awakening is brutal, violent, poor Dimitri ! He has no time to adjust, he’s rushed into action and has to adapt to survive because he has no choice. Either he obeys or he dies a painful death.
This story is dark, but as in Summoned, Dimitri’s sense of humor keeps it from being downright gloomy.
“Inside, the bar is dim in more of a we-didn’t-bother-replacing-all-of-the-light-bulbs kind of way instead of a we-welcome vampires kind of way like at the club.”
It’s an original paranormal series I really enjoy following – I do appreciate Dimitri’s dry sense of humor, I simply can’t wait to read what happens to Dimitri next !
aimee70807's review
5.0
The first novel in this series is the most different book I'd read in a long time, mostly because the protagonist is like no one I've ever read about before. But I had to wonder --- how could his father have raised him for this role? And why does he have a streak of good despite his desperate circumstances? Axiom begins to fill in the gaps but leaves you wanting much more.
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