laurenjodi's review
4.0
Running Scared
4 Stars
Lexi Johns has been raised to believe that the Sentinel Warriors are a dangerous threat and will do anything to rescue her best friend from them. Zach is a Sentinel with only one goal: to convince Lexi that her destiny is intertwined with his and that she is the only one with the ability to channel the power that can destroy him.
Intricate and detailed world-building combined with an intense plot that contains one or two shocking revelations and some spine-tingling moments. One of the best aspects of this series is that the female characters play an important role in the battle against evil. They are not merely damsels in distress in need of rescue.
Zach and Lexi’s romance is fantastic and their relationship builds and grows on every page. Lexi’s intentions are pure but she is a little naïve regarding the consequences of her actions. Moreover, her trust issues make it difficult to let others in and she struggles not only with attraction to Zach but also with the growing awareness that her entire belief system has been based on lies. Zach is an admirable hero with infinite patience and acceptance of Lexi’s distrust.
The story is a complex amalgamation of several subplots, including Lexi’s strategy for rescuing Helen, the Sanguinars’ secret plans to save their people, a spy within the Sentinel compound, and a race of princely beings who have been visiting Earth, not to mention the monstrous Synestryn who have their own agenda for the planet. Some of these are resolved in this book while others will have to wait for subsequent installments.
There are numerous secondary characters but all are well-developed and interesting. The most compelling are Madoc and Nika whose intense connection is just spellbinding and I can’t wait to read their book next.
The Sentinel Wars is an engrossing series. It is, however, necessary to read the books in order otherwise it is virtually impossible to understand what is going on in the overall story arc.
4 Stars
Lexi Johns has been raised to believe that the Sentinel Warriors are a dangerous threat and will do anything to rescue her best friend from them. Zach is a Sentinel with only one goal: to convince Lexi that her destiny is intertwined with his and that she is the only one with the ability to channel the power that can destroy him.
Intricate and detailed world-building combined with an intense plot that contains one or two shocking revelations and some spine-tingling moments. One of the best aspects of this series is that the female characters play an important role in the battle against evil. They are not merely damsels in distress in need of rescue.
Zach and Lexi’s romance is fantastic and their relationship builds and grows on every page. Lexi’s intentions are pure but she is a little naïve regarding the consequences of her actions. Moreover, her trust issues make it difficult to let others in and she struggles not only with attraction to Zach but also with the growing awareness that her entire belief system has been based on lies. Zach is an admirable hero with infinite patience and acceptance of Lexi’s distrust.
The story is a complex amalgamation of several subplots, including Lexi’s strategy for rescuing Helen, the Sanguinars’ secret plans to save their people, a spy within the Sentinel compound, and a race of princely beings who have been visiting Earth, not to mention the monstrous Synestryn who have their own agenda for the planet. Some of these are resolved in this book while others will have to wait for subsequent installments.
There are numerous secondary characters but all are well-developed and interesting. The most compelling are Madoc and Nika whose intense connection is just spellbinding and I can’t wait to read their book next.
The Sentinel Wars is an engrossing series. It is, however, necessary to read the books in order otherwise it is virtually impossible to understand what is going on in the overall story arc.
spiringvenus's review
5.0
They just keep getting better and better! I have already read 3.5 so now to save up to buy some more!! Love you Shannon K. Butcher!
tkat's review
4.0
Holy crow! Plot lines! Spoilers! Jeebus! SO much goes on in this one, its kinda hard to keep track of everything.
So Running Scared is the third in the Sentinels series. It's a little slow because there is so much happening, but it is still really good. I like how she weaves the characters and starting points of different books coming up in the series into the one you're reading currently. I mean, in book one she set up the plot for book 3. In book 2 she set up the plot for book 4, and now in book 3 she's set up book 5. At least that seems to be the pattern.
There is sooo much going on in this book. First, we're introduced to 2 more characters, and then 4 plot lines are thrown at us here. It'll be fascinating to see how they all work out in the end.
I mean we discover that the vampires have something going on called Project Lullaby, with a possible breeding project tied into it, the Solaris princes are apparently breeding with humans and it looks like this is where all the Sentinal womenfolk are coming from, and it's all Gilda's fault the men are sterile.
So...yeah...lots to absorb here, but definitely not one to miss. I had my misgivings about this series at first, but it is swiftly proving to be quite addicting. Looking forward to Living Nightmare.
So Running Scared is the third in the Sentinels series. It's a little slow because there is so much happening, but it is still really good. I like how she weaves the characters and starting points of different books coming up in the series into the one you're reading currently. I mean, in book one she set up the plot for book 3. In book 2 she set up the plot for book 4, and now in book 3 she's set up book 5. At least that seems to be the pattern.
There is sooo much going on in this book. First, we're introduced to 2 more characters, and then 4 plot lines are thrown at us here. It'll be fascinating to see how they all work out in the end.
I mean we discover that the vampires have something going on called Project Lullaby, with a possible breeding project tied into it, the Solaris princes are apparently breeding with humans and it looks like this is where all the Sentinal womenfolk are coming from, and it's all Gilda's fault the men are sterile.
So...yeah...lots to absorb here, but definitely not one to miss. I had my misgivings about this series at first, but it is swiftly proving to be quite addicting. Looking forward to Living Nightmare.
raven_acres's review
2.0
This series has such potential, yet it comes across so scattered with no real overview explanation. You get titbits of the greater story, but it doesn't really help, it just frustrates. And I have to say, I felt for Zach. Lexi came across sooooo whiny, and refusing to listen. I get that these types of books can't just lay it out at the beginning, but these pairs would do far better if there was a straight forward explanation of pairing up and such!
nelsonseye's review
3.0
Despite a somewhat clunky start (compared to the two previous books), I was going to give this a four star rating. There was good background into, the secondary characters were interesting and the showdown/conflict with the Defenders was suitably intense. The sudden appearance of Lucien and the connection between Helen and Lexi is what dropped the rating. I'm fine with the connection, but in the context of this book, I needed more of a setup.
laurla's review
"i've had enough."
"but what about the rest of us? we're not ready to give up on you."
"will you ever be? it's easy to have hope when you're not the one locked inside this chair."
"i should never have left you alone."
"don't ruin all this goodwill i'm feeling toward you by turning caveman on me."
"but what about the rest of us? we're not ready to give up on you."
"will you ever be? it's easy to have hope when you're not the one locked inside this chair."
"i should never have left you alone."
"don't ruin all this goodwill i'm feeling toward you by turning caveman on me."
laprofedelengua's review
3.0
La historia de Lexi y Zack es bastante rara porque ella tiene un montón de preconceptos sobre los centinelas. Solo el peligro mortal la hará confiar en él y aceptar su amor.
Me gustó mucho que este epílogo fuera, a diferencia del anterior, esperanzador, con la visita de Lucien y el descubrimiento de que Lexie y Hellen ¡son hermanas!
Me gustó mucho que este epílogo fuera, a diferencia del anterior, esperanzador, con la visita de Lucien y el descubrimiento de que Lexie y Hellen ¡son hermanas!
soccermomknits's review
4.0
I liked this book but I really like this series anyway. There were things that I thought were not followed through on this book (bomb threats, and the wierd thing in the woods). I love Zach though and I liked how Lexi is compassionate. She is just conflicted. I did want more communication between everyone (Lexi and Zach, Helen and Lexi, Lexi and the characters from Finding the Lost, etc.) I also wasn't a huge fan of Lexi coming into her power. There was no big connection with Zach like there was between the main characters in the other books. I still like this series though and can't wait for the next installment.