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A review by heabooknerd
South of Surrender by Laura Kaye
5.0
SOUTH OF SURRENDER was such a great read and I forgot how much I love this book! The battle between the Anemoi continues as the brothers attempt to find Eurus and bring justice to those that Eurus has harmed or wronged. Chrysander Notos, Supreme God of the South Wind and Summer, is the youngest brother and he wants to believe that Eurus can be saved. Partly because Chrys blames himself for some of Eurus' anger; while their father shunned Eurus, he showered praise and love on Chrys in a blatant attempt to hurt Eurus. Hundreds of years of this behavior has made Chrys leery of trusting other people's intentions toward him as well as given him an aversion to being touched. But that all begins to change when he meets mostly blind human Laney Summerlyn.
I loved Laney and Chrys together because they're both a little bit damaged by their experiences but they're both also fighting so hard to just find someone who can love them for who they are. I loved the way Laney cares for Chrys and continually tries to protect him from hurt and show him with her actions that he's deserving of love and happiness. Chrys is also equally protective of Laney and while he refuses to admit the reason behind that he does admit that he can't stay away and that he's intensely attracted to Laney in a way he's never been with other women.
Laney and Chrys have such an emotional connection together because they both have such big hearts to give. There's an intimacy to their relationship, even outside the bedroom, that was really engaging to read. And when they are in the bedroom, or the hallway or the hot tub *fans self* it's explosive. These two set my Kindle on fire because holy moly they were hot together. Chrys's aversion to touch creates some pretty sexy moments and we'll just say that hot tub scene will be sticking with me for a while.
The war between the Anemoi really escalates in South of Surrender and that ending was absolutely heartbreaking so be prepared for some tears. Laura Kaye is an expert at wringing emotion out of story and this is no exception.
I loved Laney and Chrys together because they're both a little bit damaged by their experiences but they're both also fighting so hard to just find someone who can love them for who they are. I loved the way Laney cares for Chrys and continually tries to protect him from hurt and show him with her actions that he's deserving of love and happiness. Chrys is also equally protective of Laney and while he refuses to admit the reason behind that he does admit that he can't stay away and that he's intensely attracted to Laney in a way he's never been with other women.
Laney and Chrys have such an emotional connection together because they both have such big hearts to give. There's an intimacy to their relationship, even outside the bedroom, that was really engaging to read. And when they are in the bedroom, or the hallway or the hot tub *fans self* it's explosive. These two set my Kindle on fire because holy moly they were hot together. Chrys's aversion to touch creates some pretty sexy moments and we'll just say that hot tub scene will be sticking with me for a while.
The war between the Anemoi really escalates in South of Surrender and that ending was absolutely heartbreaking so be prepared for some tears. Laura Kaye is an expert at wringing emotion out of story and this is no exception.