A review by kblincoln
Burning Alive: The Sentinel Wars by Shannon K. Butcher
4.0
I didn't actually expect to enjoy this book as much as I did. It's one of a long line of urban fantasy books where a tortured (and in this case, literally so) hero finds his one, true mate and together they take on the bad guys.
I think what I liked about this was that the ancillary characters had their own stories going on that kept up interest throughout the book even with the whole tried and true "I have to go out on my own and attack the bad guys to save my love" and "I'm not worthy of love" thing that often is found in these kind of books.
I also liked the bad guys, the Synestryn in this world. There are several, yucky, well-described forms the demons can take and the battle scenes were cool.
I'll probably go on and read the next one.
I think what I liked about this was that the ancillary characters had their own stories going on that kept up interest throughout the book even with the whole tried and true "I have to go out on my own and attack the bad guys to save my love" and "I'm not worthy of love" thing that often is found in these kind of books.
I also liked the bad guys, the Synestryn in this world. There are several, yucky, well-described forms the demons can take and the battle scenes were cool.
I'll probably go on and read the next one.