Published by Eve Silver
Synopsis:
Alastor Krayl’s world shattered when he learned that his father was the Underworld god of chaos and evil. All that saved him from self-destruction were his newfound brothers and the bond they shared as soul reapers. So when one of his brothers is murdered, vengeance becomes Alastor’s obsession. And the enigmatic Naphré Kurata, a witness—or is she the killer?—has the answers he seeks.
A reluctant Underworld enforcer, Naphré trusts no one, especially not a seductive soul reaper who makes her burn with lust. Torn between duty and desire, she fights to keep her secrets safe from Alastor, even as she longs to surrender.
For fans of J R Ward, Kim Harrison and Kelley Armstrong!
The books in the Sins Series are mature, gritty, dark, violent, sexy and straddle the line between Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance.
Firstly – the 4 stars to this book are entirely subjective. I had to find some way of expressing that I didn’t like it quite as much as Sins of the Heart, but I feel like it doesn’t do justice to quite how much I enjoyed it.
This book follows on from the cliffhanger ending of the first book, we’re hot on the trail of the people responsible for the death of Lokan Krayl. His brothers are devastated by his loss and will do anything to find his soul and body, in the hope to reunite them and bring him back.
Alastor is following up some leads when he meets Naphre Kurata. Given that the formula is similar to the first installment of the series, Krayl brother meets hot warrior woman, I was delighted to see some pretty significant differences in the protagonists this time round.
One difference that I particularly appreciated was that both characters have some neurotic quirks, like germ phobia and control issues, caused by their pretty messed up histories. This contrasts nicely with the ‘we’re badass and can take on anything’ couple of Dae and Roxy. Naphre and Alastor are both scared of what they feel for each other but come together anyway, which is a winning formula for me.
The sexy bits were steamy and exceptionally well written, but the emotional connection between the characters was the best bit. It seems to be a relationship built on respect, which is something you don’t read often enough about – presumably even fiction writers don’t think such a thing is possible!
As Alastor spent the beginning of his life being raised by a noble family in England, his character is British in his mannerisms – this was great up to a point but I feel that the ‘bloody hells’ and ‘wankers’ was a bit overdone given that we don’t really go around saying those things all that much.
Though the main thread of this story didn’t cover as much ground in the main conspiracy as the first book, there was action aplenty and some bold new characters were introduced. My favourite of which had to be the Japanese death goddess (whose name I have forgotten and I’m too lazy to go back an check. I’m sat under a blanket right now and my kindle is several feet away), she was the embodiment of all that is creepy but her calm rationality was really interesting to read.
I’m dying to read the next book in this series, presumably the third surviving brother will be finding the woman of his dreams and I am so very, very down for that.
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