Book Review: The Guardian

The Guardian by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Ok for those of you who do not know, I LOVE Sherrilyn Kenyon.  I've been reading her books for a little over 10 years now.  The first book of hers that I read was when I was 16 years old and it was actually a historical romance novel written under her pseudonym, Kinley MacGregor.  Because I loved Taming the Scotsman so much I got into reading her paranormal fiction which she writes under her given name.  Now at the time, all of the vampire novels really weren't as popular as they are now so for me it was something different.

Now Sherrilyn Kenyon took a different idea of vampires and tied in a lot of different cultural mythologies into her stories.  Which also excited the geek in me because I've always been interested in mythology, especially Greek mythology.

The book, The Guardian, ties in different mythologies with Greek and Egyptian histories.  This book is actually an off shoot from the Dark-Hunter series and is about what they call Dream-Hunters, who are essentially gods of sleep.

The story starts off with Lydia running in to try and save her Dream-Hunter father from being held captive and giving the evil guy, Noir, the power to kill all of the Greek gods.  Instead she is held captive by Noir's guardian, Seth, while her father is set free to find the key.  Seth, who is the love interest, is a Egyptian demi-god who was sold to Noir at the tender age of 12 and was abused his whole existence living in the underworld.  Lydia has a kind heart and tries to appeal to Seth's good side, which he fears is no longer their.

The book itself was a really quick read and has enough facts and conflict to keep you interested till the end.  This book is one of many in Sherrilyn Kenyon's series, but you can pick up any book in the series and read it and not be confused.  She has this great writing ability to give enough facts from the past books without weighing the book down with too much back shadowing.  You find yourself falling in love with the character's of this book and you feel their pain and hope for their happiness.

In conclusion, I loved the book, but then I have yet to read a Sherrilyn Kenyon book that I haven't loved.  It's a good quick read, but it also has enough content where you don't feel like you're just reading mush.  I would suggest this book to anyone who likes reading paranormal fiction but also romance.  It isn't too heavy on the romance but just enough to make the story a romance story and not just a straight paranormal fiction.

Rating: 4 out of 5

On Deck (What I reading next):
High Five by Janet Evanovich
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter By Seth Grahame-Smith