Book Review: Alterant

Alterant by Sherrilyn Kenyon and Dianna Love

Alterant by Sherrilyn Kenyon and Dianna Love is part of the Belador series.  While this series shares some similarities to Kenyon's Dark-Hunter Series it is a lot more different.  If you aren't a big fan of romance, this might be a good series to look into.  Also this series differs because instead of concentrating on just one character and their story line, it follows the story line of four different people who are tied together.

Now Alterant is the second release in the series and I suggest that you start with the first story because there were a lot of references of past problems that these characters came across.  Now you don't have to read the first story, but I do think it would help.

The story starts off when Evalle Kincade, who is an alterant and belador, is called to a tribunal to find missing alterants.  Alterants are these creatures who turn into monsters and are hunted.  Evalle is different because she's also a belador, who is a group of people trying to protect the human race.

The similarities that this series shares with the Dark-Hunter series is the use of mythology.  But in this series the mythology seems to be more specific with Celtic mythology.  While there is use of other deities from other pantheons, a lot of the terms and usage is of Celtic origin.

While in the story there is romantic connections and references, there wasn't a whole lot of hook up.  In fact there was only one, and it was in a dream so I don't think that counts.

From this book I get the feel that this series will be more a long the lines of Science Fiction and Fantasy.  I think because Kenyon wrote this story with another author it had another feeling and vibe that none of Kenyon's other's books have.

I enjoyed reading the series, it was a different switch from other Sherrilyn Kenyon books that I have read.  Because I'm such a geek, I enjoyed reading this book because it had been a while since I've read a book like this.

Rating:
4.5 out of 5

On Deck:
Jennifer Government by Max Barry
Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber  by Adele Lang