Retribution by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Retribution by Sherrilyn Kenyon is part of her Dark-Hunter series and is in the paranormal romance genre. I've said this before and I'll say it again I love Sherrilyn Kenyon so I'll pretty much read anything that she'll write. Even though this book is a part of a series, it is one of those books where you don't need to read them in order. While this book is part of the Dark-Hunter series, this book was more about Native American mythology than the Greek mythology that the other novels have. I loved how Kenyon brought back some characters that had their own book, kind of like a little update on how the other dark hunters were doing.
In Retribution the two main characters are William Jessup "Sundown" Brady and Abigail Yager. Jess was a famous outlaw gunslinger in the late 1800's. Turing his life around on the day of his wedding he was shot in the back of the head by someone who he thought was his best friend. Before he dies he promises revenge and becomes a Dark-Hunter. After his death and rebirth, Jess keeps tabs on his fiance and her descendants. One of which is Abigail, who is the ancestor of Jess' fiance and Bart the man who murdered him. Orphaned at a young age Abigail was taken by a family of Apoloites, who trained her into believing that Dark-Hunter's were the root of all evil and that Jess was the one who murdered her family. Used as a pawn, she kills a person whom she believed was a Dark-Hunter but was actually a Cherokee guardian who is one of four protectors. Because of his death, it throws everything off balance and the Snake and Coyote try to take advantage of the weakness unleashing the beginning of an Apocalypse. Despite Abigail trying to kill Jess, he can't let her die and they have to find a way to save the world, well at least the Las Vegas, Nevada area.
In the book, Jess feels a lot of remorse about his human past life and is trying to think of a way to make amends where as Abigail starts off the book wanting retribution before realizing her mistake and then feels a huge amount of guilt. Almost immediately in the book but Jess and Abigail feel an attraction to each other but both are fighting it because of their past.
This book has a lot of action, so much action and drama that Kenyon wrote the romantic connection on a more emotional level than on a physical one. I loved how Sherrilyn Kenyon wrote about different mythologies and beliefs. While the first few books were mostly about Greek mythology Kenyon has slowly been adding different mythologies and pantheons into her books, which have made it exciting to read and has kept the series fresh and interesting.
I also really liked how the book was open ended and was set up for the next book Time Untime, which will mainly have a supporting character from this book Renegade in it. Also liked how even though Sherrilyn Kenyon decided to branch out with a bit if a different story line, she still kept it her style and also her humor. This story was different because it wasn't very focused on the physical coupling but more on an emotional level. Also she tied in the past of Jess's character with the guardians different Native American mythologies.
So in the end I loved this book. I have to be honest this was a hard review to write because I loved it, and I find that when I like a Sherrilyn Kenyon novel I have a hard time explaining why I liked it. I just do. But then this wouldn't be a good review if I just said, "I Loved It!" Obviously if you're a Kenyon fan you'll love this book, but you'll also like this book and the series if you're a fan of paranormal romance. Sherrilyn Kenyon has such a distinct writing style that sets her apart from other authors in the genre. A lot of the past books that were written in this series have been more about the mythology than the romance connection. While the romance is written clearly and it's there. Again I loved this story and I can't wait to read the next one.
Rating:
5 out of 5
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