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In this fourth installment of the
Shadowmen series, Jennifer St. Giles continues with the
story left off in Kiss Of Darkness. Marissa Vasquez
has been kidnapped by Herrera, a sadistic vampire intent on
wedding Marissa and taking control of her shares of her dead
uncle’s company. Marissa manages to escape during her
wedding and rescue her presumed-dead brother and Navarre, a
handsome blinded warrior whose soul Marissa craves. As her
friends attempt to rescue her and Navarre, they discover
more about the war with the Vladarians and the plans of evil
creatures bent on taking over the world.
I haven’t read the previous three
novels and I sorely wished I had. This is not a stand alone
novel, which I think fans of the series will appreciate. No
time is wasted in updating the reader on things they should
know from the previous books, as every word is placed to
move the story forward. The plot is complicated, peopled
with characters from the earlier books and setting things up
for the next ones.
But even without having read the other books, I still
enjoyed Bride of the Wolf. The tale of
Marissa and Navarre’s love is touching. The details of the
torture inflicted by the many sadistic vampires in the book
are blunt without getting gratuitous. But handled with even
more grace is how the victims of that torture deal with the
physical and emotional repercussions. I would love to go
back and read the other books and I will keep an eye out for
the next ones. I can’t wait to see how Ms. St. Giles wraps
up such an intriguing story. |
