Shadow Rising (Otherworld #12)
by Yasmine Galenorn
Blurb:
We’re the D’Artigo sisters: savvy
half-human, half-Fae ex-operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. My
sister Camille is a wicked-good witch with three sexy husbands. My sister
Delilah is a two-faced were cat and Death Maiden. And me? I’m Menolly, a
jian-tu turned vampire in love with a wildly hot werepuma. Unfortunately, life
is about to get very, very nasty…
Nerissa
and I can’t decide on what we want to do for our promise ceremony and we’re
bickering like an old married couple. My sisters and I head to Otherworld for a
meeting with Queen Asteria. Once there, we discover that Shadow Wing has
dispatched Telazhar—a malevolent necromancer—to reignite the Scorching Wars.
And as soon as we return back home, we find Gulakah, the Lord of Ghosts, waging
a battle to control the magical beings over Earthside. Caught between two
terrible enemies in a battle spanning two worlds, we can only hope we’re in
time to stop all-out annihilation.
Review:
This latest
story in the continuing saga of the D’Artigo sisters was wonderful to
read. There was all the typical action
and battles between the girls and their compatriots and the forces of evil that
have been compounding against them The personal
lives of Menolly and Nerissa play a larger role in this story than normal. The forces of evil have been building
against the girls for a while and the battles just keep coming.
The romance between Nerissa and Menolly plays a
prominent role as they are working together to plan their wedding. The planning brings up some issues and deep
seated concerns between the women. They
are both dealing with their self doubts about each other’s feelings and how the
outside world will interfere with their relationship, especially Menolly bond
with Roman. As danger stalks the girls
and their lovers, Menolly must work past her doubts while working to defeats the
Lord of Ghosts and his minions. And only
once they have accomplished all their goals can they work on their personal
lives.
This was a good story, though after twelve
books in the saga there is always a bit of tediousness involved. Especially with the style of repeating POVs,
but it was a very good story in spite of that.
Menolly gains a lot of insight into herself and her feelings for her
lovers. She finally comes to terms with
what she has become since she was attacked by Dredge all those years ago. Embracing her true nature allows her to become
e a better fighter, a better sister, and a wife to Nerissa.
There isn’t a lot of physical romance in any of
these novels but there were some fun scenes in this novel between Menolly and
Nerissa and Menolly and Roman. Even a
lovely scene between Menolly, Nerissa, and Roman! Of course it was nice to see all the sisters
and their many friends and lovers again.
I was also thrilled that the girls’ father finally came to his senses
and accepted them back into his life.
I very much look forward to the next book in
the series, which will be another of Camille’s stories which are always a
little more passionate. But that’s not
really surprising since she’s so hot and has herself not one, not two, but
THREE super sexy alpha men as her husbands!
Rating: 3.5 stars
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