The Adversary (Chronicles of Rhyacia #2)
by Thea Harrison
Blurb:
From NYT bestselling author Thea Harrison comes the explosive conclusion to The Unseen!
When Dragos and
Pia move to the Other land of Rhyacia, they hope starting a new life will bring
safety and freedom to their family, especially their young baby, Niall. And at
first their new home seems perfect… but looks are deceiving.
Beneath Rhyacia’s
idyllic façade an ancient, malevolent force lurks, waiting for the right
opportunity to break free of its cage. When that opportunity comes, it strikes
with devastating accuracy.
While Dragos has
never backed down from a fight, he’s also never encountered an enemy like this
one before. How can he fight a foe who doesn’t have a body? A foe who can
invade and turn his own mind against him?
How can Dragos
protect his family, when at any moment one of them may become the enemy?
As Dragos and Pia
race against time to fight this unseen menace, they must also acknowledge a
terrifying truth—when anyone can become the enemy, no one can be trusted.
An adversary who
can trap the dragon poses a threat to everyone in Rhyacia, and that means no
one is safe…
Themes: Paranormal,
Shifters, Dragons
Rating: 4 stars
Heat Rating: 
Review:
Finally we
have the conclusion of the drama that threatened to take Pia’s mate from her
forever that begin with their move to the Otherworld they planned to make home.
This series began long ago with Pia and Dragos finding love in their surprising
mating and we have gotten glimpses of their lives together as they mated, ruled
their Demesne, and birthed and raised their children. This spin-off is just the short story of the
new drama in their new Otherworld home.
In the previous book (The Unseen) they arrived and begin their settlement, but
something strange was happening, which led them to investigations until suddenly
a ruin was found directly under their settlement. When Pia and Dragos ventured into the
settlement, a being took over Dragos body and only Pia realized it and the
danger is presented. Now the story picks
up right after Pia and the gang have subdued the possessed Dragos and her son
Liam has arrived with the other Sentinels to assist. While Pia and the team work externally to try
to understand the enemy, Dragos struggles internally to push the hijacker out
of his own body. But even when Dragos
is free, are the rest of the inhabitants of the new world safe or is the danger
just beginning? Dragos, Pia and team must fight and hurry to protect the world
from this psycho before someone they love is stolen from them permanently and
the world as they know it ends. While it
was safe to say this story was packed, it certainly didn’t focus much on Pia
and Dragos’s relationship, despite us getting moments of passion and affection.
Pia has always been much stronger than she believed herself to be, but in this
story I think she truly found her footing as a leader and one willing to do
just about anything required of her to protect her mate, children and people. She was hilarious, brave, smart, and clever
by turns but maintained her loving and sweet nature in the end. Dragos was of course a serious badass, but I
think he found his softer side in this one as he faced a loss and decision
unlike any he ever imagined before finding his mate and having children. It was great to see these two and their
family as they all came together to overcome evil and protect their own. I am hoping to see more of these characters
later on down the line because I always love losing myself in their
adventures, but if not, this story was a fitting ending all the same. Pia and Dragos at their best for sure.
*eARC provided by author for the
purpose of an honest and unbiased review.
No compensation was provided.
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