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A review by rellimreads
Born of Defiance by Sherrilyn Kenyon
5.0
Note: While this is Book 8* in the series, chronologically it takes place concurrently with the events in book 1 (Born of Night). Though it’s really better read between 7 (Born of Fury) & 9 (Born of Betrayal), even if you’re a die-hard-read-chronologically like me.
This ties with Born of Fury for being my favorite of the series. I just love Talyn & Felicia - both as individuals and as a couple. Felicia, while not a warrior or fighter, is especially fierce and loyal. Strong in her own ways. Talyn puts up with so much through no fault of his own and all he wants is someone to love and to maybe even care for him back.
I adore the story that Kenyon has written for them in terms of pacing, suspense, and even their very sweet (but yes, still steamy) romance. I like how Kenyon uses this to fill in some blanks that were left in the Andarion history/politics when the focus was more on the specific timeframe and other aristocracies for each of the previous books.
This is also absolutely a must-read before Fain’s book, Born of Betrayal. It’s a huge back story to that.
*The numbering for the books changed at some point. Originally, Cloak & Silence was book 5.5. Then it began being listed as book 6 with subsequent book’s numbering bumped up accordingly.
Narration: Fred Berman’s narration was terrific again. He’s very consistent with the Andarion accent he did with the last book and still manages to differentiate all the different characters. It’s a great listen.
This ties with Born of Fury for being my favorite of the series. I just love Talyn & Felicia - both as individuals and as a couple. Felicia, while not a warrior or fighter, is especially fierce and loyal. Strong in her own ways. Talyn puts up with so much through no fault of his own and all he wants is someone to love and to maybe even care for him back.
I adore the story that Kenyon has written for them in terms of pacing, suspense, and even their very sweet (but yes, still steamy) romance. I like how Kenyon uses this to fill in some blanks that were left in the Andarion history/politics when the focus was more on the specific timeframe and other aristocracies for each of the previous books.
This is also absolutely a must-read before Fain’s book, Born of Betrayal. It’s a huge back story to that.
*The numbering for the books changed at some point. Originally, Cloak & Silence was book 5.5. Then it began being listed as book 6 with subsequent book’s numbering bumped up accordingly.
Narration: Fred Berman’s narration was terrific again. He’s very consistent with the Andarion accent he did with the last book and still manages to differentiate all the different characters. It’s a great listen.