Helpful Score: 2
Dane Satyr has returned from Elseworld to join his brothers in Rome. He has won their olive grove back in a card game and plans to restore their grove to its former state before it was taken from his family years ago.
Dane is one of the best Elseworld trackers and he has left without their permission. The only way they are willing to let him go, is for him to marry a human and produce heirs. He seeks out Eva, an Elseworld marriage broker with secrets of her own.
From the beginning Dane and Eva are drawn to each other. Eva is tiring of the shimmer skins during moon full and she longs to have someone take the control from her. Dane retreats within himself during moon full and Dante takes over. Dane has never experienced a true Satyr mating until Eva.
Both characters are complex, with their own secrets that are slowly revealed throughout the book. They feel a bond with each other, even though Eva knows that they can never have life together. She continues to find a human bride for him but works out an arrangement for them to be together once a month on moon full. Eva is looking for a human husband and knows he wont be able to satisfy her Satyr needs.
What they dont realize is that they both have some powerful enemies that will stop at nothing to get them and the olive grove back. They are pulled into a world of sacrifice and greed that could prove deadly for them.
This book has something for everyone, romance, sex, drama and intrigue. The Satyr series has grown since it began with more complex storylines. The characters are deeper with multiple layers of insecurities like everyone else has. Eva is hiding her true nature and Dane is hiding behind his other personalities based on events in his past.
I love this series and definitely recommend it to everyone. Dane can be read as a standalone without any confusion but for the full effect, The Lords of Satyr series is best read in order. I give Dane 4 ½ flaming hearts.
Dane is one of the best Elseworld trackers and he has left without their permission. The only way they are willing to let him go, is for him to marry a human and produce heirs. He seeks out Eva, an Elseworld marriage broker with secrets of her own.
From the beginning Dane and Eva are drawn to each other. Eva is tiring of the shimmer skins during moon full and she longs to have someone take the control from her. Dane retreats within himself during moon full and Dante takes over. Dane has never experienced a true Satyr mating until Eva.
Both characters are complex, with their own secrets that are slowly revealed throughout the book. They feel a bond with each other, even though Eva knows that they can never have life together. She continues to find a human bride for him but works out an arrangement for them to be together once a month on moon full. Eva is looking for a human husband and knows he wont be able to satisfy her Satyr needs.
What they dont realize is that they both have some powerful enemies that will stop at nothing to get them and the olive grove back. They are pulled into a world of sacrifice and greed that could prove deadly for them.
This book has something for everyone, romance, sex, drama and intrigue. The Satyr series has grown since it began with more complex storylines. The characters are deeper with multiple layers of insecurities like everyone else has. Eva is hiding her true nature and Dane is hiding behind his other personalities based on events in his past.
I love this series and definitely recommend it to everyone. Dane can be read as a standalone without any confusion but for the full effect, The Lords of Satyr series is best read in order. I give Dane 4 ½ flaming hearts.
Helpful Score: 2
PROS: CHARACTERS
In my opinion, this is one of the best books in the Lords of Satyr series. The characters are the most three dimensional of series, with the unfortunate exception of the villians.
Dane is the most complex of the heroes. I applaud Elizabeth Amber for the bold decision of featuring a hero with multiple personality disorder. And our man Dane is definitely busy. He's dealing with his mental instability, guilt over the disappearance of his younger brother, and attempting to reconnect with his older brothers after a prolonged separation. To top that off, he has concocted a plan to wed and produce an heir to avoid returning to the Elseworld job he abandoned. Like I said, he's a busy man.
Eva is also an interesting character as well. As the only female Satyr, she fears the consequences of discovery and is desparately attempting to find her true nature. I must say that I adored her small wards (what can I say, I like kids in a story) and took an instant dislike to the female servant.
CONS: DEJA VU
While it has been a significant amount of time since I read the other books in this series, I often felt a sense of deja vu while reading the novel. I kept thinking to myself, "Didn't this happen in one of the other books?" This was particularly noticeable in the characterization of the the villians.
OVERALL: It's a pretty good read and as it works very well as a stand alone, you needn't read all the previous installments to enjoy this one. I noticed that this is the start of a new triology. It think it would be rather disappointing as I would like to see a story for the youngest brother, who I would be very interested in seeing as a hero to his own story.
In my opinion, this is one of the best books in the Lords of Satyr series. The characters are the most three dimensional of series, with the unfortunate exception of the villians.
Dane is the most complex of the heroes. I applaud Elizabeth Amber for the bold decision of featuring a hero with multiple personality disorder. And our man Dane is definitely busy. He's dealing with his mental instability, guilt over the disappearance of his younger brother, and attempting to reconnect with his older brothers after a prolonged separation. To top that off, he has concocted a plan to wed and produce an heir to avoid returning to the Elseworld job he abandoned. Like I said, he's a busy man.
Eva is also an interesting character as well. As the only female Satyr, she fears the consequences of discovery and is desparately attempting to find her true nature. I must say that I adored her small wards (what can I say, I like kids in a story) and took an instant dislike to the female servant.
CONS: DEJA VU
While it has been a significant amount of time since I read the other books in this series, I often felt a sense of deja vu while reading the novel. I kept thinking to myself, "Didn't this happen in one of the other books?" This was particularly noticeable in the characterization of the the villians.
OVERALL: It's a pretty good read and as it works very well as a stand alone, you needn't read all the previous installments to enjoy this one. I noticed that this is the start of a new triology. It think it would be rather disappointing as I would like to see a story for the youngest brother, who I would be very interested in seeing as a hero to his own story.
