Devon’s review of Scions: Insurrection by Patrice Michelle
Paranormal Romance released by Silhouette Nocturne 1 May 08

Insurrection continues the story of three paranormal races spawned from a government experiment, enemies who are bound together by a prophecy. This sequel to Scions: Resurrection focuses on the Lupreda, or werewolves, who were created by vampires to be their prey. Like the first in the trilogy, this was a fast paced, action packed read, I but enjoyed it even more.

Insurrection was less focused on world building, and more focused on the characters, which made for a more involving romance. Landon was a appealing hero in the caring Alpha mode. He was strong, but not particularly overbearing. A shared tragedy has entwined his life with that of policewoman Kaitlyn McKinney. He has used his position of police consultant to look out for Kaitie, feeling responsible for her, but stopped in recent years due to his growing attraction to her. The attraction and romance was well done, and easy on the mate aspect.

Kaitlyn was a good heroine, intelligent and capable. Towards the end of the book, she got a bit sassy and know it all, in an annoying way. But I liked her for the first three quarters.

The secrets regarding their shared past was revealed at a good pace. There was some stuff with Kaitlyn that was hinted at just enough to make you wonder, but was not glaringly obvious. At the end there were several twists, which seemed sudden, and contrived to wrap the ending up neatly. Those scenes, along with some hilariously cartoony bad guys did weaken the book a bit.

Overall, this was an enjoyable read, with plenty of character development, romance and action packed into its category length. I’m definitely still on board for the last installment in the series, which I’m assuming will have to do with the mysterious third race, the Velius.

Grade: B

     From the back cover:

     Humanity had reason to fear vampires.

     But they didn’t know about werewolves. Yet.

     When Detective Kaitlyn McKinney responded to a call about a strange, burned body, she discovers something far more complicated – and dangerous.

     Landon Rourke is a werewolf, exiled from his pack and dedicated to keeping a protective watch over Kaitlyn. A prophecy has said that his kind and vampires would one day come to a truce. But that day has yet to come.

     Landon has his own past to deal with, too, involving Kaitie herself. A dark truth that has kept them apart for years. When Kaitlyn gets caught up in the battle between vampires and werewolves, their long-simmering attraction ignites. And in that attraction, they find the secret that will bring them together…

     Read an excerpt here.

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