Sandy M’s review of Wild Hunt (Unbound, Book 3) by Lori Devoti
Contemporary paranormal romance published by Silhouette Nocturne 1 Jun 08
This was the book in this series I’ve been waiting for, probably like a lot of you. I was waiting for that reunion between father and son and I knew it would be bad before it would be good, and while I liked the book and the story, I’m slightly disappointed in the reunion.
Venge is still carrying around the hatred for his father, Risk, the hellhound who beat him in battle and then left Venge at the mercy of Lusse, who had held them in captivity for years. Now that he has been summoned by the call of the horn to start a new Wild Hunt with other hounds, his plan to destroy his father is closer than ever. Once he gets his hands on the horn he will lead the hunt straight to his father and revel in his revenge. Standing in his way, however, is Geysa, a woman who also calls to him, one he wants as he’s never wanted anything before in his miserable life. Only she and his desire to cut his father down makes his freedom worthwhile.
But Geysa is a Valkyrie, a sworn enemy of the hellhouds. She doesn’t want to be attracted to Venge, but there’s just something about him and about herself when she’s with him that doesn’t give her any choice in the matter. Learning to trust Venge is difficult, and even after being in his arms and his bed, he gives her reasons again and again why he can’t be trusted. So why keep trying? Especially when she finds out why he wants the horn. She can’t understand why he would want to destroy his father when her own experience with family is something she cherishes. But when things begin to go wrong and secrets come to light, she can only hope she’s not too late to let Venge know how she feels and it’s not too late to help him escape the clutches of the Erlking and the Wild Hunt.
The storyline of the hellhounds is still a great read and Ms. Devoti keeps you glued to the page with complexities of the Valkyrie/hellhound relationship, the search for the horn, the history of the hunt, and of course the growing love between Venge and Geysa that goes through so many different changes. What I wanted more of, more emotion from was the reunion between Risk and Venge. To me there should have been more than what we got because Venge’s hatred is so deep-seated, it’s been his one purpose for so long.
I felt a little shortchanged in those scenes between them. I mean, there wasn’t even a scene with just the two of them to talk to each other, to maybe shed a tear or two and give a couple of hearty back slaps. I know it’s a relationship that has to grow over time because of what they’d been through, but I was hoping for a tad more initial emotion from them. It’s just that their history is so fraught with a myriad of emotions that it would seem we’d still get more when they finally reunited. I was also surprised there wasn’t more emotion from Venge when seeing his infant brother for the first time.
However, as much as I wanted that and didn’t get it, it all didn’t take away from the book and the romance we did get. If there are any further books in the series, I will still anxiously await their release. It’s a series worth taking the time for.
Grade: B
Summary:
Natural enemies–hellhound and Valkyrie–their alliance made them more powerful than anyone could anticipate…
Alongside his hellhound brethren, Venge Leidolf was summoned to start the Wild Hunt anew. But in this dreaded pursuit of souls, Venge sought to free himself from his infernal bondage–by claiming the heart of a fierce Valkyrie…Geysa never questioned the alluring gifts that set her apart from the other Valkyries, or her hatred of hellhounds–until Venge fell under her spell. Drawing the alpha hellhound so close made Geysa doubt her every instinct. To stop the Hunt, the two blood-born enemies would need to cast aside old vows and allegiances. Only then could no one question the strength of their union…
Read an excerpt here.
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