AN ANGEL HAUNTED BY THE PAST… magical island prison with her twin brother, Mayra finds herself free of their dark master for the first time in centuries. But, with each day on the island a battle for survival, she must face difficult choices — especially when she finds herself powerfully drawn to Gaelin, despite his loathing for what she is.
AN ISLAND MADE PRISON FOR THE UNFORGIVEN…
With her magic sealed and her master coming to retrieve her, Mayra will do anything to keep herself and her brother from enslavement. Gaelin’s offer of aid and protection gives her some hope — but is she willing to pay his price?
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Ok. Wow. So again, we build onto the world a ton more, but even better we built the history up substantially. Talk about two people with dark pasts: these two made me cry more than once. The island is again the backdrop for another pairing, this time for our angel friend. This is the quintessential light and dark pairing. The twist being: they’re both pretty darned dark.
Gaelin is the angel we met in Make Me Hunger, and woah buddy is he a mess. Quite possibly the only person on that island that is where he wants to be, he’s a being of light so shrouded in darkness it’s surprising he can see. He’s even older than Morthanion and fought in the wars that were sparked from the creation of demons. Needless to say, he’s got some prejudices that are pretty abiding. Fate is a bit of an evil thing, apparently, because she hands him a damaged demon as his mate; the one he’s been waiting for for millennia. Mayra has to be the most abused character thus far and damn if she doesn’t take more abuse. Give the girl credit, though, she perseveres.
This book focused heavily on prejudices and how truly worthless they can be. This premise was started in the last book and really built up here. We saw the corruption of the Council in the Make Me Hunger, but Make Me Yours expounds upon it and really brings it home. Whereas the last two books hinted at an impending explosion, this one all but promised it. Looking forward to the next book, though I do hope I cry less.
Make Me Yours is the third full length novel in the Isle of the Forgotten series, and we focus on Gaelin who we have met before, and Mayra, who was alluded to in Make Me Whole. Gaelin knew that he would meet his mate on the Isle, but never thought that he would be partnered with a demon! May has done enough that she actually sees being on the Isle as being free for the first time in 200 years. Now, of course, things aren’t going to go smoothly for these two, even if the whole ‘matedom’ is mentioned a lot sooner than in the previous books. There is the whole evil necromancer, twisted Justicar, and not forgetting Mayra’s twin who is controlled by a blood bond with the aforementioned necromancer! So there is plenty here to keep you occupied as you read the latest instalment of this brilliant series.
Whilst Morthanion and Aria remain my favourites of the series, it was great to catch up with the others in this book – even Quil who didn’t get a full book. Whilst I can appreciate the whole alpha male protecting his mate, I thought that the equality within the relationship was a bit better in this book, as Mayra is a demon in her own right. Definitely the yin to Gaelin’s yang. These two worked and played well together, whilst Gaelin was still in protective mode, so everyone was happy.
With an overall story arc, I would recommend that this is read as part of a series, rather than a standalone. It was very well written, with no editing or grammatical errors to disrupt the reading flow. Plenty of action and a surprise at the end, I loved every word. Definitely recommended by me, and I can’t wait for the next book to come along!
* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book, and my comments here are my honest opinion. *
Merissa
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