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Unbound
by Lori Devoti
A
paranormal romance that unleashes a reading passion
Lori
Devoti's Unbound
is an
exquisite paranormal
read. The dynamic between the hero and heroine captivates and leads the
reader into the paranormal world created. The forces drawing the two
together and apart intrigue and build suspense and imagination.
Risk Leidolf, both man and hellhound with the ability to shift, has
been bound to the evil witch Lusse who assimilates the power from other
witches into herself to strengthen her own power. Sent to capture Kara
Shane, he finds himself drawn to her, torn between protecting her and
killing her. When she encounters a hellhound, Kara finds herself
immobilized and terrified. All her childhood memories flood her mind.
Can she trust Risk to help her find sister Kelly? Will this uneasy
matching and quest for the missing twin lead to freedom or will the
power of carefully built alliances unleash a power that will destroy
them all?
This book was a shocker for me. I
don't normally go for the
werewolf and beast paranormals but I loved this book. Also, I hate
Alpha males and Risk is definitely the ultimate alpha in the original
sense of the world --- the alpha leader of a hellhound pack --- but I
loved the character of Risk! He may be an Alpha hellhound but he uses
his mind and imagination too to create all sorts of subtle alliances.
Quite simply, Lori Devoti's Unbound is one of the best books I
have read this year.
The characterization drew me in from the first pages. As a reader, I
felt their inner conflicts. The paranormal man-beast Risk is so much
more than just a genre indicator --- Risk lives it, the reader
experiences it, and the dramatic tension is grounded in it. Kara's
mixture of fear and independent spunk makes her a perfect match for the
hero and a reading delight. Lori Devoti's fictional world creates
intriguing reflections and variations on the theme of power with
imagery, plot and characterization. The well-researched underlying
Norse mythology creates a vivid setting for the final action. As a
former student of Medieval Norse literature, I particularly appreciated
how Lori Devoti transformed the mythology to create breathtaking image
and unique paranormal fictional world.
I loved
this book so much that I actually bought some buttons and a messenger
bag that say "Official Hellhound Lover" that I discovered from visiting
went her website at www.loridevoti.com --- I may be shy and 46 years
old but I loved this book SO much that I hope to wear my hellhound gear
boldly around town despite the weird looks...or maybe to provoke them
so I can tell others about this great read. Unbound took me
from from werewolf scoffer to hellhound lover.
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