Destined for Shadows

Dark Destiny, Book #1

By Susan Illene

ISBN# 9780986336164

Author’s Website:  susanillene.com

Brought to you by OBS reviewer Heidi

Review

Cori Marsh lives deep in the bush of Alaska.  She and her new neighbor, Bartol, are the only ones around for miles.  Bartol is a grumpy Nephilim fresh off a 100-year punishment in purgatory.  He tries to keep to himself, but Cori is determined to lure him out of his shell.

“If he just got laid, he would feel so much better,” she muttered, looking up at the sky. “He might as well be a virgin after a hundred years without a woman.”

The door flew open, and Bartol stepped out, his face a mask of fury. “And you think you’re the one to take care of that problem?”

Cori lifted a brow. “Maybe, maybe not, but someone has to do it. I’m right here if you need me.”

However, when Cori’s past comes calling, he may be the only one that can keep her safe.

I went into this book, thinking it was the first of a series.  However, as I read, I realized too much has happened in the past, in this book.  So, I did a bit of google research and found that this is a spin-off series to Illene’s Sensor series.  They gave enough information to be able to understand everything in this book, but I do wonder if I’d have enjoyed it more if I had read the other series first.

I found Cori and Bartol to be interesting characters.  However, I do find the romance to have occurred rather suddenly.  He’d been avoiding her advances and flipped like a coin, in an instant.  Then, nature took its course after that.

I actually found Tormod to be the most interesting character of all though.

I truly found the majority of this book to be rather dull.  It wasn’t until that ‘coin flip’ that I couldn’t put the book down.  I knew what happened between them was going to cause problems, and I had to see how it changed everything.  I was not disappointed on that front.

I wonder if I may find the next book more enjoyable now that the groundwork has been laid for this couple’s relationship.  And, hopefully the next installment will have less explaining to do to keep the reader understanding what is going on.  I’m unsure if I will continue the series or go back to The Sensor series, but I suppose time will tell.