3.5 stars
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Silent Blade (Kinsmen #1)
4 stars - It was really good
In this future world the Kinsmen run everything. They are a powerful group of genetically and technologically advanced families and now they control vast empires. Meli Galdes is an assassin for her family and her newest target is the man she was once engaged to.
This was a fast paced but also very emotional novella. Meli was a strong and smart heroine who outsmarts her ex and uses it to punish him for his actions. Celino is an arrogant and ruthless businessman. I enjoyed their relationship even if it was based mostly on revenge.
Overall, this was a fascinating world with interesting characters. I am really interested in seeing what is going to happen in the next book.
Silver Shark (Kinsmen #2)
4 stars - It was really good
Claire Shannon is a psycher with the ability to read, control, and destroy minds of enemy psychers. She has spent her life fighting in a futile war but when it ends abruptly she finds herself running and hiding what she is.
This book was a slow burn, especially compared to the first one. Claire was a wonderful and very interesting heroine. The psycher ability was fascinating and quite deadly. Claire struggles at first to live a civilian life but quickly finds her stride and excels. I enjoyed watching Claire open up and embrace color, food, and love.
Venturo was a great hero. He was her boss but never pushed her or abused his position. He went out of his way to make sure he wasn’t, which I appreciated. I liked that he didn’t hold her past actions against her and embraced everything about her. These two may have had a slow building romance but the tension was there from the beginning and I loved it.
This world is fascinating because of all the different abilities and worlds. I really found the psycher ability fascinating, especially since they imagine themselves and very interesting animals. Overall, this was a great addition to this series and I can’t wait to read the next story.
A Mere Formality (Kinsmen #2.5)
3 stars - I liked it
This was a very quick story about the leader of the Reigh people arranging a marriage with a diplomatic analyst Deirdre Lebed. This one was different from previous Kinsmen stories because it wasn’t about their abilities or power plays it was all about negotiating a treaty. It was interesting and I liked how Deirdre wasted time during the negotiations. It was silly and Lord Nagrad totally deserved it.
For the romance in this, there is definitely attraction between these two but there isn’t enough of the story to determine how their relationship would work since this is just the negotiation part. I still enjoyed it though.
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