Born of Fire (League Series #2)

Good Book

This book allows insight into a world that is dangerous, deadly and scintillating. As many Sherrilyn Kenyon fans know it is a continuation of Born of Night and explains why Syn also known as Sheridan has disappeared in the way that he did. There are many major themes that show up in this book and some more explanations as to why this world has turned out the way it did and why Syn himself has done so. I hope you enjoy the read!

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he second Ichidian Universe League futuristic fantasy romance is teriffic

With the deaths of their parents, as the oldest Sharara "Shay" Dagan takes responsibility for her two younger sisters and brother. She has fed them and put roof over their heads by being a free-tracer bounty hunter. However, with bills still to pay and her sibling Tessa hospitalized, she needs to make money fast or the government will refuse medical treatment. She accepts a contact to bring in accused rapist killer C.I. Syn, a friend of her sister Caillen. They know each other and he has been kind to her family, but a job brings in needed cash.

Shay pursues Syn as only she can. He is on the lam struggling with the betrayal by his wife and his son and knows his pursuer is a legend in bringing in criminals. However, when Shay catches up to Syn, she fears her attraction to him may be coloring her belief he is innocent; but she prays she is right because she is taking a chance that could harm her sister.

The second Ichidian Universe League futuristic fantasy romance (see Born of Night) focuses on two people who know each other, but his past has made him a semi-loner as expected of an assassin while she remains responsible for her siblings. Fans will enjoy this rewriting of an e-book as this is the ultimate cat and mouse gender war between a take no prisoners tracer and an assassin felon as only Sherrilyn Kenyon can describe.

Harriet Klausner

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Outstanding!

Exciting, funny and thrilling. There was definitely passion steaming too!

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It had me until the end

My opinion of this book is mixed.

I almost didn't read it. The storyline of the first book in the series moved me, but the frequent and repeated errors in the book aggravated me. But, in the end, I decided I enjoyed the book enough to read the next. The errors left in this book were not the authors fault -- that's why editors are paid to edit books -- to fix these things. I am an editor myself, and I do not in any way profess to being without mistake when I edit a book. But, some of these were so blatant that so bad that I wonder if it wasn't just run through spell check and sent on.

So, I read the second book. Once again, awful errors throughout the book. My husband laughed at me because I read it on a road trip, and he found it humorous how annoyed I would get. But, again, I put this on the editor and not the author.

What I DO place on the author, however, is the anti-climactic ending and the lack of continuity between book one and book two. Yes, I read the foreword that said the books had originally been published by two different houses, and thus weren't intended to line up. But, when she knew she would be releasing the books as a series, why did she not take the time to adjust the books to make them align?

Perhaps if she had, she would have had a more adequate ending. I was IN this book all the way through -- even though I stuttered and growled at the errors -- right until the last chapter or so. It was intense and riveting until then, but the ending was flat and unemotional. After the emotional wringer we go through with Syn and Shahara, i wanted a sweeping and intensely emotional ending. I didn't get it.

So, setting the bad editing aside, I give 90% of this book a high score -- 4 stars. Not perfect, but very good. The author relied a little too much on the misunderstanding/TSTL scenario to keep them apart. But, for the mediocre and anti-climactic ending, I dropped the score.

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A New Favorite

Let me start out by saying if you read "Born of Night" and "Born of Fire" back to back, please be sure to read the author's note at the beginning of these books. Especially "Born of Fire". If not, you might end up being a tad bit annoyed. I read the note and so I went in prepared for the deviations.

I have never felt as connected to a character as I did Shahara who is our heroine in this book. Growing up poor, I know what its like to look at something you want so badly but you can't afford it. I also know what its like to have to be the responsible one and not want to show weakness. I sadly don't have the closeness she did with her siblings but ever emotion Shahara felt throughout this story I felt right along with her deeper than I ever had a character before.

I hurt for Syn and his story. He may have actually become one of my most favorite heroes that Kenyon's ever written. I love Acheron, Vane, Zarek, Fang and tons of the others but I think Syn will always have a special place in my heart.

I don't know why, as I said before, I'm not a big SciFi fan but this one is definitely on my favorites list. Even as I hurried to see how the book ended, at the same time, I was sad when I did reach that conclusion. I wanted more. The true sign of a good story.

I didn't go into this series thinking I'd be dying for the next installment as I had her other books but I find myself pleasantly surprised. Next time I see Sherrilyn Kenyon, likely during Dragon*con, I will be taking Born of Fire because this is a book I definitely want signed.

Five Stars. Not to sound cliche but I laughed and cried and all at the right moments. There were even times I held my breath. This is a book worthy of your shelf.

Great read

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sci-fi that is easy to follow

Good story shows what was happening to a missing friend in the 1st book. Like how Kenyon tied the stories together. Not normally a sci-fi fan but again, they way she writes the story its easy to follow and understand.

Really enjoyed!

I loved this one although I think I liked the first one better, this one is totally worth reading.

Favorite new series next to Kenyon's Dark-Hunters!

Sherrilyn Kenyon is by far my favorite author; her writing is thrilling, sexy with just enough humor. The characters in her books are inviting and believable, they're people that you would want to be friends with! Kenyon's 2nd book in the League Series did not disappoint! It is a book that I have read multiple times and would recommend to anyone! If she liked the Dark-Hunter series then you will surely LOVE The League.

Great fill in continuation.

I have never been a fan of prequils or fill ins, but with Kenyon's books each one takes you right back to that perfect time when you asked yourself what happen. Great book, great story, characters I fell in love with. As always the worst part is the book has to end. Great I look forward to more League...

Love this series

I am soo hooked on this series. Can't wait for the next book to come out! I love how characters are pulled from the previous books

Excellant Read

As always Sherrilyn Kenyon excels as writing. I didn't read this series the 1st time around and I'm very glad she re-released them. Good strong characters with life changing stories.

They keep getting better....

The second book of the League Series was good. Really have to read the books in order to understand who the characters are and what is going on in the story. I enjoyed reading about all the characters and what made them what and who they are today. They are very strong characters that became amazing people, even though the situations they came from tried to make them what they fight hard against.

Better than the first 1!

This book was awesome! I really liked the fast pace and the story was incredible. It hepled provide a lot of background for the first book. It goes to show that people can rise above their beginnings and have a happy ending. Good wins again!!

So Close...

I really wanted to like this book & in some ways I did. The characters had great potential, as did the story line. I just felt like everything about this story falls into "almost, but not quite". I appreciate characters that overcome their past but the constant flip-flopping between strong, weak, confident, lost mentality of the characters got to be a bit old. I also felt like a large amount of the dialog was not true to the character's personalities - at least not if we were to believe the way the author had written them. I've read several books by this author, including the first of this series, she does good work - this was not one of her best. I may come back to this serious later but right now I have other books I'd rather read first.

Get to know Syn

I would read this series in order since Born of Night introduces Syn and makes you want to read his story - Born in Fire. It's well written, little sci fi without getting lost in it, just the right amount of romance and thrill action that makes it a fast read. Gotta love Syn's character.

The League Series is a page turner!

This series is science fiction in a very futuristic world of galactic travel. The characters are very well developed so that you quickly become a part of their travels. You are right there with them! This is just how I like it with action, suspense, romance, and strong, sexy characters. Start with the first of the series.

Love the league series

Always willing to read anything written by Sherrilyn Kenyon. Love her books

League Series Delivers!

Have pursued this series since I first stumbled onto it several years ago. It was well worth the wait. Read some of the original chapters that were re-written and appreciated the changes and updates. Read one --- read them all. You won't be disappointed.

Nykyrian was good-but Syn is even better!

Shahara Dagan was "the best bounty hunter in the universe" and her latest
target is Syn for the alleged crime of rape and murder of Kiara Zamir. She
was the daughter of the president of the planet Gouran. Syn was wanted dead by that planet's bounty and alive for a bounty that was three times
more than the Gourish by the Ritadarion government for "filching, murder, treason and prison escape". Desperate for money to help her sister, Tessa, Shahara goes after and finds Syn. What happens during their adventure, they both find out that they have many issues in common. Shahara's rape, Syn's time in prison as a young boy, his being a son of sociopath,
her constant bailing out of her siblings, betrayals, misunderstandings, etc. Their commonalities brought them closer(of course) while being pursued by the ones who hired Shahara and other assorted assassins along their journey/courtship. Syn and Shahara are extremely sexually attracted to each other and this builds as aspects of their pasts(more his than hers)reveal their personalities. Both Syn and Shahara are equally matched. She can kick ass as well if not better than he can (him being an assassin) and Syn's not threatened by it. Actually, it kinda turned him on.
The love scenes between them were steammy!! I loved their characters(more him than her) and how they learned to trust each other. There were a few things that I thought was too self sacrificing with Syn's personality in regards to his ex-wife and "son" and his self loathing. If Syn was so self-defeatist he would never have been as successful in medicine or in his legal shipping business. Neither would he charitable to the some of the people in his past, if at all. Also I would have liked more fleshing out of Callen's character. Anyway-you will not be disappointed with this book.