Born of Vengeance: The League: Nemesis Rising

Sherrilyn Kenyon

Feb 2017 · The League: Nemesis Rising Book 10 · Sold by St. Martin's Press

About this ebook

A fate worse than death . . .

Bastien Cabarro survived the brutal slaughter of his entire family only to have his wife pin their murders on him. Made Ravin by The League, he is now a target for their assassins-in-training to hunt and kill. The average life expectancy for such beings is six weeks. But defying the odds is what this Gyron Force officer does best, and Bastien won’t rest until he lays his betrayers in their graves.

Ten years later, he has one chance to balance the scales of justice, provided he relies on his former wingman— the very sister of the woman who testified against him.

Major Ember Wyldestarrin joined the outlaw Tavali the day Kirovar fell into the hands of a tyrant, and she and her sister-team were left on an outpost to die under the barrage of enemy fire. The last thing she wants is to be involved in politics again. But the one thing she wants more than anything is revenge on the tyrant who murdered her parents and forced her and her sisters into exile. Carrying a secret she knows Bastien will annihilate her over, she must find some way to trust her former wingman before he catches on and kills her. Even so, treachery doesn’t come easy to a woman who took a loyalty oath to protect her homeworld and comrades-in-arms, especially when Bastien is much more to her than just a former wingman.

Yet as she tries to do right for her family, she learns that Bastien doesn’t just hold the key to the fate of Kirovar, he is vital to The Sentella-League war, and to The Tavali. If she doesn’t ensure he survives this mission, three nations fall, and time for all of them is quickly running out.

Ratings and reviews

I was extremely disappointed. I love this series, but this book was the first to let me down. Almost everything in this book is just a recap of the previous books. I can't believe I paid $14.99 for something I've basically already read. I'm thoroughly disappointed and disgusted that this would be done to loyal readers.

I'm not sure what's up with her books lately, but I swear it's all just a recap of the one before. A third of the new Dragon one was literally word for word exact. I used to buy her books and devour them all night. Not too happy lately though. I won't be buying the next one, will try to get it from the library. Hope they get better though.....😕

I've never read a Sherrilyn Kenyon book I didn't like, but this one came the closest out of all of them. As many reviews have said, the vast majority of the book is just recapping things we've already said, word for word, except a few paragraphs get added in about how he felt during it all. I didn't feel connected to the characters at all. At least 3/4th of the book was already written word for word in the previous books. Really disappointed I spent this much on rereading something I already own.

About the author

New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon is a regular in the #1 spot. This extraordinary bestseller continues to top every genre in which she writes, including manga and graphic novels. More than 70 million copies of her books are in print in more than one hundred countries. Her current series include The Dark-Hunters, The League, Deadman’s Cross, Chronicles of Nick, Hellchasers, Mikro Chasers, and The Lords of Avalon. Her Chronicles of Nick and Dark-Hunter series are soon to be major motion pictures.