REVIEW Blood Assassin by Alexandra Ivy

Book Two of The Sentinel series I don't think is good as the first book but in it's own right still very good. It's an exciting story but a little anti-climatic at the end, but it does have some pretty good stuff spread throughout the book and when Fane finally pulls his head out of his ass he is pretty romantic. 

Fane and Serra are a great couple. They both knew instantly there was an attraction between them, but only Fane is hesitant pushing Serra away. Finally Serra has had enough and with Fane saying he was leaving to become a teacher at the monastery in Tibet she is determined to move on and forget him. Fane being and obstinate, stubborn and powerful Sentinel tries to keep his distance from Serra and with his bond broken with Callie it's even harder to keep his distance. All the sudden Serra is missing and Fane suddenly realizes, and I mean suddenly, that life without her would be a fate worse than death. Even without a formal bond their bond of love is strong enough to help him track her down. When he finds her she has been kidnapped and she is being blackmailed into helping her kidnapper find his kidnapped daughter. 

Bas, talk about complex, you don't know whether to sympathize with him or just hate him for the bastard he is. Bas is a witch with a dark past and is willing to sacrifice everything to get his daughter back. He does show a softer side but his asshole douchery out weights that but he's not the overall villain and it leaves an open ending for him and also for Wolfe and Lana who have their own side story that has me giddy with excitement for their story. The whole searching for the missing daughter went on way too long. I love the characters and I love the whole universe and I plan to continue reading the series. 

REVIEW Out of Control by Alexandra Ivy

Out of Control is a prequel in The Sentinels series. It first come out in the anthology Predatory last year. The only thing I don't like is that I have to wait until next year for the next book in the series (January so it's not that bad). It is a novella and can be read in one sitting, depending on how long you get to sit as a mom I don't always get the privilege to do so. Out of Control if a tantalizing glimpse in to the worlds of Sentinels, it's a nice tease.

Angela Locke is a PhD. student with a massive crush on her supervisor. Angela has always felt out of place she always just thought it was because she was work orientated, she doesn't know how wrong she is. Dr. Nikolo Bartrev is undercover at the college, he is there to keep an eye on Angela. A rogue sentinel has heard of the things Angela has done with her research and is determined that only Angela can fix her. The psychopath has left a false trail of dead bodies in another state while she stocks Angela. Niko knows how the rogue's mind works and knows she will show up around Angela at any moment. Niko is one of the best Sentinels and has never let his feeling get in the way before, until now. The attraction between Niko and Angela is messing with Niko's objectivity and is forced to call for back-up before it's to late.

Alexandra Ivy does paranormal right. The Sentinels are very X-menish. A portion of the population has advanced genetics as known as high-borns. They all have volunteered to live in a complex away from "norms". Not everyone of the high-borns was lucky and their are some freaks, ones that look so different their is no fitting in for them at all. This wonderful world of excitement and romance. I really look forward to the next book Blood Assassin.