By Kresley Cole
Sorry to have been so slow in reviewing books lately. I have to admit I have been reading some particularly bad free Kindle books (not worth the review) as well as watching lots of movies and Korean drama. I will be out of town for a week, so it may be the first of July before I get on my regular schedule again.
I have been reading the entire
Immortals After Dark series over the past few months. I tried to read
them in order, but I ended up with this one last (there is one more in the series after this). I did discover in
my online perusal that the Regin character (the female protagonist)
was actually the one character that Cole had in mind during the
entire eight previous books. So, it was only fitting that I ended
with this one.
I am not sure I can recommend Dreams of
a Dark Warrior. I had read another review that called this a darker
book in the series. I did not find it as dark, probably because I had
already read the next one and knew much of the outcome. I found the
character of Declan hard to understand or pin down. I was never sure
what led him to such awful behavior before he family was killed.
There was also some understanding that he was a reincarnation of some
sort but I never did get that part, either. It was also hard to
follow the love story between the two – captor and victim. Did
Regin just love Declan because she knows he is a reincarnation of her
first love? Or was it some sort of psychological twist? Why is Declan
so obsessed with Regin? And what kind of relationship are these two
really going to have in the future?
I suppose my review is sounding fairly
vague at this point. If you want to know more about the Immortals
After Dark series, check out my previous review here. Or you can
check out Cole's link below the title above.
What did Dreams of a Dark Warrior have
to do with my faith? One of the overlooked tenants of Christianity is
the understanding of being weak. It is when we are weak, know we are
weak, and accept our own weakness.Then the power of God is able to
work in us and through us without a doubt. WE cannot claim it was by
our power alone. We must recognize God's power. In this book, both
Declan and Regin come face to face with their weaknesses. They both
discover that they are not as all-powerful as they had come to
believe. Of course, it is the power of their love for one another
(with a little help from reincarnation) that gets them through. They
end up still reveling in their own power, although they do seem to
make some room for one another's weaknesses. Makes me wonder what my
true weaknesses are and how I can allow God's power to work through
me in the midst of them.
I would only recommend this book if you are interested in the entire series. And, yes, I do recommend that you read them in order.
Happy reading!
Amelia
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