Book Review: Born of Fire by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Born of Fire is the second book of Sherrilyn Kenyon's hit series The League.

The story focuses on Shahara Dagan and C.I Syn; and begins with Shahara's sister in the hospital after she gets beat up badly from taking a loan she can't pay back. Shahara goes after Syn for the bounty on his head by President Zamir for the alleged rape and murder of his daughter Kiara (who we first met in Born of Night) to pay for her sister's hospital bill and pay off the loan, plus the bounty is so high she will have some money left over to take care of her debts as well.

What Shahara doesn't know, is how cruel life can be and how innocent Syn is of his alleged crimes. Luckily Syn isn't an easy catch even for a well trained tracer like Shahara, and Shahara fails to take Syn in. But she makes a deal with the Ritadarian government who wants Syn for their own reasons, and gives them Syn's location so they can arrest him. It's only after Syn is arrested that Shahara realizes there is a little bit of good in him as she learns her sister's hospital bill has been paid in full with extra should they need anything.

To get Syn out, Shahara makes another deal with the Ritadarian government to help them get what they want. Shahara has no idea what mess and trouble she has just brought upon herself. She is quickly drawn into Syn's past and current life, and learns of what a big mistake she has made.
Born of Fire takes you on a wild ride and life lessons the characters learn, you learn as well. It's filled with great one liners like Syn's motto, "no good deed goes unpunished".

The characters are great too. Kenyon has a way of making the characters come to life right off the page, and puts you in the story. So while Shahara and Syn are running for their lives your heart rate will go up with theirs.

The audio book version is read by Fred Berman, and he does a really great job with the voices. He puts emphasis in the right places and helps make the characters and what is happening real.
This is a good book that I recommend to everyone interested in a little action, some romance, and a few good laughs. Also, don't miss Born of Ice which is the next book in the series.


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