Review: Born of Vengeance by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Title: Born of Vengeance
Series: The League
Author: Sherrilyn Kenyon
Format: audible audiobook
Narrated by: Fred Berman
Length: 11 hours 7 minutes
Released: February 7, 2017

Born of Vengeance by Sherrilyn Kenyon, follows the story of Bastien Cabarro, who readers first met in Born of Fury as he helped Dancer Hauk fend off the various groups of assassins after him while helping his nephew on his Endurance. We back up a few years and see him before he is made Ravin by the League, and meet the girl he loves, Major Ember Wyldestarrin.

They don't have a great start to their relationship. Since Bastien is a prince, and Ember is just a pleb, Bastien's father doesn't approve of their relationship and threatens Bastien's life if Ember accepts Bastien's marriage proposal. But before she can figure out how to handle the threat, her spoiled sister confronts Bastien and claims she is pregnant with his child. Bastien doesn't remember sleeping with her; but does remember blacking out in a bar and then waking up naked in her bed. He has no reason to doubt her claim since when the child is born, the DNA will be checked. Thinking she has no reason to lie, he marries her, but doesn't love her.

His uncle then kills the family, and with the help of Ember's spoiled sister, frames Bastien, and claims the throne. Bastien is made Ravin for the murders and is hunted by the League assassins looking to make a name for themselves, and earn some points in their assassin training. He must outsmart them and get back to civilization to clear his name somehow, and remove his uncle from power. And can he also earn Ember's love again after marrying her sister?

Sherrilyn writes another marvelous story in the League series, and shows us about Bastien's past. What I don't like, is I felt like half the story was almost already written as readers were again taken through Bastien's run in with Dancer Hauk, and everything we already knew about from Dancer's story, just this time from Bastien's point of view. While this was probably necessary to keep the timeline together, it was hard to get through since I already knew what was coming, and a little of how Bastien would see the events. Once you make it through this run in though, it's all new content.

All other aspects of why I love the League series are here though. The relationship issues, uphill climb to over come a seriously major set back, and life shitting on the main characters whenever possible.

Having to sit through Bastien's run in with Dancer all over again was majorly dull, and I felt like this was most of the book. Everthing else seemed to move really fast. For this, I only gave this book 4 stars. I still mostly enjoyed the book and will likely re-read it at some point like I've done all other League books.

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