Fractured #2 by Sarah Fine

Genre: Demons

Hardcover: 357 Pages

Published: October 29, 2013

Series: Guards of the Shadowlands

            1. Sanctum

            2. Fractured

            3. TBA

Rating: ★★★★★

Goodreads Synopsis:

In the week since Lela returned to Rhode Island as Captain of the Guard with Malachi as her second in command, local news has been dominated by chilling sightings of human-like creatures running on all fours. Lela knows there’s only one explanation: the Mazikin have arrived in the land of the living.

      Needing to maintain the appearance of a normal life for her foster mother, her probation officer, and her classmates, Lela returns to Warwick High along with Malachi. At night they secretly hunt for the Mazikin nest. To assist, two new Guards from very different parts of the Shadowlands are assigned to Lela’s unit, including the bad boy Jim, who repeatedly challenges Lela's authority. Lela struggles to keep all her Guards on the right side of the law, but their mistakes come at a terrible cost.

         As one painful revelation follows another and the Mazikin start targeting those closest to her, Lela finds herself more vulnerable than she’s ever been, wanting a future more than she ever has. With an enemy determined to separate soul from body, one question remains: how much is she willing to sacrifice to protect those she loves?

My Review:

                      AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH*screams of frustration*

                                           

That's it! I am going to the Mazikin Realm and getting Lieutenant Malachi Sokol out myself. I will do whatever it takes to get Malachi out! Why Sarah Fine? Why? I have to wait till October 2014 to read the third book to find out if Lela rescues Malachi and if they live a happily ever after in the Countryside! *heavy sign* This books ending left me angry, sad, and unsatisfied. ! I don't think I can wait any longer!!!  

So this book picks up with Lela and Malachi at school. Lela has become the new captain and Malachi has been sent to assist Lela in fighting the Mazikin. As always Malachi is controlling and overpowering since he has been a captain for hundreds of years. And now taking orders instead of giving them is very difficult for him. Especially, now that Lela is his new captain and she is still learning how to be one. But when there are too many Mazikin terrorizing and murdering innocent people and not enough demon fighters, Lela and Malachi must figure out a way to outsmart the Mazikin leader, who happens to have a personal vendetta against Malachi. Hopefully, we get to find out how Malachi and the Mazikin leader know each other and what caused all this blood shed between them.      

Fine was just brilliant at toying with my heart. I was angry, sad, happy, then angry again. It was a never ending roller coaster ride with this book. We never knew when the Mazikin were going to attack or what they had planned. It was frustrating and at times I couldn't help but scream at the book trying to get the characters to do what I wanted. But sadly that didn't work out since this book ended with the biggest cliffhanger ever. It was bigger than the ending of Inception, where you didn't quite know if Leo was still in his subconscious or the real world. Fine definitely left me hanging and wanting more. I know for sure the final book will be a killer and I'm desperate to find out what happens next!    

Sanctum by Sarah Fine

Genre: Demons, Horror

Hardcover: 433 Pages

Published: October 16, 2012

Series:Guards of the ShadowLands

           1. Sanctum

           2. Fractured

           3. TBA

Rating: ★★★★★

Goodreads Synopsis:

            A week ago, seventeen-year-old Lela Santos’s best friend, Nadia, killed herself. Today, thanks to a farewell ritual gone awry, Lela is standing in paradise, looking upon a vast gated city in the distance—hell. No one willingly walks through the Suicide Gates, into a place smothered in darkness and infested with depraved creatures. But Lela isn’t just anyone—she’s determined to save her best friend’s soul, even if it means sacrificing her eternal afterlife.

            As Lela struggles to find Nadia, she’s captured by the Guards, enormous, not-quite-human creatures that patrol the dark city’s endless streets. Their all-too-human leader, Malachi, is unlike them in every way except one: his deadly efficiency. When he meets Lela, Malachi forms his own plan: get her out of the city, even if it means she must leave Nadia behind. Malachi knows something Lela doesn’t—the dark city isn’t the worst place Lela could end up, and he will stop at nothing to keep her from that fate

 

My Review

            When I first picked up this book I was skeptical in reading it. I can honestly say when it comes to the subject of demons incorporated with suicide it's not my first choice. However, I can say after reading this book I changed my mind. I was blow away! The author beautifully incorporated a dark vibe with a heavy element of romance. I was surprised at how much romance played a major part in the lives of the two main characters. But being who I am, I can't really complain. The more romance the better! I found it amazing to see how Lela, a smart, strong and stubborn girl pushing herself on Malachi, given her background and childhood, but they make a *serious swoon worthy* couple.

            My favorite, favorite part of this book was the placement of the dark tower and its features. It's a tower smack dab in the middle of the suicide city. This dark and mysterious tower has the ability to bring back any and all of your worst fears and nightmares. When Lela is forced to go through the tower (since there is no other way around) she relives all of her worst memories. This to me as a reader was a very vivid part of the book and it felt like I was reliving her memories. Sarah Fine did an amazing job in this book, I can't wait to read the next two books in this series!