Shadow Bound

De: Rachel Vincent

Narrado por: Gabra Zackman

Kori Daniels is a shadow-walker, able to travel instantly from one shadow to another. After weeks of confinement for betraying her boss, she's ready to break free of the Tower syndicate for good. But Jake Tower has one final job for Kori, one chance to secure freedom for herself and her sister, Kenley, even if it means taking it from someone else.

The job? Recruit Ian Holt - or kill him.

Ian's ability to manipulate the dark has drawn interest from every syndicate in the world, most notably an invitation from Jake Tower. Though he has no interest in organized crime, Ian accepts the invite, because he's on a mission of his own. Ian has come to kill Tower's top Binder: Kori's little sister.

Amid the tangle of lies, an unexpected thread of truth connecting Ian and Kori comes to light. But with opposing goals, they'll have to choose between love and liberty.

©2012 Rachel Vincent (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

Enjoyable second book in the series

Firstly, if you haven't listened to Blood Bound, the first in the series, then download that one before this.

Kari, a Shadow Walker has to recruit Ian a Blinder otherwise she will again be tortured in the 'basement' but this time it will be to the death - then her sister will have to take her place in the 'basement' - an offer she cannot and dare not refuse. That is until she starts to fall for Ian and then she's torn apart by what she can say, shouldn't say and dare not say.

Most enjoyable Sci-Fi romance and well worth the credit.

nonstop

Would you listen to Shadow Bound again? Why?

I really like this series but I did not like this one as much as the first. Action packed and sexual tension kept me listeniing almost nonstop but I wish there was a little more interaction between the first and second book characters.

Have you listened to any of Gabra Zackman’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Narrator did a great job! I always amazed at women who can make male characters so sexy.

Oh, the language

This would have been a pretty great story without all the bad language. Not necessary and it ruined the story for me.

Awesome

This is an entertaining mystery with sympathetic characters. The world created by Vincent is and dark and well developed. I had to stop listening at times because of how real the characters and situations felt.

I'm still disturbed, but absolutely hooked.

I love the intricate, sometimes twisted plot to be found in the books in this series. The books may be a bit dark, but I've definitely enjoyed them so far. I still love the narrator.

I think the hardest parts of the books for me to swallow is the lack of free will some of the characters face (even if they did build themselves voluntarily). Most characters seem to end up bound out of naivety (like Kenley), a fear for loved ones and/or a desire to protect those they love (like Kori), or flat out need or desperation (like Cam from Blood Bound, who needed medical care he couldn't afford but was given to him by the Tower syndicate in order to snare him into binding himself). The whole thing is just horrible to consider. On top of that, I can't imagine living in a world where I never told anyone my real name and made sure to never leave any traces of my blood anywhere lest either be used against me. Most of the skilled even carry around their own bottles of bleach at all times, just in case. It seems to be a world largely built around fear.

Kori and Ian find their HEA in a way. Things are not yet right in the world, but they've found happiness in each other. The book has no cliffhanger.