Acheron
by Sherrilyn Kenyon
“You know you've read a good book when you turn the last
page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend.”
-Paul Sweeney
Well…I’ve finished the 1st story arc, Acheron, of
the Dark-Hunter series. *sob* My heart..*twinge* whenever I think
about it. Half way through the book, I learned about the 4 arcs of the series,
with Acheron being the first. I wasn’t absolutely sure what that meant, but I
had an idea that each book, each story presented clues about this amazing
enigmatic man. Acheron’s story unfolds; deliberately in each story. I’m glad
that I stuck to my goal of reading the stories in order. I wanted to be
surprised and discover something new about him; his powers, the dragon tattoo
(Simi), Apostolos.
I thoroughly enjoyed meeting the Dark-Hunters and Weres. *gasp* Kyrian (of Thrace, “macho babe boy”), Talon (the
heart-throb), Zarek (the psycho I love), Valerius (the quiet misunderstood
gentleman), Julian (the intellectual Greek). And the Weres: Vane (the sexy,
ultra-masculine wolf), Fury (Vane’s humorous brother), Wren (the tigard, the
“psycho” misunderstood Were), Ravyn (the sexy DH/Were), Sin (the Sumerian
son-in-law), and of course, Alexion (Acheron’s right-hand man; his Alexion).
Acheron appears in each character’s story; the DH leader continually
balances major players and events. He defines himself as a wrangler, one who
pulls all the major pieces of the puzzle together. “If everyone does what they’re supposed to do, everything
should work out”. This makes it Acheron’s arc.
The arc concludes with his story, Acheron. Finally, I get his back-story. I didn’t realize
that his story would be so… tortuous, tormented, and heart-wrenching;
especially when I met him as the DH leader. He swaggers. Powerful, lethal, sarcastic, sexual,
elusive, and confident. How could he possibly continue to define himself as a
whore, be so vulnerable? Can he become the phoenix and rise from the ashes of
self-hatred?
Fortunately, his story continues... He, as with most of us,
is a work-in-progress!
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