{"id":20378,"date":"2018-03-01T08:00:08","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T14:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=20378"},"modified":"2018-02-03T20:03:19","modified_gmt":"2018-02-04T02:03:19","slug":"wotr-review-legend-of-the-raven-the-union-series-2-by-shawn-reilly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=20378","title":{"rendered":"#WOTR – #REVIEW – Legend of the Raven (The Union Series 2) by Shawn Reilly"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When Elle Ison finally flees from a five-year abusive relationship, she finds that freedom is still just beyond her grasp. She has no place to run, no money and no options.
\nThat is until a band of mysterious, good-looking heroes come to her rescue, sweeping Elle up into the world of ani-shifts, humans with the ability to shift into animal form. Elle becomes mesmerized by the magic of their world\u2014one she believed only existed in her imagination\u2014and the mystery surrounding the Lake family. Especially the intimidating Asher Lake who is charged with leading the secret organization of shifters known as the Union, and the prot\u00e9g\u00e9s left in his care.
\nElle is lost and lonely\u2014and wants nothing more than to be part of a real family, even one as broken and dysfunctional as the Lakes. But if Elle chooses to stay, she must bind herself all over again\u2014this time by archival laws which dictate that she make a commitment to a man who has vowed never to fall in love. For Elle, this means forfeiting the one dream she has never realized.
\nElle must weigh her options: should she give in and relinquish her right to dream of love\u2026or will she leave the safety of Lake Manor behind, along with the family she has come to care for\u2014and never look back.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The fates are at it again\u2026or is it destiny?<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hard living with the things I can\u2019t change. I don\u2019t want to see guilt and regret staring back at me in the mirror every day of my life.\u201d Being afraid to live, to really live is, is a common theme in the Lake household. If you are reading this I hope that you have read Call of the Raven as the Legend of the Raven picks up right where we left off.<\/p>\n

After the intense ending of the first book we are brought right into the madness that makes up the Lakes. We get to really get to know the Lakes and the prot\u00e9g\u00e9s. Each one has their quirks and differences. Elle, however, is taking things in stride. She has more or less been given an ultimatum. It\u2019s one that keeps her safe and taken care of for her entire life. But there is a contract involved between her and Asher. I am not one for giving spoilers but we are met with a tragic event at the beginning and this has all of them on edge. As time goes on we really, REALLY, get to know the characters and learn much more of the Union and Council. Plus we get to get inside Asher\u2019s head! (swoon) Asher is the keeper who vowed to never love and not to fall in love so that he doesn\u2019t get called by the raven to his certain death. Elle being in the picture now has changed everything. Asher is breaking. Elle is getting comfortable. And they are all coming together as a family. With Grant\u2019s daughter in the home with them it seems that Grant has been visiting her. Now on the hunt for Mary\u2019s mom and any clue on what Grant was doing to try and break the curse everyone has been on high alert. With the Gothi around, the Blackbirds, and traitor lurking around things get really intense.<\/p>\n

One of my favorite things about the series so far is that this shifter story is not the same as any others I have read. They are ani-shifts that are normal people but with different laws and some pretty cool abilities. The world building is amazing and the characters\u2026.well the characters you fall in love with. Each one has their own quirks and issues. We all can relate or know someone that is similar to each and every one of them. The intensity with the twists and turns make this a page turner. I couldn\u2019t wait to see what happened and have already started book 3. I am hooked!!!<\/p>\n

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