About the Book:
For over a thousand years, the legendary sword Laylat al Hisab—the Night’s Reckoning—has been lost in the waters of the East China Sea. Forged as a peace offering between two ancient vampires, the sword has eluded treasure hunters, human and immortal alike.
But in time, even the deep gives up its secrets.
When Tenzin’s sire hears about the ninth century shipwreck found off the coast of southern China, Zhang Guo realizes he’ll need the help of an upstart pirate from Shanghai to retrieve it. And since that pirate has no desire to be in the middle of an ancient war, Cheng calls the only allies who might be able to help him avoid it.
Unfortunately, Tenzin is on one side of the globe and Ben is on the other.
Tenzin knows she’ll need Ben’s keen mind and political skills to complete the job. She also knows gaining Ben’s cooperation won’t be an easy task. She’ll have to drag him back into the darkness he’s been avoiding.
Whether Ben knows it or not, his fate is balanced on the edge of a thousand-year-old blade, and one stumble could break everything Tenzin has worked toward.
Night’s Reckoning is the third novel in the Elemental Legacy series, a paranormal mystery by Elizabeth Hunter, USA Today bestselling author of the Elemental Mysteries.
My Review:
I am a huge fan of Elizabeth Hunter’s Elemental Mysteries and Elemental Legacy books. Ben and Tenzin have always had a solid spot at the top of my favorite characters from these series’ list (along with B and Gio and Carwyn). Each book provides an emotional journey and Night’s Reckoning takes the reader on an epic wave of feelings. I cried during a certain extremely stressful and emotional scene upon realization the path to this event was not paved the way I expected.
Night's Reckoning is another fantastic book by Elizabeth Hunter. The book was exciting, frustrating, and awesome. I was engaged in the book from the very beginning. I have been excited to read the book for a few weeks when the cover and book teasers were revealed.
This novel continues the world building, character introduction & development, and back story (as deemed necessary) for the Elemental Mysteries/Legacy novels. All of Elizabeth's novels reach deep within my emotional center and manage to trigger reactionary responses. These types of books are my favorite. The emotions don't have to always include tears; it is just the ability to invoke proper emotional responses to scenarios being played out.
Everything about Night's Reckoning is fantastic. The novel is interesting and draws the reader in from the start. The writing is fluid and cohesive, never becoming wordy or confusing. The pacing of the story is excellent and isn't too fast, slow, or boring. The main and supporting characters are well written, developed at the proper speeds, and likable.
I highly recommend anything and everything from Elizabeth Hunter.
I was provided a copy of this book to read.
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Book Details:
Print Length: 368 pages
Publisher: Recurve Press, LLC (November 26, 2019)
Publication Date: November 26, 2019
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