Let's start by saying Takayo St. John (better known as Saint) and Ryken Valte are good with the sex not so good with the talking. There is a definite plot and lore in play here but it plays second fiddle to the steam between the leading men. The lore and plot aren't awful as they exist it's just something is wrong, inconsistent maybe, I can't put my finger on it. I didn't like the way the story was revealed, it's explained as Ms. Ashton deems necessary, which means it is a slow reveal. we are left with questions repeatedly, one or twice I'm fine with but more than that I need answers. Hide them from the other protagonist but not the reader. The ending is a bit gah, it feels forced, a bit rushed and inconclusive. Where are they as a couple, are they mated? Not? What just happened?
A couple of aspects I really liked. One was the decision to give the Ryken a boyfriend, a serious one at that. The mate pull can't be ignored but David raised the stakes in an already high stakes game, especially given Saint keeps pushing Ryken away. Ryken is really powerful when it comes to Saint, he makes Saint week, that felt right. Better because Ryken wasn't entirely aware of the effect he had on his lover. Oh and making Ryken a vers was smart, it suits his personality. Saint and Ryken are an interesting couple but will ultimately be unmemorable.
Fair declaration, it's part of a larger series, Paranormal Security Council which 1, I haven't read any of and 2, has different relationship dynamics. Books 1 & 3 are M/F, book 2 is M/M and book 4 is M/M/F. Because I hadn't read any of the others I'm not sure how much of the lore involved in the story is his specifically and how much of it is to the world and the series.
I don't know if my reactions to Saint's Surrender would have been different if I hadn't just finished Color Me In a deeply beautiful and thought provoking book with charming, engaging characters whose happiness I wanted. Saint's Surrender isn't any of those things. I spent a great amount of the time thinking wtf is going on and not really caring for any of the major players particularly.
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