BOUND IN DARKNESS (Immortal Brothers #4) by Jacquelyn Frank-Review and Giveaway

Bound in Darkness
Immortal Brothers #4
by Jacquelyn Frank
Release Date: November 24, 2015
Genre: fantasy, mythology, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 24, 2015

After drinking from the fountain of immortality along with his brothers, Maxum is condemned by the gods to be entombed in the earth. Even though he has now been granted a reprieve by day, each night he is buried anew, his rock-hard body immobilized, his bones crushed by the pressure. When he emerges, his body heals, but his spirit remains scarred. There is only one way for Maxum to be completely free: He must kill the god who cursed him.

The task will require tremendous power, so Maxum embarks on a quest to gather talismans to equip him for the battle. Then an earthy wench seduces him and steals one of his magical amulets, but he catches her. Finding herself between a rock and a hard place, she strikes a bargain. The beautiful and alluring Airianne is a skilled thief—and she can help him in his acquisition of the talismans. Will this stealthy seductress also try to steal his heart—or will their boldness end up getting them both buried?

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REVIEW: BOUND IN DARKNESS is the fourth and final installment in Jacquelyn Frank’s adult IMMORTAL BROTHERS paranormal, fantasy romance series focusing on four brothers cursed by the gods and goddesses, in their search for immortality.

Two hundred years earlier, four brothers went in search of the waters of Immortality and upon the discovery drank from the forbidden streams. The gods and goddesses were angered and cursed each brother to suffer eternal damnation and pain. This is Maxum and Airianne’s storyline. BOUND IN DARKNESS can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Maxum and Arianne) BOUND IN DARKNESS follows Maxum as he sets out on a quest to destroy Sabo-the god of pain and suffering-and the god who condemned Maxum to an endless cycle of being entombed and crush within the bowels of the earth. Maxum, along with his rag-tag band of forgotten warriors, traverses the lands in search of five artifacts said to be imbued with magical qualities-qualities Maxum needs to defeat the god of pain and suffering. A beautiful thief will take off with one of Maxum’s prized possessions, and in the ensuing weeks Arianne will become a full fledge member of Maxum’s group, helping him to defeat the god who has destroyed his life.

Jacquelyn Frank’s BOUND IN DARKNESS takes much of its’ characteristics from Tolkien’s THE LORD OF THE RINGS. The author combines archers, elves, Orcs, mages, dragons and magical rings of invisibility; add the possibility of a talking and walking tree, and a final battle between the gods wherein our hero becomes a god himself to reign over the world and all of its pain and suffering. Even the journey from town to town becomes a quest into the unknown.

BOUND IN DARKNESS is a tale of adventure; a quest for power and magic; a journey that will end the suffering of the fourth and final brother but not before he must sacrifice his ‘immortal, human’ life for that of omnipotent power. The fourth installment in Jacquelyn Frank’s IMMORTAL BROTHERS series follows a different path than the previous three installments wherein our hero is not tasked with fighting a war but brings the war unto himself. In this, BOUND IN DARKNESS, can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. The premise and basic outline are familiar but entertaining; the characters a mixed assortment of the good, bad and ugly; the happily ever after a welcome relief. There is plenty of action; a continuous saga in search for the unobtainable; and a romance that pushes our hero to both a lover and protector.

Reading Order
Cursed by Fire
Cursed by Ice
Bound by Sin
Bound in Darkness

Copy supplied by Netgalley

Reviewed by Sandy

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