The Shadow Warrior by Ann AguirreMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
And so we turn to book 4, Gavriel d’Alana's book.
Gavriel is a white haired, red-eyed Noxblade assassin, the most lethal of all. He has been in love with Princess Thalia but when she makes a strategic marriage to Raff Pineda, a wolf lord, he knows there is no chance for him. He decides to try to track down an insurgent stronghold of supporters of Thalia's father, Lord Talfayen.
Magda Versai is a tiger shifter and Raff's bodyguard. She is concerned that her pack-mate, jaguar shifter Slay has either turned traitor or been kidnapped by supporters of the old Lord Talfayen and is determined to track him down.
Magda and Gavriel reluctantly agree to work together as their goals seem similar, despite the fact that they loath and detest each other for atrocities which took place between the Eldritch and the Animari. But as they work together they come to respect each other and maybe something more.
Gavriel has some unusual sexual preferences, ones that Magda is more than happy to indulge. Although the book comes with a warning about rough sex, dominance and pain play which I don't usually enjoy reading in novels, I found the way in which Gavriel and Magda's relationship developed was written in a very sensitive way, in fact it was sensual and steamy.
What I love about this series is the way in which the romance is subservient to the plot. In this case Magda and Gavriel have lots of adventures as they track the renegades, none of which seem superfluous or contrived, the ending was suitably nail-biting and this may even be my favourite couple so far.
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