Dragon Spawn by Eileen Wilks

Title: Dragon Spawn

Author: Eileen Wilks

Series: World of the Lupi #13

Publisher: Berkley

Release Date: December 6, 2016  

The New York Times bestselling author of Mind Magic returns as FBI agent Lily Yu gets some very bad news…

Lily learns she was right. Tom Weng—a powerful sorcerer allied with the Old One who keeps trying to take over the world—is still alive. But that's not the worst. Weng is a dragon spawn, the product of a botched hatching given a human form in an attempt to keep him from going mad. A failed attempt.

Meanwhile, Lily’s husband Rule is facing a Challenge to the death. Then there’s the possible reappearance of another sorcerer. But none of that matters when their enemy strikes out of nowhere in the worst way possible. Lily must face a nightmare and return to a place she never wanted to see again. The place where she died…

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World of the Lupi is an excellent example of an Urban Fantasy. Mrs. Wilks has created a fantastic universe with some pretty memorable characters!

I get excited whenever a new book comes out because I can't wait to see what new adventure Lily, Rule, Cullen, and Cynna are about to embark on together. 

Dragon Spawn is good from the very beginning. It has an excellent prologue, not because Cullen is wearing a speedo (which doesn't hurt) but because it gives you a taste of his commitment towards his family and also has some needed humor because once the action begins, there is not a lot of it left. 

If you are familiar with the series you know that there has been a fight for centuries between the Lady (who the Lupi support/follow) and the Great Bitch (who is like Voldemort....you don't say her name because you give her power). The GB is powerful and she has tried directly or indirectly to kill them at different times. 

Dragon Spawn has three storylines that I think are relevant. 

First, a dominant is challenging Rule for the Leidolf mantle. A dominant is a Lupi who does not submit. 

Second, chaos ensues when a bomb goes off in the FBI offices and missiles are sent to attack dragons including Sam. 

Third, and the one that occupies most of the book, Tom Weng is alive and he, with the help of Ginger, is kidnapping the heirs of the different packs. This includes Toby, Rule's son. It also includes Ryder, the only female Lupi. Of course, their disappearance puts everyone on edge. Bringing the kids home becomes their only priority. 

Dragon Spawn is novel with a great plot, action-packed and with a well-developed dynamic between the main characters.

My one objection to this story is the end. Talk about frustrating! It ends in a cliffhanger!!! 😒

4/5 Fangs

A complimentary copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Unbinding (World of the Lupi #11) by Eileen Wilks

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Synopsis

After questing through the sidhe realms with her ex-hellhound lover, Nathan, Kai Tallman Michalski has finally returned home. But she knows Nathan will eventually be called back to serve his queen—and Kai will have to decide whether to enter her majesty’s service as well. Sure, the job comes with great bennies, but there’s one big downside: she would have to swear absolute fealty to the Queen of Winter.

For now, though, Kai is glad to be home, and glad that Nathan completed his mission for his queen with surprising ease. But what seemed to be a quick conclusion turns out to be anything but. The two of them helped thwart the sidhe god of chaos—and he is not happy about that. He’s got plans for them. Plans, too, for the sidhe who killed him some three millennia ago. Nor has he abandoned his plans for Earth, as they learn when chaos begins bursting out all over...

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Unbinding centers on Kai and Nathan.

If you have read the prior books you know Nathan used to be a Hellhound and he has pledged his loyalty to the Winter Queen. She cares for him and she has offered to care for Kai too. Kai is still undecided. 

Kai has a Gift and she also has a little sidhe in her. For me the best part of the book consisted of how unsure Kai is of herself and her Gift at the beginning of the story but when Nathan is captured she takes over the investigation and by the end of the book her character has grown and she knows what she wants. 

Nathan's love for Kai is undeniable. You know this is a man who will do anything in his power to keep her safe. I think he surprised himself in realizing he cared for others too. He cared for Dell, Kai's familiar and also for the Lupi. 

I like Dell, she was smart and instrumental in Kai's survival. 

We also get Cullen and Cynna and I adore them as a couple. Their book was one of my favorites in the series. 

Benedict and Arjenie play a big part too. I love how smart she is and when she refers to Benedict as a "poor baby" it made me smile. 

I know a lot of people missed Lily and Rule but even though I would have enjoyed reading about them I was very pleased with the story the way it was. 

Cliffhanger: No

4/5 Fangs

A complimentary copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.