Helpful Score: 3
My first thoughts after finishing the novel: "Brutally Amazing!" This is not your typical paranormal romance, no fangs and delicate kisses here. I don't write typical reviews, meaning I don't summarize the story. I will, however, give my overall thoughts because this story actually demands it.
I had no clue what to expect, since I'm not too familiar with the author's work. Lindsay Piper aka Carrie Lofty is known for her lovely romances. So, logically I expected a well written, but 'typical' paranormal romance.
HA! I could not have been more wrong. This book blew me away! There was nothing 'typical' about it. The world Miss Piper created was one of the most original I have read in a very long time. The characters, mainly the Dragon Kings, were just as impressive.
Our Heroine, Nynn, is introduced to the reader in a such violent way, I was slightly taken aback. She has been captured by a drug cartel, whom have also destroyed her family, endured months of experimentation in a mad scientist sick lab, only to be dumped into the underground world of slavery and cage fighting. Her only guide in this twisted new world is Leto, a seemingly compassionless warrior, who's tasked with turning Nynn into fighter by a sadistic means necessary.
This is a story full of hard edges. After reading the first 20 or so pages, I began to worry that these characters lacked depth. That perhaps, Miss Piper just sought to shock readers and keep them cringing. Again, I was dead wrong. Though our hero and heroine are constantly tested and forced to endure immeasurably cruelty, they manage to find solace in each other. They change each other in such beautiful and unexpected ways. The love that grows between them is not without sacrifice and it's never easy, which made reading about it breathtaking. This is not a romance for the faint of heart. However for those brave enough, Caged Warrior provides a gritty heart wrenching tale of passion, horror, and the struggle of one of the most memorable literary couples. Do not pass up this series!
I had no clue what to expect, since I'm not too familiar with the author's work. Lindsay Piper aka Carrie Lofty is known for her lovely romances. So, logically I expected a well written, but 'typical' paranormal romance.
HA! I could not have been more wrong. This book blew me away! There was nothing 'typical' about it. The world Miss Piper created was one of the most original I have read in a very long time. The characters, mainly the Dragon Kings, were just as impressive.
Our Heroine, Nynn, is introduced to the reader in a such violent way, I was slightly taken aback. She has been captured by a drug cartel, whom have also destroyed her family, endured months of experimentation in a mad scientist sick lab, only to be dumped into the underground world of slavery and cage fighting. Her only guide in this twisted new world is Leto, a seemingly compassionless warrior, who's tasked with turning Nynn into fighter by a sadistic means necessary.
This is a story full of hard edges. After reading the first 20 or so pages, I began to worry that these characters lacked depth. That perhaps, Miss Piper just sought to shock readers and keep them cringing. Again, I was dead wrong. Though our hero and heroine are constantly tested and forced to endure immeasurably cruelty, they manage to find solace in each other. They change each other in such beautiful and unexpected ways. The love that grows between them is not without sacrifice and it's never easy, which made reading about it breathtaking. This is not a romance for the faint of heart. However for those brave enough, Caged Warrior provides a gritty heart wrenching tale of passion, horror, and the struggle of one of the most memorable literary couples. Do not pass up this series!
