Long and Short Reviews
On the run and preparing for war isn’t the best way to begin a relationship but when you’re wanted for kidnapping the realms Princess and facing death at the hands of the Queen, you work with the hand dealt. With a little bit luck and help from other outcasts, you just might get to keep both your Princess and the reformed bad-guy half-vampire. Told from Stefen’s POV, Calling All Heroes is the final chapter in the Otherworld series. It completes the journey of Stefen, Alexander and Princess Aneen in their fight against an evil they didn’t suspect in the first book and determination to stay with each other. Aneen comes into her powers, the Queen shows her true colors and there are some surprising and entertaining new characters introduced. I liked that the author began this book by explaining how the Queen came to power. It made her a slightly more sympathetic character for a few pages but then I remembered that she made a choice and choices have consequences. I thought it was a clever plan that the Queen had to get her daughter back and in a way I didn’t suspect. While book 1 was more about Alexander and Stefen forming a bond this one is all about the menage. The sex gets a little rough in a couple of places but the characters don’t seem to mind. Alexander is all about the blood sharing with some very interesting results. This second book is shorter than the first and felt rushed to get to the exciting conclusion. I don’t know that there were any specific threads left unexplained but there were a few “that’s very convenient” moments that could have been better fleshed out. Still, overall, it was a entertaining story that has a satisfying ending and worth the read. Readers who enjoy a healthy dose of fantasy and mayhem should give this little series a try. They do need to be read in order.