Access Feast Of The Epiphany (Sinistra Dei #2) Originated By Kathryn M. Hearst Formatted As Hardcover

have mystery, romance and turbulence, Follow Gia on her discoveries, Find out who or what the evil is, Can Gia save New Orleans, or will she fail Follow the twist and turns and see what happens,

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review, We have left Nicholia and Serena's story with Nicholia on the run and Serena raising Nick,
We've now caught up with the relationship triangle between Lochlain, Torben and Giovanna, Torben was once Gia's lover but Loch wiped her memory and now Torben just waits for Gia to realise who she really loves, We learned all this in the last book, I really like the way Ms, Hearst is adding to everyone's story, Can't wait for the next book to see how she tie's up the loose ends,
I received a free copy of this book and choose to review it, Mardi Gras!

I love stories where the same characters interact in the books, This one has a lot more heartbreak and I needed tissues a few times, Definitely worth a read. Ive only read one vampire novl in the last few years where there wasnt a romance between vamps and humans and I have to admit that this is one of the better ones.
I like the New Orleans setting and the role that the Catholic Church plays in this novel is a first and I hop to see it developed more as the series progresses.


There are two different vampire factions those that are “good” a only kill humans who have no remorse about the evil sctions they have comitted the bad vampires like killing and torturing any human.
Loch is the leader of the good vampires and Gia is his lady love, or at least this is how its suppose to be,

Since this is PNR there is a love triangle with Torben being the third party, Unfortunately, I had a problem with both all parties in this triangle, maybe if I knew more about how Loch acted before recently I would be able to understand the relationship more.
Torben has been pining after Gia for ages and he lets her use him for sex whenever she wants in the vain hope that one day she will love him as he loves her.
Loch is supposedly the love of her undead life but yet when she suspects him of being with others and looking for a younger vampire to replace her she shows little or no emotion.
There relationship seems as flat as the other and there are no reasons for the reader to root for one or the other, There is no mention of any of the vampires finding or looking their “mate” as is so typical in this genre perhaps if this is something that could happen it would make these other relationships less nauseating.


While I am planning on reading the second book in this series, it will depend on how this triangle is handled or new relationships develop as to whether or not I will continue reading this series.


/STARS: I want to thank the author and/or publisher for providing me with a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review all opinions are mine.

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Blurb:
Giovanna has served the Holy Mother Church since the day they burned her at the stake, As a member of the Sinistra Dei, a secret order within the Catholic Church, Gia excelled at the art of assassinations,

Lately, the biggest crisis Gia has had to face is a long night at work, That is until her quiet world begins to unravel when her commander, and former lover, sinks into insanity, Before she can come to terms with his illness, and centuries of secrets and lies, dark immortals terrorize the French Quarter,

In the face of new enemies, old fears, a rising death toll, and the unexpected evolution of her supernatural powersGia is forced to choose between duty and loyalty to save those she loves.


Feast of the Epiphany is the second book in the Sinistra Dei series, If you like mysterious supernatural creatures, conflictridden romance, and a lot of heat, then youll love this Urban Fantasy series, I love this series!! So well written and I love Gia! I'm excited to see what the next book brings! Yet another great instalment in this series, romance, intrigue, heartache and terror.
This book follows Feast of Reverence and the story continues to include our heroes from the previous book and introduces more characters and the plot as they say thickens.

I loved these two books but the down side is there are some issues with proof reading in both books hence onlystars, Good read

Well written with just the right poaranormal and Romance to keep you interested and looking for more, It is easy to get lost in her writing, This was a book with an interesting and fastpaced storyline, The author did a great job of creating a bad ass crew of fighters that killed off the worst of the worst, while throwing in plot twists that they had also unjustly killed off people of their own kind, thus giving a greater depth to the story.
Well written with an edgy tone, I found it to be a good book, but some of the content didn't jive with my personal taste in books.
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what pulled at me most were the relationships in the book and how they weren't monogamous, or felt inconsistent, I couldn't buy into the love triangle of LochlanGiovannaTorben because I never fell for Team Lochlan, The book hinted at a best friend relationship between Torben and Lochlan, and also that Giovanna loved Lochlan, yet the Lochlan that is presented to the reader is always the bad guy.
Similarly, the romantic relationship of Giovanna and Torben is heated and there is a desperation for them to have alone time together, and yet their second, shall we say "encounter", involves Nick.
Then in bringing up Nick, I am puzzled by his affections for Marin, when he is content hookingup with Giovanna, and impregnates Cindy quite casually.
Call me oldfashioned, but the focus of monogamous relationships can strengthen the bond between characters, Having everyone swap partners haphazardly can be confusing, and in my personal opinion, kind of disappointing as well, In the end, the culture of the book and the world the author created was entertaining, but I was disappointed by the relationships emphasized in the storyline.
Giovanna “Gia” has been with the vampire Lochlain for a very long time, but she doesnt love him, Now he is losing himself to darkness and Torben may have to make him step down, Torben has loved Gia for a long time but has not made a move toward her, She will have to decide how she will respond,

There is an evil element to concentrate on as dark immortals arrive in New Orleans, and now is not the time for their clutch to show weakness.
When members start to disappear, the situation gets worse, Gia needs to step in and bring everything under control,

The characters are wonderful in this story, The twists and turns will keep the reader spinning, Grab your copy and following the exciting story line to see how all of the turmoil will finally shake out!
I will keep this simple to avoid any unintentional spoilers.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, If you are a fan of paranormal romance, I suspect that you will enjoy this book also, Initially, I assumed a leisurely pace while reading this, but hastened my pace about halfway through as I was hanging on page by page to see what happened next.
While it incorporates many "beings" that are often seen in this genre, the author does a wonderful job of making her characters and storyline unique and intriguing.
It contains all of the fundamental elements needed in a great plot: tension, romance, conflict, passion, loss, love, evolution of character, etc, And speaking of passion, if you are shy about that type of thing, well, this book might not be for you, Overall, a great read not too deeply complex so a perfect read for those times when you just need to wind down and enjoy a good story with a glass of wine after a long day.
I am looking forward to the next installment in this series,.stars
to come soon, . . I liked it, didn't love it, While some of the ideas were unique, the story itself just didn't keep me wanting more,

The main character, Gia, is a voluptuous excourtesan who has been made undead centuries ago, She is tough, spunky, and easy to read, I would also hesitantly add that I believe the main issue with this book is the two love interests, I felt like both were completely halfbaked! Cue your typical lovetriangle, except it really does appear like no one really likes each other all that much,

We basically have vampires in two different factions a good one and a bad one, The bad faction drinks the blood of humans biting, killing, etc, and the good faction seems to live more off 'energy' and end the sinful humans who feel no remorse for their wrongdoings, Loch is the leader of Gia's faction and he has been acting strangely, in a bad way. They find out that he has been feeding off blood and sex from a human woman, driving her mad instead of killing her, In fact, it appears that his powers for 'good and light' are fading away,

Since this book revolves around some of the major relationships:
Torben amp Gia: Cute, but never felt any tension here.
These two have been on and off lovers for many years, although Gia has always been Loch's 'girl', Torben has been pining after Gia, hoping that one day she will fall back into his bed, She has put him in the dreaded 'friendzone' for a couple decades, fearing that their love will 'destroy' everything, Please. That is simply too cheesy and it never stopped anyone from being together,

Loch amp Gia: This one bothered me the most, We see in the summary of the book that she is supposed to be in love with Loch, but it seems so flat and empty.
She suspects he is with other people or looking to replace her with a younger version, yet she never actually seems upset about that, Why Not sure. They end up being in a slightly abusive relationship due to Loch sinking into madness, but we never see him being kind to her anyway so it wasn't much of a loss or a shock.


Overall I kept reading because I wanted to see what happened between Loch, Gia, and Torben, I was pretty disappointed that it never got 'deep' and just seemed to have a predictable end, In regards to the writing itself, good, but I did notice a typo in the ARC Loch's eye color changed from honey brown to green.


I probably will not be looking forward to the next book, I just can't seem to get deep into vampire novels anymore unless they are postapocalyptic,



I was given an ARC of this book by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review, .