Invasion (Warrior Chronicles #4)

✉ Friendly message to the publishers: this is the fourth instalment in this series. One would think you'd have figured out what the MC looks like by now, right? Right. Here's a quick reminder for you silly lovely people at Hazy Dawn Press: Shanti is blonde. As in BLONDE. Got that? Good. Now please take a look at the book covers for this series. See a discrepancy there? Albeit a SLIGHT one? I rest my case. Okay people, remember what happens when I try reviewing any book in this series? Yep, that's right, I have nothing to say. Grey cells fried, synapses on strike, neurons missing and all that. Yep, this series is *that* good. All I can do when it comes to all things Shanti is show the lurrrrrve. But before that, a quick warning: ☣️ If you are looking for romance and sex (you so silly): do not read this book. Ever. ☣️ If you are looking for non-stop action, bloody fights and kick ass female characters (you so awesome): read this book. Yesterday. Ladies and gentlemen…welcome back to The Lurve Review™ aka Why I Freaking Love This Book in Particular and This Series in General™! Let's start with the obvious, shall we? ♥ I love Shanti. ♥ I love Shanti. ♥ I love Shanti. ♥ I love Shanti. Moving on. What else? I LOVE all the female characters in this book. Because they ALL kicks ass. Yes. Every single one. You know what? This series should be mandatory reading for all crappy PNR writers on the planet. Because this, lame-a-saurus ladies who shall not be named, is how you write women characters. No rapey or demeaning behavior towards the gentler badass sex in Shanti's world. Submission is not an option. You either kick ass, fight or die trying. Take that [names removed for this reviewer's safety (view spoiler)[the list is so long it wouldn't fit here anyway (hide spoiler)]] ! Now let me ask you a question real quick: when you think of the expression "women's circle," what comes to mind? I'm guessing something like this: Hahahaha, you're so funny! Women's Circle? This ↑↑? Not in Shanti's world. It's more something like this: Or this: And a little bit like this, too: So what do we have here? Boom + "honey, my food tastes weird" + cut cut cut, slice slice slice = Okay, I'm not being really fair here (how very uncharacteristic of me, I'm usually as fair as they come). The guys in this series are pretty cool. Some of my MacHalo colleagues keep fanning themselves over Cayan but not me, nuh-uh. I mean, come on, the guy's much too nice and well-intentioned for my taste. Not nearly aggravating enough. Now Sanders I'm definitely kidnapping for my harem. I don't care if he's married. Poof! Gone! Ronan is pretty cool, too. He's kind of like Shanti only that his personal dead body count is significantly lower than hers (that should be expected, he is nothing but a frail man after all). You could also say he's friendlier than Shanti somewhat: he usually asks questions first and then goes on with the bodily harm stuff. Shanti on the other hand…well, you know, she's Shanti. She kills first and asks questions later. "Drop dead you worm," and all that stuff. Damn I luuuurrrvve this girl. And you know what else I luuurrrrve about this book? The action. The fights. The blood. The gore. The booms. The bam-you're-deads. The amazeballs mental warfare. But it's not all blood-and-gore-yay, you know. There are super cool kids to be had, too (little Arsen is mine. For joint custody queries, please contact my lawyer). And lots of humour. Yep, that's right. Because you can kick serious ass and be funny at the same time. Ha. Anything else? Sure. This book is freaking awesome. This book is fantastic. This book is brilliant. This book is amazing. This book is fucking incredible. This book is OMG-I-Can't-Put-It-Down-I-Don't-Care-If-I'll-Only-Get-Two-Hours-Of-Sleep-Tonight. Need I say more? Didn't think so. ➽ You better read this. Before Shanti comes for you. · Book 0.5: Forged in Blood ★★★★ · Book 1: Chosen ★★★★★ · Book 2: Hunted ★★★★★ · Book 3: Shadow Lands ★★★★ · Book 5: Siege ★★★★★ · Book 6: Overtaken ★★★