Sins of the Soul
4 Stars

Alastor Krayl is obsessed with finding his brother's killer and Naphre Kurata may be the key to discovering what happened to him. Each of these strong willed individuals is desperate to keep their secrets but this need is at war with their growing attraction. Can they learn to trust before it is too late and they lose everything they never knew they always wanted?

Note: This review has been updated following Eve Silver's re-release of the book with a new cover, edited content and added material. An advance copy of the new release was provided to me by the author in exchange for an honest review.

The story continues from the point where Sins of the Heart left off and is a strong sequel. It must be noted that the books should be read in order or the complex plot becomes virtually incomprehensible.

Alastor and Naphre are exciting characters and their backgrounds and motivation are detailed and intriguing. Their romance, however, is not as prominent or as developed as Dagan and Roxy’s. Alastor is very controlled and does not allow his emotions to influence his decisions until Naphre comes along and he cannot understand why she affects him so deeply. Naphre is very similar to Roxy – sexy, smart and spunky. Her professional ethics as an underworld assassin are particularly appealing.

The story begins with Alastor’s attempt to gain more information concerning the mystery surrounding his brother Lokan’s murder. However, as the tale progresses the focus shifts away from this aspect of the plot and readers are no closer to discovering who is behind the horrendous bloodletting. Instead, the storyline moves toward Naphre’s true identity and the revelation of which underworld god has prior claim to the sins of her soul.

The mythology is well-researched and fascinating. It is refreshing to read about mythologies other than the Greeks and the Romans, and the focus in this installment is on the Japanese goddess of death. Silver’s writing is unique and her attention to detail is excellent. One thing that stands out is her use of accent and dialogue. For example, Alastor grew up in regency England and his vocabulary and style of speech reflect his origins. As with the revised edition of the first book, Silver has overcome most of the repetitious phrasing and identical wording.

The updated version of the book also resolves the abrupt ending of the original, yet the new epilogue still does not return the reader back into the main mystery. Nevertheless, the next installment focusing on the third brother, Mal, and Calliope another daughter of Aset will provide some of the necessary closure. ( )

Alastor and his brothers are still searching for their lost brother. His investigation leads him to the beautiful Naphre who is caught up in a war for her soul. The attraction is undenyable but choices have to be faced up to.

I did like the read and the characters and look forward to more, made me want to brush up on my egyptian history and legends. ( )

This is such a fun, mysterious, and engaging series. Each book is about one of the brothers and they are trying to find out who killed brother number 4, Lokan, to seek vengeance, and possibly bring him back. This book was centered around Alaster. We still get to see glimpses of Dagan and Roxy, who were the leads of the last book, which was great since I completely loved them!

Alaster was a great character. He was flawed and insecure in some ways, but also strong and completely yummy! He missed and mourned the family he had before he realized who he was, but he also let it make him stronger. Naphre was a great female lead. She's a Topworld assassin, an assassin on earth, carrying out the jobs for the demons. Don't worry though, Nephre has her own set of moral codes, she only kills killers. Naphre won't accept jobs that don't fit into the bad guy code. She's strong and funny, and a smart-ass, which I love!

This series is great because it's so original in it's paranormal element. I love all the twists and turns that the politics of the underworld takes. The mystery keeps me guessing, every time I think I have it figured out, another twist gets thrown in and I'm trying to figure it out all over again. Overall, this book was just a great as the first and I can't wait to see what happens next! ( )

Sins of the Soul The second book In Eve Silvers Otherkin trilogy Picks up right where Sins of the Heart plot line left off Alastor and his brothers are trying to find out who murdered there brother Lokan and reunite his soul with his body. I didn’t get into this book as much as I got into the first book it was a bit slow moving for me but I did enjoy following along with Alastor and Nephr as characters. I also liked that we got to see a little bit about the romantic characters of book one Dagan and Roxy I always wonder what happens to characters from one book with series that take the point of view with different characters in each book and I liked how they were tied into book two.I rate this book a 3.5/5 ( )