Reviewed by Becca

TITLE: Gideon

SERIES: Chosen Champions #2

AUTHOR: Macy Blake

PUBLISHER: self-published

LENGTH: 319 pages

RELEASE DATE: October 12, 2021

BLURB:

Gideon is a centuries-old vampire warrior with a broken heart…

Which is why he’s vowed never to risk it again. Instead, he’s channeled his passion and his legendary self-control into becoming a skilled protector — one who’s promised to wield his sword alongside a young wolf shifter leader on a mission from the mysterious Oracle to protect the human realm against the broken magic that threatens its very existence. He’s doing just fine without love, thank you very much… at least until his incubus ex reappears in his life.

Taj is an incubus without a home…

And that is every bit as unpleasant as it sounds. Banished to the human realm, Taj is learning the hard way that survival is for the fittest and, um… he’s not as fit as he thought he was. Not when his past keeps coming back to haunt him. Still, it’s only when another incubus is involved in a series of brutal attacks and Taj’s ex, Gideon, rides to the rescue that Taj learns just how dangerous this human realm might be to his life… and to his heart.

But although the fire between Gideon and Taj burns hotter than ever, they’ll need to break through the wall of secrets that divides them if they want a chance to set things right…

A second chance for the human realm.

A second chance at finding a home in the welcoming arms of their new pack.

And a second chance at building a future… together.

REVIEW:

I wouldn’t expect anything other than a jam packed book from Macy Blake and I wasn’t disappointed. As usual, she has combined worlds that have just made things so busy and so action filled, whether they are hunting evil, trying to keep each other safe, or overcoming jealousy of people they might not have a right to be jealous of.

I have to say, to start off, I was so excited to see some familiar faces in this one. I’m not going to tell you who, but it made me very happy at how everyone and everything seem to intertwine. These worlds that have been created have been some of the best I’ve ever read and I love knowing who’s coming next. It’s going to be an interesting one for sure. But as for this one…..I knew Gideon wasn’t over Taj after the way he acted in Logan’s book, but there is a lot of history and secrets there and until they can get past them, nothing is ever going to change. And with as stubborn as Gideon is….yeah, likely not going to happen anytime soon. The problem is, everyone has kind of already adopted Taj to a point, especially Joey, because Joey got to see a side of Taj that no one else does. And because of it, Joey was determined to make things better. And it spiraled from there. But the even bigger problem is the fact that Taj’s best friend is human, and about to be in for the surprise of his life.

I’m waiting for the story that’s going to come with him as well, because I know who and what, well pretty sure, is going to come out of that story and it’s going to be a hoot.

In this story, I love as well how much they have really shown how much they’ve all bonded. Even cranky Gideon, and Coal, who hardly ever pops in, is becoming more inclusive with the pack and finally feel like they have a place to call home. Well, not quite Coal as much yet, but it’s changing. It’s been changing since everything has happened with the magic and it’s amazing to watch each world, each ‘clan’, ‘pack’, whatever you want to call them, have really become a family. And one not to mess with. They all have each other’s backs, from the Jerrick family that started it all, to the hellhounds and now Logan’s pack. They all know that barring death, nothing is going to keep them from having each other’s backs and fighting what they know is wrong.

Only this time, it’s proving to be bigger than all of them so far and they are having to use every bit of their arsenal to get through it. So, I’m anxious to see what’s going to happen next.

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