Reviewed by Taylin
TITLE: Imitate The Dawn
SERIES: Whitehorn Agency #3
AUTHOR: M A Grant
PUBLISHER: Carina Press
LENGTH: 283 Pages
RELEASE DATE: September 13, 2022
BLURB:
There’s a thin line between love, hate, life and death in this vampire bodyguard paranormal romance from M.A. Grant, author of The Prince of Air and Darkness.
Cristian Slava and Atlas Kincaid despise each other. At least, that’s what they need everyone to believe. In truth, the charismatic vampire and his fierce bodyguard are more in love than ever. But when a powerful political faction emerges and threatens Cristian’s family, the only way into their enemy’s inner circle is without each other by their side.
From Romania to New York and beyond, though apart, their blood-bond cannot be severed—but it can be used against them. When Cristian sacrifices his life to save his family and save Atlas from having his darkest secrets revealed, only faith in that bond will keep Atlas from utter despair.
And only by facing his past will Atlas be able to accept who he is and finally defeat their most powerful enemy yet…
Death itself.
REVIEW:
Having had his home invaded and narrowly escaping to Romania to find answers, Christian and his lover/bodyguard Atlas are back in the USA to finish what someone else started. With evidence of betrayal and the vampire council ready to convict Christian’s father of crimes he didn’t commit, the two must create their own subterfuge so trick the actual bad buys out into the open.
Well, what a stunning end to a superb series. This third of a three-book series was everything I hoped it would be.
The story is told in the third person from the viewpoints of Christian and Atlas. Much of the worldbuilding has evolved over the previous books. Therefore, Imitate The Dawn focuses on personalities, what drives them, and answers to questions that have been building since the beginning.
The relationship between Christian and Atlas evolves in beautiful ways, becoming equal in private, albeit their public façade is different. Altas is a rock to Christian, which allows the vampire to do what he needs to save his father. As for the more expansive cast, the arcs surrounding some characters made me smile, rage and cry.
Then the plot, and what a plot it is – bringing twists and turns that I couldn’t predict. Everyone gets involved, from leaders to the truly unfortunate featured in book one. I was treated to kick-ass action, disturbed beings, mind games, strigoli origins, and friends and family that would die for one another. And oh damn – the ending!!!!! I’m a happy bunny.
I found the story to be a masterpiece of page-turning writing. I love a book that gives all of my emotions a workout. At times, I couldn’t read quick enough in my eagerness to find out what happened next. From page one to the last page of book three, this is a paranormal series worthy of anyone’s bookshelf.
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