Requiem by Hannah McBride

Alisha Eadle

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Requiem

by Hannah McBride

Self-Published

Book 5 in the Blackwater Pack Series

She's always been the threat

Lulu Usari has known since she was different since she was a child. The daughter of a forbidden union, her magic has been locked away in a cage to protect herself - and the world - for as long as she can remember. It's only been used once, and the fallout was catastrophic.

He's always been her lifeline

Dimitri Dashkov is the heir of the Narodnaya Pack, descendants of the very first wolf shifters that ever roamed the earth. His duty is to his pack, but he's never been able to ignore the girl who saved his life years ago and ruined her own in the process.

They're written in the stars

When the world around them descends into chaos, it becomes clear that Lulu's abilities might be the only thing that can save them. But there's a fine line between wielding power and unleashing power, and Dimitri might be the only person who can help her find the balance... before their whole world goes up in flames.

Genre

#SupernaturalRomance

#InterconnectedRomance

Trigger

Violence, Death, Neglect and abuse by a parent

Before I begin, I would like to thank Hannah McBride, and her team, for sending me an arc of Requiem, in exchange for a fair and honest review.

I love this series.

I loved this book for the most part.

Every time Hannah releases a new Blackwater Pack book, I get excited to be immersed into that world, and these characters, once again. Dimitri and Lu's story has intrigued me since they were first introduced, so I love that we are finally getting their story.

I really, really enjoyed it. I felt like Hannah treated Lu's storyline with respect, considering the uniqueness of it. It would be so hard to not only be looked down upon by your family and peers, but cast out. Harder to accept the love and kindness of others, when the people who are supposed to love you no matter what, don't.

It's an interesting arc for a very powerful woman, and I love that.

The tension between Dimitri and Lu is powerful, the chemistry is felt through the pages. It was another excellent addition to the Blackwater Pack series.

My only complaint is that it was too short. Easily read in a couple of hours. When she announced that she was loving their story, and decided to break the story up as originally planned, I assumed that meant that her word count was high, so it would be better to split into two. Most likely, she didn't want to disappoint readers by delaying the book again. Which is fine, but I just don't love that it is being split up when there is so little story here.

Maybe I'm a little bitter that she is ending the series after saying she was planning to continue with the others stories. There are going to be so many things left unfinished, storylines hinted at in the past books that us fans will never get that seriously bum me out.

I've grown attached to these characters. To this world. I really, really hope she feels compelled to one day add to the series. I love Hannah's writing, but her writing is at it's best in this series. Mad World a close second. Which is another series she has kind of left unfinished.

Which is really frustrating as a fan.

I don't invest my time and money into things that won't be finished. I've been holding off buying physical copies of these books, and the Mad World series, for that same reason.

There is nothing worse than investing hard earned money into something, only to stare at it on my bookshelf and be reminded of an unfinished story (Cecy Robson, I'm looking at you with the Weird Girls series).

Despite my disappoint in it's length, and that I feel like more meat could have been added to the story, I do love where it's going. If you loved the other books in the Blackwater Pack, you will enjoy Requiem.