Son of No One (Dark-Hunter Novels)

I have loved all of the DH series, but this one was awful!!!!! It wasn't even a DH story, just a hodge podge of making sure all of the past characters get mentioned. Maybe it's time to end the series if this is all SK can copme up with. It's the first one of the series I have not liked.

Son of No One (Dark-Hunter Series) by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Publication Date: September 2, 2014
Reviewed by: Reading In Pajamas/ Cori
Rated: 5 Stars
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REVIEW:
Son of No One is an incredible addiction to Sherrilyn Kenyon's amazing Dark-Hunter Series. This is one of my favorite series and this book kicks off the Rise of the Dragons. A lot of questions I've had as a reader were answered and more were raised. There were some of our favorite characters in this book and some new additions. I fell in love with Cadegan! He reminds me of a gallant knight with a sexy accent. Jo had me laughing and her courage had me admiring her. As a cousin of the Devereaux sisters I knew I was going to love her. Cadegan and Jo's story was an epic story of danger, mystery, triumph and passion. Sherrilyn Kenyon's writing always creates so much emotion and I always feel like I'm about to start an amazing adventure when I sit down to read her books. This one definitely delivered that adventure. I loved it and I can't wait to see what happens next in this amazing series.

*Review copy provided by St. Martin's Press in exchange for an honest review.

I was so excited to have a new book in the Dark Hunter series and it fell short from the very beginning. I kept reading because it's Sherrilyn Kenyon and I'm (for the most part) happy with her books. This one just didn't do it. I got about half way through it and it took a really weird turn. Even the communication between the two main characters just wasn't convincing. It was like Sherrilyn was trying to cram every stupid turn of phrase she could think of into a conversation with a 1,000+ year old man, just so she could explain it. I could go on and on... it didn't do it for me AT ALL. I was extremely disappointed.
Also.... $13 IS, IN FACT, a ridiculous amount for an ebook. I pay it because (again) I love her books. Now I'm just dissatisfied on an even larger scale - but don't rate the book if you haven't even read it. We get it - it's expensive - move on and rate something you DID read.

Are you sure this is a real Dark Hunter book? Because, so far it is pretty stupid. I have read all of the books at least three times- a few of them even more. This book is written so differently and does not sound like Sherrilyn's voice at almost. I am very disappointed; stopped reading half way through and wish I had not wasted thirteen dollars.

I do not want to be too critical of an author's writing and style because it is honestly hard to write books that people would want to read. But that being said, I felt that the series was going nowhere in this book. Just when you think you met the most powerful being in the Kenyon-verse, you're introduced to another character who is more powerful and has a more tragic story. And all of them do, at least all the men, which comes across as identical people. There is almost nothing that makes them stand out. Also all the sappy lines stay the same, such as "she looked at him like he mattered." Honestly, you can flip-flop characters and the story remains the same. It lacks originality and creativeness, which I'm sorry to see is gone. I loved "Seize the Night." It was honestly one of my favorites and there was a clear direction of romantic growth between Valerius and Tabitha. It wasn't sudden and they had the time to know each other. I feel like the author is trying to finish a book instead of taking us through a story. I hope that she re-evaluates her writing style and follows the storyline through to the end.

It lists as 420 pages when it is only 342 pages and honestly I feel like I got taken to the bank. The story was ok toward the end when Ash, Styxx, and Thorn came onto the scene. Will never pre-order SK again. Also, it takes another story arc to many in past books that never materialize. Waste of $13.

I seriously debated with myself about whether to read this book. I hated Styxx with the fiery passion of a thousand suns, and honestly, the Dark Hunter series has been losing me for awhile. I have had an increasingly difficult time following all the threads of the larger story arc since Acheron. I thought I might be ok when we started to learn about the Hellchasers, but then we moved on to the Native American lore and with some of the Greek and Atlantean stuff still in there, I just can't keep up.

All of that aside, I really loved the early books in the series. I had to give it one more chance, even though I had never even heard of the hero or heroine. I'm glad I did.

Even though I didn't recognize the core couple by name, I did recognize their family connections. Josette is a cousin to the clan of Devereaux women. She's tight with Selena, Tabitha, Amanda and the gang, but she is cynical about the supernatural. Obviously, that is about to change. Cadegan, meanwhile, is related to Thorn and has spent the past thousand years in a hell dimension, courtesy of the Hellchaser himself. The couple meets when Jo accidentally falls through a mirror that serves as a portal to his prison.

Cadegan is the quintessential Kenyon hero. No one has ever loved him. Everyone he ever trusted has betrayed him. He lives a life of misery in a gray world... until Jo enters the picture. The two of them connect right away. It's total insta-love. Like in a day. But I was so caught up in the angsty tortured hero stuff, I didn't really care. She brought color and kindness into his world. She made him feel hope again. She looked at him (*wait for it*) ... LIKE HE MATTERED. -That's how you know you are reading a Kenyon book, y'all.

Anyway, Cadegan makes it his mission to get Jo back home and he goes to great lengths to do it. There are bumps along the way. Ash, Styxx, Thorn and others enter the picture. There's a dragon and some Fae and, somehow, some King Arthur stuff thrown in the mix. Somehow, it's all tied in with Noir and the Malachai and even though I have read every book in this series -some multiple times- I couldn't connect all the dots if my life depended on it. So I stopped trying and wallowed in the romance.

The relationship progression is classic Kenyon. I've read it in dozens of her books, but it still works. At least it does when the hero hasn't been raped a thousand times or sent to an island alone for 11-thousand years. And in this case, we didn't enter that territory so I was good with it.

It was a very fast read. It was a fair number of pages but the font was big and the margins were huge so I'd be curious to hear the word count. Overall, though, I think Dark Hunter fans will like it. I just wish Kenyon would have a primer somewhere so I could refresh my memory on the connections between all players, like Jared, Jaden, Noir, Thorn, Nick and the significance of the Sephiroth, the Malachai and.. just everything. Is it just me?

Rating: B

I'm not really sure how I feel about this book. It is lacking that special something I've always enjoyed about her books.

I was surprised to see her bring the Avalon world she wrote about as KM into the DH world. I read those and the other KM books first and had always hoped for more, but I don't think this story did justice for either world. It was just too choppy. Something that seems to be going around, and that I really wish would stop spreading.

I also couldn't stand Joe. I felt like I was reading Nick from the YA series and not grown woman. I know adult women can be dorks and say goofy stuff. I'm one of those women, but this was at a whole other prepubescent boy child level. Which is fine in tge Nick books. Not so much this one.

(spoiler )

The body changing sex scene was the most ridiculous waste of words I'm pretty sure I ever read by this author. Just thinking about it makes me want to take an extra star off.I think I will. It's not because the scene exists, it's how it exists. It's really awfully done and just so childish.

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While there was info there you'll want to know as a series follower, it's jst been poorly delivered. I would have liked less stupid and more story. I would have also likwd to seen the story finished. Notin the "let's tie a bow on things" manner that'sbecoming popular. It's beneath this author's talent and I wish she hadn't stooped.

One final note. I hate to see a book end at barely 70% finished. I would have preferred the story be complete. Most people read the Bornbooks anyway without the need of a several chapter preview. I was irritated enough that I didn't read it.

I like the idea of the story. Always hve. It's why she's remained one of my favorite authors. I love the worlds she builds. I'm a sucker for agood world building. Had this been the first book of hers I had read, her name would have been added to my "never again!" list. This book was wackier than a wombat in a washing machine. Unfortunately it just wasn't the good kind of wacky. If you're a long term fan, you just might yourself as dizzy as said wombat. It's a renter book. definitely not worth the hardback new release price.

THOUGHTS:
Hmm. To speak truthfully, I am a bit uncertain as to how I should commence this review for two main reasons, really.

First and foremost, I have not followed the Hellchaser series from its inception; therefore, I was left with a state of constant confusion for 90% of my read. Now, I have picked up a few series late in the game, like my recent read The Dead Will Tell for example. This book was number six in its series and to be quite frank, it was not difficult to follow along. Particularly, because the author (Linda Castillo) provides an underlying thread of connection to the previous books, which if I may admittedly confess, compelled me to gather up the preceding ones.

The main problem that I encountered with this series lies where you, the reader, make your entrance. You will most likely feel at a loss in identifying with what is taking place in the story, because it seems as though every successive novel in this series, has built upon the events of all the previous ones, and Kenyon gives no clear back story for someone who wants to avoid the route in starting with book one. For example, the loss of Josette's cousin Tiyana, which to some extend, is connected to the premise of this story. Kenyon, only mentions that Tiyana passed, but there is no unifying development. Also, there is a myriad of characters mentioned within this novel that are prevalent to the series as a whole, (and others that Kenyon has authored) but again, the attempt to make a solid connection fizzles.

The other reason regards the contents of the book. Before, I proceed to go into detail with this subject though, I would like to make it known that the objective in my reviews is not to offend the author or publisher. In fact, I make every effort to keep my reviews in a professional tone with the author’s feelings and hard work in mind. Having said that, it pains me to say that I was deeply uncomfortable and disappointed with the dialect of the novel. While it is clear that this is a romance storyline that most bookworms would mainly enjoy reading, it just was not for me. The sexual content was, in my opinion, exaggerated. Which is unfortunate, because despite this major flaw, Kenyon's writing is effortless, easy to read and quite charming.

That said, there were some noteworthy scenes in the Son of No One (despite my constant state of skepticism). Namely, Sherrilyn Kenyon's knowledge in Greek mythology, which had me avidly searching the internet for images of these unforeseen creatures she spawns so smoothly; not to mention, Kenyon speaks in an ancient language that is sure to bewitched you. Further, the relationship between Josette and Cade is well-founded, their desperate search for each other is absorbing; as well as, their relentless struggle and fight to find a middle ground in where they both can abide and share in their love. Similarly, I liked Cadeagan and how I gradually came to make sense of his decisions, his emotions and extraordinary circumstances. Cade knows that he is cursed by means of his father's blood, but despite this wretched fate, Cade instinctively fights to preserve his integrity. In fact, here is a particular scene that struck me to the core:

"Honor is what separates man from beast. The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to actually be what we pretend to be. Let others laugh and mock those of us they perceive beneath them, but remember, good Cadegan, honor lies inside our hearts and it is that which makes us act with mercy and compassion against those who have most wronged us. Even if the jackal wounds your pride, do not reward such knavery by surrendering your honor to him. Only then have you truly lost all. Never let anyone take your soul, for they are not worth your eternity or your heart.

To sum up, the book as a whole was okay, but it just was not for me. I would recommend that anyone who wishes to jump in this series, begin with book one of the Dark Hunter series, as the reader would probably gain a more better reading experience.

AUDIOBOOK REVIEW:
* Audiobook was provided by Macmillian Audio Publishing in exchange for an honest review

I found it rather interesting to listen to a storyline narrated by a male voice, when the story alone holds more than a handful of female characters, but Holter Graham's narration delivered. Even though Graham's storytelling was a bit nasally, his Southern/Celtic accent more than made up for it; the transition between worlds was clear and solid too. Even so, a highlight in his performance was, in my opinion, Cadegan's voice over. Graham's husky tone draws Cadegan's character closer to the listener. With interesting characters such as the ones that Kenyon has created in this series, the story grows and expands to include a fabulous take on Graham's storytelling. In short, his audible tone is perfect for this dark Gothic development.

IN A NUTSHELL:
» Sherrilyn Kenyon's story telling is very energetic and spunky; the modern cultural catch phrases are quite humors and are sure to make you giggle

» I could totally see this series turned into a video game; like, something similar to: Elder Scrolls, Skyrim, Arcania, Oblivion, Dragon Age, God of War etc.

» The novel felt a lot like Alice in Wonderland meets Freaky Friday meets Percy Jackson & the Olympians; so confusing and overwhelming in character variation

» So, Josette denies the existence of anything supernatural, that is until she stumbles and falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated with: draken, kith, dracokyn, mandrakes and unusual humanlike creatures like, Cadegan (pronounced Cah-doo-gun-isn't that Ryu's catchphrase from Street Fighter?) a medieval Welsh knight with a powerful secret, and then, not even five minutes into their first encounter, they sleep with each other. . .okay, what? To say the least, the initial meeting between the two felt rushed and sloppy

» This novel was okay, but I did not like it. There were obvious glaring issues that signaled a lack of interest and emotional connection. At least I was able to find some positive aspects :) As aforementioned, I would recommend that anyone who wishes to jump in this series, begin with book one of the Dark Hunter series, as the reader would probably gain a more better reading experience.

3 THINGS I LIKED:
+ Josette Landry. I liked Jo's "take-no-prisoners" attitude and spunky confidence in keeping Cade at bay and away from morphing into "beast-mode." Added to that, Josette is confounded by constant instances of sheer bad luck, and while she is fully receptive of the fact, her collected sarcasm and whimsy remarks give us the impression that Jo is an optimist. Also, her natural ability to reason and take initiative are great qualities too. I love that in a heroine.

+ The Cade & Josette relationship is comparable to that of Betty Ross and The Hulk which I love. The Hulk and Betty are actually my only favorite couple in the Marvel family, mainly because their love is so pure. In this novel, Cade makes it clear, he loves his lady Josette and would do anything for her, even give up his life for her happiness and survival. Similarly, Josette loves her Welsh knight and vows to never leave his side, even after discovering that he is half demon! Josette, is the perfect remedy for Cade; without her, he is lost and without him, she is hopeless. Their's is a gutsy love story.

+ llarion. Our flying fire-breathing talking dragon and most trustworthy friend. His introductory in the story was brilliant; especially, in the first encounter with Josette and Cade, which is sure to have you laughing out loud; literally. With the blend of mysticism that Kenyon throws into Ilarion's storyline, it is inevitable to become enamored. I only wished that more attention was given to his character, perhaps Kenyon can write a side-story?

3 THINGS I DID NOT LIKED:
- In all, there are (25) novels in The Dark Hunter series, (4) in The League series and (5) in the Chronicles of Nick series. If not all, most are interlaced with each other. It practically felt as if I was trying to get into an exclusive member's club, but had to meet the requirements in order to gain entrance; the approach was not friendly by any means, and the requirements involved I read 33 books in all!

- Which brings me to my next complaint, the lack of any underlying back story. This was so frustrating on so many levels, namely because I wanted the story and world-building to make practical sense. I still read and listened to the audiobook though, but I found myself enjoying it without any care, and well, that's not a good thing considering I invested my time in the novel.

- There was an over-abundance of Greek mythology terms, root words and ancient English used within the premise of the story that made no sense whatsoever. I found I had to reread paragraphs more than once, just so that I can follow along. Still, the gods and Titans, Merlin, King Arthur and his myths, the endless worlds within the otherworld are all inviting. You'll definitely want to have a Greek language dictionary by your side should you choose to read this novel.

Read Full Review Here: http://livingonborroweddays.com/2014/10/06/sparrows-book-review-son-of-no-one-sherrilyn-kenyon/

2.5 stars

Well talk about a filler book. Now I might have gotten a bit spoiled with Styxx, which was about 900 pages long, but Son Of No One was barely 200 pages. I was already mentally prepared for another sleepless night, but I finished this one in less than three hours. Besides the length of the book, which I can understand because some characters just have less to say or are less complicated, there were a couple of other issues.

While I did like the overall story line and I'm hoping some plot holes will get filled later on, it did feel all very rushed. I'm not a big fan of instant love. Instant lust I understand completely, but immediately wanting to throw your life down for someone, a little less. It's not just the romance part that all happened very fast, the overall pace of the story was rushed. There were plenty of moments where the twists and turns were almost 180° in a matter of a paragraph. It was a lot of jumping from one moment to the next, hating each other, forgiving, fighting then peace. Pretty exhausting actually and not very believable at times. It also toned down the drama. A lot of things were happening, but you never felt any real fear or threat that things might go wrong.

On the one hand we had the whole Jo and Cadegan thing going on and on the other hand a lot of information was revealed that will have consequences in the next book. I was hoping some parts of it might have happened in this book, unfortunately we'll have to wait for that. Talk about a drama killer.

Still the writing was good and the characters were likable. It's just that I've come to expect so much more from Sherrilyn Kenyon, that this one feels like a disappointment. I've enjoyed reading it, though it's certainly not her best work.

Short review:

Rating~ 3.25 stars

I think this is the first time I have given Sherrilyn's book less than 4 stars.

Jo and Cadegan's relationship developed very quickly. Jo went from being a person who did not believe in the paranormal to completely submerging herself in that world in a very short time span and it seemed to me she was nonplussed about it all at times but as always the sherri's heroes shine through and you can't help but like them.

This book felt very nostalgic, it reminded me of the first few books in the series where the heroines did not know the dark-hunter or other worlds and there was a lot of laughter, fun, witty banter and happiness. Which felt good in a sense because of how gut-wrenching Styxx's book was, we needed something was relatively lighter but on the other hand the book also felt like a filler.

The book is also a lot shorter than the last which was over 800 pages or even the one before that. I don't know why that is the case but this affected my overall enjoyment because at times I felt like I was missing some of the development b/w the protagonists and the overall story.

The book also left me with a lot of burning questions and there were certain parts of the book that did not make sense to me for e.g. Cadegan's parentage.

It wasn't terrible, but it certainly wasn't very good. The only truely redeeming quality was that it was setting up the "next tier" of the overall story. It was a filler book.

Frankly, At this point I am finding the chronicals of nick books to be more interesting then the last few dark hunter novels. It genuinely feels like she has put all her effort into that plot arc and is scrambling to fill gaps with these other novels. Which is fine. I can't blame her, a few of the books leading up to archeron were pretty unreadable. What is not acceptable is paying 13 dollars for this slop.

I had not read the Dark-Hunter series in a while. I had a falling out with the Nick Chronicals and just put the whole thing away. And honestly, I picked up this book because it was on sale.
I liked the Welsh angel, learning more about different pantheons is always fun and I'm glad to see Kenyon getting away from beating the Greeks and Romans to death.
The plot was pretty similar by long time reader standards: Girl is having rough time, weird thing happens, girl meets sexy immortal, fall in love, turns out girl is goddess reincarnated. *yay*
The weird thing was that the child produced from this union is supposed to be stronger than even Acheron's kid. I'm not sure what Kenyon is building the series up to, but if you need this many god-kids it is probably a bad thing.
Honestly I just enjoyed it as a stand alone. I know enough about the DH universe even when I hadn't read the stories of the other characters I was fine.

As a long time reader and fan of the Dark Hunter series, I was eager to read the latest installment with a completely new set of characters.

Summary:

Josette, a member of the Devereaux clan, is down on her luck following a rough divorce. In dire straights, she takes the offer to work as a camera woman for a show about supernatural beings. Things go wrong though when she falls through a mirror and finds herself stranded in a dangerous dark netherworld with only the reclusive Cadegan to rely upon.

Pros:

One of my favorite parts of the series is seeing the cameos from characters from previous books. We get a lot of that in this book including Styxx, Acheron, Simi, Talon, and several others. We also see a bit more of Selena, who is a character I have always loved. They are brief, but it is just nice to get a glimpse into what they have been up to since their last appearances.

This book also seems to be tying into another series of hers. If you are fan of Celtic and/or Arthurian myth like me, you will enjoy those bits as well. We also get a bit more explanation of the Hell Chasers series and the direction that might be taking.

Cons:

Honestly, I felt like the characters and the romance between them was really weak in this book. There is no build up at all. They meet and within 24 hours are in love. There is no slow simmering or fighting of feelings. Just boom, they fall in love. It's anti-climactic in this genre and really seems to defeat the purpose of their relationship even being the focus of the book at all.

Cadegan is a pretty standard hero for SK. He's a tortured anti-hero with a tragic past and blah blah. Nothing stands out about him as good or bad. Josette is similar to a lot of other heroines in the book series, but her dialogue was particularly annoying to me. Every sentence she said had to be overly witty and sarcastic. It was filled with too much slang and weird metaphors. It just felt so forced and out of place. No one talks like that ALL THE TIME.

Also while I did love the hints of Arthurian legends here and there, it does make the world even more confusing and complicated. Who is the new threat again? Why are they going to destroy the world if not stopped? What is going on exactly? If you aren't careful, it is very easy to get lost in all of the various gods and pantheons.

Conclusion:

This book is pretty average to me. There are better and worse in the series. I did enjoy reading parts of it, but I don't think it is one I will pick up again. I would suggest buying it used or just checking it out from the library.

I think the story initially irritated me because of all the attempts to be cool, especially when Jo falls into Cadegon's world and keeps talking to him with all her slang and idioms, even after she knows he has no clue as to what she is saying. When I meet people whose understanding of English is limited, I try to use simple terms so they can understand. She just keeps up with the slang for quite awhile. I felt like Kenyon was really pushing the "trying to be funny" button. But eventually, I liked Jo despite my initial annoyance with her. And, of course, you had to love Cadegon. And I enjoyed their romance. But I felt like there were eventually so many characters in the story, I was sometimes lost. The last several books, with all the new patheons, have been diappointments to me. I've read all the Dark Hunter books and used to love them, but some of that love has cooled over the last few books of confusion. Including this one, though I did love the romance.

One other note. The actual book is 355 pages long, with wide margins and lots of room between lines. Then there are 65 pages of "sneak peek" of "Born of Betrayal". That was a disappointment. I thought I had so much more ot this book to read and I don't even read this other series (I tried).

I have to say that this is one of the most confusing books I’ve ever read. The Dark Hunter universe has been expanded over several books and includes several pantheons and a plethora of characters. And many of these paranormal beings are literally thousands of years old. And some of them have had several names over the centuries, including many of the characters in this story. The author referred to several characters by a few different names and it was a little difficult to keep up with who was who.

I also had a difficult time with the insta-love aspect of the story. I could feel chemistry but I thought the confession of love was too soon and the romance didn’t develop naturally. Something felt off with the story. I couldn’t put my finger on it but the story seemed incomplete somehow and the book ended too soon. This felt more like a transition book to me; the backstory or groundwork being laid in order to prepare us for some apocalyptic changes in the storylines.

I thought it was great watching the appearances of older characters such as Talon, Acheron, Styxx, Simi, Grace, Selena and a few others. We also got to see more of Karma, one of the Devereaux sisters and briefly meet her son. Cade and Jo were okay characters but their “love” story sounds a lot like Seth and Lydia’s in the book, THE GUARDIAN. I hate to say it but I was sadly disappointed in the story.

To top it all off, the author confused me even further by adding a bonus scene at the end of the book totally negating the parentage of Cade that was mentioned in story. So…I’m really confused. Was everything we learned in the story about Cade’s father a lie or is this just some kind of crazy subterfuge? I’m not sure but I’m really not excited about the next book. I love Sherrilyn Kenyon and her books, but this one was a miss for me. I’m torn in my feelings and found it difficult to put them into words so I apologize if my review sounds a little disjointed because that’s how the book left me feeling.

Son of No One by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Paranormal Romance - Sept. 2nd, 2014
4 ½ stars

Son of No One was a fun, action-filled read. While the cover states it is a Dark Hunter Novel. The hero is not a Dark Hunter nor is the heroine.

Good-hearted but down on her luck, Josette Laundry thinks she has seen it all. After all, she has family members that are married to Dark Hunters and other Immortals. When Josette is offered a well paying job by her cousin she finally thinks her luck has turned around. But being hired to do photography for witches is bound to cause unforeseen problems! When she gets to her job Josette falls into a magical mirror and is literally transported into hell. She immediately finds herself running from zombie-like creatures. But a rugged and handsome stranger saves her. His name is Cadegan. A man that is more than he seems. Josette is drawn to his honor and his vulnerability. She finds the sexy man too desirable and she can't believe he feels the same way! As she fights to return home with Cadegan's help she discovers that Cadegan does not intend to go back with her. In fact, he knows being with her will place her in constant danger. He is doomed to stay in hell and protect a magical shield that everyone wants. But sassy Josette won't leave without him....

Son of No One was a fantastic read. Characters from prior books in the Dark Hunter series return and make this a joyous and entertaining read. Cadegan is an atypical hero. He is a noble, tortured individual but I like that he wasn't as dark as the author's other heroes. Even though he has been betrayed by everyone he has ever cared for, he still has the ability to care for Josette despite knowing she will leave him. Abandoned by his mother, hated by his lover and thrown into hell for a thousand years by his own brother, Cadegan still carries on. He fights his demon side while protecting his powerful shield from falling into power hungry hands. The feisty and innocent Josette is irresistible to him and I loved reading how this strong character is amazed that she cares for him, too. What makes Cadegan's special is that he still retains his humanity and opens himself to Josette. Josette and Cadegan are a delightful together. I liked how they both felt like misfits but found love and sanctuary in each others arms. This book was a lot of fun to read because the characters and the story are actually a bit playful. I enjoyed reading about Cadegan's parentage and there are lot of suprises that I hope the author will continue with in following books. I only wish the book had been longer and there had been more adventures with Josette and Cadegan. The book seems to end a bit abruptly. Readers should be warned that the last pages are actually an excerpt of her next book Born of Betrayal which is part of her futuristic League series. The teaser will make readers want to read her upcoming book but it makes the story shorter than readers would expect.

Unexpectedly funny and completely entertaining. I wanted more of Josette and Cadegan.

Reviewed by Steph from the Bookaholics Romance Book Club

Originally Reviewed For: Bodice Rippers, Femme Fatales and Fantasy

Son of No One is Book 25 in this near legendary series. But it's more than that it's book 3 in Ms. Kenyon's Lords of Avalon Series. One that intrigued me from the very beginning. A book that has been promised for quite some time but Sherrie found a way to combine her Lords of Avalon AND her Dark Hunters, YAY!! So didn't see that one coming.

Josette Landry can't exactly be called the girl next door. She's something of a bad luck charlie and she's one of "those" deveraux.. except they are all gorgeous and classy and sure of themselves. Josette is so desperate for work (and self esteem) that she takes a job as a photographer for some cook ghost hunters. Only when one of the portraits swoops her into it, she realizes that maybe her friends and family aren't that crazy after all. And what she finds behind the picture is a man worth saving.

Cadegan is trapped in a world where he must do good. He's angry, bitter and just wants to be free. When sexy Josette appears in his world he does all he can to return her to hers only he wants to go as well. Anything to get out of dodge. And to stay near a woman who dares him to risk his heart again.

There are those who are confused about this book. Who are wondering what the heck? What they haven't realized (I'm sure they have by now) what they hadn't realized is that this book brings us some of the great heroes and villains from Ms. Kenyon's Lords of Avalon Series. It's something of a transitionary book and those are always questioned. People want to understand. What they fail to understand is that sometimes, it takes time. Time to fully integrate the book into the over all arc.

I enjoyed this book BECAUSE of it's Avalon connection, the same thing that has so many confused. It might not have been her best in the series, not every book can be, but it was fun.

If you're a DH lover and haven't yet read this book, do so. It will matter eventually.

Shauni

I really did like it...BUT...I was disappointed in the length of the book. I liked Cadegan as soon as we met him, although I'll tell you, The Cadegan of the books synopsis and the Cadegan of the actual book were two different people. That rather confused me at first, then I just ignored the synopsis and concentrated on the book, which I did enjoy. Cadegan was amazing and we learn some new things about him and about others in the series. I won't spoil it, but the one I thought was gunning to be the biggest baddie of them all, now isn't.
I liked Jo and can identify with her, poor thing she feels like she can't do anything right, ever. The one right thing she does is find him. I fell in love that fast in real life, lol, so for me, that is believable. All in all, it was a good book. Just IMHO, too darn short. Maybe books like Acheron and Styxx have spoiled me, lol, because when I pay almost $19 for a hardback, I want a LOT of book for my money.

Recommended read so you can keep up in their world, but it only took me about 4 hours to read it.

In ‘Son of No One’ we meet Josette. Josette is having a lot of bad luck lately. She found out her husband was cheating on her and now she has lost her job. Soon Josette is desperate to find a new job so she can keep taking care of her three beloved dogs.
One night when Josette is helping her family out with filming a cleansing ritual she somehow falls through a mirror into another world. And not a very happy one. Everything is without color and soon Josette meets the evil residents of this world. Thankfully that’s when Cardegan sees Josette. Cardegan was betrayed by his brother many years ago and now he has been stuck in a immortal prison for many many years. Josette is the first human he sees in years and soon he can’t stay away from her.

Even though this book is the sixth book in the Hellchaser series, and I haven’t read the previous books in this series I found myself really looking forward to reading this book. Soon after I started reading I was completely pulled into the world Sherrilyn Kenyon creates. This book is definitely not a slow romance novel. No, the romance is intense and happens and moves very fast. At times it moved a little too fast for my taste but I still really liked Josette and Cardegan. Josette was this brave Cajun woman with a lot of passion, and Cardegan was just a little sad. He was very handsome and strong, but I mainly found him sad because of all the betrayal he had to go through.

There is a lot of action happening in this book and this book moves really fast. You definitely don’t get the time to lose your concentration. I definitely enjoyed this book and the romances and family bonds. But I do really think you’ll love this book even more if you have read the previous books in this series. There were just some thinks I didn’t quite understand. And there were really a lot of new characters for me to get to know. I honestly would forget who everybody was. I mean those names where a little difficult for me to remember.

But mainly I really enjoyed this book. Sherrilyn Kenyon’s writing style is very addictive and easy to read and I love the way she describes her characters. I’ll definitely be reading more books by her.

Oh how I love me some Kenyon. I’ve said this before, she is hands down my favorite author. Most of the time, we will over-look those three books that even I won’t re-read, her stories click for me. I love the good vs evil, the fight for the greater good, Hero and Heroines that overcome so much to end up with a H.E.A, the romance is great, the story line full of humor and great friendships and the fact that she can take even the most of her bad guys and find a way to redeem them in the end. All hail Ms. Kenyon.

Son of No One is a beginning of a three book story arc that is focusing on the Hellchasers aspect of her dark-hunter world, or at least I think that’s what I’ve read. I was a little hesitant, I LOVED Styxx and last time she went off on a three book arc I was not impressed with the plot line and, while happy I read them, but once was enough. So I started this book a little bit hesitant not wanting to be disappointed. Hell there is never going to be any author where you love each and every single book the same, they can’t all live up to expectations. There was no need to worry in this case, I LOVED Son of No One!

For me this was like going back to when the series was fresh and new. Sure most of these characters had been around before and we are familiar with these worlds by now, but the story felt like those first books that made me fall for the series in the beginning. I loved Cadegan and Jo, they were a great match for each other. Cadegan was very sweet and innocent in the beginning before showing his bad-ass side and Jo was fun and quick lipped like the heroines early in the series. It was also nice to have a series where my heart didn’t get ripped out and stomped all over for all the crap the Hero had to go through in his life. Sure Cadegan still had a tortured past, but compared to most of Kenyon’s heroes she definitely went easy on this one.

The action was great, the chemistry between the leads amazing and the pacing just right. After having a couple of months of being off in my reading I finished this book in a day. It sucked me in and didn’t let go, now I can’t wait for the middle book in this arc and I have my finger’s crossed as to who will be the male lead.

To all Kenyon fans this is a must read that will bring back familiar faces and a feel to the world we grew to love…or become obsessed with. Again, love me some Kenyon.

I hardly know where to start as to the series that Son of No One is in. It is a paranormal romance in her Dark-Hunterverse — #29, and the couple focus is on Jo Landry and Cadegan.

After that, it's also:
#13 in Dark-Hunter
#6 in Hellchaser
#3 in Lords of Avalon
#8 in Were-Hunter
My Take
The best I can say of Son of No One is that it is a part of a lot of different series, and it has a great cover. Other than that, it's a mess of tiny episodes that were strung together in comic opera fashion with a very young adult tone.

The story begins centuries ago in 1045 England and continues in the fall of 2014 and starts well enough. There's that slightly off-beat, fun mood that always makes me think "Kenyon" that starts with Jo ragging with Selena and continues with Jo's fall into the mirror world. I did like Jo's attitude, lol. It seems that Cadegan liked it as well. Yeah, there's some insta-love here, but at least Cadegan has a good reason. It's not even really love at first, but more of a thank-god-for-some-rational-and-mmmm-soft-skinned-company.

I am confused about Cadegan. He's a nice guy with every right to be angry, but amazingly clueless. He doesn't know much about the creatures in the land he's been trapped in for 1,000 years. Hullo. How can you possibly go for this long and not learn more? Gwyn talks about Cadegan being so cagey and skilled. Maybe when it comes to flailing a sword around.

As for Leucious, the least he could have done was hear his brother out.

Jo is amazingly clueless as well about the dangers of mirror world, even when she's exposed to it. I do love that she is so artless, but it does go too far.

This whole bargain business with Gwyn put me off. Sure, it's a great way to let us know how untrustworthy Gwyn is, but it goes against all the "legends" I've read about the fae. Isn't there some kind of penalty if you break the bargain? Wouldn't constantly changing the terms of the bargain be a breaking?? I always thought the fey were supposed to adhere to a bargain. I suppose it does help reinforce Gwyn's character. But wouldn't Cadegan have a good idea on how to bargain with the Fae by now? He's as clueless as a newborn babe. Hmmm, Gwyn will cede the bullocks of any offender to Cadegan. D'ya suppose Kenyon meant buttocks or ballocks?

I think it's at this point that it started to feel like a comic opera. As if Kenyon were sitting around the kitchen table and friends were chiming in with another awful clause for the bargain. It only gets worse when we go through the mutual I love him routine that the other refuses to believe. Yawn. Then there's the body-swapping. WTF? What? Why? Then there's Illarion. I like Illarion, but it was way too easy for that little adventure. Talfryn and Ioan add their clownish antics which simply contributes to the effect. Was Kenyon trying to hit all the lame tropes? To include every possible pantheon in the story?

That "illumination" about the dragons and their virgins is an interesting interpretation while the therapy horror was too funny.

In spite of the comic opera qualities of Son of No One, you can't help but want to cry for Cadegan. He's been hard done by his entire life. Not as badly as Ash or Styxx, but bad enough. The way Æthla used and destroyed him will break your heart, especially when Cadegan has done so much for her. Then Leucious' betrayal. Jesus. He'll listen to that little breeder but not his brother.
"No pressure there, right, buddy? Wow, Ash. I know why you don't have your own self-help show…Lifestyles of the Morbid and Terrifying. Stay tuned, folks. This week we learn how to end the world with a flourish and get rid of those pesky dog flea problems, all in ten minutes."

Okay. How would attacking a creature encourage that creature to help them? Another contradiction is that comment about "You protect each other, without a single word. Does this mean you don't care for one another?" Huh??

Ooh, I want an Electra!

Interesting side bit on why Savitar has isolated himself.

And it ends with lots of portents of doom, thus guaranteeing the ongoing misery of all the friends within the Dark-Hunterverse.

The Story
It just doesn't pay to be responsible. Not for Jo. She's about to lose her home, and she's already lost her jobs. Nothing else would make her desperate enough to accept this job with Selena's friends! Even if it is to film the stories about paranormal possession.

The Characters
Josette "Jo" (& Jo-Jo) Landry has always toed the line and look where that's gotten her! Henri, Belle, and Maisel are her babies. Dogs that have to suffer her baby talk. Gag. Barry Riggio is Jo's ex, the jerk.

Selena Laurens is Jo's cousin; Bill is her corporate lawyer husband. Tabitha and Karma Devereaux are two of Selena's eight sisters; Ian is Karma's son whom she's nicknamed "E.T." Rug is Ian's hamster. Karma's job is warehousing and cleaning scary relics and paranormal items; she's inherited custody of Valac from her sister, the now-deceased Tiyana. Aunt Rocky is Selena's mother. Aunt Xilla is another of the nutjobs in the family. Aunt Kalila helped run the family Voodoo store, Erzulie's, which Tabitha now owns. Tabitha is married to Valerius, a Roman general. Aunt Ana and Tiyana made soaps and oils for Erzulie's. Aunt Paulina will never let Jo work behind her counters again. Aunt Marie lives for genealogy. Cousin Amanda is Tabitha's twin, and Amanda is married to Kyrian, an ancient Greek general. Cousin Essie was the midwife for the birth.

Mama Lisa is the leader of the group putting together a new cable television channel. She's an exorcist and hosts the Voices Carry Internet radio show. The rest of Mama Lisa's posse includes Sister Jordan, her sister Sarah, Mistress Mercy, and Selena.

Cadegan Maboddimun is half-demon and half-fae/goddess-born, a waremerlin who guards the Shield of Dagda and has been imprisoned for over 1,000 years. His mother is Brigid, the daughter of the Dagda and the Mórrígan, which means Cadegan is their grandson, is a fey goddess whom Morgen turned to stone and now adorns Morgen's garden.

Leucious is his brother, a.k.a., Thorn, a.k.a., Forneus, whom we've met in other stories. Misery is one of Leucious' breeders (whatever that is). Josiah was Thorn's driver. Paimon is the demon overlord Cadegan believes is his father.

Dr. Troy Parthenopacus is married to Acheron (Ash); she and Dr. Julian Alexander are also specialists in Babylonian artifacts. Simi is Ash's Charonte demon who lives on his skin like a live tattoo. Kat is Ash's daughter.

The rescue posse includes:
Fang who works as a Hellchaser for Thorn and is married to Aimee, a werebear; Cael; Amaranda; Zeke Jacobson, a Necrodemian, who does Pest Control; Ravenna; Tristan; and, anyone else skilled with swords and Dark Age tactics with the powers of demon, Daimon, or fey. Talon is an ancient Celt of the Morrigantes married to Sunshine, who is herself a granddaughter of the Dagda and the Mórrígan. Her mother is Starla, a member of the Tuath Dé, which makes Cadegan family. Styxx is Ash's brother and married to Bethany, the Atlantean goddess of woe. Urian is Styxx's oldest son; Ari seems to be his youngest. Dr. Grace Alexander will be Cadegan's therapist; she's married to Julian.

Mirror world is…
…Glastonbury Tor, Terre Derrière le Voile, an alternate plane of existence whose grayness is said to be due to Merlin's magick being pulled in; it's a land where demons can be imprisoned and the fey rule. MODs are Minions of Death who would give anything to bite down on a human. Cadegan's Uncle Bracken is one of them. Brenin Gwn ap Nudd is the very untrustworthy shadow king, a sharoc. Talfryn and Ioan, alias Frick and Frack, are Adar Llwch Gwin, shapeshifting gryphons who will fly riders to their destination. Illarion is the last real dragon, a Katagari Drakos. Edilyn was his human wife. Maxis is Illarion's brother. Morgen Le Fey is a queen here. Queen Cordelia needs to make her appearance. Seems she's Gwyn's wife some parts of the year and belongs to Gwythyr ap Greidawl the other parts. Ademar was one of the knights of Camelot who refused Cadegan aid. Emrys Penmerlin is Camelot's ruler and the warlock we know as Merlin.

Cymara Clas, the monastery in A.D. 720
Brother Eurig was Cadegan's mentor in many things including honor and keeping one's word. Brother Owain had a gambling problem he was too comfortable in lying about. If the monastery was cloistered, how did Owain have the opportunity to gamble? Father Bryce was the abbot. King Elisedd ap Gwylog was the Powys king who dragged Cadegan from the monastery. Æthelbald was the Mercian king battling Elisedd.

Æthla was the woman Cadegan saved along with her family. How did her brothers not know what their father was demanding? What she had been doing with Cadegan all this time?

Graylings are fey creatures who ran afoul of Morgen and were cursed into these twisted forms. Sharoc are shadow fey. Dragon. Mandrakes are fey-born shapeshifters who can take the form of a man or a dragon. The addanc is a demonkyn's true form, a soulless, bloodthirsty beast. Katateros is a realm where Kat, Ash, Styxx and Bethany, and now Cadegan and Jo will live.

Kessar is a Sumerian gallu demon to whom the Smaragdine Tablet is precious. The Scythian Guard is a race of Drakaina, female dragons, a sister tribe to the the stores. Echidna is their queen, the mother of all monsters, the fiercest of the Titans.

Valac is one of the oldest, deadliest beings in the universe and should never be loose. He was supposed to be in Karma's custody. Jared is the Sephiroth.

Cal is the owner of the haunted Gardette-lePretre Mansion on Dauphine.

Artemis is the Greek goddess of the moon and the hunt. And she's not the Artemis Kenyon has taught us to know.

The Cover and Title
The cover has a deep, dark chocolate background and all the gold on it is raised from the author's name to the title to the raging dragon to the outline of the hexagon that the dragon is imposed upon. Emerging from the shape are orange flames.

The title is all about Cadegan, for he is the Son of No One.

Well he does not need to know who his father is to become my lover. Man I tell you Sherrilyn Kenyon has my panties wet with each sexual scene and it is not a crying shame. She also knows how to tear you heart out of your chest when you read and can feel the hopelessness in the main character. Each time I finish her last books I want to go and find the people that hurt the main character and do some damage to them. Cadegan being betrayed why the human woman he loves, goes again his sworn promise and kills three of her human brothers. For this he is casted through a mirror into the realm of nothingness where he is hunted daily by those who wish to have an item of great power. One of those hunting him is his own father who has placed a very high price on his head. Then one day while on a photo job to earn money to pay bills, Josette, who does not believe in the paranormal slips and falls through a mirror into Cadegan’s realm. From the moment he hears her screams of terror that those that are chasing her, Cadegan knows he is in trouble with this lass. With her funny way of speaking, her sarcasms and her lust for him (well it is a dream so might as well indulge, right), Cadegan again gives his heart to a human woman. What will she do with it?? Well I cannot tell you everything. Some things you have to read to believe.

Are you sure this is a real Dark Hunter book? Because, so far it is pretty stupid. I have read all of the books at least three times- a few of them even more. This book is written so differently and does not sound like Sherrilyn's voice at almost. I am very disappointed; stopped reading half way through and wish I had not wasted thirteen dollars.

I do not want to be too critical of an author's writing and style because it is honestly hard to write books that people would want to read. But that being said, I felt that the series was going nowhere in this book. Just when you think you met the most powerful being in the Kenyon-verse, you're introduced to another character who is more powerful and has a more tragic story. And all of them do, at least all the men, which comes across as identical people. There is almost nothing that makes them stand out. Also all the sappy lines stay the same, such as "she looked at him like he mattered." Honestly, you can flip-flop characters and the story remains the same. It lacks originality and creativeness, which I'm sorry to see is gone. I loved "Seize the Night." It was honestly one of my favorites and there was a clear direction of romantic growth between Valerius and Tabitha. It wasn't sudden and they had the time to know each other. I feel like the author is trying to finish a book instead of taking us through a story. I hope that she re-evaluates her writing style and follows the storyline through to the end.

It lists as 420 pages when it is only 342 pages and honestly I feel like I got taken to the bank. The story was ok toward the end when Ash, Styxx, and Thorn came onto the scene. Will never pre-order SK again. Also, it takes another story arc to many in past books that never materialize. Waste of $13.

I seriously debated with myself about whether to read this book. I hated Styxx with the fiery passion of a thousand suns, and honestly, the Dark Hunter series has been losing me for awhile. I have had an increasingly difficult time following all the threads of the larger story arc since Acheron. I thought I might be ok when we started to learn about the Hellchasers, but then we moved on to the Native American lore and with some of the Greek and Atlantean stuff still in there, I just can't keep up.

All of that aside, I really loved the early books in the series. I had to give it one more chance, even though I had never even heard of the hero or heroine. I'm glad I did.

Even though I didn't recognize the core couple by name, I did recognize their family connections. Josette is a cousin to the clan of Devereaux women. She's tight with Selena, Tabitha, Amanda and the gang, but she is cynical about the supernatural. Obviously, that is about to change. Cadegan, meanwhile, is related to Thorn and has spent the past thousand years in a hell dimension, courtesy of the Hellchaser himself. The couple meets when Jo accidentally falls through a mirror that serves as a portal to his prison.

Cadegan is the quintessential Kenyon hero. No one has ever loved him. Everyone he ever trusted has betrayed him. He lives a life of misery in a gray world... until Jo enters the picture. The two of them connect right away. It's total insta-love. Like in a day. But I was so caught up in the angsty tortured hero stuff, I didn't really care. She brought color and kindness into his world. She made him feel hope again. She looked at him (*wait for it*) ... LIKE HE MATTERED. -That's how you know you are reading a Kenyon book, y'all.

Anyway, Cadegan makes it his mission to get Jo back home and he goes to great lengths to do it. There are bumps along the way. Ash, Styxx, Thorn and others enter the picture. There's a dragon and some Fae and, somehow, some King Arthur stuff thrown in the mix. Somehow, it's all tied in with Noir and the Malachai and even though I have read every book in this series -some multiple times- I couldn't connect all the dots if my life depended on it. So I stopped trying and wallowed in the romance.

The relationship progression is classic Kenyon. I've read it in dozens of her books, but it still works. At least it does when the hero hasn't been raped a thousand times or sent to an island alone for 11-thousand years. And in this case, we didn't enter that territory so I was good with it.

It was a very fast read. It was a fair number of pages but the font was big and the margins were huge so I'd be curious to hear the word count. Overall, though, I think Dark Hunter fans will like it. I just wish Kenyon would have a primer somewhere so I could refresh my memory on the connections between all players, like Jared, Jaden, Noir, Thorn, Nick and the significance of the Sephiroth, the Malachai and.. just everything. Is it just me?

Rating: B

I'm not really sure how I feel about this book. It is lacking that special something I've always enjoyed about her books.

I was surprised to see her bring the Avalon world she wrote about as KM into the DH world. I read those and the other KM books first and had always hoped for more, but I don't think this story did justice for either world. It was just too choppy. Something that seems to be going around, and that I really wish would stop spreading.

I also couldn't stand Joe. I felt like I was reading Nick from the YA series and not grown woman. I know adult women can be dorks and say goofy stuff. I'm one of those women, but this was at a whole other prepubescent boy child level. Which is fine in tge Nick books. Not so much this one.

(spoiler )

The body changing sex scene was the most ridiculous waste of words I'm pretty sure I ever read by this author. Just thinking about it makes me want to take an extra star off.I think I will. It's not because the scene exists, it's how it exists. It's really awfully done and just so childish.

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While there was info there you'll want to know as a series follower, it's jst been poorly delivered. I would have liked less stupid and more story. I would have also likwd to seen the story finished. Notin the "let's tie a bow on things" manner that'sbecoming popular. It's beneath this author's talent and I wish she hadn't stooped.

One final note. I hate to see a book end at barely 70% finished. I would have preferred the story be complete. Most people read the Bornbooks anyway without the need of a several chapter preview. I was irritated enough that I didn't read it.

I like the idea of the story. Always hve. It's why she's remained one of my favorite authors. I love the worlds she builds. I'm a sucker for agood world building. Had this been the first book of hers I had read, her name would have been added to my "never again!" list. This book was wackier than a wombat in a washing machine. Unfortunately it just wasn't the good kind of wacky. If you're a long term fan, you just might yourself as dizzy as said wombat. It's a renter book. definitely not worth the hardback new release price.

THOUGHTS:
Hmm. To speak truthfully, I am a bit uncertain as to how I should commence this review for two main reasons, really.

First and foremost, I have not followed the Hellchaser series from its inception; therefore, I was left with a state of constant confusion for 90% of my read. Now, I have picked up a few series late in the game, like my recent read The Dead Will Tell for example. This book was number six in its series and to be quite frank, it was not difficult to follow along. Particularly, because the author (Linda Castillo) provides an underlying thread of connection to the previous books, which if I may admittedly confess, compelled me to gather up the preceding ones.

The main problem that I encountered with this series lies where you, the reader, make your entrance. You will most likely feel at a loss in identifying with what is taking place in the story, because it seems as though every successive novel in this series, has built upon the events of all the previous ones, and Kenyon gives no clear back story for someone who wants to avoid the route in starting with book one. For example, the loss of Josette's cousin Tiyana, which to some extend, is connected to the premise of this story. Kenyon, only mentions that Tiyana passed, but there is no unifying development. Also, there is a myriad of characters mentioned within this novel that are prevalent to the series as a whole, (and others that Kenyon has authored) but again, the attempt to make a solid connection fizzles.

The other reason regards the contents of the book. Before, I proceed to go into detail with this subject though, I would like to make it known that the objective in my reviews is not to offend the author or publisher. In fact, I make every effort to keep my reviews in a professional tone with the author’s feelings and hard work in mind. Having said that, it pains me to say that I was deeply uncomfortable and disappointed with the dialect of the novel. While it is clear that this is a romance storyline that most bookworms would mainly enjoy reading, it just was not for me. The sexual content was, in my opinion, exaggerated. Which is unfortunate, because despite this major flaw, Kenyon's writing is effortless, easy to read and quite charming.

That said, there were some noteworthy scenes in the Son of No One (despite my constant state of skepticism). Namely, Sherrilyn Kenyon's knowledge in Greek mythology, which had me avidly searching the internet for images of these unforeseen creatures she spawns so smoothly; not to mention, Kenyon speaks in an ancient language that is sure to bewitched you. Further, the relationship between Josette and Cade is well-founded, their desperate search for each other is absorbing; as well as, their relentless struggle and fight to find a middle ground in where they both can abide and share in their love. Similarly, I liked Cadeagan and how I gradually came to make sense of his decisions, his emotions and extraordinary circumstances. Cade knows that he is cursed by means of his father's blood, but despite this wretched fate, Cade instinctively fights to preserve his integrity. In fact, here is a particular scene that struck me to the core:

"Honor is what separates man from beast. The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to actually be what we pretend to be. Let others laugh and mock those of us they perceive beneath them, but remember, good Cadegan, honor lies inside our hearts and it is that which makes us act with mercy and compassion against those who have most wronged us. Even if the jackal wounds your pride, do not reward such knavery by surrendering your honor to him. Only then have you truly lost all. Never let anyone take your soul, for they are not worth your eternity or your heart.

To sum up, the book as a whole was okay, but it just was not for me. I would recommend that anyone who wishes to jump in this series, begin with book one of the Dark Hunter series, as the reader would probably gain a more better reading experience.

AUDIOBOOK REVIEW:
* Audiobook was provided by Macmillian Audio Publishing in exchange for an honest review

I found it rather interesting to listen to a storyline narrated by a male voice, when the story alone holds more than a handful of female characters, but Holter Graham's narration delivered. Even though Graham's storytelling was a bit nasally, his Southern/Celtic accent more than made up for it; the transition between worlds was clear and solid too. Even so, a highlight in his performance was, in my opinion, Cadegan's voice over. Graham's husky tone draws Cadegan's character closer to the listener. With interesting characters such as the ones that Kenyon has created in this series, the story grows and expands to include a fabulous take on Graham's storytelling. In short, his audible tone is perfect for this dark Gothic development.

IN A NUTSHELL:
» Sherrilyn Kenyon's story telling is very energetic and spunky; the modern cultural catch phrases are quite humors and are sure to make you giggle

» I could totally see this series turned into a video game; like, something similar to: Elder Scrolls, Skyrim, Arcania, Oblivion, Dragon Age, God of War etc.

» The novel felt a lot like Alice in Wonderland meets Freaky Friday meets Percy Jackson & the Olympians; so confusing and overwhelming in character variation

» So, Josette denies the existence of anything supernatural, that is until she stumbles and falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated with: draken, kith, dracokyn, mandrakes and unusual humanlike creatures like, Cadegan (pronounced Cah-doo-gun-isn't that Ryu's catchphrase from Street Fighter?) a medieval Welsh knight with a powerful secret, and then, not even five minutes into their first encounter, they sleep with each other. . .okay, what? To say the least, the initial meeting between the two felt rushed and sloppy

» This novel was okay, but I did not like it. There were obvious glaring issues that signaled a lack of interest and emotional connection. At least I was able to find some positive aspects :) As aforementioned, I would recommend that anyone who wishes to jump in this series, begin with book one of the Dark Hunter series, as the reader would probably gain a more better reading experience.

3 THINGS I LIKED:
+ Josette Landry. I liked Jo's "take-no-prisoners" attitude and spunky confidence in keeping Cade at bay and away from morphing into "beast-mode." Added to that, Josette is confounded by constant instances of sheer bad luck, and while she is fully receptive of the fact, her collected sarcasm and whimsy remarks give us the impression that Jo is an optimist. Also, her natural ability to reason and take initiative are great qualities too. I love that in a heroine.

+ The Cade & Josette relationship is comparable to that of Betty Ross and The Hulk which I love. The Hulk and Betty are actually my only favorite couple in the Marvel family, mainly because their love is so pure. In this novel, Cade makes it clear, he loves his lady Josette and would do anything for her, even give up his life for her happiness and survival. Similarly, Josette loves her Welsh knight and vows to never leave his side, even after discovering that he is half demon! Josette, is the perfect remedy for Cade; without her, he is lost and without him, she is hopeless. Their's is a gutsy love story.

+ llarion. Our flying fire-breathing talking dragon and most trustworthy friend. His introductory in the story was brilliant; especially, in the first encounter with Josette and Cade, which is sure to have you laughing out loud; literally. With the blend of mysticism that Kenyon throws into Ilarion's storyline, it is inevitable to become enamored. I only wished that more attention was given to his character, perhaps Kenyon can write a side-story?

3 THINGS I DID NOT LIKED:
- In all, there are (25) novels in The Dark Hunter series, (4) in The League series and (5) in the Chronicles of Nick series. If not all, most are interlaced with each other. It practically felt as if I was trying to get into an exclusive member's club, but had to meet the requirements in order to gain entrance; the approach was not friendly by any means, and the requirements involved I read 33 books in all!

- Which brings me to my next complaint, the lack of any underlying back story. This was so frustrating on so many levels, namely because I wanted the story and world-building to make practical sense. I still read and listened to the audiobook though, but I found myself enjoying it without any care, and well, that's not a good thing considering I invested my time in the novel.

- There was an over-abundance of Greek mythology terms, root words and ancient English used within the premise of the story that made no sense whatsoever. I found I had to reread paragraphs more than once, just so that I can follow along. Still, the gods and Titans, Merlin, King Arthur and his myths, the endless worlds within the otherworld are all inviting. You'll definitely want to have a Greek language dictionary by your side should you choose to read this novel.

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It has been several years since I dived into the Dark-Hunter universe and so going into this one I was a bit rusty on plot details. The last one I read was Styxx so when Thorn and Karma Devereaux keep sneaking looks, when did that happen? And when did Thorn turn out to be a team player and fight with Acheron and crew? Other than that, I fell right back into the series. This one focuses on Cadegan, a demon bastard who was banished over a thousand years ago to a monochromatic hell realm controlled by Morgan la Fey (enter the connection to Kenyon's Lords of Avalon series, YAY) by his own brother (who actually isn't his brother). Josette is from the Devereaux clan of witches, psychics, demon slayers, and eccentrics that gave us Tabitha, Selena, and Amanda just to name a few who had their own books and run in with their very own DH. Jo doesn't believe in magic and life has been pretty shitty to her lately. Her cousin offers her a job and this job leads to her falling through a mirror portal into the realm where Cadegan resides. He rescues her, they give in to passion (rather quickly for my tastes), and the plot line progresses steadily from there. They have to fight their way out of the realm, Cadegan has to fight the urge to give in to his demon side, and Jo has to come to terms with the fact that she is falling in love with a man that is magic personified. Overall a good story, not my favorite in the series, or even in my top 5 favorites in the DH series, but it also wasn't my least favorite in the series. It was good. I liked it. I am happy to be reading and catching up on the series. Love the universe (so much so that I have a double bow DH tattoo done in white tattooed behind my ear) and the characters.

2.5 stars

Well talk about a filler book. Now I might have gotten a bit spoiled with Styxx, which was about 900 pages long, but Son Of No One was barely 200 pages. I was already mentally prepared for another sleepless night, but I finished this one in less than three hours. Besides the length of the book, which I can understand because some characters just have less to say or are less complicated, there were a couple of other issues.

While I did like the overall story line and I'm hoping some plot holes will get filled later on, it did feel all very rushed. I'm not a big fan of instant love. Instant lust I understand completely, but immediately wanting to throw your life down for someone, a little less. It's not just the romance part that all happened very fast, the overall pace of the story was rushed. There were plenty of moments where the twists and turns were almost 180° in a matter of a paragraph. It was a lot of jumping from one moment to the next, hating each other, forgiving, fighting then peace. Pretty exhausting actually and not very believable at times. It also toned down the drama. A lot of things were happening, but you never felt any real fear or threat that things might go wrong.

On the one hand we had the whole Jo and Cadegan thing going on and on the other hand a lot of information was revealed that will have consequences in the next book. I was hoping some parts of it might have happened in this book, unfortunately we'll have to wait for that. Talk about a drama killer.

Still the writing was good and the characters were likable. It's just that I've come to expect so much more from Sherrilyn Kenyon, that this one feels like a disappointment. I've enjoyed reading it, though it's certainly not her best work.

Short review:

Rating~ 3.25 stars

I think this is the first time I have given Sherrilyn's book less than 4 stars.

Jo and Cadegan's relationship developed very quickly. Jo went from being a person who did not believe in the paranormal to completely submerging herself in that world in a very short time span and it seemed to me she was nonplussed about it all at times but as always the sherri's heroes shine through and you can't help but like them.

This book felt very nostalgic, it reminded me of the first few books in the series where the heroines did not know the dark-hunter or other worlds and there was a lot of laughter, fun, witty banter and happiness. Which felt good in a sense because of how gut-wrenching Styxx's book was, we needed something was relatively lighter but on the other hand the book also felt like a filler.

The book is also a lot shorter than the last which was over 800 pages or even the one before that. I don't know why that is the case but this affected my overall enjoyment because at times I felt like I was missing some of the development b/w the protagonists and the overall story.

The book also left me with a lot of burning questions and there were certain parts of the book that did not make sense to me for e.g. Cadegan's parentage.

It wasn't terrible, but it certainly wasn't very good. The only truely redeeming quality was that it was setting up the "next tier" of the overall story. It was a filler book.

Frankly, At this point I am finding the chronicals of nick books to be more interesting then the last few dark hunter novels. It genuinely feels like she has put all her effort into that plot arc and is scrambling to fill gaps with these other novels. Which is fine. I can't blame her, a few of the books leading up to archeron were pretty unreadable. What is not acceptable is paying 13 dollars for this slop.

I had not read the Dark-Hunter series in a while. I had a falling out with the Nick Chronicals and just put the whole thing away. And honestly, I picked up this book because it was on sale.
I liked the Welsh angel, learning more about different pantheons is always fun and I'm glad to see Kenyon getting away from beating the Greeks and Romans to death.
The plot was pretty similar by long time reader standards: Girl is having rough time, weird thing happens, girl meets sexy immortal, fall in love, turns out girl is goddess reincarnated. *yay*
The weird thing was that the child produced from this union is supposed to be stronger than even Acheron's kid. I'm not sure what Kenyon is building the series up to, but if you need this many god-kids it is probably a bad thing.
Honestly I just enjoyed it as a stand alone. I know enough about the DH universe even when I hadn't read the stories of the other characters I was fine.

As a long time reader and fan of the Dark Hunter series, I was eager to read the latest installment with a completely new set of characters.

Summary:

Josette, a member of the Devereaux clan, is down on her luck following a rough divorce. In dire straights, she takes the offer to work as a camera woman for a show about supernatural beings. Things go wrong though when she falls through a mirror and finds herself stranded in a dangerous dark netherworld with only the reclusive Cadegan to rely upon.

Pros:

One of my favorite parts of the series is seeing the cameos from characters from previous books. We get a lot of that in this book including Styxx, Acheron, Simi, Talon, and several others. We also see a bit more of Selena, who is a character I have always loved. They are brief, but it is just nice to get a glimpse into what they have been up to since their last appearances.

This book also seems to be tying into another series of hers. If you are fan of Celtic and/or Arthurian myth like me, you will enjoy those bits as well. We also get a bit more explanation of the Hell Chasers series and the direction that might be taking.

Cons:

Honestly, I felt like the characters and the romance between them was really weak in this book. There is no build up at all. They meet and within 24 hours are in love. There is no slow simmering or fighting of feelings. Just boom, they fall in love. It's anti-climactic in this genre and really seems to defeat the purpose of their relationship even being the focus of the book at all.

Cadegan is a pretty standard hero for SK. He's a tortured anti-hero with a tragic past and blah blah. Nothing stands out about him as good or bad. Josette is similar to a lot of other heroines in the book series, but her dialogue was particularly annoying to me. Every sentence she said had to be overly witty and sarcastic. It was filled with too much slang and weird metaphors. It just felt so forced and out of place. No one talks like that ALL THE TIME.

Also while I did love the hints of Arthurian legends here and there, it does make the world even more confusing and complicated. Who is the new threat again? Why are they going to destroy the world if not stopped? What is going on exactly? If you aren't careful, it is very easy to get lost in all of the various gods and pantheons.

Conclusion:

This book is pretty average to me. There are better and worse in the series. I did enjoy reading parts of it, but I don't think it is one I will pick up again. I would suggest buying it used or just checking it out from the library.

Cadegan was forced into a bleak realm that was sucked out of the human world centuries ago. He has lived there for 1000 years and has had nothing but fighting and torture in his entire life. Jo is the cousin to the Devereaux sisters, her life has been in a downward spiral for months when she takes a job with her cousins and meets Cadegan. Will they be able to thwart the evil that is set on turning Cade from his sacred duty? Will Cade be able to return Jo to her home at the expense of his own existance? This was a very good book that ties the Lords of Avalon series to the Dark-Hunter series.

I think the story initially irritated me because of all the attempts to be cool, especially when Jo falls into Cadegon's world and keeps talking to him with all her slang and idioms, even after she knows he has no clue as to what she is saying. When I meet people whose understanding of English is limited, I try to use simple terms so they can understand. She just keeps up with the slang for quite awhile. I felt like Kenyon was really pushing the "trying to be funny" button. But eventually, I liked Jo despite my initial annoyance with her. And, of course, you had to love Cadegon. And I enjoyed their romance. But I felt like there were eventually so many characters in the story, I was sometimes lost. The last several books, with all the new patheons, have been diappointments to me. I've read all the Dark Hunter books and used to love them, but some of that love has cooled over the last few books of confusion. Including this one, though I did love the romance.

One other note. The actual book is 355 pages long, with wide margins and lots of room between lines. Then there are 65 pages of "sneak peek" of "Born of Betrayal". That was a disappointment. I thought I had so much more ot this book to read and I don't even read this other series (I tried).

I have to say that this is one of the most confusing books I’ve ever read. The Dark Hunter universe has been expanded over several books and includes several pantheons and a plethora of characters. And many of these paranormal beings are literally thousands of years old. And some of them have had several names over the centuries, including many of the characters in this story. The author referred to several characters by a few different names and it was a little difficult to keep up with who was who.

I also had a difficult time with the insta-love aspect of the story. I could feel chemistry but I thought the confession of love was too soon and the romance didn’t develop naturally. Something felt off with the story. I couldn’t put my finger on it but the story seemed incomplete somehow and the book ended too soon. This felt more like a transition book to me; the backstory or groundwork being laid in order to prepare us for some apocalyptic changes in the storylines.

I thought it was great watching the appearances of older characters such as Talon, Acheron, Styxx, Simi, Grace, Selena and a few others. We also got to see more of Karma, one of the Devereaux sisters and briefly meet her son. Cade and Jo were okay characters but their “love” story sounds a lot like Seth and Lydia’s in the book, THE GUARDIAN. I hate to say it but I was sadly disappointed in the story.

To top it all off, the author confused me even further by adding a bonus scene at the end of the book totally negating the parentage of Cade that was mentioned in story. So…I’m really confused. Was everything we learned in the story about Cade’s father a lie or is this just some kind of crazy subterfuge? I’m not sure but I’m really not excited about the next book. I love Sherrilyn Kenyon and her books, but this one was a miss for me. I’m torn in my feelings and found it difficult to put them into words so I apologize if my review sounds a little disjointed because that’s how the book left me feeling.

Son of No One by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Paranormal Romance - Sept. 2nd, 2014
4 ½ stars

Son of No One was a fun, action-filled read. While the cover states it is a Dark Hunter Novel. The hero is not a Dark Hunter nor is the heroine.

Good-hearted but down on her luck, Josette Laundry thinks she has seen it all. After all, she has family members that are married to Dark Hunters and other Immortals. When Josette is offered a well paying job by her cousin she finally thinks her luck has turned around. But being hired to do photography for witches is bound to cause unforeseen problems! When she gets to her job Josette falls into a magical mirror and is literally transported into hell. She immediately finds herself running from zombie-like creatures. But a rugged and handsome stranger saves her. His name is Cadegan. A man that is more than he seems. Josette is drawn to his honor and his vulnerability. She finds the sexy man too desirable and she can't believe he feels the same way! As she fights to return home with Cadegan's help she discovers that Cadegan does not intend to go back with her. In fact, he knows being with her will place her in constant danger. He is doomed to stay in hell and protect a magical shield that everyone wants. But sassy Josette won't leave without him....

Son of No One was a fantastic read. Characters from prior books in the Dark Hunter series return and make this a joyous and entertaining read. Cadegan is an atypical hero. He is a noble, tortured individual but I like that he wasn't as dark as the author's other heroes. Even though he has been betrayed by everyone he has ever cared for, he still has the ability to care for Josette despite knowing she will leave him. Abandoned by his mother, hated by his lover and thrown into hell for a thousand years by his own brother, Cadegan still carries on. He fights his demon side while protecting his powerful shield from falling into power hungry hands. The feisty and innocent Josette is irresistible to him and I loved reading how this strong character is amazed that she cares for him, too. What makes Cadegan's special is that he still retains his humanity and opens himself to Josette. Josette and Cadegan are a delightful together. I liked how they both felt like misfits but found love and sanctuary in each others arms. This book was a lot of fun to read because the characters and the story are actually a bit playful. I enjoyed reading about Cadegan's parentage and there are lot of suprises that I hope the author will continue with in following books. I only wish the book had been longer and there had been more adventures with Josette and Cadegan. The book seems to end a bit abruptly. Readers should be warned that the last pages are actually an excerpt of her next book Born of Betrayal which is part of her futuristic League series. The teaser will make readers want to read her upcoming book but it makes the story shorter than readers would expect.

Unexpectedly funny and completely entertaining. I wanted more of Josette and Cadegan.

Reviewed by Steph from the Bookaholics Romance Book Club

Originally Reviewed For: Bodice Rippers, Femme Fatales and Fantasy

Son of No One is Book 25 in this near legendary series. But it's more than that it's book 3 in Ms. Kenyon's Lords of Avalon Series. One that intrigued me from the very beginning. A book that has been promised for quite some time but Sherrie found a way to combine her Lords of Avalon AND her Dark Hunters, YAY!! So didn't see that one coming.

Josette Landry can't exactly be called the girl next door. She's something of a bad luck charlie and she's one of "those" deveraux.. except they are all gorgeous and classy and sure of themselves. Josette is so desperate for work (and self esteem) that she takes a job as a photographer for some cook ghost hunters. Only when one of the portraits swoops her into it, she realizes that maybe her friends and family aren't that crazy after all. And what she finds behind the picture is a man worth saving.

Cadegan is trapped in a world where he must do good. He's angry, bitter and just wants to be free. When sexy Josette appears in his world he does all he can to return her to hers only he wants to go as well. Anything to get out of dodge. And to stay near a woman who dares him to risk his heart again.

There are those who are confused about this book. Who are wondering what the heck? What they haven't realized (I'm sure they have by now) what they hadn't realized is that this book brings us some of the great heroes and villains from Ms. Kenyon's Lords of Avalon Series. It's something of a transitionary book and those are always questioned. People want to understand. What they fail to understand is that sometimes, it takes time. Time to fully integrate the book into the over all arc.

I enjoyed this book BECAUSE of it's Avalon connection, the same thing that has so many confused. It might not have been her best in the series, not every book can be, but it was fun.

If you're a DH lover and haven't yet read this book, do so. It will matter eventually.

Shauni

I really did like it...BUT...I was disappointed in the length of the book. I liked Cadegan as soon as we met him, although I'll tell you, The Cadegan of the books synopsis and the Cadegan of the actual book were two different people. That rather confused me at first, then I just ignored the synopsis and concentrated on the book, which I did enjoy. Cadegan was amazing and we learn some new things about him and about others in the series. I won't spoil it, but the one I thought was gunning to be the biggest baddie of them all, now isn't.
I liked Jo and can identify with her, poor thing she feels like she can't do anything right, ever. The one right thing she does is find him. I fell in love that fast in real life, lol, so for me, that is believable. All in all, it was a good book. Just IMHO, too darn short. Maybe books like Acheron and Styxx have spoiled me, lol, because when I pay almost $19 for a hardback, I want a LOT of book for my money.

Recommended read so you can keep up in their world, but it only took me about 4 hours to read it.

In ‘Son of No One’ we meet Josette. Josette is having a lot of bad luck lately. She found out her husband was cheating on her and now she has lost her job. Soon Josette is desperate to find a new job so she can keep taking care of her three beloved dogs.
One night when Josette is helping her family out with filming a cleansing ritual she somehow falls through a mirror into another world. And not a very happy one. Everything is without color and soon Josette meets the evil residents of this world. Thankfully that’s when Cardegan sees Josette. Cardegan was betrayed by his brother many years ago and now he has been stuck in a immortal prison for many many years. Josette is the first human he sees in years and soon he can’t stay away from her.

Even though this book is the sixth book in the Hellchaser series, and I haven’t read the previous books in this series I found myself really looking forward to reading this book. Soon after I started reading I was completely pulled into the world Sherrilyn Kenyon creates. This book is definitely not a slow romance novel. No, the romance is intense and happens and moves very fast. At times it moved a little too fast for my taste but I still really liked Josette and Cardegan. Josette was this brave Cajun woman with a lot of passion, and Cardegan was just a little sad. He was very handsome and strong, but I mainly found him sad because of all the betrayal he had to go through.

There is a lot of action happening in this book and this book moves really fast. You definitely don’t get the time to lose your concentration. I definitely enjoyed this book and the romances and family bonds. But I do really think you’ll love this book even more if you have read the previous books in this series. There were just some thinks I didn’t quite understand. And there were really a lot of new characters for me to get to know. I honestly would forget who everybody was. I mean those names where a little difficult for me to remember.

But mainly I really enjoyed this book. Sherrilyn Kenyon’s writing style is very addictive and easy to read and I love the way she describes her characters. I’ll definitely be reading more books by her.

Oh how I love me some Kenyon. I’ve said this before, she is hands down my favorite author. Most of the time, we will over-look those three books that even I won’t re-read, her stories click for me. I love the good vs evil, the fight for the greater good, Hero and Heroines that overcome so much to end up with a H.E.A, the romance is great, the story line full of humor and great friendships and the fact that she can take even the most of her bad guys and find a way to redeem them in the end. All hail Ms. Kenyon.

Son of No One is a beginning of a three book story arc that is focusing on the Hellchasers aspect of her dark-hunter world, or at least I think that’s what I’ve read. I was a little hesitant, I LOVED Styxx and last time she went off on a three book arc I was not impressed with the plot line and, while happy I read them, but once was enough. So I started this book a little bit hesitant not wanting to be disappointed. Hell there is never going to be any author where you love each and every single book the same, they can’t all live up to expectations. There was no need to worry in this case, I LOVED Son of No One!

For me this was like going back to when the series was fresh and new. Sure most of these characters had been around before and we are familiar with these worlds by now, but the story felt like those first books that made me fall for the series in the beginning. I loved Cadegan and Jo, they were a great match for each other. Cadegan was very sweet and innocent in the beginning before showing his bad-ass side and Jo was fun and quick lipped like the heroines early in the series. It was also nice to have a series where my heart didn’t get ripped out and stomped all over for all the crap the Hero had to go through in his life. Sure Cadegan still had a tortured past, but compared to most of Kenyon’s heroes she definitely went easy on this one.

The action was great, the chemistry between the leads amazing and the pacing just right. After having a couple of months of being off in my reading I finished this book in a day. It sucked me in and didn’t let go, now I can’t wait for the middle book in this arc and I have my finger’s crossed as to who will be the male lead.

To all Kenyon fans this is a must read that will bring back familiar faces and a feel to the world we grew to love…or become obsessed with. Again, love me some Kenyon.

I hardly know where to start as to the series that Son of No One is in. It is a paranormal romance in her Dark-Hunterverse — #29, and the couple focus is on Jo Landry and Cadegan.

After that, it's also:
#13 in Dark-Hunter
#6 in Hellchaser
#3 in Lords of Avalon
#8 in Were-Hunter
My Take
The best I can say of Son of No One is that it is a part of a lot of different series, and it has a great cover. Other than that, it's a mess of tiny episodes that were strung together in comic opera fashion with a very young adult tone.

The story begins centuries ago in 1045 England and continues in the fall of 2014 and starts well enough. There's that slightly off-beat, fun mood that always makes me think "Kenyon" that starts with Jo ragging with Selena and continues with Jo's fall into the mirror world. I did like Jo's attitude, lol. It seems that Cadegan liked it as well. Yeah, there's some insta-love here, but at least Cadegan has a good reason. It's not even really love at first, but more of a thank-god-for-some-rational-and-mmmm-soft-skinned-company.

I am confused about Cadegan. He's a nice guy with every right to be angry, but amazingly clueless. He doesn't know much about the creatures in the land he's been trapped in for 1,000 years. Hullo. How can you possibly go for this long and not learn more? Gwyn talks about Cadegan being so cagey and skilled. Maybe when it comes to flailing a sword around.

As for Leucious, the least he could have done was hear his brother out.

Jo is amazingly clueless as well about the dangers of mirror world, even when she's exposed to it. I do love that she is so artless, but it does go too far.

This whole bargain business with Gwyn put me off. Sure, it's a great way to let us know how untrustworthy Gwyn is, but it goes against all the "legends" I've read about the fae. Isn't there some kind of penalty if you break the bargain? Wouldn't constantly changing the terms of the bargain be a breaking?? I always thought the fey were supposed to adhere to a bargain. I suppose it does help reinforce Gwyn's character. But wouldn't Cadegan have a good idea on how to bargain with the Fae by now? He's as clueless as a newborn babe. Hmmm, Gwyn will cede the bullocks of any offender to Cadegan. D'ya suppose Kenyon meant buttocks or ballocks?

I think it's at this point that it started to feel like a comic opera. As if Kenyon were sitting around the kitchen table and friends were chiming in with another awful clause for the bargain. It only gets worse when we go through the mutual I love him routine that the other refuses to believe. Yawn. Then there's the body-swapping. WTF? What? Why? Then there's Illarion. I like Illarion, but it was way too easy for that little adventure. Talfryn and Ioan add their clownish antics which simply contributes to the effect. Was Kenyon trying to hit all the lame tropes? To include every possible pantheon in the story?

That "illumination" about the dragons and their virgins is an interesting interpretation while the therapy horror was too funny.

In spite of the comic opera qualities of Son of No One, you can't help but want to cry for Cadegan. He's been hard done by his entire life. Not as badly as Ash or Styxx, but bad enough. The way Æthla used and destroyed him will break your heart, especially when Cadegan has done so much for her. Then Leucious' betrayal. Jesus. He'll listen to that little breeder but not his brother.
"No pressure there, right, buddy? Wow, Ash. I know why you don't have your own self-help show…Lifestyles of the Morbid and Terrifying. Stay tuned, folks. This week we learn how to end the world with a flourish and get rid of those pesky dog flea problems, all in ten minutes."

Okay. How would attacking a creature encourage that creature to help them? Another contradiction is that comment about "You protect each other, without a single word. Does this mean you don't care for one another?" Huh??

Ooh, I want an Electra!

Interesting side bit on why Savitar has isolated himself.

And it ends with lots of portents of doom, thus guaranteeing the ongoing misery of all the friends within the Dark-Hunterverse.

The Story
It just doesn't pay to be responsible. Not for Jo. She's about to lose her home, and she's already lost her jobs. Nothing else would make her desperate enough to accept this job with Selena's friends! Even if it is to film the stories about paranormal possession.

The Characters
Josette "Jo" (& Jo-Jo) Landry has always toed the line and look where that's gotten her! Henri, Belle, and Maisel are her babies. Dogs that have to suffer her baby talk. Gag. Barry Riggio is Jo's ex, the jerk.

Selena Laurens is Jo's cousin; Bill is her corporate lawyer husband. Tabitha and Karma Devereaux are two of Selena's eight sisters; Ian is Karma's son whom she's nicknamed "E.T." Rug is Ian's hamster. Karma's job is warehousing and cleaning scary relics and paranormal items; she's inherited custody of Valac from her sister, the now-deceased Tiyana. Aunt Rocky is Selena's mother. Aunt Xilla is another of the nutjobs in the family. Aunt Kalila helped run the family Voodoo store, Erzulie's, which Tabitha now owns. Tabitha is married to Valerius, a Roman general. Aunt Ana and Tiyana made soaps and oils for Erzulie's. Aunt Paulina will never let Jo work behind her counters again. Aunt Marie lives for genealogy. Cousin Amanda is Tabitha's twin, and Amanda is married to Kyrian, an ancient Greek general. Cousin Essie was the midwife for the birth.

Mama Lisa is the leader of the group putting together a new cable television channel. She's an exorcist and hosts the Voices Carry Internet radio show. The rest of Mama Lisa's posse includes Sister Jordan, her sister Sarah, Mistress Mercy, and Selena.

Cadegan Maboddimun is half-demon and half-fae/goddess-born, a waremerlin who guards the Shield of Dagda and has been imprisoned for over 1,000 years. His mother is Brigid, the daughter of the Dagda and the Mórrígan, which means Cadegan is their grandson, is a fey goddess whom Morgen turned to stone and now adorns Morgen's garden.

Leucious is his brother, a.k.a., Thorn, a.k.a., Forneus, whom we've met in other stories. Misery is one of Leucious' breeders (whatever that is). Josiah was Thorn's driver. Paimon is the demon overlord Cadegan believes is his father.

Dr. Troy Parthenopacus is married to Acheron (Ash); she and Dr. Julian Alexander are also specialists in Babylonian artifacts. Simi is Ash's Charonte demon who lives on his skin like a live tattoo. Kat is Ash's daughter.

The rescue posse includes:
Fang who works as a Hellchaser for Thorn and is married to Aimee, a werebear; Cael; Amaranda; Zeke Jacobson, a Necrodemian, who does Pest Control; Ravenna; Tristan; and, anyone else skilled with swords and Dark Age tactics with the powers of demon, Daimon, or fey. Talon is an ancient Celt of the Morrigantes married to Sunshine, who is herself a granddaughter of the Dagda and the Mórrígan. Her mother is Starla, a member of the Tuath Dé, which makes Cadegan family. Styxx is Ash's brother and married to Bethany, the Atlantean goddess of woe. Urian is Styxx's oldest son; Ari seems to be his youngest. Dr. Grace Alexander will be Cadegan's therapist; she's married to Julian.

Mirror world is…
…Glastonbury Tor, Terre Derrière le Voile, an alternate plane of existence whose grayness is said to be due to Merlin's magick being pulled in; it's a land where demons can be imprisoned and the fey rule. MODs are Minions of Death who would give anything to bite down on a human. Cadegan's Uncle Bracken is one of them. Brenin Gwn ap Nudd is the very untrustworthy shadow king, a sharoc. Talfryn and Ioan, alias Frick and Frack, are Adar Llwch Gwin, shapeshifting gryphons who will fly riders to their destination. Illarion is the last real dragon, a Katagari Drakos. Edilyn was his human wife. Maxis is Illarion's brother. Morgen Le Fey is a queen here. Queen Cordelia needs to make her appearance. Seems she's Gwyn's wife some parts of the year and belongs to Gwythyr ap Greidawl the other parts. Ademar was one of the knights of Camelot who refused Cadegan aid. Emrys Penmerlin is Camelot's ruler and the warlock we know as Merlin.

Cymara Clas, the monastery in A.D. 720
Brother Eurig was Cadegan's mentor in many things including honor and keeping one's word. Brother Owain had a gambling problem he was too comfortable in lying about. If the monastery was cloistered, how did Owain have the opportunity to gamble? Father Bryce was the abbot. King Elisedd ap Gwylog was the Powys king who dragged Cadegan from the monastery. Æthelbald was the Mercian king battling Elisedd.

Æthla was the woman Cadegan saved along with her family. How did her brothers not know what their father was demanding? What she had been doing with Cadegan all this time?

Graylings are fey creatures who ran afoul of Morgen and were cursed into these twisted forms. Sharoc are shadow fey. Dragon. Mandrakes are fey-born shapeshifters who can take the form of a man or a dragon. The addanc is a demonkyn's true form, a soulless, bloodthirsty beast. Katateros is a realm where Kat, Ash, Styxx and Bethany, and now Cadegan and Jo will live.

Kessar is a Sumerian gallu demon to whom the Smaragdine Tablet is precious. The Scythian Guard is a race of Drakaina, female dragons, a sister tribe to the the stores. Echidna is their queen, the mother of all monsters, the fiercest of the Titans.

Valac is one of the oldest, deadliest beings in the universe and should never be loose. He was supposed to be in Karma's custody. Jared is the Sephiroth.

Cal is the owner of the haunted Gardette-lePretre Mansion on Dauphine.

Artemis is the Greek goddess of the moon and the hunt. And she's not the Artemis Kenyon has taught us to know.

The Cover and Title
The cover has a deep, dark chocolate background and all the gold on it is raised from the author's name to the title to the raging dragon to the outline of the hexagon that the dragon is imposed upon. Emerging from the shape are orange flames.

The title is all about Cadegan, for he is the Son of No One.

Well he does not need to know who his father is to become my lover. Man I tell you Sherrilyn Kenyon has my panties wet with each sexual scene and it is not a crying shame. She also knows how to tear you heart out of your chest when you read and can feel the hopelessness in the main character. Each time I finish her last books I want to go and find the people that hurt the main character and do some damage to them. Cadegan being betrayed why the human woman he loves, goes again his sworn promise and kills three of her human brothers. For this he is casted through a mirror into the realm of nothingness where he is hunted daily by those who wish to have an item of great power. One of those hunting him is his own father who has placed a very high price on his head. Then one day while on a photo job to earn money to pay bills, Josette, who does not believe in the paranormal slips and falls through a mirror into Cadegan’s realm. From the moment he hears her screams of terror that those that are chasing her, Cadegan knows he is in trouble with this lass. With her funny way of speaking, her sarcasms and her lust for him (well it is a dream so might as well indulge, right), Cadegan again gives his heart to a human woman. What will she do with it?? Well I cannot tell you everything. Some things you have to read to believe.

Title: Son of No One

Series: Hell Chaser bk 6/ Dark Hunter bk

Author: Sherrilyn Kenyon

Genre: Paranormal

Thoughts: After Styxx I wasn't sure how Kenyon would carry on this series but I should have trusted her. I mean she's Sherrilyn Kenyon.

I loved this book. I mean FREAKING loved this book. This had everything I've loved about Kenyon, a hero you loved from the very beginning, a heroine who had a lot of heart and attitude.

One of my favorite Kenyon heroines has always been Tabitha, and Jo is a lot like her cousin. Life hasn't been kind to her but she gets up every morning and does the best that she can.

My favorite Kenyon books are actually from her Lord's of Avalon series, so the fact that Cade is like those heroes made my day. In fact parts of that series are mentioned in this book.

For Cade and Jo love was the easy part, it was everything around them that was hard, especially considering the fact they were trapped in another dimension.

There is so much more I want to say about this book, but to do so will give away some spoilers and I don't want to do that. If you loved her Lords of Avalon series you will love this book.

Grade A+
Review by: Heather
http://www.thebookreadinggals.com

Like every Sherrilyn Kenyon's DH book this one was a great read. We have Cadegan, an immortal warrior who has been punished for something that someone else thought was something someone evil could only do or someone on the path to evil (hope you understood that, lol). He was left to fend for himself for centuries and then in comes rescue in the form of Jossette.

Jossette is cousin to the crazy Devereaux family. She, like Amanda before her, didn't believed in all the things her family believes in. Then she was in another dimension and even when everything felt like a dream she got a very rude awakening to the reality of her world.

Cadegan is one of the few entities, like the Malakai and Ash, who has the power to end the world or save it.

Also the Thorn revelation was an OMG moment, both who his son is (which I didn't know he had) and who his daddy is. I mean can this series can get any more f'ed up? I hope so cause I'm loving it.

This series gets more interesting book by book and I don't see myself getting bored by it any time soon. Yes, like everything, there are some things that I like more than others so there are some books I like more than others, but the stories are still good and I can't wait to see a complete immersion of the CoN and DH series.

I love SK and have been a big fan of her Dark-Hunter series for a while now, however I thought this book was a little better than just okay.
First, I really liked Josette and Cadegan as individuals. Cade is your classic SK hero: dark, tortured, sexy. I liked him a lot, and it was refreshing he was still capable of love and could be optimistic. Jo was cool, snarky and strong. I loved her personality, and found myself really laughing at some of her actions and dialogue.
I thought the two were a perfect match for one another. I loved the way they bantered and just how at ease they were with each other. My only problem with them is Jo's easy acceptance of everything happening around her. Especially since she is adamantly against believing in the paranormal, supernatural, etc. I also found it REALLY hard to believe that Jo could be around her cousins and their husbands, and even frequent Sanctuary and not have guessed or figured out something unusual. I.e. Paranormals! And I don't take Jo for a dense or daft person, either.
I also didn't like how quickly Jo and Cadegan fell in love. Especially given Cade's experiences with humans and women. It was a little uncomfortable that Jo was willing to go so far for Cade shortly after meeting. I liked the two together, but I wish there was more of a buildup... more time exploring their romance, even spent apart from one another. It felt rushed.

I have to slightly agree that the story seemed more like filler than anything. Not only was it short, it didn't have much to do with the Dark-Hunters and their enemies. I didn't feel any real inherent threat coming for the two protagonists. The entire introduction of a new pantheon and (another) baby stronger than Ash who might start the apocalypse is all so confusing. There were some plot holes--such as the reincarnation thing (again?) which I thought was reused too soon. And also HOW did Jo end up falling into the mirror and not being able to get out?

Also, as someone else pointed out--I didn't particularly appreciate returning to the Sumerians and their story again. And the Deus ex Machina for them finding the tablet in place of the shield they couldn't get was terribly handled.
I was also disappointed in the time skip and the anticlimatic ending--which didn't feel like an ending at all.

Honestly, the book could have been extended to explore some more things. To go in-depth with the characters and plot. And I am really becoming more and more confused with the pantheons and the demons, and the pending apocalypse, and the who-is-stronger-than-whom with each birth... It's a lot, and it's difficult to connect them all.

However, the book is very well-written and in classic Kenyon style which I love. It's witty and sarcastic and humorous. And the research and worlds Sherri builds is out of this world amazing. You would think she actually lived in the time of Arthur and Merlin with the speech, and all the ancient Welsh intricacies she comes up with.
Having just finished re-reading Styxx a few days before picking Son of No One, I was glad to see Ash and Styxx in their brotherly loving ways! I was also glad to read more about Thorn. He fascinated and intrigued me in Bad Moon Rising, so much so that he became one of my favorites from that book alone. Thorn doesn't disappoint in this. He's still as amazing as ever, and we get to see a more tender side of him, too, which is definitely a treat.
Okay there was one thing, though... I was a little disappointed that Thorn...wasn't into men! LOL I mean, he just totally gives off that vibe "I love dominating men who think they're stronger than I am." I admit, it was a fantasy of mine to see Thorn have his way with Fang~ (Might write a fanfic about that).
But even still I liked reading about him, and I'm curious about his relationship with Karma. I have a sneaking suspicion she might be Brigid reincarnated, or in human form. While I did like the bonus scene with Thorn, I didn't like how it was introduced as a bonus scene. I think it could have been carefully worked into a later story with Thorn.

Overall, I still thought it was a good read. Short, but good. Definitely recommend DH fans to read for all the information about certain characters for later books.

This was yet another great installment of the Dark Hunter Series. Each DH story pulls you in with every emotion you can name. Every character, both male and female, is haunted with something in his or her past but finds that one someone to bring them out of the dark and into the light.

Son of No One is definitely the same. Cadegan has a past that is so dark, you can’t help but feel for him. Growing up in a world where love and trust was only something of a dream to him, he has fought to survive the dark forces and place he was thrown into, but he grows tired. That is, until Josette Landry literally falls into his prison. She becomes his reason to fight on.

For me Cadegan’s character was on par with Fang, Vane, and in some way Ash and Styxx. Seeing his story from not only his eyes, but also Thorn’s was heartbreaking. You understood both their sides as well as the betrayal and love they both felt. Josette sees all of Cadegan, his heart and soul, not just the monster that others do. Her kindness and love brings him back to the man he was meant to be. Despite her own wariness and nonbelief of all things paranormal, Joe couldn’t deny what was before her.

I loved having a bunch of my favorites show up along with the addition of some new players. I did a lot of laughing with this book, whereas I usually do a lot of crying and/or cussing with a DH book. Ms. Kenyon answered a few question but left a ton more. Thorn’s story is one I’ll be waiting for with bated breath.

The only issue I had with the story was the end. I expected a little of a fight/battle. Things seemed to be leading up to that, but it didn’t get there. But, all in all, this was another fantastic installment to the DH series, and I can’t wait for more. Thank you Sherrilyn Kenyon!

Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark Hunter series is so popular, that it's been on my TBR list for a while. I now understand the popularity. Josette and Cade are well drawn and interesting, their chemistry so powerful that it had me completely sucked in. There is a lot of humor mixed with the danger and the smexy, and the plot is wildly inventive. This was a five-star read for the first two-thirds, and then secondary characters came in from all directions and there were not one, but two 'lost brother' reunions. The stampede of new characters to tie up what I assume are story arcs from multiple series/books, completely crashed the momentum of Cade and Josette's story.

Dedicated Sherrilyn Kenyon fans will probably love this installment. For me, 3 stars.

Sherrilyn Kenyon doesn't disappoint with her stories. I love the Dark Hunter series and this was the perfect addition to that series.

This was a great read and I couldn't put it down once I picked it up. I loved learning about the newest Dark Hunter Cadegan and his love interest Josette Landry. Sherrilyn Kenyon built up the relationship between the two characters perfectly. The storyline was great and the characters were easy to connect with.

There was nothing negative for me to say about this story. This story captured my attention and it was kept all the way to the end of the story. There was the right amount of mystery, action and romance. I enjoyed learning about Cadegan's parents. I can't wait for the next Dark Hunter book.

I give this book 5 stars and would recommend this whole series to those who enjoys paranormal romance and mythology. I will be rereading this series and adding more reviews for this series in the near future.

I like the Dark Hunter Universe and I have enjoyed the easy style of The Chronicles of Nick. She is one of the authors I collect in hardcover. I see this complicated universe that has occurred in the future that Nick is trying to keep from happening by changing the past. Because of the future in Chronicles of Nick, the Dark Hunter universe has become more complicated. That makes the reading hard to follow unless you absorbed all the books and have excellent recall, which I must admit is failing me. I am more likely to forgive Ms. Kenyon. She is great to her readers and gives more time to signing autographs than most similar writers. So I plan to hang in there because her books are more likely to please and are more reasonable in price than say LKH.

The H/h of the Dark Hunter Books are almost always insta-love, so I have gotten used to that. I love Selena, Amanda and Tabitha and the Devereux girls. Our heroine grew up with and was a cousin to the clan. There was a build up novel for a future battle and we have a mix of a lot of pantheons, but the story was good if not a favorite. Still Kenyon is never a bad read and I have wasted more money on less enjoyable reads.

I haven't purchased this title yet. Since I preordered DRAGONBANE I thought I'd reacquaint myself with the one previous.
I'm only to page 13, the back and forth between the cousins, Josette & Selena - thankfully a recurring character. Its funny and quirky and I actually have conversation's like this with both of my sisters. Especially when we're being goofy.
Given that we are goofy a lot! It also helps me as an exercise in dialogue when I write also.
Back to Son of No One. The characters work great together and the storylines are woven into a tale that's definitely worth the time to read.
As this is my second time around, I decidedly believe anyone who likes an escape from the day to day that sometimes we need to get away from, Sherrilyn Kenyon is one of the ways to accomplish this.
For me, having three different causes of chronic pain, reading keeps me from at least a part of it. Its not the ultimate pain killer but it does help.
Happy/Good reading y all ?

Holy Hell Batman!!

Okay where to start? I am still reeling from the 'Bonus Scene" at the end of the book. As always, or damn near close to always, SK keeps me so enthralled in the story that the only time I put my Kindle down was because I had to charge it. This novel took me 4 hours total to read, and yeah, I really flew through it. Much like her usual standard her writing was fantastic. Such an easy style to follow and enjoy.

Now onto the nitty gritty of the book.

I liked Josette and Cadegan. Their 'love' started quite quick but that was alright. It didn't bother me one bit because I loved those two together. I also loved Thorn and his roll in the book too.

Simi and Fang - God how you love those two! I laughed out loud at two different parts and it was because of these two characters. They are always the comedic break in the serious scene aren't they?

It was a little weird seeing Styxx here. I am still unsure how I feel about that book, much like Acheron's it will stick with me for a little while and in a few years I'll come up with a final verdict on that one. But overall I liked Styxx and Ash's interactions together in this novel.

What I didn't like ... that it ended ....

Okay so there is no way I can go a moment longer so *semi spoiler* attempt ... READ THE BONUS SCENE LIKE NOW!!!!!!!! Yeah if your jaw doesn't drop then you must be a statue!

5 Stars easily because yeah, SK is my author goddess and I love her work!

Jo Landry does not believe in the paranormal at all and is exasperated with her flaky family for their fervent beliefs. But she is desperate for a job, so she accepts a photography gig in a house that is thought to be haunted. She still thinks it's all hogwash until she falls into a mirror and lands in a strange gray world.
Cadegan Maboddimun finds her there. He has been consigned to this realm for a thousand years, and loneliness has been his constant companion. Jo is a glorious bright light suddenly dropped into his life, but he can't believe in her open trust in him--after all, he has been betrayed before, and women find him repellent. But he desperately wants to trust in this occasionally incomprehensible woman.
Sherrilyn Kenyon's latest in her long running "Dark Hunter" series is a surprisingly easy, 4 1/2 star read for the uninitiated, but those readers will immediately hit the bookstores for the other titles. This tale's light, snarky tone contrasts with some of the dark, dramatic events contained within, making for a delicious page turner.
Heather Nordahl Files at adcmagazine.com

This book started out so cute. By the middle, my brain felt as if it were on overload with all the convoluted jumping about. As with other Kenyon books, there is a tendency to jump off into a past event that seems to blend in with the current event and leaving one lost until the sequence is done and the story moves forward again. In this book, Josette is a wise apple who has taken on a job with family members to inspect a house. She falls through a mirror into another realm and meets Cadegan, who is weary of anything that moves. IMO this story lost steam two-thirds, when the you're related to someone else because someone three generations ago married someone, etc., started popping up. As for Josette and Cadegan, he had too many hang-ups to make this relationship work and, to be honest, there was little to match these two except where the author said the two figured out their likes and dislikes in bed. What about in other places? Situations? Still, Ms. Kenyon has a writing style that does draw one in. It's the wind up, ending parts that, IMO, need a bit more "something" to them.

Other than finding the blurb to be nothing like the actual story line, I found this title to act as nothing more than a filler between books. It fell way short in comparison with the others in the series. There was just too much unbelievable actions: the instant love between the main characters, the easy in which Jo accepted the fact that she was in another realm (too many amateur authors are chastised for this and yet here it is, published in black and white.), and last but not least, the mushy-mushy love. I'm a fan of strong women and strong men and there's nothing wrong with lovers having a softness for one another. Yet, it seemed to me that Cade's soft side was entirely too soft.

The story picked up at chapter 10 and the rest was wonderful.

I'm a huge fan of Ms. Kenyon and as a writer myself, I'm hard-pressed to critique another author's work, but as a reader, I can only offer my thoughts.

I would definitely recommend fans to read this book as it progresses the story line.

In Son of No One, next in the blockbuster The Dark-Hunters series by Sherrilyn Kenyon, it’s not easy being life’s own personal joke, but Josette Landry has made an unstable peace with the beast.

What do you do when your life is turned upside down? Your marriage ended in divorce and you have a foreclosure notice on your house. You take any job available and that includes being a photographer for a paranormal group. And that is exactly what Josette Landry does. Until she sees an image in the mirror and falls through.

Cadegan was betrayed by his brother Thorne and is forced to live his life out in the shadow lands. Cadegan finds Josette in his realm and goes out of his way to protect her while trying to get her back in the human realm, before she gets hurt.

I loved this book! It gave us a different view of Thorne and brought back some of our favorites like Simi and Acheron. If you love the Dark-Hunter books then this is another must read.

Something about this caught my attention so even though I hadn't read Dark-Hunter in awhile I decided to read it. Good decision. Reminds me why I read Dark-Hunter. Interesting characters, intricate plots, and romance that, despite obstacles, makes sense in the Dark-Hunter world. Cadegan is so heroic and misunderstood. Josette underestimates herself but is definitely strong and loving enough to be his match. I'm a fan of multiple pantheon books and Kenyon is good at them. The book made sense to me even though I hadn't read the last few. Add to that dragons and the always entertaining Simi to make this a book I enjoyed reading and would recommend to anyone wanting to get back into the Dark-Hunter series.

I always love Sherrilyn Kenyon books. She has always written a book so well that I have a hard time putting it down and this one is the same. Cadegan and Josette are perfectly matched in this story and even though the content of the book was a little lite, It was well worth waiting for. The story showed Cadegan, a demon, stuck in a realm in hell where he can't get out. His brother, a demon, put him there on the accusation of a heinous crime by someone out to cause trouble. Cadegan wasn't even asked about it, just banished for a couple thousand years. Josette comes along and is sucked into his realm through a mirror. As Cadegan tries to protect her and get her back to her time, they fall in love. A nice feel good story with some added twists that follow the underlying continuous stories with Ash, Styxx and other Dark Hunters and the end of the world prophecies.

Once again Kenyon takes her readers on a ride that leaves them hungering for more. You get addicted her her characters and sucked into her world. It is hard not to fall in love with each hero and heroine and sometimes even the villain. This book was a touch different from her other Dark Hunter Novels but no less captivating and I cant wait to get to the next book.

3.5 Stars
~Reviewed by ANGELA & posted at Under the Covers Book Blog

Son of No one was a good read; unfortunately, it did not wow me. It could be that I’m still reeling over Styxx that at this moment I’m expecting a read at similar caliber. Alas, this book was not.

Let me tell you why I liked it. Kenyon has a knack for writing tortured heroes and Cadegan is one of them. Just like Styxx, he was banished and had to survive in a very harsh world, poor guy. Kenyon paired him up with Josette, a mere human and cousins to the Devereaux sisters. She was a total trooper having to accept that the paranormal world is indeed real and not as crazy as she always thought. I liked her; I thought she was a strong woman and good enough to be Cade’s match.

As far as the “Dark Hunter world”… well, Kenyon can never go wrong with that. Seeing and reading about the past characters are always a treat. I love that they all still play a major roles in each other’s lives; from the DH to the Katagari family, Devereaux sisters, Ash and Stxx, Simi, etc. There are some characters that I’ve completely forgotten about that I had to look up…yes, because I could not recall who they were. There will be a twist in Thorn’s character, and the Malachai have yet to show it’s wrath upon the DH but the hint of trouble is there. There was a good set up for Illarion and Thorn which I thought would be the next book but when I looked it up, it will actually going to be about Max. Looks like Kenyon fans will get their dose of shifters in the next DH novel.

And for the cons of the book, there are a few things that did not sit right with me. I will attempt not to give too much info, but there are a few scenes that just made me question and reread the page. There is a hint of the movie “Big” or “Freaky Friday” that to me was a bit disturbing (If you really want to know this, please message me, and I will tell you). Another thing is that Cadegan and Jo had an insta-love I just couldn’t over look. There were too many scenes that happened quick and accepted even quicker. Last, the addition of Lords of the Avalon, King Arthur and the memory of the past confused me a bit. Though I enjoyed the merging of the books, it took me while to adjust. There is just so much going on in this world that it’s hard to remember every detail. Unfortunately, the recap was not as clear as I would like it. Perhaps a reread would be a good idea before reading this installment.

Overall, Son of No One was still a good read. I can’t wait for Max’s Book. I’m sure it’ll be full of Sanctuary’s usual characters which I know will be a treat for most.

*ARC provided by publisher

Sherrylin's Dark hunter series is without a doubt one of the best series in the paranormal romance genre. You would think that a series that is 25 books in there would be a lull in the story or that the writing might become repetitive but this could not be further from the truth with this series. As with all the dark hunter books this one will have you laughing and crying and holding your breath. Sherrylin is brilliant at creating a totally believable world where with each story things start to become clearer and ties start to form. My favourite parts of these books is when all the past characters come together and you remember why you fell in love with this series to start with. The chapter where their all at Sanctuary discussing Cadegan is priceless and had me giggling the whole time. A must read for any Dark hunter fan.

When I first read the blurb in this one, and then some of the reviews, I was skeptical about liking it. But being a huge DH fan I knew I was going to read it anyway. I try to not read too many reviews, and never in full, on a book I know I will read regardless of people's opinions. A few reviewers didn’t like it because it strayed away from the typical DHs and their stories. I think it is a nice break, while still adding some of the old characters.
My heart breaks for Cadegan. I like Josie's character. Having the Devereux sisters involved is a nice add on.
So happy to have Ash and Simi make an appearance. The Simi cracks me up. I love it when she appears.

I love the DH series but like many others I feel like it has gone downhill. I read Styxx and although it was literally the most depressing thing I have ever read in my life (I was irritable and moody for days while reading it) I still thought the story was really compelling and the characters fleshed out well. This book is the exact opposite. It was repetitive, trite and uber cliche. It felt much more like an extended short story than a stand-alone book. I neither got to know nor gave a rat's ass about the main characters and then as soon as it started it was over... It felt like it was written in a hurry.

The overall book was fantastic, and jo lived up to the typical heroine in this series. I've never laughed so much in my life. She has more sarcasm than tori ( from 'acheron') and that's saying something. I felt I needed more detail about the myth and lore around the tuatha and Terre derriere le voile. Were I not familiar with the Celtic folklore I would be totally lost in this story. I'm also not a fan of body swapping. I loved the action and adventure in this book. The story flowed nicely. It was a lovely romance that would fit in any disney fairytale plot line. I recommend this book to anyone looking for love thriving against all odds, adventure and words of wisdom. It's a good book and written well. I leave the rest up to personal preference.

There are some books in a series that are needed to set up the next book or phase of the series. To me this was one of those books. Son of No One bridges the gap between her Lords of Avalon series and the Dark Hunter series. In this book we meet Josette Landry cousin to the Deveraux clan. Unlike her family she doesn't believe in the paranormal. Her world is turned upside down when she meets Cadegan and he turns her world upside down. Can they both learn to trust again? Kenyon once again waves a tail of redemption that gives us the information that we need for the next phase of the Dark Hunter books.

Book could have been better if not for the constant switching from one place to the other. It seems like the author was not sure of what to write so she just jumbled things together. I am struggling to finish this book as i cannot relate to any of the characters and the female lead jo i don't like at all.

This is book 23 in the Dark-Hunters series and 6th of the Hellchasers. There be dragons here. This is one not to miss. Like her Devereaux cousins Josette is sassy and bad ass. When she accidentally falls into a different plane, and meets Cadegan she falls fast. Jo vows to save him against everyone's doubts. I loved it. Son of No One was excellent read. Kenyon's tortured heroes are ever amazing, I can't wait for the next book. Fan favorite Simi is in this one and as always, listening to Simi come alive was a joy. Her reference to new adult was hilarious.

Son of No One is narrated by Holter Graham. I was excited to see Mr. Graham narrating again. He is by far one of my favorites.

I loved this book, it's sort of an inbetween book in a way cause it's opening up for a new story arc in the series. I loved Cadegan and Jo. I had some laughs like how Cadegan and Jo kept getting confused by how the other speaks and when Artemis flashed in to see them cause they are the re-incarnation of her best friends (Jo having been her cousin in a past life) and is hugging them both while they have no idea who she is!
It gave a very interesting bit of information on Thorn that I won't reveal for those who haven't read the book but I'm really hoping that Thorn will eventually get his own book! I love how this ended and I'm looking forward to the next book in the series!

Just like every book in this series, I have found redeeming values in each and every character. I enjoy the flowing stories, amazing warriors, and strong women. Sexy times are always sizzling, and we get action and excitement. I've read them all ! Of course I love Acheron, too !

I have been a fan of the Dark Hunter books for a long time.
I think, ever since they first started.
This one was okay, liked the story line, and the interaction between Cade and Jo.
Love seeing all the favs like Acheron and Simi, still trying to remember who was Thorn?
But this doesn't read like a dark hunter story?
we seem to be getting into all the Gods and Goddesses with this one, and where the heck
does the fey come in?????
I read Acheron's book, even went out and bought the hardback copy, because I wanted it that bad.
and while it was heart wenching to read the first part, over-all it was a great book, and I am finally glad
that he got his happy ending.
Have always loved his bad-ass self!
I have never read the Nick Chronicles, because I have never really liked him all that well.
And knowing that his book alone was turned into a series was way more than I wanted to deal with.
So then we have Retribution, which I had to force myself to read, and then there was Time, Untime
that I gave up after chapter 3, because I couldn't understand the dang thing!
And then we move on to Stixx, which I absolutely could NOT read!
So then this new one came out, and I thought finally a decent Dark Hunter book,
but NO not so much!

I don't know if she is going through a bad spell in her life, or she's just turned the series over
to someone else to write, because in no way does it read like a Sherrilyn Kenyon book anymore.
I honestly don't know if I will continue to be a fan of her's after all this, because they have all seriously
started going downhill!

Over-all I liked the story and the humor, but it wasn't on the level as all of her previous
Dark Hunter books.

So I think I will stick with writers like Lora Leigh or Christine Feehan.

Son of No One
by Sherrilyn Kenyon

This story is a delight for fans of the Dark Hunter series, although it really doesn’t tie into the current series rotation. Many of the characters show up from Talon to Ash and Artie, but the story is really about Jo and her hero, Cadegan. Another tale of twisted families where one brother hurts the other without justification, this story may frustrate some fans, but those who are along for the long haul will enjoy how complex Ms. Kenyon’s world is…Celtic, Native American, Atlantean, Greek and Roman Parthenons are all represented in her world.

I think the synopsis of the book isn't quite clear enough. It starts out in the past with Cadegan being banished by his brother and in present day - Josette is desperately trying to find a job which she ends up working with her cousins (Selena, Tabitha and Amanda)as a camerawoman for a paranormal-chaser show. They end up in a haunted house and Josette sees something in the mirror and falls through into a demon dimension. Chased by demons, Jo is saved by Cadegan (thinks he's never able to leave this realm) who realizes she's an innocent and he needs to get her out by any means after she freaks out thinking she'd died and gone to H***. Anyway, Jo finds out Cadegan had been treated poorly all his life by his family - who think and treats him as if he's going to be like his demonic father AND why he was banished. Cadegan is morally a good-guy but everyone treats him like he's an "evil" demon and it's Josette who sees him for what he is - a emotionally-wary-damaged man. There is a body-swapping situation and possible help from Acheron's side to get them out. There is some secrets of who Cadegan's dad is and Josette's ancestry. I don't know why people are hating the book, granted - it feels like a really long novella but I think it's probably a stepping stone for an Apocalyptic storyline in the next Dark Hunter book. Cadegan is probably going to be a powerful ally in future for Acheron while evil villain Kessar is going to be trouble by bringing the end of the world.

I loved the book. It's another in her series of the Dark Hunters. It was great that some of the pervious characters part. I loved how she set to give us the Not so much Hero and his mate to be. I would tell all that to read and make you own opinion. I read the other reviews so far. So good som bad. I liked the book. I love the series. I wish there was a family tree showing all the players so that you could have by you when you read the series.but does not stop me from reading and loving this book. Thanks for the bonus scene. It brought sense and closure to Thorn , Brigit, Cadegan....each of their side of his birth.
I think you will enjoy it too. If you love the series and her books, you will like this one too.

I can't tell you more about this book than what is in the blurb, because that would be too much of a spoiler. But I can tell you that nobody and nothing in this book are what they seem. And just when you think you have it figured out, it becomes something else! The characters we already know well -- Acheron, Styxx, Katra, Simi, Talon -- we already know what they are. But everyone else -- wow. Prepare yourself for a lot of confusion. I enjoyed the story and would have given it 5 stars except that it is so obviously a prequel -- albeit a rather long one.

I only give this book two stars because of the excerpt at the end other than that it was awful. It felt rushed and forced like she didn't even want to write this book but had to at gun point. I paid full price for the hard back because I thought I was getting another great sherry book like Acheron and Styxx, but now I wish I could return it. I will keep reading her league series which is great and still has its new smell, but I think she's pretty much done with her hunter series. There are only so many times you can add in a more powerful god/dess, demon, etc before it gets stupid and over done.

Just awful! I’m a big Sherrilyn Kenyon fan and this book was disappointing on many levels. The feel of a short story stretched painfully into a novel of it’s own. Comparable to Dragonswan. Sherrilyn Kenyon is capable of great stories however Son of No One is not one of them. Personally would like to see the author return her focus to Dark Hunters in New Orleans and was hopeful when the story starts in a Haunted New Orleans Home then sadly the main character falls through a mirror to another realm. Rushed, lacking depth and character development, as well as poorly executed dialogue. Sherrilyn Kenyon is capable of so much more.

This story brought me back to the beginning. I loved reading everyone together and I missed them. I have seen a pattern with the misunderstood heroes that Kenyon writes about. They seem to be forgotten and these women seem to see right through them. I absolutely fell in love with Cadegon and Jo.
I can't wait to read the next one and I'm glad that we get to see some of the earlier characters.

Sherrilyn Kenyon is one of my all time favorite authors. The Dark Hunter Series still ranks as one of my all time favorite. Although, I am extremely disappointed with this book. This was definitely not worth the $13. It's a puzzle with missing pieces. This was rushed through, as if she ran out of time and just threw it all together at the last minute to make her deadline. I was left asking myself is this really Sherri writing or is this some imposter? Praying she makes it up to her fans with the next one.

Rave... If you don't have it, you gotta read it.. Son of No One is fabulous. Wonderful to see a lot of interconnection and tying of some loose ends and bring some things full circle in the NOLA Based relationships... So many are mentioned that have had small bits in the past books that we really get to see in this one. Amazed at the ingenuity of SK to pull so many around into a cohesive story where we learn so very much about how so many characters we play are connected... GET THE BOOK! Five stars.
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