Sentinels of New Orleans, Book 4
Synopsis: Wizard sentinel DJ Jaco thought she had gotten used to the chaos of her life in post-Katrina New Orleans, but a new threat is looming, one that will test every relationship she holds dear.
Caught in the middle of a rising struggle between the major powers in the supernatural world—the Wizards, Elves, Vampires and the Fae—DJ finds her loyalties torn and her mettle tested in matters both professional and personal.
Her relationship with enforcer Alex Warin is shaky, her non-husband, Quince Randolph, is growing more powerful, and her best friend, Eugenie, has a bombshell that could blow everything to Elfheim and back. And that’s before the French pirate, Jean Lafitte, newly revived from his latest “death,” returns to New Orleans with vengeance on his mind. DJ’s assignment? Keep the sexy leader of the historical undead out of trouble. Good luck with that.
Duty clashes with love, loyalty with deception, and friendship with responsibility as DJ navigates passion and politics in the murky waters of a New Orleans caught in the grips of a brutal winter that might have nothing to do with Mother Nature.
War could be brewing, and DJ will be forced to take a stand. But choosing sides won’t be that easy.
Review: It’s been a while, I admit it, that I was waiting for some new adventures from our beloved DJ. Oh yes, I had even forgotten about some events but everything came back rather quickly after the first chapters. What a pleasure to find all the characters from the previous volumes and to discover a new story. I’m sure that you’re wondering if the volume is up to the others and I can tell you now that this is the case! So yes if you liked the series so far, you will not be disappointed because Suzanne Johnson still has many ideas for us.
Let’s go back a little more to the story … DJ has a lot to manage and nothing will get better, oh no, that’s for sure! Indeed, she must make some important choices that will severely impact on her life. While it’s hard to create a real relationship with Alex, to overcome their problems, their trust is now put to the test here. Alex has an unwavering loyalty compared to his bosses while Drusilla prefer to think and act as best as she can … Unfortunately for her, she is sometimes forced to lie to her lover who does not necessarily would place her first. In addition to this, our heroine is also forced to deal with her feelings towards our pirate. Ah Jean … How not to fall under his spell and I admit that I was passionate about their conversations and scenes. To complicate matters, we also have Randolph, our elf with an oversized ego … Randolph, Randolph … it’s hard to love this character and yet sometimes our heart softens for him to start to hate him once again. I’ll let you discover the reasons for all this.
A war is brewing, different species are starting to take side to know with whom to ally. This is a fairly difficult environment to manage, but it was very interesting to see the actions of the characters. I really enjoyed seeing that DJ is realizing that nothing is black or white and that she is sometimes forced to make decisions alone even if it puts her in undesirable positions. New players come into play, especially with the faes and I admit that I’m curious to see what will happen afterwards. There are a lot of things going on in this novel and I was quite surprised to see the situations in which DJ is found. I must say that everyone is trying to accuse her of their problems.
I will not go into too many details because it would be easy to tell everything but I can tell you that I loved the novel once again. The end also triggers a lot of new problems and I’m very curious to see how our heroes are going to go out of all that again. A really good read!
PS: Don’t forget to visit the author’s post where you can win the book of your choice here.
Kim @ BookSwoon
I’m so glad you’re still enjoying this series, Melliane! I’ve had my eye on it forever and the setting and magic in it seems so fun. I’m going to make sure to add this one to my list as well. Thanks for the wonderful review 🙂
Melliane
Oh yes it’s a good one, I hope you’ll be able to try soon, I would be curious to see your opinion about it!
blodeuedd
I am sad I gave up…I should try book 3..
Melliane
I hope you’ll enjoy it!
LilyElement
Her covers always catch my eye. Great review 🙂 I’ll have to check out the series sometime.
Melliane
it’s a great one!
Roger Simmons
Pirate’s Alley is a great continuation of the Sentinels series. Less than a week now until it’s release. We all have waited a long time. Thanks for your review.
Melliane
I agree, it was a really good sequel
Jenny @ Supernatural Snark
I read the first book in this series and really enjoyed it Melliane! I get easily distracted by other books though, so I haven’t gone back to get caught up yet. Must do that:) Glad to see this series is still going strong for you!!!
Melliane
Oh you need to go back to them!
Carole Rae
Ooo! I wanna win this even though I have not read the other books…*grumbles* so if I win I will have no choice but to read the other ones as well. 😉
Melliane
lol yes
kindlemom1
My review is posting next week for this but I so loved this too! I just adore this series, Wonderful review and I’m so happy you loved it every bit as much as I did.
Melliane
I can’t wait to read it!
Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum
Until recently I’ve only given this book and its series my peripheral attention, but then that guest post by Suzanne the other day about French pirates totally rocked. My interest is piqued now, and I think I’m going to check if my library has these books!
Melliane
I hope you’ll try soon, it’s a really good series to discover.
Tracy Terry
Good to know this series is still going strong and you are still enjoying the books.
Ramona
Oh, this series sounds absolutely delightful, which means I have to start reading it – and fast! I like that sound of DJ and the combination of characters – they seem to form quite an interesting cast. Wonderful review, as always!
Melliane
yes!!!! you need to!
Paula M. @ Her Book Thoughts!
Looks like a winner! Glad you loved it <3 I need to catch up in this series 🙂
Sarah @ One Curvy Blogger
Glad you are still enjoying this series! It’s so intimidating to start a new UF series because I get so disappointed in them. Will definitely have to try this one out someday!
Melliane
I can understand, it can be difficult.
Heidi
I was glad to plunge back into this world. I enjoyed the turn of events and especially lots of Jean Lafitte. I can’t wait for the next one.
Melliane
Jean is always the best!
Maja (The Nocturnal Library)
I just love that this series is still so good at book 4. That’s very promising. I have no idea what’s taking me so long to read it. It’s exactly the sort of thing I like. Lovely review!
Melliane
I hope you’ll enjoy it if you try it
Lily
This one definitely has an eye catching cover. I love it and I love that you loved this one so much 🙂
miki
this series is really one of the must reads i have on my list, Suzanne always anage to surprises me and i can’t wait for book 5
Melliane
me too!
anna (herding cats & burning soup)
lol I feel like I say this all the time but Oooo. Yes, I have these on my tbr pile. They really sound great!
Melliane
arghh you need to try!
Jennifer Bielman @ Bad Bird Reads
Hells yeah!!!! I am so excited to read this one. Love to hear it was so great. DJ is so awesome.
Melliane
I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I did
kimbacaffeinate
YES..I dove into this after my trip to NOLA and it made it such fun. I love this world and I am so delighted you enjoyed this as well.
Kirsty-Marie
I love books that play in the grey area, where nothing is right or wrong, always interesting. And new characters, yes! 🙂