Review Lost to the Gray by Amanda Bonilla

Lost to the Gray
Author: Amanda Bonilla
Series: Shaede Assassin, #2.5
Published: February 5, 2013
Source: Purchased
My Rating: 5 out of 5

No one loves Darian like Tyler does. Not her friends. Not her fellow Shaedes. Not the Shaede king who wants her for himself. Tyler is the only one who sees beyond the swagger and swordplay that make her the most fearsome Shaede assassin in the world—the only one who recognizes her loyal heart and vulnerability. But her evolving powers and compulsion to finish every job no matter the stakes fills him with fear. For he knows it's only a matter of time before he loses her.

When that moment nearly comes—and Tyler discovers a trail of deceit that prevented him from protecting Darian—he snaps. He breaks. And he leaves.

Now he must learn to live without her, even as they remain bound to one another. And when a friend of Darian’s faces an unknown threat, Tyler must find a way to enter the fray without crossing paths with Darian.

Let me take just a moment to speak to Tyler...damn man...you just had to make me love you more didn't you? I didn't think it was possible, but you proved me wrong.

OK, now for the review. Lost to the Gray is a novella set in Amanda Bonilla's fabulous Shaede Assassin world and takes place directly after Blood Before Sunrise. Told from Tyler's POV, we come to understand just how powerful his feelings of anger, hurt and love for Darian are.

 

Ty's determined to leave town for a while to give Darian time to think about their relationship, but before he can make it out of town he has to save bartender Levi from the trouble he got himself into with a death marker.

 

The plot line of trying to determine who holds Levi's marker is told really well and provides action for the story, but it's not the main reason for reading Lost to the Gray. Throughout the novella we get glimpses of how Ty and Darian met, their bonding, and how much Ty truly loves Darian and what it costs him to reign in his Jinn protective nature while still keeping her safe. We also get a glimpse of the real reason for Ty's actions in the upcoming Crave the Darkness (out March 5, 2013).

The Shaede Assassin series doesn't disappoint and if you haven't started it, then you need to pick up Shaedes of Gray (book 1) now and get reading!

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