I could barely contain my excitement when Ash's book finally came out. We've all gotten the little bits and pieces of him when we were reading the other books, but this really pulled everything together. Ms. Kenyon was not fooling around when she said that she was going to give us Acheron's entire past. Literally from the very beginning, just moments before he was born. Yes, it was an exceptionally long book, but it was definitely well worth the time to read it from cover to cover. Twice over at that!
This was the book that evoked a lot of emotion in me. Though the other novels did have their moments of laughter and tears, this one brought out a lot. It was in a different format than the other novels though. The book was divided into two parts; the first part spanned Ash's life from moments before birth until he became the leader of the Dark-Hunters - on a side note, the short story "The Beginning" was also featured in here as well. The second part was set in the present day and read like the previous novels.
All the heroes and heroines of the previous novels did have some sort of tragic past and usually with the element of betrayal, which is a huge theme in this series of books. Acheron's past was told to readers in bits and pieces over the course of the previous books and it was in here that we finally got every detail of it. And we finally know exactly what he is - which seems to be a little bit of everything now that I think about it....
Going through it, even for a second time, it is hard to believe that a person can go through all that pain and suffering, let alone for thousands of years. And still retain a degree of sanity. Yes, I know it's just a story and anything goes, but to be able to write it so vividly that it's believable is quite another feat if I may say so myself.
On the topic of Tory for Ash, I remember being quite skeptical about her at first. I honestly thought it would be Artie and that there would be some sort of insane plot twist that caused her to reform her selfish ways. That was complete wishful thinking on my part. I initially didn't know how to feel about Tory though. I loved her intelligence and determination. I wasn't sure if an academic type would be good for Ash's personality, but then again I didn't know his whole past. I thought he needed someone with the tough-girl attitude, along the lines of a Dark-Huntress but not a Dark-Huntress. In the end, he just needed someone who was more or less normal. Human. Tory really did fit the bill. And I love how she really is the only human to really hate and love him. I mean he did seriously piss her off in Nashville after all.
Over all, great read. You will cry. If you don't you will want to. Seriously, I don't think there is another book written this well.
Just a little bit of trivia: Soteria is Greek for "salvation". Very suiting for Ash's heroine. I think so anyways.
Question: Is there ever going to be an explanation on Apollo, Artie, and the need for blood?
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