Naomi is working as a curator at the Athens Museum of Antiquities. She is examining artifacts the field team recently brought in. One artifact in particular seems to call to Naomi. She feels like it is pulling her towards it and speaking to her. All of her life she has felt a pulsing energy within her. This energy had led to seizures, generalized anxiety disorder, and migraines, with the occasional unintelligible whisper or magnetic pull towards people or places and nightmares. Her parents had died when she was a teenage and she was taken in by her Aunt Kat. She always had a sense that something was missing in her life.
Alaric is a vampire. He is a Watcher for the Alliance. He has been on his current assignment, watching Naomi, for almost a month. While Naomi doesn't know who or what she is, Alaric does. His job as a Watcher is to keep an eye on Naomi and keep her safe from the Order. Until now this has been a fairly simple task, but an artifact recently found will change all of that.
In Shadow Descendant we join Naomi and Alaric on an adventure throughout Europe. Naomi learns the truth about her parents and herself. On top of it all she may be expected to save the world. Will she have enough time to learn the skills she needs? What about the attraction she feels towards Alaric? What will happen between the two of them?
For me this book was a bit of a slow start. I really got into it though about half way through. By the end I was captivated by Naomi and Alaric. The battles they faced, along with the struggles of their past made for a very interesting and intriguing story. So while it may have taken a while to get into it, I'm glad I kept going. Definitely worth the read. I voluntarily received an Advanced Reader Copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
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