Review - Seeing Blood by L.M. Somerton
Someone is experimenting on gene-enhanced people, often with fatal results. Bryn and Gunnar are assigned to the case. The trail soon leads to a clandestine project to create super-soldiers, and it’s run by the pair’s old nemesis, mob boss Russo. As if the case weren’t complicated enough, Bryn also has to contend with the involvement of the man who made his life hell during his training, Giles. It seems that Giles has some expertise that will make him useful to the investigation, no matter how much it grates on Bryn.
This sequel to Seeing Death follows the further adventures of augur Bryn and lupine detective Gunnar. The books need to be read in their published order for you to know all the characters and their backgrounds. This installment of the series not only picks up investigations introduced in the first book, it also advances the relationship between Bryn and Gunnar.
The story is told entirely from Bryn’s point of view. He remains the snarky young man with an attitude, yet someone who won’t stand by while others are in danger, even if it puts himself at risk. Bryn’s capabilities are extraordinary, yet the story makes him very relatable. He is one of those characters you’d really like to meet in real life.
Gunnar plays a significant role in this story, but we don’t really learn anything new about him. He continues to be the very protective lover of Bryn. The significant new-ish character in this book is Giles, the man who handled Bryn’s training for three years and made his life hell, as we know from what Bryn tells Gunnar in the first volume of the series.
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