Book Review: Shadow Stalker: Broken Episode 8

Renee Scattergood has released the next episode in her exciting Shadow Stalker Series with Broken. If you are not familiar with this series check out my reviews of Episodes 1-6

Renee has created an amazing detailed world as well as a gripping story.

Synopsis:Auren finds a way to escape the pain of her torture, but when Makari realizes it's preventing him from "cleansing" her, he finds ways of randomizing the pain to keep her present. Still, she does not succumb to the torment.

When Makari can't get through to her, he decides Drevin, the emperor of the Galvadi, is right. Auren is the delohi-saqu. Now Makari is no longer concerned with cleansing her because the delohi-saqu cannot be cleansed. He resorts to more sadistic methods to extract information about the Coalition. If Auren can't resist, her friends and hundreds of innocent people will die.

Review:
First of all as a fellow writer I am impressed with Scattergood’s writing style. The flow of her words from the page make following along effortless. Sometime writers can get a bit flamboyant in their writing style that can sometimes cause a re-read of that passage again. I also loved her character development. She has created some really excellent in-depth characters that you feel like you have known forever.

Now to the story aspect. Wow! The series has taken a dark turn, and the title explains the episode perfectly. Spirits are broken. Minds are shattered. Will is lost. What would you do if you found yourself falling in love with your torturer? What if your torturer loved you, but tortured you anyway? That is the theme in Episode 8: Broken. It’s a physiological te-a-te between captor and punisher. Auen knows her torturer and herself have an undeniable bond. He is all that she knows, yet there is something more to their connection than Auren having a case of Stockholm syndrome.

Overall this was an enjoyable read. I found myself getting drawn into the story. This is the best episode by far.

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About the Author:

Renee Scattergood, author of the fantasy series, Shadow Stalker, and novella, Demon Hunt, lives in Australia with her husband and daughter. Aside from writing, she loves reading (Fantasy, of course), watching movies with her family, and doing crafts and science experiments with her daughter. Find out more about her, and sign up for her newsletter on her blog for a free copy of her latest episode of Shadow Stalker: http://reneescattergood.com

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