Sanctum
Luna Kayne
Paranormal Romance
An angel destined to fall.
A demon determined to rise.
A mortal fated to unite the realms.
When Lily stumbled into the Underworld as a child, she awakened a prophecy that had been waiting for her since the dawn of time.
Now, twenty years later, she unknowingly alerts the realms of her existence, and Hell isn’t the only thing coming for her.
LILY
If you’d told me yesterday that I was chosen to battle the Celestial Lands and the Underworld alongside an archangel and an archdemon who hate each other, I would have said you were crazy.
That was yesterday.
Today, I am the key to saving both worlds. A war is coming, and the fate of a god rests in my hands.
Uncaged Review: Twenty years ago, the prince of demons, Asmodeus, lived in the Underworld. Asmodeus thinks no one can come there, but a young girl named Lily who is wearing cute pajamas with lambs all over them suddenly appears. In the present day, waitress Lily all grown up works in a hole in the wall diner with her best friend and roommate Finley. When Finley invites Lily to a campsite, suddenly all hell breaks loose. The people there at the campsite are attacked while Lily and Finley fight to escape. Asmodeus shows up. Lily doesn’t understand how he even appeared but then learns that she brought him to the mortal realm. Without realizing her power, Michael the archangel also shows up to stop the threat. Lily must figure out who killed her parents while also trying to stop the all-out war between demons versus angels without falling for both Asmodeus and Michael. Good and evil will battle for a mortal girl who will change destiny and fate through her love for them both.
This romantic fantasy was just an utter surprise and a total joy to read! Demons, mortals and angels are wittily combined is written quite masterfully! The idea of a love triangle will make a lot of people shy away, but this love triad just really works. Making you question the love between Asmodeus/Lily and Michael/Lily is both tragic but leaves me in hopeful anticipation! In fact, all the characters are just amazingly complex, and the vivid world building is delightfully done! It is really hard to decide who to go, for team Asmodeus or team Michael, because both are just marvelous! Asmodeus might be all demon and plays on his baser primal instincts, which I loved his demon side. While angelic Michael just stunned me! I’ve always pictured Michael as being a virgin and would not have desire or lust for a female, but it’s enjoyable to read that he is knocked off that holy pedestal by a human. Lily has a tough choice and most of the time I wanted all three to live together. The open ending begs the question of who will finally get to claim Lily and what will happen to the rest of the group too. I eagerly look forward to the next in the series, but while I wait, I will just read this again and again. I have to congratulate Ms. Luna Kaye on a fantastic book that everyone will love! Reviewed by Roslynn Ernst
5 Stars
