• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• List Price: $7.99
• Publisher: HQN Books (August 23, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 037377592X
• ISBN-13: 978-0373775927
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Once the favorite son of the Lord of the Underworld, Lokan Krayl held enviable privileges and powers. Powers that led to a devastating betrayal–murder.

Resurrected by his immortal brothers, Lokan is still trapped in purgatory. He has no way to contact his family. He has no answers. In order to find the truth about his death and who killed him, he must escape his prison. And there’s only one way out: through the twelve gates of his eternal enemy, Osiris.

But Lokan has help. Bryn Carr, the woman who duped him once before, is his beautiful yet unwanted guide. She’s been sent by his brothers to aid him. She’s his last hope. Lokan must place his fate–and that of the mortal and immortal worlds–in the hands of the one woman he can never trust.

What Spaz Loved: Lokan and Bryn’s history together and how it was told. I just love that they both developed a friendship once their daughter Dana was born and slowly fell in love without really acknowledging or accepting it. And when they’re given another chance, they go for it. Body of Sin captures the long-term friendship Lokan and Bryn developed, and the entire thing worked for me in every way. I felt like they both got the HEA they deserved, with each other. I also thoroughly enjoyed their journey together through the Twelve Gates. The imagery! It’s fantastic! My favorite part of this series overall is the Egyptian mythology! This series stands so far out from the other PNR series out there. The characters, mythology, and world-building are heavily rooted in the gods of Upper and Lower Egypt. Every time we journey to the Underworld, it is a trip and a half down there!

What Mitch Loved: Like Spaz, I LOVE the mythology! I’m a sucker for a romance that incorporates mythological stories well. Although, like in previous books in this series, Eve begins every chapter with a quote from ancient Egyptian writings, and sometimes reading that quote five-times over I could still only go, “Huh?” Luckily, the chapter quotes always make sense by the end of the chapter, even if the words seem to just barely make sentences at the beginning.

Spaz’s Favorite Quote:

Then his daughter opened her eyes – her denim blue eyes – and looked straight at him.

His heart shattered into a million pieces, then reformed with her image at its core.

pg. 166

Mitch’s Favorite Quote:

Here he’d thought he was trapped in purgatory and instead he’d ended up in Vegas. There was a message here. He was sure of it.

Pg. 91

Very Close Runner Up Quote:

“I thought you were dead,” she said, looking everywhere but at him. There was a hitch in her voice that reached into his chest and twisted a tight knot.

I was dead. In some ways, I still am. But I’m going to find a way to undo that.

Pg. 175

Mitch: The Otherkin series began with Lokan getting killed, and Eve has spent three whole books torturing the poor guy before giving him his own book, so I gotta love him for all he’s been through. On the other hand, Bryn, the mother of Lokan’s daughter, has barely appeared in the three previous books. It was great to learn more about Bryn and her relationship with Lokan. I think their romance really developed wonderfully from just shared parenthood to true love.

Eve gave some flashbacks in this book of Lokan before he was killed and I really loved every flashback. Each one gave information, but also added depth to Lokan’s character.

Lokan’s brothers also appear in this book, but I almost wish they hadn’t. There was a plot arc with them trying to break into the stronghold of the Daughters of Asset that just seemed to fizzle a bit at the end. Lokan’s story was powerful enough to carry the arc without his brothers needing a minor plot line within his book.

I really loved getting to know Lokan and seeing him grow and change. I loved his devotion to Bryn, but kinda feel like he could’ve figured out what was going on a little sooner on. Oh well. Men can be dim on occasion.

I think my biggest disappointment in this book was reaching the end and not getting to stick around and see what Lokan became. I’d love to see another book to show what happens with him and his brothers from where they stand at the end of Body of Sin. Maybe one day his daughter will get a book? Or Bryn’s brothers? Overall, a great wrap-up to the series. The romance was sweet and the action was fast and kept things moving. This was definitely my favorite book in the series.

Spaz: This is my favorite of the series, too! Lokan has been in each of his brother’s books, in some way, shape or form, and we finally get the story of how his daughter Dana came to be. And I am sooo happy to say that for me, I couldn’t be happier with his story and how it all came together, and the final outcome of being so deeply betrayed by his own father. New characters are introduced and I cannot wait to see what might happen with them in future books! I DO NOT recommend reading this book standalone, thought it can be done. Lokan is peripherally there in each book in the Trilogy, and to really appreciate the depth of his journey I would read this after you’ve read the Trilogy.

******GIVEAWAY******

Eve Silver has been gracious enough to offer up one signed copy of Body of Sin to one of our lucky readers! The copy will be signed if the winner is in US/Canada. If our winner is International, an unsigned copy of Body of Sin will be sent from Book Depository. To enter, comment and let us know: If you could be any Egyptian god or goddess who would it be?