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Windreaper (Windlegends Saga)

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By TT reviewer Susan Tam

Windreaper is book 5 in the 10 book WindLegends series. Conar McGregor, once a Prince and beloved husband of Liza, is no more. Kaileel Tohre, leader of the Dominion has been able to strip him of all that he loved; his wife, his children, his family and his friends. He had suffered extreme cruelty at the hands of Kaileel as a child, but his time spent at the Labyrinth prison has changed him. Conar has escaped from the Labyrinth prison and became known as the Dark Overlord. He has been spending his time annoying the Dominion. He has been removing gold from the Tribunal and Temples of the Dominion, causing great consternation in the Dominion. It has been six years since the escape from the Labyrinth. However, his decision to return to his homeland sets in motion a cataclysmic reaction. How will A'Lex and Liza react when they find him alive? How will he react when he finds out that Corbin is his son? And can he keep his hands off Liza, who is no longer his wife?

Ms. Boyett-Compo has written another page turner. She keeps you reading to see how the triangle of Conar/Liza/A'Lex will end up and, more importantly, to see how much further Conar can sink to. Conar is an extremely flawed character and he doesn't have many heroic moments in this book. Even with all his flaws, you can see a glimmer of greatness -- of what he could be if he had more control of himself and if others didn't interfere with his life. He succumbs to the addiction of drugs this go around (in earlier books, it was alcohol). He has never been able to fully control his physical urges and he takes it out on various women, especially his current mistress and Liza. Poor Liza, never has a heroine been treated so badly! Married to one man while still in love with another and treated badly by both! Liza loves A'Lex, but she is in love with Conar, who is her soulmate. Even with all his many faults, Conar is still able to command loyalty from his brothers, friends and Liza. Many of the characters from previous books makes a reappearance so it is vital that you read the previous books. There is sexual violence in this book -- definitely not for the squeamish! Even though I did wince more than once while reading this book, I do look forward to the next one.

Kaileel Tohre, leader of the Dominion, mentally and physically including sexually abused Conar McGregor as a child, but the prince's spirit and ultimately the love of Princess Liza saved his soul. However, Kaileel finally apparently has triumphed in deleting the human aspects of Conar when he dumped the Prince inside the Labyrinth where for years without the tender love of his wife and their children and the support of friends, he became more animal than human with survival his only goal.

Six years have passed since he finally escaped from the lunacy of the Labyrinth imprisonment, but instead of seeking loved ones Conar has turned into the Dark Overlord assaulting and stealing from the Dominion. Already concerned about Conar actions against them, the Dominion panics when they learn he decides to visit his wife who is no longer his spouse. Already insane, he will find a castle is not a home, his child not his son, and a puppet king bowing to the depraved Kaileel.

Conar McGregor reaps a bitter harvest resulting from years of horrific experiences in the fifth installment of the captivating WindLegends Saga, the super THE WINDREAPER, perhaps the darkest of this dark fantasy saga so far. Dark psychological overtones provide depth and complexity that makes this hero human understandably flawed though ironically his humanity has been stripped away. Conar survived atrocities that would destroy other people, but his obsessive desire for revenge threatens to lead him down a path of destruction. Charlotte Boyett-Compo's masterful storytelling takes the seemingly forbidden love of Connor and Liza to memorable, haunting, and tragic depths that readers will need tissues, miss sleep, and yet demand more.

Harriet Klausner