{"id":6897,"date":"2015-10-05T14:55:28","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T18:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=6897"},"modified":"2016-10-28T08:56:32","modified_gmt":"2016-10-28T12:56:32","slug":"review-marked-dark-protectors-7-by-rebecca-zanetti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=6897","title":{"rendered":"Review: Marked (Dark Protectors, #7) by Rebecca Zanetti"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Buy: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/22G1hd1\" target=\"_blank\">Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1Slziwt\" target=\"_blank\">Paperback<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1QgzQiP\" target=\"_blank\">Audio<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--Yasr Overall Rating Shortcode--><div class=\"yasr-overall-rating\"><div class=' yasr-rater-stars'\r\n                           id='yasr-overall-rating-rater-9a57425b6e96a'\r\n                           data-rating='5.0'\r\n                           data-rater-starsize='32'>\r\n                       <\/div><\/div><!--End Yasr Overall Rating Shortcode-->\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Review<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>5 MASSIVE stars<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>OMG, Rebecca Zanetti, you sure know how to finish off a series! I can\u2019t say too much about this book without it being spoilery for others in the series, but it\u2019s an absolutely sensational ride and I loved every minute of it!<\/p>\n<p>The first thing I will say is please, please, please read these books in order! There are full length novels as well as novellas, and while each book focusses on a different couple, they each build upon a central story that has been building to this book, and OMG, it\u2019s been an amazing journey. All of the wondering and questions and predictions \u2013 everything was answered, and it was done in a way that had my heart pounding pretty much all the way through.<\/p>\n<p>Janie and Zane\u2019s time has finally come, and it was everything that I wanted. We finally find out who (and what) Zane is, and we finally learn just what is so special about these two characters that the whole series has been building up to their story.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cYour path isn\u2019t an easy one, sweetheart. But it might just end up being spectacular.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I started this book with a whole lot of love for Janie and Zane, and I was especially excited to finally get deep inside the heads of these two characters. They were first introduced as children in book 1, and we have watched the dynamic between them shift again and again as them grew up. I loved the opportunity to see how the events of the series have impacted on them, and how they really feel about the prophecies over their lives. And, of course, their long-awaited love story was well worth the wait.<\/p>\n<p>There is so much going on in this book, but Zanetti gives Janie and Zane the time that they need to develop as a couple. Theirs is a unique situation, and deserves a lot of book time dedicated to sorting their mess and moving forward, and I was thrilled with the amount of detail that we got \u2013 from fighting, to making up and figuring out how they work together and all of the swoony, romantic and passionate moments that go along with that. It was sensational!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cYou\u2019ve been mine your entire life, and I\u2019m tired of waiting.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And the romance is woven really well into everything else that\u2019s going on, and holy hell, there\u2019s a lot going on!!! The overarching story arcs continue, but with twists and turns that I never saw coming, and it\u2019s blended brilliantly with new plotlines developing throughout the book. Full of heart-stopping moments, big surprises, heaps of action and a whole heap of emotion, I was enthralled from start to finish as all hell breaks loose and our beloved characters have to band together to fight like they never have before.<\/p>\n<p>I loved how involved all of the characters were \u2013 those that we have come to know and love throughout the series, as well as some newly introduced superstars. And I loved that we got to check in with each of the other couples in the family (from their POV) in the future \u2013 absolutely beautiful!<\/p>\n<p>I laughed, I cried and I swooned, and my heart was pounding at all of the twists, turns and action. There are moments where my heart was breaking, and that ending had me grinning like a loon with happy tears streaming down my face.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cI\u2019ve loved you every second of this life, and if I died, I\u2019d love you every second of the next.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I love this series! I have loved each of the books individually, and overall as a series, it\u2019s definitely going down as an all-time favourite. I\u2019m beyond excited that there is more to come, and I can\u2019t wait to dive into the spin off series\u00a0<em>The Realm Enforcers<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>I highly recommend this series to anybody who loves sexy, funny and action packed paranormal romance featuring kickass alphas and strong and feisty heroines, and I look forward to many rereads in the future.<\/p>\n<p>5 sensational stars.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>See our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?page_id=5289\" target=\"_blank\">Dark Protectors\/Realm Enforcers series<\/a> page for info on the series<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?page_id=6836\" target=\"_blank\">Rebecca Zanetti Author Spotlight<\/a> for more of Rebecca\u2019s work<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buy: Kindle Ebook\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0Paperback\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0Audio Review FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC! 5 MASSIVE stars OMG, Rebecca Zanetti, you sure know how to finish off a series! 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