Sins of the Son by Linda Poitevin – a Review

Sins of the Son by Linda Poitevin is the second book in the Grigori Legacy series.  For those of you who have not read the first book in this series..Sins of the Angels, here is a brief description of what it is about. 

Alex Jarvis, is our heroine, a detective, who became involved in a serial killer case, but not the normal kind.  Alex works along side her new partner to solve the case, but along the way she discovers her partner is a power Angel, and he is her soulmate. The Grigori Legacy is a cross of Urban Fantasy & Paranormal, with the main premise behind the story, revolving around Heaven, Hell and Earth.  There are Angels, Demons, Archangels, Fallen Angels, Lucifer and the One.  You ask what is Grigori?  Here is an explanation direct from Poitiven’s website:

Who were the Grigori?
The Grigori were another choir of angels that were dispatched to Earth to observe humans. Unfortunately, they did rather more than that, sharing forbidden knowledge with us and mating with human women, resulting in them being cast from heaven – or falling. The children of the angel/human relationship were the Nephilim – a race of giants. Some sources blame the Nephilim for the flood of Noah’s ark.

Alex, who is human, discovers she is a descendant from a Nephilim, which makes her a bit different then most humans, and not popular with the Angels.  She is thrown into the middle of a possible war between Heaven and Hell, and Amageddon.  Alex is aware that all of humanity will be lost, if Lucifer and the Fallen Angels have their way.  Her budding romance with Arameal, the power Angel, who was her partner, sent from Heaven to protect her from the Fallen Angel, was left open ended, as their possible relationship was taboo. The serial killer case was resolved, and the story ended with Alex knowing that she would never see him again.  I enjoyed Sins of the Angels, but I found Sins of the Son to be so much better, a thriller all the way.

Sins of the Son picks up about a month afterwards.  This is a great story, with unbelievable action, suspense, twists, and a world which Poitiven has so ably created.  Though the premise is about Heaven and Hell, it is not really a religious story.  It is a dark look at how the war from above comes to create havoc in the human world, and the plan by Lucifer and his Fallen Angels to destroy humanity.

Alex Jarvis is once again in the middle as the story begins.  She sees Seth Benjamin’s picture on a police bulletin, as someone who has amnesia.  Alex knows that something went wrong, as when we last saw Seth in Sins of the Angels, when he helped save Alex’s life, he was supposed to go back and help Heaven stop Armageddon.  So Alex, feeling an obligation, since Seth saved her life, travels to Vancouver to help him, and find out what went wrong.

Alex tries to help Seth, with his memory loss, and has to also protect him from those inquiring about who he is.  She learns that Seth is the focus of an agreement between the One and Lucifer, as he must choose between good or evil to decide the fate of humanity.  But things went wrong, when Seth transitioned himself to return to Alex and become human.  Bringing both sides to fight for Seth, with Alex in the middle, and her determination to stop this war. 

We meet a few excellent new characters in this book, such as Archangel Michael, Detective Hugh, and Doctor Riley, and Arameal returns.  But this book belongs to Alex, and her fight to save Seth.  I have to say, that I liked Arameal in the first book, but I really started to like Seth then, and in this book I loved him. He turned out to be a strong, yet fun character, and his love for Alex was great, as he was willing to give everything up for her.  This says a lot for someone who is the Appointed (the son of the One & Lucifer). 

It was a thrilling finish, with a lot of excitement, and twists, as I could not put this book down.  Wheras, there was some conclusions to this story, so much is left open, and there has to be a continuation as the war between Heaven & Hell, and Humanity is very much open. Linda Poitevin has created a great second book, and a wonderful different storyline.  I can’t wait for the next book.  A definite must read.

Reviewed by Barb