(Cover picture courtesy of the book tour a couple of months ago.)

From the author of Sins of the Angels and Sins of the Son comes the newest novel in the “electric, thrilling and extremely intelligent” (Ex Libris) Grigori Legacy series.

Heaven and Hell are on the brink of war as Lucifer builds his Nephilim army and waits for his new agenda to become a reality — that of having a Nephilimchild of his own bloodline to lead his forces to cataclysmic victory.

With rumors of the pending war rampant on Earth, Alex fights to save humanity from its own panic –­ leaving little time for her fledgling
relationship with Seth, the man with heavenly origins who has captured her heart. But when Nephilim children begin to disappear, along with Alex’s own vulnerable niece, the inevitable war between Heaven and Hell becomes as personal as sin.

Heaven has its own plans to fight the coming apocalypse, but first it needs Seth back. Asked to betray the man she loves, Alex must turn for help to the soulmate she thought she’d given up — the Archangel Aramael, who may be her last chance to save her family and humanity from the ashes of Lucifer’s Armageddon.

[Full disclosure: I received a free ebook copy through the blog tour a while back in exchange for an honest review.]

The phrase ‘action-packed’ is bandied about quite carelessly when it comes to describing books, but let me tell you I’m dead serious when I say that Sins of the Lost is action-packed.

Not only is poor Alex trying to stop the oncoming apocalypse, she’s lost her soulmate and is trying to love another (who just happens to be the possible catalyst for said apocalypse).  To say that there’s a lot of drama and tension in this third book in the Grigori Legacy is an understatement.  It never gets into soap opera ridiculous drama levels but it really is the kind of book that will keep you on the edge of your seat.  That’s why I ended up reading this book until four in the morning when I had to work at 8:00am; I just couldn’t stop no matter how much I tried to exercise my self-control.

Alex is of course my favourite character, just like in the previous two installments.  This time she’s dealing with even more psychological scars and although some readers may be frustrated with her I believe her reluctance to join in the fight between Heaven and Hell is more realistic than if she were gung-ho about the whole thing.  Let’s face it, she’s gone through a lot and it’s all because of their idiotic war that could have been prevented.  While Alex is my favourite character, Seth is the one with the most surprises up his sleeve.  His character arc, looking back, is very realistic but at the time you really don’t know where his character is going to go.  He’s wonderfully ambiguous which ratchets up the tension even more.  As for Aramael, I can’t really say much without giving away some major spoilers but let’s just say that his fans will be pleased.

As for the concept, I believe that some would call it ‘blasphemous’ or ‘heresy’ but I love how Linda Poitevin has arranged her versions of Heaven and Hell.  God being a woman doesn’t even touch some of the other unique spins on classic Christian theology.  I won’t go much further into it because I don’t want to bring my personal beliefs into things but if you’re reading this series, take it for what it is: fiction.  It’s not intended to offend or harm and Linda Poitevin does an amazing job at world-building.

I can’t believe it took me so long to finally get to Sins of the Lost but I’m really glad I did.  The only bad thing about it?  Because of that insane cliffhanger I’m now desperate for the fourth book to come out.  I guess that’s just the mark of a great book.

I give this book 5/5 stars.

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