Divine Descendant by Jenna Black
Series: Nikki Glass #4
Published by Pocket Star
Published on: May 16, 2016
Genres: Urban Fantasy
Pages: 228
Format: eBook
Source: Library
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For Immortal Huntress and cunning private investigator Nikki Glass, vengeance trumps all in the final novel in acclaimed author Jenna Black's addictive urban fantasy series!
What happens when fertility goddesses go on strike? Nothing much—except maybe the end of the human race.
When private investigator Nikki Glass became immortal as a descendant of Artemis, she never dreamed she’d find herself playing marriage counselor to the gods. But she doesn’t really have much of a choice when the crazed ex-wife of Anderson Kane—a god in disguise who just happens to be the son of a Fury—decides to enact revenge by wiping out all of humanity. Somehow, Nikki must convince the two to kiss and make up, but with Anderson now gone AWOL, she'll have to find him first. To top it all off, the cat’s out of the bag that Anderson killed Konstantin, the Olympians’ deposed leader. Now their new boss—Konstantin’s son—is out for blood.
With every mere mortal’s fate now resting in Nikki’s hands, can she outsmart the gods…or will she be doomed to spend the rest of eternity in a barren and desolate world?
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Finally, we have a book four in the Nikki Glass series. I’ve been waiting three years for this book to come out. I can say that I’m glad that this story is finally out in the world. After the long wait, I went through earlier this year and did a revisit of this series (and reviewed since I read these way before I was blogging). I’m really glad that I had the refresher. This book start where Rogue Descendant ends and it ended on a bit of a cliffhanger, so I was glad to see the story take shape quickly.
Nikki is an immortal and a PI. As a descendant of Artemis, she is great at finding things, not to mention has flawless aim with whatever her weapon is. She is coming to terms with her new life. Anderson, the leader of the “good” Liberi is MIA after killing the leader of the opposing and less friendly Liberi group, known as the Olympians. Problem is that Konstantin had a failsafe to protect him. He knew Anderson’s secret, which is a big one. When Konstantin is killed, his failsafe goes into action and Anderson’s very large secret is unleashed upon the world. Nikki is hoping that Anderson is working on solving any ramifications of the secret that is out in the world. However, she doesn’t know for sure.
Also, a woman shows up at the mansion and has even more of Anderson’s secrets. Anderson is someone who isn’t as “good” as he had lead them to believe. All of the Liberi walk a line between good and evil. Anderson’s Liberi lean more towards the good side. After hearing about Anderson’s past, they start to question things even more. This woman is the sister of Anderson’s ex-wife. Needless to say, she is not happy to find out that Anderson is still alive and she is willing to destroy the entire human race to hurt him.
Maybe Niobe’s problem wasn’t so much that she was angry but that she was batshit crazy. I’ve never met anyone with taste in women as epically bad as Anderson’s. If he had a thing for crazy women, couldn’t he have at least stuck to ones who weren’t homicidal.
Another great part of this story was the relationship between Nikki and Jamaal. This is a relationship that has be slowly building since the first book. Well, it finally makes some forward process. Jamaal has issues from his past that have really kept the relationship from making any progress. His past as a slave and the one mistress that owned him and enjoyed his scars and forced sex from him really did a number on him. Add to that the stress of his death magic as a descendant of Kali, makes him quick to get angry. Although him finding Sita, his tiger which is a manifestation of his death magic has helped him with his stress, she is a jealous tiger and doesn’t like Nikki. Sita and Nikki have a heart to heart, as much as you can with a magic tiger who can’t talk, but thinks on a higher level than a normal tiger. They learn to deal with each other so that they can both make Jamaal happy.
“I’m surrounded by the dead in the middle of the night hoping to pull a previously unknown power out of my ass. What could possibly go wrong?”
“You, however, couldn’t look harmless if you had flowers in your hair and were carrying an armload of kittens. And that face you’re making proves my point.”
This series continues to have wonderful characters and a great premise. I also love the action that goes on this book. There aren’t a ton of fight scenes that you see in some urban fantasy series, but it does have some great suspense that kept me glued to my Kindle.
Jenna Black wrote this where it could be the end of Nikki Glass or where she could continue the series. I for one and hoping that the series has a few more books. I would love to see where Nikki goes from here. If she decides that she isn’t going to continue the series, she did leave it at a place where I could be happy with the series. You can voice your opinion as to whether the Nikki Glass series should continue on Jenna’s website (I’m not sure how long she is taking feedback, but it was open when I posted this review).
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I’m Melanie and I live in Ohio. I have two horses and a dog. I’m an animal lover, avid book reader and audiobook listener. I like to live vicariously through fictional characters. I enjoy reading and listening to mostly fictional books in the paranormal genre, including Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance and Horror. My favorite paranormal creatures are shifters, doesn’t matter the flavor.
I didn’t even realize that this one was out, but I am SO excited to read it. Like you, I’ve been waiting for it for far too long. I love that Nikki and Jaamal’s relationship finally has a chance to develop. Wonderful review!
I know. I feel like it has been forever. If you get a chance, you should stop by her website (there’s a link on this post) and tell her you want more Nikki books. 🙂
Melanie recently posted…Review: Aramus by Eve Langlais (@mlsimmons, @EveLanglais)
ok I couldn’t read the review since there might be spoilers. I’m only 2 books in although I now have the novella and last 2 books. I am really enjoying this series and I started it because of your reviews! I’m looking forward to the last few books but I’ve been busy reading some other stuff. I WILL get back to it and then finish reading this review. Anne
I completely understand. I don’t like to read reviews for books that I know I’m going to read. I will tell you that she is debating about continuing this series. She is asking about how many people are interested in it. There is a link in the last chapter of this review so you can add your support, if you want.
Melanie recently posted…Review: Aramus by Eve Langlais (@mlsimmons, @EveLanglais)
I’m excited to meet her at NOLA Storycon. I like it when I have at least something brief to say, so that is why I have been trying to read something from each author. Anne
Wow, it was a looonggg wait for this book of the series to be released! I’m glad you enjoyed it! It is definitely on the TBR and I’m glad this installment is out now before I start. I HATE the long waits between books, especially if they end on any kind of cliffhanger before the wait!
The worst part about the cliffhanger on the last book was the wait. I’m glad she was finally able to get the publisher to go forward with this book. It is such a fun series.
Melanie recently posted…Review: Aramus by Eve Langlais (@mlsimmons, @EveLanglais)
Oh my gosh, this series looks like something I need to read. Doesn’t Jenna Black have another fantasy series?
Yes, she has a few different series. I’ve really enjoyed them all. She is one of the few authors that I really enjoy in YA. She’s written about demons, vampires, fae, cloning, demigods and she has a new YA horror series that came out earlier this year. I do love her work.
Melanie recently posted…Review: Aramus by Eve Langlais (@mlsimmons, @EveLanglais)
Wow, 3 years to wait for a book. I haven’t read this author yet but sounds like an interesting story and series.
Yea, I don’t think the publisher wanted to continue the series. She was going to self publish, but then they decided to put it out in ebook. The process took forever. I’m just glad we finally got the story.
Melanie recently posted…Review: Aramus by Eve Langlais (@mlsimmons, @EveLanglais)
OOh nice! I gotta read this one still myself! Though I fear my memory over book 3 is going to be really bad! Glad to see this one gets a proper ending! Or possibly more books too! Sounds great either way! Nice review!
I went back and listened to the audiobooks for the first three to get me back on track with the series. I love this series so much and I really like the narrator for this series, that it was no hardship. I just wish that it was continued in audio.
Melanie recently posted…Review: Aramus by Eve Langlais (@mlsimmons, @EveLanglais)
I’ve thought about starting this series so many times, I just need to do it already. Great review for this!
Now is a great time to start this series, since this book is finally out. You don’t have the long wait.
Melanie recently posted…Review: Aramus by Eve Langlais (@mlsimmons, @EveLanglais)
I’m glad you didn’t give up! Gah. 3 years for the instalment? That’s dedication!
It was a long time, but worth the wait. It was perfect that I could go back and listen to the audiobooks for the first three stories and review them, since I read these books before I was reviewing.
Melanie recently posted…Review: Aramus by Eve Langlais (@mlsimmons, @EveLanglais)
I still got book 1 on my wishlist
I hope you get a chance to try it. I like Nikki, but I really love Jamaal, even if he is a jerk in book one.
Melanie recently posted…Review: Aramus by Eve Langlais (@mlsimmons, @EveLanglais)
I’ve read the first 2 and didn’t read the 3rd b/c of the cliffie that I heard about. Now I think I can pick up both books and hope for more as well. This was a good series from what I remember. Might also be a good time for a reread. 🙂
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I did a relisten to the first three books, since it had been so long. I’m glad I did. It not only helped me remember a lot of plot points, but also remind me how much I love this series.
Melanie recently posted…Review: Aramus by Eve Langlais (@mlsimmons, @EveLanglais)
This sounds like a great series and I would enjoy. I love that there is plenty of action :} Great review Mel.
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It is a fun series. I hope you get a chance to try it one day.
Melanie recently posted…Review: Aramus by Eve Langlais (@mlsimmons, @EveLanglais)
That’s neat you got to re-read the previous books and review them before the release of this one. Glad to hear it’s a good one. It sounds exciting with enough going on.
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I’m glad I was able to revisit this world before starting this book. I think I would’ve remember everything eventually, but it was really nice to have the refresher. Plus, I do really enjoy this series.
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