Wrath by Regine Abel [Review]

Wrath (Xian Warriors #8) by Regine Abel
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: July 21, 2022

Xian Warriors
1. Doom
2. Legion
3. Raven
4. Bane
5. Chaos
6. Varnog
7. Reaper
8. Wrath - Paperback | Kindle
9. Xenon
10. Nevrik
11. Rogue

Regine Abel
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

She conquered death. Can she conquer life?

Kwan’s dreams of joining the Vanguard finally comes true. Unfortunately, a recent tragedy dampens the joy of this experience. She hopes that reuniting with her long-time friend Linette and embarking on epic rescue missions will help bury painful memories. However, meeting her team leader—the stunning, bioengineered Warrior named Wrath—throws a wrench in things. The last thing she wants or needs is romance. But on top of being badass, he’s sweet, funny, incredibly supportive... and apparently her soulmate.

Wrath has waited his entire life to meet the one female in the entire universe created specifically for him. Now, she’s here, so close yet unattainable, because as much as he wants to claim Kwan, his dragon blood demands he protect her—even from himself. When the routine mission they embark on turns into a living nightmare, romantic woes soon become the least of his concerns.

Faced with unkillable enemies and the treachery of former allies, will Kwan manage to overcome past trauma to save her team and the man she is destined for?

Thoughts on Wrath: Our boy Wrath is up and I AM DELIGHTED! Poor Wrath has been waiting a long time to connect with his soulmate and he'd sort of reached the point where he had...given up? Maybe? Or simply figured his match hadn't made it through the war for earth. He was painfully resigned to not having that connection, so when Kwan arrives and he realizes she's the one for him, he's stunned.

It's not all hearts and puppies, though. Kwan is still working through her grief from a terrible tragedy when they meet and she's not in the right head- or heart-space for a relationship. She doesn't want to give Wrath the idea that's she's open to something when she's mentally unable to consider such a thing right now. But Wrath is awesomely supportive and gives her both room to grieve and immense amounts of understanding and eventually Kwan finds the balance she needs to start looking toward a future.

Meanwhile, the universe continues to throw curveballs at the Vanguard in the form of Kryptid experiments and betrayal and VERY BAD THINGS happening. Man, those experiments are gifts that just keep on giving, aren't they? They're awful and oftentimes relentless and they just keep coming.

A little danger, a lot of things moving behind the scenes (of the not-so-great variety), a fair amount of brainpower, and a couple who find themselves despite everything thrown at them. *thumbs up*