Damselflies

Damselflies
Jayel Gibson
Synergy Books
ISBN: 1-933538-64-3
Fiction, Fantasy
Reviewed by Dr. Tami Brady

Ilerion is a hunter who is haunted by his inability to protect his loving wife, Cylacia. Now, he is faced with protecting another of her kind, a Damselfly. Ilerion and his men stumble upon a bloody scene of torture, mutilation, and death. Despite all odds, there is a sole survivor. Brutally raped, her wings cut off, and left for dead, the last Damselfly hangs onto life. Her only reason for living is revenge upon the men who have destroyed her people, an act completely alien to her peaceful people.
It seemed to me that Damselflies was actually two books in one. The first part of the story focused primarily on Ilerion and Archinae: their meeting, their journey, and their eventual romance. The second part of the story then continued after the death of Ilerion and Archinae. At this point, the focus of the story was their twin daughters and the continuation of the fulfilling of the prophecy. I personally would have like this book to end with the birth of the children and have the next book begin after this point.