The League Eve of Destruction Series Book 1: Eve of Destruction by Sherrilyn Kenyon

The League Eve of Destruction Book 1

Eve Erixour is a mercenary with a past no one would envy and more enemies than anyone should have. Death stalks her relentlessly. So when she gains the attention of a League assassin, she considers it par for the course.

But Jinx Shadowbourne isn’t after Eve. Someone has it in for him and his brethren. High-ranking assassins are falling, and Jinx is convinced one of their own is selling them out. He’s on the trail of his key suspect when fate throws him headfirst into Eve’s life.

Now the two of them have to find the League leak and plug it or neither one of them will live to face another enemy, and the ones they love, and the universe at large, will be left alone to face a power-crazed madman. 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59525379-eve-of-destruction

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My Review: 5/5 Stars

The League world is one of my absolute favorites. It's been so long since I've been back in it, reading this short novella was both super nice and also just not enough. This is the beginning of this new short novella series. We meet Eve (Jayne's sister who we are super familiar with from The League series) and Jinx. Their story takes place way before the first book of The League series. In this novella we meet Eve, a mercenary who comes across a League assassin. Their encounter is brief but memorable as Jinx saves her from someone coming to collect a debt. But when she finds Jinx severely injured, she can't forget his act of kindness or resist the pull she has toward him. She takes him to her place and takes care of him. Jinx hates his life in the League. He was conscripted when he was young and does what he can to survive. We get the beginning of their love story and we see the early stages of those in the League getting fed up with having no control over their lives. We see some familiar faces like Nyk and Syn and a very young Jayne. And plenty of new faces as well. Love this world and I'm looking forward to seeing where this series goes and how it shapes the future League stories.

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.