The Legend of Michael (Zodius#1)
byLisa Renee Jones (Goodreads Author)
The Legendof Michael (Zodius, #1)
HE IS ALETHAL WEAPON…

One of an army of human soldiers injected with alien DNA, Michael is a legendwithin this new race, split between good and evil. Untamable, he has walked onthe dark side and returned to the light. Feared and misunderstood, he leaveseverything behind, including the one woman destined to be his mate.

HE IS HER ENEMY…AND HER D...moreHE IS A LETHAL WEAPON…

One of an army of human soldiers injected with alien DNA, Michael is a legendwithin this new race, split between good and evil. Untamable, he has walked onthe dark side and returned to the light. Feared and misunderstood, he leaveseverything behind, including the one woman destined to be his mate.

HE IS HER ENEMY…AND HER DESTINY…

Fate leads Michael back to Cassandra Powell, for she holds the key to defendinghis comrades. With their loyalties divided between duty and the people theylove, only together can Cassandra and Michael overcome insurmountable odds tosave humanity from the wrath of a madman.

But no ordinary woman can control a creature such as Michael, and only onething is clear—the world will never be the same.

MyThoughts

 First, I have to be upfront andadmit that this is not my typical reading genre. I'm a contemporary romancewriter and reader. That, hands down, is my favorite kind of book. But in 2012,I decided to challenge myself, expand my horizons, and meet new authors. So itwas with both curiosity and trepidation that I chose this book.

I am happy to confess that I enjoyedthis book. The story line was familiar enough - strong, brave men fighting tosave the world - that I didn't feel like a fish out of water. But it also had aparanormal quality that was new to me. I really liked the fact that it wasn'tso farfetched that I couldn't relate. A chemically altered super soldier is analmost plausible concept these days.

There were some jumps in time thatseemed unnecessary, but other than that, the story was well written, creative,and entertaining.
Unfortunately, I have to say thatMichael was not one of my favorite characters. Don't get me wrong, I'm all fora strong, brave man. Just check out my previous reviews and you'll see what Imean. My problem with Michael was that whole 'you would be better off withoutme' bit. He thinks, for reasons I won't go into here, that he's not good enoughfor Cassandra, so he repeatedly tries to get her to reject him. Martyrdom irritatesme. I'd much rather have a man who trusts the woman he's with to know andaccept what she's getting into. None of this crap about 'if you only knew me,you wouldn't love me'. I seriously hate that! Michael doesn't trust himself enoughor Cassandra enough, to know that they can make it work. I want him to fightfor her and for their happiness (figuratively, not literally). I want him to behappy that he's found the he'll spend the rest of his life with instead ofangsting over the entire situation. Eventually, Michael does find acceptanceand, after that, I'm a much happy reader. Eventually though, I was frustratedwith the main character, I would still recommend reading The Legend of Michael, especially if you're a reader  who likes the strong, silent, soldier type.