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This is a refreshing, hot, action packed series that leaves you wanting more and more. I am Hooked.
I bought the first three books in this series with high hopes. That is gross and ruins the mood for me so to speak.It is getting harder and harder to find good books these days as it seems there are a lot of authors out to make a buck by writing series so the reader keeps buying multiple books. I love paranormal fiction.
So-so plotline, bad dialogue. I even like light BDSM. The first book was the best but even that one did not hook me in.
I love adult themed intimiate situations since I find it pretty difficult as an adult to imagine a really passionate, loving relationship not having a lot of really hot sex, especially in the beginning. Too bad because the premise was soooo promising. The third book, well, all I can say is, "UGH."I love romance.
However, I do not AT ALL like reading about the hero hurting himself to the point that there is blood dripping and gushing all over, even if he does feel pleasure from it. Well, I won't be buying any more of these.
I don't care for heroines who are so tough they aren't even women anymore, or so bitchy and mean they can never take correction. I haven't read any of the other books in this series but was thankful when I started reading The Darkest Pleasure it wasn't necessary. Danica is lovely and written with some grace, Reyes. Obviously each book is a story in it's own though still tying all characters together. Gena Showalter did a lovely job in writing this book, the characters have depth and heart. well he is just plain my kind of guy. I recommend this one.
Reyes is trying to protect her and Aeron is still a threat. I find myself interested in the plot of the stories but the writing and the characters keep throwing me off. More running, more imprisonment, and more near death experiences. I feel like I keep walking into the middle of a conversation that I've rudely interrupted instead of being the fly on the wall like most of the books I've read in the past. This one is about Reyes and Danika. Some have distinct personalities and I can follow them without trouble but others are just dead space. What kind of friend threatens to kill another's love.
The women don't bother me too much, be it too whiny or too annoying, at least its something. The characters in the series are a bit annoying and repetitive. What I really don't understand is how these men can call each other friends. Wishful thinking, I know.
I really don't know what to make of this series. Right now I'm half way through Darkest Pleasure and I find myself throwing the book in frustration. So far in the series every conversation is the same as the books before it and the characters once again grate on my nerves. She's still running from the Lords and the Hunters. If they love each other like brothers then why aren't they more supportive of each others feelings and situation. Perhaps the series writing style will change a bit and the characters will start to stand out more. The stories just don't flow well and it gets tiring. The same as before.
Everytime I turn around one of these so called "Friends" is trying to kill the love of another. The only relationship I see between the men is comrades-in-arms, nothing more. I'm going to continue to read the series since I've already gotten this far and again I do like the plot of the stories. Thanks for reading.
The characters seemed to be too typical and predictable. That seemed to be true upon reading the first two books, but things slowed down for me reading book 3 (The Darkest Pleasure).The series starts off well. Hunters will do anything necessary to get their hands on the Lords of the Underworld and the series develops into a war between the two.I really enjoyed book 1 and book 2. Their stories grabbed me and pulled me in so that I had to finish them.I wish I could say the same positive things for book 3 and 4. I found myself more interested in the subplot of the war than I was in the state of the relationships. They did something they shouldn't have and were expelled from the Gods' good graces and punished by being forced to harbor evil demons. All the books are based around a group of Lords, warriors who were once in good with the Gods.
Each warrior hosts an evil demon such as Violence, Disease, Distrust, Death, Wrath, etc. These demons provide the stumbling blocks in the warriors relationships with their fated women.On top of the romance there is suspenseful plot built around the premise of a group of "Hunters" who think the world would be a better place without the existence of these demons, therefore without the existence of the Lords. I was going to review these individually, but I thought I would go through all four in the series pretty quickly and do one big glowing review. I rooted for Ashlyn in The Darkest Night to find her own feet and stand on them. I cheered as Anya from The Darkest Kiss kicked Lucien's ass and took names while doing it. Something about the last two books fell flat for me. I was slightly more interested in the relationships, but the subplot of the war was almost entirely missing from this story. Book 4, The Darkest Whisper, was a disappointment to me.
your typical tortured warrior who finds a women he seemingly can't have. I don't want to spoil anything so I won't go into detail but I found the ending to The Darkest Pleasure unrealistic. The warriors were strong and sexy, yet vulnerable. The women were relatable and likable. It didn't work within the previous context given to the Gods and their actions. There was almost no development or progress in the fight and again I found the ending unrealistic for the characters.I will keep reading the series because I find the series idea and subplots interesting, but I hope the next book is an improvement.
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