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eesh25's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 Stars
Male: Rhydstrom Woede (Rage Demon)
Female: Sabine, Sorceress of Illusions
Plot: She captures (ie kidnaps) him and tries to seduce him into doing what she wants. He's unhappy about this developement.
This book gets the award for having the most messed up relationship so far seen in the series. Sabine has the guy tied up against his will and sexually tortures him for days. It's all very disturbing. Thankfully, the author realizes that it's wrong and presents it that way.
She also tries to bring free will and equality back into the relationship. And that honestly works for the most part. Where it doesn't work is when Sabine refuses to feel any remorse for her actions and is kinda heartless. She's actually pissed at Rhydstron for a large part of the novel and that made me not like her much. I like my characters to have a conscience.
Another little issue with the book is Sabine's lack of investment in the relationship. She doesn't try much for it. And it annoys me a lot when that happens. I prefer for both the characters to care equally. Things are unbalanced otherwise.
Still, I appreciated Kresley Cole's effort to balance the scales, I thought the story was good and I really liked Rhydstrom and his relationship with Durinda, a character introduced later in the book. I would have liked it more, if only Sabine didn't bother me so much.
Reviews for other book in the series:
1. The Warlord Wants Forever
2. A Hunger Like No Other
3. No Rest for the Wicked
4. Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night
5. Dark Needs at Night's Edge
6. Dark Desires After Dusk
whimsicalmeerkat's review against another edition
4.0
Aww... Despite having the bitchiest heroine so far this was actually really sweet.
chelseas96's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
sirdemalmanche's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
magnafeana's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting premise and the payoff was great!
This book won me over with the Immortals After Dark series which I am totally not reading in order.
We have Sabine (h) and Rydstrom (H) as our centuries old protagonists on the Lore. H is our Demon King who is just and right while h is a wicked sorceress who would rather be nefarious and wrong. But h is put in a desperate position and needs H to comply:
Breed me or die.
Well, not those words specifically, but the basis is, she wants his protection, her queendom, and a round belly and he wants her trust and, well, her. But when she kidnaps him and becomes a seductress and he lies to her and dishes back his suffering on her, their romance and sensuality gets murky what with all the prophecies and poisons.
I appreciated both these protagonists so much because of how distinct they were in their voice and their motives. Sabine being a liar and the queen of illusions made me admire her strength. I understood her need for lies. But I also understood Rydstrom’s frustration and need to temper his kingdom.
I’m happy with how the miscommunication didn’t last forever and a day. Honestly, it was refreshing. No, they didn’t unload their secrets so quickly, but when the third act struck and I feared we would have a separation arc…it didn’t happen because Sabine understood Rydstrom’s choice!
We stan a conscientious queen.
I has nitpicky qualms with this. I think, considering Sabine, it didn’t make sense how quickly she spoke to Rydstrom after he threw away her gold. It would have been nice to see Sabine go completely silent and closed off and Rydstrom to understand more about sorceri and gold.
I also wish we saw more of the hidden emotional state of Sabine, but that is just me.
And I will just…never like Nix, no matter how hard I try. She is the snarky OP caricature character and I have loathed those sorts of characters since they keep appearing.
4.5 ⭐️s for this. I wonder when I’ll actually read the series in order.
This book won me over with the Immortals After Dark series which I am totally not reading in order.
We have Sabine (h) and Rydstrom (H) as our centuries old protagonists on the Lore. H is our Demon King who is just and right while h is a wicked sorceress who would rather be nefarious and wrong. But h is put in a desperate position and needs H to comply:
Breed me or die.
Well, not those words specifically, but the basis is, she wants his protection, her queendom, and a round belly and he wants her trust and, well, her. But when she kidnaps him and becomes a seductress and he lies to her and dishes back his suffering on her, their romance and sensuality gets murky what with all the prophecies and poisons.
I appreciated both these protagonists so much because of how distinct they were in their voice and their motives. Sabine being a liar and the queen of illusions made me admire her strength. I understood her need for lies. But I also understood Rydstrom’s frustration and need to temper his kingdom.
I’m happy with how the miscommunication didn’t last forever and a day. Honestly, it was refreshing. No, they didn’t unload their secrets so quickly, but when the third act struck and I feared we would have a separation arc…it didn’t happen because Sabine understood Rydstrom’s choice!
We stan a conscientious queen.
I has nitpicky qualms with this. I think, considering Sabine, it didn’t make sense how quickly she spoke to Rydstrom after he threw away her gold. It would have been nice to see Sabine go completely silent and closed off and Rydstrom to understand more about sorceri and gold.
I also wish we saw more of the hidden emotional state of Sabine, but that is just me.
And I will just…never like Nix, no matter how hard I try. She is the snarky OP caricature character and I have loathed those sorts of characters since they keep appearing.
4.5 ⭐️s for this. I wonder when I’ll actually read the series in order.
avid_reader_96's review against another edition
I'll review when I actually finish reading but at this point I will finish at a later date when this book manage to capture and hold my interest longer than just every other chapter.