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3.64 AVERAGE
I admit I'm glad I started with the spin off. I liked it much better than this one. Hopefully it will catch up (and be less insta love ish) in the next books
I'm a big fan of J.R. Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood series and I read The Darkest Night thinking/hoping that it will give me more of that paranormal awesomeness. Alas, it paled in comparison to the BDB books. J.R. Ward's style of writing made the big difference for me. Maybe if I read The Darkest Night before I discovered BDB, I might've enjoyed this more. As it is, it was just okay for me.
I've read a couple of books by Gena Showalter, but by far, this one is one of my favourites by her!
Oh damn. I’ve fallen head over heels for this book and anticipate a strong devotion to the rest of the series. The best thing I discovered is the writing —it is FAR from mediocre; her characters and their dialogue/interactions/relationships are extraordinarily real and exciting. All the romantic tension unfolds at just the right pace, with just the right doses of relief. It serves everything I could have asked for in a serial romance while lifting the lids off of platters that I hadn’t considered on the menu. I cant wait for more Gena Showalter—are all her books so sorely addicting??!!
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A quick non literary masterpiece but a fast plug the hole read. The characters are a good start, but should have been explored and developed further. Easy enough to read it’s all those distractions around you.
This was a quick read, and decent, but not exactly complex. Still, it is a nice start to the series and I will likely read the rest. Like so many romances out there this one takes place over a very brief amount of time, has a bit of insta-love, and a supernatural pairing where the other person helps them suppress or control their power/demons. I don't know about the romantic aspect of Ashlyn and Maddox's relationship either. She goes from virgin to very experienced practically overnight. Then again, does anyone expect these types of books to seem all that realistic? I look forward to reading the next one and I am really curious about Anya.
1 star. DNF at 59%. I can't believe how bad this book turned out to be. How does this have so many good ratings?
I told myself that if the story and characters didn't improve by the first 100 pages, I would stop reading. I persevered a little beyond that, but mostly by skimming to see if there was any hope that could save this experience for me. There wasn't. It all got worse. Partially thanks to this little quote here, given by my buddy Paris, who I want to toss into a sea of molten lava:
“Who is she, why is she still here and when can I see her naked? Paris asked with an eyebrow wiggle.”
Basically, there's this girl, Ashlyn (our special snowflake with soft, honey-blonde hair who doesn't know just how BeAuTifUL she is), who hears voices in her head and hates it. So she goes off in search of someone to help her figure out what's wrong and fix it. Long story short, she runs into this glorious, demon possessed-warrior in the woods named Maddox. They have the hots for each other from the second they make eye contact. He takes her back to his castle, which houses his other demon-possessed, roommates. By this point in the book, I was bored but still a little intrigued, so I kept reading. It wasn't long after this point that I almost lost it.
If there is one thing you should know about me, it's that I abhorrently despise insta-love. I will admit... I have seen it written well in the past, but rarely. And here's the thing: two people can be attracted to each other instantly, but don't play it across as love. It's lust. Haters can blame that opinion on my stone cold heart.
This book could have been salvaged despite the insta-love, but there was nothing to redeem it. There are a lot of problems I had with the story itself, but essentially, Ashlyn has no personality whatsoever and becomes completely dependent upon Maddox. Maddox views her as this delicate, soft, virginal angel who must be protected at all costs. *facepalm* chill, dude. maybe get to know her before you dive right into her pants. geez.
Ashlyn is no better. Despite being an educated, seemingly intelligent woman, she does nothing but sprain her ankle, get locked in a dungeon, pitch a fit and cry, and follow Maddox around like a lovesick puppy. They both truly believe that the other hung the moon. These two act like they're in love after literally a few hours. STOP. Give me character development. Give me something to relate to. Give me CONSISTENCY (Y'all really expect me to believe that Maddox's castle is decked out with televisions, porn/sex dolls, and security cameras, but he doesn't know how to procure medicine for Ashlyn when she gets alcohol poisoning? Are you serious?).
I seem mean. I swear I gave this book the benefit of the doubt. But I'm not suffering through the other 41% of this book.
I told myself that if the story and characters didn't improve by the first 100 pages, I would stop reading. I persevered a little beyond that, but mostly by skimming to see if there was any hope that could save this experience for me. There wasn't. It all got worse. Partially thanks to this little quote here, given by my buddy Paris, who I want to toss into a sea of molten lava:
“Who is she, why is she still here and when can I see her naked? Paris asked with an eyebrow wiggle.”
Basically, there's this girl, Ashlyn (our special snowflake with soft, honey-blonde hair who doesn't know just how BeAuTifUL she is), who hears voices in her head and hates it. So she goes off in search of someone to help her figure out what's wrong and fix it. Long story short, she runs into this glorious, demon possessed-warrior in the woods named Maddox. They have the hots for each other from the second they make eye contact. He takes her back to his castle, which houses his other demon-possessed, roommates. By this point in the book, I was bored but still a little intrigued, so I kept reading. It wasn't long after this point that I almost lost it.
If there is one thing you should know about me, it's that I abhorrently despise insta-love. I will admit... I have seen it written well in the past, but rarely. And here's the thing: two people can be attracted to each other instantly, but don't play it across as love. It's lust. Haters can blame that opinion on my stone cold heart.
This book could have been salvaged despite the insta-love, but there was nothing to redeem it. There are a lot of problems I had with the story itself, but essentially, Ashlyn has no personality whatsoever and becomes completely dependent upon Maddox. Maddox views her as this delicate, soft, virginal angel who must be protected at all costs. *facepalm* chill, dude. maybe get to know her before you dive right into her pants. geez.
Ashlyn is no better. Despite being an educated, seemingly intelligent woman, she does nothing but sprain her ankle, get locked in a dungeon, pitch a fit and cry, and follow Maddox around like a lovesick puppy. They both truly believe that the other hung the moon. These two act like they're in love after literally a few hours. STOP. Give me character development. Give me something to relate to. Give me CONSISTENCY (Y'all really expect me to believe that Maddox's castle is decked out with televisions, porn/sex dolls, and security cameras, but he doesn't know how to procure medicine for Ashlyn when she gets alcohol poisoning? Are you serious?).
I seem mean. I swear I gave this book the benefit of the doubt. But I'm not suffering through the other 41% of this book.
It was pretty good. I liked the "brothers" and do look forward to reading more in the series. Some of the world building type things seemed strange. Guess I'll have to read more books to see where all that is going.