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alikatson's review against another edition
3.0
So Stryker is a vengeful jerk and he found his perfect match in Zephyra his first wife (who he had abandoned a billion years ago when his father threatened them).
Sorry if Kenyon was trying to soften me towards him or her.
This book did nothing to make me like Stryker more - he still wants to destroy mankind for revenge/jealousy and he still wants to kill Acheron and Nick. Zephyra seemed to be a good person when she was human but she's become just as vengeful. She has good reason to be mad but blaming mankind for the actions of a few terrible people seems ridiculous. Hello APOLLO is the one to blame for most of these problems. Plus she keeps a guy chained up in basement and tortures him because he betrayed his kind a few thousand years ago.
Luckily the book was not very long, so I didn't have to deal with two characters I disliked too long. Plus there were important plot developments to keep me interested.
I loved the cameos of other characters and we learned new things about some of them. Nick seemed to soften a tad but he's still an idiot for blaming Acheron for his mother's death.
I liked Jared's slug demon, I hope we see him again sometime soon. and Simi as usual had the best lines in the book.
Sorry if Kenyon was trying to soften me towards him or her.
This book did nothing to make me like Stryker more - he still wants to destroy mankind for revenge/jealousy and he still wants to kill Acheron and Nick. Zephyra seemed to be a good person when she was human but she's become just as vengeful. She has good reason to be mad but blaming mankind for the actions of a few terrible people seems ridiculous. Hello APOLLO is the one to blame for most of these problems. Plus she keeps a guy chained up in basement and tortures him because he betrayed his kind a few thousand years ago.
Luckily the book was not very long, so I didn't have to deal with two characters I disliked too long. Plus there were important plot developments to keep me interested.
I loved the cameos of other characters and we learned new things about some of them. Nick seemed to soften a tad but he's still an idiot for blaming Acheron for his mother's death.
I liked Jared's slug demon, I hope we see him again sometime soon. and Simi as usual had the best lines in the book.
laura_devouring_books_crumpets's review against another edition
3.0
A scary twist at the end that may mean the Daimons get the upper hand on Dark Hunters.
Stryker and Zephyra.......
Stryker is a villain... this story made him no worse or better in my opinion, he still killed his son whether he regrets it or not, over something stupid... In my opinion... Hes forever on a mission against Acheron and risks everything he has for a daughter he has known all of 5 minutes, but wouldn't give his son the benefit of the doubt.... Zephyra is no better if she could love someone like this... plus she seems a little doolally...
Still an interesting turn of events in the second half
Stryker and Zephyra.......
Stryker is a villain... this story made him no worse or better in my opinion, he still killed his son whether he regrets it or not, over something stupid... In my opinion... Hes forever on a mission against Acheron and risks everything he has for a daughter he has known all of 5 minutes, but wouldn't give his son the benefit of the doubt.... Zephyra is no better if she could love someone like this... plus she seems a little doolally...
Still an interesting turn of events in the second half
finfortess's review against another edition
5.0
this is one of the best series, because it always follows a different character. for the past books, Ash has been the stable good guy with Stryker as his enemy. this book follows stryker and shows that he is just another victim of his father's horrible curse. we cannot hate stryker after this book, once you get to this point of the series you can pretty much see every side of the war being fought, you no longer can find a bad guy who is compleatly evil, (for the most part). it is really a very bold move for a writer to make the reader understand all of the character motives and not only understand but sympthise. even though the book is one of fiction set in a world of the ancient gods, it is easy to see a theme showing that no side of any argument or war is perfect and most sides are just as justified as the other
nicki_in_nz's review against another edition
2.0
Much as I love Sherrilyn Kenyon, this really wasn't good. It read like it had been written (and edited) in a big hurry. A real let-down after Acheron, but those following the series should read it as there are some surprising developments in one of the main characters.
scarletcat13's review against another edition
4.0
I almost skipped this one but I'm glad I didn't. I thought I wouldn't care about Stryker's story and grow bored. Honestly, I still don't care but his story wasn't aweful. He is an interesting character, I didnt mind thay he's an antagonist of the books. And there was so much of Nick and finally Jared that I loved it more then I thought I would.
ckjaer88's review against another edition
2.0
fast, predictable read with little character depth and no humor. the idea of using the gods in this fashion is good and most of the characters have the potential to be interesting, but alas Kenyons writing skills just isn't good enough to fullfill that particular potential. Will not be continuing this series.
anadomingos's review against another edition
3.0
A serie está num rumo muito diferente, e a escrita da autora muito "cut to the chase", pessoalmente é um estilo que me agrada.
Tinha algumas expectativas quando a este livro, afinal Stryker é um dos vilões de serviço nesta serie, vê-lo como herói de um livro, é bastante engraçado. Uma das coisas que sempre gostei nele foi a sua honra de guerreiro, o facto de ele abominar a tortura. Neste livro vemos uma faceta mais "humana", compreendemos muito as acções dele.
Se pensarmos um bocadinho este livro mostra-nos que nem sempre tudo o que parece é e que a vida não é a preto e branco, os maus não são sempre maus nem os bons sempre bons.
A Zephyra foi personagem com quem não simpatizei particularmente, embora perceba bem porque é que ela é tão dura.
Tinha algumas expectativas quando a este livro, afinal Stryker é um dos vilões de serviço nesta serie, vê-lo como herói de um livro, é bastante engraçado. Uma das coisas que sempre gostei nele foi a sua honra de guerreiro, o facto de ele abominar a tortura. Neste livro vemos uma faceta mais "humana", compreendemos muito as acções dele.
Se pensarmos um bocadinho este livro mostra-nos que nem sempre tudo o que parece é e que a vida não é a preto e branco, os maus não são sempre maus nem os bons sempre bons.
A Zephyra foi personagem com quem não simpatizei particularmente, embora perceba bem porque é que ela é tão dura.
vi_isreading's review against another edition
4.0
Far from the best of the series but I gave it an extra star for the wiki telling me that Zephyra’s favorite pass time as: torturing mankind
plush's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I really enjoy this series. Acheron was such a good book, and honestly this book provided a ton more worldbuilding than the small ones usually do. That being said…
Why can’t everyone be friends? I love Nick, I don’t totally hate Stryker, Acheron is so dope, Apollymi is just trying to live life. I just wish they could all get along 😂 I understand that they are all morally opposed and essentially incapable of fighting for the same side, but damn do I wish they would.
The romance is very instalove. Also, they were originally together when they were 14, and they keep referencing how good the sex was at that time, major icky to me. Honestly, I didn’t particularly like these two together. I don’t feel like they inspired each other to be better at all. I don’t know. They are definitely still the bad guys, and I feel awful for Jared.
4/5 stars
Why can’t everyone be friends? I love Nick, I don’t totally hate Stryker, Acheron is so dope, Apollymi is just trying to live life. I just wish they could all get along 😂 I understand that they are all morally opposed and essentially incapable of fighting for the same side, but damn do I wish they would.
The romance is very instalove. Also, they were originally together when they were 14, and they keep referencing how good the sex was at that time, major icky to me. Honestly, I didn’t particularly like these two together. I don’t feel like they inspired each other to be better at all. I don’t know. They are definitely still the bad guys, and I feel awful for Jared.
4/5 stars