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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
Every single one of these books are amazing! I absolutely love this author and how she brings Greek mythology into a love story and a struggle with your inner demons. I have read tons of books but none of the compare to this series. I'm just dying waiting here for the next one! I recommend this book to adults because, yes, it is a little sketchy. Everyone who reads this I cant image them not liking it!
For a book that’s only 277 pages it sure felt a lot longer. I won’t continue the series.
Poor little, D at Paperback DayDreamer forced me to read this book, aye she said she would kick my ass if I did not do it before the end of October. And I being a scared little rabbit did as she told me.
Ok in reality it was more that she read the series and every time I commented how I meant to start it..again and again. Then finally she asked me and I confessed to needing that kick in the butt to get started ;)
And I am happy to finally have started this series because Maddox was a hottie. He is the kind of man that in reality I would knee him in the groin and tell him that he is not the boss of me. But in the books, all the mine mine mine, just makes me melt. He is truly alpha, a bit of a cave man, tormented by the demon inside him, and come on what more can a girl ask for?!
The heroine, oh whatever, who cares about the heroine when I have a alpha caveman, demoninfested hottie to read about ;) A guy who dies every night and is tormented in hell. But yeah yeah, good heroine, they sparked.
The concept of the series was good too. Pandora's box was open and now they house the demons inside and it is pure hell. They are also people after them and have been for a long time. But of course all these men will find their sweethearts and live happily ever after.
I should say something about what happened, Maddox meets Ashlyn, it does not take long for him to want her, trouble with his brothers, trouble with bad guys, the Gods are up to no good, and Ashlyn and Maddox has some hot passion before them. There you go, and I must say that the last 100 pages were thrilling.
Conclusion:
I hope the rest are as alpha, cos you know I love that. I would read more.
Ok in reality it was more that she read the series and every time I commented how I meant to start it..again and again. Then finally she asked me and I confessed to needing that kick in the butt to get started ;)
And I am happy to finally have started this series because Maddox was a hottie. He is the kind of man that in reality I would knee him in the groin and tell him that he is not the boss of me. But in the books, all the mine mine mine, just makes me melt. He is truly alpha, a bit of a cave man, tormented by the demon inside him, and come on what more can a girl ask for?!
The heroine, oh whatever, who cares about the heroine when I have a alpha caveman, demoninfested hottie to read about ;) A guy who dies every night and is tormented in hell. But yeah yeah, good heroine, they sparked.
The concept of the series was good too. Pandora's box was open and now they house the demons inside and it is pure hell. They are also people after them and have been for a long time. But of course all these men will find their sweethearts and live happily ever after.
I should say something about what happened, Maddox meets Ashlyn, it does not take long for him to want her, trouble with his brothers, trouble with bad guys, the Gods are up to no good, and Ashlyn and Maddox has some hot passion before them. There you go, and I must say that the last 100 pages were thrilling.
Conclusion:
I hope the rest are as alpha, cos you know I love that. I would read more.
I really wanted to like this. Coming off of Black Dagger Brotherhood, Demonica, and Immortals After Dark I live for alpha men and serious smut and amazing fantasy worlds and I really wanted this series to be the next one for me.
But... no. Just no. Of all the cheesy messes that are this genre, I do believe this is the worst. I barely finished it, all the way thinking things like "She/he did NOT just" and "it can't possibly get any worse" and "Well that was mind-numbingly stupid". Multiple times I had to drag my eyes away from the page to look up with an incredulous look on my face and just laugh. It reads like a poor 14 year old's fanfiction but the sad part is that it's written by an adult who's really trying and made money off of this.
It could be fluff for the right people, willing to suspend brain cells and read this book out of desperation for something, anything, to keep their eyes busy. I am usually very generous with my ratings, and really still wanted to give this 4 stars, but as the story unfolded I found I could not do that in good conscience. The 2 stars are for the world building and interesting character concepts, but not for the actual dialogue, characters themselves, plot, or any of the other kind of important things.
But... no. Just no. Of all the cheesy messes that are this genre, I do believe this is the worst. I barely finished it, all the way thinking things like "She/he did NOT just" and "it can't possibly get any worse" and "Well that was mind-numbingly stupid". Multiple times I had to drag my eyes away from the page to look up with an incredulous look on my face and just laugh. It reads like a poor 14 year old's fanfiction but the sad part is that it's written by an adult who's really trying and made money off of this.
It could be fluff for the right people, willing to suspend brain cells and read this book out of desperation for something, anything, to keep their eyes busy. I am usually very generous with my ratings, and really still wanted to give this 4 stars, but as the story unfolded I found I could not do that in good conscience. The 2 stars are for the world building and interesting character concepts, but not for the actual dialogue, characters themselves, plot, or any of the other kind of important things.
2 1/2 Stars - I thought that the premise for this series was really interesting using Greek Mythology. I also liked the personal struggle each warrior has to go through with their demon. This book is also set in Budapest which I thought was awesome, cause I’ve never read a book set there.
Ashlyn’s character is sweet and caring with others. She stands up for Maddox and tries to protect him even before she realizes she loves him. Maddox I had issues with. He has the demon of Violence in him but this book made him tame. He’s possessive and protective with Ashlyn but he’s always able to control Violence around her. The book has the potential to be a dark romance but it isn’t. Maddox and his tortured soul find Ashlyn to be something precious. They talk and cuddle. He takes care of her and cleans up a room to make things special for her. It just seems so out of character from what Maddox was displayed as. Their romance was too sweet for what I was expecting. You are also introduced to like twenty characters in this book and it gets really tedious. I know it’s the first in a series and it needs to be built up but at times all the new people are just overwhelming. Are all those warriors really necessary?
The dialogue in this book leaves a lot to be desired. What there is of it, isn’t very memorable. The writing is always explaining things when I would have liked to see things expressed in the characters dialogue. It would have helped the characterization. The story kept me interested to see what happens to the characters but this is book was like information overload. This book does have one of the best conclusions. Ashlyn’s sacrifice for Maddox was a really great end and beginning for their lives together.
I really wish I would have liked this more. The Darkest night was a decent story with a great concept. It would have been better with less people, better characterization and a darker plot to match the demons. I’d be interested to read something else by Showalter.
Ashlyn’s character is sweet and caring with others. She stands up for Maddox and tries to protect him even before she realizes she loves him. Maddox I had issues with. He has the demon of Violence in him but this book made him tame. He’s possessive and protective with Ashlyn but he’s always able to control Violence around her. The book has the potential to be a dark romance but it isn’t. Maddox and his tortured soul find Ashlyn to be something precious. They talk and cuddle. He takes care of her and cleans up a room to make things special for her. It just seems so out of character from what Maddox was displayed as. Their romance was too sweet for what I was expecting. You are also introduced to like twenty characters in this book and it gets really tedious. I know it’s the first in a series and it needs to be built up but at times all the new people are just overwhelming. Are all those warriors really necessary?
The dialogue in this book leaves a lot to be desired. What there is of it, isn’t very memorable. The writing is always explaining things when I would have liked to see things expressed in the characters dialogue. It would have helped the characterization. The story kept me interested to see what happens to the characters but this is book was like information overload. This book does have one of the best conclusions. Ashlyn’s sacrifice for Maddox was a really great end and beginning for their lives together.
I really wish I would have liked this more. The Darkest night was a decent story with a great concept. It would have been better with less people, better characterization and a darker plot to match the demons. I’d be interested to read something else by Showalter.
This book has been staring at me for awhile in Goodreads. It has been awhile (2015 I think?) since I read this for the first time and somehow the site hadn't saved my rating there. It just kept staring at me and reminding me that I had no memory if I liked or disliked this book, so I decided to use the gift card that I got from one of my sisters to buy it and reread it. Another reason I wanted to reread this one because demons! Also Ruby @ Ruby’s Books suggests this series every time I ask for demon recs.
“You are mine, woman, and I am yours. Until you, my life was desolate. I existed, but I didn't truly live. Now I live, even in my death.”
There's something about tortured heroes that aren't trying to pretend that they don't have feelings that I just really enjoy. I'm just so sick of those heroes (mostly in contemporary) that just wants to have sex before moving on. Maddox has a literal demon inside him but still he manages to treat his heroine better than any of those guys. Maddox and all the other warriors that released demons from dimOuniak had been given a demon and Maddox's is Violence.
I don't know which warrior I feel worse for. Maddox for having to die every single night or Torin who can't touch anyone without giving them some kind of disease.
“Once I learned, I went online and ordered every romance novel I could find. They're fairy tales for grown-ups.”
Ashlyn had a shitty childhood and she's still suffering from the voices but then she meets Maddox and suddenly there's quietness, so instead of running away from him she doesn't want to let go of him. She was only five years old when her parents send her to the institute. There was only one person who treated her like she was a human being from what I gathered so despite of them studying her ability even when it hurt she felt thankful for them.
After all the young adult books I've been reading it was relief to read something with sexual content and I love romance books with possessive, protective heroes. How can I dislike a relationship with two characters when the male just wants to protect her with everything he has and when heroine accepts him the way he is instead of trying to change him?
I was hesitant to read this again because I only read two books way back then and there's so many bad rating but I ended up really enjoying the first book. I think I could've rated it even higher but it didn't give me all the feels.
“You are mine, woman, and I am yours. Until you, my life was desolate. I existed, but I didn't truly live. Now I live, even in my death.”
There's something about tortured heroes that aren't trying to pretend that they don't have feelings that I just really enjoy. I'm just so sick of those heroes (mostly in contemporary) that just wants to have sex before moving on. Maddox has a literal demon inside him but still he manages to treat his heroine better than any of those guys. Maddox and all the other warriors that released demons from dimOuniak had been given a demon and Maddox's is Violence.
I don't know which warrior I feel worse for. Maddox for having to die every single night or Torin who can't touch anyone without giving them some kind of disease.
“Once I learned, I went online and ordered every romance novel I could find. They're fairy tales for grown-ups.”
Ashlyn had a shitty childhood and she's still suffering from the voices but then she meets Maddox and suddenly there's quietness, so instead of running away from him she doesn't want to let go of him. She was only five years old when her parents send her to the institute. There was only one person who treated her like she was a human being from what I gathered so despite of them studying her ability even when it hurt she felt thankful for them.
After all the young adult books I've been reading it was relief to read something with sexual content and I love romance books with possessive, protective heroes. How can I dislike a relationship with two characters when the male just wants to protect her with everything he has and when heroine accepts him the way he is instead of trying to change him?
I was hesitant to read this again because I only read two books way back then and there's so many bad rating but I ended up really enjoying the first book. I think I could've rated it even higher but it didn't give me all the feels.
What to say about this book, it was a tantalizing read. Most of the time I was angry with the heroine and was upset that she would allow the love of her life to refer to her as his woman or simply woman. I mean come on. I did like the story though, it was different and gave it a seductive, dark edge. I might be tempted to read some of the sequels just to see if they find the box and if they turn out to die when the demons are stripped or if they will live on in blissful love. Also, I am curious to see what type of person each character ends up with.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a real page turner, for sure. I couldn't put it down! My only complaint was the hideously predictable (slightly smutty) ending, but hey, thats why we read romance books right? Loved it.