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4.32 AVERAGE
4 stars
I really like this series. I’m glad to have read Revenant’s story and see his relationship with Blaspheme and Reaver bloom. Underworld General is a big family and I’m always looking forward to reading about the new occurrences, even though there are but a few remaining.
За пореден път се убеждавам колко добра писателка е Лариса Йон. Книгите ѝ се четат буквално на един дъх. Невероятен стил, невероятно майсторство и в резултат - невероятен краен продукт. Епични обрати, флуидно темпо на развитие на историята, страхотен екшън и достатъчно драма, за да поддържа биенето на сърцето ти в неравен ритъм. Нямах големи очаквания от книгата, а в крайна сметка се оказа една от най-добрите в поредицата... Въпреки, че сега, като се замисля, ако някой ме накара да си избера любима от поредицата ще е като да избирам любимото сред децата си :D Така се получава, когато си имаш взема-даване с един наистина добър писател. Искренно се радвам, че тази и другата поредица на Лариса - Деамоника ще видят бял свят на българския пазар. Нервна и притеснена съм за това какво ще направят с превода. Погледнах анотациите в сайта на издателство Еклиптик и вече има няколко проблема, които ми подсказват, че не трябва да тая големи надежди, но все пак ще изчакам и ще видя крайния резултат. За сега мога само да им пожелая късмет и да ги заплаша с телесни вреди ако не си свършат работата както трябва :D Колкото до книгата? Не мога да си представя по-добър финал на историята от този, който прочетох. Препоръчвам не с две ами с пет ръци (някой да има желание да ми услужи с останалите три? :D ) !!!
I would give this 6 stars if I could! This one by far my favorite book in the series. I absolutely loved Revenant and Blaspheme both together and separately. It so perfectly ended the series while also giving lots of good twists and turns.
Series review:
I started this series on a whim, it was supposed to be a filler series for me while I read other books. But once I started I couldn't stop. It quickly turned into one of my all-time favorites book series. Easily top 3. The story is story line is so well done and there were so many big revelations that caught me off guard and made the story even more amazing. I am going to miss these characters, but I'm excited to dive into everything else this author has published.
Series review:
I started this series on a whim, it was supposed to be a filler series for me while I read other books. But once I started I couldn't stop. It quickly turned into one of my all-time favorites book series. Easily top 3. The story is story line is so well done and there were so many big revelations that caught me off guard and made the story even more amazing. I am going to miss these characters, but I'm excited to dive into everything else this author has published.
The end of the Demonica series, and it finished on a good note with the caliber of story one expects from Ione. She's mentioned that she'll be working on stories of the next generation of demons, which I'm definitely looking forward to. A solid finish to a highly enjoyable series!
Still knows how to write a great climax scene. See what I did there?
It is a rare and wonderful author that can do angels and demons without going all preachy religious on us and Miss Ione is the master.
After a little bit of a slow start I absolutely could not put this book down! I believe the slowness in the beginning had a lot to do with my own tortoise-esk ability to pick up on the vast number of different type of angels. Whew! It didn't help that I was reading it on a tablet and couldn't just switch back and forth between my spot and the glossary all willy nilly. There is a lot to keep track of but, once the names and definitions finally stuck in my brain, things picked up and the story just took off.
Revenant has been a favorite tortured (literally) hero of mine for some time now. He's a little bit of a drama queen but, I mean, what do you expect after being forced to be someone you're not, having someone else control what you do and don't remember, and being completely lied to for 5,000 years? He's allowed a little drama. Though dramatic, he is humble and reverent, if not confused and distrustful, in the face of true and loyal care that is given to him. Just don't lie to him. Don't do it. Not worth it...just don't. His story ended in a befitting and well deserved HEA which had me in tears. TEARS! (PS Sexy, powerful wings are also an undeniable and well appreciated character trait here.)
Blaspheme. Our Heroine. Love the name. Love the woman. She has her own set of issues, which are quite frightening and fun in and of themselves but she knows who she is when it comes to the bottom line and I can respect that. I ABHOR heroines that spend half the book doubting themselves or talking themselves out of love and happiness. Yes, sometimes it is an honest reaction, but 90% of the time, it is just for dramatic effect and ends up being completely unpalatable or obnoxious. So not the case with our girl here. She has about a page and a half of wishy-washy then she moves right along with the "Que sera sera." Perfect development for her and I could not have been happier with her strength and loyalty.
One thing I have always loved about this series is that Larissa Ione has never cowered in the face of such a colossal universe. She built this whole thing from the ground up and has just grown right along with it. We're talking Heaven and Earth. God and Satan. Demons and Angels and everything in between. Not to mention coming up with medical conditions for all of them, as well as how to treat them. Her world building has been astronomical and I have never once felt like she was trying too hard or vacillating. Seamless movement and character development between books is difficult once you get passed about 4 books as there is just an enormous amount of information to keep track of. Things like general series and character history and, if you are going to be a freaking rock star like Larissa Ione, you have to keep the characters from previous books moving forward in a timely and accurate manner. You have to decisively and unequivocally know your characters and grow with them as well. I stand in awe of her series and her as an author in general. Such raw and fascinating talent here. If you haven't had a chance to check her out, do it. Start HERE and thank me later.
Hero: ★★★★
Heroine: ★★★★
Plot line: ★★★★ 1/2
Steam: ★★★★ 1/2
Overall Rating: ★★★★
Favorite scene: Curling wings. *swoon*
***I was given a free copy from NetGalley for an honest review***
After a little bit of a slow start I absolutely could not put this book down! I believe the slowness in the beginning had a lot to do with my own tortoise-esk ability to pick up on the vast number of different type of angels. Whew! It didn't help that I was reading it on a tablet and couldn't just switch back and forth between my spot and the glossary all willy nilly. There is a lot to keep track of but, once the names and definitions finally stuck in my brain, things picked up and the story just took off.
Revenant has been a favorite tortured (literally) hero of mine for some time now. He's a little bit of a drama queen but, I mean, what do you expect after being forced to be someone you're not, having someone else control what you do and don't remember, and being completely lied to for 5,000 years? He's allowed a little drama. Though dramatic, he is humble and reverent, if not confused and distrustful, in the face of true and loyal care that is given to him. Just don't lie to him. Don't do it. Not worth it...just don't. His story ended in a befitting and well deserved HEA which had me in tears. TEARS! (PS Sexy, powerful wings are also an undeniable and well appreciated character trait here.)
Blaspheme. Our Heroine. Love the name. Love the woman. She has her own set of issues, which are quite frightening and fun in and of themselves but she knows who she is when it comes to the bottom line and I can respect that. I ABHOR heroines that spend half the book doubting themselves or talking themselves out of love and happiness. Yes, sometimes it is an honest reaction, but 90% of the time, it is just for dramatic effect and ends up being completely unpalatable or obnoxious. So not the case with our girl here. She has about a page and a half of wishy-washy then she moves right along with the "Que sera sera." Perfect development for her and I could not have been happier with her strength and loyalty.
One thing I have always loved about this series is that Larissa Ione has never cowered in the face of such a colossal universe. She built this whole thing from the ground up and has just grown right along with it. We're talking Heaven and Earth. God and Satan. Demons and Angels and everything in between. Not to mention coming up with medical conditions for all of them, as well as how to treat them. Her world building has been astronomical and I have never once felt like she was trying too hard or vacillating. Seamless movement and character development between books is difficult once you get passed about 4 books as there is just an enormous amount of information to keep track of. Things like general series and character history and, if you are going to be a freaking rock star like Larissa Ione, you have to keep the characters from previous books moving forward in a timely and accurate manner. You have to decisively and unequivocally know your characters and grow with them as well. I stand in awe of her series and her as an author in general. Such raw and fascinating talent here. If you haven't had a chance to check her out, do it. Start HERE and thank me later.
Hero: ★★★★
Heroine: ★★★★
Plot line: ★★★★ 1/2
Steam: ★★★★ 1/2
Overall Rating: ★★★★
Favorite scene: Curling wings. *swoon*
***I was given a free copy from NetGalley for an honest review***
Revenant is the official last book in the Lords of Deliverance series and what an epic conclusion it is! This review will contain spoilers.
Revenant is Reaver's long lost twin brother, the Shadow Angel to Reaver's Radiant Angel. After regaining his memories and finding out that he's in fact an angel, Revenant has a crisis of conscience. He can't decide if he's evil or good. Heaven doesn't want to accept him, so he feels forced to be Hell-bound.
Revenant is also very interested in Blaspheme, a False Angel he first met back in Reaver's book. Blaspheme is in fact a vyrm — the forbidden offspring of an angel and a fallen angel. As such, she's been in disguise as a False Angel for 200 years. But her False Angel persona is fading away and now she has to find a conscionable way to renew her disguise.
Here's the thing: Revenant is a total jackass and he's decided that he wants Blaspheme. So he makes a lot of advances toward her. But man, his character growth is so damn worth it. I don't even know how it happened, but I ended up feeling so much for Revenant 😞 As we explored his traumatic past and his relationship with his mother, I couldn't help but feel for him. His story even made me cry. I felt so bad for Rev 😞 He's been dealt a bad hand, but he makes the best of it. Heaven doesn't want him, so he has no choice but to stay in Hell even though he doesn't want to. I really felt Rev's loneliness 💔
Revenant spends most of this book being angry at his fate, his brother, and at Heaven. And honestly? I couldn't blame him. I felt that his anger was justified—it made complete sense to me. I thoroughly enjoyed reading Revenant's journey as he finds himself and works through his messy feelings. As much as I love Reaver, I think Revenant's behaviour toward him makes sense.
I also really enjoyed the romance between Revenant and Blaspheme. Her deception didn't bug me and the moment of revelation was so well-written. It was soooooo swoonworthy how Rev fell for Blas. I swooned when he finally realized he was developing feelings for her. As expected, the romance is both steamy 🔥 and romantic ❤️ I especially loved how protective Blas and Rev were of each other. The things he did to protect and save her made me want to scream 😭 And the way she defended him and positioned herself between him and the others made me cry because only his mother had ever done that for him before 😭
The climax was epic on a grand scale and I didn't see it coming to be honest. I wasn't sure how everything would be resolved, given that there were a few enemies that had to be dealt with. But the author made it work so well. I loved the climax and the ending. The only thing missing is scene with Reaver and Revenant as Rev frees their mom's soul from Sheoul 🥺
I'm happy that there are still more stories left to be told in the Demonica world because I just love losing myself in this series.
P.S. The Tracker and Harvester scene slayed me 😭
P.P.S. Angel's Embrace 🥺
Revenant is Reaver's long lost twin brother, the Shadow Angel to Reaver's Radiant Angel. After regaining his memories and finding out that he's in fact an angel, Revenant has a crisis of conscience. He can't decide if he's evil or good. Heaven doesn't want to accept him, so he feels forced to be Hell-bound.
Revenant is also very interested in Blaspheme, a False Angel he first met back in Reaver's book. Blaspheme is in fact a vyrm — the forbidden offspring of an angel and a fallen angel. As such, she's been in disguise as a False Angel for 200 years. But her False Angel persona is fading away and now she has to find a conscionable way to renew her disguise.
Here's the thing: Revenant is a total jackass and he's decided that he wants Blaspheme. So he makes a lot of advances toward her. But man, his character growth is so damn worth it. I don't even know how it happened, but I ended up feeling so much for Revenant 😞 As we explored his traumatic past and his relationship with his mother, I couldn't help but feel for him. His story even made me cry. I felt so bad for Rev 😞 He's been dealt a bad hand, but he makes the best of it. Heaven doesn't want him, so he has no choice but to stay in Hell even though he doesn't want to. I really felt Rev's loneliness 💔
Revenant spends most of this book being angry at his fate, his brother, and at Heaven. And honestly? I couldn't blame him. I felt that his anger was justified—it made complete sense to me. I thoroughly enjoyed reading Revenant's journey as he finds himself and works through his messy feelings. As much as I love Reaver, I think Revenant's behaviour toward him makes sense.
I also really enjoyed the romance between Revenant and Blaspheme. Her deception didn't bug me and the moment of revelation was so well-written. It was soooooo swoonworthy how Rev fell for Blas. I swooned when he finally realized he was developing feelings for her. As expected, the romance is both steamy 🔥 and romantic ❤️ I especially loved how protective Blas and Rev were of each other. The things he did to protect and save her made me want to scream 😭 And the way she defended him and positioned herself between him and the others made me cry because only his mother had ever done that for him before 😭
The climax was epic on a grand scale and I didn't see it coming to be honest. I wasn't sure how everything would be resolved, given that there were a few enemies that had to be dealt with. But the author made it work so well. I loved the climax and the ending. The only thing missing is scene with Reaver and Revenant as Rev frees their mom's soul from Sheoul 🥺
I'm happy that there are still more stories left to be told in the Demonica world because I just love losing myself in this series.
P.S. The Tracker and Harvester scene slayed me 😭
P.P.S. Angel's Embrace 🥺
I have fallen in love with every book in the Demonica/Lords of Deliverance series and I am so sad to see it come to an end..........Or in Larissa Ione's own words "is it the end"????? I really hope not. I guess I will have to wait and see..........