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A review by africreole
Dark Reign by Xavier Neal
4.0
Better than the first but I still struggled with it.
As in the first book, I think this story was too detailed in some instances and all Chantal and Beni did was have long drawn out sex scenes. I still did not get any warm and fuzzies from their relationship.
I still don't like Chantal's character but I grew to understand her more. I loved how she never let Beni treat her like an afterthought, even after what all she'd been through. She needed to heal on her own terms and not be treated like a fragile China Doll.
Miko was the perfect cousin, brother, second and best friend Benecio could have. He also made me chuckle with the things he said in very tense scenes to lighten up the moment. He was loving, thoughtful, and loyal as well as proficient at being Beni's second. It touched me when he thought of bringing Luther's cane to the wedding to have Chantal's father present if only in spirit.
Benecio loved Chantal from the very moment he saw her. He loved how she was straightforward and did not bite her tongue, even with him. He would burn down the world to gain revenge for anything that happened to her and that was what he did when he found out who was responsible for her being taken. The daughters of the Dons would have been perfect wives for him prior to meeting Chantal, but after meeting her, they would not fit the bill at all. In the end, Chantal showed them all why she was the perfect "reigna" to their king.
As in the first book, I think this story was too detailed in some instances and all Chantal and Beni did was have long drawn out sex scenes. I still did not get any warm and fuzzies from their relationship.
I still don't like Chantal's character but I grew to understand her more. I loved how she never let Beni treat her like an afterthought, even after what all she'd been through. She needed to heal on her own terms and not be treated like a fragile China Doll.
Miko was the perfect cousin, brother, second and best friend Benecio could have. He also made me chuckle with the things he said in very tense scenes to lighten up the moment. He was loving, thoughtful, and loyal as well as proficient at being Beni's second. It touched me when he thought of bringing Luther's cane to the wedding to have Chantal's father present if only in spirit.
Benecio loved Chantal from the very moment he saw her. He loved how she was straightforward and did not bite her tongue, even with him. He would burn down the world to gain revenge for anything that happened to her and that was what he did when he found out who was responsible for her being taken. The daughters of the Dons would have been perfect wives for him prior to meeting Chantal, but after meeting her, they would not fit the bill at all. In the end, Chantal showed them all why she was the perfect "reigna" to their king.