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A review by jessicareadsit
Demon from the Dark by Kresley Cole
5.0
Malcolm Slaine and Carrow the Witch are one of my favorite stories in this series because it is so unique and touches you to the core.
Malcome known for overcoming whatever life threw at him has waged battles that almost overthrew the vampire. In retalation Malcome and his king and only friend Kallen have been hybrid into a vampire demon (venom) by the Vampire trying to take over their plane. He now became an abomination to his kind and the thing which they hate most. Forced to kill his only friend he battled vicious attacks by the vampires who created him to forget everything about his demon lifestyle and to embrace the blood lust. With one more enemy remaining "Ronath" he awaits him in the desert ready to end his revenge and seek the nobility which he so craves.
In walks Carrow who has been imprisoned by mortals bent on experimenting on them. As if matters could not get any worst she is now saddled with Ruby as both her parents are deceased. She is tasked with bringing Malcome to the facility in exchange for freedom.
Their meeting and then progression of their relationship really connected with me much more than the others because he was from a different culture trying to impress her and learn to please her. As he realized she was his fated mate he began to loose his old anger and resentment trying to find a way to connect with her:"He gazed at her like she was his last sunrise."
His general lack of experience with everything from showering to brushing his teeth made it more human and emotional. How she perceived him was important to him than anything else.
"She was going extreme makeover demon edition on him"
His old resentment swelled even deeper when he could not communicate his emotions or his lack of experience to her. Their communications though barred by words were much deeper. His resentment at not being nobility and not feeling good enough for her was deep.
"He'd had no family. Hers didn't deserve her. Then we will be family. Never will I be separated from her. Carrow is mine."
Demon meets girl. Girl might be falling for demon
First time in reading a series have I found a man to be too worthy of his woman. Too noble and kind for her deceit. His need to have something, to claim her as his own as no one else wanted to was so strong
"She is my female. Mine.I claim her before all."
"Bound forever?" And somehow she met his gaze and lied, "Yes, demon. Bound forever."
"Carrow is Malkom's."
This is the true meaning of loving unconditionally with no bounds. His heart cannot contain the joy he feels at having found something worth living for, a future.
I really felt hurt for him for the imminent betrayal he would feel when she leads him to the portal to deceive him. He who went without any dreams ever coming true would hurt the deepest. The fact that he sacrificed his revenge against Ronath for her... Sacrificed everything he knew in order to be with her.
He gazed down at her not with the expression of a man who was happy with his fate, but with the expression of a man who'd slaughter anyone who tried to change that fate...
This is what I love most about the author. She gives you a solution sooooo not what you were thinking but a zillion times better. The entrance of La Dorada literally shaking everything to its core was intense!
then everything happens all at once in a rush: It becomes known that Ruby will be a really "Badass", Malcome realizes why Carrow betrayed him, everyone gets freed and all hell breaks loseeeeeee.
When Mals collar is broken he becomes the monsters that monsters feared. He is exposed to a land he only heard about in whsipers, where water feel from the sky and food was plentiful from the sea. He finds himself as protector of Crow and her young Ruby.
"She will turn to me, and I will take her troubles away...." I am literally crying when he learns the truth about Ruby and then helps Carrow. This man is so giving !!!!
Can he forgive her of the grave wrong she committed against him? Making him a prisoner yet again? Taking away his sought after freedom? As Crows feelings deepen his became even more confusing to him:
"I love you, Malkom. Shut up. But I do."
"Stop saying that," he commanded, bucking his hips, driving his shaft deep within her. He looked down at her as if he hated her, as if he wanted to punish her for loving him - even as she could sense his emotions, could sense how much he yearned for her too.
"Are you trying to hurt me?"
When he collapsed over her, she gazed above him at the misty sky, tears welling as she hurt for him - hurt with him.
Then Ruby and Malkom began bonding, both who lost their parents but have Caro. As for the lack of trust Malkom had for her it stunk her bitterly and reminded her of how her parents made her feel. His refusal to accept her cut her deep with yearning and longing yet he was also hurt and afraid to loose her.
"A life he wasn't a part of. He glanced back in Carrow's direction. So close. Yet loneliness weighed on him, worse than any of his nights in that infernal mine.Because now I know what I am missing...."
Then she was wrenched from him forcing him to learn how to trace to her to hear her confession of love and her claim on him:
"I'm not done with you, wife." She twisted around to face him. Instead of being outraged or wary, her expression was fierce. "Good, because I will never be done with you, Malkom.
Father. A new purpose for him, a new name. Something to take the place of bastard, slave, murderer. A whore's get...
"A witch holds my life in her palm. Ara, I live or die for you. Carrow is Malkom's."
Malcome known for overcoming whatever life threw at him has waged battles that almost overthrew the vampire. In retalation Malcome and his king and only friend Kallen have been hybrid into a vampire demon (venom) by the Vampire trying to take over their plane. He now became an abomination to his kind and the thing which they hate most. Forced to kill his only friend he battled vicious attacks by the vampires who created him to forget everything about his demon lifestyle and to embrace the blood lust. With one more enemy remaining "Ronath" he awaits him in the desert ready to end his revenge and seek the nobility which he so craves.
In walks Carrow who has been imprisoned by mortals bent on experimenting on them. As if matters could not get any worst she is now saddled with Ruby as both her parents are deceased. She is tasked with bringing Malcome to the facility in exchange for freedom.
Their meeting and then progression of their relationship really connected with me much more than the others because he was from a different culture trying to impress her and learn to please her. As he realized she was his fated mate he began to loose his old anger and resentment trying to find a way to connect with her:"He gazed at her like she was his last sunrise."
His general lack of experience with everything from showering to brushing his teeth made it more human and emotional. How she perceived him was important to him than anything else.
"She was going extreme makeover demon edition on him"
His old resentment swelled even deeper when he could not communicate his emotions or his lack of experience to her. Their communications though barred by words were much deeper. His resentment at not being nobility and not feeling good enough for her was deep.
"He'd had no family. Hers didn't deserve her. Then we will be family. Never will I be separated from her. Carrow is mine."
Demon meets girl. Girl might be falling for demon
First time in reading a series have I found a man to be too worthy of his woman. Too noble and kind for her deceit. His need to have something, to claim her as his own as no one else wanted to was so strong
"She is my female. Mine.I claim her before all."
"Bound forever?" And somehow she met his gaze and lied, "Yes, demon. Bound forever."
"Carrow is Malkom's."
This is the true meaning of loving unconditionally with no bounds. His heart cannot contain the joy he feels at having found something worth living for, a future.
I really felt hurt for him for the imminent betrayal he would feel when she leads him to the portal to deceive him. He who went without any dreams ever coming true would hurt the deepest. The fact that he sacrificed his revenge against Ronath for her... Sacrificed everything he knew in order to be with her.
He gazed down at her not with the expression of a man who was happy with his fate, but with the expression of a man who'd slaughter anyone who tried to change that fate...
This is what I love most about the author. She gives you a solution sooooo not what you were thinking but a zillion times better. The entrance of La Dorada literally shaking everything to its core was intense!
then everything happens all at once in a rush: It becomes known that Ruby will be a really "Badass", Malcome realizes why Carrow betrayed him, everyone gets freed and all hell breaks loseeeeeee.
When Mals collar is broken he becomes the monsters that monsters feared. He is exposed to a land he only heard about in whsipers, where water feel from the sky and food was plentiful from the sea. He finds himself as protector of Crow and her young Ruby.
"She will turn to me, and I will take her troubles away...." I am literally crying when he learns the truth about Ruby and then helps Carrow. This man is so giving !!!!
Can he forgive her of the grave wrong she committed against him? Making him a prisoner yet again? Taking away his sought after freedom? As Crows feelings deepen his became even more confusing to him:
"I love you, Malkom. Shut up. But I do."
"Stop saying that," he commanded, bucking his hips, driving his shaft deep within her. He looked down at her as if he hated her, as if he wanted to punish her for loving him - even as she could sense his emotions, could sense how much he yearned for her too.
"Are you trying to hurt me?"
When he collapsed over her, she gazed above him at the misty sky, tears welling as she hurt for him - hurt with him.
Then Ruby and Malkom began bonding, both who lost their parents but have Caro. As for the lack of trust Malkom had for her it stunk her bitterly and reminded her of how her parents made her feel. His refusal to accept her cut her deep with yearning and longing yet he was also hurt and afraid to loose her.
"A life he wasn't a part of. He glanced back in Carrow's direction. So close. Yet loneliness weighed on him, worse than any of his nights in that infernal mine.Because now I know what I am missing...."
Then she was wrenched from him forcing him to learn how to trace to her to hear her confession of love and her claim on him:
"I'm not done with you, wife." She twisted around to face him. Instead of being outraged or wary, her expression was fierce. "Good, because I will never be done with you, Malkom.
Father. A new purpose for him, a new name. Something to take the place of bastard, slave, murderer. A whore's get...
"A witch holds my life in her palm. Ara, I live or die for you. Carrow is Malkom's."