A review by moohnshine
Birds of Paradise by Anne Malcom

5.0

Wow!  This book is a dark and intense read.  Not what I was expecting at all.  This is the story of Elizabeth.  Broken beyond repair.  Dead inside.  Soul blackened from years of abuse, torture and rape at the hands of her husband.  A family whom gave her to this madman.  When death comes knocking she has no fear as she looks death in the eye and challenges him to take her.  Death, Lukyan the monster there to take Elizabeth to her grave.  A killer with no soul decides that death is not ready for her and kidnaps her.  Elizabeth has went from one cage to another.  Her prison is four walls and she cannot escape.  But what happens when he makes her live?  What happens when you fall in love with the darkness that he brings?

This book is dark on many levels and you really need to go in with an open mind to really grasp what the author is portraying.  The characters are deep and disturbing with sadistic sexual tendencies.  Pain!  A pain that heightens the drive between these two characters, making this book a difficult read at times.  A dark story that pushes the readers limits.  

A  haunting story of despair that will grab the reader's attention.  I had a hard time putting this book down.  I was like a train wreck waiting to happen as I continued reading, never knowing the intentions of the characters or their outcome.  A nail-biting disaster waiting to happen.  It was intense and soul shattering.  Poetic Justice!  A unique story that is hard to put words to describe how incredible this book is.