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A review by ilia_
The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter
3.0
~3.5 stars~
Probably late to the party, as this is the first time I read Gena Showalter. I found the whole idea of borrowing elements from Greek mythology with immortal warriors cursed to carry inside them the demons released from Pandora's box very interesting. The description of the daily punishment of Maddox who is the keeper of the spirit of violence made me feel sorry for him. I have to say though I got strong BDB vibes early on in the book (the BDB mansion, the physical appearance and darkness of the characters, Rhage and his beast) and even an air of IAD series in later chapters (a female character reminding me of Nyx and the valkyries). Not a deal breaker though- I kept reading. The love story btw Maddox and Ashlyn goes from raw attraction to love in a blink which is not uncommon and rather stereotypical in PNR but I feel I am getting a bit tired of this and would have liked to see their relationship building more- at least he wanted to talk to her before completely blowing her mind with sex.
Among the many characters introduced in this first book, I was intrigued by Torin (keeper of disease and starved of touch - so cruel) whose story may not be exactly unique but I look forward to reading it. I switched between kindle and audiobook and I think the narrator did a good job, especially with Maddox's voice. Overall, I did not love it but I liked the introduction to the series and I think it has the potential to be good.
Probably late to the party, as this is the first time I read Gena Showalter. I found the whole idea of borrowing elements from Greek mythology with immortal warriors cursed to carry inside them the demons released from Pandora's box very interesting. The description of the daily punishment of Maddox who is the keeper of the spirit of violence made me feel sorry for him. I have to say though I got strong BDB vibes early on in the book (the BDB mansion, the physical appearance and darkness of the characters, Rhage and his beast) and even an air of IAD series in later chapters (a female character reminding me of Nyx and the valkyries). Not a deal breaker though- I kept reading. The love story btw Maddox and Ashlyn goes from raw attraction to love in a blink which is not uncommon and rather stereotypical in PNR but I feel I am getting a bit tired of this and would have liked to see their relationship building more- at least he wanted to talk to her before completely blowing her mind with sex.
Among the many characters introduced in this first book, I was intrigued by Torin (keeper of disease and starved of touch - so cruel) whose story may not be exactly unique but I look forward to reading it. I switched between kindle and audiobook and I think the narrator did a good job, especially with Maddox's voice. Overall, I did not love it but I liked the introduction to the series and I think it has the potential to be good.