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bookedallweek 's review for:
The Darkest Night
by Gena Showalter
3.5 stars I liked this more than the first book in the Guild Hunter series but it still wasn't a real contender against my favourite, J.R. Ward. Will continue with the series though to see where it all goes.
Some spoilers ahead:
What I liked:
- the premise that each warrior had a demon from Pandora's box living inside of them (can't wait to read Pain, Sickness and Promiscuity's stories. Also interested in Gideon (the one who cannot tell the truth))
- Black Dagger Brotherhood - kind of setting and overall vibes (Mr. Promiscuity was like Rhage, I thought Maddox was like Zsadist, Pain was like V, for some reason Torin reminded me of Tohr, Aeron of Wrath etc.)
- fierce, protective, dreamy males (despite their aggressiveness, there wasn't any abuse towards their chosen women like in the first book of Guild Hunter series even if being so offended that a woman was chosen to guard the box that they had to open it and release the demons out to the world was a bit wtf. You had the punishment coming for that, guys)
- Anyaaaa was kick-ass character, please more of her!
What I disliked:
- sometimes the conversation between the main characters was soooooo cheesy and the sentences were almost unfinished as if they couldn't talk in full sentences (in throes of passion or otherwise)
- I couldn't feel the love between the warriors like in BDB, sometimes they were outright hostile towards each other
- although interesting, the whole Greek mythology setting seemed a bit out of place when the story took place in Budapest
- I realize it's a series but I felt like some storylines were kind of brushed off too easily, for example, why Ashlyn can hear all the conversations in her head and why being close to Maddox helps to quiet them?
Some spoilers ahead:
What I liked:
- the premise that each warrior had a demon from Pandora's box living inside of them (can't wait to read Pain, Sickness and Promiscuity's stories. Also interested in Gideon (the one who cannot tell the truth))
- Black Dagger Brotherhood - kind of setting and overall vibes (Mr. Promiscuity was like Rhage, I thought Maddox was like Zsadist, Pain was like V, for some reason Torin reminded me of Tohr, Aeron of Wrath etc.)
- fierce, protective, dreamy males (despite their aggressiveness, there wasn't any abuse towards their chosen women like in the first book of Guild Hunter series even if being so offended that a woman was chosen to guard the box that they had to open it and release the demons out to the world was a bit wtf. You had the punishment coming for that, guys)
- Anyaaaa was kick-ass character, please more of her!
What I disliked:
- sometimes the conversation between the main characters was soooooo cheesy and the sentences were almost unfinished as if they couldn't talk in full sentences (in throes of passion or otherwise)
- I couldn't feel the love between the warriors like in BDB, sometimes they were outright hostile towards each other
- although interesting, the whole Greek mythology setting seemed a bit out of place when the story took place in Budapest
- I realize it's a series but I felt like some storylines were kind of brushed off too easily, for example, why Ashlyn can hear all the conversations in her head and why being close to Maddox helps to quiet them?