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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN num: 9780373773107
ISBN number: 0373773102
Label: HQN Books
Manufacturer: HQN Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 384
Printing Date: July 01, 2008
Publishing house: HQN Books
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Reyes is a man possessed. Bound by the demon of pain, he is forbidden to know pleasure. Yet he craves a mortal woman, Danika Ford, more than breath and will do anything to claim her—even defy the gods.
Danika is on the run. For months she's eluded the Lords of the Underworld, immortal warriors who won't rest until she and her family have been destroyed. But her dreams are haunted by Reyes, the warrior whose searing touch she can't forget. Yet a future together could mean death to all they both hold dear.…
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This was my introduction to Gena Showalter's writing and I was blown away by her prose. Her vivid character imagining and world-building is well worth the read. Reyes and Danica are the primary characters; he possessed by the demon Pain and she a purely desirable and innocent waif. There is definitely chemistry between the two and so, with great writing and strong character, you have an intriguing story. The plot is clearly presented but with so many demons possessing warriors, who is doing what to whom with which intention becomes a task to follow. And no matter how poignant the attraction between Reyes and Danica, the method of his satisfaction (Pain) and that of his cohorts is a mite disconcerting.
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Sometimes it is hard to branch out and find a new author that you will like. I find myself reading the same books and authors over and over, and I was desperate for something new. I loved this book, and all of the books in the series. I will buy more from this author in the future, and these books are going on my keeper shelf.
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By reading the other reviews, you know this 3rd installment in The Lords of the Underworld series is about Reyes, Danika, and Pain (Reyes's demon). I won't bore you with those details.
I had high hopes that I could give this book 5 stars, and while it is very good and worth your purchase, it fell just a little short. The story is good. The search for the artifacts is definitely heating up. The showing of Reyes's softer side is touching - At times, you just want to swoon, "Ooohh, that's sooo sweet!" And a few juicy plot twists were developed for future books of the series. However, where this book fell short was in its readability. Here's why:
There are several characters at play here. Several times in this book, more than four characters (and sometimes upwards of ten) were in the same scene. And several times while reading these scenes, I had to backtrack several paragraphs to try and figure out who was supposed to be talking. Showalter was writing dialog without indicating who was speaking. And she'd infuse thoughts of one character, and then a quote from another. Many times, it all just blurred together. It got VERY frustrating trying to sort out who was thinking what thoughts and speaking what words. A clearer delineation needs to be made when writing a scene that contains multiple characters so that the reader doesn't get lost, as I did over and over and over again in this book. Also, it didn't help that sometimes she referred to the characters by their immortal name and at other times by their demon name (ie. Maddox/Violence). This simply added to the confusion as I had to stop and think, "Okay, now which one is Doubt?"
I noticed this confusion happening in book two, but not nearly to the extent that it did in this latest installment. As the author continues to write more books in this series, I hope she does a better job of identifying speakers and thinkers, because this series has great potential to be very enjoyable and entertaining.
Still not 5-star worthy, though...but definitely worth buying if you don't mind doing a little re-reading to figure out who's thinking and saying what.
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Still not sure this is a 4 since I skipped to the end and skimmed over the last several chapters. Some great characters and wonderful story - but introducing a new villian 3 books in kind of annoys me. I'm in no rush to get involved in another 13- 14 book story arc (a la Anita Blake, etc) It is a good read but I can wait for subsequent year.
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It's Gena Showalter... need I say more? Her style of writing is some of the best that I have read (and continue to read). The Darkest Pleasure is the third book is the Lords of the Underworld Series and wow! If you haven't read this series yet, you are missing out! Immortal warriors who have to house the demons inside them that they let out of Pandora's Box. Like Gena says, she takes the story of Pandora's Box and blames it on the men ::lol::
It's a great series with demons, gods, immortal warriors and their enemies. Oh, and of course the women who dare to fall in love with them... whether they want to or not.
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