Thursday, December 15, 2011

Review: The Darkest Whisper (Lords of the Underworld #4) by Gena Showalter

The Darkest Whisper (Lords of the Underworld #4) by Gena Showalter
Format: ebook
Source: purchased
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Date read: December 14, 2011

Lords of the Underworld
0.5. The Darkest Fire
1. The Darkest Night
2. The Darkest Kiss
3. The Darkest Pleasure
3.5. The Darkest Prison
4. The Darkest Whisper - Paperback | Kindle
4.5. The Darkest Angel
5. The Darkest Passion
6. The Darkest Lie
7. The Darkest Secret
8. The Darkest Surrender
9. The Darkest Seduction
10. The Darkest Craving
11. The Darkest Touch
12. The Darkest Torment
13. The Darkest Promise
14. The Darkest Warrior
14.5. The Darkest Captive
14.6. The Darkest Assassin
15. The Darkest King
15.5. The Darkest Destiny

Related Series:
(find all the reviews for the series under the first review)
Angels of the Dark
1. Wicked Nights

Rise of the Warlords
1. The Warlord

Gena Showalter
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Synopsis (Goodreads):
He is the keeper of Doubt and his entire world’s about to be rocked.

Bound by the demon of doubt, Sabin unintentionally destroys even the most confident of lovers. So the immortal warrior spends his time on the battlefield instead of the bedroom, victory his only concern…until he meets Gwendolyn the Timid. One taste of the beautiful redhead, and he craves more.

Gwen, an immortal herself, always thought she’d fall for a kind human who wouldn’t rouse her darker side. But when Sabin frees her from prison, battling their enemies for the claim to Pandora’s box turns out to be nothing compared to the battle Sabin and Gwen will wage against love…
My Thoughts:  I adore this series.  It's just so... fun.  Yeah, it's bloody and a little brutal but I loooooove these guys.  I want every one of the Lords to get a happy ending.  I want every one of them to end up blissed out and loving life with their respective lady friends.  *gathers the Lords up and cuddles them hard*

Sabin and Gwen were fabulous together.  He alternately pushes her and soothes her.  She inflames him and gives him a chance at a normal relationship.  Speaking of which, these Lords all have such... issues with their love lives.  It's so sad.  Torin is killing me.  Metaphorically.  I could insert a joke here about how his demon would gladly kill me with a touch, blah, blah, blah, but I'm sure you get the picture.  Anyway.  Those poor Lords.  They lead such tough lives what with their curses and all.  Gideon... *cries quietly for him*  Paris... *cries some more*  I just want to give them all giant hugs and tell them it'll be all right!

So, where was I?  Right Gwen and Sabin.  I loved the introduction of the harpies.  I loved that they weren't hideous creatures but lovely women with awesome fighting skills.  I still hate the Hunters.  I think they all deserve a lingering (and painful) kick to the jewels.  We got some expanded mythology and some insight into what the Hunters have planned.  Overall, I liked it.  I liked diving back into this world and seeing some old friends while meeting some new ones.  *thumbs up*

2 comments:

  1. I still haven't started this series. I probably should, though.

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  2. It's very good. And there's an undeniable yum factor. Plus, you can follow the Lords on Twitter and ... umm, do inappropriate things in a public forum with them. Just sayin'.

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