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Date read: January 15, 2022
Rise of the Warlords
1. The Warlord
2. The Immortal - Hardcover | Kindle
3. The Phantom
4. The Wrath
Lords of the Underworld
(find all the reviews for this series under the first review)
1. The Darkest Night
Gena Showalter
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Synopsis (Goodreads):
Halo Phaninon, assassin of gods, is as cold and merciless as a machine. For victory, he crosses any line. When tasked to kill twelve of mythology’s fiercest monsters in twenty-four hours, Halo eagerly accepts. Except, each morning he awakens to the same day, forced to relive new horrors. Only one other person retains their memory—the beauty who threatens his iron control.Thoughts on The Immortal: YESSSSS. It's Halo and Ophelia's turn to do their thing and HARPIES, amirite?!?! Those ladies are WILD! They get an idea in their head and they just go all out in making that idea a reality, don't they?
Ophelia the Flunk Out hates her disaster of a life. She’s the family disappointment, a harpy warrior without a kill and powerless—or is she? Nearly every night she’s doomed to repeat her own murder, but each morning she arises to spar with Halo, the ruthless warlord increasingly determined to save her…and lure her to his bed.
Halo’s insatiable desire for the stubborn Ophelia drives him wild…and he only craves more. If he remains in the time loop, they stay together. But if he escapes, they lose each other forever.
So wild, slightly bloodthirsty Ophelia doesn't seem like she'd be a solid match to the emotionless Halo, does she? Guess what? Her passion for life (and inability to do anything Halo expects) kind of works for the big guy. And by "kind of" I mean it REALLY works for him. She fights him on everything just on principle and he's not nearly as bothered by this as he probably should be. And the more time he spends around her, the more he thaws to her.
As for Ophelia, she's offered a chance to become more than the flunk out with some lingering family issues and she takes it. Even though she knows it's not necessarily the best decision to make, she makes it with the wellbeing of her people (and the Astra Planeta, since they're allies now) in mind. She's also firmly sworn off men and absolutely refuses to fall for Halo and his intense, growly ways. Absolutely. No questions asked. Refuses. You heard it here first.
As you might imagine, reliving the same day over and over and having only each other to rely on sparks more than a couple of steamy encounters. But they're both stubborn and have a tiny bit of baggage to work through. And that's without having to deal with mythical monsters and herculean tasks and tricksy gods who are not at all nice and all that.
A little danger, more than a little bloodshed, a few deaths on the side, some steam, sexy times, a lot of verbal foreplay, and a whole lot hanging in the balance if Halo fails. Good stuff!
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