The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter Series: Lords of the Underworld #1
Genres: Paranormal, Romance
Format: Book
Pages: 384
All her life, Ashlyn Darrow has been tormented by voices from the past. To end the nightmare, she has come to Budapest seeking help from men rumored to have supernatural abilities, not knowing she'll be swept into the arms of Maddox, their most dangerous member—a man trapped in a hell of his own. Neither can resist the instant hunger that calms their torments…and ignites an irresistible passion. But every heated touch and burning kiss will edge them closer to destruction—and a soul-shattering test of love…
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**Originally posted at Storm Goddess Book Reviews – a book blog no longer active.**
MY THOUGHTS
I can’t necessarily say that I loved this book, but I really liked it! The couple were good together, once they figured out the other wasn’t out to kill them of course, and I liked how much they’d do for each other a lot. However, I wanted to smack Maddox for not just talking to her instead of assuming she was Bait, and Ashlyn was often too stubborn or naïve for her own good.
That being said, I LOVED the premise! Greek mythology was always one of my favorites, and to see that portrayed this way was really, really neat. A bunch of warriors soul melded to demon spirits that were released from Pandora’s box? Too cool. I can’t wait to see more of the warriors’ stories and how they overcome/cope with their demonic side effects.
Overall, Gena Showalter has created a satisfying romance, an enthralling world that I can’t get enough of, and a fascinating series that I look forward to reading more of!
About Gena Showalter
Gena Showalter is the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of a multitude of sub-genres within romance: paranormal, Fantasy, contemporary, and young adult. She’s also written standalone novels, novellas and anthologies, as well as co-authored a nonfiction guide about how to write a book in a year. Gena lives in Oklahoma with her husband, two adult children who grew up way too fast, and menagerie of dogs and cats who enjoy farting while she works, walking across her keyboard during pivotal scenes and demanding pets at all hours of the day and night. Her novels have appeared in Cosmopolitan’s Red Hot Reads and Seventeen magazine. She’s been interviewed on Nightline and mentioned on Orange is the New Black—the very moment her family decided she might be a real writer after all. Chances are good she’s hard at work on her next novel. Chances are even better that the book is a twisted tale featuring an alpha male with a dark side and the strong woman who (lovingly…sometimes) kneecaps him.