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Paris - Darkest Lord of the Underworld Immortal warrior Paris is irresistible - yet this comes at a terrible price. Possessed by a depraved demon, he must seduce someone new every night, or die. But the one woman he craves has never truly been his. Sienna, possessed by the demon of Wrath, is compelled to punish everyone around her. Yet in Paris's arms she finds peace and insatiable desire.As Paris and Sienna's bond grows it reignites a blood feud between ancient enemies. With battle raging between gods, angels and demons, Paris and Sienna must fight a supernatural war that could destroy their love.
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Paris, the Lord possessed by the demon of Promiscuity, cannot shake his desire for the Hunter, Sienna. Even in death. And now that she's held prisoner by Cronus, the king of the Titans, who has had her possessed by the demon of Wrath he's determined to rescue her. Even if he's not quite sure what he's going to do with her afterward - since she may still hate him, he doesn't trust her, and the fact that he knows he will be obliged to cheat on any partner doesn't make for ideal long-term relationships. Now that she has the demon of Wrath inside her, Sienna can see people's lies and knows that she was deceived by the Hunters into joining them. She's desperate to escape from the prison where she has been held and tortured for months, to find Paris, and to make amends for her role in betraying him.
Like many other Gena Showalter fans, I'd waited for this for a long time and couldn't wait to see how she resolved the many issues this couple had between them - not the least being Paris's demon and Sienna now being both possessed by Wrath and, well, rather living-challenged. I was a little bit disappointed.
Paris and Sienna's ending was fairly convincing (as much as anything in this 'world' is!), but how they got there didn't always pass muster. GS cheated in her handling of Paris's affliction to avoid having him unfaithful during the course of this book. There are lots of rather more frank statements about his past deeds than in previous novels, but he manages to hold it together without a partner for several days while looking for Sienna - then is at death's door following a relatively short period of abstinence later in the book.
Showalter spends rather a lot of time 'developing' the character of the angel, Zacharel in preparation for his starring role in her upcoming spin-off series, the premise of which seems to be something of an amalgam of J.R. Ward's Fallen Angels series and The Dirty Dozen. Well, not so much 'developing' as having him beat the reader over the head with repeated iterations of the fact that angels don't have feelings. There's some hubris clearly waiting for him because - Lysander? Olivia? they are what exactly? Oh, yes, ANGELS! with feelings. No prizes for guessing who the hero of the first of the new series will be.
Despite a rather slow start, this book does have an exciting, fast-paced finale with some completely unexpected plot developments affecting the ongoing story arc that had me checking Showalter's website to find out when the next book is due out. I stayed up from midnight to read this and debated hard over the star rating - but, for me, although enjoyable at times it isn't Showalter at her best.
3.5/5 - losing ground for the drawn-out opening, the blatant set up for the spin off series, and for cheating readers by whitewashing Paris's affliction over a protracted period at the start of the book.
Like many other Gena Showalter fans, I'd waited for this for a long time and couldn't wait to see how she resolved the many issues this couple had between them - not the least being Paris's demon and Sienna now being both possessed by Wrath and, well, rather living-challenged. I was a little bit disappointed.
Paris and Sienna's ending was fairly convincing (as much as anything in this 'world' is!), but how they got there didn't always pass muster. GS cheated in her handling of Paris's affliction to avoid having him unfaithful during the course of this book. There are lots of rather more frank statements about his past deeds than in previous novels, but he manages to hold it together without a partner for several days while looking for Sienna - then is at death's door following a relatively short period of abstinence later in the book.
Showalter spends rather a lot of time 'developing' the character of the angel, Zacharel in preparation for his starring role in her upcoming spin-off series, the premise of which seems to be something of an amalgam of J.R. Ward's Fallen Angels series and The Dirty Dozen. Well, not so much 'developing' as having him beat the reader over the head with repeated iterations of the fact that angels don't have feelings. There's some hubris clearly waiting for him because - Lysander? Olivia? they are what exactly? Oh, yes, ANGELS! with feelings. No prizes for guessing who the hero of the first of the new series will be.
Despite a rather slow start, this book does have an exciting, fast-paced finale with some completely unexpected plot developments affecting the ongoing story arc that had me checking Showalter's website to find out when the next book is due out. I stayed up from midnight to read this and debated hard over the star rating - but, for me, although enjoyable at times it isn't Showalter at her best.
3.5/5 - losing ground for the drawn-out opening, the blatant set up for the spin off series, and for cheating readers by whitewashing Paris's affliction over a protracted period at the start of the book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I have been an avid fan of the Lords of the Underworld series and so far have thoroughly enjoyed each character, their very human emotions and experiences and their strive to save the world! A roller coaster of a ride!!!
Sadly after a huge build up and lots of questions over Paris and his affinity to Sienna the Hunter, I feel kind of cheated. It took me ages to get back into the story and plot and to be able to make a connection to Paris. I had to keep putting it down and re visiting it. Even bought it on Kindle to see if this helped!
Please dont get me wrong, once I got my "lets finish the book" head on, I enjoyed their very quirky and often endearing relationship and am waiting to see how the introduced characters such as Zacharel and yes poor William get along. But, I do feel that what has been a very intense and long drawn out fight with both Cronus and Galen to have it end within the space of a very short chapter! Not satisfying.
Well what else can I say, other than I hope this doesnt put you off as everyone has a different expectation and opinion and honestly despite me having a hard time with Paris and Sienna the series has been a great reading experience.Enjoy x
Sadly after a huge build up and lots of questions over Paris and his affinity to Sienna the Hunter, I feel kind of cheated. It took me ages to get back into the story and plot and to be able to make a connection to Paris. I had to keep putting it down and re visiting it. Even bought it on Kindle to see if this helped!
Please dont get me wrong, once I got my "lets finish the book" head on, I enjoyed their very quirky and often endearing relationship and am waiting to see how the introduced characters such as Zacharel and yes poor William get along. But, I do feel that what has been a very intense and long drawn out fight with both Cronus and Galen to have it end within the space of a very short chapter! Not satisfying.
Well what else can I say, other than I hope this doesnt put you off as everyone has a different expectation and opinion and honestly despite me having a hard time with Paris and Sienna the series has been a great reading experience.Enjoy x
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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AGREE WITH MOST OF WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID, THE NEW SERIES IS TO BE CALLED --- ANGELS OF THE DARK ------ BUT GENA HAS PROMISED ALL THE SINGLE LORDS AND WILLIAM WILL AT SOME POINT HAVE THEIR STORIES TOLD.
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Disappointing
Like a few of the reviews, I found this book really disappointing and hard to get into. I've read all of the Lord of the Underworlds, and I never struggled with them like this... Read more
Published 1 month ago by A. Pack
Didn't quite hit the mark for me.
Finally Paris's story has arrived.
Did I enjoy it :- Yes BUT something didn't quite keep me glued to this book like the others, and I have no idea why that is. Read more
Did I enjoy it :- Yes BUT something didn't quite keep me glued to this book like the others, and I have no idea why that is. Read more
Published 1 month ago by SAS smith
Imortals+sexy men+fantasy+death and gore+lust+greed= fab
I just cant get enough of these books. After a boring day at work theres nothing better than getting stuck into one of these books. Read more
Published 2 months ago by fordyuk
Darkest seduction my foot
I am a huge fan, have every book, Paris was always a conceited and arrogant sob so i was eagerly awaiting his book. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Sweetlilac
darkest seduction
Oh my god! Gena, wow you have realy out done yourself. The book came in the time frame specified and it was great condition. So I'm happy. Read more
Published 2 months ago by saracuss
another excellent read
I have been waiting for Paris and Sienna's story and I was not disappointed. I loved this book and felt it brought alot of stories together along with the fab main story. Read more
Published 2 months ago by titan577
woefully disappointing!
As my title says basically I have loved this series and am a huge hens showalter fan,however this book just didn't cut it. Read more
Published 2 months ago by willowflower
Not the best of the series but definitely in the top 3
I had mixed feelings upon finishing the book. The ending was the most powerful in the series so far, and the plot twist which completely changes the story arcs, refreshing and... Read more
Published 2 months ago by G. Designoti
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