hendrixpants's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Violence
amandavano's review against another edition
4.0
This was good!! I enjoyed it :) 12 more books to go haha
lacylouwho's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
ellejayz's review against another edition
5.0
YAY! The first book I read of the series, given the fact it was the first one it kind of makes sense. I got recommended this by the girls from a forum I go to on the bookworm thread. I am so happy that they did. At first I was shocked at how.. NC-17 it was. It is definitely an erotic thriller but it was brilliant.
It had everything. It was hot. It had action. It had romance!!
It had everything. It was hot. It had action. It had romance!!
tifcochran's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
multicoloredbookreviews's review against another edition
3.0
I found the beginning of the book to be somewhat boring, then again, world building can often times get tedious to read about.
However, once the action got underway, the story picked up speed.
Alternating POV's between so many different characters is not my favorite thing in the world as it can seriously mess up with the flow of the story, and that was the case with Dark Lover. Two, three at most. That's the sweet spot. More POV's than that gets messy. Plus, there's never any mystery if you get to see the story from all possible angles.
As for the story itself, I'm still a little weirded out that Beth got together with her father's best friend. I mean, I get there's crazy longevity and not-aging involved, still, I can't help feeling somewhat uncomfortable. And boy, did Wrath make a 180 from overwhelming lust to overwhelming love. They went from total strangers, to lovers, to being married in no time flat.
Mr. X bored the crap out of me. He was so very bland.
But I'd really like to get to know more about the other members of the brotherhood. For example, what's up with those weird ass names? Are those their actual names or are they nicknames? Why didn't Darius have a whack name for that matter? And how will he come back into the story now that he has reincarnated? What are the different curses the brothers have to deal with? And why were they cursed in the first place? And plenty other questions that aren't coming to me at the moment.
Guess I'll have to keep on reading!
kimberly_b's review against another edition
5.0
I picked this up thinking I would just read a few pages to see how it was, but I couldn't put it down! The book is perfectly balanced between fun and easy, yet well-written at the same time. The characters are all incredibly vivid and I'm really looking forward to getting to know them more in subsequent books. Wrath, one of the main characters, reminds me a lot of Hellboy--gruff demeanor, softie on the inside. I can't wait to read the rest of the series!