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A review by raven168
The Darkest King by Gena Showalter
3.0
Much like Gillian's book, I had to give this one a go despite the negative reviews. I was never one of the ones that wanted William to end up with her, so I was definitely looking forward to him finding his woman. But then I find out she's a unicorn.... Okaaaaay. Okay, well, that's not what I was expecting. At all. But I still had check this out. I mean, how could I not. Let's just say I was much happier with Gillian's book than William's here.
I kind of sort of really disliked Sunday (WTF is up with that name?) for a lot of the book. Maybe half of it or so? Because she's a unicorn, apparently she has a duel personality. Which in and of itself I don't mind. But her "bad" side just annoyed the hell out of me with what she did and said. Being one of the last of her kind after Lucifer went and wiped them out, Sunny spends her days running from poachers, fighting demons, and trying to survive. Oh, and she harbors a huge grudge against William because when Lucifer slaughtered her people he was shouting out "for William!" Huge enough she actually thinks she can kill him.
Still on the hunt for the one who will break his curse, Keeley lets William know that the one who can actually read his book is also his mate. He's less than thrilled with the news and doesn't quite believe it. Until he finds Sunny and his whole world immediately centers on her. Still. He refuses to allow himself to fall in love with her no matter how much she calls to him. He will use her to break his curse and then discard her. First he needs to kidnap her and force her into decoding the book.
I'm not sure how I really feel about these two as a couple because it's practically insta-love and that always irks me. The two of them lust after each other from the moment they meet, both fighting the attraction the whole time. The more time she spends with him though, the more Sunny wants William to be her future.
Decoding the book doesn't actually go very well and we slowly learn that the curse isn't what was thought. Aside from the relationship forming between William and Sunny, we get William finally being able to piece together his past with Axel. Though Hades forbids William to interact with Axel, it's not like William can stop the guy from just showing up when he wants. Forcing Hades to make a decision that practically breaks William's heart. Then there's the finding of a crown that marks a new king of Hell. That also wasn't at all what everyone thought it was. It was actually better.
Of course we also get to see the conclusion to the war against Lucifer. Can I just say huge disappointment? It was such a small blip on the radar of this book. I seriously thought that most of the book would focus on this fight and not the relationship. I mean, it's something that has been building up for so long. But it was such a tiny percentage! It wasn't bad per se, but I was really expecting a lot more.
So all in all, while I absolutely loved learning of William's past and what he really is, I wasn't all that impressed with this one. I'll definitely be continuing on with the spinoff though.
I kind of sort of really disliked Sunday (WTF is up with that name?) for a lot of the book. Maybe half of it or so? Because she's a unicorn, apparently she has a duel personality. Which in and of itself I don't mind. But her "bad" side just annoyed the hell out of me with what she did and said. Being one of the last of her kind after Lucifer went and wiped them out, Sunny spends her days running from poachers, fighting demons, and trying to survive. Oh, and she harbors a huge grudge against William because when Lucifer slaughtered her people he was shouting out "for William!" Huge enough she actually thinks she can kill him.
Still on the hunt for the one who will break his curse, Keeley lets William know that the one who can actually read his book is also his mate. He's less than thrilled with the news and doesn't quite believe it. Until he finds Sunny and his whole world immediately centers on her. Still. He refuses to allow himself to fall in love with her no matter how much she calls to him. He will use her to break his curse and then discard her. First he needs to kidnap her and force her into decoding the book.
I'm not sure how I really feel about these two as a couple because it's practically insta-love and that always irks me. The two of them lust after each other from the moment they meet, both fighting the attraction the whole time. The more time she spends with him though, the more Sunny wants William to be her future.
Decoding the book doesn't actually go very well and we slowly learn that the curse isn't what was thought. Aside from the relationship forming between William and Sunny, we get William finally being able to piece together his past with Axel. Though Hades forbids William to interact with Axel, it's not like William can stop the guy from just showing up when he wants. Forcing Hades to make a decision that practically breaks William's heart. Then there's the finding of a crown that marks a new king of Hell. That also wasn't at all what everyone thought it was. It was actually better.
Of course we also get to see the conclusion to the war against Lucifer. Can I just say huge disappointment? It was such a small blip on the radar of this book. I seriously thought that most of the book would focus on this fight and not the relationship. I mean, it's something that has been building up for so long. But it was such a tiny percentage! It wasn't bad per se, but I was really expecting a lot more.
So all in all, while I absolutely loved learning of William's past and what he really is, I wasn't all that impressed with this one. I'll definitely be continuing on with the spinoff though.