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A review by laurenjodi
The Darkest Seduction by Gena Showalter
4.0
The Darkest Seduction
3.5 Stars
Paris, the keeper of Promiscuity, is cursed with the need to bed a new person every night or suffer the consequences. Yet, the only woman he has ever truly wanted, Sienna Blackstone, is out of his reach. Now, however, Sienna has become the new keeper of Wrath, and she and Paris may finally attain the love and peace they have always craved. That is unless the ongoing feud between the Gods tears them apart for good.
It has been 5 years since I last read an LOTU book. This prolonged break may have been out of concern that Paris and Sienna's story would not live up to expectations. While the story is entertaining overall with some compelling developments in the ongoing story arc, it is also overly long (at 500 pages), and the repetitive and excessive descriptions of Paris and Sienna's guilt and angst undermines the romance.
Paris and Sienna's relationship has been building toward an exciting climax for 9 books. Unfortunately, the result is rather weak as they both come across as whiny and annoying. It still remains unclear what it is about Sienna that attracts Paris to the extent that she is him mate, i.e., the only woman with whom he can have sex more than once.
It is the secondary storylines the really make this a worthwhile read with updates on several of the Lords including Maddox, Kane, Torin and Galen as well as the introduction of several new characters including the Keeper of Narcissism (who, unfortunately, has the most ridiculous dialogue). There is also closure on the Cronus and Rhea front as the prophecies come to the fore.
In sum, Showalter concludes several threads in this book and it certainly feels that way. She also opens up new directions for the series, and its spin-off Angels of the Dark. Kane's book is next and even though the reviews have been quite ho-hum, I'm willing to give it a chance.
3.5 Stars
Paris, the keeper of Promiscuity, is cursed with the need to bed a new person every night or suffer the consequences. Yet, the only woman he has ever truly wanted, Sienna Blackstone, is out of his reach. Now, however, Sienna has become the new keeper of Wrath, and she and Paris may finally attain the love and peace they have always craved. That is unless the ongoing feud between the Gods tears them apart for good.
It has been 5 years since I last read an LOTU book. This prolonged break may have been out of concern that Paris and Sienna's story would not live up to expectations. While the story is entertaining overall with some compelling developments in the ongoing story arc, it is also overly long (at 500 pages), and the repetitive and excessive descriptions of Paris and Sienna's guilt and angst undermines the romance.
Paris and Sienna's relationship has been building toward an exciting climax for 9 books. Unfortunately, the result is rather weak as they both come across as whiny and annoying. It still remains unclear what it is about Sienna that attracts Paris to the extent that she is him mate, i.e., the only woman with whom he can have sex more than once.
It is the secondary storylines the really make this a worthwhile read with updates on several of the Lords including Maddox, Kane, Torin and Galen as well as the introduction of several new characters including the Keeper of Narcissism (who, unfortunately, has the most ridiculous dialogue). There is also closure on the Cronus and Rhea front as the prophecies come to the fore.
In sum, Showalter concludes several threads in this book and it certainly feels that way. She also opens up new directions for the series, and its spin-off Angels of the Dark. Kane's book is next and even though the reviews have been quite ho-hum, I'm willing to give it a chance.