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 enlarge | Author: Gena Showalter
Publisher: HQN Books
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Rating:  89 reviews
Sales Rank: 2209
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 384
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Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 0373772467
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780373772469
ASIN: 0373772467
Publication Date: May 1, 2008
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 Great Idea! September 30, 2008
Anna Hope (PA United States)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Maddox is Violence. Thousands of years ago he was an immortal warrior in the service of Mt. Olympus's Greek Gods. Then he had the idea to encourage his fellow guards to join him in opening Pandora's box out of jealousy that a woman was given it to guard. With no other cell to hold the demons they were forced into the warriors bodies, Maddox being possessed by Violence. Overcome by the demon and not aware of his actions he killed Pandora with six strokes of his sword to her stomach. The Gods further cursed him to relive her pain each midnight by Having Pain inflict the same wounds to him before he dies and Death escorts him to Hell where his flesh burns all night until he resuscitates each morning. br / br /Ashlyn has been bombarded by voices her whole live. She has the blessing and curse of being able to hear any words ever said at a location regardless of how many centuries have passed or the language spoken in. Sent by the institute she listens for to Budapest she hears of the Lords of the Underworld who live in the towering castle above the city. A modern girl she charges to them for help in learning to control her power- only to find herself taken prisoner. br / br /A push me pull you battle of wills commences between the couple much to the confusion of the other Lords. They'll all have to decide what in life is really important to them. Acceptance is the key.An emotional powerhouse, I found myself weeping for Disease, Violence, Pain, Wrath and the love story shared with us. A great book based on a great idea!
Dark and Sensual September 15, 2008
Alexis Callaway (Virginia)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
In a remote fortress in Budapest, six immortal warriors are bound by an ancient curse none has been able to break. This curse was brought on upon them by the gods in consequence from unleashing the demons from Pandora's Box. Each warrior houses a demon. Maddox has Violence, Lucien is Death, Reyes is Pain, Torin is Disease, Paris is Promiscuity, and Aeron is Wrath. The Darkest Night is about Maddox, on top of housing his demon; the gods placed another curse on him for killing Pandora. Maddox dies every night at midnight the same way he killed Pandora- six stabs in the stomach with his sword. Reyes is the one who has to deliver the blows and Lucien takes Maddox to Hell. br / br /Ashlyn Darrow hears voices; they swarm inside her head never giving her a moment's peace, until she is in Maddox's presence. She has lived a life with no love, parents, or touching. Ashlyn was abandoned at a Paranormal Institute by her parents who couldn't take her ability. Ashlyn has no idea who she works for and what they truly do, she is somewhat delusional. Her life changes drastically when Maddox takes her back to the fortress, there she is met with open hostility from the warriors. br / br /Hunters are after the warriors thinking they are controlled by their demons with no trace of man. The hunters are looking for Pandora's Box to suck the demons out of the warriors. Danger follows at the warriors heels while Ashlyn and Maddox fall in love. br / br /This is the first Gena Showalter book I have read and I loved it! What a story and so unlike Feehan's Carpathian novels or Moning's and Wolff's highlander series. It was a nice change; I cannot wait for The Darkest Kiss to come in the mail. Gena Showalter produced this trilogy pretty fast. What I wonder though is, since there are 6 warriors why are there only three books? Why not makes a book for each warrior? Maddox, Lucien, and Reyes have their own books, but what about Torin, Paris, and Aeron? There is an e-book by Gena Showalter called the Darkest Fire; I've heard it's a prequel to the trilogy, but that's all I know. br / br /I highly recommend this book; it has the right amount of action, romance, and suspense. br / br / br /
 No Way! September 10, 2008
K. Reider
1 out of 10 found this review helpful
This book is not what I thought. It has very foul launguage and explicit scenes that i dont like to read. Be warned if your looking for a nice story that is clean, this book is not for you! I sent it back.
HOLY MOLY!!! you want paranormal romance, this is the series! Can't wait for more! September 9, 2008
Girasol Dulce (Illinois)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
HOLY MOLY!!! This is a fantastic series. I read all 3 with in 5 days. This series keeps you nose in it til you done, then it makes you want to read the next. The story behind the series is well thought out. This is my first time reading Paranormal romance and I hope I can find ones just as good as these.
 Been Done Before in a Better Way! September 6, 2008
YankeeChick (Wisconsin)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
The premise of this book is fantastic--warriors for the Greek gods betray their masters and open Pandora's box to release the demons inside because they are angry that they were not chosen to protect it. As punishment, they become the living boxes, one for each demon that was released. We go from there to a bunch of fraternity boys living in a monstrous fortress in the hills above Budapest, each one getting on with a demon inside. There are five of them and each one's story will eventually be published, in all its painful detail, as this book set the pattern for the two that followed. Oh, wait! The sudden arrival of five more immortal warriors with internal demons in the middle of the book (who show up because they miss their buddies!) means there will be at least ten books. br / br /This book focuses on Maddox, who in inhabited by the demon of Violence. He spends his days doing boy stuff (working out, watching porn, reading romance novels (???!!!!???), and his evenings being murdered by his friends then spending the night being tortured in hell. OK, whatever. He meets this totally wimpy, dipstick who hears voices because of her paranormal abilities and takes her home for some unearthly reason. They spend the next couple of days getting to know each other, at which point they decide they're totally in love and have lots of hot, overly descriptive sex. The wimpy dipstick (from hereforth known as Wimpstick) has a wonderful time alternating between hot sex, throwing up, getting locked in a room with some other female captives, and ends the tension with trying to discover a way to free Maddox from his curse of dying every night. Wimpstick is helped in her attempts by a silly, immature and sexually adventurous supernatural female named Anya (yeah, I assumed Siri had jumped series and left Acheron, but I was wrong). br / br /The writing in this book is just so dull! The story drags on for a long, long time until anything happens. The demon-inhabited immortal warriors spend lots of time bonding fighting bad guys (at least there are no drum circles). Wimpstick is absolutely unbelievable as a mate for Maddox and I could discern no reason that the two of them were suddenly attracted (we also learn she couldn't read until a year before they met, which adds absolutely NOTHING to the story line other than when they share giggles over the fact that they both read romance novels. The ending is pat and very predictable. I cannot recommend this book to anyone and for some reason, continued on read the next two in the series, hoping they would get better. They didn't.
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