Thursday, May 26, 2016

The Darkest Torment by Gena Showalter


Blurb

Driven to his death by the demon of Distrust, Baden spent centuries in purgatory. Now he's back, but at what cost? Bound to the king of the underworld, an even darker force, he's unable to withstand the touch of another...and he's quickly devolving into a heartless assassin with an uncontrollable temper. Things only get worse when a mission goes awry and he finds himself saddled with a bride—just not his own.

Famed dog trainer Katarina Joelle is forced to marry a monster to protect her loved ones. When she's taken hostage by the ruthless, beautiful Baden immediately after the ceremony, she's plunged into a war between two evils—with a protector more dangerous than the monsters he hunts. They are meant to be enemies, but neither can resist the passion burning between them...and all too soon the biggest threat is to her heart.

But as Baden slips deeper into the abyss, she'll have to teach him to love...or lose him forever.

My Review - 5 OH MY FREAKING GAWD STARS!!!!

Have you ever read a book that just clicks on all levels for you? Do you love books with heart pounding danger, non stop action, sizzling passion and all the feels? What about fierce, possessive, protective and oh so drop dead sexilicious heroes? How about smart, witty and stands her ground heroines? Love all of those things? Well you are in luck, The Darkest Torment has all of that and more!!

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I adored this book so much! First off, it has my absolute favorite theme ever, Beauty and the Beast! Second, we get to see more of the whole gang again like my book husband Maddox!!! *ecstatic girly scream* Forgive me Baden, you are epically awesome but Maddox will always own my heart. :) And third, Lords of the Underworld is THE series for me. My holy grail of PNR. The whole reason why I started reading PNR. It's an autobuy without question. Haven't read the previous books? *gasps* What are you waiting for?????

Baden was once the keeper of Distrust but now he is possessed by something even more sinister. Something that is full of rage and wants him to destroy his friends. He is also overwhelmed with guilt for allowing himself to be beheaded and leaving his friends to deal with the Hunters without him. 

You know, when I first found out that Baden's story was up next I was a little disappointed but only because my heart was breaking for my sweet, tormented Cameo. However, I was also intrigued. I mean the LoTU boys have such a deep love for their fallen friend so this guy has got to be pretty awesome, right? And HE SO IS!!! OMG, can Gena write a tormented hero! Poor Baden! Not only is he unable to bear a single touch without feeling intense pain but he has a monster inside him worse than his demon ever was and it wants to punish and kill anyone within striking distance. Baden wants nothing more than to remain by his friends side but he knows that it is just a matter of time before he loses control of the beast and hurts someone. Baden knows that he has to leave his friends again only this time it's for their own safety. So damn heartbreaking.

Katarina is my hero! She is absolutely fearless and that is saying a lot considering that she is surrounded by a bunch of supernatural badasses! She is also the only heroine that I've ever felt such a deep connection to. Oh don't get me wrong, there are plenty of others that I adore but Kat is like my soul sister. We share the same love and compassion for our furbabies and I felt every bit of her pain and anguish that she went through after losing her precious pups. Her inner strength is incredible and despite the crazy situations that she was put in she never faltered. I loved how she went about approaching Baden like she would a wounded dog. She knew she had to gain his trust to tame the beast. *sighs* Loved, loved, loved this book!

Oh, and without giving out any spoilers let me just say.... Hades? Holy shit that dude rocks my world! Mine, mine, mine!! *throws him into the book boyfriend vault* And........ you know you want to know. I shouldn't say anything...... but I totally will because I love to torture people as much as a certain naughty father of the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse does. So.........................
 William and Gilly? Oh yeah, lots of book time for them and guess what happens?? 

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You won't believe it!!!

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HOLY FREAKING MOLEY!!!!!!!!!

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*Screams*
 
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So what happened? 
Well, this was my face for like 15 minutes after reading THE SCENE.

 



               Seriously, this was my face --------->












Am I going to say more? Nope. Why? Love to torture, remember? As in William = My spirit animal kind of torture. Besides, this pic says it all. Buy The Darkest Torment. Read The Darkest Torment. Have this same face after reading The Darkest Torment. 

*I received a copy from the author in exchange for an honest review.

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Meet the Author

Gena Showalter is the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of the spellbinding Lords of the Underworld series, two young adult series--Everlife and the White Rabbit Chronicles--and the highly addictive Original Heartbreakers series. In addition to being a National Reader's Choice and two time RITA nominee, her romance novels have appeared in Cosmopolitan and Seventeen magazine, she's been mentioned in Orange is the New Black--if you ask her about it, she'll talk for hours--and her books have been translated in multiple languages. She's hard at work on her next novel, a tale featuring an alpha male with a dark side and the strong woman who brings him to his knees. You can learn more about Gena, her menagerie of rescue dogs, and all her upcoming books at genashowalter.com

1 comment:

  1. Great review! Haven't read this yet. Seems to be a little uproar over this on Goodreads, will Gilly/William fans hate this?

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