Immortal Rider (Lords of Deliverance, #2)

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Immortal Rider (Lords of Deliverance #2)

by Larissa Ione (Goodreads Author)

4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 · rating details · 6,328 ratings · 601 reviews

The signs are everywhere...disastrous world events. Evil rising up, unleashed upon the innocent. The prophecies were there...but no one listened. Until now. The time has come for those who can either usher in Doomsday...or prevent it. They are here. They ride. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

Arik Wagner, a soldier with the U.S. Army's paranormal unit, the R-XR, kissed...more

Paperback, 414 pages

Published December 1st 2011 by Grand Central Publishing

more details... edit details

Get a copy:

More…

Friend Reviews

To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.

Lists with This Book

Bad boys meet the virgins

79th out of 388 books — 893 voters

What we've read so far in 2012...

129th out of 5,348 books — 749 voters

More lists with this book...

Community Reviews

(showing 1-30 of 3,000)

filter | sort: default (?) | rating details

Nov 20, 2011 Kat Kennedy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: kat-s-book-reviews, romance-romance-romance

I still remember the first time I rode a horse which is synonymous as saying I still remember the time I almost died. That hellbeast ran riot across a large desert area surrounding a partially active volcano and laughed at my feeble attempts to summon help or stop his rampage.

What this earned for me was a year or two of riding lessons because where I grew up, riding lessons were the thing to do for proper young ladies. As there is nothing proper about me, you can be sure that I never progressed...more I still remember the first time I rode a horse which is synonymous as saying I still remember the time I almost died. That hellbeast ran riot across a large desert area surrounding a partially active volcano and laughed at my feeble attempts to summon help or stop his rampage.

What this earned for me was a year or two of riding lessons because where I grew up, riding lessons were the thing to do for proper young ladies. As there is nothing proper about me, you can be sure that I never progressed much past being able to keep my seat and to pick a good horse that would stop when I politely asked it to. A surprising amount of horse riding comes down to just picking the right horse. Some horses are always bad because they hate you and secretly long to tear into your entrails despite masquerading as a herbivore. Other horses are flighty and will have their good or bad moments. So for the most part, you pick a good horse and stick with it.

Authors tend to be like a horse. You find a good one and stick with it and they usually won’t fail you. This analogy is especially true for the Paranormal Romance genre where books tend to be serialized. I’ve tried to ride a series that was flighty with books wavering between good and bad like a toddler on too much sugar. It’s a frustrating experience.

If I had to pick my favourite horse though, Larrisa Ione would be it. I don’t know how she would feel to being referred to as a horse, but there it is. I’ve generally found her work to be consistently readable.

Immortal Rider is the story of a Horseman of the Apocalypse and a human man falling in love and dealing with her lying and evil brothers and the fact that she had him dragged into hell for kissing her. Completely normal stuff that I’m sure we can all relate to.

I have some issues with female representation in her novels and particularly this one. However, over all, I do enjoy her storytelling and her characters.

Her novels also tend to have the appropriate amount of cheesy goodness in them without overdoing it or crossing into the realm of dumbassery. Something that’s surprisingly easy to do in this genre.
I think, if I’d read the first novel, I would have enjoyed this more as opposed to playing catch up and trying to familiarize myself with a world that seems to take it for granted that you already know most of the characters.

Ione’s novels are, at least in my opinion, better than the usual fare and they have a great deal of imagination and interesting world building in them. So if you’ve lost your seat in this genre and are looking for a good horse, maybe give Ione a chance.

(less)

16 likes · like · see review

Nov 19, 2011 Katie(babs) rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is one of the best books Larissa has written to date. I'm shocked by the sheer wonder of it all and how she can balance such darkness, snarkness from the characters and sexiness.

If you're dying to get your hands on a great paranormal romance that has a few zingers and pushes the envelope, which Larissa has done, you need to read this book.

The one disappointing thing was no upside down tree sex with the H/H like in the last book. I should mark the grade down for that alone, but since I bow a...more

21 likes · like · see review

Dec 15, 2011 Anzu The Great Destroyer rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: fans of the author

Shelves: evil-horned-ones, fat-kitty-judges-you, holy-winged-ones, fanged-and-deadly, furry-wild-and-rabid, dafuq-did-i-just-read, is-it-just-me-goddammit, d-oh, reviewed-2011, lust-at-first-sight, cheesetacular, i-am-disappoint, romance-paranormal, just-kill-it-already

I’ve been waiting for months for Immortal Rider. I kept on stalking Larissa Ione’s blog, me being such a big fan and all, watching her news, avoiding spoilers and so on. Finally I managed to get the book and the time to read it.

The question of the day would be: Am I happy with this book? Was it everything I was hoping for? Did I do the happy dance after finishing it?

No.

*review ends here*

.

.

.

Nah, hold your horses people, of course I’m not done with ~~f*cking up~~ reviewing the book. Of course I have t...more

10 likes · like · see review

Nov 28, 2011 Bobs (Reader Unbound) rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011-read-list, a-bit-romance-never-hurts, beautiful-cover, paranormal-romance, part-of-series, romance-series, romance-sooo-cute

OHHH-MYYY-GOOODDD!! I am totally in love with the cover! Seriously, I have like zero saliva left after staring at it!

(Come on, how can you resist it?)

Arik Wagner, a soldier with the U.S. Army’s paranormal unit, the R-XR, kissed a girl and liked it. And then he went to hell as punishment. Where he’s spent weeks being tortured…and plotting revenge.

Limos, Horsewoman of the Apocalypse, isn’t your average girl. She’s immortal, dangerous, and her fiancé is Satan himself. In a moment of weakness, she...more

10 likes · like · see review

Apr 06, 2012 willaful rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: people who've read the first book

Shelves: made-me-laugh, netgalley, man-bites-dog, heroines-behaving-badly, ick-factor, non-compos-mentis-nookie, skanky-villains, tortured-hero, special-needs-addiction, not-a-stand-alone

The Lords of Deliverance series gets even more complex and addictive in the second book. Although there’s still a primary romance, there’s a whole lot more going on, as those characters on the side of Evil work to bring about the Apocalypse and those on the side of Good work to prevent it.

Limos aka Famine, the sole female horseman of the Apocalypse, has two big problems: she’s betrothed to Satan, and she has some very ugly secrets she’s keeping from her brothers. When a human male named Arik kis...more

7 likes · like · see review

Jan 18, 2012 Ren rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: alpha-hero, ass-kick-heroine, based-on-mythology, best-cover-at-series, cant-wait-the-new-release, demon, drooling-cover, family-theme, fantasy, immortal-warrior, make-me-nosebleed, military-man, paranormal, romantic-or-couple-cover, special-ability, there-are-hot-men, tortured-hero, older-woman-younger-man, reccomended-to-translated, shape-shifter-and-or-werewolf, abused-character, 4-and-half-stars, annoying-chara, ren-blog-review, character-with-tattoo-and-piercing, epic, favorite, giveaway-author-and-signed, pnr-challenge-2012, sadistic-psycho-chara, steamy, stubborn-chara, utc-challenge-2012, virgin-heroine, vampire, utc-demon-challenge-2012, reviewed, own-paperback, own-and-read, read-english-book-challenge

4,5 stars

For Indonesia crowd, you can read the Indonesia version here : Ren's Little Corner

Larissa Ione once again show her class! Immortal Rider is one of her masterpiece who will make her readers have a blast ride! Fasten your seat belt, folks! The reason why I reduce it to 1/2 star, maybe because the ending I feel too "easy" and rushed. And can't wait for Than's book. Oh yea, bring it on, Paul Marron!!

====================================================================

WOW!!!
Just... WOW!!
T...more

7 likes · like · see review

Feb 13, 2012 ♡KarLynP♡ rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: genre-paranromal, published-2011, steam-hot, read-2012

And the plot thickens! Whew, I loved it and now I can't wait for the next.

In this second book, Limos is faced with her many past lies as they come back to haunt her. Long ago she made a deal with the devil, literally, and now those she has come to care about are going to learn of her lies unless she can stop those who threaten to reveal her secrets.

Arik is the human who has been lusting after Limos, and after one quick kiss he finds himself fighting for his life as demons try to torture and pu...more

7 likes · like · see review

Dec 18, 2011 Amy rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: fv-review, 2readseries, ng-arc

“You,” he purred , “are a HILF.” “A what?” “Horseman I’d like to fuck.”

Lethal, sexy Limos is the only female among the four Horseman of the Apocalypse. A virgin who was promised by her mother to Satan as a child, she is bound, literally, by a chastity belt placed on her body by the devil himself until he takes her as his bride. Needless to say, if she ever gives in to her sexual desires or gives her affections to anyImmortal Rider by Larissa Ione male, it will prove deadly. Limos, along with her...more

7 likes · like · see review

Apr 06, 2012 Dinjolina rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Awwwwwww....man!
Why did it have to be about Limos?
I wanted one of the boys!
:(
:sniff:

4 likes · like · see review

Jan 05, 2012 Jess the Romanceaholic rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011-read, paranormal-romance, series-better-read-in-order, family-issues, liar-liar, what-a-tangled-web-we-weave, raped-or-abused, sexual-assault, drug-addiction, angels-and-or-demons, alpha-male, alpha-female, angsty-read, apocalypse-now, beautiful-heroine, blame-it-on-your-parents, body-piercings, celibate-hero, conspiracy, dead-tree-version, dont-mess-with-fate, dubious-consent, fallen-angels, favorite-series, forbidden-love, guilty-conscience, holy-crap-shes-a-virgin, imperfect-first-time, kidnapped, magick, major-illness-or-injury, military-or-special-ops, most-anticipated-reads, needs-review, older-heroine, physically-tortured, psychic, starcrossed-lovers, steam-level-hot, tortured-hero, tortured-heroine, werewolves-or-other-shape-shifters, won-in-a-contest

This is a Quickie Review. For the full review, please visit The Romanceacholic.

Expected Release Date: December 1, 2011 (Available Now!)
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Imprint: Forever
Author’s Website: http://larissaione.com/
My Source for This Book: Won in a contest/Netgalley
Part of a Series: Yes, Book 2, Lords of Deliverance (a spin-off of the Demonica series)
Series Best Read In Order: Yes
Steam Level: Steamy

I was so incredibly torn with this book when trying to come up with a final rating. On...more This is a Quickie Review. For the full review, please visit The Romanceacholic.

Expected Release Date: December 1, 2011 (Available Now!)
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Imprint: Forever
Author’s Website: http://larissaione.com/
My Source for This Book: Won in a contest/Netgalley
Part of a Series: Yes, Book 2, Lords of Deliverance (a spin-off of the Demonica series)
Series Best Read In Order: Yes
Steam Level: Steamy

I was so incredibly torn with this book when trying to come up with a final rating. On one hand, it’s a favorite series of mine, so of course the underlying plot grabbed my by the privates and wouldn’t let me go. I also enjoyed Limos with all of her different faces — innocent, loving and loyal sister, warrior, liar, manipulator, and woman. Erik was wonderful as well, with not only his strength in refusing to break under torture but also his desire for revenge, and how he came to care for Limos despite his disappointment and anger with her. Then of course, there’s the byplay with Reaver and Harvester (and c’mon, I can’t be the only sick puppy who sincerely hopes they end up together in the end, can I?), and Reseph/Pestilence and the possibly futile hope that there may be a way to bring him back. The delicious sexual tension between two other characters was deliciously hot, and there was plenty of angst to be had.

On the other hand, there was the rape of a major character (though to be fair some readers may feel it was more of a case of “dubious consent”) — something that I truly want to rant about for several paragraphs but cannot without giving away spoilers. There was very little chemistry and sexual tension between Limos and Erik until the very end of the story. There was so much gore and horror and action and torture that I found myself becoming bored with major injuries instead of sympathetic or concerned for the characters in question.

So in the end, this was not a 5-star book for me, no matter how much I adore the series as a whole and am in love with Ms. Ione’s writing style and world-building. However, so much of the book’s positive points are a large collection of small things that I cannot mention them all without actually retelling the story or giving major spoilers. While it may, at first glance, appear that there are more negative points in my review than positive, that’s certainly not the case. The book absolutely sucked me in, chewed me up, and spit me out, leaving me begging for more. Despite any misgivings I may have had about a few points in this story, I am already anxiously awaiting the sequel, Lethal Rider, due out in late spring of 2012.

A solid 4/5 Stars(less)

4 likes · like · see review

Dec 03, 2011 Lady Valee rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: pnr-romance

While I did had a great time reading it, it didn't make me as crazy as other books from this author did. And L.I. definitely has the power to make me stay in bed faking a cold just to get some free time to read,lol. But this book didn't make me feel like that. I really liked it but I wasn't as crazy about it as I was with the Demonica series. I have a feeling though that next book definitely will give me that I found missing. Can't wait.

2 likes · like · see review

May 10, 2013 AJ rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: actiony, paranormal-uf, romantic, series, steamy

The second book in the Lords of Deliverance series gives us the story of second Horseman (woman), Limos, and sexy human, Arik, and OMG, it was a sensational ride from start to finish. I absolutely loved it!

When they met in the last book, Arik was a smartass, so Limos took him to the floor, straddled him and crushed his ribs with her thighs. Since then, they have been unable to forget about each other.

Arik features in the Demonica series - he is Runa's brother, and so we alreadly know a bit abou...more

1 like · like · see review

Dec 01, 2011 Anna (Bobs Her Hair) rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Paranormal Romance fans who like it hot

Shelves: paranormal-romance

Larissa Ione delivers humor, action, hot sexy times, and solid world-building in book 2 of her Lords of Deliverance series. This book was hard to put down. So many interesting developments in the story arc may Lethal Rider's June release seem so far away.

My Grade: B or 4 stars (I liked it better than Eternal Rider.)

***edited to add review***

The Story
Arik Wagner is dragged into hell and tortured for stealing a kiss from Limos, Third Horseman of the Apocalypse. Limos failed to mention she’s not on...more

5 likes · like · see review

Jan 16, 2012 Melindeeloo rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance, demons, urban-fantasy

No blurb this time 'round. I started Immortal Rider the day it came out and read the first hundred pages and put the book down. This Demonica spinoff and the Demonica books themselves have always had some darkness to them but this first part of book was filled with torture of the hero, violation of a continuing character, and more of Pestilence's depravity just tossed off in the background - I just got tired of being bludgeoned with how evil the bad guys were and set the book aside.

I did end up...more No blurb this time 'round. I started Immortal Rider the day it came out and read the first hundred pages and put the book down. This Demonica spinoff and the Demonica books themselves have always had some darkness to them but this first part of book was filled with torture of the hero, violation of a continuing character, and more of Pestilence's depravity just tossed off in the background - I just got tired of being bludgeoned with how evil the bad guys were and set the book aside.

I did end up picking this back up, but I struggled through to the 2/3rds mark where the action finally kicked in. I think that the reason that this was such a difficult read for me is that I just never got to the point where I clicked with Limos, actually I didn't much like her and never came to care about her redemption. Normally, a great hero can offset a less than stellar heroine but Arik, despite his interesting history and secret powers, was pretty generic for a leading man. It didn't help that the romance between them didn't work for me either, how does one get past all the deception and torture – not as easy breezy as it is done here for sure.

One of the things that kept me reading to the bitter end was that I really liked Thanatos and his thread had a better build up than Limos/Arik's right up to the 'completion' of Regan's mission which was shockingly terrible. In fact all of the 'deflowerings' in Immortal Rider were squicky. So the lack of the normally uber steamy build up to a satisfying consummation - times two - dropped the book from marginally okay to not.

So bottom line, I am not exactly sure what to say. I guess that Immortal Rider felt more UF-y and less romance-y to me (or perhaps a horror romance), the focus is not as much on the relationship as the events and plotting to put the elements of the Apocalypse in play. And as to future books – I am still sort of interested in Thanatos' book but I absolutely agree with whoever said way back when that they didn't want to see a story for a redeemed Harvester with a salvaged Reseph as a book four.
(less)

6 likes · like · see review

Dec 30, 2012 Merve Özcan rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, immortal, romance, vampire, assassin, demon, erotica, king-queen, mythology, more-than-one-narrrator, tough-female-lead, translated-to-turkish, were

http://kitabisevda.blogspot.com/2012/...

Ares'ten sonra Limos'u heyecanla beklemiştim, biraz hayal kırıklığı oldu açıkçası. Öncelikle yazım hataları vardı ve Türkçe'ye çevirilmemiş bir cümle gözünüze çarpıyordu. Bunun dışında kitabın yarısına kadar zor geldim. Yarısından sonrası ise su gibi aktı. Kötü diyemem ama çok iyi de değildi.

Arik ve Limos beni pek etkilemedi. Öncelikle Satan'ın gelmesini ya da bir şekilde onunla gerçekleşecek bir yüzleşme bekliyordum, bu olmadı. Olmayınca da hayal kırıklı...more http://kitabisevda.blogspot.com/2012/...

Ares'ten sonra Limos'u heyecanla beklemiştim, biraz hayal kırıklığı oldu açıkçası. Öncelikle yazım hataları vardı ve Türkçe'ye çevirilmemiş bir cümle gözünüze çarpıyordu. Bunun dışında kitabın yarısına kadar zor geldim. Yarısından sonrası ise su gibi aktı. Kötü diyemem ama çok iyi de değildi.

Arik ve Limos beni pek etkilemedi. Öncelikle Satan'ın gelmesini ya da bir şekilde onunla gerçekleşecek bir yüzleşme bekliyordum, bu olmadı. Olmayınca da hayal kırıklığı yaşadım. Limos'un bekaret kemerine ne çabuk çözüm bulundu öyle demeden de geçemiyorum. Savaş sahneleri ise oldu bitti'ye geldi. Sürekli bir savaş vardı ama kitabın son sahnesi dışında bunlara adam gibi tanık olamadık.

Aegis'in ise Salgın'ın tuzagına düşüp Regan'ı Than'dan hamile kalması için göndermesi ve "sen beni kirlettin" konuşması yerlere yatarak gülmeme neden oldu. Adam orada Bakirliğini kaybetmiş biz burda ne konuşuyoruz! Gece gece kahkahalarımdan ev inledi vallahi. Regan'ı sevdim. 3. kitabı sanırım sırf meraktan okuyacağım.

Limos'un agimortusu da öyle çabuk bulundu ki. Google bu!

Bu kitapta diğer atlıları da bol bol görüyoruz, içinizi rahat tutun. Ares, cehennem köpekleri, Cara, Than ve Lucifer bile...

Limos'un terazi olayı bir kaç kez geçsede benim çok hoşuma gitti, ayrıca tüm yalanlarının bir bir ortaya çıkması aklıma 5 bin yıl boyunca nasıl vakit bulamadın sorusunu getiriyor.

Kitabın kapağını ise beğenmedim. Öncelikle Limos'un gözleri mor ama kapakta bana kırmızı seçiliyor gibi geldi ve Saçları da siyah olmalıydı kahve tonları değil.

Paranormal, erotik aşk hikayelerini sevenlere öneririm ama gerçekten beklentileriniz çok yüksek olmasın. Goodreads puanı gerçekten yüksek, ama çeviride bir şeyler ters gitmiş olmalı çünkü bu dünyaya gerçekten adapte olamadım.

Not: Kitapta +18 ibaresi var.(less)

1 like · like · see review

Jul 03, 2012 Breann rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: demons, paranormal-romance, angels

Wow. So much happened in this book. There was a whole lotta, “OH SHIT!” going on in my head, and maybe a little out loud too.

Oh Arik, he is one badass mothereffer. He puts up with a lot of crap in this book, both emotionally and physically. He starts out by being sucked into hell because he kissed Limos. Her fiancé, Satan, is not a happy camper about this. Arik undergoes horrifying torture while there and doesn’t betray Limos once. After he escapes this he has to deal with Limos and this girl’s...more

1 like · like · see review

Jun 15, 2012 Tasha rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2-stars, heroines-i-can-t-stand, heros-i-cant-stand, chock-full-of-assholes, no-ma-am, hated-it, paranormal, demons

Good grief. *facepalms*

I really tried to like Immortal Rider, I really did. After completely devouring the Demonica series and Eternal Rider, I was pretty eager to read this one. Unfortunately, there were so many things that I hated about this book that I have no choice but to give it 2 stars (debating whether it should be 1 star instead).

The Men: Throughout the entire book, I could not stand nary one of those things with penises. Is there some kind of requirement in this world where men most be...more

1 like · like · see review

Jan 05, 2012 Roberta rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is the second book of the series known as Lords of Deliverance. As per the first book and previous LI books this is full of action packed scenes, war, gore and sex.

This is the story of Arik & Limso. We meet Arik in the Demonica series, he is sister to Runa, Brother in Law to Shade, Works for R-XR / Aegis and really knows everyone in the demonica series. We meet Limso in the first Lords of the Deliverance. She is the third horseman of the Apocalypse and the only female. She is generally...more

1 like · like · see review

Mar 05, 2012 Filipa rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: english-books, keen, paranormal, 2012-reads

3,5 stars

So I've got to be honest: Limos has disappointed me. In all of Larissa's books this one was my least favourite.
That's mainly because of one thing: Limos has this hard-on for lies that I totally despise. It's involuntary the way I feel for that. I tried to come to terms with the fact that it was something that lived with the character and it was part of her curse but I simply could not ignore the aversion.
That was truly something that pissed me off and almost made me throw the book ag...more

2 likes · like · see review

Dec 26, 2011 ♫♥✿LovLivLife Reviews✿♥♫ (Chasity) rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011-dec, i-own

Food for all of my senses.... Larissa Ione always delivers the most scrumptious reads.

My most favorite element of any of Larissa's books, Immortal Rider included, is the sub-plots within the entire novel. Limos and Arik are the main characters but at the same time Larissa's writing always includes side stories, plus, back history so readers are refreshed. Honestly, I do not know how she does it without over-killing the main focus but she never ever fails.

Arik has been around for a while now, l...more

2 likes · like · see review

Dec 08, 2011 Kristin rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I really hate I read this book.

I hate that this book nearly gave me heart attack like five times. Larissa, once again, has proven that you can make epics and REALLY steamy erotica work like peppermint in hot chocolate. But you have to make sure you're paying attention--there are some fine details in here. She did a wonderful job setting up the future books and let me say: DUDE, I am enthralled with a unbelievably evil mess that is Pestilence and I. WANT. HIS. BOOK.

However I was really disappoin...more I really hate I read this book.

I hate that this book nearly gave me heart attack like five times. Larissa, once again, has proven that you can make epics and REALLY steamy erotica work like peppermint in hot chocolate. But you have to make sure you're paying attention--there are some fine details in here. She did a wonderful job setting up the future books and let me say: DUDE, I am enthralled with a unbelievably evil mess that is Pestilence and I. WANT. HIS. BOOK.

However I was really disappointed that we didn't get to meet Satan. I'm always interested to see different author's takes on the legendary evil being.

No, I am not a devil worshiper.

I've never been too keen on Thantos, but hey, his story looks like its gonna be Juicy (Capital letter intended). I'm not gonna tell you what happens. Nope.

I hate that Limos is such a brilliantly constructed character that women like her aren't really a dime a dozen in romance. To me, personally, the more flawed a character is, the more I love them (I felt the same way with Sin). Flaws on a character gives that moth to a flame effect and most of all, it makes them more real to folks like you and me. Seriously. I don't want to see perfect people with hearts of divine gold falling in love. I'M a screwed up person--first to admit it. So naturally, I like to see screwed up people like me find love.

I also hate that Arik is a powerhouse when it comes to good ole fashioned lovin'. It was nice getting insight into Runa and Arik's upbringing, and I think Arik is charming as hell. Strong and determined--that's freaking hot. (Plus the male model on the cover--Good God, he has delicious lips).

What I hate most of all is that Ione's writing has spoiled me. I'll let you in on this: I'm at the end of my semester (Finals) and I have four books that I have started on and not finished in the past year. The moment this hit the shelves, I conspired to buy it and started on it immediately--I crammed this book into my study time and finished it in a week. Something about the way she writes--it just Sucks. You. In. And you enjoy every bit of it because it's so freaking good. It's literary crack and she only dishes them out once a year! GAH!

So, yeah I hate I read this book. Because it means that I have something to impatiently wait for the next six months. Dammit.(less)

6 likes · like · see review

Dec 12, 2011 Crystal ♥ RBtWBC rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: request-netgalley, best-of-2011, review-guest-reviewer

Another amazing book from Larissa Ione, a great continuation to the LOD series as well as the Demonica series. Masterfully put together, gripping and entertaining with just the right amount of smexiness. I loved both main characters as well as previous and secondary characters. If you're a Ione fan already then you know it's impossible not to fall in love with each and every one of them. New readers, get to it. I recommend you start with the Demonica beginnings because it is pure genius. One thi...more

1 like · like · see review

Nov 30, 2011 Jess rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: for_review, paranormal

Review posted: Happily Ever After - Reads

*Spoiler warning – nothing detailed, but there will be general spoilers about a few plot points that will carry forward into the next book of this series. So you’ve been warned!*

Limos, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, is looking at a future of being married to Satan, literally. She wears a chastity belt, and if any guy attempts to get around it, they get very important…bits chopped off and Limos endures the pain of the belt herself, so she’s li...more

5 likes · like · see review

Nov 22, 2011 Tori smexys_sidekick rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: i-will-beat-u-down-4-this-book, pnr, review-for-smexybooks, net-galley, e-book, arc

Originally posted at http://www.smexybooks.com/2011/11/review...

Favorite Quote: “Hellooo. I’m a Horseman of the Apocalypse, and I’m betrothed to the most infamous, most powerful demon in existence. I couldn’t draw more attention to myself if I wore Lady Gaga’s meat dress to a PETA convention. “

Limos has problems. One of the four Horseman of the Apocalypse, she was born and raised as a demon princess in hell. Her mother, Lilith, promised her to Satan as a bride when she was an infant. She eventua...more

2 likes · like · see review

Nov 15, 2011 Francesca the Fierce ~Eyelet Ecstasy~ rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: genre-paranormal-romance, series-lords-of-deliverance, books-read-2011

5 AMAZING STARS

Immortal Rider will take you on a paranormal ride from beginning to end. The action, the scheming with just the right amount of romance. You will not be bored with all the different things waiting for you in the Horsemen world.

I have a confession to make, though. Even though I love Larissa Ione and Demonica was one of my favorite series, Lords of Deliverance didn't start out with a bang for me. I was not too thrilled with Eternal Rider. It was just ok, even though the storyline wa...more 5 AMAZING STARS

Immortal Rider will take you on a paranormal ride from beginning to end. The action, the scheming with just the right amount of romance. You will not be bored with all the different things waiting for you in the Horsemen world.

I have a confession to make, though. Even though I love Larissa Ione and Demonica was one of my favorite series, Lords of Deliverance didn't start out with a bang for me. I was not too thrilled with Eternal Rider. It was just ok, even though the storyline was great I felt it didn't live up to the potential.

Immortal Rider however is a completely different story. This book grabbed my attention from the first page and, for the most part, had me glued until the end. This is the Larissa Ione we've come to know and love, action-packed, full of sizzling chemistry, with a drool-worthy alpha male and a kick-ass heroine.

Maybe liking this book so much for me might have something to do with the fact that I've liked Arik since we first met him in the Demonica series, or maybe is just the fact that Limos is one of my favorite Ione heroines, she's girly and fun and vulnerable; but she can put you on your ass without blinking. Can you tell I have a preference for the tough, kick-ass chicks?

This book was full of unexpected twists, betrayals, lies, some truths and more lies, along with the consequences all that lying cost everyone. Limos has a lot of skeletons in her closet that slowly come out and it's thanks to Arik's strength that she can face them. He was her rock throughout some tough moments and I liked that he stood by her even when faced with issues that would've made a lesser man turn his back on her. He never took the easy way out.

As a couple they complemented each other perfectly. I admit I might've shed a tear or two towards the end. Ms. Ione is usually known for some creative sexual scenes, but this book had very little of that. However, it worked for the story and what we did get was great!

Reseph/Pestilence is still causing mayhem, but I'm starting to feel there might be hope for him still. For all the Reaver fans, we do get to see him and maybe a developing storyline for future books. The Seminus brothers all make their cameo appearances, as usual so cute. And Kynan continues to play a big role as head of the Aegis, but will we ever see Gem?

My favorite part of the book was, well, the imminent apocalypse! Wow! I am amazed by how this story is developing with so many unexpected twists. I am just so excited for the next book because it'll be completely different than the first two. Sometimes things are just lost in translation and I can't wait to see how Thanatos' story will play out.

ARC provided by Grand Central Publishing(less)

6 likes · like · see review

Feb 16, 2012 nicole rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: immortals, fiction, demons-gods, 2011, november-2011, the-others, paranormal-romance, series

My friend pointed out that I did not post a review--my bad, yo. ;)

As it is, I really enjoy this series. I like the appearance of characters from the Demonica series (mmm … Wraith), and enjoy the Four Horsemen characters, too. I wouldn't say that I find each book five star AMAZING (per Goodreads' rating system), as I doubt I would re-read the series like I have with others, but it is still really good PNR and worth picking up.

The main characters are troubled just enough for there to be action a...more

1 like · like · see review

Dec 27, 2011 Saly rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: virgin-heroines

You need to read the other books to appreciate this one. I won't go into the story much since so much was going on in it, but the heroine Limos had a habit of lying a lot and what mistakes she made in the past spilled over, like how she was engaged to Satan and how in the beginning she was bad, and the efforts she made to make sure these secrets didn't get out ended up creating bigger problems.

I am looking forward to the next book because Than deserves revenge.

3 likes · like · see review

Jun 21, 2012 Susana rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: larissa-ione, lords-of-deliverance, 2012, urban-fantasy

I was a little reticent about starting this book, because in truth i really didn't like "Eternal Rider" all that much. But this one, for me, was completely the opposite. I'm really liking the new direction the author is giving to her stories. Much more urban fantasy, whose plot is always taking new directions. Great characters, great action, and as always an incredible intensity, as only this author is capable of. Also liked that the book wasn't focused solely on the main couple, allowing us rea...more

3 likes · like · see review

Dec 07, 2011 Bells rated it 5 of 5 stars

There is so much excitement going on in Immortal Rider that I seriously don't know where to start this review. Just when things calm down for a second for the characters, something else happens that makes you just want to say, "WOW!" Although Limos and Arik are the main characters in the book, we get to see all of the awesome characters of this series as well as some from Ione's Demonica series. Limos and Arik have their work cut out for them in this book once Arik is sent to Hell for putting th...more There is so much excitement going on in Immortal Rider that I seriously don't know where to start this review. Just when things calm down for a second for the characters, something else happens that makes you just want to say, "WOW!" Although Limos and Arik are the main characters in the book, we get to see all of the awesome characters of this series as well as some from Ione's Demonica series. Limos and Arik have their work cut out for them in this book once Arik is sent to Hell for putting the moves on Satan's woman. He's tortured day in and day out while trying to find a way to get out, she's trying to find a way to get to him while dealing with all the craziness going on around her. Mostly from her brother Reseph that has become Pestilence. Pestilence is one nasty dude and we get to see that side of him even more when he manages to flip Limos's world upside down. Secrets are revealed one after another in this book and I found myself gasping out loud because it just got worse and worse for poor Limos!

Despite all of the madness that Limos and Arik had to endure in this book, I found it to be extremely entertaining at the same time. I just couldn't put the book down because once it started, the goodness just continued throughout the book. I was also very entertained with Than's storyline as well. Can I just say that his book is going to be amazing after what happens to him in this book! Larissa sure knows how to make her readers sweat and pull their hair out because I'm counting the days until his book comes out. Let's just say he's got a situation going on that starts in Immortal Rider and will continue into his book Lethal Rider. I'm sure his book is going to be full of nonstop action as well.

My review may seem kind of vague because I just can't talk about much of the storyline without giving anything away. You must experience everything that happens on this book on your own! Only then will you get an appreciation for it's awesomeness and the absolute pure genius of Larissa Ione. She continues to have that perfect mix of drama with comedy in her writing and it's unbelieveable (but believeable) that her books just get better and better! It's no surprise that she's one of my favorite authors and I'll always look forward to reading her future books. If you still haven't read anything written by her yet, start with her Demonica series and work your way into this series. You won't be disappointed, trust me. (less)

1 like · like · see review

Apr 30, 2013 Morana rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: angels-fallen-angels, demons, paranormal, paranormal-romance

3.5 star rating

I wanted to give this book higher rating. If I were to rate Limos and Arik's story then it would be a bit better than average. However, Thanatos's story starts in this book and it is so overwhelming than it shadows the main story.

The book starts at the party. They are celebrating Ares and Cara's wedding. Arik kisses Limos and demons drag him to hell. While there, he is tortured to say her name in agony (if he does that, then she becomes Satan's). Of course, he doesn't do that.
Al...more

like · see review

« previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 99 100 next »

new topic
Discuss This Book

topics	posts	views	last activity
Romance Lovers fo...: Immortal Rider (Lords of Deliverance #2) by Larissa Ione (Start Date: July TBD, 2013)	6	29	May 19, 2013 06:40am
SOS: Serious Over...: July Buddy Read: Immortal Rider by Larissa Ione	45	24	Jul 10, 2012 08:04am
Larissa Ione Fans: Immortal Rider (Book 2)	56	91	Jan 18, 2012 02:16am

combine
Other Editions

More editions...

Genres

Romance > Paranormal Romance

336 users

Fantasy > Paranormal

214 users

Romance

133 users

Paranormal > Demons

111 users

Paranormal > Angels

72 users

Fantasy

59 users

Adult

50 users

Fantasy > Urban Fantasy

50 users

Paranormal > Vampires

47 users

Fantasy > Mythology

21 users

See top shelves...

Readers also enjoyed similar books

About Larissa Ione

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Larissa Ione penned her first novel at the age of 13 and hasn't stopped writing since. She has been a U.S. Air Force meteorologist, an EMT, and a professional dog trainer, and you never know when one of those interests will pop into her novels.

She lives a nomadic existence with her U.S. Coast Guard husband and son, so her writing career has been a bl...more

More about Larissa Ione...

Books by Larissa Ione

More…

Share This Book

Facebook Twitter Your website

Trivia About Immortal Rider

No trivia or quizzes yet. Add some now »

Quotes from Immortal Rider

“There's no sense drawing attention to yourself, Li."

"Hellooooo. I'm aHorseman of the Apocalypse, and I'm betrothed to the most infamous, most powerful demon in existence. I couldn't draw more attention to myself i I wore Lady Gaga's meat dress to a PETA convention.” — 43 people liked it

“Wow", he rasped. "Do you emasculate all the men, or am I speacial?” — 24 people liked it

More quotes…

title link	preview: Immortal Rider
avg rating	preview: Immortal Rider Goodreads rating: 4.31 (6328 ratings)
small image	preview: click here [close]
med image	preview: click here [close]
BBCode	[url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11350552-immortal-rider?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_book][img]http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327909734l/11350552.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11350552-immortal-rider?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_book]Immortal Rider by Larissa Ione[/url]

Immortal Rider (Lords of Deliverance #2)

Friend Reviews

Community Reviews

Share This Book

Share This Book on Your Website