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Darkness Devours (Dark Angels #3)

by Keri Arthur (Goodreads Author)

4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 · rating details · 1,573 ratings · 161 reviews

New York Times bestselling author Keri Arthur has been hailed for her “smart, sexy”* urban fantasy novels. Now, she continues her Dark Angels series set in the realm of danger and desire known as the Guardian World…Half-werewolf, half-Aedh Risa Jones can enter the realm between life and death, and she can see the Reapers who collect the souls of the dead. Now, she is using...more

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Published June 26th 2012 by Signet Select

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Jul 23, 2012 Naoms rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-urban-fantasy, read-in-2012, nook, angels-demons

This series is quickly losing it's appeal. Not much happens to push the overall plot of the series. I'm not sure if it's because Keri Arthur is contracted for a bunch of books and wants it to fit or whatever, but I don't think we learned much about the keys or who killed Risa's mother. Even the romance of the series hasn't gained much ground, even though they took the next step. The first book was all set up and these last two were both filler books.

In Darkness Devours, Risa once again finds he...more This series is quickly losing it's appeal. Not much happens to push the overall plot of the series. I'm not sure if it's because Keri Arthur is contracted for a bunch of books and wants it to fit or whatever, but I don't think we learned much about the keys or who killed Risa's mother. Even the romance of the series hasn't gained much ground, even though they took the next step. The first book was all set up and these last two were both filler books.

In Darkness Devours, Risa once again finds herself ensnared by the Vampire Council. In order to prove her worth, and to stop them from killing her, Risa must hunt a creature that has been consuming Vampires. On top of that, Risa is still searching for the infamous Nadler, who is still on his killing spree.

In this book we learn more about Azriel, but it's nothing important. It's like wow, he's had sex, now I know more about his character. I remember being a bit annoyed by the nonstop mention of sex in the Riley Jensen series but in this series, I hate it. All Risa thinks about is sex. Her life could be in danger and she thinks about being horny or she thinks about the fact that she's not horny. It's like my god woman, you're mother has been ripped apart, you are being haunted by the adehe and half the vampire council wants to kill you and all you can think about is sex. Even her ex,who betrayed her and who wrote nasty things about her mother can turn her on. Don't get me wrong, I'm not uptight, I don't think that it's wrong for a young single woman to enjoy herself, but there has to be a time and place for everything.

Add to that her obsession with trusting Lucien. It is SO obvious that he cannot be trusted. To the point where I can no longer take Risa seriously, because I think that she is an idiot. I'm not sure what Lucien's game is, but even if he's not evil, she should still get rid of him. There is a scene where he all but rapes her, so that he can read her mind. Apparently he can only read her mind during sex, don't even get me started on that ridiculous plot point, put in only to give Arthur more chances to write sex scenes. In my opinion, Risa doesn't keep Lucien around for any other reason than to be her sexual partner and it's annoying that she would endanger herself, her mission and her friends just to get laid.

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Than there is what happens with Azriel in this book. I waited so long for the hook up, but I can't see what the point was of it. Nothing changed,like at all. This book seems pretty useless. We got 1 maybe 2 new nuggets of information and that is all. (less)

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Apr 27, 2012 Michelle Leah Olson rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: literal-addiction-books, reviewed

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Our Review [by LITERAL ADDICTION’s Pack Alpha - Michelle L. Olson]:
I have said before, and I will say again, that the Dark Angels series zoomed to the very top of my 'favorite Urban Fantasy series ever' list immediately upon completion of the first book, and each new book that comes along afterward solidifies its position at that precipice.
This installment was absolutely no exception to the rule. In fact, if it's possible, this is the best book yet - though the...more **ARC Received from the Publisher

Our Review [by LITERAL ADDICTION’s Pack Alpha - Michelle L. Olson]:
I have said before, and I will say again, that the Dark Angels series zoomed to the very top of my 'favorite Urban Fantasy series ever' list immediately upon completion of the first book, and each new book that comes along afterward solidifies its position at that precipice.
This installment was absolutely no exception to the rule. In fact, if it's possible, this is the best book yet - though the last 2 have been so incredible it seems ridiculous to even say that.
Darkness Devours picks up where Darkness Rising left off, with Risa still attempting to see her quest to fruition while working with some unsavory allies and dealing with the fallout of her last mission. The complexity of her situation and the dangers continue to pile up, and she is dealing as best she can.
Yet again, the relationship between Azriel and Risa builds and provides the reader with an incredible amount of delicious tension. The relationship arc between these 2 has been building wonderfully over the last 2 books and there is a point in Darkness Devours where you finally feel like there will be relief, only to be left wondering once more - just as Risa and Azriel themselves are left wondering.
Paranormal Romance readers may not love what Keri's been doing with these two. It's definitely not your get-together quick and end up with a Happily Ever After at the end of a book scenario, but if you're a true Urban Fantasy lover, you have to both respect and crave what she has done and continues to do in this series, and even though it's not PNR friendly with regards to the quick HEA, PNR readers won't be able to deny the magnetism or the unbelievably hot romance evident throughout these books.
Darkness Devours was another intriguing, action packed, sexy, witty, suspenseful, emotional thrill ride set in a dark, dangerous, sensual, thrilling world, and once more I didn’t want it to end!
Risa goes through so much in this series, but that just makes her more respectable as a strong female lead. And as a wonderful book should, you are drawn so far into her story that you can actually feel yourself getting exhausted by all of her trials and tribulations. Add this kick-butt leading heroine to the beautifully woven world of Dark Angels and a supporting cast who lend wonderfully to the story arc and you end up with an absolutely incredible fantasy read.
LITERAL ADDICTION Paranormal Book Club gives Darkness Devours 5 Skulls.
Like its predecessors, we HIGHLY recommend Darkness Devours for everyone! Keri Arthur fans will adore this series, but more than that, these books have EVERYTHING you want in a perfectly written Urban Fantasy. They are dark, dangerous, gritty, intriguing, and suspenseful, yet sensual, titillating and emotional.
I am so excited for the next installment of the Dark Angels series. Keri continues to amaze.(less)

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Jun 25, 2012 Jess rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy

Review posted: Happily Ever After - Reads
Blog rating: 4.5/5

Risa can’t avoid trouble and danger, at all. She’s finding herself right back in the middle of it as Darkness Devours opens and even though the key story line is moved a bit to the back burner for this latest installment, Risa finds no downtime as the council and Madeline Hunter are testing her to prove her worth as they decide whether or not to keep her alive, or put an order out for her execution. Even though the main series storyline...more Review posted: Happily Ever After - Reads
Blog rating: 4.5/5

Risa can’t avoid trouble and danger, at all. She’s finding herself right back in the middle of it as Darkness Devours opens and even though the key story line is moved a bit to the back burner for this latest installment, Risa finds no downtime as the council and Madeline Hunter are testing her to prove her worth as they decide whether or not to keep her alive, or put an order out for her execution. Even though the main series storyline isn’t front and center, it is in Risa’s mind and she’s asked her ex, Jak, a reporter, to help follow some leads that might be more open to him than they would be to anyone else. One of the keys was stolen in the previous book and they’re trying to figure out who took it, and all leads are pointing to John Nadler, a mystery man of sorts as no one knows anything about him, other than he’s a player in this whole mess. The three keys need to be found. If brought together into the wrong hands, they control the gates to heaven and hell. Risa’s attention is divided between tracking down Nadler and proving her worth to the council who’ve assigned a task for her: figure out who or what is killing vampires that have all frequented an underground club that caters to the extreme blood addicts, where feeding off blood whores often times result in the “donors” death. Something is killing the vampires who are killing during their feedings at this club and the council and Madeline Hunter, head of the Directorate, have given Risa a deadline for finding the creature that’s doing the killings and take of the problem.

Risa spends time tracking Nadler and trying to figure out who he is, and hoping that will lead them to the stolen key. But by far, the storyline that stood out was the “test” the council and Hunter put her up against. She’s fighting an enemy she’s never seen before and she has to stay down in the vampire club in order to track the killer. The problem with that, her beating heart and being surrounded by many hungry, on the edge, addicted vampires. Risa gets ripped apart, injured, drained, you name it, the woman goes through it all. But if nothing else, it’s teaching her how to hone her skills and she gets a lot more familiar with Amaya, her sword that has a personality and power that’s all its own. The world Risa and her friends are living in continues to expand with creatures and forces that are new to her and she relies heavily on Azriel to help fill in the unknown information.

“…Can you manage to shower yourself, or do you wish assistance?”

At any other time I would have voted for assistance, simply because it would have led to a whole lot more. But I didn’t even have the energy for anything resembling a sexual urge, let alone desire.

“I’ll be fine.” With my fingers pressed against the glass side of the shower, I stepped in cautiously and raised my face to the water. Its warmth ran down my body, washing away the grit, blood, and whatever else was sticky on my skin.

Azriel didn’t release me immediately, his grip still on my elbow, as if he expected me to fall down at any minute. “Are you sure you’re all right?”

I opened my eyes and looked at him. “Yes. And thank you.”

He raised an eyebrow. “What for?”

“For knowing when to do nothing more than hold me.”

“That,” he said softly, “will never be a problem.”

The men in Risa’s life, Lucian and her reaper shadow Azriel are in a word – HOT! Lucian is still such a wildcard and I’m with Azriel in not trusting him at all. Risa mentions several times that he’s like an addiction and she can’t say no to sex with him when he’s in the room. It’s a statement she makes a few times, and I have to think that there’s some truth to it, which begs a bigger question: what’s Lucian up to? He’s obviously using Risa (in my mind) and he makes no secret that he reads her mind for information when they’re having sex. Even knowing all this, she can’t say no to him, and honestly doesn’t really want to; at least initially. There’s some question as to how she’s really feeling about Lucian at the end, but one thing is certain, it’s not positive feelings. Now Azriel…oh this is a reaper I’m loving more and more with each book. He’s a huge presence in this story and his relationship with Risa crosses a line that will be hard for them both to ignore and I don’t want them to! I love these two together, but Azriel also has his secrets and made it clear early on that he’s there to help her with the key situation and once it’s resolved, that’s it. I don’t believe for a second that he’ll just disappear after this is all over with, especially considering the events in this story. But for time the being, Risa and Azriel are getting closer and I’m loving every minute of it.

Risa continues to grow as a character and she learns new things about herself with each horrible situation she finds herself in. She’s stronger than she thinks and she’s smart; an awesome combination in a heroine. Her friends Ilianna and Tao are in the background for this go-around, as Tao is still recovering from being near death at the end of the last book. Also absent are Riley and Quinn, Rhoan does show up briefly, but this is very much all about Risa, and to a large extent, Azriel against the enemies. Risa is becoming a fierce heroine and I’m enjoying so much seeing her conquer anything thrown in her way. The series keeps picking up steam and this is the strongest installment yet. The series should be read in order, as the main storyline continues to grow and expand with each book. I was completely drawn into this world and I can’t wait to see what happens next.(less)

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Mar 03, 2013 Gina rated it 3 of 5 stars

The 3rd book in the Dark Angel series, Risa Jones is drawn even deeper into Madeline Hunter's web as she keeps agreeing to investigate events for the vampire council under the threat of death. Risa is also still hunting for the remaining two portal keys, having had the first one stolen from her just as she found it by a mysterious shadow person. Some suspect her father of stealing the key, but Risa is starting to suspect someone closer to her.

One thing I didn't like about this book, and a littl...more

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Sep 06, 2012 Kathy Davie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, urban

Third in the Dark Angels urban fantasy series that follows Arthur's Riley Jones, Guardian series. The underlying theme in Dank Angels is of young Risa Jones hunting down a supernatural key that could close the gates between life and death.

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What a bunch of hypocrites! I'd just like to nuke the Vampire Council! By what right does the Vampire Council choose Risa's life or death?

Oooh, boy, then there's all that tension between Risa and Jak!

It's odd that the Riley Jenson, Guardian series was be...more

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Sep 02, 2012 Dark Faerie Tales rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed-by-kristie

Review courtesy of Dark Faerie Tales

Quick & Dirty: Dark urban fantasy that amps up Risa’s relationships and the action.

Opening Sentence: We do what we have to do—we track these people down by whatever means necessary.

The Review:

Risa Jones’ life is once again held in the hands of Madeline Hunter and the Vampire Council. Risa has only 72 hours to prove herself by finding what is cannibalizing vampires or else she will be executed. She is once again drawn into a vampire underworld that she didn...more

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Aug 03, 2012 Jessica(WonderlandReviews) rated it 5 of 5 stars

So I was doing my normal scan of the book's in wal-mart while I was grocery shopping and then, what do my eyes spy? But a new Keri Arthur book, and I won't lie I did a fan girl squee. Yes, it earned me many a strange looks from the women and children looking as well but it was well worth it.

Keri Arthur is probably on my top five favorite author list. She never gets old and that is saying allot given the amount of works she has written.

I know when I pick up a book with her name on it, I am not go...more

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Jul 03, 2012 Candace rated it 4 of 5 stars

This was my first Keri Arthur book and since I got it for review I decided I would give it a try rather than trying to read the first two first (too many books to read!). It's hard to know if a series is going to be your thing and quite often the first in a series is a bit overwhelming with all the world building. So this was different for me since it wasn't the first. But surprisingly I never felt confused. I know that I didn't fully understand everything, but we got enough back-story and descr...more

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Aug 14, 2012 Shelly Blackmore rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: supernatural

Risa Jones, half-werewolf/half Aedh, has been tasked with finding three keys, created by her Aedh father and his nasty brethern to control the three portals to hell. For various reasons, she is the only one who can retrieve said keys, and every preternatural ugly out there has their claws in her one way or the other, wanting her to find these keys. The Raziq - the Aedh priests who created the key are trying to kidnap her to find the keys so they can close the portals for good; her father wants t...more

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Sep 22, 2012 Michelle rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: various-supes

LOVED. I think that I am enjoying this series much more than the Riley series. As I said before...love this world and can't get it out of my head! My feelings about Lucian have been right from the beginning..I really dislike him. Love the direction of Risa & Azriel, I think their relationship is written so well. I don't agree with others that feel that this book didn't move the story forward. We are getting to see Risa realize herself what she is capable of and just how far she is willing to...more

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Jun 15, 2012 Kt from A Book Obsession.. rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: hardcopy, received-for-review

Review originally posted on my blog: A Book Obsession..

The last person Risa expected to ever have to deal with was the werewolf who broke her heart. As she well knows after him using her to dig up dirt on her mother, Jak's investigative skills are very thorough, which is exactly what she needs in her search to find the remaining member of the consortium who must be stopped. Meanwhile the Vampire Council is still teetering on ordering her execution order, and she must work to prove her worthiness...more Review originally posted on my blog: A Book Obsession..

The last person Risa expected to ever have to deal with was the werewolf who broke her heart. As she well knows after him using her to dig up dirt on her mother, Jak's investigative skills are very thorough, which is exactly what she needs in her search to find the remaining member of the consortium who must be stopped. Meanwhile the Vampire Council is still teetering on ordering her execution order, and she must work to prove her worthiness to them. Her latest mission involves blood-whores and the vamps that are addicted to them, and she has very little time to find the killer before the Council tires of waiting and her number comes up.

I am still 100% in love with Risa's character. (Well maybe not quite 100%, more like 98% as her relationship issue are driving me a little batty, but I'll get into that in a little bit.) Out of a fierce loyalty to her close friends and a need for revenge against her mother's killer, she literally runs herself on fumes to get the job done. Despite being beholden to the Vampire Council, she doesn't meekly cower to them even if that would be the sane thing to do. She always finds a way to hold her own no matter what she is up against. She really is an unstoppable force, especially as we see Risa's determination to continue to hold on to her mission despite being on the very brink of death countless times.

I cannot believe Risa is still messing around with Lucian. The guy obviously has a lot more going on than he has revealed, and the way he uses her for information is ridiculous. Seriously everything about that Aedh makes me grind my teeth. Risa is so admirable in so many ways, but her determination to keep Lucian in her life in order to keep from wholly committing to Azriel really gets on my nerves. I understand she was burned badly in the past, but that doesn't really explain why she continues on with the Aedh when he knows that he cannot really be trusted. If it really is that much of an issue to protect her heart, well then she just needs to find some other bloke to shag instead. Granted, a lot my frustration stems from the insane push and pull dance that has been going on between Risa and Azriel for three books now. I will say that there was a little be more gratification in Darkness Devours, but in the end it only left me even more unsure of what exactly was going on between them. Hopefully the slow build up will play out well in the end, but for now I have to say that it is driving me possibly batty.

Keri's ability to raise the stakes in each every book never ceases to amaze me. We saw this in the Riley Jenson series, and now even more so in the Dark Angels series. Each installment is more action packed than the last, and trust me, that is no small feat. I especially love the way she weaves other issues into the main plot line of the series, making things all that much more dangerous and trying for Risa. Absolutely nothing comes easy for the characters, but that's what makes things more interesting. So just like the previous installments, I have to give Darkness Devours a resounding 5 star rating. Keri Arthur sure knows how to keep the reader coming back for more!
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Jul 08, 2012 Ferdy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Risa is still no closer to finding and destroying the keys that can open the gates of hell. With no word from her Aedh father, Risa is stuck as to how to look for the remaining keys, so to stay ahead of the game she instead tries to find out who the other major players are that want the keys. She's given little chance to research her adversaries when the vampire council forces her to investigate the murders of several vampires.
The overall plot of the series is very slow moving. Instead of conti...more Risa is still no closer to finding and destroying the keys that can open the gates of hell. With no word from her Aedh father, Risa is stuck as to how to look for the remaining keys, so to stay ahead of the game she instead tries to find out who the other major players are that want the keys. She's given little chance to research her adversaries when the vampire council forces her to investigate the murders of several vampires.
The overall plot of the series is very slow moving. Instead of continuing with the story arcs in previous books, the bulk of the story is a new mystery that adds nothing to the overarching storyline established in the first book.

-I thought that there were too many info-dumps. I did think information was needed to explain all the who's, what's, where's and why's but I would have appreciated if it was done in a more organic and subtler way.

-I didn't really understand why Hunter and the vampire council made Risa investigate the murders of low level vampires. In the previous books Hunter was desperate for Risa to find the keys that could unlock hell. She needed Risa's unique powers in order to possess them, without Risa she wouldn't be able to find the keys herself. Yet Hunter makes Risa waste her time on investigating vampire murders instead of letting her look for leads on the keys. It's ridiculous - a few vampire murders are pretty insignificant compared to hell on Earth.
Why Risa even bothered with the vampire council in the first place, I don't know. They weren't even upholding their end of the agreement to investigate her mum's murder, so she owed them nothing.
I also couldn't believe that the vampire council would be stupid enough to execute Risa if she didn't impress them. They know Risa has very powerful connections, and if they kill her, her friends and family would avenge her death. Her being alive is far less hassle for them than killing her and risking death themselves when Quinn, Riley, Iliana, Rhoan, Tao, Azriel and Risa's dad would hunt them down. And with her dead who else would find the keys they so desperately want - the whole thing made little sense.

-I was tired of everyone manipulating and lying to Risa - the vampire council, Hunter, the Raziq, Lucian and her dad. I can tolerate it when the heroine has 1 or 2 people using her but when it feels like pretty much everyone is, then it gets tiresome.

-I thought Risa trusted Lucien far too much especially when he's always acting so suspiciously and constantly hiding things. It was stupid how Risa didn't use any common sense considering how many coincidences there happened to be when it came to Lucien, his timing and his powers. She trusts him even though he's done nothing to prove himself - it just makes Risa look dumb and I loathe dumb heroines. What's worse is how she constantly questions Azriel's motives when he's done nothing but protect her and be upfront with her.
I hope the love triangle doesn't continue, it's obvious Azriel's the one for her. Azriel is protective, caring and open about his feelings for Risa - he's great. Whereas Lucien's just a rubbish love interest - he's slimy, arrogant and manipulative. The romance is exciting enough as it is with Azriel and Risa having a forbidden relationship, so Lucien isn't really needed to spice things up.

-Risa only ever seemed to get attacked whenever Azriel would disappear to do some other unimportant task. I'd have expected them not to seperate after the first few times Risa got attacked, but instead Azriel conveniently has to be other places so the scene can be set for Risa to fight for her life. It's difficult to read supposedly intelligent characters doing stupid things that will no doubt lead to danger.

-Risa has way too many powers - walking the gray fields, talking to souls, clairvoyance, teleporting abilities, face-shifting, a fire wielding sword and a dragon that protects her. With that many powers
I'd expect Risa to be more able to take care of herself instead she gets beaten regularly and always has to be saved by Azriel.

-I found Risa's obsession with her motorbike beyond annoying. I don't know why authors think it's remotely interesting having the heroine repeatedly tell readers that they love thier car/bike. Saying it once or twice is fine but constantly shoving it down readers throats is irritating.

I'm looking forward to the next book but I'd rather not to read about Hunter and the vampire council - they're far too smug and annoying.
I hope the next book focuses on Risa finding the keys, her friendship with Tao and Iliana, her relationship with her dad, her romance with Azriel and also Risa investigating Lucien's motives.
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Jun 29, 2012 Beth rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

Risa, ½ werewolf & ½ Aedh, is neck deep in trouble in Darkness Devours. The vampire council is testing Risa and has arrange a horrific task to eliminated the being murdering villainess/murdering vampire ... their tests don’t stop there. There are Aedh hunting Risa for her ability to bring them the keys they require. Jak, her ex-boyfriend that broke her heart, is pulled back into Risa’s life by her own choice (although Jak’s reemergence is painful, Risa decides she needs Jak’s investigational...more

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Jul 06, 2012 Stephanie rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Jul 07, 2012 Cassandra rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, uf, 2012

I'm glad I managed to finish this book today.

There are several questions that are left unanswered at the end of this book. That annoys me, but this is an ongoing series, so what can you expect really.

Unanswered questions include (view spoiler)...more

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Jun 27, 2012 Stacy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: from-publisher-author

I had not picked up the first two books in the Dark Angel series until I received DARKNESS DEVOURED but loved reading them back to back. I loved Keri Arthur's Riley Jenson Guardian series so I had no doubt that I would enjoy this one. In the Riley series Risa is just a little girl so it was neat to see her all grown up and I also loved that Riley is a part of this series as well even if she is in the background.

The book takes place in the same world as Riley's series so I have no complaints on...more

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Sep 28, 2012 Cindy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Half Werewolf, half Aedh Risa Jones is put in peril time and time again while working for the vampire council. Each time she thinks she is getting close to finding a mystery man, the lead winds up dead. An inside source her side-kick Aedh guardian Azriel claims! Maybe it's true. After all, the Vampire council has given her a time limit to find and kill whoever is EATING vampires, failure is death...hers! Also keeping an amorous Lucian at arms length when an unwanted romp turns violent. And needi...more

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Jul 06, 2012 Tonya rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-weres-vamps-fae-etc, fantasy-urban, keri-arthur, dark-angels-novel

Risa is in the thick of scary supernatural shenanigans again and Azriel is right by her side (where he belongs IMO).

In this, the 3rd in the series, Risa is not hunting the keys to the portals to Heaven and Hell, she's tracking a being that is ripping vampires apart and the head of the Directorate, Hunter, doesn't want anyone to know about the killings much less where they are happening. In addition Risa has a previous book's bad guy to track down, fight off the Raziq's minions who continue to at...more

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Jun 28, 2012 Mersina rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: my-fav-s

The story line great! This series is one of the best urban fantasy novels of mine. And it helps that this story has Azriel! The scene when they finally "do it" was to me hands down best ever get together.

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Jul 21, 2012 Rosezetta rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: absolutely-loved

OMG FINALLY!!!! OK, first off there will probably be spoilers.

Azriel and Risa finally got it on! I could not believe it. I thought the tension between the two would drag on and on like in so many other books. Now everything is out in the open. Risa is still hiding behind him needing her to find the keys, so she doesn't have to admit she has fallen in love with him. I mean he has told her in not so many words that he would break every rule there is for her. It isn't like he hasn't already.
I just...more

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Jul 10, 2012 Ashley Robertson rated it 5 of 5 stars

Let me just start off by saying that I totally devoured this book. Risa is a well-constructed lead character—strong, witty, sexy—though her love life is in a bit of disarray, and sometimes I just want to smack her on the head and ask her “What in the world are you thinking?” But I suspect that’s exactly what Ms. Arthur is trying to do. Keep us happy while somehow pissing us off at the same time, which is certainly no easy feat, but Keri not only does it, she does it very well. The Dark Angels se...more

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Sep 16, 2012 VampireNovelFan rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: vampires, urban-fantasy, shifters, paranormal-romance, love-triangle, fae, mystery, angels, demons

Supporting characters save this series

The Vampire Council just won’t leave poor Risa Jones alone. This time she is forced to investigate a string of murders involving blood-whore addicted vampires. Sure, she’s got her own problems to deal with, but with an execution order on her life she’ll have to shift priorities and solve this case in order to get it lifted. She begrudgingly enlists the help of her ex-boyfriend journalist; this only serves to stir the pot even more, bringing up old feelings...more Supporting characters save this series

The Vampire Council just won’t leave poor Risa Jones alone. This time she is forced to investigate a string of murders involving blood-whore addicted vampires. Sure, she’s got her own problems to deal with, but with an execution order on her life she’ll have to shift priorities and solve this case in order to get it lifted. She begrudgingly enlists the help of her ex-boyfriend journalist; this only serves to stir the pot even more, bringing up old feelings and nuggets of her past.

Not a lot of progress is made toward the overarching plot of the series, which involves Risa confiscating keys for her father that could potentially open the gates the hell. But I found the mystery to be satisfying enough to keep my interest. I love vamps so if we were going to get a side plot, I’m glad it was this one. That said, I hope that the next book is heavier on the main plot so that there can be steady advancement of the plot.

I am enjoying the continued development of her dark angel partner in crime, Azriel. There is progress on the relationship front with Risa as well, but it’s fragile at best and I have feeling that there will be a hitch. Not to mention, her current lover Lucian is not quite out of the picture yet, though this relationship hits its own rocky waters. I’m surprised it’s taken this long honestly. Lucian practically has a red flag stamped to his forehead when it comes to trust. It’s so obvious that he’s hiding something that I question if this is a red herring; otherwise, we’re in for a grossly underwhelming revelation of his true intentions.

When I first started reading Keri Arthur’s Dark Angel series, I wasn’t sure if it would be my cup of tea. I wasn’t really feeling Risa much as the lead and sometimes that can make or break a series for me. While she’s still not necessarily my favorite, I’m growing more attached to the supporting characters (namely Azriel), so for now I will continue reading.

*Review also posted to Amazon.(less)

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May 06, 2013 Kevin Mann rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: female-lead, magic-or-powers, futuristic, mythology, romance-involved, supernatural, vampire, werewolf, witch-or-warlock

The hits keep coming for Risa Jones. In the third book in this series Risa is looking for the keys, and also trying to stop a creature that has started killing off certain vampires that are visiting a blood whore club. Things are never easy for her, and her constant companion Azriel. This book follows the same great storytelling of the first two, and adds even more to it. If possible, I would like to say that the books just keep getting better when it comes to this series. I would certainly reco...more

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Mar 11, 2013 Barbara rated it 5 of 5 stars

In this third book of the Dark Angels series, Risa Jones, the half-werewolf/half-Aedh, is using her abilities to search for answers and find those responsible for not only her mother’s death, but quite a few more. She isn’t above using anyone or anything to help her, including Jak, the reporter who used her to get a story on her mother and then broke her heart. In addition to all that, she’s been given a new assignment by the Vampire Council, which involves seeking out and destroying the entity...more

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Jun 11, 2013 Jessica rated it 4 of 5 stars

I don't even remember when I last read the second Dark Angels novel, too long, that's for sure! Needless to say, my memory was pretty poor with what's gone down so far. But I was able to follow along easily enough, just one past event that is pretty key to some of the storyline here I couldn't remember. Not only that, but I wasn't sure if it actually happened in the past books or if it was one of those off scene events, thinking it might have been the latter.

Anyway, Keri Arthur's Darkness Devour...more I don't even remember when I last read the second Dark Angels novel, too long, that's for sure! Needless to say, my memory was pretty poor with what's gone down so far. But I was able to follow along easily enough, just one past event that is pretty key to some of the storyline here I couldn't remember. Not only that, but I wasn't sure if it actually happened in the past books or if it was one of those off scene events, thinking it might have been the latter.

Anyway, Keri Arthur's Darkness Devours was quite a read! Risa is back into the thick of things, still trying to find the remaining two keys that will basically unleash hell on earth and keep the souls from going to newborns. It basically will be a very bad, bad thing.

Risa has a lot on her plate. Besides trying to track down those keys she has to prove herself to Madeline Hunter from the Directorate is calling her in to work a case or else. the case involves the murder of some vampires, there seems to be some sort of pattern. Risa must solve the case within a short few days or else the council of vampires plans to execute her. Luckily she has Azriel at her side.

It was a bit of a challenge to get back into the swing of things, but I managed. Still enjoyed the book despite not remembering past events. There was a good deal of action and intrigue going on. Not quite mystery, although there was a little, but things were very suspenseful, because to add to all Risa's other troubles, she's being hunted by the Ania, a nasty little group of supernaturals to say the least.

Risa's love life continues to get complicated. Being half-were, she has some the werewolf sexual appetite, but doesn't go into heat or anything. The girl has stamina. So she continues to see Lucian, the Aedh, but things start to get dicey between them. Then there's the ever present tension between her and Azriel, where they both want each other, but hesitate to take that step. And then...yes there's more!...Risa had to contact her ex-boyfriend, Jak, the one who wrote the horrible article about her mother that was highly misconstrued. She needs his help and unfortunately is the best one to aid her.

I really enjoyed reading this one. The pacing was just right and there was a good deal of action. Sprinkle in some romance that is purely Keri and you have the makings of one kickass Urban Fantasy! Riley didn't make an appearance this time but Rhoan did! It's still fun to see past characters return, even briefly. The ending to this one was pretty intense, not pull-your-hair-out kind of cliffhanger but one of those, OMG-what's-going-to-happen-next kind. I'll have a brief interruptus with my next read then I plan on getting fully caught up with this series!

Keri Arthur is definitely a must-read for any and all Urban Fantasy readers! She was one of my first few authors that I started reading when I started reading adult books and I haven't lost her yet!

Overall Rating 4.5/5 stars(less)

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Jan 07, 2013 Shannon rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: demons, fantasy, futuristic, ghosts, paranormal, vampires, magic, shapeshifters, werewolves, romance

I somewhat like this series, but don't love it, for a number of reasons. The primary is that the "arguments" between Risa and Azriel and Lucien are the most trite of all romance plot devices - I don't fully trust you, I'm arguing just for the sake of adding pages, etc. This is just sloppy writing to my mind. There are so many ways to more subtly present distrust/limited trust than a continual argument throughout the book - have some trust that your readers can understand subtext! There's also a...more

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Nov 11, 2012 Darkwench rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorite-books

These books just get better and better! Keri is one of my favorite authors and new releases are on my Kindle automatic "to buy" list.

Book 3 sees Risa ever deeper in trouble, involved with the Directorate, slimy boyfriends and up to her neck in danger. Some of it her own doing and more caused by others forcing her involvement. The appearances of Riley, Rhoan and Quinn are welcome and pushes the story ever wider, tying it firmly back to previous book series.

Azriel is her reaper guardian and more,...more

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Sep 13, 2012 Cheryl rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance, paranormal

This book is higher than 3, but not 4.

Darkness Devours was sort of a place holder book in the main get the keys plot thread, which is the main reason I'm not ranking this higher. It didn't seem like much happened, other than to investigate a vampire club and deal with the seedy side of vampires. Most of Risa's friends were off camera, and only Rhoan from the Riley series showed up.

By far, the best thing about the book was Azriel (isn't that Gargamel's cat?). (view spoiler)...more

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Aug 29, 2012 Jennifer rated it 3 of 5 stars

Darkness Devours is the third installment in the Dark Angel series, a spinoff of the Riley Jensen series
This book picks up right where the last one left off; Tao is recovering from consuming a fire demon, and they are no closer to finding her mother’s killer at the end of this book than before. Risa is once again tested by Hunter and the Vampire council. This test very nearly gets her killed and she makes no progress towards finding the second key. Risa’s questionable relationship with Lucian do...more

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Jul 09, 2012 Jessi rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: keri-arthur

More Azriel please!!!! Ok for the actual review I think this book was us finding Risa becoming more open to possibilities even if they end up hurting her and I for one am glad that she is finally, finally exploring the notion that Lucian can not be trusted and the fact that he uses sex to find out everything he wants to know without sharing anything with her first. Also no one can tell me that his saving her in the park in the first book is not suspicious. But my absolutely favorite part is the...more

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