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Jun 21, 2010

Lady Danielle "The Book Huntress" rated it:

I loved this book. Lucien was absolutely sigh-worthy to me. So sad and lonely. And, he got his very own heroine who wouldn't give up on him. I think it took some major confidence to go after her man full throttle the way Anya did. From the beginning, I knew I would like Anya. She was the kind of heroine who knows what she wants, and is willing to work for it. Yes, she's a prankster, rather silly, in her own words, and not much for telling the truth, and she can be a pain in the butt at times. More...

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Nov 29, 2011

Buggy rated it:

Opening Line: " Anya, Goddess of Anarchy, daughter of Lawlessness, and dealer of disorder, stood on the edge of a crowded dance floor."

THE DARKEST KISS is book 2 in the exciting and original Lords Of The Underworld series and it's absolutely fantastic. Gena Showalter has outdone herself here, further developing previous characters and sub-plots she has also created my new favourite couple in Lucian and Anya. Their story is filled with raw emotion, tons of sexual tension and More...

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Sep 17, 2011

Catherine rated it:

As an immortal warrior bonded with a demon, the scarred Lucien has to escort human souls to heaven or hell. He is the Keeper of Death. Usually calm and collected, although riddled with insecurities, he walks a lonely life, never wanting to fall in love again. Not after Mariah. But then Anya, the Goddess of Anarchy, shows interest in him. Does this strawberries and cream scented woman truly want him or is she merely a trickster? And most importantly, will he be able to kill her as ordered?
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May 19, 2008

Julie (jjmachshev) rated it:

My, my, my. I don't know how I'm going to wait another month for the final book in this trilogy by Gena Showalter. I really enjoyed the first book "The Darkest Night" (see my review), but I just loved "The Darkest Kiss". And the hunk on the cover...whew, hold on to your hats ladies, cause he's one steaming hunk of manhood, er demonhood?

He is Death. Since he was the leader of his men and released the demons from the box, it's only fitting that the demon he hous More...

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Aug 17, 2011

Elena R a.k.a. Lunies R rated it:

Book two,"Darkest Kiss",well for me putting this book down for even a couple of hours, was such a crime for me, I couldn't wait to keep reading,so I finished this book in a day,The story line was incredible,I had already liked Lucian from book one, and started liking Anya's character as well,so I already knew she was gonna be a fiesty one in this book,I liked her sarcasm and kick-ass attitude,and for a virgin, she knows what she wants, when she wants, & how she wants,niiiice! She is ve More...

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Jun 26, 2010

Amy or "Ames" rated it:

Highly entertaining. Lucien aka Death is minding his own brooding business when Anya, a beautiful strawberry and cream scented goddess tries to seduce him in a club much to his disbelief. You see, he has scars, on his face and body that terrify the ordinary person. No women approach him.

Everyone assumes she's Bait to capture or kill him, yet there are no weapons on her and no hunters around to do the deed. She'll only go away if Lucien agrees to give her one kiss. After stalking him More...

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Feb 03, 2012

Mary Elizabeth rated it:

This book gets a solid 4 stars !! and if you follow my brutally honest reviews you know I do not hand over stars as one throw over confetti's ;) but this paranormal romance did rock my world. It was in turn fun, sexy, intriguing & sweet. after reading some overly complicated & cheesy PRN books I was this close to give up on the genre ... too many mediocre authors with too little talent but I was greatly surprised to find myself grinning & riveted to Showalter's story.
the main romance is More...

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Dec 11, 2008

L8blmr rated it:

This is the second installment in Showalter's "Lords of the Underworld" trilogy, and while I gave the first book an extra half-star, I believe I'll leave this one at four. This story is about Lucien, who houses the demon Death. Lovely, right! Actually, he is a HOT, but tortured - and scarred! - hero filled with self-loathing; therefore, he is skeptical when a minor goddess, Anya, actively pursues him. She harbors a few secrets about her past and a curse or two she has to live with More...

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Jul 04, 2010

Bry rated it:

Well I certainly enjoyed this book much better than the first in the series, and think that I will now continue on with the series so I am glad I decided to give it another chance.

I think I just enjoyed Lucian and Anya's characters much more than Maddox and Ashlyn. They seemed so complex and they each had so many layers to the emotions and actions. Although I must say the plot in this book was pretty thin. It did do a good job of picking up mini story lines from the previous book More...

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Mar 28, 2009

Christel rated it:

This is the 2nd book in the Lords of the Underworld series by Gena Showalter. This book has the story of Anya and Lucien. Lucien is the Keeper of Death and he is the leader of the Budapest warriors. Anya is the Goddess of Anachy. Also with minor storylines are Paris, the Keeper of Promiscuity, Reyes,the Keeper of Pain, and Danika Ford.

Lucien as the keeper of Death escorts souls to either heaven or Hell. He is scarred and mistrusting. He has come to terms with his inner Demon and is o More...

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Jan 24, 2011

Peep (Pop! Pop!) rated it:

Perhaps I spoke too soon regarding this series? I was surprised to see that this book had higher ratings than the first book? What gives, folks? I was really unimpressed with this one. My ratings ranged from 1 to 3 stars in the book, never anything higher than that. Yes, I know I said I liked a touch of ridiculousness, but the keyword was a touch of ridiculous! Not absurd.... which is exactly what I got throughout the book.

Lucien was not a bad hero. I did not like that he was weak o More...

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Dec 05, 2008

Rachel rated it:

This is an excellent book. It captures your attention from the very begining. Anya is a sexy, strong, and independent "minor" goddess of Anarchy. She flirts with danger when she messes with Cronus the king of the Titan gods. Anya also enjoys flirting with Lucien who is the keeper of death. While these two characters lust for one another they also battle it out since Cronus instructed Lucien to kill Anya; otherwise his friends would suffer. Everything heats up as they battle each More...

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Feb 07, 2011

♥ Sarah ♥ rated it:

Now this was what I was hoping for in this series. The first book was good, but it was setting up so much for the rest of the series that it took away from the action and the story. But this book was fantastic, wildly entertaining, sexy, and everything I was hoping for in the first book.

This book is about Lucien (Keeper of Death) and Anya (the Goddess of Anarchy). We met Anya at the end of the last book and I decided quickly that I loved her to pieces. This book only made me like her m More...

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Sep 19, 2011

Melody rated it:

4.5 stars

I'm really loving this series so far. Although I was a little surprised and hesitant with the pairing for Lucien. My first reaction was 'really?'. Anya g-ddess of Anarchy with Lucien, an immortal warrior possessed by the demon of Death. Interesting combo. She was first introduced in the previous book and she seemed fun and quite colorful but I couldn't take her seriously with the way she acted. But she grew on me and I loved the transformation she made in this. More...

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Sep 12, 2011

Kiki Silk rated it:

Re-read

Lucien is the keeper of Death, tasked with escorting the souls of the dead to Heaven or Hell. He was once leader of the immortal guard for Zeus, and he stills rules his men in a .... His friends consider him the ever calm one, but that is of course until he meets Anya, and his world is turned upside down. She so easily ruined his normally calm facade, driving him crazy with lust and jealousy. Shortly after meeting the erratic Goddess Lucien is ordered to kill her by Cronus, th More...

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May 04, 2011

Zeek rated it:

Once again I sat down with A Lord of the Underworld and couldn't put it down til I turned the last page. (I am sooo digging this series!) It's fun, tortured, and every bit of addictive candy coated escapist reading as any of our favorites right now!

The Darkes Kiss is Lucien story- The Keeper of Death.

Lucien has met Anya, the Goddess of Anarchy, once before- well, he's heard her voice before at least. She was instrumental in releasing Maddox, his fellow Lord of the Underwo More...

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Jan 09, 2011

Megan rated it:

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Jan 26, 2011

Krista (One Love) (Critical) rated it:

Characters:

Anya.
Anya is my favorite heroine of ALL time. Okay, seriously. THE BEST. She's just the most awesome character ever, and she completely and totally made this novel. She is tough and unbelieavably strong. She can hold her own against the lords with no trouble. On top of that, she's funny, quirky, and the way she treats Lucien is...I don't even have words. She is so adorably protective of him, even when she was trying to kill him, she still cared about him...And how sh More...

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Jan 07, 2010

The Black Pearl rated it:

I absolutely LOVED this book - MUCH, MUCH BETTER than the first one! It kind of reminded me of a paranormal version of Mr. and Mrs. Smith - both characters lust for each other but certain obstacles stand in their way. For one, Lucien has been ordered to slay Anya or his friends will suffer. And Anya...well, she's not too keen on the thought of being killed. Anya was one of my favorite heroines: strong, funny, tough, smart and vulnerable, too. Lucien was super sexy, courageous and tormented. Howe More...

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Aug 03, 2008

Gina rated it:

Another excellent novel in the series!

I enjoyed this one more than the first!

I loved how Showalter wrote Anya’s character. As the greek goddess of anarchy, Anya truly acted like a greek goddess; from the stomping of a foot when she didn’t get her way, to pitching a fit if called a ‘minor’ goddess, to the way she changes her mind and is constantly after what she wants, the portrayal of a Greek Goddess hit just the right spot.

And Lucien… no matter how much he tr More...

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Jun 11, 2008

Kathrynn rated it:

Wow! Book #2 in the Lords of the Underworld series and I am anxiously awaiting book #3 to come out (July 2008). So far, it looks like the series should be read in order as characters are in the books as minor or major parts. This little book packed a whollop of imagination. Thought I "figured" out what would happen and was pleasantly surprised when I was...wrong. Nice twists and turns in the plot and how the story unfolded. Didn't see that coming!

This book is primari More...

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Aug 14, 2010

Ally rated it:

This book actually blew me away. I loved the first one and when I read the preview in the back of it for the second one I really wasn't interested. But I picked up a copy a few months after I'd gotten over the first one and it was such a shock how much I really enjoyed this book and how much you can just really love the characters and how you not just laughed with them you laughed at them.

Anya was such a great character and very different from what you would imagine a goddess to acta More...

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Feb 08, 2012

Jade rated it:

Anya, my love!

I liked the first book of the series a lot but this one shot straight into best story ever territory. First, there's the heroine, Anya. What a gem! She's a trickster figure and she stole my heart right from the start and she hasn't let go of it for one moment. She's so fun, strong and resourceful. Her story moved me a lot. She could have easily been irritating but she's written so delightfully and she has such a moving story and a great heart that she's one of my favour More...

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Jan 18, 2012

Sophia rated it:

This is book #2 in the Lords of the Underworld series. I know about everyone's fears of sequels being weaker than the first book. FYI- not weaker!

Darkest Kiss is about Lucien, Keeper of Death, and Anya, Goddess of Chaos. The Titan gods have returned to overthrow the Greeks and in the process have begun ordering the Lords to do horrible things. Aeron, Lord of Wrath, was ordered to kill four human women and the longer he does not comply he gives more control over to his demon. Now L More...

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Dec 30, 2011

Jill rated it:

In short, the Lords of the Underworld were soldiers for the Greek gods. They defied them and killed their fellow warrior Pandora to open the box that housed the demon lords. Now they are cursed with housing those demons inside their bodies. Maddox was cursed with violence and to die as he killed Pandora, being stabbed in the stomach six times, every night by Pain and Death (Lucien and Reyes). Only because of Ashlyn's sacrifice he no longer endures that curse.

In this book, we learn more More...

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Dec 04, 2011

Liza4210 rated it:

I'm really sorry but i can't give this book anymore than a 2.5

This book tells the story of Anya (a 'minor' goddess Anarchy) and Lucien (demon keepers of Death). Although i like both characters, as i found them fun and interesting, i was not impressed with the story! Maybe this is because i expected soo much more after reading the first book, none the rest i find this book, to speak frankly, quite boring and trust me i really wanted to like this book because like i say before i love bo More...

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Oct 18, 2011

Amanda Ivana rated it:

I love this book.. I'm sure I'll reread this book again..

Anya, the (minor) Goddes of Anarchy. As I said before, I really adore her. Dia termasuk tipe-tipe heroine yang gue demen saat gue membaca sebuah novel.Rada-rada bitchy, sexy, tapi dia tau apa yang mau. Dia nggak segitu gampangnya menyerahkan dirinya dan 'sesuatu' dalam dirinya ke tangan orang lain, termasuk Lucien. Walaupun akhirnya, suatu pengorbanan harus tetap dia lakukan demi menyelamatkan orang yang dia sayangi. (berasa ge More...

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Aug 28, 2011

Kathy rated it:

Second in the Lords of the Underworld paranormal-romance series.

The Story
After Darkest Night, I had assumed we would follow the story of Dannika instead we follow Anya, goddess of Anarchy, as she follows Lucien/Death around the castle and the world using childish tricks to attempt to get him to see her as a woman. The Lords are closing up shop in Budapest. They believe they must find the artifacts before Cronus does. Find Pandora's box before the Hunters. Somehow get rid of their More...

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Jul 01, 2011

Dawnandwini rated it:

THE DARKEST KISS is book 2 in the electrifying and imaginative Lords Of The Underworld series… and it's absolutely incredible!
Book 2 focuses on Lucian, keeper of the death, leader of the Budapest immortal warriors… 6ft 5in, rippled muscled, wicked abs, Sexy male… and a total drool inducer is the leading character in this book! And Anya, tall sexy Anya… Stubborn to her very core, stunning beyond imagination and passionate goddess of Anarchy is his conqueror. All I can say is that both Anya More...

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Jun 05, 2011

Kilina rated it:

3 1/2 Stars - I thought this sequel was much better then the first book The Darkest Night. There is an exciting plot where the characters are on the search for Pandora’s Box. Lucien has been ordered to kill the Goddess Anya and his struggle with being attracted to her is really explosive.

A lot of people found Anya to be annoying, but I thought all her better qualities really outweighed her faults with the in your face dialogue. She’s bold and unapologetic about her sexuality and self More...

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