The Darkest Captive
The Darkest Captive, (Lords of the Underworld Series, Book 14.5), by Gena Showalter
Blurb:For centuries, Galen the Treacherous has been the most hated immortal in the Underworld. With good reason! This bad boy of bad boys has lied, stolen, cheated and killed with abandon. Possessed by the demons of Jealousy and False Hope, he has always lived for a single purpose: destroy everything. Then he met her. Former demon turned human femme fatale — Legion Honey -- sought to kill Galen, but ended up parting with her virginity instead. Afraid of their sizzling connection, she ran away…and ended up trapped in hell, tortured and abused in the worst of ways. Now she’s free, and a shell of herself, afraid of her own shadow. Galen's hunger for Legion has only grown. Now the warrior with nothing to lose must help her rekindle the fire that once burned inside her. But as desires blaze white-hot, will Legion run again? Or will the unlikely pair succumb to love at long last?My ReviewLegion is one of my favourite characters in this series and Galen has also been intriguing, so I was really excited to read this story, although even from the start I had a lot of reservations about it being a novella, considering they had so much to work through. Unfortunately, for me this book missed the mark, by a lot. I've enjoyed most of the books in this series so far and honestly, I feel like the main failing of this book was that it was a novella and there just wasn't enough time to develop the plot, characters or connection between the pair. The romance felt rushed and, for the most part, false, even though I feel they could have worked well together if more time had been given.I also felt like the writing has been slipping in the last few books and especially in this one. I. Hate. It. When. Authors. Do. This. ... and it happens a lot in this book. And the slang... uhhhh! I don't like slang especially, not in everyday life and not in books - I don't care if that makes me sound like a snob. If it's occasional or fits the character, fair enough, but Galen is a warrior made by the gods, thousands of years old, yet when he speaks he sounds like a teenager. Personally, I found it off putting.All in all, I was disappointed in this story. :-( 
My favourite quotes from 'The Darkest Captive': 'Play by the rules, and lose to a rule breaker.' 'He would do anything to protect what he valued. Maybe because there were so few things he actually valued?'' "If ever you hate yourself, tell me. I will like you enough for both of us." ' 'Your worth was not tarnished by what they did.' 'Fear is an anchor. Cut the anchor and soar.' 'I have to do this, and you have to let me.'
Blurb:For centuries, Galen the Treacherous has been the most hated immortal in the Underworld. With good reason! This bad boy of bad boys has lied, stolen, cheated and killed with abandon. Possessed by the demons of Jealousy and False Hope, he has always lived for a single purpose: destroy everything. Then he met her. Former demon turned human femme fatale — Legion Honey -- sought to kill Galen, but ended up parting with her virginity instead. Afraid of their sizzling connection, she ran away…and ended up trapped in hell, tortured and abused in the worst of ways. Now she’s free, and a shell of herself, afraid of her own shadow. Galen's hunger for Legion has only grown. Now the warrior with nothing to lose must help her rekindle the fire that once burned inside her. But as desires blaze white-hot, will Legion run again? Or will the unlikely pair succumb to love at long last?My ReviewLegion is one of my favourite characters in this series and Galen has also been intriguing, so I was really excited to read this story, although even from the start I had a lot of reservations about it being a novella, considering they had so much to work through. Unfortunately, for me this book missed the mark, by a lot. I've enjoyed most of the books in this series so far and honestly, I feel like the main failing of this book was that it was a novella and there just wasn't enough time to develop the plot, characters or connection between the pair. The romance felt rushed and, for the most part, false, even though I feel they could have worked well together if more time had been given.I also felt like the writing has been slipping in the last few books and especially in this one. I. Hate. It. When. Authors. Do. This. ... and it happens a lot in this book. And the slang... uhhhh! I don't like slang especially, not in everyday life and not in books - I don't care if that makes me sound like a snob. If it's occasional or fits the character, fair enough, but Galen is a warrior made by the gods, thousands of years old, yet when he speaks he sounds like a teenager. Personally, I found it off putting.All in all, I was disappointed in this story. :-( My favourite quotes from 'The Darkest Captive': 'Play by the rules, and lose to a rule breaker.' 'He would do anything to protect what he valued. Maybe because there were so few things he actually valued?'' "If ever you hate yourself, tell me. I will like you enough for both of us." ' 'Your worth was not tarnished by what they did.' 'Fear is an anchor. Cut the anchor and soar.' 'I have to do this, and you have to let me.'
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