The Darkest Pleasure (Lords of the Underworld, #3) in Dangerous Hero Addict Support Group

May 19, 2010 Crista rated it really liked it

Shelves: series, 4-star, paranormal

I did enjoy this book....it was very well paced, held my attention, had incredible chemistry between Reyes and Danika, and told the continuing story of the Lords of the Underworld and their conflict with the Hunters. The search for Pandora's box continues, and you really need to read these in order to understand what's going on.

Maybe it's just me....but did anyone see a similarity with this book and Lover Awakened by JR Ward. If not for this comparison, I might have liked this book more than I ...more

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Jun 26, 2012 Saly rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-in-2012, single-titles, psychic-special-ability

Rating 3.5 stars
Dani was introduced in the first book, her family had been kidnapped by the Lords because Aeron had been ordered by Cronus to kill them. For the past two months she has been running, afraid for her life, her family, not painting and then she is attacked by Hunters and taken captive.

Reyes, has the demon pain in him that forces him to self mutilate and ever since he met Dani he can't forget her but he can't have her as well experience has taught him that he hurts women, making them ...more

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Sep 19, 2011 Shera (Book Whispers) rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: ebook, ebook-m, demons, 2008

At this point I can now confirm that my enjoyment of book 2 was not a fluke, and the first book of this series really was THAT bad. Even with my fear that other books in The Lord of the Underworld series might be bad, the fact was I wasn't really interested in Reye's story. His demon is pain, and I kept having this fear that it would be some kind of chains and whips horror fest. Danika is a really interesting character that I've been fascinated with since the first book, and I feared pain would At this point I can now confirm that my enjoyment of book 2 was not a fluke, and the first book of this series really was THAT bad. Even with my fear that other books in The Lord of the Underworld series might be bad, the fact was I wasn't really interested in Reye's story. His demon is pain, and I kept having this fear that it would be some kind of chains and whips horror fest. Danika is a really interesting character that I've been fascinated with since the first book, and I feared pain would get in the way of that.

Again an author shows me that I have got to stop judging a book before I read it. Instead of Danika coming to a dark realization that she loves hurting people *cue evil laughter*, Showalter spins a tale of love so strong that over coming a necessity such as pain for pleasure is something that someone can overcome. Translation: Danika loves Reyes so much that she wants to help him, even if it means stabbing him every now and then. (Well that and a fantastic orgasms can literally transport you!)

Showalter spins a unique love story that's really sweet and tender, Danika is the first female lead that hasn't been a virgin and I enjoyed that. The trop that sex was never really that good until Reyes annoyed me. The side stories continue and they're amazing! Torin might have a little something starting up! Areon's suffering is truly fascinating, especially since a little scaly demon from hell comes up and seems a little overly infatuated with him . . . .

Paris. Paris. Paris. There is no way I can forget about him. If you thought the torture of book 2 was heartbreaking . . . forget about that! Cause it only gets more intense. He approaches Chronis himself to get his woman back, but things are never as simple as that.

Another great entry into The Lord of the Underworld series. The first book was dark romance, the second adrenaline spiked passion, and now a sweet and tender romance. The best part is all the side stories continuing throughout the book. Unlike JR Ward's work, were it gets overwhelming the bad guys, gods/goddess, and tons of other characters stepping in, the side stories don't overwhelm. Even though each book has a satisfying happy ending, the slow build up of all the side stories tantalizes the senses . . . and the possibilities.

Sexual Content: Steamy, dreamy, scenes! Nothing over the top basic PNR sex. Over course even if is basic, doesn’t mean it’s not hot!

3/5- Adored it, just a few minor details held it back.

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Sep 12, 2010 EvaS rated it really liked it

Much, much better than the first one. I love Reyes, and even though there were parts of it that didn't flow - or things like a trained warrior being so lost in thought that a mere human could just sneak into his room and put aknife to his throat... c'mon! - I still enjoyed this book. It finally stopped feeling like I was reading about the BDB, and the books have a lot of appeal. Very hot as well. ...more

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