The Darkest Hour (KGI, #1) in Dangerous Hero Addict Support Group

May 03, 2020 Franjessca rated it really liked it

Shelves: subgenre-romantic-suspense, first-book-in-series, books-read-in-2020, own-paperback-version, series-kgi, books-read-in-2025, read-more-than-once, romanceopoly-challenge-read, author-maya-banks, 3-point-5-star-rating

First Read: May 2020
Second Time Read: September 27 - 30, 2025

I’ve read a few of Maya Banks’ Contemporary/Erotic Romances and absolutely adore her Historical Romances, so it’s time to try her Romantic Suspense. I read The Darkest Hour, the first KGI book, in 2020, but decided to reread it and opted for the audiobook this time.

Male Protagonist: The MMC, Ethan Kelly, an ex-Navy SEAL, has grieved his wife for over a year, believing she was dead. His family is concerned about him. I liked Ethan, but ...more

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Feb 09, 2011 Kat rated it it was amazing

I usually read paranormal and historical romances, but I read good reviews of this series, so I figured I'd give it a try when I found this book in my used bookstore. The result? I immediately bought the other books available so far in this series for my Kindle. First of all, I love my alpha heroes...and what could be better than a series based on a whole family of alpha heroes? Ethan was a depressed mess at the beginning of the story, feeling horrible and guilty over the death of his wife - and ...more

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Jun 19, 2011 Wan rated it really liked it

Shelves: wishlist, dangerous-hero, special-ops, 2012-dg-heroes-challenge, 2012-rrrc-reading-list-challenge, suspense

A solid 4 stars. This is my first Maya Banks and I really liked it. The book was not as I expected tho. Then, I wasn't sure what I was expected.

The plot was really good. Surprised me that it was unpredictable. Then again, I wasn't sure what I was predicting. The twists and turns were well written and I liked it.

I liked the characters as well. I think Miss Maya did a reallly good job setting them up without jeopardizing the story line. Now, she made me want to read the next book sooner. Thank go ...more

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