The Darkest Passion (Lords of the Underworld, #5) in Once Upon a Twilight blog

Dec 23, 2009 Sharon rated it liked it

Shelves: paranormal-romance, demons

This book just didn't really seem to flow well for me. I had a hard time getting into the first 200 or so pages.

The last 1/3 of the book got so much better, but I was still left a little "underfed". The secondary stories are what were able to get me through.

Olivia came across as needy but still didn't know if she "loved" Aeron??? I mean, you fell from Heaven so you could have a life with him and you STILL didn't know?? She was very sweet tho and I really enjoyed the part where she and Gideon ha ...more

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Mar 17, 2010 Larissa rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: arc, to-review

This is the book that started it all for me with this series. I got the ARC from Netgalley and just had to get the other books before I could read this one and I am so happy I did. I am in love with this series right now.

The Darkest Passion tells the HEA of Aeron, the keeper of the Wrath Demon. There’ve been some chapters in the previous installments where we got to see his POV and he is such a brooding character. His relationship and beliefs in terms of mortality are so extreme that i was reall This is the book that started it all for me with this series. I got the ARC from Netgalley and just had to get the other books before I could read this one and I am so happy I did. I am in love with this series right now.

The Darkest Passion tells the HEA of Aeron, the keeper of the Wrath Demon. There’ve been some chapters in the previous installments where we got to see his POV and he is such a brooding character. His relationship and beliefs in terms of mortality are so extreme that i was really curious to see who his better half would be.

Wrath explores weaknesses and sins, for that reason and for seeing people all around him perish throughout the ages, Aeron can’t stand the weakness of humans and can’t understand how they can live life knowing that their days are counted without begging for more time, over and over again for more time.

Olivia is an Angel. Originally a joy-bringer, she has been elevated to warrior and her first assignment is to kill Aeron. While observing him, she feels drawn to his strength and simply refuses to complete her task. She has fallen into hell and crawled her way up to earth in search of her obsession, Aeron, asking for help and wanting to warn him that another Angel Assassin would be sent at any time now. That is the moment they finally meet in person, even though Aeron has been felling her presence, watching him, for a while now.

Olivia is a wonderful character. Being an angel she doesn’t really understand human emotions and the human ways. so it is great to see her having to cope with all that after she falls. She need to deal with pain and pleasure for the first time as well as with distrust, anger and so on. It was an amazing POV to follow, seeing and feeling with new eyes and skin and being able to do that what simply perfect.

I loved this book! I think it is my favorite in the series so far, and that is quite an accomplishment in my opinion. The path both Aeron and Olivia had to tread on to reach each other and the obstacles and the transformation that each of them need to go through are amazing and heart breaking. I wanted to give up, scream, I cried, I laughed and I feel that all just made this and even more exceptional book.

The heights to where Gena is taking this series intrigues me and I have to thank the all mighty that The Darkest Lie, Book #6, comes out only a month after this one, because the cliffhangers and open storylines that the author has left are infuriating and just make me love this series even more.

If you are a Paranormal Romance fan and have not read this series yet, I don’t know what is wrong with you. You need to get this series, like NOW!
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Dec 01, 2010 Book Gremlin Reads rated it it was amazing

“An angel--demon-assassin--has been sent to kill him.”

Aeron keeper of Wrath has sensed a presence for weeks now, a presence that has driven away his demon Legion because it says, that presence is and angel.

“Olivia claims she fell from the heavens, giving up immortality because she couldn't bear to harm him.”

Olivia was willing to fall from the heavens to be with Aeron, now that shes there though, how in the world does she expect to get what she wants?

I loved this one the whole thing between Olivi ...more

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Jul 28, 2011 Alisha rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, books-i-own

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First I never in my life have laughed my ass off, I thought it was a really good book, Aeron is a good person and he finally fall in love with the one he really loves Olivia, she is really good with him and she does fight right back to get what she want.. I can't believe that other angel took his head and went into another realm and found his friend Baden. Now I cried reading this book and I think it is really good, Now Aeron can't die but he is with Olivia and is very happy with her, a ...more

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Jun 24, 2011 Laura Kreitzer rated it it was amazing

LORDS OF THE UNDERWORLD by Gena Showalter. If you like the adult-paranormal-fantasy-god-sex thing, this book is for you! I think Showalter far surpasses J.R. Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood series by actually having a plot, even after five books. BDB, on the other hand, is the same old sh*t over and over. Though my fiance loves Ward's BDB series. So . . . it's all a matter of taste. ...more

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Jun 28, 2010 Meagen rated it really liked it

Shelves: paranormal-obsession

Great until the end....WTFT? Seemed really abrupt!

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Mar 10, 2010 Lisa Sanchez rated it really liked it

Wow!! Aeron has never been my favorite Lord so I wasn't sure what to expect going in. Holy hell, what a ride! I'm so loving Aeron right now, and I think he's my favorite brother after Reyes. Sigh.... ...more

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