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Aug 25, 2009 Danielle The Book Huntress rated it it was amazing

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Yet another favorite for me in this series. I found Olivia and Aeron to be a great couple. I loved how Aeron just couldn't resist her, and how Olivia was so drawn to Aeron, that she was willing to 'fall' for him, instead of killing him as she had been ordered to do.

As this series progresses, I am seeing more investment in developing the heroines. I liked Olivia's steadfast ability to love. Her determination to enjoy her time with Aeron, and for him to be happy. Even though Legion was a real pain Yet another favorite for me in this series. I found Olivia and Aeron to be a great couple. I loved how Aeron just couldn't resist her, and how Olivia was so drawn to Aeron, that she was willing to 'fall' for him, instead of killing him as she had been ordered to do.

As this series progresses, I am seeing more investment in developing the heroines. I liked Olivia's steadfast ability to love. Her determination to enjoy her time with Aeron, and for him to be happy. Even though Legion was a real pain, she tolerated her as much as she could, because she knew how much Aeron loved her. Olivia was a heroine who brought to mind 1 Corinthians 13, which explains what love is. For Olivia, her love for Aeron wasn't an easy thing. It wasn't simple, but complicated her life, and she knew that she wouldn't have him forever, but she was willing to be with him as long as she could. Truly, she was hesitant to define it as love because she didn't view it as a sacrifice (she was wrong about that). In the end, her love helped to save him. As you can tell, I really loved this heroine.

Aeron had closed his heart off from people, so that he could avoid the pain of loss. To him, dying and having those he loved die was the worst thing possible. He didn't seem to understand that it's more important to live the time you have to the fullest. In some ways, I could understand why he had boxed himself in emotionally. His demon caused him to harm and kill people for their sins, and he had seen so much death. He knew more than anyone just how frail humans were. When Olivia comes along, he does all he can to resist her. But even Wrath, the demon that possesses him, knows how important she was to him. Even though Aeron didn't realize it, his actions showed love. The way that he watches out for Paris, the tenderness and care he shows for Legion. He doesn't want to let Olivia in his heart, but when he does, she becomes so important to him, he's willing to do just about anything for her to be happy. And in the end, his true, deep love for Olivia causes him to make a great sacrifice, one that is very much rewarded by the One True Deity, the god that Olivia loves and serves.

I think the theme of this book was love. You could see this played out through the actions of the various characters. Interestingly, Legion truly believed she loved Aeron, more than Olivia ever could. But her actions showed a very selfish aspect to her love. Olivia, her nemesis, taught her a lesson about what real love was. One that I hope she takes to heart.

This book had some exciting twists and turns. The focus wasn't exactly on the war between the Lords and the Hunters, but on the issues that Aeron and Olivia faced instead. I liked that. And there was an unsuspecting angle that tied into Aeron's relationship with Legion. That was pretty interesting.

I was pretty surprised at how this one ended. I didn't expect things to unfold the way they did. It wasn't quite a cliffhanger, but pretty darn close. Things promise to get very complicated in the forthcoming books. But I have to say, I really did like Aeron and Olivia's happy ending. It was the best one so far--a silver lining to the dark cloud of how things progressed at the climax.

The Darkest Passion is my favorite in this series so far. I loved the romance aspects, and the underlying message about love. I think Olivia was a great heroine. And the love scenes were pretty darn steamy. I thought I liked Aeron in the previous books, but seeing him as the hero in this book showed me more depth to him that made me love him even more.

I will take a short break before reading The Darkest Lie, because I don't want to go too long without more Lords of the Underworld books. These books feed my paranormal endorphins, and my spirits took a downer when this book was over. What will I do when this series ends? ...more

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Feb 25, 2010 Lynsey A rated it really liked it

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Jun 09, 2010 Cindy rated it really liked it

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Good read although not my favorite of the series. Possibly because the ending dangles - the hero and heroine get their HEA but with immense changes to their situations, and that's where it dangles. How will their new situation effect the Lords and the long term story arc? Hopefully Darkest Lie will address this situation...

Read in order.

Lords of the Underworld
1. The Darkest Fire (2008)
2. The Darkest Night (2008)
3. The Darkest Kiss (2008)
4. The Darkest Pleasure (2008)
5. The Darkest Whisper (2009 ...more

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Feb 24, 2010 Not Now...Mommy's Reading rated it it was ok

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This wasn't my favorite in the series. I've never been a fan of Aeron to begin with and Legion - *gag reflex - enough said. I suppose my biggest gripe was that sooo much was happening - with the different love interests springing up and new Demons being introduced - and it all seemed a bit "over the top" for me. Olivia just wasn't a heroine I could like - instead of coming across as innocent and pure, to me she came across as immature and spoiled.

On a good note, Paris was mentioned and William ...more

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May 28, 2010 Ally rated it liked it

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Aeron, keeper of the Demon Wrath, has sensed an invisible female presence following him. An angel, demon-assassin, has been sent to kill him. Olivia claims she fell from the heavens, giving up immortality because she couldn't bear to harm him. But trusting, and falling for Olivia will endanger them all. So how has this 'mortal' with the huge blue eyes already unleashed Aeron's darkest passion? Now, with an enemy hot on his trail and his faithful demon companion determined to remove Olivia from h Aeron, keeper of the Demon Wrath, has sensed an invisible female presence following him. An angel, demon-assassin, has been sent to kill him. Olivia claims she fell from the heavens, giving up immortality because she couldn't bear to harm him. But trusting, and falling for Olivia will endanger them all. So how has this 'mortal' with the huge blue eyes already unleashed Aeron's darkest passion? Now, with an enemy hot on his trail and his faithful demon companion determined to remove Olivia from his life, Aeron is trapped between duty and consuming desire. Worse still, a new executioner has been sent to do the job Olivia wouldn't.

Like many people I鈥檝e been patiently waiting for Aeron鈥檚 book and I was expecting a lot from it and in some ways it did live up to expectation and in some ways it really didn鈥檛.

As this series goes on I feel that we get more of the overall story than we do of the couple that the book is about. The Darkest Passion, while it did cover quite a lot of other character developments and still moved the story forward, Aeron and Olivia got a little left behind.

I did however enjoy Olivia as the heroine, I thought she鈥檇 be too weak and a bit too much of a goody two shoes for my liking but she made the choice to fall from heaven for a reason and she really lived for that reason. One of my favourite scenes was the girl talk scene where Kaia dresses Olivia up and Cameo gets some important details out of her.

I really didn鈥檛 like the whole Legion/Aeron concept and I guess this was one of those things that is meant to keep the storyline going because now I really want to know if something鈥檚 going to happen between Legion and Galen!

I鈥檓 also getting a bit fed-up with the whole Paris/Sienna thing it鈥檚 been three books stop taunting us already Ms Showalter! Bring her back and stop making Paris so miserable, please! But it will be a great book from what鈥檚 already happened in The Darkest Passion. Not going to give anything away!

I may not have rated this book very high but for anyone reading this series it really is a must read, I still plan to carry on with the series and hope it picks up some more and I am looking forward to the next book The Darkest Lie out June 29th! ...more

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Sep 05, 2009 Wendy rated it it was amazing

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Jun 27, 2011 RogueHireling rated it liked it

These books are so silly. At least this one had a bit more "world" story, but even that is silly.
Still enjoyable in the extreme fluffy sort of way. =) ...more

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