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Acheron (Dark-Hunter, #14)
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Loved it. Best in the series, hands down. It is an emotional read, but I think some of the reviews (on here and on other boards) are over doing it a bit when reviewing the first part. I think its scaring some fans away! Truth is it is an emotional, bitter-sweet tortured hero story with an HEA. It's a captivating, enthralling, and non-stop page turning read. It is also funny and heart warming with some surprising twists that will make dark-hunter fans cheer! I think JR Wards books are equal in the emotional angst and tortured hero storyline, so dark-hunter fans should not hold off for fear of getting too emotional. Its an amazing survival story, and it truly is Kenyon's best piece of work. I loved how she used first-person writing in several of the chapters, it really added so much. And the world building remained solid and true to what we learned it all her other books, but it was great to read the history of Acheron and the dark-hunters all in one book. (instead of bits and pieces in all of her other books.) Ash's heroine was great, and this romance felt much more believable than many of Kenyon's recent books. This book will be a hard act for Kenyon to follow, but I am so glad to have it.
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bookshelves: read-2008, genre-paranromal, top-100-favorites, steam-hot
Jul 16, 2008
bookshelves: read-2008, genre-paranromal, top-100-favorites, steam-hot
Loved it. Best in the series, hands down. It is an emotional read, but I think some of the reviews (on here and on other boards) are over doing it a bit when reviewing the first part. I think its scaring some fans away! Truth is it is an emotional, bitter-sweet tortured hero story with an HEA. It's a captivating, enthralling, and non-stop page turning read. It is also funny and heart warming with some surprising twists that will make dark-hunter fans cheer! I think JR Wards books are equal in the emotional angst and tortured hero storyline, so dark-hunter fans should not hold off for fear of getting too emotional. Its an amazing survival story, and it truly is Kenyon's best piece of work. I loved how she used first-person writing in several of the chapters, it really added so much. And the world building remained solid and true to what we learned it all her other books, but it was great to read the history of Acheron and the dark-hunters all in one book. (instead of bits and pieces in all of her other books.) Ash's heroine was great, and this romance felt much more believable than many of Kenyon's recent books. This book will be a hard act for Kenyon to follow, but I am so glad to have it.
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Feb 28, 2012 11:59PM
Great review. This is easily one of my favorite books in this series.
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Lindsay wrote: "Great review. This is easily one of my favorite books in this series."Thanks Lindsey, unfortunately this was the last really great book of that series. I'm not sure how many more I'm going to keep reading, but you never know. It was a great series when it was at its best.
鈾arLynP鈾� wrote: Thanks Lindsey, unfortunately this was the last really great book of that series. I'm not sure how many more ..."I'll keep reading because there are characters I still love (Zarek!), but I haven't been happy with the most recent books.
I didn't really care for Retribution. The story was good and I was happy to finally read Sundown's story, but it was too removed from the Dark-Hunter world for me.
I'm not looking forward to Time Untime. I don't have an interest in a new pantheon of gods and a new mythology.
Since Acheron's book I've felt like she is trying to move away from the paranormal romance aspect and just focus on the paranormal.
LOL, the book Retribution was the sinker for me. I really don't know if I will read any more, I guess it will depend on reviews. I had also just finished another book about Armageddon which was waaaaay better, so reading the same theme back to back didn't help. I didn't even realize Time Untime was coming out, that's how much I've lost interest in this series. But now I'll mark it as a wish list maybe item and keep an eye on it. Thanks!
I am a book behind. The Guardian came out in November but I have not read it yet...and that's not like me. Normally when I get Kenyon's books I read them immediately. But after Retribution...I just couldn't bring myself to read it. I'll get to it eventually.
i love Acheron :D.Retribution really was bad. I was sooo disappointed. Together with the implications of CON, i6 killed my enthusiasm for the series. I hope to get back to it eventually. Sher used to be an auto-buy *sigh*
Mimi wrote: "Retribution really was bad. I was sooo disappointed. Together with the implications of CON, i6 killed my enthusiasm for the series. I hope to get back to it eventually. Sher use..."I agree. I'm not happy with CON. I don't mind reading about his life before he was a squire, but I don't like how things are going to change. It makes the books I've already read seem like wasted time and stories.
Don't get me started on where this series is going! Ugh. It's like reading a completely different series, and not in a good way.
鈾arLynP鈾� wrote: "Don't get me started on where this series is going! Ugh. It's like reading a completely different series, and not in a good way."Lol, I know what you mean. I bought the first CON book, but after that I just check them out of the library. No reason to buy them since I don't really enjoy them. I'm only reading because they are connected to the Dark-Hunter series and I am kind of curious (in a "I-can't-look away" kind of way) how the two series will come together.
I do that with so many series, I can't stop! But this, I'm pretty much done. Unless...
Actually the STYXX book is just as great. Sad but a great novel!
Luba wrote: "Actually the STYXX book is just as great. Sad but a great novel!"I agree Luba, I thought Styxx was awesome. I couldn't put it down. I never thought I would like Styxx (the character).
