Review: MacRieve by Kresley Cole

October 11, 2022October 11, 2022 Dani @ Overflowing ShelfLeave a comment

MacRieve
Krelsey Cole
Publisher: Gallery Books
Publication Date: May 9, 2013
Series or Standalone: Immortals After Dark #13
Links: Amazon – Barnes & Noble – Goodreads
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MY REVIEW

CW: Rape; child molestation; grooming; trafficking; toxic relationship; kidnapping; emotional abuse; murder; references to suicide, cancer, alcohol abuse, gang rape, depression

After taking a little break from the Immortals After Dark series, MacRieve was the perfect book to welcome me back. Despite the major content warnings (this book tackles some very HEAVY topics which won’t be for everyone), this book was a lot of fun! I had a smile on my face while reading it, yet also found myself constantly going WTF at some of the crazy – so, you know, pretty typical of an IAD book.

Review: Shadow’s Claim by Kresley Cole

September 5, 2022September 5, 2022 Dani @ Overflowing ShelfLeave a comment

Shadow’s Claim
Kresley Cole
Publisher: Pocket Books
Publication Date: November 27, 2012
Series or Standalone: Immortals After Dark #12; The Dacians #1
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MY REVIEW

CW: Violence; gore; PTSD/panic attacks; kidnapping

I read this book back in April 2022, but I am just reviewing it now so forgive me if this is more high-level of a review than normal as I didn’t take as in-depth notes as I normally do!

Shadow’s Claim is book 12 in the Immortals After Dark series and also serves as book 1 in The Dacians series (a spinoff that is intertwined with IAD) and served as a nice change of pace to some of the really heavy storylines coming out of the Torture Island arc of IAD.

This book surprised me as I wasn’t sure what to expect going into it! The plot, the world, the romance, everything was so good!

Review: Lothaire by Kresley Cole

June 21, 2022June 20, 2022 Dani @ Overflowing ShelfLeave a comment

Lothaire
Kresley Cole
Publisher: Gallery Books
Publication Date: January 10, 2012
Series or Standalone: Immortals After Dark #11
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MY REVIEW

CW: Rape; suicidal thoughts; murder; violence; blood; torture

I went into this book with sky-high expectations – it is Lothaire, the Enemy of Old, after all! I’ve been intrigued since he first popped up on the page way back in A Hunger Like No Other and built up how awesome his book was going to be in mind.

Unfortunately, this one didn’t meet my overall expectations, though it was more BONKERS than expected. Honestly, I was not expecting Lothaire to rip his LITERAL heart out as an expression of love, yet here we are. Seriously, so many limbs and organs were lost in this book. And that’s saying something for this series, as there is at least one limb lost per book.

Review: Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole

May 13, 2022May 12, 2022 Dani @ Overflowing ShelfLeave a comment

Dreams of a Dark Warrior
Kresley Cole
Publisher: Pocket Books
Publication Date: February 15, 2011
Series or Standalone: Immortals After Dark #10
Links: Amazon – Barnes & Noble – Goodreads
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MY REVIEW

CW: Torture; murder; suicidal thoughts; death; violence; substance abuse and addiction; kidnapping

I was very nervous going into this book knowing what had happened to Regin on Torture Island and that her mate was the head honcho on the island. I didn’t think that Cole would be able to redeem Declan Chase as that was an incredibly tall order. But somehow, she did, and this book is one of my favorites in the Immortals After Dark series.

Review: Demon From The Dark by Kresley Cole

April 12, 2022April 13, 2022 Dani @ Overflowing ShelfLeave a comment

Demon From the Dark
Kresley Cole
Publisher: Pocket Books
Publication Date: August 24, 2010
Series or Standalone: Immortals After Dark #9
Links: Amazon – Barnes & Noble – Goodreads
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MY REVIEW

CW: Slavery; sexual abuse; rape; violence; torture; kidnapping; murder

I will fully admit, it’s been a few months since I read this, as I’m still playing catch up on some reviews, so this might not be as detailed as usual.

Demon From the Dark is book nine in the Immortals After Dark series and kicks off a bit of a dark phase on what has been dubbed in the book community “Torture Island.” I enjoyed this one while reading it as it starts with a bang and continues to take you on a ride filled with adventure, romance, heartache, torture, and so much more.

Review: Pleasure of a Dark Prince by Kresley Cole

March 16, 2022March 12, 2022 Dani @ Overflowing ShelfLeave a comment

Pleasure of a Dark Prince
Kresley Cole
Publisher: Pocket Books
Publication Date: January 25, 2010
Series or Standalone: Immortals After Dark #8
Links: Amazon – Barnes & Noble – Goodreads
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MY REVIEW

CW: Rape; sexual assault; violence

Y’all, I don’t think the Lykae books in the Immortals After Dark series are for me. I’ve been putting off writing this review for almost two months, and my feelings on it have really sunk in now. I did not like this book at all, and it is currently my least favorite in the entire series. The plot and the romance were incredibly lackluster and the only thing that I liked was the epilogue.

Review: Untouchable by Kresley Cole

January 29, 2022January 29, 2022 Dani @ Overflowing ShelfLeave a comment

Untouchable (Published in Deep Kiss of Winter)
Kresley Cole
Publisher: Pocket Books
Publication Date: October 13, 2009
Series or Standalone: Immortals After Dark #7
Links: Amazon -Barnes & Noble – Goodreads
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MY REVIEW

Untouchable, one of the stories in the Deep Kiss of Winter anthology, finishes up the stories focused on the Wroth brothers. Unfortunately, it was my least favorite of the bunch. This book was strange to me as I didn’t actively dislike it, but it also didn’t wow me. If anything, it was a bit…forgettable. I read it and then immediately moved on. It didn’t leave a lasting impression on me like Sebastian’s or Conrad’s tale.

Review: The Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole

January 27, 2022January 24, 2022 Dani @ Overflowing ShelfLeave a comment

The Warlord Wants Forever
Kresley Cole
Publisher: Pocket Star
Publication Date: September 25, 2017 (originally published February 7, 2006)
Series or Standalone: Immortals After Dark #0.5
Links: Amazon – Barnes & Noble – Goodreads
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MY REVIEW

CW: sexual assault; non-consensual sexual encounters; confinement; violence

I totally missed reading this book when I started diving into the Immortals After Dark, so I decided to revisit it after reading Untouchable to finish all the books focused on the Wroth brothers. As a note, I read the revised version of this story released in 2017. While I’m not sure precisely what was changed, from what I’ve seen and heard, the changes were to make this book a bit less problematic, though it still is problematic (more on that later.)

Review: Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole

January 19, 2022February 19, 2022 Dani @ Overflowing ShelfLeave a comment

Kiss of a Demon King
Kresley Cole
Publisher: Pocket Books
Publication Date: January 20, 2009
Series or Standalone: Immortals After Dark #6
Links: Amazon – Barnes & Noble – Goodreads
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MY REVIEW

CW: Edging; sexual torture; incest; violence; dubious consent

You know when you get a snippet of a couple who will be the center of a future book and you think, “that’s a book I will love!” Well, that was me with Sabine and Rydstrom. I think I’ve found my new favorite book in the Immortals After Dark series. After being introduced to them in Dark Desires After Dusk, I could not wait to get their story. And boy, did their story live up to my wildest expectations.

Review: Dark Desires After Dusk by Kresley Cole

January 17, 2022January 16, 2022 Dani @ Overflowing ShelfLeave a comment

Dark Desires After Dusk
Kresley Cole
Publisher: Pocket Books
Publication Date: March 20, 2008
Series or Standalone: Immortals After Dark #5
Links: Amazon – Barnes & Noble – Goodreads
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MY REVIEW

CW: Mental illness (OCD); pregnancy; non-consenual kissing; violence

I was looking forward to getting Cadeon’s story after being teased that he was in love with a human in Dark Needs at Night’s Edge. Unfortunately, I didn’t love this. Something about it failed to click with me, making reading it slow going. In many ways, this book reminded me of A Hunger Like No Other since we also get a road trip, but I found this a bit more enjoyable and less problematic.