Whitney C. (CollegeKid0010) - reviewed on 5/29/2011 + 19 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 3

I have to be straight-up honest. This book was hard to read. From the very start I knew it was going to be a lot different than the other novels simply because of Gideons wicked sense of humor and never-ending sarcasm. And I was okay with that, until the sarcasm became cheesy and redundant about two pages in. The only two things that snagged me and kept me trudging through were (1) Scarlets background and (2) Gideons blue hair. Gotta love a modern/mythological man who walks around with electric blue hair!

Further into the story, either I got used to the cheesiness or it ended, Im not sure which, but the majority of the book flowed without many problems. I did find several typos, unusual mistakes for Showalters books.

I felt like the story itself didnt have a lot of structure, it was just kind of one event after another with the usual mix of the other Lords coming and going, though to a lesser extent than in previous books. I did love that there were surprisesno, Im not telling!because when I first started reading, I thought I knew pretty much what was going on. But its a complete turn around in the middle of the story. I can appreciate Scarlets fears and insecurities that develop afterward, but how those came to dictate her got annoying. I was so relieved when Gideon was finally like, Okay, tough love time because it forced her back into the confident, kick-ass woman she is. The irony of almost everything Gideon said wasnt lost on me thoughI think I laughed more times reading this book than any other.

Now, as noted in my review of The Darkest Pleasure, I reserved judgment on Aeron until I could see how it ended with Legion. I admire that he ventured back into Hell, sans Wrath, to rescue her. I found it utterly stupid that only Amun and William accompanied him. I mean, I realize that not all of the warriors could have gone, but going into the most dangerous place known to humanity with three warriors just seemed lacking in common sense to me. But, the act of it puts Aeron in the decent guy category.

Oddly enough, Ive kind of started to like Cronus, though Im sure thats a mistake. Even when hes being self-serving, he has more depth of emotion in Lie than in any of the others. Consequently, my favorite scene in the whole book was when he sat down next to Gideon with a bowl of popcorn and goes, This is what humans enjoy during spectator events, is it not? NO! Or maybe my favorite scene was when Gideon discovered that his demon is oh, sorry. Spoiler.

I wasnt much on the end battle though Even in Mnemosyne deserved it.

Anyho, Im looking forward to Amuns book, which is supposed to be next. According to my Which Lord of the Underworld do You Belong With quiz, hes my man. Stay tuned, fans!

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