ARC Review: Into the Darkness (Darkness #5) by Katie Reus

Title: Into the Darkness
Author: Katie Reus
Series: Darkness #5

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

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One book. Two stories. A demigod and a half-demon are about to get married. Which means a week of festivities, romance, fun, and the kind of crazy drama wolf shifters are known for. When someone targets the Stavros pack, everyone bands together to fight an unknown enemy and two couples will fight for their chance at happily ever after.
She’s not looking for a mate…
Rhea is a warrior. She’s bled and fought for the Stavros wolf pack for over a hundred years. She never expected to fall for the Alpha of a dragon clan. But when her past comes back to haunt her, she finds herself working side by side with the very man whose been staring in all her fantasies. She never wants to get mated because she’ll never risk getting someone she cares for killed. Not again. So she convinces herself that they have something fun and easy, no strings attached.
But he’s playing for keeps…
Conall, Alpha of the Petronilla clan, has been biding his time claiming his future mate. At fifteen hundred years old he’s patient and cunning. Except when he’s around Rhea, years of civilization are stripped away and all he wants to do is possess her, make her his forever. But something happened in the stubborn woman’s past and she’s determined to keep walls between them. It’s a good thing he’s a dragon. He’ll just burn down every last barrier between them and claim what’s his. But someone from her past is threatening her and her pack—and the life of the woman he’s waited a lifetime to make his own.
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Shifters, vampires and dragons are real…
A year ago Liberty had no idea that things that go bump in the night actually existed. But supernatural beings are real. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg in her new reality. Saved from a Hell realm by a team of half-demons and a demigod, she finds herself falling for her sexy rescuer Rory more and more every day. She’s worried she’s too broken to ever have a relationship again, but the more time they spend together, the harder it is to deny her attraction.
And when they choose a mate, they don’t give up easily.
Half-wolf, half-demon Rory has been looking out for Liberty ever since rescuing her from hell. And since she’s the wedding planner for his half-brother’s wedding, he sees her all the time. Not to mention he just happens to spend every night in her bed. Unfortunately he’s in wolf form when he stays over. He’s not sure what it’s going to take to move from friend to more, but he’s willing to wait forever if that’s what it takes. Because Liberty is worth fighting for, and he’ll do whatever it takes to make the brave survivor his.

I didn’t expect the books in the series to get any better than the previous one (which I fell in love with) but Into the Darkness, the fifth book in the series was beyond awesome.

Into the darkness offers not one but two stories which means two different couples. In Hunted by darkness, Nyx and Bo found their HEA and in this book they are ready to tie the knot. Everyone (aka their allies) is welcome to join their week long celebrations before their wedding. However, things don’t always go according to the plan, especially with so many supernatural creatures around.

Wolf shifter, Rhea, is happy for Nyx and Bo but when an unknown enemy seems poised to ruin their celebrations, Rhea will do anything to ensure that everyone’s safe even work with Alpha Dragon, Conal. Rhea and Conal’s friendship has been developing through the last couple of books in the series but they both want more even if they are afraid to admit it. Conal has been too patient and he’s too stubborn to give up now, especially when it becomes clear that the attacks are somehow connected with Rhea’s past. He will have his mate and destroy her enemies.

If only it were that simple.

Ever since Liberty was freed from hell, wolf/demon shifter Rory, Bo’s half-brother, has been by her side. His presence comforts her but Liberty knows that it’s time she moved on from her haunting memories of her captivity. Now, eight months later she’s trying to be helpful by organizing Nyx’s wedding celebrations. But with the sudden attacks happening, Rory will once again, stay by her side and protect her. Liberty, years for more than protection from him and she will gave to make sure the wolf/demon knows that!

Into the darkness was brilliant. Katie used Bo and Nyx’s wedding in order to create two beautiful stories and bring together two amazing couples. I loved that we also got to see glimpses of the first couple in the series, Finn and Lyra, whom I adore and their daughter Vega.

I can’t wait for more. I really can’t wait to read Ian or Vega or Cynara’s story!

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Review: Hunted by Darkness (Darkness #4) by Katie Reus

Title: Hunted by Darkness
Author: Katie Reus
Series: Darkness #4

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

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From two different worlds…

Now that she’s escaped her oppressive family, Nyx is enjoying her new life and friends—even if most of her friends don’t know who or what she is. As a rare demigod, she’s just learning how powerful she truly is, but family drama turns her world upside down, throwing the one man she cares about into danger.

He wasn’t supposed to fall for her…

Nyx is nothing like the females half-demon Bo Broussard has been with. Sweet and innocent, she’s not even remotely his type. But the moment she walks into his bar, he knows he’s not letting her go. Unfortunately someone from her past thinks they can force her into an arranged marriage.

He’s not letting her go…

Someone is targeting one of them, and Bo doesn’t know why. When they’re thrown into a hell realm together, he and Nyx will need to band together if they want to survive the perils of that world. No matter who was behind the attack, his choice is clear. Defend Nyx at all cost and make her his forever.

I’m in love with the Darkness series by Katie Reus!

The fourth book in the series tells the story of Bo Broussard, a half demon who we may have known from the first book in the series but it wasn’t until Beyond the Darkness that we really got to know him. Needless to say, he’s also abso-f*cking-lutely incredible. Bo might be the badass demon in the town but he just found his weak spot.

Nyx us one of Bo’s employees in his bar. Nobody knows what she really is but her secrets are about to be revealed for Nyx is a demigoddess who owns a favor to the Goddess of Chaos, her mother. When her mother comes to collect on her favor, Bo steps in. If Nyx’s mother wants to send her on a mission so be it, but he will go with her and that isn’t negotiable. The mission is supposed to be an easy one and with Bo at her side, what can go wrong?!

This book was so amazing! I loved how protective Bo and Nyx were of each other though it killed them not to act on their feelings, they still held back just to ensure that nothing happens to each other. I really liked Bo! There were so many surprises and twists in the book and not just minor stuff but major, game changing important surprises. I was surprised about how little I knew about Bo and Nyx until their past was revealed. The chemistry between them was off the charts which was super awesome for me!!!

Hunted by darkness was incredible. For me, this was that book in a series where you know that huge changes are ahead and I can’t wait for them or for Cynara or Rory or Ian’s stories!

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ARC Review: Beyond the Darkness (Darkness #3) by Katie Reus

Title: Beyond the Darkness
Author: Katie Reus
Series: Darkness #3

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

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Now that she has her freedom, she’s not giving it up.Dragon shifter Keelin Petronilla spent centuries in forced hibernation dreaming of one thing: freedom. Now she’s living life on her terms—she’s ditched her clan for an unruly wolf pack, she tends bar for a half-demon, and she’s loving it…until a powerful supernatural being targets her. She intends to handle the mysterious attacks on her own…without the help of dragon Alpha Bran Devlin. Sure, he’s sexy in that hot, scowling possessive way, but Keelin wants to live her own life in her own way.
Now that he’s found his mate, he’s not letting her go.Former black ops agent Bran Devlin is a born dragon Alpha and leader of a fierce clan. Getting mated was never part of his plan—until a feisty dragon princess gets under his skin in a big way. The hell of it is, she doesn’t want a mate; she just wants to have a good time. He plays along, but when a dark and powerful being marks her for death, he’s determined to stay by her side in spite of her protests. Now that he’s found his mate, he means to keep her safe no matter what the cost…even if he has to risk it all.

Finally!!!

The third book in the Darkness series by the amazing Katie Reus, tells the story of two dragon shifters. If you’ve read Taste of Darkness, then you already know Keelin, Drake’s sister and Bran, the alpha of his clan. While I was reading the previous book, Taste of Darkness, I really wanted to find out more about them, especially Keelin and Bran as a couple, and now I have finally gotten the story I was waiting for.

After been guilted by her parents into going into hibernation for a very long time, aka centuries, Keelin wakes up to fall in love with the modern world. She has been “babied” all of her life and the only thing she desires, is her freedom. As the youngest child in her family and after losing a child, her parents were overprotective. No longer though!

From the first glimpse, he knew she was his!

Bran may be the alpha of his clan but everyone knows that it was never a position he wanted to have. He never thought the moment would come to have his mate. What he doesn’t know though, is that Keelin has no intention to mate now that she has found her freedom! Bran is on a mission to win her heart and failure is not an option.

Beyond the Darkness was enthralling! Bran and Keelin had a deep connection and a sizzling chemistry. Keelin wanted to spread her wings and she did by “taking a break” from her clan and moving in with her brother’s clan, the Stavros pack. Although her reasons were pretty good, I have to admit that she totally misjudged Bran and his motives. Bran wanted indeed to protect her but he would never “suffocate” her. He treated he as an equal because that’s what he saw in her, his other half.

When a dangerous threat surfaces, Bran will do everything to keep her safe.

Just as every Katie Reus book, this one was amazing. I loved Bran and Keelin’s romance but what I loved more was the secondary characters and especially Bo and Nyx (two new characters). We also got to see many old characters such as Finn and Lyra, Vega, Drake and Victoria. They were all incredible and a lot of fun to read.

Another stunning read. You won’t regret meeting Bran and Keelin!

Totally recommended!

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