The lights go out in the club and everyone heads outside. There, they witness what appears to be an aurora. Balls of light fall from the sky and then fade away.
When a policeman investigates, he is quickly disintegrated. The invisible entities begin hunting and killing people, sending them into a panic. Ben, Sean, Natalie, Anne, and now Skyler hide in the club's storeroom for seven days. With most of their food gone, the group plans to go to the American Embassy. They find the city full of scorched cars and cinders, but empty of people, except for a wary old woman who warns them of 'the ghosts'.
Ben and Sean search for supplies in a police car near Red Square while the others hide in the nearby GUM department store shopping mall. While they are searching the car, a barking dog discovers and confronts an alien, but is killed.
Ben and Sean successfully hide under the car as the alien moves closer, causing the car's lights and siren to turn on. The alien moves on and the men run to the mall. Sean realizes that light bulbs and other technologies give the aliens away. The group takes shelter in one of the mall stores.
Sean and Natalie go to look for clothes and almost run into an alien who cannot see them through a glass wall. Sean theorizes that the aliens can only see their electrical charge, but not through glass or other insulators. The group finds the US embassy gutted and lifeless. All except Skyler go to the roof to get an aerial view. They find a logbook telling them that the invasion is worldwide.
Great book, The Darkest Kiss pdf is enough to raise the goose bumps alone. Add a review Your Rating: Your Comment:. The Darkest Craving by Gena Showalter. The Darkest Seduction by Gena Showalter. Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken. That someone is Anya, the goddess of anarchy, who has been following him for months.
Anya i He was known as The Dark One. Anya is pretty much obsessed with Lucien and she wants him badly, even though she knows she can't have him, but that doesn't stop her from flirting with him :D And so the question is, will Lucien be able to say no to the gods and save Anya's life, before she kills him herself, or kill her and save his friends from suffering.
One of the best female characters EVER! She is awesome, she is kick-ass! Gives as good as she gets and isn't afraid to throw a punch or kill lots of bad guys :DDD If only there were more heroines like her :DDDD She is a goddess and has certain powers of course, but she is cursed as well, something she can't tell Lucien, but what basically drives them apart throughout the book well, the first half of it. And with Lucien being ordered to kill her, she isn't one to meekly accept her fate. Just have to say, her fights with Lucien and I mean hand-to-hand combat OMG such amazing scenes, even better than the sex :DD He is very scarred, and no woman has looked twice at him for ages.
Until Anya. He, of course, is not very trusting to the goddess of anarchy, and thinks her seductions are all lies and deceit, which only hurts him, poor man : He knows he has to kill her or his demon will make him crazy, but the more time he spends with her, the more he tries to resist the order and find a loop hole.
About his looks I mean. Sure he is scarred and all, but him repeating for the millionth time how ugly he is and being sad about how ugly he is : I don't know. If only he's just ignored it, or just suffered about it a bit less :D I am weird I know ahahhahah But I still loved him, he was a great Lord : None of the human women approached him.
Looked at him, yes. Cringed when they saw his scars, sure. But none of them wanted anything to do with him—and that saved their lives. This close!
Something you do not like. I like, I swear! I am here. I am yours. That was just a joy to read, so so fun : There is some development with the other Lords that had me dying to read book 3, and I have to say I am not happy with Paris and how his view spoiler [first sex with his woman turned out to be hide spoiler ].
Not likey at all. William seems interesting, not so much with what I read about him, but with what other LOTU fans are saying :D So I'm guessing I'll be seeing more of him : Aeron is one that is the least interesting to me, I have no wish to read his book at this point but maybe the author will make me change my mind : And yes I think I'm finished, and yes I will definitely be continuing with this series , I must read them all, and hopefully they'll get better and better as they go on like this second one was.
Big rec to all PNR fans View all comments. Nov 03, Danielle The Book Huntress Winter Frost Queen rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: fans of paranormal romance with a strong, unpredictable heroine.
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I loved this book. Lucien was absolutely sigh-worthy to me. So sad and lonely. And, he got his very own heroine who wouldn't give up on him. I think it took some major confidence to go after her man full throttle the way Anya did. From the beginning, I knew I would like Anya.
She was the kind of heroine who knows what she wants, and is willing to work for it. Yes, she's a prankster, rather silly, in her own words, and not much for telling the truth, and she can be a pain in the butt at times. Bu I loved this book. But I loved her, warts and all. I think she was just the kind of woman--the very woman--that sad, too-serious Lucien needed. I loved how she would get him out of his funks with her flirtatious dialogue, and naughty clothing. She drove him crazy with her strawberries and cream scent.
It was only fair, since Lucien managed to snare a girl who was unsnareable. I felt bad for Anya. Being the daughter of the most promiscuous goddess on Olympus, Dysnomia, couldn't have been easy. Everyone was just waiting for her to follow in her mother's footsteps. And, as the Minor Goddess of Anarchy, her nature did dictate that she cause chaos, although she learned to express that in lesser ways.
To top off the unfortunates for Anya, she was cursed by the wife of her father, because of the fact that she is a very obvious sign of that affair with her mother, being the spitting image of him. She got a lot of bad breaks in life. But she didn't sit and mope, she kept on trucking. So, I have to say that Anya turned out to be a favorite for me in this series after reading the first three books. She was funny, and turned out to be quite a good asset and companion to them, despite her wise-cracks.
And she's one heck of a warrior. Lucien could do worse than have a woman who completely adored him, even to the point of being willing to give up her freedom in more than one crucial way.
Now, Lucien. He's my favorite Lord so far. I doubt that will change. He's the strong, silent type, and wonderfully broody. He's actually pretty honorable, considering the murky past that the Lords have. To think he scarred himself horribly to keep women away from him after his love died when he couldn't save her.
But his scars ending up being a draw to Anya, among other things. Many times, he was insecure, thinking she was just making fun of him, or using him, because of his lack of looks.
His insecurity endeared him to me. I like that a hero can be the insecure one in a book. I get so tired of the men having all the power in romance novels. It was nice to see that he was the vulnerable one in some ways. Although I was glad that Anya didn't take advantage of it.
The Darkest Night was a little bit flawed as a start to the series, definitely not as strong as this book , so I was very pleasantly surprised although I think Gena Showalter is a very good author how much I enjoyed this book. I had heard bad things about Anya, and I was wary, because I don't care for hardened, obnoxious heroines.
However, she didn't come off to me that way. Despite her wise-cracks and her seeming self-absorption, I saw the little girl who was treated so poorly by the others on Olympus, and her yearning to feel special, and to never be under another person's thumb.
I think that made her very identifiable to me. And the fact that she was so crazy about Lucien definitely endeared her to me.
This book was chock-full of sexy romance that tugged at my heart, crazy action, great world-building, and interesting characters. It totally invested me in this series. I can see myself rereading this book sooner rather than later, because I really loved Lucien and Anya as a couple. Also the secondary story with Paris really had me sympathizing with him, when I was rather turned off by him in the first book. I have to say that Ms. Showalter is really coming through with this interesting concept.
This was definitely a five star read for me. And to those who have been put off by the bad impression that some readers have of Anya, I'd say give her a chance. She's actually a fun, likeable heroine, in my opinion. Feb 24, Jessica's Totally Over The Top Book Obsession rated it it was amazing Shelves: dont-judge-a-book-by-its-ugly-cover , listened-to-on-audio , favorite-authors , disabled-scarred-h-h , liked-audiobook-version , paranormal-romance , hero-melted-my-panties-and-heart , own-on-kindle , girl-crush-heroine , read-in I liked Lucien, but he got on my nerves a bit with this emo "I'm so ugly, no one loves me, I'm going to eat worms" crap.
It got old really quick and he did it for so long that I wanted to slap him. I mean I get it, he was badly scarred, but God. Lucien who housed the Demon of Death in him was a tortured soul. As the carrier of Death he had to take souls to Heaven or Hel 4. As the carrier of Death he had to take souls to Heaven or Hell. Well when the woman he loved died and he had to take her soul it nearly destroyed him. Anya the Goddess of Anarchy and Lucien's heroine, made the book for me.
She was amazingly funny, strong and brave. Anya was a woman that knew what she wanted and she went after it wholeheartedly. She was treated really shitty by a lot of people but she didn't let it make her bitter. She was fun, playful, and sassy. I loved Anya and Lucien together. He was so serious and always in control and she was disorderly and wild. It made for some funny interactions between the two.
I didn't care for the parts of the book that had Paris and his heroine. It wasn't Paris I disliked it was the woman he ends up with. I couldn't stand Sienna. I also can't stand Cronus. I did love the little bit I got with Danika and Reyes. Overall I really enjoyed everything about this book, but the little part with Paris and bitch face.
I can't wait to read the next one. View all 8 comments. Dec 30, Exina rated it it was amazing Shelves: laugh-out-loud-funny , action-and-thrill , great-secondary-characters , greek-mythology , tortured-hero , alpha-males , pnr , sassy-heroine , humor-funny , 5-star-favorites. Lucien is resigned with his occupation as the escort of souls Heaven and Hell, composed, reserved, honorable and always stoic. As a warrior he is savage, as a lover he is passionate and tender.
Having once lost his human lover, he never planned to fall in love again. Using all of her strength, she shoved him into the water. He allowed himself to tumble backward, rather than risk taking her with him. He had no right to be sweet now.
Anya is bold, playful, witty, tenacious, and uncontrollable. She is always ready to help, she is reflective, and her life is filled with secrets. Her background story is nicely created, and I loved the mechanics of the All-Key.
Stomach suddenly grumbling, he bit into the pie. Succulent, perfectly prepared. I stole it. She was just so… captivating.
A beautiful enigma. Though there is instant lust between Lucien and Anya, love slowly comes too. I loved that Lucien learns to read Anya so well: he is perceptive to her behavior and mood swings. Anya is not that sweet, innocent heroine who needs to be protected with unsheathed sword all the time. Did he truly have no idea of his attractiveness? He radiated strength and vitality. He exuded savage masculinity. Everything about him enthralled her. The story The story is filled with action, fights, adventure, traveling by flash, verbal and situational comedy elements, magic, and fictitious mythology.
Obviously it can never fall into the hands of the enemy. In The Darkest Kiss you get a glimpse of each Lord. All in all The Darkest Kiss is a sweet, nicely built romance, with an accurately built storyline which keeps you engaged, and alluring secondary characters who make sure you read their stories as well. Cover Seriously, who the hell is this guy? My favorite quotes. View all 22 comments. Jul 27, xrysa rated it really liked it Shelves: fantasy.
Lucien Anya Lucien is the Lord who is possessed by the spirit of death. We could characterize him as miserable since he is feeling bad and unworthy due to his looks.
He has mismatched eyes and long time ago he decided to scar his own face. Anya is the goddess of Anarchy and definitely bad news for Lucien. She is courageous, fearless, dynamic and way different than him. She d Lucien Anya Lucien is the Lord who is possessed by the spirit of death. In this book the fantasy plot is very rich. We are introduced new characters and some of them are so mean and others are traitors. Cronus now as the king of gods believes that he can order around everyone and so he does.
I was very annoyed because he actually asked Lucien to kill Anya for him. Well, Cronus wants her dead for a reason but Anya is too awesome to die and she can trick smartly Death. I loved so much her relationship with Lucien.
It was a love-fighting relationship. They were fighting a lot and I was having so much fun. I must admit that I liked Anya better that Lucien. She is one of my favorite female book characters. Her nose wrinkled. With an erection, Anya. He had an erection. Obviously Anya is a little spoiled goddess who loves taking what she wants. Due to her curse she has to be careful with men but Lucien is a safe deal and she is going to risk everything and be with him. Everyone does. Is he serious?? Obviously I am going to learn why in the next books.
He was a manwhore and sometimes funny -in a weird way-. I've read the blurb of his book and reading what happened here made me so curious. Damn , his book is the 9th so I guess I'll have to wait.
I officially hate Aeron but I love Reyes so much. He is a hero! The series is getting only better and I'm definitely moving onto the next one. For more reviews check our blog View all 57 comments. Dec 21, Sophia Triad rated it it was amazing Shelves: demons , mythology-gods-semigods , immortals , afterlife , favorites , 1paranormal-lovestories. What could it be worse than this? He has seen people that he loved, die. And he had to take their souls to the underworld.
Now, he is the leader of the Lords. His face is disfigured and full of scars. This is really weird because all the Lords are extremely handsome. Apparently he is the one that deliberately scarred his face many centuries ago after he suffered from a broken heart and deep sorrow. He was known as the Dark One. Anya will be attracted to Lucien. A fair exchange, he supposed, for his action had nearly caused the demise of the world. Now he was charged with the responsibility of collecting human souls and escorting them to their final resting place.
Even if he opposed the idea. He did not like taking innocents from their families, found no joy in delivering the wicked to their damnation, but he did both without question or hesitation. Resistance, he'd soon learned, brought something far worse than death to his door.
Resistance brought an agony so complete, so inexorable, even the gods trembled at the thought. Did his obedience mean he was gentle? Oh, no. He could not afford softer emotion. Love, compassion and mercy were enemies to his plight. Anger, though? Those he sometimes embraced.
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