Excerpt & Review Tour: The Darkest Captive by Gena Showalter

Book Reviewed: The Darkest Captive

(Lords of the Underworld #14.5)

My Rating: 4 Stars

Author: Gena Showalter

Publication Date: 12/4/2018

Reviewed by: Julia Lis

1001 Dark Nights - The Darkest Captive by Gena Showalter

"Galen might have been created for war, but he lived for Leila."

I have been waiting YEARS for Galen and Legion's story. As well as for the Mighty HADES and beloved William. I couldn't wait to sink my teeth into this novella, even though I was slightly disapointed that this wasn't a full novel. It was definitely enjoyable.

This could be read as a stand-alone but reading the entire series gives you a bigger depth and appreciation to Galen and Legion's long painful journey.

In previous books I had a hard time finding sympathy for Legion. She acted as a child but was a seductress of many beings..... But with The Darkest Captive, she proved me wrong. She showed me courage.... strength.... and above all... doing whatever it took to protect the people she loves.

Galen was the big bad wolf in the Lords of the Underworld franchise. I expected him to be meaner... more cruel...but I felt he lost that after meeting Legion. I wish he was more of a villain. But still he made me laugh my ass off a few times.

I didn't expect Legion and Galen to get together, but the oozing sexual chemistry and the genuine love between the characters made me swooon. Gena Showalter once again creates a story that was truly mesmerizing to the core! And I can't wait for the next epic adventure.

Synopsis

For centuries, Galen the Treacherous has been the most hated immortal in the Underworld. With good reason! This bad boy of bad boys has lied, stolen, cheated and killed with abandon. Possessed by the demons of Jealousy and False Hope, he has always lived for a single purpose: destroy everything.

Then he met her.

Former demon turned human femme fatale — Legion Honey — sought to kill Galen, but ended up parting with her virginity instead. Afraid of their sizzling connection, she ran away…and ended up trapped in hell, tortured and abused in the worst of ways. Now she’s free, and a shell of herself, afraid of her own shadow.

Galen’s hunger for Legion has only grown. Now the warrior with nothing to lose must help her rekindle the fire that once burned inside her. But as desires blaze white-hot, will Legion run again? Or will the unlikely pair succumb to love at long last?

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