The Darkest Whisper (Lords of the Underworld)
by Gena Showalter
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Author: Gena ShowalterEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-08-25
ISBN: 0373773927
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: HQN Books
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- ISBN13: 9780373773923
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Book Reviews of The Darkest Whisper (Lords of the Underworld)
Book Review: This book was NOT great...
Summary: 3 Stars
... it was okay. A few other reviewers made the observation that a lot of other authors' writing styles and ideas seemed "borrowed" in this novel and I definitely agree with them. The author is NOT Kresley Cole and should not attempt to write like her. Furthermore, suddenly introducing witches, vampires and other signature IAD creatures into the LOTUverse, which had previously hosted no such creatures just screamed "RIP OFF" to me. I don't care how close the authors are, their real life connection should not bleed over into their books.
I say again, Gena Showalter cannot and should not write like Ms Cole. Their styles are different and when Showalter attempts to imitate the humour and intensity of Cole, she falls far short. I hate to compare the two authors, especially since I've always enjoyed both of their books but Showalter has left herself open to comparisons. I feel that Ms Cole is streets ahead of anyone in this genre at this moment in time. This fact can, and probably will, change in the future but right now, in my humble opinion, no-one can touch her. Ms Showalter was doing fine with her LOTU series so why she felt the need to suddenly turn it into a second rate IAD imitation simply confuses me.
This is not to say that I hate this book. On the contrary, while I feel it wasn't great, I did think it was okay. In fact, jarring reminders of other series' aside (BDB and IAD to name but a few), it was a pretty interesting and enjoyable read. Until, as another reviewer noted, about 10 pages from the end, when I nearly screamed in frustration. I think I actually swore - yes, I'm 97.9834545% certain that a perplexed "WTF?!!" escaped me. I do not understand how Sabin and ESPECIALLY the other Lords just stood by passively and allowed what went down. It makes no sense knowing what we know about them. After centuries of conflict (and yes, I'm trying very hard to write this without spoiling it for anyone, so if it seems vague - sorry. People who have read it will probably know what I'm referring to), the ending just seemed completely out of left field. After what had JUST happened to Gideon and Anya - seriously? That's how it's going to go down? Are you effing kidding me with that? It was so incredibly irritating and made me lose complete liking and - I suppose the word is - respect for the hero and heroine. I'm actually amazed that I managed to read the remaining few pages to the end. In fact, I will probably have to go back and re-read those pages because I was still seething so much as a result of what had just happened that I didn't really absorb much of what I was reading.
All in all the story was okay. Not great, not fabulous, not The! Best! Ever! as some other people were rhapsodizing, merely okay. If it all seems familiar to you in some way, that's probably because you've read it before - written in another way, in another series or from another author. I gave it 3 stars because it managed to keep me reasonably entertained, if somewhat annoyed, for the most part. I would have given it 3 and a half or 4, if not for that ridiculous moment close to the end.
I'm looking forward to Gideon's story, because Lies seems like a cool dude but if all I get is another watered down IAD imitation, I'm going to have to shelve the LOTU series and that would be a complete shame.
Summary of The Darkest Whisper (Lords of the Underworld)
Bound by the demon of Doubt, Sabin unintentionally destroys even the most confident of lovers. So the immortal warrior spends his time on the battlefield instead of the bedroom, victory his only concernā?¦until he meets Gwendolyn the Timid. One taste of the beautiful redhead, and he craves more.Gwen, an immortal herself, always thought she'd fall for a kind human who wouldn't rouse her darker side. But when Sabin frees her from prison, battling their enemies for the claim to Pandora's box turns out to be nothing compared to the battle Sabin and Gwen will wage against loveā?¦.
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