Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback

---

---

Review

 “You’re right. We’re not normal. We’re the most fucked-up, star-crossed lovers in history.”

Finally! The twin mysteries of Reaver and Harvester are revealed, and Larissa Ione once again does it in sensational, action-packed, heart pounding style!

I really can’t say anything about the story because it’s going to be a HUGE spoiler if you haven’t read the previous books, but OH. HOLY, GOD! This book is non-stop action from start to finish – seriously, there is not a quiet moment, it’s all go from the first page, and the suspense and excitement doesn’t let up until the very end. There is action, horror, drama and romance, and bomb after bomb is dropped, revealing so much about the past and adding even more layers to Ione’s intricate world. The way she has constructed her world and woven these characters together is absolutely incredible, and the revelations in this book include some massive game changers!

I love Reaver! First introduced in the Demonica series as a fallen angel – a former angel kicked out of heaven for committing a major sin – it has always been clear that he’s one of the good guys – albeit a smartass, rule-bending good guy, but his honour, compassion, and loyalty have always been his driving force. Throughout the Demonica series he goes through some huge ups and downs, only for that to be stepped up when he became a major player in the Lords of Deliverance books, first as the heavenly watcher to the Four Horseman of the Apocalype, and later…

And now, we finally get his story – his whole story! His past, his previously removed memories, and his strange link with Harvester are all slowly uncovered, and holy freaking revelations, it’s HUGE!

Harvester has always been a really intriguing character. Introduced in the Lords of Deliverance series as the evil Watcher to the Horsemen, she has been an evil, conniving bitch. I always had my suspicions about her, and while some of my predictions were spot on, other surprises revealed in the last book of the series came as a huge surprise. I was stoked that her past is explained in the prologue of this book, it provides a sensational lead in for the rest of the story.

Reaver and Harvester have had a sensational dynamic. Their strong hatred and animosity towards each other has always had lust-filled undertones, and throughout the series, the chemistry between them has built even as they’ve fought and kicked the shit out of each other.

“You’re a pure, holy angel of goodness, and I’m Satan’s evil whore of a daughter. So yeah, we can’t work. Thanks for pointing that out, Captain Obvious. But we can fuck.”

So it’s a great set up for an unlikely romance, but I must say I didn’t feel it as much as I have in the other books of the series. Perhaps because there is so much else going on in the story that the intimacy between them don’t get a lot of focus, and I felt like there wasn’t enough time spent exploring the shift in things between them. Although of course, they’re great together – the sex is hot, the bantering is epic, and Reaver getting all caveman and territorial over his woman is freaking awesome.

In three strides Reaver was on her, his mouth crushing hers. “No more bullshit,” he said against her lips. “I want you. I think I’ve always wanted you.”

They both go through hell in this book – literally! The two of them are hit over and over again with physical, emotional and mental torment that really should cripple them, but which actually just provide the stepping stones to them unravelling the past and finally moving forward, and that’s what I wanted to see more of – the shift from lust to love. But still, their story is an amazing one, with a lot of depth, and I loved getting to see Reaver get all romantic.

“I’ll always be here for you. I’ll wait as long as it takes.” He locked his eyes with her. “You were always the one.”

… but still with an edge…

“Harvester’s heart soared. Reaver had offered to castrate an archangel for her. How sweet was that?”

Both the Demonica and LOD crew make appearances (Wraith continues to crack me up, God I love that demon!), although this story shifts away from them and has a stronger focus on the angelic side of things, with Reaver and Harvester battling angels, demons, fallen angels, twisted archangels, and even Satan himself, who brings a horrifying edge to the story, as the countdown is on for an impending battle between Heaven and Hell. But, as always, through all of that intensity runs the wisecracks and humour that makes this series so much fun.

I am so in love with this series, with the world that Ione has given us and with the huge, extended family that she has created. I genuinely care about all of these characters, and I really enjoyed seeing Reaver and Harvester’s individual stories come to fruition and seeing them get the HEA that they so desperately deserved. I loved this book, and with two more books promised in the series, I’m really excited to see where Ione takes us from here.

4.5 stars.

 

For more information about the Demonica series – including series reading order – please check out our Demonica / Lords of Deliverance Series page.