BOOK REVIEW ~ REAVER BY LARISSA IONE

Title: Reaver (Lords of Deliverance, Book Five)
Author: Larissa Ione
Release Date: December 17, 2013
Publisher: Forever 
Genre: Paranormal Romance, Series, 400 pages

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WARRIOR OF HEAVEN

Reaver is an angel with a past, a record, and a less-than-heavenly attitude. Powerful enough to fight alongside the fiercest battle angels-and crazy enough to risk his wings on a one-way mission to hell-he's agreed to go where no angel has ever gone before...to steal the most seductive and dangerous prize of Satan himself.

ANGEL OF HELL

Harvester is one of the Fallen, a once-heroic angel who sacrificed her wings to work as an undercover agent in hell. But now her cover has been blown, and she's been doomed to an eternity of agonizing torture. Even if Reaver can snatch her away from Satan's lair, even if they can fight their way out of the underworld's darkest depths, there is one thing Harvester can never escape-her new-found thirst for an angel's blood..



Book Review 

Author, Larissa Ione, has always been a go-to author for me. Her books just have that extra "umph" that pushes it over the edge and makes me want to sink into the pages and live there.

Her fifth installment in the Lords of Deliverance series is another perfect example of how talented this woman really is. 

Her world of demons, angels, fallen angels, shifters, vamps, etc...is hypnotic, addictive, and action-packed. I have no freaking clue how she keeps up with all the secondary characters, much less, the complexity of her lexicon and "universe", but she does it. And does it well.

Reaver has been a book that I have been waiting for--dying for--and she has done it justice.  Sometimes, when you want a favorite character's story so bad, you end up being disappointed when it's finally published. But that was NOT the case with Reaver.

Reaver is determined to rescue Harvester from Sheoul (Hell), who is currently suffering at the hands of Satan. Even knowing that he is breaking all the rules and could lose his recently earned wings, Reaver is resolute with his plans to sneak into Shoal and take Harvester with him. 

There is so much packed in this book. A lot of cameos with some of Ione's past characters--Ares, Than, Eidolon, Joseph, Limos, Arik,  etc...
Introduction of new characters--Bolas, Metring, Lorelia, Raphael, Tavin, etc...
AND...a promising developing story between Blaspheme and Revenant. 

Huge secrets are finally revealed. We finally get to know what exactly happened between Reaver and Harvester when they were known as Yenrieth and Jerrine. 
Hints are thrown left and right for future big reveals. (What exactly is Blaspheme hiding?)

Ione brilliantly takes a character - Harvester - and redeems her without taking away the sauciness she was famous for dishing out to Reaver and the Horseman.  After all, Harvester is a perfect blend of good and bad. 

Reaver is a sexy combination of everything Ione is known for--steamy paranormal lovin' with an in-your-face story. 

ARC BOOK REVIEW ~ LETHAL RIDER BY LARISSA IONE

Title:  Lethal Rider (Lords Of Deliverance, Book Three)
Author: Larissa Ione
Publisher:  Grand Central Publishing
Release Date:  May 22, 2012


ISBN-10: 0446574503

ISBN-13: 978-0446574501

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They are here. They ride. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

Thanatos, the most deadly Horseman of the Apocalypse, has endured thousands of years of celibacy to prevent the end of days. But just one night with the wickedly sexy Aegis Guardian, Regan Matthews, shatters centuries of resolve. Yet their passion comes with a price. And Thanatos must face a truth more terrifying than an apocalypse-he's about to become a father.

Demon-slayer Regan Matthews never imagined herself the maternal type, but with the fate of the world hanging in the balance she had no choice but to seduce Thanatos and bear his child. Now, as the final battle draws closer and his rage at being betrayed is overshadowed by an undeniable passion for the mother of his child, Thanatos has a life-shattering realization: To save the world, he must sacrifice the only thing he's ever wanted-a family.

Book Review

The much anticipated Lethal Rider picks up eight months after Regan's betrayal and Thanatos is hell bent on revenge. He 'awakens' and kidnaps the pregnant Regan, stealing her to his island, and promising to make her pay.

Regan, a member of the Aegi, has tricked Than out of his virginity and now heavy with his child. A child she has very conflicting emotions about. A child whose death can bring the fatal destruction of mankind or be its savior.

Larissa does a superb job of showing a different side to Regan than we saw in book two, Immortal Rider. We also see a more tender side of Thanatos, known for his killing rages and the deadly souls that live inside him. 

Reaver is back and the Watcher has his hands full with Harvester and Gethel--and somebody is not who they seem. Traitors abound in Lethal Rider, and it sometimes had my head spinning trying to keep up with the influx of names of the daywalkers vs nightcrawlers. 

There are glimpses of Reseph's past that shows how the Horseman used to be and Than comes to realize that his brother cannot be saved, his Seal permanently broken. I wish we got to see more than a snippet or two of this bad-ass Horseman. He truly makes such a nasty villain

I must admit, I was very curious on how things would play out in this book. Larissa has a big job ahead of her-redeeming Pestilence, er...Reseph...and having the reader feel for a hero that seems impossible to redeem. She is the Queen of world building, I swear I don't know how she does it.  But she does it well.

The beginning of Lethal Rider moves slow-almost too slow at times, at least for me. Sometimes I think when a reader is in love a with a series so much--as I am with this one--and anticipating a book for so long, it can sometimes get in the way of truly enjoying the story. I expected fast-paced action immediately, but that came more near the end. Then, I started chewing on my nails, lol.  

There is just too much risk in spoiling this book, which I loathe do to, so just know that some things are revealed and some things leave you breathless for more. Larissa leaves the reader with a blurb of Rough Rider to whet the appetite and now we must wait...again...for the final Lords Of Deliverance-Rough Rider.