SM Reine

There’s something in the earth deep below Elise Kavanagh’s territory. A shadow is falling upon local demons to devour their flesh and harvest their souls. And it’s coming for Elise next. The Union has an easy way out. They want to send Elise into hiding again with her former partner, James Faulkner. All she has to do is surrender the territory and trust that they can protect the ethereal ruins, the dark gate, and the city she’s come to know as home. Greater powers have other plans for Elise and her fabled power as Godslayer–plans that mean surrendering her life and blood to the most powerful demon alive. But if she descends, there’s no turning back. Once she gazes into the abyss, it will gaze back into her…and Elise will be damned forever.

An Urban Fantasy Novel

Damnation Marked

Sarah Escorsa

➽ And the moral of this rereread is: That Scene with Spoiler Spoiler Spoiler (not the character's real name, in case you were wondering) is one (if not The) of the Most Deliciously Fished Up Things Ever (MDFUTE™). Because I said so and stuff.



"Almost?" Really? I'm afraid you read That Scene quite wrong, Edgar Dear. There's naught "almost" orgasmic about it, I assure you. Just ask Spoiler Spoiler Spoiler.

👋 To be continued and stuff.



[February 2017]

❣ Bloody Valentine Marital Buddy Read (BVMBR™) with my Dearest of Wives (DoW™), aka Choko ❣

Previous rating: 4 stars. I was young and naïve and didn't know any better when I first read this book. Hence the pathetically low rating.

  New rating
: 5 stars. Now I am wise and ancient and know much much much better. Hence the Hallelujah I Finally Saw the Light Rating (HIFStLR™). 

➽ 
  And the moralsssssss of this reread are
:

① Bloody shrimping hell, SM Reine, punch me in the gut, why don't you?! It's not like I haven't read this book before, or didn't know what to expect when I picked it up. So please, do go ahead, don't hold back and delightfully squash the tiny little black heart that I don't have into tiny little pieces. Again. 

② This series. THIS SERIES. Sweet, heart-warming, adorable stuff begone! All hail gloriously fucked-up slightly disturbing stuff! A wonderfully comforting read this is not, my Little Barnacles! Yay yay yay, woot woot woot, squee squee squee and stuff!

③ Blood + gore + viscera + severed limbs = YUM.

④ Elise Kavanagh. Raw. Unapologetic. "A heartless fucking harpy." I am SO in love.

Let's dance.



· Book 1: Death's Hand ★★★★
· Book 2: The Darkest Gate ★★★★ 
· Book 3: Dark Union ★★★★ 
· Book 5: Dire Blood ★★★★
· Book 6: Defying Fate ★★★★★
· Book 7: Paradise Damned ★★★★★



[Pre-review nonsense]

Are you a lover of fluffy bunnies, cute kitties and pastel-colored rainbows? Yes? Then you definitely need to read this book. It is guaranteed to make you all warm and fuzzy inside. Believe me, I know what I'm talking about. I live for this kind of heart-warming stuff.



►► Full Bloody Shrimping Hell SM Reine You Don't Hold Back Do You Hahahaha This is So Delicious I Feel Like Going an a Little Rampage or Something Crappy Non Review (BSHSMRYDHBDYHTiSDIFLGoaLRoSCNR™) to come.



[Original crappy non review - August 2014]

This series is getting better with every new instalment. I love that it's so dark, violent, messy, twisted... and that everything is so completely screwed up. After the first three instalments it looked like things couldn't get any worse but yes they do! Elise is slowly but surely cracking up. She's a mean, merciless killing machine but the only person that actually means something to her couldn't care less. She doesn't really have anything to lose anymore. There was a lot of rawness and anger in her before but she is getting worse and it sometimes feels like she's on the fast road to self-destruction. Still, she keeps on trying to save the world and everyone in it. 

James is one of the most infuriating characters ever. He bugs me to no end and makes me want to scream most of the time. He seems to be oblivious of Elise's feelings (which doesn't make much sense after living with her for about ten years) and just wants to live his cosy suburban life with perfect-wife-material-Stephanie (argh!!). Come to think of it, I still don't understand why James never told Elise about his buying the house in the first place. But I digress. James is trying a little too hard to stay away from Elise which makes me think there is something going on here that we don't know about. It certainly leaves room for development in instalments to come:)

Some reviewers seem to find the flashbacks confusing but I actually like them. Reine handles the going back and forth between past and present pretty well and the scenes from the past give a lot of insight into both the characters and the story. The flashbacks give answers to many questions that have been left unanswered since the very beginning of the series and things are starting to make more sense. The story is coming together piece by piece and the world is building up and expanding. I think this is one of the things I like best about this series. Instead of rushing through the story, Reine slowly divulges the information throughout each instalment, which is much more enjoyable to me.

What else? Oh yes, that (view spoiler)[ sex scene with Thom! Well that was pretty freaky! It came as a complete surprise and I actually enjoyed it despite the weirdness of it all. It's really a great scene and will have huge consequences for the rest of the series. Loved it! (hide spoiler)]

Off to read the next instalment!

Damnation Marked An Urban Fantasy Novel

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