Dark Surrender by Rachel Van Dyken Review
5 Smooches
Synopsis
I grew up as a prince…
And lead the life of a King.
There isn’t anyone or anything that doesn’t want me, that isn’t attracted to me. They can’t help it. And I sure as hell don’t want them to. I live for their lust, I crave touch like an addiction, I make them beg on their knees for one, simple, caress.
As a male siren it’s my job to feed off emotion.
And I was happy to do it.
I am happy to do it.
What I’m not happy about? Being told I have to mate with some withering human and stay loyal to that one person for the next few centuries. There’s a war coming and being the idiot I am–I offered to take one for the team in order to help a friend.
Now my sexual appetite is taking a freaking kick in the nuts.
And I’m left wondering if it’s worth it.
If she’s worth it, with messy hair and dirty human hands.
But I have a world to save.
A job to do.
Now, if only, she would just let me do it rather than fighting me at every turn. I’ve lived lifetimes as the most irresistible being on the planet.
Only to meet my match.
With one.
Measly.
Human.
They say hells hot. They’re wrong.
Because Hope, my little human, is way hotter.
And before this is over–she may just singe me alive.
Review
‘This is what happened when you went to work early. You got sucked into weird immortal mating rituals.’
This series is quickly becoming a favorite of mine amongst Rachel’s book. It has it all. A bit dark, a lot funny, plenty sexy and characters that completely suck you in. Everything about Dark Surrender was a win for me. Going in I was unsure how Rachel would make me love Alex, the siren. But she completely succeeded and with a beautiful complex story to boot.
‘I was picking a fight with a man who was basically ninety-nine percent archangel. Not one of my finer moments. But he was touching mine.’
Alex and Hope’s romance is an epic one and completely hard fought at times. From the beginning he is mean to her, like really mean, and yet neither can stand to be separated from the other. The story had so many layers and surprises. I stayed up all night desperately eager to see what would happen next and with each twist I was pulled in deeper and deeper. This book could be read as a standalone but I personally would recommend reading the series in order since it adds more depth to the story. The Dark Ones Saga is one that just keeps getting better and better. And on that note let me just say I need Mason’s book like yesterday!
~miranda
