Vi avverto subito che Paris è il mio signore degli inferi prediletto... quindi in questa recensione sarò decisamente di parte!

Il romanzo ha inizio con la ricerca di Viola, la dea minore dell'Aldilà, che possiede un segreto preziosissimo per Paris: come fare per riuscire a vedere l'anima di Sienna?

Paris è disposto a tutto per ottenere l'informazione e poter finalmente iniziare la vera ricerca di Sienna: e, infatti, lo ritroviamo immerso nell'oscurità che ormai dominata quasi interamente le sue azioni. Un'oscurità che rischia di annientarlo.

Divenuto spietato e violento, Paris non ha nessuna remora nell'uccidere chiunque si frapponga tra lui e la sua Sienna. E questo sebbene i suoi sentimenti per lei siano ancora contrastanti: odio per quello che gli ha fatto, attrazione perché è l'unica donna con la quale potrebbe costruire una relazione.

Ma neanche Sienna sa esattamente quello che prova per Paris. Convinta di non essere bella abbastanza per lui, dovrà combattere contro la diffidenza che Paris prova nei suoi confronti e il suo passato ingombrante di migliaia e migliaia di conquiste.

E come sviluppare questo amore in fasce, sapendo che le loro strade dovranno dividersi? Sapendo che Paris potrebbe distruggere la luce di Sienna con la sua oscurità?

Purtroppo, però, Paris non è l'unico ad interessarsi alla dolce Sienna. Angeli, divinità dell'Oltretomba e del Cielo se la contendono: in qualche oscuro modo, Sienna sarà una pedina fondamentale della guerra tra Bene e Male che sta per scatenarsi. Vecchie e arcane profezie stanno per avverarsi...

E intanto la guerra tra Bene e Male si scatena, con un finale piuttosto sorprendente. D'altronde è la stessa Sienna ad ammettere, alla fine, rivolgendosi al suo Paris: «Ho sempre saputo che eri destinato a grandi cose.» E, dopo tutto quello che Paris e Sienna hanno passato, è impossibile non dichiararsi d'accordo. ( )

Paris, keeper of the demon on Promiscuity, is a changed man. No longer fun-loving or carefree, he’s now an angry, determined, hardened drug addict with evil growing inside him like a second demon. Obsessed with finding, saving and questioning Sienna, the dead woman he craves, he lives his life in pursuit of her and drowning his pain in ambrosia, the drug of choice for immortals, but he is trying to kick the drug habit.
Sienna, a former Hunter-turned-Ghost-turned-keeper of Wrath, lives locked in a castle in a shadowy realm under Cronus’s control. When she and Paris are reunited, tension spikes and it’s not the happy union either hoped for. There’s too much guilt, distrust and shame between them, not to mention cruel Titan gods, emotionless angelic warriors and evil Hunters with their own agendas determined to keep Sienna and Paris apart.
Since this story is about Paris, the yummy sex demon, I understood there would be a lot of sex involved which there was. Only two scenes out of several actually fit and prolonged the story. I skimmed them, more interested in their budding relationship than all the heaving and grunting.
Unlike the previous book, The Darkest Surrender, the minor characters got more page time in this book. We learn a few more tidbits about William’s powers and things he knows that he doesn’t want the Lords to know, and we see him cuddling platonically and acting very protective of Gilly. We see Kane in Hell and briefly meet his mysterious rescuer. Galen is a man obsessed and poor timid Legion makes a personal sacrifice to help one of her friends (their scenes together were awesome!). Soooo happy Maddox and Ashlyn played a good size role in the book since they’ve been almost non-existent in the series for a while. We meet a few new characters, including Viola and three other demon-possessed immortal warriors. I hope they return in the other books. Oh, and Hades (William’s father) but I think he’ll be nothing but trouble later on.
As with most of the books, I seem to prefer the scenes with the side characters and not the main couple. I think the reason is that the series story arc is played out with the side characters while the individual couples are just falling in love.
This story was a little difficult to read because of all the fragment sentences, excess use of the words ‘had’ and ‘that’, no clear POV now and then, and periods and commas in the wrong place. I had to reread more than a few passages to find out what was going on. Very annoying and took me out of the story.
Though this book does have good things about it—hello, heavenly battle and Paris’s redemption—I think it was too full of needless descriptions and repetitive thoughts and emotions that only padded the pages, not furthered character development. I’m a fangirl who’s been on the edge of my seat for Paris and Sienna’s story but I’ve read reviews similar to mine which is why it took me so long to finally sit down and read it. I was afraid of being disappointed which I sadly am.
3.5 Stars

Disclaimer – I bought this book for my own enjoyment. I am not paid or compensated in any way, shape or form for this honest review. I will not change or alter this review for any reason unless at my discretion.
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I LOVE this series!! And this book catered to my fave themes. Sienna is insecure about her plainness. There is a fair bit of angst between the two, each thinking the other hates them. The parts between Galen and Legion really made the book for me too - I love a traumatized heroine! I think Kane is up next, the set up for his book was interesting, but I really, really can't wait for Legion's! Zacharel's book comes out in June and I'm really into his character as well. Basically, this book just made me hunger for more, and I know I'm going to be waiting a looooong time! (4.5 stars) ( )

even though I've given up on this series I'm really interested in Paris' story so I'll give it a go.

pb