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Immortals After Dark #9
Demon from the Dark
Alternate cover for this ISBN New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole comes this scorching tale of a demon outcast poisoned with vampire blood and the vulnerable young witch he vows to protect, even from himself.A DANGEROUS DEMON SHE CAN'T RESIST . . .Malkom tormented by his sordid past and racked by vampiric hungers, he's pushed to the brink by the green-eyed beauty under his guard.A MADDENING WITCH HE ACHES TO CLAIM . . .Carrow hiding her own sorrows, she lives only for the next party or prank. Until she meets a tortured warrior worth saving.TRAPPED TOGETHER IN A SAVAGE PRISON . . .In order for Malkom and Carrow to survive, he must unleash both the demon and vampire inside him. When Malkom becomes the nightmare his own people feared, will he lose the woman he craves body and soul?
430 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published August 24, 2010
About the author
Kresley Cole
62 books26.7k followersKresley Cole is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the electrifying Immortals After Dark paranormal series, the young adult Arcana Chronicles series, the erotic Gamemakers series, and five award-winning historical romances.
A master’s grad and former athlete, she has traveled over much of the world and draws from those experiences to create her memorable characters and settings.
Her IAD books have been translated into 23 foreign languages, garnered three RITA awards, a RWA Hall of Fame induction, and consistently appear on the bestseller lists, in the U.S. and abroad.
Cole lives in Florida with her family. Learn more about Kresley at: www.kresleycole.com & www.thearcanachronicles.com
A master’s grad and former athlete, she has traveled over much of the world and draws from those experiences to create her memorable characters and settings.
Her IAD books have been translated into 23 foreign languages, garnered three RITA awards, a RWA Hall of Fame induction, and consistently appear on the bestseller lists, in the U.S. and abroad.
Cole lives in Florida with her family. Learn more about Kresley at: www.kresleycole.com & www.thearcanachronicles.com
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August 22, 2014
Huge 5+ stars
Full review now posted
Wow! Wow! Wow! To say I love Demon from the Dark is an understatement! I adore everything about this powerfully written book.
With out a doubt, Demon from the Dark has become my favorite book in the series, and suffice it to say, it was mostly due to the... wait-for-it... romance. Yep, I ate my words big time when I said (in last book's review) that I had become mostly ambivalent to the romance element in this series.
Demon from the Dark has everything I love in a good paranormal and romance book. It has a clever and riveting plot, prolific and fantastic dialogue, action and adventure, witty comic relief (love the witches), a touch mystery and suspense, devastating heartbreak, joy, and a beautiful, passionate, and steamy romance between a hero and heroine I admire and adore. Malkom, the hero, is one of the most emotionally tortured yet kind and noble characters I've read to date. It didn't take long for him to own my heart. Carrow, the heroine, is simply fantastic. She is such a admirable, funny, and lovable character. She is the perfect heroine for this book's hero. The addition of the sweet and full-of-life 7 year old Ruby added a family dynamic to the story that was touching, entertaining, and exactly what the hero and reader needed.
Kresley Cole blew me away with this book. I honestly can't rave about Demon from the Dark enough.
Full review now posted
Wow! Wow! Wow! To say I love Demon from the Dark is an understatement! I adore everything about this powerfully written book.
With out a doubt, Demon from the Dark has become my favorite book in the series, and suffice it to say, it was mostly due to the... wait-for-it... romance. Yep, I ate my words big time when I said (in last book's review) that I had become mostly ambivalent to the romance element in this series.
Demon from the Dark has everything I love in a good paranormal and romance book. It has a clever and riveting plot, prolific and fantastic dialogue, action and adventure, witty comic relief (love the witches), a touch mystery and suspense, devastating heartbreak, joy, and a beautiful, passionate, and steamy romance between a hero and heroine I admire and adore. Malkom, the hero, is one of the most emotionally tortured yet kind and noble characters I've read to date. It didn't take long for him to own my heart. Carrow, the heroine, is simply fantastic. She is such a admirable, funny, and lovable character. She is the perfect heroine for this book's hero. The addition of the sweet and full-of-life 7 year old Ruby added a family dynamic to the story that was touching, entertaining, and exactly what the hero and reader needed.
Kresley Cole blew me away with this book. I honestly can't rave about Demon from the Dark enough.
February 10, 2017
“This was full when I left. Demon, did you eat some of my toothpaste?”
Demon from the Dark is one of my favorite books from the Immortals After Dark series. This book starts off strongly with the sudden attraction between Malkom and Carrow. Malkom is barbaric because he has been isolated for very long time until he finds his wicked little woman. He was stigmatized as an abomination. At first, their passion burns so fiercely my heart beat fast from those scenes they're togeter and while Malkom is blatantly seducing Corrow for his own sake.
“Those who betray me do it only once.”
I loved how innocent Malkom was, he doesn't know people can be treacherous. Although the story wasn't new for me at all, I still enjoyed Demon from the Dark more than the others. This book absolutely deserves five stars from me with our hero and his sexy spirit. Kresley Cole also put a lot of tension in this book and she managed to bait us to believe that their stories would be easy, but I was a fool, her stories has never been that easy, every MC has their inner demons they must outdo in order to get their HEAs.
“Carrowicus much drunkicus or Hot-assicus in my greedy handsicus.”
Malkom is truly Trazan while Carrow is Jane for me. He's not much civilized, so when Carrow shows him many things he doesn't know, he wants her madly and nearly scares her away. I laughed so hard many times when Malkom did something weird. It was like, hey if you did't know it so let me show you. Malkon is cute, yet he's not someone you want to bother.
These are why I loved Kresley's works. They're exceptionally awesome. Her characters never let me down, especially in this book with this agressive and possessive Malkom Slaine. By the way, I'm unsure about these parallel stories would work good for the rest of the series. But we'll see them soon.
“His female didn’t belong in this foul place. And since he belonged with her, then neither did he. He didn’t care what he had to do, he’d find a way to get her home.”
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June 11, 2017
Wow!!! This series keeps getting better!!
Kresley Cole keeps the Immortals After Dark series fresh with an action packed adventure involving a witch and her mate, a vemon (a demon, turned into a vampire)
Malkom Slaine
Malkom has lived a life full of rejection and disappointments. His life was a suicide just waiting to happen. His father left him to be raised by his prostitute mother. Prostitute mom then sold him off to be a blood slave, boy toy for a sick, perverted, vampire that liked to share Malkom with his friends. Once Malkom was too old to please them anymore (a mere teenager) he was thrown out onto the streets. Even when he was turned into a Vemon, by his enemy, he remained strong.
“If a demon and a vampire mated, their offspring would be unique but in harmony, like a Labrador retriever crossed with a poodle. Voila, labradoodle!
But a vemon was a made creature, as if one took the front half of the Lab and jammed it onto the back half of thr poodle. In other words, wrong.”
Gah, I love this hero!! He is everything I look for in a lead character. With all the things that happened to him, Malkom remained loyal, fair, and kind. It seamed that nothing could break him. Except maybe betrayal at the hands of his fated mate, a witch.
Carrow Graie
I'm on a man-fast. Why bother with them? the good ones are always taken. Or they're weirdly uninterested in a capricious wild child with continuous legal problems
Carrow is a beautiful, fun loving witch. She's the life of every party, and loves to flash the crowd. She's witty and sassy as shit, and I loved her character so much. Beneath her carefree persona, Carrow has the biggest, most loyal heart. Yet she has been blackmailed into luring a Vemon into a trap. Unfortunately, this Vemon turns out to be her life mate, and he is kind, sweet, and fierce.
This book had it all and was a solid 4.5 star read. I loved the scarred alpha hero because he had a good, loyal heart. The heroine was Awesome!! She was sassy, savvy, and a total badass. The plot was fresh, not predictable and there were tons of fight scenes. Demon from the Dark, Book#10, was one of my favorites in this series. I look forward to more IAD.
My Immortals After Dark Reviews:
The Warlord Wants Forever
A Hunger Like No Other
No Rest for the Wicked
Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night
Dark Needs at Night's Edge
Dark Desires After Dusk
Kiss of a Demon King
Untouchable
Pleasure of a Dark Prince
Demon from the Dark
Dreams of a Dark Warrior
Lothaire
Dark Skye
Kresley Cole keeps the Immortals After Dark series fresh with an action packed adventure involving a witch and her mate, a vemon (a demon, turned into a vampire)
Malkom Slaine
Malkom has lived a life full of rejection and disappointments. His life was a suicide just waiting to happen. His father left him to be raised by his prostitute mother. Prostitute mom then sold him off to be a blood slave, boy toy for a sick, perverted, vampire that liked to share Malkom with his friends. Once Malkom was too old to please them anymore (a mere teenager) he was thrown out onto the streets. Even when he was turned into a Vemon, by his enemy, he remained strong.
“If a demon and a vampire mated, their offspring would be unique but in harmony, like a Labrador retriever crossed with a poodle. Voila, labradoodle!
But a vemon was a made creature, as if one took the front half of the Lab and jammed it onto the back half of thr poodle. In other words, wrong.”
Gah, I love this hero!! He is everything I look for in a lead character. With all the things that happened to him, Malkom remained loyal, fair, and kind. It seamed that nothing could break him. Except maybe betrayal at the hands of his fated mate, a witch.
Carrow Graie
I'm on a man-fast. Why bother with them? the good ones are always taken. Or they're weirdly uninterested in a capricious wild child with continuous legal problems
Carrow is a beautiful, fun loving witch. She's the life of every party, and loves to flash the crowd. She's witty and sassy as shit, and I loved her character so much. Beneath her carefree persona, Carrow has the biggest, most loyal heart. Yet she has been blackmailed into luring a Vemon into a trap. Unfortunately, this Vemon turns out to be her life mate, and he is kind, sweet, and fierce.
This book had it all and was a solid 4.5 star read. I loved the scarred alpha hero because he had a good, loyal heart. The heroine was Awesome!! She was sassy, savvy, and a total badass. The plot was fresh, not predictable and there were tons of fight scenes. Demon from the Dark, Book#10, was one of my favorites in this series. I look forward to more IAD.
My Immortals After Dark Reviews:
The Warlord Wants Forever
A Hunger Like No Other
No Rest for the Wicked
Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night
Dark Needs at Night's Edge
Dark Desires After Dusk
Kiss of a Demon King
Untouchable
Pleasure of a Dark Prince
Demon from the Dark
Dreams of a Dark Warrior
Lothaire
Dark Skye
July 17, 2017
Malkom Slaine, vemon or scarba (demonic vampire) and Carrow Graie, witch
When he caressed her there, she quivered against his fingers.
He gazed up at her. "Kiss?"
Oh, yes kiss!
This book has
-lots of bitings
-secrets and betrayals
-love and growth
-forgiveness, family and belonging
-bad bad humans and unbearable torturing
-so many stories that run in parallel
When he caressed her there, she quivered against his fingers.
He gazed up at her. "Kiss?"
Oh, yes kiss!
This book has
-lots of bitings
-secrets and betrayals
-love and growth
-forgiveness, family and belonging
-bad bad humans and unbearable torturing
-so many stories that run in parallel
July 12, 2011
Disclaimer: I am in gushing mode, which means I have lots of clunky metaphors and a bit of unwise hyperbole. Don't hold it against this book or its author. It's all me!
I make no apologies for my deep love of this series. It rocks. This series is premium when it comes to paranormal romance. Hands down. With Demon from the Dark, I felt that intense love grow like a rose bush on Miracle Gro fertilizer.
Ms. Cole has written a flawless book here. She wrote a hot, hot romance with two characters that I loved, flaws and all. She also had me believing that these people could fall in love with each other, even though they couldn’t speak the same language initially. I didn’t expect to be such a huge fan of Carrow when I met the party girl witch in Dark Desires After Dusk. But I do love her. It took me about five minutes into reading this to think, “I like her a lot.” Actually, the scene at the end of Pleasure of a Dark Prince had me feeling positively towards her. Now, I have to think she’s my favorite heroine in this series. Sorry Sabine!
A huge theme of this story is feeling abandoned/rejected/unwanted, like no one in the world truly loves you and accepts you. For Malkom, this was illustrated in a much more violent, heartbreaking manner. Malkom made my heart bleed. I could understand why he was such a violent, untrusting person who felt that being alone was the best option for him. I won’t go into all he suffered because I feel that this book needs to be read. You have to get to know Malkom the best way, by reading his story. But suffice it to say, no kid should go through what Malkom did. I so wanted him to have a beloved wife and a family. I wanted him to have that with Carrow and Ruby. Oh man, I just loved him. I was glad that Carrow ends up proving that she loves him and is worthy of being his fated mate.
In the case of Carrow, she finds herself in an untenable situation, and she is going to have betray the male that she falls deeply in love with. Normally, I would be raring at the bit, foaming at the mouth at what she did, because I hate deception. In this case, I could understand her dilemma. She ends up becoming the adoptive mother of an orphaned daughter of a friend murdered by Carrow’s human enemies. The thing about it was, Carrow acted like a parent. Parents have to make tough decisions. Their primary responsibility is to care for their children. She was over a barrel, and I respect that she stayed true and did what she had to with the intent to protect Ruby. And this decision almost cost her true love, putting her in that same situation of having love and affection denied to her, as she suffered as a materially privileged, but emotionally-starved young girl.
This situation shows what a masterful writer Kresley Cole is. She takes a scenario where you’re like, “This can’t end well,” and keeps you glued to the pages as she proves that it can, and has you enjoying the ride so much, you feel desolate when the book is over. That was this book (and all her books) in a nutshell. Also, did I mention, this woman knows how to write hot, hot, hot, really hot romance. For me, this was the hottest of her books. I think part of that was because I felt the intense pull that Carrow has on Malkom, and vice versa. They were like two powerful magnets exerting forces of attraction on each other (and pulling the reader along because the energy is so powerful). Ms. Cole manages to use every amorous moment to build the steam up until it’s about to explode and turn the book into a fireball. I really needed a fan as I read this book, and not just because Oblivion is like Yuma, Arizona with the thermostat turned up several degrees.
I honestly can’t think of anything I didn’t like about this book. Well, except that I wanted to find out what happens to some of the other Loreans who got abducted by the Order. I am gnawing on my knuckles to find out what happens between Melanthe and Thronos, and I really want to know more about Declan and Regin. Good thing I am reading Dreams of a Dark Warrior next month.
Kresley Cole, you kick paranormal romance butt and take names. You and the WARDen usually go neck and neck for this reader, but this book puts you in first place now. I’m not just being flattering when I say that my life is so much richer since I started reading your books. I have so much love for the Immortals After Dark series! (Off to fondle my copy and add it to my bookcase with my other beloved IAD books).
I make no apologies for my deep love of this series. It rocks. This series is premium when it comes to paranormal romance. Hands down. With Demon from the Dark, I felt that intense love grow like a rose bush on Miracle Gro fertilizer.
Ms. Cole has written a flawless book here. She wrote a hot, hot romance with two characters that I loved, flaws and all. She also had me believing that these people could fall in love with each other, even though they couldn’t speak the same language initially. I didn’t expect to be such a huge fan of Carrow when I met the party girl witch in Dark Desires After Dusk. But I do love her. It took me about five minutes into reading this to think, “I like her a lot.” Actually, the scene at the end of Pleasure of a Dark Prince had me feeling positively towards her. Now, I have to think she’s my favorite heroine in this series. Sorry Sabine!
A huge theme of this story is feeling abandoned/rejected/unwanted, like no one in the world truly loves you and accepts you. For Malkom, this was illustrated in a much more violent, heartbreaking manner. Malkom made my heart bleed. I could understand why he was such a violent, untrusting person who felt that being alone was the best option for him. I won’t go into all he suffered because I feel that this book needs to be read. You have to get to know Malkom the best way, by reading his story. But suffice it to say, no kid should go through what Malkom did. I so wanted him to have a beloved wife and a family. I wanted him to have that with Carrow and Ruby. Oh man, I just loved him. I was glad that Carrow ends up proving that she loves him and is worthy of being his fated mate.
In the case of Carrow, she finds herself in an untenable situation, and she is going to have betray the male that she falls deeply in love with. Normally, I would be raring at the bit, foaming at the mouth at what she did, because I hate deception. In this case, I could understand her dilemma. She ends up becoming the adoptive mother of an orphaned daughter of a friend murdered by Carrow’s human enemies. The thing about it was, Carrow acted like a parent. Parents have to make tough decisions. Their primary responsibility is to care for their children. She was over a barrel, and I respect that she stayed true and did what she had to with the intent to protect Ruby. And this decision almost cost her true love, putting her in that same situation of having love and affection denied to her, as she suffered as a materially privileged, but emotionally-starved young girl.
This situation shows what a masterful writer Kresley Cole is. She takes a scenario where you’re like, “This can’t end well,” and keeps you glued to the pages as she proves that it can, and has you enjoying the ride so much, you feel desolate when the book is over. That was this book (and all her books) in a nutshell. Also, did I mention, this woman knows how to write hot, hot, hot, really hot romance. For me, this was the hottest of her books. I think part of that was because I felt the intense pull that Carrow has on Malkom, and vice versa. They were like two powerful magnets exerting forces of attraction on each other (and pulling the reader along because the energy is so powerful). Ms. Cole manages to use every amorous moment to build the steam up until it’s about to explode and turn the book into a fireball. I really needed a fan as I read this book, and not just because Oblivion is like Yuma, Arizona with the thermostat turned up several degrees.
I honestly can’t think of anything I didn’t like about this book. Well, except that I wanted to find out what happens to some of the other Loreans who got abducted by the Order. I am gnawing on my knuckles to find out what happens between Melanthe and Thronos, and I really want to know more about Declan and Regin. Good thing I am reading Dreams of a Dark Warrior next month.
Kresley Cole, you kick paranormal romance butt and take names. You and the WARDen usually go neck and neck for this reader, but this book puts you in first place now. I’m not just being flattering when I say that my life is so much richer since I started reading your books. I have so much love for the Immortals After Dark series! (Off to fondle my copy and add it to my bookcase with my other beloved IAD books).
November 27, 2022
I don't understand how pretty much every single book in this series has been a win so far, but it has and I'm beyond impressed. I refuse to believe any other paranormal series can match what Kresley Cole has created.
They're so good, so consuming. There's so much attention to the world and the characters. These damn paranormal creatures are relatable! Their being is otherworldly, but their essence, their character is so well developed. I'm in love with them!
We have Malkom who has known neglect and sexual abuse and deep loneliness since he was child. Carrow lived a life of privilege and wealth but with absolute abhorrent parents. She's send on a mission to hand Malkom over to people that want to experiment on him. But that's when fate decides to intervene and these two are forced together to figure something out.
You can sense that Kresley Cole is building up to something by pairing couples who are from different backgrounds with opposing circumstances. These creatures are forced into a position where they question their previous prejudices. Better yet, fate forces them together and because of that, they can't let each other go. But what to do with the misconceptions that has formed their entire belief systems? It gets crushed in the most delicious of ways.
I can't describe to you how perfect the romance was. I melted. A lot.
This series stays winning and I'm fuckin' obsessed.
They're so good, so consuming. There's so much attention to the world and the characters. These damn paranormal creatures are relatable! Their being is otherworldly, but their essence, their character is so well developed. I'm in love with them!
We have Malkom who has known neglect and sexual abuse and deep loneliness since he was child. Carrow lived a life of privilege and wealth but with absolute abhorrent parents. She's send on a mission to hand Malkom over to people that want to experiment on him. But that's when fate decides to intervene and these two are forced together to figure something out.
You can sense that Kresley Cole is building up to something by pairing couples who are from different backgrounds with opposing circumstances. These creatures are forced into a position where they question their previous prejudices. Better yet, fate forces them together and because of that, they can't let each other go. But what to do with the misconceptions that has formed their entire belief systems? It gets crushed in the most delicious of ways.
I can't describe to you how perfect the romance was. I melted. A lot.
This series stays winning and I'm fuckin' obsessed.
September 27, 2010
Loved it loved it LOVED IT!!! One of the best books in the whole IAD series--and I know I say that all the time, because I love most of the books in the series. But something about this one really appealed to me, and I'm guessing that 75% of it is because I really fell for the hero, the hunk-a-licious vemon (part demon, part vampire) Malkom Slaine. Ahh, what a tortured hero he was...sympathetic, lonely, proud, humiliated, protective, possessive, innocent in many ways, down on himself...and so in need of a friend, a lover, a person who he could trust who he could give all the love in his great big heart...I just wanted to grab him and squeeze him and give him all the love that he deserved!
Typically, the book started out a little slow for me. Not the parts about Malkom, but the parts about the heroine, the (former) party-girl witch named Carrow Graie. Every time I start one of these IAD books I try to rack my brain remembering where the series left off. There's so many characters to keep track of---the demons, the witches, the vampires, the valkyries, the werewolves and all the assorted creatures of the Lore, that I waste time trying to remember who's with who romantically, who's friends with who...I wish KC had some kind of family tree that I could refer to to keep everything straight! But after a while I stopped stressing over it, and decided to just throw myself into the book, and I'm glad I did.
The basic plot is that Carrow (as well as some other immortals) is captured and held prisoner by some mortal group known as The Order and taken to some remote, impossible to locate island far, far from her home in New Orleans. The Order is made up of scientists and soldiers intent on studying and destroying immortal evil-doers. They want Carrow to go to some place called Oblivian (a hellish, desolate, demon plane) and use her powers to lure the powerful vampiric demon Malkom Slaine to them. If she's able to accomplish this in 6 days, they'll release her and the recently motherless 7 year old child/witch (Ruby) that she's intent on adopting. If not, Ruby will die.
So Carrow bravely enters Oblivian, seeking out this so called evil, barbaric giant (over 6 and a half feet tall) named Malkom. I don't want to give anything away, but I felt like this was the best part of the book. Carrow has to find a way to communicate with this almost Neanderthal demon-man, get him to trust her, and lure him back to the other side. But she's in for the shock of her life when she finds out*************spoiler*******that she's his fated mate! Eventually they find a way to communicate, she uncovers his secrets about his lonely, horrific, tortured past, and she finds out she's verrry attracted to him--not only physically, but emotionally too. Carrow has some secrets from her childhood that make her understand Malkom's isolation and loneliness all too well. What to do? She knows she's going to have to betray him, and she's torn up about that--she really cares for him and rather likes the idea of being his mate. Everyone in Malkom's life has betrayed him, but if she doesn't get Malkom back to The Order, she'll never see Ruby again. What will Carrow's decision be?********
There is so much good stuff in this book! First of all, there's plenty of humor as always--lots of pop-culture references in this one--typical one-liners tossed off by either Carrow or the supporting characters to break up the tension. There's lots of mayhem, some gore (ugh! The creatures in Oblivian...) and suspense too. But the best part of the book was the relationship between Malkom and Carrow--the sexual tension was off the charts! Ahhh, the reciprocal bathing scene in Malkom's lair in the mine shaft...when Carrow cleans him up and really gets a look at the pierced, tattooed Malkom for the first time...whew! This was one hot book!! Things just get better from there, when Carrow starts to have deep feelings for Malkom, yet Malkom is afraid to trust his heart and believe that something good could finally happen to him. It just about killed me when Carrow was forced to betray him...:(
Fans of this series--this is a no-brainer. You have to read this one. I dare you not to fall in love with the brute-with-a-big-heart Malkom. In a lot of ways, he reminded me of Zsadist from JR Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood. I loved this guy, loved his sweet and gentle relationship with young Ruby, loved the passion he shared with Carrow, loved seeing his whole transformation from destructive, feared warrior with nothing to live for to gentle-when-he-had-to-be, proud, compassionate giant with a reason to hope and believe that there's a better future for him. I think Kresley Cole hit it out of the park with this one, even if she left us hanging just a little at the ending. I don't think she's quite finished with Malkom and Carrow yet, and I look forward to checking in with them in the next book (Dreams of a Dark Warrior). 5 BIG stars!
Typically, the book started out a little slow for me. Not the parts about Malkom, but the parts about the heroine, the (former) party-girl witch named Carrow Graie. Every time I start one of these IAD books I try to rack my brain remembering where the series left off. There's so many characters to keep track of---the demons, the witches, the vampires, the valkyries, the werewolves and all the assorted creatures of the Lore, that I waste time trying to remember who's with who romantically, who's friends with who...I wish KC had some kind of family tree that I could refer to to keep everything straight! But after a while I stopped stressing over it, and decided to just throw myself into the book, and I'm glad I did.
The basic plot is that Carrow (as well as some other immortals) is captured and held prisoner by some mortal group known as The Order and taken to some remote, impossible to locate island far, far from her home in New Orleans. The Order is made up of scientists and soldiers intent on studying and destroying immortal evil-doers. They want Carrow to go to some place called Oblivian (a hellish, desolate, demon plane) and use her powers to lure the powerful vampiric demon Malkom Slaine to them. If she's able to accomplish this in 6 days, they'll release her and the recently motherless 7 year old child/witch (Ruby) that she's intent on adopting. If not, Ruby will die.
So Carrow bravely enters Oblivian, seeking out this so called evil, barbaric giant (over 6 and a half feet tall) named Malkom. I don't want to give anything away, but I felt like this was the best part of the book. Carrow has to find a way to communicate with this almost Neanderthal demon-man, get him to trust her, and lure him back to the other side. But she's in for the shock of her life when she finds out*************spoiler*******that she's his fated mate! Eventually they find a way to communicate, she uncovers his secrets about his lonely, horrific, tortured past, and she finds out she's verrry attracted to him--not only physically, but emotionally too. Carrow has some secrets from her childhood that make her understand Malkom's isolation and loneliness all too well. What to do? She knows she's going to have to betray him, and she's torn up about that--she really cares for him and rather likes the idea of being his mate. Everyone in Malkom's life has betrayed him, but if she doesn't get Malkom back to The Order, she'll never see Ruby again. What will Carrow's decision be?********
There is so much good stuff in this book! First of all, there's plenty of humor as always--lots of pop-culture references in this one--typical one-liners tossed off by either Carrow or the supporting characters to break up the tension. There's lots of mayhem, some gore (ugh! The creatures in Oblivian...) and suspense too. But the best part of the book was the relationship between Malkom and Carrow--the sexual tension was off the charts! Ahhh, the reciprocal bathing scene in Malkom's lair in the mine shaft...when Carrow cleans him up and really gets a look at the pierced, tattooed Malkom for the first time...whew! This was one hot book!! Things just get better from there, when Carrow starts to have deep feelings for Malkom, yet Malkom is afraid to trust his heart and believe that something good could finally happen to him. It just about killed me when Carrow was forced to betray him...:(
Fans of this series--this is a no-brainer. You have to read this one. I dare you not to fall in love with the brute-with-a-big-heart Malkom. In a lot of ways, he reminded me of Zsadist from JR Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood. I loved this guy, loved his sweet and gentle relationship with young Ruby, loved the passion he shared with Carrow, loved seeing his whole transformation from destructive, feared warrior with nothing to live for to gentle-when-he-had-to-be, proud, compassionate giant with a reason to hope and believe that there's a better future for him. I think Kresley Cole hit it out of the park with this one, even if she left us hanging just a little at the ending. I don't think she's quite finished with Malkom and Carrow yet, and I look forward to checking in with them in the next book (Dreams of a Dark Warrior). 5 BIG stars!
May 25, 2017
Spoilers
My God This Book was so Damn Good!!!!!!!!! I was Hurting with the characters, feeling the pain and helplessness. I was on a emotional rollercoaster the whole book. I loved Malkom, Carrow, and ruby so much the family unite was too cute!!!
Malkom:
He is the super sexy, tormented, abused, betrayed,lonely,harden fighter that doesn't trust, but He is also vulnerable, noble, and protective. He was so sweet and such a hero. My heart broke and longed for him.
“I am defeated, female.” Naked, he dropped to his knees beside her. “Tonight I must have you, else die from the wanting.”
"Try it, witch. Always I will come for you. For you both. Nothing will stop me!"
Carrow:
She is the fun loving party girl who is hiding a deep hurt because her parents abandoned her. She feels unloved and unwanted, but she has a hidden strength that she finds when she becomes a mom to ruby her cousins(who gets killed) daughter.
The story line is Carrow is captured by the Order and they kill her cousin taking her cousins 7 year old daughter ruby and using her to blackmail Carrow into going to Oblivion a kind of hell realm and bring back the Vemon (a vampire/demon) Malkom Slaine. She gets there and at first he is wild and scares the crap out of her. For him he realizes she is his fated one he bride. They can't talk to each other because even though he knew English a long time ago he doesn't remember and she doesn't speak demonish the lack of communication was too funny
"I should name you Wilson, the volleyball. You understand as much as Wilson did and respond as infrequently. What's that?" She cupped her ear as if the demon had spoken. "No, no you're right. Wilson was more hygienic."
“He'd swiftly collected those monsters' heads, tying them together with a piece of the rope she'd hoped never to see again, then strung them over his shoulder. Periodically, he offered his catch to her.
"No, no, I have a pair just like them at home," she'd said. "I would just regift them.”
So while in Oblivion they end up falling for each other. Carrow had it hard and you could feel her pain and helplessness as she has to choose to turn over the man she has fallin for to be tortured and imprisoned for the life of her adopted daughter. When he realized she betrayed him I teared up so emotional
Her voice a whisper, she said, "Malkom, I'm so sorry." Her eyes brimmed with tears that spilled down her heartbreaking face. Her expression seemed agonized.
"No, Carrow," he insisted, even as realization took hold, that knot tightening in his gut. She'd lured him into a trap. "Channa?"
"I-I didn't have a choice," she said, but he was no longer listening.
"Not you, not you." He gnashed his teeth. "Not you!" he roared with fury.
My God ripped my heart out. They end up escaping the prison and he helps keep her and ruby alive, but he is still hurt and can't trust her. She fights for him hard no matter how hard he tries to push her away.
The way Malkom is with Ruby melted my heart
In the end Carrow gets her Vemon and they become a family
I love the ending really I loved the whole book one of the best of the series. It Melted my heart broke it and then put it back together. I am on to the next book...........
December 18, 2016
Demon from the Dark is the tenth book in the immense popular Immortals After Dark series by Kresley Cole. The series is popular for good reason: the combination of snarky heroines and brooding heroes makes for great entertainment. The stories are always engaging, funny and sizzling.
Despite the premise in all the books being the same (boy and girl realize they are fated mates and have to deal with that–the hard and sexy way) the stories don't feel repetitive. Cole usually manages to give a new twist to each plot, coming up with something fresh and making her reader invest in her new couple.
It didn’t work for me this time.
Let me say: I feel guilty about giving it only 3 stars. But I just couldn’t round it up to a full 4, because that way the book would get the same rating as the books about the Wroth Brothers and the Woede. And frankly: those books were better than this one.
It’s hard to pinpoint an exact reason. Cole just seemed a little less inspired for this book. Even though the plot was original, it was rather silly and I had a hard time connecting with the characters, especially Carrow.
The good:
-The hero, Malkom Slaine, turned out to be one of Cole’s most interesting heroes. This ‘vemon’ with a tormented past and serious trust issues (I was getting a Zsadist vibe) was the epitome of a growling and overbearing man. He made Lachlain MacRieve seem like a pussy cat and that’s saying something. Needless to say I loved him.
-Carrow is incarcerated with a lot of other immortals and it was great to see so many familiar faces. Regin, Lothaire, Uilleam, Lanthe, Thronos… It seemed like a lot of further books being set up and it got me very curious (especially the itty bits we got concerning Regin, Lanthe and Nïx).
The ‘meh’:
-In the previous books, we caught a few glimpses of Carrow as Mariketa’s best friend with the party hardy attitude. This book we get to meet her up close and personal and learn that she’s actually really vulnerable and empty on the inside. It’s a lesson hard to miss because it pretty much gets shoved down our throat on every occasion.
Besides that, Cole used a little witch named Ruby as a less than subtle plot device to keep the pressure on Carrow whilst making her grow up fast. It was too much and the sentence “But I have someone to take care of now” got annoying after the twentieth time.
-Because of Malkom and the way the book started, I felt Cole could make this story really deep and dark. Sadly she lost focus along the way and did the worst thing imaginable: she turned up the sap-level! And this took the bite out of her usually feisty stories.
The bad:
-The gathering in the House of Witches, near the very end of the book, was a compilation of inconsistencies, out of character displays and plain silliness. I won’t go into detail as to not spoil anything, but: bleh!
All in all, Demon for the Dark was a case of: ‘almost but not quite’, for me.
Still: the book is entertaining (it’s Cole!) and left me wondering about the upcoming stories. I just hope I’ll like them more.
3,5 stars
Despite the premise in all the books being the same (boy and girl realize they are fated mates and have to deal with that–the hard and sexy way) the stories don't feel repetitive. Cole usually manages to give a new twist to each plot, coming up with something fresh and making her reader invest in her new couple.
It didn’t work for me this time.
Let me say: I feel guilty about giving it only 3 stars. But I just couldn’t round it up to a full 4, because that way the book would get the same rating as the books about the Wroth Brothers and the Woede. And frankly: those books were better than this one.
It’s hard to pinpoint an exact reason. Cole just seemed a little less inspired for this book. Even though the plot was original, it was rather silly and I had a hard time connecting with the characters, especially Carrow.
The good:
-The hero, Malkom Slaine, turned out to be one of Cole’s most interesting heroes. This ‘vemon’ with a tormented past and serious trust issues (I was getting a Zsadist vibe) was the epitome of a growling and overbearing man. He made Lachlain MacRieve seem like a pussy cat and that’s saying something. Needless to say I loved him.
-Carrow is incarcerated with a lot of other immortals and it was great to see so many familiar faces. Regin, Lothaire, Uilleam, Lanthe, Thronos… It seemed like a lot of further books being set up and it got me very curious (especially the itty bits we got concerning Regin, Lanthe and Nïx).
The ‘meh’:
-In the previous books, we caught a few glimpses of Carrow as Mariketa’s best friend with the party hardy attitude. This book we get to meet her up close and personal and learn that she’s actually really vulnerable and empty on the inside. It’s a lesson hard to miss because it pretty much gets shoved down our throat on every occasion.
Besides that, Cole used a little witch named Ruby as a less than subtle plot device to keep the pressure on Carrow whilst making her grow up fast. It was too much and the sentence “But I have someone to take care of now” got annoying after the twentieth time.
-Because of Malkom and the way the book started, I felt Cole could make this story really deep and dark. Sadly she lost focus along the way and did the worst thing imaginable: she turned up the sap-level! And this took the bite out of her usually feisty stories.
The bad:
-The gathering in the House of Witches, near the very end of the book, was a compilation of inconsistencies, out of character displays and plain silliness. I won’t go into detail as to not spoil anything, but: bleh!
All in all, Demon for the Dark was a case of: ‘almost but not quite’, for me.
Still: the book is entertaining (it’s Cole!) and left me wondering about the upcoming stories. I just hope I’ll like them more.
3,5 stars
September 5, 2016
4.5 Stars
I loved this slightly darker tale in the IAD series. Malkom and Carrow are one of my favorite couples in the entire series and their story should not be missed. I have to say that I have a new affinity for love stories where the H/h speak different languages and have to learn to communicate with one another. Malkom is so complex he has an excruciatingly painful background and was turned partly into the thing he hated the most. He has been alone for so long I think he has forgotten how to even relate to another person. Carrow, the carefree witch has a colored past as well and is in a way just as lonely as he is.
she’d wondered if hatred and abuse might be preferable to neglect and abandonment.
Carrow has been captured by The Order a mortal organization that is bent on fighting against immortals and ridding the world of them. They have decided that she is the best candidate to go to a demonic realm and convince Malkom Slaine a Vemon to come back through the portal with her in a week’s time. She is reluctant to help but they have Ruby, Carrow’s recently orphaned seven year old niece as a hostage. Left with no choice she agrees to help in exchange for their freedom.
“And what about the Vemon? Lanthe continued. “If you can’t lure him to the portal, he could just keep you in hell as his little witch pet.”
“I’ve had worse relationships,” Carrow deadpanned
When she goes through the portal nothing is what she expects and there is danger around every corner. Malkom is harsh and almost animal like in many ways. It is a difficult beginning but Carrow is determined to tame the beast if she is ever going to see her niece again. What she didn’t expect is that she would grow to care for the big lug, but how could you not. With every instance that Malkom protects her and show her kindness it just makes what she was sent to do even harder. Malkom is a diamond in the rough and tries to be so tender with Carrow. He is hard not to become attached to.
He gazed down at her not with the expression of a man who was happy with his fate, but with the expression of a man who’d slaughter anyone who tried to change that fate…
I loved their story, even how Carrow fought for Malkom after they returned to The Order’s Facility and he found out about her betrayal.
As with the other books some of the greatest moments were with side characters. Lanthe got a little spotlight time and I liked how she is seen as evil but most of that is an act to be tough. Scenes with Regin were also interesting as Declan (The Orders Magister) is Aidan reincarnated, I have no idea how that relationship will recover. Ruby was really a lot of fun, the relationship that Ruby grew into with Malkom was so sweet and really tugged on my heartstrings. How could you not grow to love that little girl and her Stepdemon.
The ending is not quite complete as there are still some immortals on the Island and the rescue operation won’t be put into motion until later so a bit of a to-be-continue of sorts but definitely the semi-ending that I wanted for Malkom and Carrow.
I loved this slightly darker tale in the IAD series. Malkom and Carrow are one of my favorite couples in the entire series and their story should not be missed. I have to say that I have a new affinity for love stories where the H/h speak different languages and have to learn to communicate with one another. Malkom is so complex he has an excruciatingly painful background and was turned partly into the thing he hated the most. He has been alone for so long I think he has forgotten how to even relate to another person. Carrow, the carefree witch has a colored past as well and is in a way just as lonely as he is.
she’d wondered if hatred and abuse might be preferable to neglect and abandonment.
Carrow has been captured by The Order a mortal organization that is bent on fighting against immortals and ridding the world of them. They have decided that she is the best candidate to go to a demonic realm and convince Malkom Slaine a Vemon to come back through the portal with her in a week’s time. She is reluctant to help but they have Ruby, Carrow’s recently orphaned seven year old niece as a hostage. Left with no choice she agrees to help in exchange for their freedom.
“And what about the Vemon? Lanthe continued. “If you can’t lure him to the portal, he could just keep you in hell as his little witch pet.”
“I’ve had worse relationships,” Carrow deadpanned
When she goes through the portal nothing is what she expects and there is danger around every corner. Malkom is harsh and almost animal like in many ways. It is a difficult beginning but Carrow is determined to tame the beast if she is ever going to see her niece again. What she didn’t expect is that she would grow to care for the big lug, but how could you not. With every instance that Malkom protects her and show her kindness it just makes what she was sent to do even harder. Malkom is a diamond in the rough and tries to be so tender with Carrow. He is hard not to become attached to.
He gazed down at her not with the expression of a man who was happy with his fate, but with the expression of a man who’d slaughter anyone who tried to change that fate…
I loved their story, even how Carrow fought for Malkom after they returned to The Order’s Facility and he found out about her betrayal.
As with the other books some of the greatest moments were with side characters. Lanthe got a little spotlight time and I liked how she is seen as evil but most of that is an act to be tough. Scenes with Regin were also interesting as Declan (The Orders Magister) is Aidan reincarnated, I have no idea how that relationship will recover. Ruby was really a lot of fun, the relationship that Ruby grew into with Malkom was so sweet and really tugged on my heartstrings. How could you not grow to love that little girl and her Stepdemon.
The ending is not quite complete as there are still some immortals on the Island and the rescue operation won’t be put into motion until later so a bit of a to-be-continue of sorts but definitely the semi-ending that I wanted for Malkom and Carrow.
May 28, 2020
4.5 stars, rounded down. Why am I so stingy? Hmm... cuz I paid $7.99+ tax for this and it had to blow my mind. It was good, I read it in 1 day, but I still skimmed some. And I hate skimming books I pay a lot of $$ for.
If it was "free" or on KU, I might have given it 4.75.
So... I think I like this one a bit better than I liked Lothaire. Mainly bc I love my tortured, built, hot, virgin, devoted, alpha heroes. And Malkom is definitely that.
However, speaking of this, not that he qualifies as a virgin, but sorta there, I compare, like other readers, Malkom to Zsadist from Ward's BDB series,
. And well, Z wins hands down.
Tho there are times I had some aches in my chest reading about Malkom, I really hurt for his betrayal, esp. by Carrow, it wasn't the same intensity of feeling I have for Z.
Now, what worked for this book is that I like Carrow as a heroine better than Z's heroine Bella. I admit that I like the heroines (at least in 2 books I've read) by KC better than Ward's heroines on average.
The humor in Lothaire, with the hillbilly sayings, was missing here. That's fine, but then I wanted more intensity of emotion and connection and so forth. I didn't get as much of that as I like best. Then I compare Malkom to other tortured, abused, suffering alpha males I know and love. Take Tal from Aja James'
for example. Or Valerius from
. Or Ryu from
who also had the same type of story about the mom selling him out.
And unfortunately, M comes up short. He's like a Neanderthal tortured hero. That was actually kinda fun. And I thought to another book I read, suddenly forgot the name, that's about a Neanderthal and his modern human mate.
So, that's prob why I can't give this 5 stars. Maybe if I read this book first I would feel differently, but well, you never get over the "first love."
I thought the trust issues was realistic. I'm glad the author didn't suddenly have M forgive C when he realized why she did it. Well, he did forgive her, because he's a good male. But he didn't trust her, and that's totally understandable. I like that she had to win him back. I felt like she could have done MORE to win him back, but I guess it's not the grand gestures that matter most in love, it's the little things.
Between him and Lothaire, I think I prefer Malkom as a book bf. I just love the tortured, suffering heroes better than the tortured, more glib and arrogant ones. But I like Elizabeth better than Carrow. If for no other reason than her hillbilly sayings :)
OK, think I've spent enough $$ on this series for a while. Will (likely) not be reading more of this series for a good long while...
If it was "free" or on KU, I might have given it 4.75.
So... I think I like this one a bit better than I liked Lothaire. Mainly bc I love my tortured, built, hot, virgin, devoted, alpha heroes. And Malkom is definitely that.
However, speaking of this, not that he qualifies as a virgin, but sorta there, I compare, like other readers, Malkom to Zsadist from Ward's BDB series,
. And well, Z wins hands down.Tho there are times I had some aches in my chest reading about Malkom, I really hurt for his betrayal, esp. by Carrow, it wasn't the same intensity of feeling I have for Z.
Now, what worked for this book is that I like Carrow as a heroine better than Z's heroine Bella. I admit that I like the heroines (at least in 2 books I've read) by KC better than Ward's heroines on average.
The humor in Lothaire, with the hillbilly sayings, was missing here. That's fine, but then I wanted more intensity of emotion and connection and so forth. I didn't get as much of that as I like best. Then I compare Malkom to other tortured, abused, suffering alpha males I know and love. Take Tal from Aja James'
for example. Or Valerius from
. Or Ryu from
who also had the same type of story about the mom selling him out. And unfortunately, M comes up short. He's like a Neanderthal tortured hero. That was actually kinda fun. And I thought to another book I read, suddenly forgot the name, that's about a Neanderthal and his modern human mate.
So, that's prob why I can't give this 5 stars. Maybe if I read this book first I would feel differently, but well, you never get over the "first love."
I thought the trust issues was realistic. I'm glad the author didn't suddenly have M forgive C when he realized why she did it. Well, he did forgive her, because he's a good male. But he didn't trust her, and that's totally understandable. I like that she had to win him back. I felt like she could have done MORE to win him back, but I guess it's not the grand gestures that matter most in love, it's the little things.
Between him and Lothaire, I think I prefer Malkom as a book bf. I just love the tortured, suffering heroes better than the tortured, more glib and arrogant ones. But I like Elizabeth better than Carrow. If for no other reason than her hillbilly sayings :)
OK, think I've spent enough $$ on this series for a while. Will (likely) not be reading more of this series for a good long while...
October 26, 2016
With each book in this series, I find a new favorite! This story is no exception. I loved all the emotions of this tale. Even with limited [verbal] communication between the two characters for most of the book, you got so much out of their interaction! I love how Kresley Cole can take a vemon and a witch and make them so human that you ache when they ache and cry with happiness when they finally get their HEA. A love story is a love story, right?? And KC does them so well with just the right amount of heartache, adventure, sexy, macho and sassy. Sprinkle that with the magic that is her signature flawless storytelling and you got yourself a winning combination!
Till next time. Cheers!
Till next time. Cheers!
January 29, 2022
SOOOO GOOD!! Have to bump this up from 4 to 5 stars. I loved Malkom and Carrow! Malkom totally stole my heart
June 12, 2012
***SPOILERS WILL BE PRESENT***
At the end of Pleasure of a Dark Prince, we saw three separate epilogues where several creatures from the Lore were captured- one of whom was Carrow the Incarcerated.
Which brings us to Demon from the Dark.
Carrow is put in a cell with Lanthe (remember her? Sabine's sister...the one who creates portals) and a 7 yr old witch named Ruby. Ruby's mom was Carrow's cousin and coven-mate Amanda, and the Order has just killed her! So Carrow stepped up to the plate and adopted Ruby. Unfortunately the Order (the jerks kidnapping the Immortals to experiment on them, vivisect them, and kill/torture them) uses Ruby as leverage against Carrow. Carrow is to go the the demon world of Ash courtesy of a portal from Lanthe, and bring back a vemon. Now, you might be wondering just how 2 witches and a sorceress can remain in captivity? The Order put collars on them that mute their powers. Tricky. And Carrow's would be deactivated for the duration of 5 days so she could capture Malkom, a rare vemon (a demon-turned-vampire), and also very dangerous. Doing this would secure Ruby and Carrow's freedom. The problem with that little plan is that Carrow's energy source that fuels her powers is happiness and revelry. That's why she's such a party girl-she's charging her batteries, so to speak. She can't charge herself with her own happiness, though, because as Mariketa tells us, she's actually not happy. And what are the chances of a happy happy joy joy fix in a remote demon plane?
Malkom is amazing. As a young boy his mother sold him as a blood slave to a vampire master. Of course the sicko used him sexually too until Malkom hit puberty, then kicked him out. So Malkom scrounged on the streets until he was old enough to kill the vampires that had taken over his world. He was so vicious and so brutal that their prince, Kallen the Just, found him and brought him into his army. They fought together for many years, until for the first time in his life, Malkom had a friend, a purpose, and a full belly. Until the Viceroy captures Malkom and Kallen. He turns them both into vampires, and locks them in the same cell until the thirst takes over and Kallen can't not drink Malkom. Malkom sees it as yet another betrayal, and kills Kallen first (important to note, Malkom does not drink from him). So Malkom then survives. And that is his existence-survival. For centuries. Survival, nothing more.
Enter Carrow.
Malkom recognizes her as his fated Female and his vampiric Bride. This is where the real story begins. The two couldn't communicate. Carrow only knows a few naughty phrases in demonish, and Malkom has blocked out the English his master taught him through torture and sex.
I found this to be the absolute sweetest love story. With few words, and body language the two found a way to communicate, and to love. Unfortunately, though, Carrow was planning on betraying him to the Order. At one point he bites her after promising not to, and she panics-what if her gets her memories, but out of context? What if he figures out she's leading him to his imminent torture, and possible death? So he storms out of the cave, and then when she goes looking for him, he lets himself be taken to protect Carrow.
Not only does Carrow save him from a gruesome death, she takes him to the Order as planned, and of course, they don't keep their word and she and Ruby are still stuck.
Poor Malkom-it was the ultimate betrayal. And the final straw. Any sliver of happiness or trust died when he realized Carrow had betrayed him. She'd lied. He promised retribution every time he was dragged past her cell.
At this point, Lothaire is being cryptic, and trying to get Malkom to help him-remember Malkom was tortured by vampires so he has no love lost when he leaves Lothaire to...wait for it...La Dorada!!! Remember her from Pleasure of a Dark Prince? yep, she's the slimy, mummy-looking thing that unlocks all the collars of the beings she deems "evil" (Malkom included) and leaves all the "good" immortals collared and powerless. I think this is almost like a forced-Ascension. Malkom finds Carrow who is trying to escape with Lanthe and Ruby when Thronos finds Lanthe, and she sacrifices her freedom to go with him, as long as Carrow and Ruby escape. Malkom sees Carrow trying to save Ruby and understands immediately that she was forced to bring him in, but that doesn't excuse her emotional betrayal, or making him care for her. So while he helps keep Carrow and Ruby safe, he still doesn't trust her.
The rescue by Conrad Wroth was awesome, and the scene including the cat fight between Sabine and Carrow was hysterical! I love Rydstrom...love him! And watching Malkom find his woman and I'll stop the spoilers now, and just say that the ending has Carrow and Malkom in bed, and preparing to go back to the island to retrieve their powerless friends. I so can't wait for Dreams of a Dark Warrior.
I love how we watch Carrow go from raucous party girl to caring female. I loved watching her grow, and in the end, she actually feels an small burst of joy from herself! For the first time in her life, she was happy. I loved watching Malkom rise from his past and overcome everything else, including his reasons not to trust or love Carrow.
At the end of Pleasure of a Dark Prince, we saw three separate epilogues where several creatures from the Lore were captured- one of whom was Carrow the Incarcerated.
Which brings us to Demon from the Dark.
Carrow is put in a cell with Lanthe (remember her? Sabine's sister...the one who creates portals) and a 7 yr old witch named Ruby. Ruby's mom was Carrow's cousin and coven-mate Amanda, and the Order has just killed her! So Carrow stepped up to the plate and adopted Ruby. Unfortunately the Order (the jerks kidnapping the Immortals to experiment on them, vivisect them, and kill/torture them) uses Ruby as leverage against Carrow. Carrow is to go the the demon world of Ash courtesy of a portal from Lanthe, and bring back a vemon. Now, you might be wondering just how 2 witches and a sorceress can remain in captivity? The Order put collars on them that mute their powers. Tricky. And Carrow's would be deactivated for the duration of 5 days so she could capture Malkom, a rare vemon (a demon-turned-vampire), and also very dangerous. Doing this would secure Ruby and Carrow's freedom. The problem with that little plan is that Carrow's energy source that fuels her powers is happiness and revelry. That's why she's such a party girl-she's charging her batteries, so to speak. She can't charge herself with her own happiness, though, because as Mariketa tells us, she's actually not happy. And what are the chances of a happy happy joy joy fix in a remote demon plane?
Malkom is amazing. As a young boy his mother sold him as a blood slave to a vampire master. Of course the sicko used him sexually too until Malkom hit puberty, then kicked him out. So Malkom scrounged on the streets until he was old enough to kill the vampires that had taken over his world. He was so vicious and so brutal that their prince, Kallen the Just, found him and brought him into his army. They fought together for many years, until for the first time in his life, Malkom had a friend, a purpose, and a full belly. Until the Viceroy captures Malkom and Kallen. He turns them both into vampires, and locks them in the same cell until the thirst takes over and Kallen can't not drink Malkom. Malkom sees it as yet another betrayal, and kills Kallen first (important to note, Malkom does not drink from him). So Malkom then survives. And that is his existence-survival. For centuries. Survival, nothing more.
Enter Carrow.
Malkom recognizes her as his fated Female and his vampiric Bride. This is where the real story begins. The two couldn't communicate. Carrow only knows a few naughty phrases in demonish, and Malkom has blocked out the English his master taught him through torture and sex.
I found this to be the absolute sweetest love story. With few words, and body language the two found a way to communicate, and to love. Unfortunately, though, Carrow was planning on betraying him to the Order. At one point he bites her after promising not to, and she panics-what if her gets her memories, but out of context? What if he figures out she's leading him to his imminent torture, and possible death? So he storms out of the cave, and then when she goes looking for him, he lets himself be taken to protect Carrow.
Not only does Carrow save him from a gruesome death, she takes him to the Order as planned, and of course, they don't keep their word and she and Ruby are still stuck.
Poor Malkom-it was the ultimate betrayal. And the final straw. Any sliver of happiness or trust died when he realized Carrow had betrayed him. She'd lied. He promised retribution every time he was dragged past her cell.
At this point, Lothaire is being cryptic, and trying to get Malkom to help him-remember Malkom was tortured by vampires so he has no love lost when he leaves Lothaire to...wait for it...La Dorada!!! Remember her from Pleasure of a Dark Prince? yep, she's the slimy, mummy-looking thing that unlocks all the collars of the beings she deems "evil" (Malkom included) and leaves all the "good" immortals collared and powerless. I think this is almost like a forced-Ascension. Malkom finds Carrow who is trying to escape with Lanthe and Ruby when Thronos finds Lanthe, and she sacrifices her freedom to go with him, as long as Carrow and Ruby escape. Malkom sees Carrow trying to save Ruby and understands immediately that she was forced to bring him in, but that doesn't excuse her emotional betrayal, or making him care for her. So while he helps keep Carrow and Ruby safe, he still doesn't trust her.
The rescue by Conrad Wroth was awesome, and the scene including the cat fight between Sabine and Carrow was hysterical! I love Rydstrom...love him! And watching Malkom find his woman and I'll stop the spoilers now, and just say that the ending has Carrow and Malkom in bed, and preparing to go back to the island to retrieve their powerless friends. I so can't wait for Dreams of a Dark Warrior.
I love how we watch Carrow go from raucous party girl to caring female. I loved watching her grow, and in the end, she actually feels an small burst of joy from herself! For the first time in her life, she was happy. I loved watching Malkom rise from his past and overcome everything else, including his reasons not to trust or love Carrow.
August 13, 2016
Waitress : Here's your demon brew. We just got an entire shipment of the stuff, so you'll be good for the night.
Me : Thanks. You can keep those coming. I have my eye on a Vemon and I'm not quite sure if I'm to the "vein donation" stage. So demon brew will have to do.
Waitress : Which vemon? We don't get many of those around here.
Me : The loner. He's got a caveman vibe going on. He might be the one.
Waitress : You said that about the last one. And the one before that.
Me : *glaring* Your memory is failing you.
Waitress: Your feminine wiles are failing you. We're up to number 10 now, aren't we?
Me : Don't you work for tips?
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4.5 stars. My favorite of the series so far.
Over the past couple of years, I've read a few "caveman" style books. And by caveman, I don't mean alpha-male antics...I actually mean "uncivilized man" stories. This type of theme appeals to me because generally the man is (at least partially) removed from the preconceived notions of what relationships are. So it's like starting from scratch. Unfortunately, most of the caveman books that I've read were duds, with only a couple of exceptions. Thankfully, I found a gem instead of a dud this time.
Demon From the Dark wasn't "technically" a caveman book. The main character, Malkolm, had some experience with other people (beings). However, he had pretty much raised himself in slavery, then escaped to live a life alone for centuries. And he lived in a cave. So he was his own form of caveman...and he was definitely uncivilized.
Who knew that I'd find a good caveman book when I wasn't actually looking for one?
Strangely enough, Demon read less like a typical IAD book than I'm used to. And while the humor was dialed down somewhat and the quirky character interactions weren't as noticeable, I didn't seem to mind for this particular story. Maybe it's because I was too busy loving every minute that Malkolm and Carrow spent together.
In a few of the previous books, the couples didn't always feel balanced. This wasn't the case here. Carrow was the perfect female for Malkolm. They just worked in every single way. I didn't even mind the addition of a little witch character who got in between these two. She was cute and her attitude was spunky, and I laughed at her referring to herself and her little friends as a gang of witches.
The series is not growing stale for me and I'm thrilled because of it. How can I stop now?
November 16, 2019
A demon outcast poisoned with vampire blood, Malkom Slaine is tormented by a past filled with betrayal, heartache and pain. Carrow Graie – mercenary and one kick ass witch, who has been forced into a deal to capture Malkom in order to save the child she loves. What she doesn’t expect is how she feels as she gets to know Malkom. Malkom for his part, finds himself pushed to the brink by the green-eyed beauty he is determined to protect and have. When he realises that another person, he cares for, has betrayed him he is crushed, and initially determined to make Carrow pay, whilst Carrow finds herself determined to regain what has become so precious to her.
Are there times where Malkom’s caveman behaviour is way to OTT… hell yes, but I still thoroughly enjoyed this re-read and know I will read it again in the future.
Are there times where Malkom’s caveman behaviour is way to OTT… hell yes, but I still thoroughly enjoyed this re-read and know I will read it again in the future.
February 11, 2011
Demon from the Dark is one of my favourites of the IAD series! I absolutely love Carrow! She’s spunky, sexy, and downright hilarious! She is definitely one of my favourite heroines from the series.
To be honest, I was worried to find out who she would be paired with because she has such charisma and a zest for life. I needed to make sure she got the HEA she deserves. And after reading Demon from the Dark, I think Malkom definitely fits the bill!
Malkom Slaine is a vemon, a rare vampiric demon (How cool is that!?). His past is dark and horrific and Malkom doesn’t know much about love and affection. At an early age, his whore mother sold him to a vampire as a blood and sex slave. After that hurtful abandonment, Malkom was cast to the streets again after his vampire master tired of him. Fed up and tired of betrayal, he gets revenge by killing his mother and master. Soon he finds momentary happiness in his friendship with Kellan. But then they are both forced to drink vampire blood turning them into abominations. In the end, Malkom is the one to survive. But only because he killed his only friend...
Carrow has her own problems to deal with. Stranded on an unknown island and confined in a small room, she is offered her freedom if she can retrieve Malkom from Oblivion. She agrees only because they reveal a young seven-year old witch named Ruby, unconscious and orphaned, to her. For the child’s safety and their freedom, she takes up the task but once she meets the vemon, she soon finds herself doubting her ability to give him up.
Initially, I thought the language barrier was an issue. Somehow Cole managed to create incredible chemistry between the two even when they couldn’t understand each other. Plus, reading Carrow’s attempts at explaining “Nooo sex” through gestures to Malkom was pretty freaking hilarious!
The relationship between Carrow and Malkom is complicated. From the moment Malkom sets his eyes on Carrow, he knows that she is her mate. But Carrow wants nothing to do with the vemon. Her task involves retrieving him and that’s it! Cole always makes her characters work for their relationship and this one is no exception!
I have to mention how adorable Malkom is whenever Ruby or Carrow show affection towards him. He is not used being in the presence of people so when Ruby puts her hand out for him to hold, Malkom asks her if she’s injured. He’s clueless, but damn adorable too! I also loved the part when he looks over his shoulders because he assumes Carrow is smiling at someone else when they are alone in his shelter. Malkom is so sweet. Love him!
And of course, Ruby is too sweet for words. She brings so much life into their relationship and Carrow shows her growth from a wild child party girl to a responsible mother.
Demon from the dark is a really great story about growth and love. I can’t recommend it enough!
Favourite Quote:
How to say sex? How to mime sex? “Ah, gods, are you really going to make me do this hand gesture?” She made an okay sign with one hand, then threaded the forefinger from her other hand through it.
His eyes widening, he nodded empathetically.
Until she did it again while saying, “Noooo sex. NO.”
He growled.
Pg. 116
To be honest, I was worried to find out who she would be paired with because she has such charisma and a zest for life. I needed to make sure she got the HEA she deserves. And after reading Demon from the Dark, I think Malkom definitely fits the bill!
Malkom Slaine is a vemon, a rare vampiric demon (How cool is that!?). His past is dark and horrific and Malkom doesn’t know much about love and affection. At an early age, his whore mother sold him to a vampire as a blood and sex slave. After that hurtful abandonment, Malkom was cast to the streets again after his vampire master tired of him. Fed up and tired of betrayal, he gets revenge by killing his mother and master. Soon he finds momentary happiness in his friendship with Kellan. But then they are both forced to drink vampire blood turning them into abominations. In the end, Malkom is the one to survive. But only because he killed his only friend...
Carrow has her own problems to deal with. Stranded on an unknown island and confined in a small room, she is offered her freedom if she can retrieve Malkom from Oblivion. She agrees only because they reveal a young seven-year old witch named Ruby, unconscious and orphaned, to her. For the child’s safety and their freedom, she takes up the task but once she meets the vemon, she soon finds herself doubting her ability to give him up.
Initially, I thought the language barrier was an issue. Somehow Cole managed to create incredible chemistry between the two even when they couldn’t understand each other. Plus, reading Carrow’s attempts at explaining “Nooo sex” through gestures to Malkom was pretty freaking hilarious!
The relationship between Carrow and Malkom is complicated. From the moment Malkom sets his eyes on Carrow, he knows that she is her mate. But Carrow wants nothing to do with the vemon. Her task involves retrieving him and that’s it! Cole always makes her characters work for their relationship and this one is no exception!
I have to mention how adorable Malkom is whenever Ruby or Carrow show affection towards him. He is not used being in the presence of people so when Ruby puts her hand out for him to hold, Malkom asks her if she’s injured. He’s clueless, but damn adorable too! I also loved the part when he looks over his shoulders because he assumes Carrow is smiling at someone else when they are alone in his shelter. Malkom is so sweet. Love him!
And of course, Ruby is too sweet for words. She brings so much life into their relationship and Carrow shows her growth from a wild child party girl to a responsible mother.
Demon from the dark is a really great story about growth and love. I can’t recommend it enough!
Favourite Quote:
How to say sex? How to mime sex? “Ah, gods, are you really going to make me do this hand gesture?” She made an okay sign with one hand, then threaded the forefinger from her other hand through it.
His eyes widening, he nodded empathetically.
Until she did it again while saying, “Noooo sex. NO.”
He growled.
Pg. 116
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 11, 2015
Reviewed by: Rabid Reads.
I’ve been on the hunt for more Lykae ever since Lachlain MacRieve, although I must admit that Kresley Cole’s vampires, demons, Valkyrie and witches have tested my loyalties a few times. This latest installment sure did push me to my limits, and Malkom was primarily to blame for that. His wounds were so fresh that I could smell the blood, and all I wanted to do was to play nurse, and kiss all of his ouchies. Plus, he’s a Vemon, and who doesn’t love two hunky supes for the price of one!? #AmIRight.
Every so often a paranormal couple will strike a chord with me, and Malkom & Carrow did just that. Both of them wore their emotions on their sleeves, and that was further amplified by this author’s stand-out writing style. The lead couple’s thoughts, and feelings radiated from the pages of this book, and I loved how they got from A to HEA, and everything in the middle. The chemistry between these two, even with a language barrier, was unbelievable.
The story meshed well with the main arc, and it’s been a while since Cole worked in a new type of paranormal, so that was gravy. There were some laugh-out-loud moments which was unexpected given that a good sized chunk of this novel takes place in Hell, and given the long list of crap that Malkom’s suffered through. Carrow fully discovered her power thanks to Slaine, and he found happiness, so that was some nice karma.
Robert Petkoff didn’t really need to do much to make this audiobook a 5-star listen; however his tantalizing accents, ability to let loose for any scene regardless of its nature, and just his knack for all things IMMORTALS AFTER DARK in general. Malkom’s vulnerability and Carrow’s devotion to Ruby came through loud and clear, and speaking of the seven year old witch, Petkoff can even narrate kids impeccably.
DEMON FROM THE DARK is definitely a book that I can see myself listening to again, and again.
I’ve been on the hunt for more Lykae ever since Lachlain MacRieve, although I must admit that Kresley Cole’s vampires, demons, Valkyrie and witches have tested my loyalties a few times. This latest installment sure did push me to my limits, and Malkom was primarily to blame for that. His wounds were so fresh that I could smell the blood, and all I wanted to do was to play nurse, and kiss all of his ouchies. Plus, he’s a Vemon, and who doesn’t love two hunky supes for the price of one!? #AmIRight.
Every so often a paranormal couple will strike a chord with me, and Malkom & Carrow did just that. Both of them wore their emotions on their sleeves, and that was further amplified by this author’s stand-out writing style. The lead couple’s thoughts, and feelings radiated from the pages of this book, and I loved how they got from A to HEA, and everything in the middle. The chemistry between these two, even with a language barrier, was unbelievable.
The story meshed well with the main arc, and it’s been a while since Cole worked in a new type of paranormal, so that was gravy. There were some laugh-out-loud moments which was unexpected given that a good sized chunk of this novel takes place in Hell, and given the long list of crap that Malkom’s suffered through. Carrow fully discovered her power thanks to Slaine, and he found happiness, so that was some nice karma.
Robert Petkoff didn’t really need to do much to make this audiobook a 5-star listen; however his tantalizing accents, ability to let loose for any scene regardless of its nature, and just his knack for all things IMMORTALS AFTER DARK in general. Malkom’s vulnerability and Carrow’s devotion to Ruby came through loud and clear, and speaking of the seven year old witch, Petkoff can even narrate kids impeccably.
DEMON FROM THE DARK is definitely a book that I can see myself listening to again, and again.
August 30, 2010
This latest book in the IAD series was AMAZING!!!! I love the witches...they're absolutely hillarious!!!..and the "hero" in this book...Malkom....I LOVED!!!..he was sooo sweet!!!...there were so many similarities, for me, to JR Ward's character, Zsadist, who happens to be my fav. BDB character..I won't go into any details, since anyone reading it will know what i'm talking about. This book had it ALL...everything that makes a Kresley Cole book so GREAT!...a TON of action/adventure...comedy!...romance.. sexual tension...and great SEX!!...she doesn't disappoint!!!...I think this one may have also been a little bit more emotional(sad at times) than any of her other IAD books. I think this may be my NEW FAV. IAD book!! Anyone who is a fan of this series should DEF. check this one out!!! :)
April 19, 2016
Where do I even start with this one? It was fantastic! Ten books into this series and it's still going strong. Just when I'd settled into a sort of "routine" with these books, Ms. Cole throws me for a loop!
I think that Malkom is my favorite of all the males so far. God, I loved this guy! Who would've guessed that the super-scary vemon, a being that even intimidates the other supernatural beings of the lore, would end up being the one to capture my heart? Yet, he did.
Malkom was the perfect mix of masculinity and vulnerability. He was naive in so many ways, but forced to grow up early in other ways. From an early age, he endured unspeakable abuse.
All of his life he'd been the property of those more powerful than him. When Malkom's last captors decided to use him as a Guinea pig, he was powerless to stop them. Ultimately, they forced the demon to become a half-vampire, half-demon. He became an abomination, a monster that even the monsters feared.
However, with his curse came unparalleled power. For the first time in his life, Malkom was powerful enough to exact revenge upon those who had wronged him. He took his revenge and reigned over his claimed territory fiercely.
Carrow is one of the many supernatural beings in the lore that has been kidnapped by a human militia named "The Order". A witch, Carrow draws her power from the happiness of others. Along with Carrow, the daughter of her friend is also in captivity. Ruth watched her mother get murdered in front of her. Now, she is Carrow's responsibility.
With their powers blocked, Carrow and the others are defenseless against the humans. Carrow will do anything to secure Ruth's safe release. When the humans ask Carrow to trap a vemon in exchange for their safe release, she agrees.
Carrow travels through a portal, arriving in Malkom's territory. Immediately, he scents her as his mate. Carrow is perplexed by the huge male that manhandles her, while also treating her with tenderness. It is clear that he doesn't intend to give her up. Yet, he doesn't force himself on her when he easily could.
Despite a language barrier, these two grow close. Malkom claims Carrow as his wife. Surprisingly enough, she finds herself proud to claim him as well.
Eventually, Carrow cannot escape the reason she was sent to Malkom. Before she can explain, her betrayal is revealed, severely damaging their relationship. Everyone he's ever cared for has betrayed him and Carrow is just the last in a long line.
This was definitely one of my favorites in this series, so far. I fell in love with Malkom, even as my heart was breaking for him. I found this book to be more emotional than most of the earlier books in the series. It really tugged at my heartstrings, but I loved every minute of it.
I think that Malkom is my favorite of all the males so far. God, I loved this guy! Who would've guessed that the super-scary vemon, a being that even intimidates the other supernatural beings of the lore, would end up being the one to capture my heart? Yet, he did.
Malkom was the perfect mix of masculinity and vulnerability. He was naive in so many ways, but forced to grow up early in other ways. From an early age, he endured unspeakable abuse.
All of his life he'd been the property of those more powerful than him. When Malkom's last captors decided to use him as a Guinea pig, he was powerless to stop them. Ultimately, they forced the demon to become a half-vampire, half-demon. He became an abomination, a monster that even the monsters feared.
However, with his curse came unparalleled power. For the first time in his life, Malkom was powerful enough to exact revenge upon those who had wronged him. He took his revenge and reigned over his claimed territory fiercely.
Carrow is one of the many supernatural beings in the lore that has been kidnapped by a human militia named "The Order". A witch, Carrow draws her power from the happiness of others. Along with Carrow, the daughter of her friend is also in captivity. Ruth watched her mother get murdered in front of her. Now, she is Carrow's responsibility.
With their powers blocked, Carrow and the others are defenseless against the humans. Carrow will do anything to secure Ruth's safe release. When the humans ask Carrow to trap a vemon in exchange for their safe release, she agrees.
Carrow travels through a portal, arriving in Malkom's territory. Immediately, he scents her as his mate. Carrow is perplexed by the huge male that manhandles her, while also treating her with tenderness. It is clear that he doesn't intend to give her up. Yet, he doesn't force himself on her when he easily could.
Despite a language barrier, these two grow close. Malkom claims Carrow as his wife. Surprisingly enough, she finds herself proud to claim him as well.
Eventually, Carrow cannot escape the reason she was sent to Malkom. Before she can explain, her betrayal is revealed, severely damaging their relationship. Everyone he's ever cared for has betrayed him and Carrow is just the last in a long line.
This was definitely one of my favorites in this series, so far. I fell in love with Malkom, even as my heart was breaking for him. I found this book to be more emotional than most of the earlier books in the series. It really tugged at my heartstrings, but I loved every minute of it.
September 7, 2020
"Demon from the Dark" is the 9:th book in Kresley Cole`s paranormal "Immortals After Dark"-series that satisfied and enthranced me with its hardcore action,sensual and charming romance with two awesome characters that stole my heart.This book have EVERYTHING i love in a paranormal romance,it was a different read but highly addictive.I atet up every word of it and i can`t wait for the next one.
Along with other immortals the beautiful witch Carrow Graie gets captured by the mortals who hates their kind.They blackmail her in forcing her to lure Malkolm Slaine into their clutches and in turn they will give her and her newly orphaned niece Ruby freedom.She never expected that man to be her fated mate when she meets him.
Carrow Graie is a very badass witch that gets empowered by others emotions.She is a very sensual creature that takes on Ruby as her daughter and is willing to do everything to save her-even betray her fated mate.She was so torn and heartbroken over what she had to do that i deeply felt sorry for her and i wished that she somehow could find a way to undo it.But i love how she accepted and loved him for the man he is with scars and all,it made for a beautiful love-story!
Malkom Slaine is the feared Scarba-a half vampire and demon.He is one of the most tortured heroes of KC`s.What he went through as a child to those vampire fuckers made me want to throw up.Everyone betrayed him in a way or other,no wonder he lived isolated and alone for so many centuries.Despite his dark,rugged and dangerous appearance..there was so much innocence in him.(It makes it even better that he was a virgin)He worshipped the ground Carrow walked on and her joy was his.I nearly cried for his blind love for her,since the last thing he expected was that she would betray him.His and Carrow`s love for each other was deep,sweet,raw,sexy and eternal.Point end,they belong with each other.I also loved how he saw Ruby as his daughter,the ending was so bittersweet!
I have known that Declan Chase is the incarnation of Aidan the Fierce,the fated mate of valkyrie Regin and that he dies everytime he remembers his past memories of loving Regin.But this side of Declan is so vicious and dark that i was shit scared of him!He also tortures Regin more than the others and i am so afraid of the next book since i know it will be their story.But damn,i am so EXCITED!We also get cameo appearences by Conrad and Neomi and that made me jump with happiness since i love this couple to the death!I also wondered where the hell Nix is in this book when everybody needed her!But she makes me laugh and for that i love her.This book is another 5-star for me,it was perfect,angsty,romantic,funny and so sweet and steamy.I LOVED IT!
Along with other immortals the beautiful witch Carrow Graie gets captured by the mortals who hates their kind.They blackmail her in forcing her to lure Malkolm Slaine into their clutches and in turn they will give her and her newly orphaned niece Ruby freedom.She never expected that man to be her fated mate when she meets him.
Carrow Graie is a very badass witch that gets empowered by others emotions.She is a very sensual creature that takes on Ruby as her daughter and is willing to do everything to save her-even betray her fated mate.She was so torn and heartbroken over what she had to do that i deeply felt sorry for her and i wished that she somehow could find a way to undo it.But i love how she accepted and loved him for the man he is with scars and all,it made for a beautiful love-story!
Malkom Slaine is the feared Scarba-a half vampire and demon.He is one of the most tortured heroes of KC`s.What he went through as a child to those vampire fuckers made me want to throw up.Everyone betrayed him in a way or other,no wonder he lived isolated and alone for so many centuries.Despite his dark,rugged and dangerous appearance..there was so much innocence in him.(It makes it even better that he was a virgin)He worshipped the ground Carrow walked on and her joy was his.I nearly cried for his blind love for her,since the last thing he expected was that she would betray him.His and Carrow`s love for each other was deep,sweet,raw,sexy and eternal.Point end,they belong with each other.I also loved how he saw Ruby as his daughter,the ending was so bittersweet!
I have known that Declan Chase is the incarnation of Aidan the Fierce,the fated mate of valkyrie Regin and that he dies everytime he remembers his past memories of loving Regin.But this side of Declan is so vicious and dark that i was shit scared of him!He also tortures Regin more than the others and i am so afraid of the next book since i know it will be their story.But damn,i am so EXCITED!We also get cameo appearences by Conrad and Neomi and that made me jump with happiness since i love this couple to the death!I also wondered where the hell Nix is in this book when everybody needed her!But she makes me laugh and for that i love her.This book is another 5-star for me,it was perfect,angsty,romantic,funny and so sweet and steamy.I LOVED IT!
August 23, 2019
This series has become a Top 5 series for me. WOW. I would have never believed it as i could barely finish the first couple of books in this series.
Thank you Robert Petkoff for nailing the narration and keeping me listening even when I have other things to do.
In this series, we meet demon Malkom Slaine who has been dealt a pretty crappy hand by life. He doesn't know his father and his mother was whore who sold to to be a blood whore to vampires when he was a little boy. He has been used and abused all his life until he met his best friend Kallen, the King. Kallen gave Malkom a sense of belonging and a mission until they were betrayed and taken by vampires. Malkolm swore revenge on all those who held him captive and those betrayed him.
Carrow Graie, a witch, was sent to retrieve Malkolm by the human Order that kidnapped her, in exchange for his adoptee Ruby. Carrow has also had a crappy family life as she never really mattered to her parents. they treated her like she was invisible so now she has been living a life starved for love. When these two came in contact, Malkolm's heart started beating--she was his mate. Carrow knew Malkolm would help her, but could she betray him and return him into captivity? Would Malkolm forgive her betrayal?
this was like a beauty and the beast story because Malkolm started off as a beast...a sweet, but angry and protective beast. I find the stories where Kresley Cole gives us lykae and demons are just the best. They are sweet, funny, sad, high in action and just weaved together well.
Malkolm has been added to my list of favorite Heroes and has Carrow. They made a really sweet pair. I can't wait to read the next one in this series
Thank you Robert Petkoff for nailing the narration and keeping me listening even when I have other things to do.
In this series, we meet demon Malkom Slaine who has been dealt a pretty crappy hand by life. He doesn't know his father and his mother was whore who sold to to be a blood whore to vampires when he was a little boy. He has been used and abused all his life until he met his best friend Kallen, the King. Kallen gave Malkom a sense of belonging and a mission until they were betrayed and taken by vampires. Malkolm swore revenge on all those who held him captive and those betrayed him.
Carrow Graie, a witch, was sent to retrieve Malkolm by the human Order that kidnapped her, in exchange for his adoptee Ruby. Carrow has also had a crappy family life as she never really mattered to her parents. they treated her like she was invisible so now she has been living a life starved for love. When these two came in contact, Malkolm's heart started beating--she was his mate. Carrow knew Malkolm would help her, but could she betray him and return him into captivity? Would Malkolm forgive her betrayal?
this was like a beauty and the beast story because Malkolm started off as a beast...a sweet, but angry and protective beast. I find the stories where Kresley Cole gives us lykae and demons are just the best. They are sweet, funny, sad, high in action and just weaved together well.
Malkolm has been added to my list of favorite Heroes and has Carrow. They made a really sweet pair. I can't wait to read the next one in this series
November 30, 2021
4 “Right now, I can do anything” Stars
I wanted a good demon book so I decided to read this 🤷🏻♀️
What I got? An amazing story that I couldn’t put down until after 5 hours later when it came to an end. (Sad faces 🙁🙁🙁)
I was advised that in order to understand this I should have read the other books in the series, but after reading reviews on the previous books I didn’t have any problems following the storyline.
The story between Malkom and Carrow is emotional and sweet. Both of them are having troubled pasts and are a “bit” damaged but this only makes you love and hurt for them even more.
Malkom is the perfect character: naive but not stupid, loving, gentle , brave and loyal to no end , while Carrow is independent, strong and even if it takes her a bit to get to care for H , when she gets there, she is perfect as well.
The betrayal broke my heart for Malkom but Carrow was trying very hard to make up for it , that saving her in my eyes so much 🥺🥺
The only reason why this is a 4 star read for me is because I think they deserved an epilogue, I wanted to see more of their life together, maybe even a baby ( maybe in the next books 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️)
Anyway, I will read Melanthes book too :)
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I wanted a good demon book so I decided to read this 🤷🏻♀️
What I got? An amazing story that I couldn’t put down until after 5 hours later when it came to an end. (Sad faces 🙁🙁🙁)
I was advised that in order to understand this I should have read the other books in the series, but after reading reviews on the previous books I didn’t have any problems following the storyline.
The story between Malkom and Carrow is emotional and sweet. Both of them are having troubled pasts and are a “bit” damaged but this only makes you love and hurt for them even more.
Malkom is the perfect character: naive but not stupid, loving, gentle , brave and loyal to no end , while Carrow is independent, strong and even if it takes her a bit to get to care for H , when she gets there, she is perfect as well.
The betrayal broke my heart for Malkom but Carrow was trying very hard to make up for it , that saving her in my eyes so much 🥺🥺
The only reason why this is a 4 star read for me is because I think they deserved an epilogue, I wanted to see more of their life together, maybe even a baby ( maybe in the next books 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️)
Anyway, I will read Melanthes book too :)
🤗🤗
November 2, 2022
Christ that was a lot and like the last book made me more sad and disgusted than anything. Malkom was an absolute sweetheart and I liked Carrow but god please let the suffering end it was just constant fighting between each other right after emotional moments or villains or breaks not caught. Like this book just felt so random there was no need for a torture island (I get humans are so fucked up that we would totally do this but ugh) and to break Regin’s spirit like that??? I’m kinda sick ngl
Their parts in the caverns when she was getting to know him were my favorite, tied closely with the three of them together on the other island. But that was only a fraction of the book. You just really felt bad from them throughout this entire book 😪
I oscillated between 3 and 4 stars throughout the entire book. I want to take the couple and just shipwreck them on an island and have the entire book just be them together being cute bcthey we deserve it.
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 🌶🌶🌶.25/5
Their parts in the caverns when she was getting to know him were my favorite, tied closely with the three of them together on the other island. But that was only a fraction of the book. You just really felt bad from them throughout this entire book 😪
I oscillated between 3 and 4 stars throughout the entire book. I want to take the couple and just shipwreck them on an island and have the entire book just be them together being cute bc
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 🌶🌶🌶.25/5
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January 16, 2022
⤅ Rereading IAD Project
Is this book basically perfect or what??
Okay, correction: Is Malkom the demon-vampire hybrid (who's also blond, a virgin, and the sort of guy that puts his hand in a fire just so the heroine will fuss over it) basically perfect or what?? Even though I generally love heroes who are outgoing and popular (I've never been a fan of the lone-wolf grump trope) he totally won me over.
Sadly for him, he gets swept away by party-girl Carrow, who needs to deliver him into the hands of his enemies if she ever wants to see her adopted daughter again. She's not an antiheroine - unlike Sabine, her nature doesn't naturally lend itself to connivance and deception - but she's just antiheroic enough to turn him over. Cue a deliciously vengeful Malkom.
Is this book basically perfect or what??
Okay, correction: Is Malkom the demon-vampire hybrid (who's also blond, a virgin, and the sort of guy that puts his hand in a fire just so the heroine will fuss over it) basically perfect or what?? Even though I generally love heroes who are outgoing and popular (I've never been a fan of the lone-wolf grump trope) he totally won me over.
Sadly for him, he gets swept away by party-girl Carrow, who needs to deliver him into the hands of his enemies if she ever wants to see her adopted daughter again. She's not an antiheroine - unlike Sabine, her nature doesn't naturally lend itself to connivance and deception - but she's just antiheroic enough to turn him over. Cue a deliciously vengeful Malkom.
February 23, 2020
4.5 stars - CW for every bad thing you can think of, but this was such a well balanced exploration of power dynamics that I could not help but stan. These are two great main characters (I want to hug Malkom & learn from Carrow), and I absolutely loved watching the push/pull grow and change with each plot development. One of my favorites in the series to date, and I think I'm going to push forward with the series to polish it off
July 14, 2011
Re-Review:, I WAS WRONG, THIS IS SOOO FIVE STARS
I really really liked this book. The couple is great and so very primal. Their fated love in the beginning showed the essence of natural chemistry as crutches like language were not given to them. They truly fought for each other. Malkom had a hard time trusting Carrow, rightfully so, and she stuck by him like the ride or die chick she is. Not to mention there is a sweet wee little bundle of a girl that makes this whole book heartwarming to the end.
I really cant do this book justice with a review. Malkoms pain was palpable and tangible. What he went through and experienced and had to fight to survive, it was so heartwrenching. He is truly a scarred hero worthy of every romance readers devotion. Carrow too went through a lot. She suffered the pain of indifference. She needed love so bad. I can't write all about the plot or give you their background because I don't want you to leave this review knowing the book I'd rather you leave the review wanting to read the books. I also love how Carrow refused to give up on Malkom. She loved him for all he was, wasn't, wouldn't be, and could be.
EDIT
originally I took off a star due to the fact that I didn't like, initially, how fast Malkom grasped English...However. After my second reading, I realized that this book didn't really have any flaws and that i was being a bitch. Period. :) Amazing book, I plan on buying it. There are parts that I will never not enjoy to reread
I really really liked this book. The couple is great and so very primal. Their fated love in the beginning showed the essence of natural chemistry as crutches like language were not given to them. They truly fought for each other. Malkom had a hard time trusting Carrow, rightfully so, and she stuck by him like the ride or die chick she is. Not to mention there is a sweet wee little bundle of a girl that makes this whole book heartwarming to the end.
I really cant do this book justice with a review. Malkoms pain was palpable and tangible. What he went through and experienced and had to fight to survive, it was so heartwrenching. He is truly a scarred hero worthy of every romance readers devotion. Carrow too went through a lot. She suffered the pain of indifference. She needed love so bad. I can't write all about the plot or give you their background because I don't want you to leave this review knowing the book I'd rather you leave the review wanting to read the books. I also love how Carrow refused to give up on Malkom. She loved him for all he was, wasn't, wouldn't be, and could be.
EDIT
originally I took off a star due to the fact that I didn't like, initially, how fast Malkom grasped English...However. After my second reading, I realized that this book didn't really have any flaws and that i was being a bitch. Period. :) Amazing book, I plan on buying it. There are parts that I will never not enjoy to reread
June 17, 2022
Reread Review September 24, 2017
5+ "Barbarian Vemon" Stars!
LOVED, LOVED, LOVED!!! I am so happy I still love theses stories. I still absolutely adore Malcolm. So broken, so fierce, so protective, so swoony. Le sigh. I'm enjoying rereading this series so much. On to Regan and Aiden! Happy reading!
Original Review May 28, 2013
My favorite IAD book so far! Malkolm has become my favorite IAD male. So sweet and vulnerable yet barbaric and fierce. He reminds me of Zadist from the BDB series or even Zane from the Scanguard Vampire series, both of whom I love. Clearly I like the redeemed tortured survivor type. I usually am a wolf girl but Malkolm made me fall for a vemon! Carrow is a good character too. She is not one to sit around waiting to be rescued, maybe even doing a little rescuing her self... I believe in their HEA. I highly recommend this one. Now I'm on to the next book. Regan and Aiden's story... how is THAT going to work out? We'll see. Happy reading!
5+ "Barbarian Vemon" Stars!
LOVED, LOVED, LOVED!!! I am so happy I still love theses stories. I still absolutely adore Malcolm. So broken, so fierce, so protective, so swoony. Le sigh. I'm enjoying rereading this series so much. On to Regan and Aiden! Happy reading!
Original Review May 28, 2013
My favorite IAD book so far! Malkolm has become my favorite IAD male. So sweet and vulnerable yet barbaric and fierce. He reminds me of Zadist from the BDB series or even Zane from the Scanguard Vampire series, both of whom I love. Clearly I like the redeemed tortured survivor type. I usually am a wolf girl but Malkolm made me fall for a vemon! Carrow is a good character too. She is not one to sit around waiting to be rescued, maybe even doing a little rescuing her self... I believe in their HEA. I highly recommend this one. Now I'm on to the next book. Regan and Aiden's story... how is THAT going to work out? We'll see. Happy reading!
February 8, 2017
I return for more dramas on the 'Island Of Immortals, Monsters and Evil Humans'!
This time the book takes us to the nameless Island where the evil Order kept the immortals and monsters of the Lore prisoners and did evil experiments on them. Carrow, a young fun-loving witch is among the prisoners, when the Order blackmailed Carrow with the life of her seven years old cousin, she had to agree to go to a terrifying hell plane to lurk a powerful demon and capture him so the Order could do evil experiments on this rare hybrid between demon and vampire...
To be honest, I think the ending of this volume of Immortals After Dark is a bit on the weak side, still I enjoy the development of both the male and female leads and the interactions between them are rather sweet as well.
The male lead is one of the closest thing to a 'caveman' I've seen among the paranormal romances. Let's see, the guy is from an isolated 'master-slave' demonic society and he had been tortured and betrayed for most of his long, lone life. It does help to explain some of his behaviors. Not that I'm 100% okay with it (for a few times I even worried that he is getting close to force himself on the girl but luckily he doesn't) but I can understand where he came from, I think this time Ms. Cole didn't overdo her tortured male lead too much--I mean, it also helps that the guy hadn't spoken much in the story and he hadn't said or done thing which makes me dislike him.
Our heroine, Carrow is such a sweetheart! She has a colorful personality and she is a streetwise, sassy girl who you can relate with, the interactions among her, her little cousin and her female friends are also sweet.
As to the love scenes/smuts in the story, what can I say? I don't love it, but I do think they are pretty hot...
Like this...
(Link: https://www.pinterest.com/phyllisjust...)
I still want to read more from this series.
PS: I'm really loving The Queen of Gold and Evil and the mayhem she brings at her wake~
PSS: My drawing which is inspired by this novel:
(Link: http://vampirekiki.deviantart.com/art...)
This time the book takes us to the nameless Island where the evil Order kept the immortals and monsters of the Lore prisoners and did evil experiments on them. Carrow, a young fun-loving witch is among the prisoners, when the Order blackmailed Carrow with the life of her seven years old cousin, she had to agree to go to a terrifying hell plane to lurk a powerful demon and capture him so the Order could do evil experiments on this rare hybrid between demon and vampire...
To be honest, I think the ending of this volume of Immortals After Dark is a bit on the weak side, still I enjoy the development of both the male and female leads and the interactions between them are rather sweet as well.
The male lead is one of the closest thing to a 'caveman' I've seen among the paranormal romances. Let's see, the guy is from an isolated 'master-slave' demonic society and he had been tortured and betrayed for most of his long, lone life. It does help to explain some of his behaviors. Not that I'm 100% okay with it (for a few times I even worried that he is getting close to force himself on the girl but luckily he doesn't) but I can understand where he came from, I think this time Ms. Cole didn't overdo her tortured male lead too much--I mean, it also helps that the guy hadn't spoken much in the story and he hadn't said or done thing which makes me dislike him.
Our heroine, Carrow is such a sweetheart! She has a colorful personality and she is a streetwise, sassy girl who you can relate with, the interactions among her, her little cousin and her female friends are also sweet.
As to the love scenes/smuts in the story, what can I say? I don't love it, but I do think they are pretty hot...
Like this...
(Link: https://www.pinterest.com/phyllisjust...)
I still want to read more from this series.
PS: I'm really loving The Queen of Gold and Evil and the mayhem she brings at her wake~
PSS: My drawing which is inspired by this novel:
(Link: http://vampirekiki.deviantart.com/art...)
June 26, 2017
4.5 stars
LOVED LOVED LOVED this!! So glad i ended my 2016 book challenge with this fantastic paranormal read. What a way to end my year!
Carrow, a beautiful, sassy witch has to lure Malkom, a 400 year old vemon(vampire-demon) to a designated place and in that time she begins to love this grossly misunderstood, bad-tempered male. What starts off as a mutual attraction and understanding ends with the utmost betrayal and Carrow has to find her way to burrow back into Malkolm's heart. I LOVED this demon. Despite him trying so hard to hang on to his hate, he was still so protective of Carrow and i especially loved his relationship with Ruby.
Lotsa angst, action and grovelling from the heroine, out of this world sexy times and an amazing relationship between the main characters.... I definitely recommend this book to PNR fans. This was a complete standalone, although characters from other books make an appearance. I did not feel lost and caught up pretty easily. Will definitely catch up with the rest in this series in 2017.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
LOVED LOVED LOVED this!! So glad i ended my 2016 book challenge with this fantastic paranormal read. What a way to end my year!
Carrow, a beautiful, sassy witch has to lure Malkom, a 400 year old vemon(vampire-demon) to a designated place and in that time she begins to love this grossly misunderstood, bad-tempered male. What starts off as a mutual attraction and understanding ends with the utmost betrayal and Carrow has to find her way to burrow back into Malkolm's heart. I LOVED this demon. Despite him trying so hard to hang on to his hate, he was still so protective of Carrow and i especially loved his relationship with Ruby.
Lotsa angst, action and grovelling from the heroine, out of this world sexy times and an amazing relationship between the main characters.... I definitely recommend this book to PNR fans. This was a complete standalone, although characters from other books make an appearance. I did not feel lost and caught up pretty easily. Will definitely catch up with the rest in this series in 2017.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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