by Kelly Keaton
Hardcover
285 pages
Published February 21st 2012
by Simon Pulse
Summary from Goodreads:
Myth and mayhem inhabit a richly reimagined New Orleans in this sequel to Darkness Becomes Her.After the epic graveyard battle at the end of Darkness Becomes Her, Ari and her friends know what they’re up against: Ari is facing the Medusa curse and is haunted by the image of what she will become. To make matters worse, the heinous goddess Athena has kidnapped young Violet and is threatening to destroy Ari.
Ari, along with the superhot Sebastian, is doing everything she can to learn more about Athena and to get Violet back. But the battle of good and evil is bigger than she realizes, and she’s about to be pulled into a world more horrific than she could ever imagine....
Thoughts:
Gosh the book blow me away. It's just so epic! And I thought it couldn't get any better. But it certainly does. Ari is finally realising the power behind her curse and is unleashing it on the creator of the curse itself; the war goddess Athena. There are certainly some surprising revelations about Athena in this story and I love how the writer give the Greek mythology some new twists.
Likes
Everyone seems a lot stronger and tougher in this one. Yup, including the hot warlock; Sebastian. And the battle scenes are epic. It's non stop really. But apart from all that, I just love the camaraderie between Ari and her adopted family of freaks. Still I love Violet the best. I just can't wait to find out the mystery behind her weird set of fangs. Is she a child vampire or what?
Dislikes
Sometimes Ari doubt herself too much and does something so harshly that it hurts the people around her. I feel that she has so much potential but is wasting her time worrying about the consequences of her actions. Thankfully there are some great characters (Bran; the demigod for one) who can knock some sense into her head.
Recommended for: fans of Southern paranormals and Greek mythology
Verdict: 5 stars.
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I have just added A BEAUTIFUL EVIL to my reading list. New Orleans, Greek Mythology & epic - I can't lose.
ReplyDeleteI'm from Greece and I'm always curious about the books which are based on our mythology but the truth is I haven't read this series yet. It sound very interesting and I love your review!
ReplyDeleteGreat review! This book has been on my TBR for quite some time now - I can't wait to read it!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome review! You have really peaked my interest and will be adding this to my reads list. I love to read Mythology + paranormal blended together. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteDeAnna Schultz
This series is very action packed and I just love that in a book. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm not familiar with this series. I do like books that have some mythology in them so perhaps I'll give them a try. Thank you for the review.
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a good book! Added it to my goodreads list....:)
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