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Published by Grand Central Publishing
Title: Reaver (Lords of Deliverance #5/Demonica #10)
Author: Larissa Ione
Rating: 5/5 Stars
Genre: Paranormal
Publish Date: December 17, 2013
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing sold by Hachette Book Group
WARRIOR OF HEAVEN
Reaver is an angel with a past, a record, and a less-than-heavenly attitude. Powerful enough to fight alongside the fiercest battle angels-and crazy enough to risk his wings on a one-way mission to hell-he’s agreed to go where no angel has ever gone before…to steal the most seductive and dangerous prize of Satan himself.
ANGEL OF HELL
Harvester is one of the Fallen, a once-heroic angel who sacrificed her wings to work as an undercover agent in hell. But now her cover has been blown, and she’s been doomed to an eternity of agonizing torture. Even if Reaver can snatch her away from Satan’s lair, even if they can fight their way out of the underworld’s darkest depths, there is one thing Harvester can never escape-her newfound thirst for an angel’s blood…
REAVER – Heroes and Heartbreakers excerpt
“R-Reaver?”
Reaver held Harvester’s frail body tight against his as he navigated the final steps of a winding ledge that dropped them into a world of weird. “It’s me. It’s okay. We’re safe.”
Relatively safe, anyway. Relative meaning that they weren’t dead. Yet. He just hoped the same could be said for Tavin, Matt, and Calder. When he’d left them to sneak into Satan’s realm, they’d been engaged in a battle they’d initiated as a diversion. It had been a risky move, and Reaver could only pray they’d make it to the rendezvous point.
A hunter’s horn sounded in the distance and was answered by another, closer horn signal. Satan’s minions hadn’t gained ground, but they were spreading out. Damn.
He scanned the landscape of thorny plants, hills of blackened earth and trees, and twisted, abandoned structures. Nothing moved.
He looked down at Harvester, and as before when he first saw her hanging over a pit of acid, he felt sick to his stomach. He didn’t like Harvester even though he was grateful for the things she’d done, but she didn’t deserve this; her naked body too thin and mottled with bruises and ligature marks, her once silken black hair tangled and dull, and worst of all, missing her gorgeous green eyes.
Under ideal circumstances, an angel could heal from even the most heinous injuries within hours. But these were far from ideal circumstances, and Harvester’s source of power, her wings, had been severed. Without wings or medical assistance, it could take weeks, even months, for an angel’s body to fully heal.
“I can’t risk healing you more than I did,” he said. “My power isn’t reliable right now, and I could do more harm than good.”
“Reaver,” she croaked, as if he hadn’t spoken. “Why…how…”
“Shh.” He tucked her face into his chest, quieting her. “We’re going to meet up with some friends, and then I’ll answer all your questions.”
Reaver and the assassins had worked out a plan A and a plan B. Plan A had been shot to hell when iron gates had prevented Reaver from getting out of Satan’s realm to the south, where his companions would have been waiting. Now, with demons in pursuit, they were on their way to plan B. Hopefully Tav, Matt, and Calder had realized quickly that Reaver’s escape route had gone bad.
Inhaling the stench of rotten vegetation that permeated this section of Sheoul, he started away from the skeletons of some burned-out buildings and toward a mountain range as expansive as the Rockies. He moved swiftly, outrunning the sounds of pursuit and pausing once to blast a group of imps with a ball of lightning. The sphere struck the leader, and from there sent electrical strikes at each of the surrounding imps, frying them all in a handy eight-for-one.
Harvester slept in his arms, barely stirring when he stopped to listen for anyone following them. By the time they neared the plan B meeting site, Reaver was sure they’d lost the demons—temporarily. Reaver wasn’t naive enough to think they were off the hook. The demons chasing them were only the first wave, the security detail unlucky enough to be guarding the dungeon Harvester was kept in.
Once Satan got wind of this, if he hadn’t already, Reaver and Harvester were going to have legions of minions on their heels.
~Karen’s Review~
Larissa Ione rockets the Demonica/Rider of Deliverance series into the stratosphere with her latest book Reaver. Reaver brings the Demonica/Lords of Deliverance story line full circle, and left me wanting more and screaming ‘HELL YEAH’. Ione’s Demonica universe has always been one that has been outside of the box when it comes to paranormal/urban fantasy series. She has set the standard for fun, fast paced stories that are sexy scorchers. With Reaver, she set the universe that she has created on its ear. I have come to love demons and despise angels, not because of the good versus evil thingy, but because even angels can be douchebags and sometime demons just want to live their lives. They can’t help it if they were born on the work side of good, deeds matter not heritage.
We finally get the complete story of Reaver and Harvester in this latest novel. Even when Harvester was at her worst, she was always a character that I wanted to know more about despite her evil background. Being the daughter of Satan and the sister to Lucifer isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. These are not books that can be read as stand alones, every story has built on the previous ones and that is what is so brilliant about Ione’s writing. She has taken the time to develop the nuances of her world, and not everything is every black or white in the Demonica/Lord of Deliverance series as even a demon can save the world from evil. If you are wanting cut and dry, with no grey areas then this series might not be for you. Which is a shame as Ione writes one of the best paranormal series around. I will be honest, when I finished my first Demonica book Pleasure Unbound: I was upset that she made me love demons. Are not demons supposed to be the evil scourge? But, Ione set the paranormal world on it’s ear with her first book and has been writing great follow ups ever since. Finally the reasons behind Harvester sacrifice are revealed. Reaver’s past is also revealed and it is a shock to both of them. This is one series that just gets better and better with each book.
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About the Author
Air Force veteran Larissa Ione traded in a career as a meteorologist to pursue her passion of writing. She now spends her days in pajamas with her computer, strong coffee, and supernatural worlds. She believes in celebrating everything, and would never be caught without a bottle of Champagne chilling in the fridge…just in case. She currently lives in Wisconsin with her U.S. Coast Guard husband, her teenage son, a rescue cat named Vegas, and her very own hellhound, a King Shepherd named Hexe.
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Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book directly from the publisher. I was not paid to read or review this book. All opinions are my own, and I was never influenced by anything or anyone.
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