Michelle's Reviews > The Darkest Night

3.5-4 Cursed Stars!
I think I've found a new PNR series that I might love. I'm excited!

This was Ashlyn and Maddox's story. But it was stocked full with all the other warriors. A perfect set up for more to come.

Ashlyn hears voices. Lots of voices. Every where she goes if people have been there she hears their conversation. She wants the voices to stop. She's on the hunt for the men with special abilities that she's heard about to see if maybe they can help her quiet the noise.
Maddox is a warrior and is cursed with the demon spirit violence. He's also cursed with death and being sent to hell every night at midnight.
When Ashlyn is in the fortress looking for the mens home her and Maddox come face to face. Maddox doesn't have much time because midnight is closing in. He's not sure if Ashlyn is bait for the hunters or not. Was she sent to the fortress to lure him and his brothers by the hunters? Should he kill her? Should he just leave her in the woods to freeze?
Ashlyn is confused because the voices have stopped. She never wants to leave Maddox because of this. When Maddox decides to leave her there and try to make it home before death comes to him Ashlyn has no choice but to chase after him. She gets hurt. Maddox can't leave her. He breaks all the rules by carrying her back to his home. Maddox immediately makes the men swear to not harm her and to not touch her while he is in hell.
The men can't understand what's gotten into Maddox to make him bring a woman into their home. Their home filled with all these demon spirits. Wrath, violence, death, pain, disease and promiscuity.
Ashlyn doesn't care about any of these men she only wants to be close to Maddox. She will do anything to stay close to him. She will goes as far as to try to protect Maddox from death and pain.
While the men try and figure out if Ashlyn has been sent as bait other problems start popping up. The Gods summons Wrath. This leads to woman getting kidnapped. Hunters are getting close. Lost warriors showing back up. Bombs going off. The list is endless.
I loved that Ashlyn felt the need to protect Maddox. I also loved that violence seemed to calm inside Maddox when she was around. Maddox never being around a human woman for very long for fear of killing them was a nice surprise. He made me laugh several times.
The ending choked me up and then had me yelling YAY!!!

Why not a 5 star?
I'm sad to say that I skimmed some. There was a lot of Ashlyn's thoughts that seemed to drag on and on. The sex between them was also skim worthy. So yes I skimmed some. lol But it's not going to stop me from moving forward with the rest of the series. I need to know what's going to happen. Of course I also want the other warriors story too. I hope I can make myself read in order and not skip. lmao

I can't wait to get to Anya's and Lucien's story next. Death and a Goddess. Oh yea! It's going to be so good!