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Cris Dukehart
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Susan Illene
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The longer a man lives, the greater the chance his actions will cost him in the future. When that man is an immortal nephilim, the misdeeds can really pile up. Lucas has paid for the crimes of his past for centuries, resisting any close relationship that might make his life even more difficult. Until Melena. Only she could begin to melt the ice shielding his heart, but then he was captured by his greatest enemies - angels.
Now imprisoned in Purgatory, Lucas is awaiting trial for his latest crime and knows the verdict will not be in his favor. Lucas is resigned to the fact that his life might be over, but he fears that without his protection Melena may not survive for long. She's got her own enemies back in Alaska, and her mortality makes her easy prey. Whatever happens to him, Lucas must find a way to keep her safe. No matter the cost.
Contains mature themes.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Jessica
- 03-03-15
Very good insight to Lucas!
You need to read this before 3rd book. Very helpful in explaining. I am hooked.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- danny
- 08-07-17
good
good book and you might like it depending on your taste at the time
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- whatcha.listening.to
- 04-10-18
5 Chained by Darkness Stars
Holy Moly! If you were on the fence about Lucas this book will push you to be a full blow Lucas LOVER! I am telling you there is more to him than what he was showing us in past books.
I hate that he is where he is, but I love that we got to see what makes him tick and why. And oh my word all the feels!! I don’t want to give anything away but the Malena parts they will make you just feel so much for these two.
Love man its Love.
Again I really liked Cris’s narration for this series.
*You don't have to like my review but its 100% my opinion, and I am allowed to have it.*
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Carla
- 01-22-17
Great book
Loved it. It was a great book!. I would recommend. It to others.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Gypsy259
- 01-16-17
Great Series if you can get past the Narrator
If you could sum up Chained by Darkness in three words, what would they be?
Worth a credit
How did the narrator detract from the book?
The narrator is not terrible but definitely needs some improvement. She has a good voice for narration. However, she ends almost every sentence in the same tone of voice - This keeps the listener from being drawn into the story in the way an experienced narrator can do.
Any additional comments?
I hesitated to purchase this book because I prefer a long audio book. However, if you have started this series and are enjoying it I believe this book 2.5 is an integral part of the story. I am enjoying the story line very much. I just wish the narrator didn't sound so much like she is reading one sentence at a time vs. telling the story.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Jen
- 07-16-15
Great!
I was not sure about this book at first because it was so short. I'm glad I got it though as it really is an important part of the whole series. Don't miss it!
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Kindle Customer
- 03-08-15
Nessessery but not that great
You need this to learn about our lovers past and what happened before the next book, but it wasn't a very interesting story in itself.
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- blue_river @AudiobookObsession
- 10-05-18
Chained by Darness
I listened to this because of a romance challenge and have to say I was pleasantly surprised. Even though I haven’t listened to any of the previous books in this series I was able to follow it very well. That being said, I think I would have understood a bit more of I had. This will probably be a series I read more of I. The future.
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- M. Thurman
- 07-21-21
Tis a bit dark
A lot of this could have been an epilogue from the previous book. Yet the author felt the need to drag us through purgatory, literally. I understand this needed to be absorbed to continue the story so there would be no gaps but man this one is dark and brutal IMO. Peeling, poking holes in and boiling people was a bit much. I stomached my way through because I like the overall story, but I could have lived without this torment angle and the hypocrite angels who have a rather jacked up view of right and wrong. My mind can’t make sense of what the author is doing with these angels. Very confusing and conflicting. Whatever she is trying to define of their characters is pretty jumbled and it took away from the story.
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- Sarah
- 07-23-16
Didn't like this one, too gloomy
I liked the first two books well enough, but this one had a very different feel. I found it a little depressing and frustrating. Lucas is in purgatory as a prisoner the entire book (except one quick scene). There is a lot of torture, not just for Lucas, which I do not like reading about. There are decisions that don't make sense, which is frustrating.
The prisoners are starved for months, tortured with having their skin peeled off, fight each other to near death, boiled alive, have holes punctured all over them, etc. This was too much for me.
Lucas is being punished for not saving the Sensor, and also for saving her. That doesn't make sense. They suggested he keep her from the fight against her will, which he was also not allowed to do. So they wanted him to break one rule, but not the other?
They have a therapist determining if his father caused him PTSD when he was young. If so, that might explain his behaviour and get him off. Yet at the same time, they are putting him in extreme torture and depravation while he's there. Why would they care if his father caused him PTSD if they are doing even more to cause it now?
Zoe gets off lightly, even though she summoned the demon, but Lucas is almost executed and given a long sentence even though he was doing his best to do the right thing.
Then at the end, he fights to makes a deal with an angel that also doesn't make sense. In some ways, they act like Melena's survival is the most important thing, but the angels could easily save her or have Lucas save her. Instead, they punish Lucas for the opportunity to try to save her. Doesn't make sense. Then they break more of their own rules.
There are a couple of things we find out in this book that I'm sure will help with future books, but I wish I would have just skipped it. Read a recap or spoiler instead. Not sure if I want to continue with the series since it sounds like it won't get better right away. Too bad.
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