Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Review: Darkness Betrayed by Alexandra Ivy

 

Book Description

When a conspiracy threatens what's most precious to The Guardians of Eternity, they must depend upon their one-time enemy to protect them in the latest from New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Ivy . . .

Once, Brigette was the conduit through which the ultimate evil reached Earth. Now she's just a lonely Were isolated in an Irish cottage, cut off from her animal and humanity alike. When a band of rebels approach her to take down the king of the vampires, she knows denying them means certain death—but even if she warns the king, he may not listen to the likes of her.

From the moment Xi slips into Brigette's bedroom to escort her to his king, he sees the heartbreak that hides behind her guilt. The elusive vampire has fought for centuries to master his own regrets, and his word will convince the king to value hers. Neither can escape the attraction between them, even as partners on an undercover mission. But there's no room for pleasure when their work might redeem her to the Guardians completely—or send them to the death they've evaded for so long . . .


My Review

Brigette has done some awful things but she knows it and feels awful about it. She's also suffered for the things she's done and even her wolf has turned her back on her now. She used to have the power of the darkness but she doesn't have that anymore and not everyone knows that yet. So when some rebels come and ask for her help, she says yes knowing full well she'll never help them. She's acting as a spy for Styxx and trying to help him since he helped her.

Xi is called when Brigette gets word to Styxx that rebel forces are going to try and overthrow him and his people. Styxx asks Xi to go with Brigette to make sure that what she's saying is true but while he's there he becomes more and more attracted to her. 

Brigette had been used by the beast for many years and now that she's free of him, she's an outcast and no one trusts her. But she truly does feel awful for the things she's done and has no idea how to go about her life now. So when she can stop some rebels from doing damage to Styxx, she helps as much as she can. Xi is along for the ride to see what Styxx is up against so he and Brigette spend a lot of time together and find that they are attracted to one another. 

There's a lot of danger and Brigette and Xi find themselves in the thick of it. Once they figure out what and who is really behind the attack on Styxx it wasn't at all what I thought it was going to be. There were a couple of great twists at the end of this book. I love how it ended.

I loved seeing Levet in this book. He's so funny and I find it hilarious that he gets under the skin of so many of the characters in this series. 

I give this book 5 out of 5 stars. 

I received an e-ARC of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review but all thoughts and opinions are my own. 

30 comments:

  1. 5 stars is promisin', Mary! 😉

    The man's face in the cover doesn't hurt either, right? 😛

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  2. Hooray for another five star read.

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    1. A were without her animal is heartbreakingly lonely though.

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    2. Yes, her wolf had a reason for turning her back on her. But it was sad.

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  3. How quickly do you read a book?

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    1. I can read a 200 page book in 2 hours. When I have time I read at least 1 book a day. But most of my reviews are posted a month in advance. Right now I have 20 blog posts written and ready to be published.

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    2. Oy, one of our fellow bloggers had a half a year of posts prepared in advance LOL Sadly, my theme is such that I have to make them fresh daily.

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    3. Understandable. Mine are not so I can read a book and have the review posted for a month from now no problem. NetGalley books are usually released some time in the future so that works well for me.

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  4. I'm impressed at how quickly you read another book after the last review.

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    1. Thank you. I can read a 200 page book in 2 hours. When I have time I read at least 1 book a day. But most of my reviews are posted a month in advance. Right now I have 20 blog posts written and ready to be published.

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  5. I like these kind of reads too Mary.

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    1. Me too. This series is so much fun.

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  6. I haven't read this series, but I have read a romantic suspense duology with this author. I need to read more from her. From this review, I say this series would be a great place to get more of her books. Wonderful review.

    Melanie @ Books of My Heart

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  7. That does sound a bit creepy cool.

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  8. Can't beat a 5 star book. Nice review!

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  9. Sounds like another good one from Ivy!

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  10. Good to know the story had a solid ending.

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  11. This sounds like something that I would like. I love that there were some twists and that it ended well.

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  12. Dear Mary! Book's title looks good! Thank you for the review. How many books do you read a month?

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  13. Many thanks for your review.

    All the best Jan

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