Book Review: Shades of Darkness (Darkness Series - Book 3)
Shades of Darkness (Darkness series - Book 3) by Nora Ash
4 stars
Category: Adult
Note: Novella/Serial length
Summary: Blog reporter Katherine faces yet another superpowered person in her apartment threatening her after uncovering that the mayor has plans for a superpowered weapon created by the company her Batman-like lover heads. She knows she definitely can’t trust him now, though she had been leaning toward his scary persona being just a façade since he seemed to genuinely care about her. But the Superman-like superhero with a tie to her has proven to be a fickle jerk as he spends a night with her and then treats her like a meaningless one-night stand.
Comments: While I love anything superpowered with the colorful costumes, and I do love romance, I’m still feeling a bit let down by this series. I don’t mind that everyone is the basic stereotype of Batman, Superman, and Lois Lane, but in a modern world with cell phones and blogging, and with a twist of PNR with the cliched mates and feral marking like this is cliched werewolf fiction. Where I feel let down is that Katherine isn’t bothering to get to know the guys at all beyond sex. She knows their costumed personas and that’s it. It’s a very superficial relationship and pretty much treats the guys as if they aren’t anything more than their costumes and powers.
4 stars
Category: Adult
Note: Novella/Serial length
Summary: Blog reporter Katherine faces yet another superpowered person in her apartment threatening her after uncovering that the mayor has plans for a superpowered weapon created by the company her Batman-like lover heads. She knows she definitely can’t trust him now, though she had been leaning toward his scary persona being just a façade since he seemed to genuinely care about her. But the Superman-like superhero with a tie to her has proven to be a fickle jerk as he spends a night with her and then treats her like a meaningless one-night stand.
Comments: While I love anything superpowered with the colorful costumes, and I do love romance, I’m still feeling a bit let down by this series. I don’t mind that everyone is the basic stereotype of Batman, Superman, and Lois Lane, but in a modern world with cell phones and blogging, and with a twist of PNR with the cliched mates and feral marking like this is cliched werewolf fiction. Where I feel let down is that Katherine isn’t bothering to get to know the guys at all beyond sex. She knows their costumed personas and that’s it. It’s a very superficial relationship and pretty much treats the guys as if they aren’t anything more than their costumes and powers.