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Dance with the Devil DarkHunter Book 4 Sherrilyn Kenyon 9780312984830 Books

Rating: 5
Heat Rating: 4 out of 5

Dance with the Devil basically starts right where Night Embraceended so one of my first reactions to the book was "Yay! Zarek is alive!" With the way the last scene of his ended in Night Embrace I was afraid he was dead. Anyways, I loves me a tortured hero and Zarek definitely fits that bill. Dance with the Devil was a fabulous read and is the best in the Dark-Hunter series yet!

I'll try not to fixate too much on Zarek in this review. I just love the man. Like I said, a tortured hero really touches my heart and Zarek has been tortured like no other. As a whipping boy in his human life Zarek had been abused in ways that were completely inhumane. Every time one of his half brothers did something wrong, or anyone for that matter, it was taken out on him. Some of the abuse was touched on in Night Embrace but we get so many more details of Zarek's abuse in Dance with the Devil. These details will make you incredibly nauseous. I never realized that there were literal whipping boys in our history. The practice was barbaric. Because Zarek had spent his human life being tortured, degraded and spat upon it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out why the Dark-Hunter was so volatile. Even after Zarek became a Dark-Hunter and Ash had erased all the external damage done to his body the internal wounds still festered. Then, on top of that, as a punishment, about 900 years ago Zarek was banished to Alaska with nothing to do. A punishment for an act he had no memory of committing I might add. With nothing to do and no Diamons to kill it's a wonder the man wasn't totally loco.

In comes Astrid. Astrid is a nymph of justice and a daughter of Themis the Greek Goddess of Justice. Since Zarek gets in some trouble in Night Embrace Artemis wants to kill him. Thank goodness for Acheron though. He manages to talk Artie into having Astrid judge Zarek to see if he was guilty of his crimes. There were many things that I liked about Astrid. She was a fair and impartial judge. I enjoyed her inquisitive mind. Her quest for the truth about Zarek despite the pressure put upon her by Artemis made me believe in her. Made me believe that she was good enough for my boy.

OK. Back to Zarek. Man oh man do I love him! He's both an artist and a poet. OK so I know I said Talon was a poet but check this out:

“I have found my star. She is beauty and grace. Elegance and goodness. My laughter in winter. She is courageous and strong. Bold and tempting. Unlike any other in all the universe, and I cannot touch her. I dare not even try."

Anyone feel all gooey inside or is it just me?

This book was a much more introspective book than the others in the series so far. When we first met Zarek in Night Embrace I could pic up on his pain and his desire to belong. The man is so lonely. In Dance With the Devil we see a lot of Zarek reliving his past as he tries to overcome it. As he tries to gain some self worth and confidence. As he tries to except that someone might care about and except him.
Though I'm in love with Zarek the other character that captured my heart was Simi. She's such a great demon! So cute yet deadly. I can't wait to see her in future books.

Zarek has now joined the other characters that I have locked in my basement - Zsadit, Strider and Bones. He's simply captured my heart. You absolutely MUST READ his book!

P.S. This does pretty well as a stand alone.

A corny note:
I love it when authors manage to slip in the title of the book somewhere within the book's pages and Kenyon did that in this book LOL.


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Dance with the Devil DarkHunter Book 4 Sherrilyn Kenyon 9780312984830 Books Reviews

Zarek's story has long been one of my favorites. I remember the first time I read this series that it was his book that turned me from someone who liked the series to someone who LOVED the series. His past just KILLS me. We learn things about Acheron that makes my heart ache. We get to see more of the tangled threads that weave the gods and mortals together. We get to meet Simi, the charming, irreverant Charonte demon that Ash loves like a child. Simi's musings on barbequing her enemies gave me a case of the giggles. There's just SO MUCH going on here. SO MUCH!

My love for heroes who have been sorely abused, mistreated, neglected, and otherwise have had a s*** life continues. Zarek is so prickly most people avoid him like the plague. Ash's musings on why Z is quick to lash out hurt. He hasn't known an ounce of compassion in his life -- just like Ash -- and he hurts others because it's the only thing that's a constant for him. He's another one that I just want to give cookies and hugs to. Poor Z. Poor, poor Z. I felt for Astrid, too. She's forced to lie to Zarek about who she is and the more she learns about Z, the more she knows that her lies will hurt him when he finds out the truth. It's a sticky situation.

Seriously, I adore the threads of the overall arc that are being revealed. It's big and it's just going to get bigger. As a reread, I think I enjoyed this as much as I did before simply because I like seeing all the groundwork being laid for later stories. This series is huge and a little intimidating and I'm a little in awe of Sherrilyn Kenyon's storytelling abilities.

-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal
I really enjoy the Dark Hunter Series. I have read them all. The early ones are her best by far. Just the right mix of romance, mystery and paranormal fantasy. The only issue is that the further you read in the series the more violent the books become. I definitely recommend the book, I just caution people that when you get to books such as Acheron and Styxx, the violence and torture can become too much to read. I had a very hard time finishing the last book she wrote (Styxx) because of how graphic it was. Don't let these comments stop you from reading her books. Ms. Kenyon truly knows how to create a world all of her own and make you believe it really exists. Her fantasy world contains so many substories, plot twists, character relationships that I don't know how she keeps them all straight, but everything she writes flows smoothly from one book to the next. You become so familar with characters that you feel as if these people exist in you life. She is an amazing writer.
Rating 5
Heat Rating 4 out of 5

Dance with the Devil basically starts right where Night Embraceended so one of my first reactions to the book was "Yay! Zarek is alive!" With the way the last scene of his ended in Night Embrace I was afraid he was dead. Anyways, I loves me a tortured hero and Zarek definitely fits that bill. Dance with the Devil was a fabulous read and is the best in the Dark-Hunter series yet!

I'll try not to fixate too much on Zarek in this review. I just love the man. Like I said, a tortured hero really touches my heart and Zarek has been tortured like no other. As a whipping boy in his human life Zarek had been abused in ways that were completely inhumane. Every time one of his half brothers did something wrong, or anyone for that matter, it was taken out on him. Some of the abuse was touched on in Night Embrace but we get so many more details of Zarek's abuse in Dance with the Devil. These details will make you incredibly nauseous. I never realized that there were literal whipping boys in our history. The practice was barbaric. Because Zarek had spent his human life being tortured, degraded and spat upon it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out why the Dark-Hunter was so volatile. Even after Zarek became a Dark-Hunter and Ash had erased all the external damage done to his body the internal wounds still festered. Then, on top of that, as a punishment, about 900 years ago Zarek was banished to Alaska with nothing to do. A punishment for an act he had no memory of committing I might add. With nothing to do and no Diamons to kill it's a wonder the man wasn't totally loco.

In comes Astrid. Astrid is a nymph of justice and a daughter of Themis the Greek Goddess of Justice. Since Zarek gets in some trouble in Night Embrace Artemis wants to kill him. Thank goodness for Acheron though. He manages to talk Artie into having Astrid judge Zarek to see if he was guilty of his crimes. There were many things that I liked about Astrid. She was a fair and impartial judge. I enjoyed her inquisitive mind. Her quest for the truth about Zarek despite the pressure put upon her by Artemis made me believe in her. Made me believe that she was good enough for my boy.

OK. Back to Zarek. Man oh man do I love him! He's both an artist and a poet. OK so I know I said Talon was a poet but check this out

“I have found my star. She is beauty and grace. Elegance and goodness. My laughter in winter. She is courageous and strong. Bold and tempting. Unlike any other in all the universe, and I cannot touch her. I dare not even try."

Anyone feel all gooey inside or is it just me?

This book was a much more introspective book than the others in the series so far. When we first met Zarek in Night Embrace I could pic up on his pain and his desire to belong. The man is so lonely. In Dance With the Devil we see a lot of Zarek reliving his past as he tries to overcome it. As he tries to gain some self worth and confidence. As he tries to except that someone might care about and except him.
Though I'm in love with Zarek the other character that captured my heart was Simi. She's such a great demon! So cute yet deadly. I can't wait to see her in future books.

Zarek has now joined the other characters that I have locked in my basement - Zsadit, Strider and Bones. He's simply captured my heart. You absolutely MUST READ his book!

P.S. This does pretty well as a stand alone.

A corny note
I love it when authors manage to slip in the title of the book somewhere within the book's pages and Kenyon did that in this book LOL.