Marina's Review: Reaver (Lords of Deliverance #5) by Larissa Ione

Reaver (Lords of Deliverance #5 \ Demonica #10) by Larissa Ione 

WARRIOR OF HEAVEN

Reaver is an angel with a past, a record, and a less-than-heavenly attitude. Powerful enough to fight alongside the fiercest battle angels-and crazy enough to risk his wings on a one-way mission to hell-he's agreed to go where no angel has ever gone before...to steal the most seductive and dangerous prize of Satan himself.

ANGEL OF HELL

Harvester is one of the Fallen, a once-heroic angel who sacrificed her wings to work as an undercover agent in hell. But now her cover has been blown, and she's been doomed to an eternity of agonizing torture. Even if Reaver can snatch her away from Satan's lair, even if they can fight their way out of the underworld's darkest depths, there is one thing Harvester can never escape-her newfound thirst for an angel's blood...

• Release Date:  December 5th 2013
• Publisher: Piatkus Books
• Author's web site

* Minor Spoilers

In this 5th book in the Lord of Deliverance series we FINALLY get the story of Reaver the Heavenly watcher of the Four Horsemen!

Following the end of Rogue Rider (book #4) we are privy to a lot of revelations regarding Reaver, his relationship with the Horsemen and the truth behind Harvesters actions but we are left with a major issue Harvester is being dragged to Hell for an eternity of torture.

This is an action packed book, from the very beginning we are thrown in the Pits of hell, new alliances are introduced and unexpected characters put obstacles is our hero’s path. Twist after twist the new storyline regarding the rebirth of Lucifer is being woven but it feels a bit overwhelming, a lot of things happen at the same time and the romance is left behind. 

I know the MC’s share a past but they don’t know it, and instead of exploring one another lust wins and they jump each other bones without minding that the end of the world and their enemies are almost at their doorstep.

No matter my minor issues Reaver is a must read; we get glimpse of favorite characters from the Daemonica books and my favorites Horsemen, plus we get insight to Heaven and Hell. Beware this is not a stand alone book, read it only if you have read at least the Lord of Deliverance books.

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Reaver

by Larissa Ione

{Lords of Deliverance #5 | Demonica #10}

Publication Date: December 17th, 2013 

WARRIOR OF HEAVEN

Reaver is an angel with a past, a record, and a less-than-heavenly attitude. Powerful enough to fight alongside the fiercest battle angels-and crazy enough to risk his wings on a one-way mission to hell-he's agreed to go where no angel has ever gone before...to steal the most seductive and dangerous prize of Satan himself.

ANGEL OF HELL

Harvester is one of the Fallen, a once-heroic angel who sacrificed her wings to work as an undercover agent in hell. But now her cover has been blown, and she's been doomed to an eternity of agonizing torture. Even if Reaver can snatch her away from Satan's lair, even if they can fight their way out of the underworld's darkest depths, there is one thing Harvester can never escape-her newfound thirst for an angel's blood...

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Excerpt of Reaver:

“R-Reaver?”

Reaver held Harvester’s frail body tight against his as he navigated the final steps of a winding ledge that dropped them into a world of weird. “It’s me. It’s okay. We’re safe.”

Relatively safe, anyway. Relative meaning that they weren’t dead. Yet. He just hoped the same could be said for Tavin, Matt, and Calder. When he’d left them to sneak into Satan’s realm, they’d been engaged in a battle they’d initiated as a diversion. It had been a risky move, and Reaver could only pray they’d make it to the rendezvous point.

A hunter’s horn sounded in the distance and was answered by another, closer horn signal. Satan’s minions hadn’t gained ground, but they were spreading out. Damn.

He scanned the landscape of thorny plants, hills of blackened earth and trees, and twisted, abandoned structures. Nothing moved.

He looked down at Harvester, and as before when he first saw her hanging over a pit of acid, he felt sick to his stomach. He didn’t like Harvester even though he was grateful for the things she’d done, but she didn’t deserve this; her naked body too thin and mottled with bruises and ligature marks, her once silken black hair tangled and dull, and worst of all, missing her gorgeous green eyes.

Under ideal circumstances, an angel could heal from even the most heinous injuries within hours. But these were far from ideal circumstances, and Harvester’s source of power, her wings, had been severed. Without wings or medical assistance, it could take weeks, even months, for an angel’s body to fully heal.

“I can’t risk healing you more than I did,” he said. “My power isn’t reliable right now, and I could do more harm than good.”

“Reaver,” she croaked, as if he hadn’t spoken. “Why…how…”

“Shh.” He tucked her face into his chest, quieting her. “We’re going to meet up with some friends, and then I’ll answer all your questions.”

Reaver and the assassins had worked out a plan A and a plan B. Plan A had been shot to hell when iron gates had prevented Reaver from getting out of Satan’s realm to the south, where his companions would have been waiting. Now, with demons in pursuit, they were on their way to plan B. Hopefully Tav, Matt, and Calder had realized quickly that Reaver’s escape route had gone bad.

Inhaling the stench of rotten vegetation that permeated this section of Sheoul, he started away from the skeletons of some burned-out buildings and toward a mountain range as expansive as the Rockies. He moved swiftly, outrunning the sounds of pursuit and pausing once to blast a group of imps with a ball of lightning. The sphere struck the leader, and from there sent electrical strikes at each of the surrounding imps, frying them all in a handy eight-for-one.

Harvester slept in his arms, barely stirring when he stopped to listen for anyone following them. By the time they neared the plan B meeting site, Reaver was sure they’d lost the demons—temporarily. Reaver wasn’t naive enough to think they were off the hook. The demons chasing them were only the first wave, the security detail unlucky enough to be guarding the dungeon Harvester was kept in.

Once Satan got wind of this, if he hadn’t already, Reaver and Harvester were going to have legions of minions on their heels.

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Top 5 Sundays #166 - Best Evil Villains {Part II}

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This was a fun topic!!

I did go a bit abstract at times, but these are some of my favorites hehe

Last week I'll be out of town, but Marina will post the Top 5 =D

This week’s results:

Best Evil Villains {Part II} 90%  (9 votes) 

Favorite Hobbies {Other than reading =)} 10%  (1 votes) 

Total Votes: 10

The theme for today is:

Best Evil Villains {Part II}

But first, a little bit about this feature and the rules to join in…

Every Sunday I will post a TOP 5 list on the blog. It can be about anything and every week I'll have a new theme {You can vote on next week’s theme on my RIGHT sidebar!} and I will ad the Mr.Linky bellow the post so you can do a list with the theme and add you link to it.

Rules:

1. Write a post listing your TOP 5 choices within the theme I chose (or was chosen on a poll) for the week.
2. Mention this Blog on the post and link back to it.
3. Fell free to use the Feature's image (there is a smaller size version of it bellow)
4. After you've finished your post, add you link (of the post, not your blog's main page) to the Mr.Linky at the end of that week's post.
5. If you don’t have a blog to post, just leave your list in the comments =)

*in no particular order

The Lady's Enemy

World of Lupi by Eileen Wilks

Creeeeepy! I hate her and she has yet to be actual on scene yet hehe

The Hellions

Soul Screamers by Rachel Vincent

They were so scary! Great villains!

The Silence

Psy-Changeling Series by Nalini Singh

A bit abstract, but it is actually the villain in the books in my opinion.

The Horsemen's Seals

Lords of Deliverance Series by Larissa Ione

Not the seals per say, but the breaking of them hehe

Prejudice and Fear

Shifters Unbound Series by Jennifer Ashley

Another abstract one, but It is soooo true!! Love these books!

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Rogue Rider {Lords of Deliverance #4} by Larissa Ione

They're here.

They ride.

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

Born of a match between good and evil, four siblings stand between hell's minions and everything they want to destroy. They are the Lords of Deliverance, and they have the power to ward off Doomsday . . . or let it ride . . .

Jillian Cardiff came to this remote mountain town to forget the demon attack that almost killed her. Instead, she rescues-and falls for-a gorgeous stranger who has no memory of anything other than his name. Handsome, charming, and protective, Reseph seems like the kind of man whom Jillian can trust. But with hints of a troubling history of his own, he's also the kind of man who can be very dangerous . . .

Reseph may not know why he mysteriously appeared in Jillian's life, but he knows he wants to stay. Yet when Jillian's neighbors are killed, and demon hunters arrive on the scene, Reseph fears that he's putting Jillian in danger. And once it's revealed that Reseph is also Pestilence, the Horseman responsible for ravaging the world, he and Jillian must face the greatest challenge of all: Can they forget the horrors of a chilling past to save the future they both desire?

from GoodReads.

• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Release Date: November 20th, 2012
• Series: Lords of Deliverance Series  
• Author's Website

*Minor SPOILERS from precious books in the series!

Rogue Rider is the thrilling culmination of Larissa Ione’s second series in her Demonica world, called Lords of Deliverence. Larissa’s duty into making the past three books’ villain into the hero in Rogue Rider was nothing short than herculean. However, if anyone could do it, it’s Larissa Ione, no doubt!

Rogue Rider is Reseph’s chance of redemption, since after his Apocalypse seal broke and he brought hell on earth as Pestilence, nothing short of a miracle could turn it around. In Rogue Rider, Reseph is back to himself but can’t remember mostly about himself and nothing about what he has done. He then is found by Jillian and has a chance to become the man his brothers and sister always believed he could be, but how can all those he hurt forgive him for all he has done? How will Reseph deal when  his memory finally comes back?

Larissa Ione has given us in Rogue Rider a very difficult story, a story of redemption where redemption might have been unimaginable. Reseph’s path is one of incredible obstacles, but with Jill by his side anything is possible.

I LOVED Rogue Rider! Larissa Ione’s storytelling is so unique within Paranormal Romance. The hot and heavy smex is always there, but the richness in her world bulding and her exquisite work in giving us just as much action and thrill as romance is what makes her one of my favorite author EVER!

If I had one complaint about Rogue Rider is that I wanted more of Respeh’s family, but I’ll forgive her, because Rogue Rider is everything you could ask in a Paranormal Romance and much, much more!

Previously in The Lords of Deliverance Series:

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Top 5 Sundays #95 - Books You're Most Looking Forward to! {2nd Half 2012}

OMG 2012 is half-way done! Can you even believe it?? For this list I decided to not mention books coming out in June, I am only counting books from July on =D

I wish this was a Top 20 list, but... LOL

Hope you will join me!

  This week’s results:

Books You're Most Looking Forward to! {2nd Half 2012}

  10 (83%)

Favorite Bookish Quotes {Not Necessarily from Books}

  2 (16%)

The theme for today is:

Books You're Most Looking Forward to! {2nd Half 2012}

But first, a little bit about this feature and the rules to join in…

Every Sunday I will post a TOP 5 list on the blog. It can be about anything and every week I'll have a new theme {You can vote on next week’s theme on my left sidebar!} and I will ad the Mr.Linky bellow the post so you can do a list with the theme and add you link to it.

Rules:

1. Write a post listing your TOP 5 choices within the theme I chose (or was chosen on a poll) for the week.
2. Mention this Blog on the post and link back to it.
3. Fell free to use the Feature's image (there is a smaller size version of it bellow)
4. After you've finished your post, add you link (of the post, not your blog's main page) to the Mr.Linky at the end of that week's post.
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*in no particular order

13 by Kelley Armstrong

July 26th, 2012

The final book in one of my fave series EVER! so bittersweet =/ I cannot wait!

Rogue Rider by Larissa Ione

December 6th, 2012

Another finale book, nor for one of my fave PNR series. Larissa Ione always delivers, but I will miss the riders! Thanks for the awesome books Sister!

Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews

July 31st, 2012

Ilona Andrews writes amazing stories led by incredibly strong characters. This will be the eagerly awaited "Andrea book" and I cannot wait for it to come out!

Shadows Before the Sun by Kelly Gay

July 31st, 2012

This is such an understated series for me. It is nothing short of fantastic and I wish more people knew about it! After the shocking events of the previous novels, I am dying to read this installment!

Blood Bath and Beyond by Michele Rowen

August 7th, 2012

Immortality was one of my first paranormal series and definitely my first PNR with humor, so when I heard that Sarah Dearly and co were getting a reboot in a spin-off series I was more than thrilled!

Special Mention to:

Alien Vs Alien by Gini Koch

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