Darkness Falls
Immortal Beloved, Book #2
Cate Tiernan

Review brought to you by OBS staff member Shae

Synopsis:

Nastasya has lived for hundreds of years, but for some reason, life never seems to get any better. She left her spoiled, rich girl life to find peace at River’s Edge, a safe haven for wayward immortals. There, she learned to embrace River’s Edge, despite some drama involving the sexy Reyn, who she wants but won’t allow herself to have. But just as she’s getting comfortable, her family’s ties to dark magick force her to leave.

She falls back into her old, hard partying ways, but will her decision lead her into the hands of a dark immortal? Or will it be her first step to embracing the darkness within her?

Review:

Darkness Falls is the second book in the Immortal Beloved series. After having such a problem getting into the first one, this book completely made up for that.

This story starts out with Reyn melting for Nas and her wanting nothing to do with him, but secretly wanting to jump on top of him. I was hoping that she had gotten that out of her system in the first one. I know their pasts are sketchy and that a relationship between them should be off the table, but I still hoped for it.

I knew this story would be about Nas having to deal with Incy. I was just very surprised at how she went from being scared of him, having nightmares about him, and River putting spells to hide her from him…to her just getting in a car and leaving with him. That really annoyed me.

Tiernan is good at writing little jokes into the story, I laughed a lot reading this book. The way she writes Nastasya’s attitude and some of her responses to conversations can be hilarious. It’s nice when a book gets really serious to be able to laugh. There is the perfect amount of seriousness, comedy, and drama.

I loved getting more back stories and flash back of Nas and even some of her former immortal friends. Anne’s sister coming into the house confused me, that story wasn’t really told in this book. Even at the end I was confused of her purpose being in the house. I guess she was added to the story in this one because she will have a main part in the next book.

I felt their could have been more magick in this book. I really like the way Tiernan writes about magick. It feels real, and you could really have your own circle.

This book is a like for me, and it’s another series I enjoy reading. I can’t wait for the next book. Hopefully the plots can stay original and more of Nastasya’s story can come out!