The night Nora’s parents were murdered, something ancient and malevolent stirred beneath the waves—and it never let go. No one else felt it. But Nora did... she still does.
The darkness whispers her name, curls through her thoughts, tempts her with release. On the edge of the Mackinac Bridge, Nora is ready to surrender. But fate has other plans.
A flash of burning green eyes. Wings of midnight. And everything changes.
Saved by Kairos, a powerful celestial, who claims she’s his fated mate, Nora is thrust into a hidden world of otherworldly beings and ancient prophecy. Her past—wiped away. Her future—bound to a war that began long before she was born.
A century ago, the demon queen Nyx stole everything from Nora. Now she wants her soul. But Nora won’t go down without a fight.
To save the world—and the ones she loves—Nora must unlock the terrible truth of who she is. Even if it means binding herself to a dark king who promises love… and carries deadly secrets.
As Heaven and Hell collide, Nora must choose between the mate who holds her heart and the darkness that calls her name.
Because the God of Shadows is coming. And he won’t stop until she belongs to him.
Claimed by Darkness is a fantasy romance filled with fated mates, celestial warriors, forbidden magic, and a heroine torn between light and shadow.
This one ended up being a 2 star read for me. I listened to the audiobook and I will say, I really liked having both male and female narrators. It made the different POVs easier to follow and kept things a little more engaging. But honestly, the spicy scenes just did not work for me. The word choices felt really awkward, and it pulled me out of the story every time. It’s one of those things that might not bother me as much while reading, but hearing it out loud made it ten times worse.
As for the story itself, I just never fully connected. The multiple POVs didn’t really add anything and instead made everything feel kind of scattered. The world building, especially in the other realms, felt pretty thin and underdeveloped, which made it hard to stay invested. Nyx’s chapters also didn’t land for me. I actually think her story should have come earlier because instead of adding depth, it just felt out of place and broke the flow of everything else going on.
Overall, it felt like a bunch of different ideas thrown together without fully coming together into something cohesive. Not the worst thing I’ve read, but definitely not one I’d go back to.
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