Book Review: Eve of Darkness

Reviewed by Christel

Author: Sylvia Day

Summary

The first chapter of this book is actually the last.  What events have led to Evangeline Hollis fighting a demon dragon in the public restroom at Qualcomm Stadium in her flip flops?  Well, I guess you will just have to read on to find out… 

Six weeks ago, Evangeline Hollis (Eve) was an interior designer.  She was called to Gadara tower for an interview with Gadara himself.   When she arrived, the powerful Gadara suddenly didn’t have time for their meeting.  A power play used against the interviewee as football teams use time outs to “ice” the kicker.  Not allowing herself to feel dejected, she left Gadara tower with an air of confidence, when suddenly a hunk of a man shoved her into a stairwell and had his way with her.  Pleasantly surprised by his suddenness, Eve allowed the tryst to continue and was shocked when he touched her arm with his palm and it burned.  “Bear the Mark of Cain” were the words ringing through her ears as she looked up to see massive white wings enfolding her.

Alec Cain and Eve have met before.  When Eve was barely a young woman of 18, she caught Cain’s eye.  (Yes, that Cain…)  He left and tried to forget about her, but that has since become impossible.  His brother Reed, also known as Abel, has Marked her.  Reed is now her handler and Cain has chosen to be her mentor in order to protect her.  The stories are true. These brothers do not get along and this new working relationship puts them a little to close for comfort.  They are supervised by the Archangel Raguel, who is the head of the firm.  As there are seven Archangels, there are seven firms around the world.  Raguel is the head of the North American firm.

Being a Mark means you are now a servant of God and employed in the fight against the Infernals.  Eve, being and agnostic, is having a little trouble with her new assignment.  She has yet to be trained and is thrust into the field where many dangers await her.  The brothers have to work together to keep their love, Eve safe and keep the Infernals from taking over and starting the apocalypse. 

What I liked 

I love the story twist of Cain and Abel.  It is a different story line yet still there are demons and supernatural beings everywhere. It is like heaven has gone corporate and the results are not necessarily good.

What I didn’t like 

I don’t know if this falls under the category of “didn’t like” because I still can’t decide if I liked this part or not.  The Archangels doing the nasty kinda freaked me out a little.  I mean, Sarakiel could have been a porn star and is even compared to sounding like one when she is getting freaky with Reed (Abel).  I see where this is going, with the Archangels being jealous of the humans over Jehova’s favor, and their steady decline from grace.  But their hunger for power would have been enough to express their discord without the explicit sexual trysts.  This book is filled with plenty of equally explicit sex on the human level.

Last Word

I really enjoyed this book and I am looking forward to the next one in this series, Eve of Destruction.  Lucky for me, there are 3 of these books coming out within 3 months, so I won’t have long to wait for Eve’s next adventure.   

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