Search - Into the Dark : The Darkest Fire / The Amazon's Curse / The Darkest Prison

Seriously the sexy guy on the cover is the best part of this book.

The Darkest Fire was like Beauty and the Beast in Hell but BORING.

The Amazon's Curse I read as an ebook and liked it alright but it really should be included as an epilogue to The Vampire Bride. It simply is not strong enough on its own and too short to be included in an anthology.

The Darkest Prison is a reversal of The Darkest Fire in which the woman, Nike, is unattractive and the man, Atlas, is the pretty one in the relationship. It was slightly better than The Darkest Fire but that's not saying much. It's really forgettable and doesn't add anything to the mythos of the Lords of the Underworld series.

The other stuff in the book are just that--stuffing. There is no redeeming value to the Kresley Cole interview (and I LOVE Kresley Cole but this came off as more of a love fest between her and Gena Showalter than something written with the fans in mind). And the character interviews were not even mildly amusing. Overall the whole concept was juvenile in execution.

Bottom line: This book was created to gouge the fans.

This is a book of Showalter's three ebooks. The darkest fire tells the beginnings of the Lords of the Underworld demons, but I found it to lack flesh and really you could read the rest of the series and this story would not matter. The same goes for the Darkest prison although it does give the reader a little info on Paris' Sienna. I would not recommend reading the Darkest prison if you have not read the other Underworld stories.

This book was so horrible I kept checking the cover to make sure Gena wrote this. While I typically enjoy this author, the ONLY saving grace is the prequil to the next underworld book.

Very good!

I have to admit the short stories isn't as good as the regular series but it was nice. It lacked the detail and humor she usually have in her books. If you have never read her stuff, this is not a good book to start.

The other stuff, especially the mock interviews between the Lords were hilarious. Again, you have to read her other stuff first. I didn't care for the "Behind the scenes" part. It was a little dull. Also the hunter files weren't really necessary.

Overall, it was a fun little book definitely for the fans that are just looking for a quick laugh.

The short stories were great!!! Also, Gena Showalter included a guide to the LOTU series, so I really enjoyed reading this book. I warn you that only half of it are the short stories, and the other half is some interviews with Gena, the Lords, their ladies, a 3-chapter draft of Gena's original ideas for Pandora's box, a sneak peek in The Darkest Passion, and some insider stuff from the Hunter's personal files!!! It gave me plenty of insight on some of Gena's next books, and which characters they are going to be based on.

P.S. Paris' story is going to be one of the last ones! I am DYING to find out what happens with him!!!