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Love all of the Black Jewel Series, I actually purchased them at this time for my sister as a Christmas gift. My sister had read the first 3 but hadn't had the opportunity to read any of the others so I purchased the entire series for her. She loved the first 3, I'm sure this one will be no different. These books are definitely not for the kindhearted and I would describe them as dark and disturbing for most of the series, they can be graphic, horrifying, fantastic, whimsical, saddening and much much more. I have found myself actually laughing out loud, and crying so hard I had to put them away for a while. I've read and reread them probably close to 10 times and can say that I feel they blow most other writers and writing styles out of the water. Everyone is all about 50 Shades of Gray for its sexual content and heat but, in my opinion, nothing beats these books in that aspect as well as many others, I find myself wishing I could step through the pages and live in their world. These books are definitely something you read with an open mind and they are by no means written for children. Queen of the Darkness was fantastic and I feel the best of the original trilogy because you feel like FINALLY DAMON FOUND HER. I was so ready for that to just happen that when it did I was so happy.


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Queen of the Darkness Anne Bishop 9780451456731 Books Reviews

Queen of the Darkness is the culmination of the Black Jewels trilogy (though there are more books in the series, they're mostly standalone), and the best (by a hair). Jaenelle and Daemon are finally reunited and must face the final confrontation against the tainted Blood.
This is such a wonderful series. I'm in the process of rereading it once again though I did read each book as it came out and over and over again. This series is one of my 'comfort' series that I read to take me away from the worries of real life. Every time I read it, I find something new. The worldbuilding is complex and detailed - I just love everything Ms. Bishop writes.
This book is a wonderful ending to the trilogy, which I found overall compelling, dark, and erotic. I recommend the series for anyone who has an interest in such fantasy. However, I could not give the story 5 stars, as I found it had both good and bad.

The Good
The world is totally unique and fascinating. It is bizarre to be rooting for demons who live in Hell, and yet you find yourself wishing to go there. The lore (jewels and witches and warlords) is so refreshingly different from standard fantasy fare. I loved learning more about the world as I read.

This book was the first time in the series in which I actually thought someone might be in any real danger. The characters in the books (most especially the first two books) seemed to react to bad events and very bad possibilities in a casual way. Problems were solved instantly. Like, "Oh no, we might all die. Okay, now we're safe." I never wanted anything bad to happen, but it never seemed like anything ever did. In this book, I found myself much more concerned about impending tragedy than in the first two.

The main male characters in this book are wonderful. Daemon in particular is the character I found I cared most about, with whom I sympathized most, and whose story I was most interested in reading. Viewing the world through his eyes was when I found myself most enthralled. If anything, I would consider Daemon to be the main character and protagonist to the story moreso than Jaenelle. I also adored Saetan's character a powerful dark character who is also a bit of a cuddly father figure to Jaenelle and, if I dare say it, to me! I felt I loved him like a father by the end of the book.

Lucivar may be my favorite character in the book a powerful Warlord with a questionable bloodline and a jewel that is powerful yet not QUITE as powerful as his father and brother's. But I wish we'd seen much more of him and his point of view, which brings me to

The Bad
Lucivar was so well developed and introduced in Book 2, and I really missed him and his point of view. While Daemon does have a much larger role than in Book 2 (and I welcomed it!), I could have used much more Lucivar as well, as he plays such a critical role in the entire story.

Jaenelle, as many other reviewers have mentioned, is not the strongest female character I've ever encountered. Perhaps the strongest "magically," but I never really felt connected to her. I rooted for Daemon, Saetan, and Lucivar, who served Jaenelle with reverence. To me, Jaenelle was a force/tool who gave the "boyos" some adventure. If you are able to view Jaenelle in this way, rather than as a strong character in her own right, then you can appreciate her. She is less the protagonist than a powerful force/tool that must be protected by those around her.

Finally, as many reviewers note, the plot in this and all of these books often feels disjointed. I was often confused and wasn't certain whether I should know who these characters were or what was going on. Perhaps this is a literary tool used by the author intentionally in a dark, confusing world, it contributes to your feeling of never really knowing what's coming. Yet I would have felt more connected to the story if I'd known the world and the side-characters better. My favorite parts of the book occurred to the characters I knew well and loved. Other parts seemed out of place and disjointed.

Overall, I did love this story, as well as the first two. The three main male characters are wonderful protagonists, and the story has a thrilling climax that kept me up well past bedtime!
This epic conclusion to the first three books in the Black Jewels series begins with Jaenelle Queen of the Shadow Realm. But the ancient enemies - Dark Priestesses Dorothea and Hekatah though greatly damaged by previous attempts to kill or capture Jaenelle - are not ready to give up their cause as lost. They are more then willing to manipulate the kingdoms into war.

Jaenelle is a Black Widow. She has seen that war will bring a total destruction of the Blood. She will do anything to keep her kingdom and her people safe. And "anything" includes giving her own life to keep her people safe. Of course, none of her Sisters or Blood Princes want this. None of her court want to do anything to endanger her. They don't see why Jaenelle is so opposed to war. Wars have been fought before and the Blood has survived.

Jaenelle and Daemon are also finally together but both are so worried about hurting the other that their courtship isn't going very well. Daemon's brother and the other warlords at the court find this much more amusing than Daemon does given that Daemon spend many years as a pleasure slave and should know what he is doing. The problem is that he has never been in love before. Jaenelle is coming from the same lack of experience. After being violently raped at twelve, normal teenage experimentation with romance wasn't part of her adolescence.

This is a story that has great relationships. With Lucivar and Daemon back together in the court, they have a chance to work as brothers if they can just forgive each other and themselves for the wrongs they did each other. And Saetan is glad to have his sons in the court though they, especially Daemon, have grown to be men he isn't at all sure he understands. Jaenelle's relationships with her fellow Queens and with the kindred add depth to the story.

Fans of Dark Fantasy will enjoy this story and this trilogy. The writing and storytelling were engaging and kept me reading late into the night.
Love all of the Black Jewel Series, I actually purchased them at this time for my sister as a Christmas gift. My sister had read the first 3 but hadn't had the opportunity to read any of the others so I purchased the entire series for her. She loved the first 3, I'm sure this one will be no different. These books are definitely not for the kindhearted and I would describe them as dark and disturbing for most of the series, they can be graphic, horrifying, fantastic, whimsical, saddening and much much more. I have found myself actually laughing out loud, and crying so hard I had to put them away for a while. I've read and reread them probably close to 10 times and can say that I feel they blow most other writers and writing styles out of the water. Everyone is all about 50 Shades of Gray for its sexual content and heat but, in my opinion, nothing beats these books in that aspect as well as many others, I find myself wishing I could step through the pages and live in their world. These books are definitely something you read with an open mind and they are by no means written for children. Queen of the Darkness was fantastic and I feel the best of the original trilogy because you feel like FINALLY DAMON FOUND HER. I was so ready for that to just happen that when it did I was so happy.