Review: Expected More . . .
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 1, 2013
It seems like I have been waiting for Ian's story a long time.  It is finally here.  I started reading the book and was confused, I felt like it started in the middle of the story instead of the beginning.  So I stopped reading and went back to reread "Forever in Darkness".  The prelude to Ian's story, which had gotten five stars from me and left me wanting more, more, more; it was a good build up of anticipation.  So when I read Darkness Arisen, I felt that it was less than I expected.  Alice's refusal of Ian started to get on my nerves especially with him trying to remain sane while his sheva was denying him.  With her fear of repercussions for feeling anything for anyone, she not only denied him but kept secrets from him as well and her lies started to run into each other.  She didn't put her trust in what they meant to each other.  Ian's teammates were not any better.  They didn't stand by him when he needed them the most.  Ian was cut from the Order of the Blade because he was unstable.  This was the only thing that kept him sane for 600 hundred years.  Of course he was losing it at the end, he had to watch his sheva die three times.  How would the others feel if they had to watch their sheva die only once?!!  Ian faced so many challenges to protect his mate and had to overcome so many obstacles to bind her to him.  I felt he deserved someone more caring of his feelings and emotions.  On another note, the storyline and plot was interesting.  I'm looking forward to Ryland's story.  I hope it delivers all the emotion and feelings that's satisfactory for his story.