Review: Fantastic addition to series and Darkyn  *Sigh*
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 5, 2013
I am truly at a lost for words at the moment, Darkyn's Mate was totally not what I expected it to be. Lizzy as usual did a fantastic job drawing you into Human Deidre and Darkyn's story. I totally went into this book thinking I would not end up happy at the end and I have to say I was totally wrong. I hate to admit it but there is a side to Darkyn that truly draws you into him and thinking that there is a nicer side to the Dark One or Devil whichever way you want to view him. Poor Human Deidre this poor girls life has been messed with since the day she was born/created. Before I get more into the review I have to tell you that you have got to read Gabriel's Hope and Deidre's Death before you read this one. Since this is a novella my review will be somewhat sparse but that is because I do not like spoilers in my reviews.So we start off where Gabriel's Hope left off, that is to say in Hell. Human Deidre has been royally screwed over by Death Deidre, Wynn and what you would assume also includes Darkyn, oops and almost forgot to add Fate into the mix. Human Deidre is struggling to figure out who is lying and using her and what her role is in Hell now. She still very much so wants to be with Gabe but Darkyn is showing her how little all of these people have truly cared for her. I have to say I was constantly asking myself is Darkyn playing games with her or in his weird Demon way does he truly care for her. No spoiler so you have to read to find out.There are so many deals that occur throughout this book that your head may spin trying to keep up with them all. I would say that Deidre is doing such a good job with handle all of these deals been thrown at her and the ones that have taken place for her. We meet Darkyn's father which comes as a complete shock, but through him Deidre is able to see what made Darkyn what he is. Also Zamon (Darkyn's father) sheds some light on Gabriel and Past Deidre's relationship that alters the way Human Deidre looks at things. Fate also uses Deidre for his own good and has to admit that though the outcome that happen is not what he intended but that he can see know how it will all work out. On a side note that really has not much to do with what I am saying aside from it has to deal with Fate is that his new nickname for Deidre is Fruitbat and it cracks me up when he calls her that. You will have to read in order to understand why that is funny to me.I want to end this by saying you will be completely and utterly surprised with what you read about Darkyn and how Human Deidre and him interact. I am not 100% sure if it is all an act or if this Darkyn is the real deal but I hope that he is not playing a game right now. We are left with a little bit of a cliffhanger but I think it is more so how long we have to wait for the next book lol. I highly recommend reading this whole series from start to finish and that does include Rhyn's Trilogy, but you can just start with Gabriel's Hope.