Sin Undone (Demonica, Book 5)by Larissa Ione Paperback: 432 pages Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Available: August 24, 2010 Genre: Paranormal Romance

HER TOUCH IS DEADLY

As the only female Seminus demon ever born, master assassin Sinead Donnelly is used to being treated like an outcast. She spent decades enslaved, and now vows she’ll die before she’ll relinquish her freedom again. Then Sin’s innate ability to kill her enemies goes awry: She creates a lethal new werewolf virus that sparks a firestorm of panic and violence.

HIS HUNGER CAN’T BE DENIED

Half-werewolf, half-vampire Conall Dearghul is charged with bringing in Sin to face punishment for the plague. And she’s no stranger: He’s bound to her by blood, and the one sexual encounter they shared has left him hungering for her raw sensuality. Worse, Sin is the underworld’s most wanted and Con soon learns he’s the only one who can help her . . . and that saving her life might mean sacrificing his own.

Reviewed by: Amy

The old saying goes, “It’s been a great ride” and may I add a damn sexy one too!  When I reflect on the Demonica series by Larissa Ione, I feel as warm and sated as a Seminus demon after an incredible romp in a broom closet at Underworld General!  There are two authors that unleashed my exuberant love for paranormal romance: J.R. Ward and Larissa Ione.  Ms. Ione has the gift of creating an amazing world of demons, vampires, and werewolves that sucks you in for the ride of your life!

Sinead “Sin” Donnelly is a “bad-ass” master assassin, Lore’s twin sister and the only female Seminus demon in creation.  Like the rest of her siblings, Sin has had more than her share of a hellish past, but her bad luck has just taken an even darker turn.  Picking up where Ecstasy Unveiled leaves off, Sin has unintentionally created a deadly virus, labeled “Sin Fever,” that is destroying werewolves.  Now that the werewolve’s Warg Council is aware that Sin started the virus, not only is the Council out to destroy her, but her own den of assassins want to take her out as well.  Conall “Con” Dearghul, a hybrid vampire-werewolf (dhampire) and paramedic at Underworld General Hospital, has contracted the virus.  He learns that in order produce the antibodies to attack and remove Sin Fever from his body, he has to drink Sin’s blood.  Initially, Con wants nothing to do with Sin. After their brief sexual encounter in Ecstasy Unveiled, Con cannot forget the feel of Sin’s body or the taste of her blood and though he craves more (of both), he knows that if he drinks too much it could destroy them.  While Sin and Con are assisting her half brother Eidolon in trying to isolate a cure for the virus, the Underworld jailers arrive at the hospital to arrest Sin.  Sly as foxes, Sin and Con escape and go into hiding from the Council and her assassins. Now that it’s just the two of them, we begin to see both Sin and Con expose their true nature and what lengths they will go to trust and protect one another.

Sin Undone is an AMAZING story and is hands down the BEST in the Demonica series.  Considering I thought the first four books were all 5-star reads, that is saying something!   I adore so many aspects of Larissa Ione’s style and delivery.  The first 50 pages of Sin Undone had me laughing myself silly. “Typhoid Mary” and “Smurfette” were a couple of Wraith’s pet names for his sister. Sin’s response to Con feeding from her, “I don’t let anyone fang me,” had me in stitches.  And, the unfiltered dialogue between the brothers and Sin is real and off the cuff.  Another great attribute is the way Ms. Ione conveys intimacy and sensuality between her characters.  The dialogue is certainly part of it, but what strikes me most is the unspoken moments: a light caress to the throat, a gentle lick to seal a wound or rubbing toes with your lover.  These moments, woven seamlessly into the story line, are simple, yet all powerful to the reader.

And now to the sex scenes. (Would someone pass me a fan!)  Let me tell you that Ms. Ione can write some of the most erotic, steamy sex scenes in paranormal romance!  Her scenes generate incredibly sensuous, sizzling heat that torches the pages.  And for the record and for the win, Con teaches Sin what it is to “make love” and he demonstrates this with his “extended erotic play” over every part of her body making her his “personal playground.”  Not only does their first love making moment spike your temperature to combustion, but another particular sexual moment with a snowball was, and I quote, “a-fucking-mazing.”

Larissa Ione has the brilliance and finesse of creating a unique paranormal world that does not overwhelm you, but draws you in to the complexity of characters, their high-strung yet sometimes buried emotions, their comedic one-liners and their love for sex!  Each character has their own idiosyncrasies, self esteem issues, and the overall desire for acceptance, love and a better world.  While I’m sad we’ve reached the finale of the Demonica series, I praise Ms. Ione for giving it a phenomenal ending and, as a reader, you can’t ask for anything more!

Favorite Quotes: (I couldn’t pick just one!)

“She felt Con’s silver eyes boring into her like drill bits, and to her annoyance, her body flushed with warmth as though remembering another drilling he’d given her.”

“Your here because wargs are dying, and it’s you fault,” he growled, a hint of an odd British-ish accent tweaking his words.  It happened when he got all pissy, and it was strangely…hot.

“Don’t….leave….me.” A lump formed in his throat. “Listen to me, Sin. I swear, I’ll come back. I won’t leave you.” A single tear dripped down her cheek as he squeezed her hand and leaned over to brush his lips across hers.  A deep, primal rage rose up in him.  He would get her brother’s, and he would tear apart the bastard who had done this to her.

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Other books in the series:

• Pleasure Unbound
• Desire Unchained
• Passion Unleashed
• Ecstasy Unveiled

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***Giveaway***

Thanks to Hachette Book Group, I have FIVE copies of Sin Undone to giveaway!  All you have to do to enter is leave a comment here on Amy’s review.

Because the prizes will be mailed directly from the publisher, only residents of the U.S. or Canada are eligible to win, no P.O. Boxes, please.  Giveaway is open until September 7, winners announced soon after.  Good luck!!

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Demon from the Dark : Immortals After Dark #10 by Kresley Cole

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  Mockingjay : Hunger Games #3 by Suzanne Collins

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  Sin Undone : Demonica #5 by Larissa Ione

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  Bond with Me by Anne Marsh

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Ecstasy Unveiled by Larissa Ione  Paperback: 432 pages Publisher: Forever Available: February 1, 2010 ISBN-13: 978-0446556828 Genre: Paranormal Romance Book purchased by reviewer

A DEMON ENSLAVED

Lore is a Seminus half-breed demon who has been forced to act as his dark master’s assassin. Now to earn his freedom and save his sister’s life, he must complete one last kill. Powerful and ruthless, he’ll stop at nothing to carry out this deadly mission.

AN ANGEL TEMPTED

Idess is an earthbound angel with a wild side, sworn to protect the human Lore is targeting. She’s determined to thwart her wickedly handsome adversary by any means necessary-even if that means risking her vow of eternal chastity. But what begins as a simple seduction soon turns into a passion that leaves both angel and demon craving complete surrender.

Torn between duty and desire, Lore and Idess must join forces as they battle their attraction for each other. Because an enemy from the past is rising again-one hellbent on vengeance and unthinkable destruction.

K.C. from SmokinHotBooks kindly agreed to guest review here at www.FictionVixen.com today. I have to say it’s an honor to have her here as my guest.  Little does she know she can check out anytime she likes but she can never leave…muhahahahahahahahaha

K.C.’s review of Ecstasy Unveiled:

I think this is Ione’s best yet. I must have had one of my infamous brain farts because I had no idea that Idess was an angel until she was mentioned. As you can tell, I ran out and bought this book and immediately started reading without even reading the back blurb. Yes, I was that excited.

We met Lore in Passion Unleashed aka Wraiths story.  Remember, he was the cute assassin guy who has to wear a glove, who also had a mondo crush on Gem (Who wouldn’t? Still miffed that she and Kyan didn’t get their own book). In Ecstasy Unveiled we pick up with Lore’s story and meet some of our favorite characters from books past.

After saving Kyan in Passion Unleashed, his dark master has one final task before Lore can gain his freedom. He must kill Kyan. If he doesn’t, his half sister Sin, (also an assassin) will be sold as a sex slave. The Dark Master has Lore by the balls, as the young-in’s say these days.

Meanwhile Idess, a warrior angel, is assigned to guard Kyan. Her first meet-up with Lore is a doozie. This is one angel that won’t ever make it on the Hallmark shelf, she pretty much kicks Lore’s ass. And well, he can’t help but like her.  The only problem is Lore can’t touch anyone without killing them and Idess has taken a vow of chastity.  Oh, and when a Seminus, half breed is tied to the bed and is about to die, the only surefire method to save him by sex…

Ecstasy Unveiled is a fast-paced read (yes, I stayed up all night to finish) that kept me flipping the pages as fast as I could. I couldn’t wait to find out what happened next! If you liked the other Demonica books, YOU CANNOT MISS THIS ONE (I’m not shouting, I’m just speaking in a really loud voice).  I loved Pleasure Unbound but I thought Tayla was a bit rough around the edges with her demon prejudices. On the flip side Idess is a character I connected with instantly. Lore had me at hello or Chapter 1 in book speak. There were so many things that happened in book 4, I couldn’t even mention ‘em all or I would be basically rehashing all the good, juicy stuff.

Final Verdict: Each Demonica book just keeps getting better and better. The momentum of the story and pacing keeps you drawn in until way past your bedtime. Your book shelf needs a Demonica shrine. (Hell, I have a special spot on my bookshelf). And, it would be a crying shame if Ecstasy Unveiled wasn’t on your shelf. ‘Nough said.

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Are you a Demonica Demon Fan Girl – Pop Quiz Hot Shots

• Do you often wish your doctor looked like George Clooney (who also happens to be a Semuis Demon and needs you to “assist him”)?
• Do you find yourself wanting to add a vine tattoo on your upper thigh like Gem?
• If you’ve been playing around with a ball point pen and scribbling on your thigh, then yes you are a fan.
• Do you find yourself wearing your demon horns AFTER Halloween or making suggestions that your spouse wear them while you get ready for "special time”?

If you’ve answered (hell) yes to any of the above then yes you are a Demonica fan girl, welcome my people!

 

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Other books in the Demonica series:

Pleasure Unbound Book 1

Desire Unchained Book 2

Passion Unleashed Book 3

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