Book Review: Lady of Darkness by Melissa K. Roehrich

Hey all, Sam here.

Oops…I had yesterday’s post mostly prepped but forgot to finish it and schedule it, and I got a little busy at work, so I wasn’t able to get it posted…which broke my 10 day blog streak. But, since I had the post mostly completed anyway, I’ll just do a double post tomorrow. It’ll be fine.

Anyway, I’ve been getting some decent reading time in, so hopefully I’ll be able to keep posting a good amount of content.

But, I admit that part of me is wondering about slowing down with the blog and moving the content over to Instagram and TikTok. It’s always been a little disheartening to put a lot of energy into making up a lot of content and then only getting two or three likes and maybe 10 views and 0 comments. It feels like with the rise of TikTok over the past couple years, blogs have seen a decline. Or maybe that’s just my perceived experience.

All right. Today I am reviewing a book I discovered towards the end of last year, and I binged my way through the first 4 installments rather quickly. I took a little bit of a break, but I’m currently reading the fifth and final book in the series right now. So I’m planning on reviewing this series one book each week until I finish it up.

Let’s get started.

A CAGE.

Owned by a ruthless Assassin Lord, Scarlett Monrhoe and her two sisters have been trained since they were children to torture and take life. They are the most feared trio on the continent, but they are also wild and unpredictable. A tragic night has Scarlett finding herself locked away in a noble’s household, trapped and forgotten, until she’s ready to fall into line.

A CHOICE.
Until the day she is presented with a job. If she completes the assignment, her payment will be something she has coveted for ten years. Revenge against the Fae Fire Prince who brutally killed her mother ten years ago. Is she willing to sacrifice her ideals for retribution?

A MYSTERY.
But when children begin disappearing from her home, all her plans are put on hold as she races to save the most innocent. With the help of old friends, a jilted lover, and a mysterious newcomer who claims the magic of the Fae is possible in the mortal lands, Scarlett delves into the darkest corners of the world. Forgotten secrets will come to light, and she will discover the darkness extends far beyond her own kingdom.

Lady of Darkness is a new adult, fantasy, enemies-to-lovers romance and adventure novel that will appeal to lovers of possessive Fae, wicked Witches, sexy Shifters, and arrogant Vampires. It may have triggers of love-hate themes, sexual scenes (both consensual and non), violence, and jealous/possessive themes.

My Thoughts

Rating: 5 stars

It has been a while since I have been so absorbed into a series that I have wanted to quickly binge my way through it. But I also didn’t want the series to be over so soon, so I made myself only buy one book per pay period, so I could only read one book every two weeks.

Honestly I think that was a good choice. These books have some characters who are going through a variety of events and traumas, and I think taking a bit of time between each book allowed me to step away and enjoy other things. I would definitely suggest checking the content warnings before diving into this series, and if you’re reading and need a break, do so. It doesn’t matter how good a series is if it negatively affects your mental health.

Each of the characters has so much going on, and is put through so much. I honestly enjoyed getting to know all of the characters and seeing how the tapestry of this story started weaving together. The friendships and romances and secrets and banter and…just everything kept drawing me in, deeper and deeper.

I can absolutely admit to being a sucker for fantasy romance books involving the Fae. I have read quite a few over the years, and yet I still find them fascinating. Add in witches, shifters, vampires, as well as an interesting fantasy world plus some action and political intrigue and I am completely sold.

I wanted to know how things were going to work between Scarlett and Ryker/Sorin.

Okay, I will admit, I understand some of the other reviews I’ve seen on Goodreads where they didn’t like Scarlett and didn’t understand her until like halfway through the book, when we really start learning about past events that have affected her and shaped her into the hot mess she is in this book.

And I will say that some of these characters need to be better communicators (a comment I thought many times throughout the whole series), but I understand that some secrets need to be kept or lies/half-truths need to be told for story and drama purposes. It’s just a common element of many stories these days.

Either way, I want more of Scarlett, Nuri, Sorin, Callan, Tava, and all the rest.

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That is all from me for today. Thank you so much for stopping by, and I’ll be back soon with more geeky content.