Kodie Mackay's Reviews > Within the Darkness

Ok this is probably my favourite book's ever from this author and I've read them all, bar 1.

I'm a straight up pnr whorebag. Pnr is what made me love reading. It was the first books I ever did read and to this day are my favourite. Period. And let me just say I am a fussy bitch with pnr because it is my favourite and its hard to live up to the expectations of that on times.

But this took me back to what it was like when I first picked up a pnr book. Not because they are alike, but, Because the feeling I had when reading them felt the same. That feeling of the magical unknown. The excitment. The curiosity. The feeling of being able to imagine the crazy world as if it were right in front of your eyes. It's why I love pnr.

Amara is a human with a big secret. I mean is she a human ... What is the secret. There is ALOT going on with her character. She's shy but she had this fierce side that wills her to protect. Even when the people she protects don't always deserve it. She has a strength that shines through her shy personality, it makes you want to look further below the surface to see what lurks below. I love that she was loyal to a fault. She underrated herself despite being freaking fantastic and that she had to capacity to forgive even when I damn sure would of held a grudge a whole book longer. She was sweet and loving but also a certified badass when necessary. Oh and her crazy?.... That was epic.

Levi is our sweet loving flirtatious Lion. He has growl and claws but honestly he was the soft heart of the bunch. The caretaker, laugh maker orgasm giving extraordinaire. His larger than life personality floated through the pages like a honest to god loving caress. Reading Levi was like having a hug, all warm sweet and protective.

Silas is our grump dragon. The silent observer with smoke puffs seeping out at his frustrations. He was definingly the quiet one of the bunch but don't mistake that for him being more submissive of unwilling. He had layers you had to peal back but once you got to him he made you feel all the good feels. He just wasn't as in your face about it as Levi or as outwardly aggressive as Kincaid. But lord this was a power on his own with his greedy possessiveness and dirty shenanigans.

Then we come to Kincaid. The arrogant angry vampire of this merry foursome. The leader. The one who had a chip on his shoulder a mile wide and a real short sense of patience. Kincaid is easily the hardest one to love simply based off of the fact he is an actual dickhead head for a hot minute. But like Silas under his protective behaviour and his guards.. there truly is a man made of a thousand sins and worth every single one of them. Kincaid had been through and done some shit that does explain his behaviour and I mean I do love myself an antihero.

These four have quite the rollercoaster of a journey. It's a slow burn with each character having their own moment of realisation and again a different moment of surrender to their inevitable coupling. I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of them fighting their attractions all the whilst trying to figure out what the heck was going on with their shy but feisty maid who did more than any of them every expected. I laughed my ass of at some of their antics. They all had their own journey alongside the one the had together. It was a real treat. I lived for the bickering and the banter. The chemistry is SPICY. The connection super sweet and as it grows it continued to get better.

To wrap this up I freaking loved it. I laughed, I ranted and raved and I swooned and the dirty nasty shenanigans they got up to. It was wholesome as fuck.
I loved the world building and plot progression. I freaking adored the characters and their journey to their HEA. As a whole it was a freaking rollercoaster I loved the shit out of. It just made me happy.

I read to escape reality and this done exactly that and then some for me. I can't wait to see what comes next.

Also Gus. I mean .. Where so I find a grumpy crazy out bat dragon?. I want one.