April-May 2015 re-read: Nastasya continues to be one of my favorite characters EVER. I feel you, girl. Also wondering why I (or anyone else) had this on my Young Adult shelf, this is New Adult its least.


February 2012:

Originally posted at The Wandering Fangirl.

I absolutely loved the first book in this series, [b:Immortal Beloved|7823549|Immortal Beloved (Immortal Beloved, #1)|Cate Tiernan|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1341291825s/7823549.jpg|10135086], and was anxious to have Darkness Falls live up to it -- which it totally did.

We continue with Nastasya's emotional journey as she's in immortal rehab, and while at times it felt like the first third of Darkness Falls was treading the same ground Immortal Beloved did, new ideas and revelations in Nastasya's life keep it from being the same old thing. I loved Nastasya as much as I did in the first book, and while I was so-so on Reyn at first, he skyrocketed to Book Boyfriend status in this one. His sexual tension with Nastasya is amazing, and while there are plenty of reasons either would produce for not being together, I wanted to lock them in a room and make them have adorable Nordic immortal babies.

Spoiler

Nastasya's regression is done pretty well, from the reason she finally falls back into her old life to the allure of Innocencio and the darkness that seems to surround her.

I spent the last thirty or so pages clutching the book in anxiety on Nastasya's behalf, and I loved the ending.

Here's to waiting forever for [b:Immortal Light|8820045|Eternally Yours (Immortal Beloved, #3)|Cate Tiernan|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1353496220s/8820045.jpg|13694375].