Week 9 Reviews: The Phantom, The Wrath

From Goodreads:

New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter delivers The Phantom , the third book in her pulse-pounding Rise of the Warlords series, featuring a vengeful harpy and a callous torture master locked in a battle to the death.

As the son of a war god, Roux Pyroesis has suffered unending pain—he's caused it, too, dispatching his foes with alarming ease. Now he's tasked with cutting out the heart of a powerful queen who rules an ancient prison realm inhabited by the most vicious immortal females in existence.

Blythe the Undoing is a decorated harpy warrior determined to annihilate Roux, the invader who killed her beloved consort. Nothing will stop her. Even if she must trap herself for eternity by sneaking into the brutal realm and taking the crown, pitting herself against the merciless male she's sworn to despise.

Having never known desire, Roux is ill prepared for the stunning beauty who challenges him at every turn. For the survival of his army, duty comes first. Always. But what happens when the flames of Blythe’s hatred burn out and she craves him, too…but only one of them can live?

From Goodreads:

New York Times bestselling author  Gena Showalter returns with a new book in the tantalizing  Rise of the Warlords  series, featuring a brutal Hell king and the irresistible beauty who upends his world.

For centuries, Rathbone the Only, King of Agonies, has existed for one recovering the enchanted bones of his slain wife to bring her back to life. He's never been closer to success. But a new enemy has risen. A band of deadly war gods who have thirty days to destroy her or suffer the consequences. With time running out, Rathbone hires a maddening harpy-oracle, unaware she has an agenda of her own.

Neeka the Unwanted is a fierce warrior on a stop Rathbone  and  the gods. She's seen the future if either is victorious, and it's horrifying. She'll do whatever proves necessary to forge a new path, even seduce the ruthless royal from his purpose. What she can't predict? How the intense male will shatter her hard-won defenses along the way. 

As Rathbone battles unexpected betrayals, cunning foes and the wild temptress he craves with every fiber of his being, he knows he must hold on to a cold dream or embrace a new flame.

My Review:


Author: Gena Showalter 
Series: Rise of the Warlords #3, 4, Lords of the Underworld #16, 17
Read: February 29th, 29th, 2024  
Source: Bought, NetGalley 
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Books and WoW Books, and The Phantom is a WTC Book! 
Publisher: Canary Street Press
Published: February 7th 2023, February 6th 2024

The Phantom:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

The Wrath:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars