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| Acheron: Dark-Hunter, Book 12 (Unabridged) | 
 enlarge | Author: Sherrilyn Kenyon
Publisher: audible.com
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  361 reviews
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Product Description
The most anticipated story in the blockbuster Dark-Hunter series. The never-before-revealed story of the Dark-Hunter leader, Acheron. He was made human in order to escape death, but in death he was reborn a god. . . Eleven thousand years ago a god was born. Cursed into the body of a human, Acheron spent a lifetime of shame. However, his human death unleashed an unspeakable horror that almost destroyed the earth. Then, brought back against his will, Acheron became the sole defender of mankind. Only it was never that simple. For centuries, he has fought for our survival and hidden a past he’ll do anything to keep concealed. Until a lone woman who refuses to be intimidated by him threatens his very existence. Now his survival, and ours, hinges on hers and old enemies reawaken and unite to kill them both. War has never been more deadly... or more fun.
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 Loved Acheron Hated the Beginning August 5, 2008
64 out of 108 found this review helpful
I love the Dark Hunter Series that goes without saying and I can usually stand anything that has to do with this series good and bad, but give me a break do I need all the gory details of pain and abuse. More than half the book is filled with these vivid descriptions. While I think Ash's background is necessary, it could have been done in just as graphic a manner but using less space,while devoting more to the present and his love story. I think Kenyon used the book to purge her own demons and for her it probably achieved its purpose. I just wish she thought more of her readers and Ash to tell his story with a little less vengeance. Having said that and having given the book 3 (wish I could have given the first part 3 and the second 4 1/2)no one who loves this series should miss reading this book even if it means skimming the first 450 pages.
 She did it right!!!! August 7, 2008
54 out of 70 found this review helpful
This is the best DH book in a long while. I got it yesterday and sat up late to finish it. It is over 700 pages so you know it held my attention. All the questions we have had about Ash are answered and although it is hard to read about the things done to him you realize that they made him the God he is today. He is a God of Destruction, but Ash is filled with compassion, because he has been abused, tortured, and maimed himself. I hated Artemis for a long time and I have to say the whole situation is handled in a wonderful way. So many ends are tied up and there is still room for more DH novels. This is an awesome read.
Ash faces hatred and exile in the first 400 pages. Along with torture it is very hard to read without feeling his pain. I really think only someone very strong could come out of it with his mind intact.
Ryssa is his sister and the only one who seems to care for him. She is chosen to be offered to Apollo. But even serving the God she takes time for Ash.
Styxx is his brother, and the hatred and jealousy that he pours on Ash is horrible.
Tory is in our time, she is hunting for Atlantis. Ash meets her when he goes to a seminar that she is leading, and makes her look like an idiot. Shortly their paths cross again and he finds himself protecting her from a group led by Artemis. They are told to kill her, when she finds something that should never have been written down.
Satara is determined to find what was lost and use it to destroy those she hates.
Everyone in the Dark Hunter universe somehow is involved in the mystery and all the secrets are revealed. Do not miss this book. It is outstanding.
Author Goddes Rules! August 5, 2008
46 out of 54 found this review helpful
Yes- this is a real review I spent 8 hours straight curled up on my couch reading. I litteraly couldn't put it down.
I've always loved Ash. He's sexy and funny and dark and the leader of the Dark Hunters and we all knew he had a really dark past... and then there's his tie with Artemis and I really couldn't see how that could be worked with. And the thought of a heroine for him... nobody could possible be good enough (except me!). So I went into this story eagerly but full of doubts. My doubts are gone - the AG rules!
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The first 428 pages of Ash's story is his human life and how he became a god. I cried. It's so hard. Abuse, physical, mental and sexual. Betrayal by all who should have loved him. Sherrilyn writes so that you feel his pain and can see his ancient world. It helps to explain who he is.
Pages 429-722 are the present and it's sexy and funny and I found that I liked Tory Ash needs someone who will love him unconditionally and not break his trust. I loved seeing their relationship grow and the struggles Ash goes through to open his heart and to believe that he is worthy of love and respect. I'm greedy though- I would have liked their story to be as long as the first part of the book. :) But I know we'll see them more.
At the heart of this story is the message of love- when you go through hell and think you are no longer worthy of anything- YOU ARE. All of us are worthy and we all matter and we all deserve love.
Thank you Sherrilyn Kenyon for a beautiful story.
A rare read August 6, 2008
45 out of 58 found this review helpful
By now you know that this is a very intense book. If you read the other reviews you know that the first part of the book is about Acheron's past. You finally understand why Artemis must die (or at least be smacked around). I've waited for a long time to read this book, I even skipped over the last several books because I was uninterested in more teasers. IT WAS WORTH IT!!!! I loved the back story and I loved the relationship with his mother. Finally, loved the fact that she may be close to explaining Nick's story. Don't be swayed by the negative comments or the length. Take a weekend and read this one.
 Sadistic, Brutal and Very Cringe Worthy August 9, 2008
22 out of 34 found this review helpful
After 285 pages of child abuse, child rape, child abandonment, child drugging, humiliation, torture, and castration, I give up. This is not entertainment, this is not informative, this isn't purging demons, this is just sick. It's not making me think or search for a deeper meaning, it's making me cringe. My sympathies to Ms. Kenyon for the abuse she suffered, and my admiration for her survival. However, this book is brutal and sadistic. I'm not talking about a few pages, or scenes, almost every page in every chapter drips with it, and I'm not even half way through it.
Ash's sister, who is supposed to be the the one person in his life who loves him, the one person you think would have some redeeming qualities, comes off as just plain stupid. How many times does the father beat him because of some dumb idea of hers? No one is that naive. Here's an example... after being beaten within an inch of his life, ribs broken, castrated, and suffering blood loss from a suicide attempt, Ash asks his "beloved" sister for some liquor or drugs, anything to numb the pain. The idiot did not want to give him anything at first. "She didn't believe in running away from her problems..." Hello, beaten, broken bones, no balls, blood loss? She makes Forest Gump look like a genius. Her character reminds me of one of those people who go through life singing Tra La La, while everyone around them is dying of plague.
After looking forward to this book since the series began, I feel just plain sad. Glimpsing the dark and frankly disturbing spew, the first part of this book is, I am done.
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