If you love your paranormal romance with soul-deep angst, enemies-to-lovers heat, and centuries of longing, Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole is one of the most intense reads in the Immortals After Dark series. Regin and Declan’s story is brutal, passionate, and absolutely unforgettable.

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What is Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole all about?

Regin the Radiant has waited lifetimes for her soulmate to return, but every time Aidan is reborn, he forgets their love… until he remembers, and dies. This time, he’s Declan Chase, an immortal-hating warlord who captures Regin. She must decide if reigniting his memories is worth another devastating loss.

Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole Book Review

Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole is the 11th installment of the Immortals After Dark series by Kresley Cole and let me tell you, this girl knows how to write! I’ve always said that Cole writes amazing prologues and Dreams opens up with an epic one! It’s 43 pages long and is probably one of my favourite parts of the book!

I will admit I wasn’t feeling Aiden that much. He reminded me of Lachlain from A Hunger Like No Other. He’s arrogant, possessive and gets pissy when things don’t go his way. But there were moments where I found myself almost…liking him. Out of all of his reincarnations, the original Aiden was my favourite, though Gabriel the Spanish pirate sounded promising.

Declan Chase pissed the hell out of me! I wondered how Cole could convince readers to fall for a guy who tortures his heroine in the previous book. I hated his guts and still did when reading the first part of the book! But then something miraculous happened and I started feeling sorry for the guy. That’s pretty epic since I was hellbent on thrashing the guy. In the end, Chase proved himself and I loved that fact that Reege loved Chase, not Aiden.

Regin is my girl! I absolutely love her fun-loving, prankster attitude. But in her book, we got to see a darker side of her where she suffers alongside Chase. The part when she starts crying in Chase’s arms is so sad. She realizes that it is not Chase who was forever cursed, but she was. To lose the love of your life over and over again is a hard pill to swallow. But somehow, Reege persevered.

I loved the new characters! Brandr was a great second-in-command! I hope he gets a book! Mmm berserkers! Also, Natalya was freaking hilarious playing cougar with Thad. This line is cracked me up: “Face it, Nat, this is one tiger who will never be jumping through your flaming hoop”

But my favourite character of this book is…yup, you guessed it! LOTHAIRE! He stole the show for me! I loved how confident and nonchalant he was during the entire thing. The dude is seriously bad ass and I really hope his HEA is NOT with La Dorada! I loved the part where the six of them are trekking through the mountains and the dudes are just bro-ing down and giving Chase advice on how to win Regin’s heart. Lothie’s words: “Live by the sword, love by the sword.” No doubt Lothie’s got a big sword to love with!

And did anyone else catch the fact that Uilleam has a mate now? Of course I already knew that because he is MATED TO ME! I wonder when Cole is going to write a book about us?

In the end, the entire gang showed up! Carrow, Malkom, Lucia and Nix! Love them all to bits! Now if only Kad and Sebastian came by to say hi, it would have been perfect!

About the Immortals After Dark Series by Kresley Cole

The Immortals After Dark series combines steamy romance, mythological worldbuilding, and a sprawling cast of supernatural beings. Each book can stand alone, but together they create an epic saga of immortal battles, fated mates, and unforgettable love stories. Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole raises the emotional stakes to new heights.

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