Darkest is one of my favorite vampire series. S.K. holds true to her romance and world building as she tells the whole Aleksandrov’s family story. Darkest Risings carries lots of action and emotions. It can be hard to cope when you find out someone very dear to you was the one betraying you the whole time. As the betrayal hits home to the brothers the Shadowdrifters also take advantage and come in and kill someone very dear to them. Oh yeah, once the story takes off it will have you hanging on to see what is going to happen next. With so much occurring in the story expect several different POV’s and some new surprises.
Aldin and Wilhemina are both strong and compelling in many ways. I really enjoyed reading the development of their romance and their stories. I love how I get to keep up with what's happening with all the brothers and I like the introduction to the next hero and heroine.
There is a M/M interaction between two male characters, but they are not main characters that are focused on in this series, so if you’re like me not into the M/M you can easily skip it and it will not hinder any part of the main storyline.
You get a HEA for Aldin and Wilhemina, but you also get a cliffhanger that will leave you wanting the next book A.S.A.P.