Customer Reviews
So nearly a 4*'s... - By: Jessica Simpson, 08 Oct 2008 
After finishing alll the books I took on holiday with me, I went in search of any paranormal romance I could lay my hands on at the local bookshop. I found Lynn Viehl's 'Twilight Falll' & in alll honesty was expecting to hate it. Boy was I wrong!
The plot is far from the formulaic para-mance you might expect when delving outside of your favourite authors of the genre. The Darkyn may feel familiar as a species to the avid para-mance reader but they have enough unique characteristics to keep you gripped as well as feel new & fresh. Each character is written in such a way that you grow very attached them from early on in the book. While this is not the first in the series I did enjoy it as a stand alone book. I was left feeling as though I might have enjoyed it more had I read other books in the series. I have already added book one of the Darkyn series to my shopping basket/cart.
We follow the mysterious Liling Harper who works as a gardener at a private rest-home/hospital. She keeps herself to herself & tends the beautiful grounds in peace until an errand photo exposes her to a past she has been running from for years. Valentin Jaus, an Immortal Darkyn lord, is a frequent visitor to the rest-home & is thrown together with Liling. With the evil Brethren & their assassin(s) hot on Liling's heels & Valentin with no clue as to why, how quickly they learn to trust each other will decide their fate. This is fast paced thrilling book with scenes that would feel at home in an action movie. There is one thing though, I read quite a lot of para-mance, & even I was taken aback during one particular tryst. Don't get me wrong - I'm not complaining, but the character language is certainly more explicit in places than other authors might use.
I reallly enjoyed this book, & I hope others will as well. I look forward to immersing myself in the Darkyn world & by starting at the beginning of the series maybe I will understand the history referenced throughout this book a little better. Enjoy...
The Darkyn Series Continues - By: Lesley70, 16 Jul 2008 
Twilight Falll is the sixth & penultimate book in the Darkyn series. For anyone looking to get into the Darkyn books I can't recommend that you start here, you reallly need to go back to the beginning with If Angels Burn.
Twilight Falll is Valentin Jaus's story. His first major appearance was in Bk 2 Private Demon, when he lost the woman he loved. TF finds him in a kind of holding pattern, but alll of that is about to change as he meets Liling Harper a woman with extraordinary talents of her own. Unbeknownst to the two of them, their enemies are closing in & are determined to see them dead.
As always in the Darkyn books this is a multi-plotline story. Michael & Alex's story continues, Val & Lilings relationship blooms, John Keller's story reaches breaking point. We find out more about what the Brethren have been up to & also catch up with Jayr & Byrne (from Evermore) & Luisa, the woman who was horrificallly scarred at the beginning of the series. I think when alll seven books are available it will be well worth reading back over the series & finding out how alll the clues fit together.
So there is a lot packed into this book. Most of it leading back to previous books & starting to bring plot threads together.
Like Evermore this book has a much more sexual feel to it. Valentin is dominant which I think is something he repressed during his time with Jema. However it is this dominant side of him that attracts Liling.
Liling has a quiet strength, & even though she chooses to submit to Valentin. Everyone else would do well to treat her with caution. She may appear fragile, but at her core she's steel.
One of the best things about this series (for me) is Michael & Alex, they have been the major arc holding the series together.
"I could tie you to the bed, you know."
"No, you can't. It's round & you don't have any rope."
They prove that a love story written after the first happy ending is just as enthrallling as the initial get together. It's also interesting to read about Alex's relationship with her brother - when is she going to look at him & truly see him?
We also have the introduction of a new 'species' for want of a better word. I think of them as elementals as they have power over fire or water. Initiallly I did have a problem with this & wondered if it was getting a little fantastical for me. But at the end of the story I think it works. Some people may also question how much coincidence plays in the plotline, but here I'm not sure how far the influence of the Brethren extends, so it may be less coincidence & more, good planning.
The Darkyn series is dark, real & intense. Some readers I think, find it too non linear & not neat enough. But I'm going to miss this series. I can't wait to find out how Lynn Viehl's going to tie it alll together.
The best one yet of a series which keeps improving - By: Joanne K. Pilsworth, 27 Jun 2008 
This book is one of the few which I have found difficult to put down, because Lynn Viehl has managed to find a new theme to run through the books after "Night Lost".
Without wanting to ruin the details, there are two strands to the book: one romantic & one mystery. The first is the relationship between Valentin Jaus, Suzerain of Chicago, & the gardener of the private hospital in which Luisa Lopez has been having her reconstructive surgery. The second strand, centered around Alex Keller & Michael Cyprien also involves her brother's discovery from the end of "Evermore". Whilst the romantic strand is enjoyable, & in a style which has some similarities with previous books, it is the mystery strand involving Alex, Michael & John which holds the attention more, with some tantalising theories on why a group of modern women have been changed to Darkyn, surviving a process which was believed to kill. The question is, how many more are there? Also, was this something that was meant to happen or did the Brethren shoot themselves in the proverbial foot in a big way?
In addition, the book does not end on the usual 'happy ever after' type ending which might expected from this genre. This change from the norm was also seen at the end of "Evermore", but here, whilst one might suspect what was going to happen, it still comes as a surprise. Suffice it to say that John is going to have some major issues to deal with in subsequent books.
A highly recommended latest installlment to a great series. Can't wait for the next one (featuring Robin of Locksley & Atlanta).
