I finished this book months ago. I couldn't rate it at the time. I considered how many stars this book deserved from ME. I decided. 1 star. Why? Here is why. 
 I expected a bad guy to redeemed himself. What I got? A book full of suffering, rape, injustice, evil, loneliness, depression...I can keep going but my limited vocabulary in enghlis is not enough. Fans of Sherrilyn Kenyon, even the hardcore ones can admit that after so many books you can notice the inconsistencies. But we ignore them, because we still love the books. 
 Sherrilyn likes to give all her caracthers a take in some events. Different POV, diferent perspectives. Ok. I don't love that. But I still ignored. 
 Until she completely butchered Acheron. Even sweet Tori suffered a little. 
 If the rating was only for the MC I would give this 5 stars. Is NOT. 
 I felt cheated. All the book consists in showing us how many hits Styxx can take. And believe me it was too much. 
 It was cruel. For me, it was cruel. Plain and simple. 
 After talking to a friend about it, I felt ready to share my opinion. I discovered my decision was made a while ago. I just wasn't read it to share it here. Some may hate it. But I'm being sincere. 
 I even looked at my status updates before I started writing this and it made me flinch. I can't believe it. People can have different opinions of the same event. But we are talking big changes. Things that you read more than 10 books ago, completely destroyed. 
 I do admit that I fell in love with Styxx. And I'm sorry his creator felt the need to give him a story so sad. 
 And the ending? Bah! A paragraph or two don't fix things. There was no balance. 
 This book and the frustration it brought me. The lack of continuity. Basically I know. No. I confirmed what I suspected in some of her early books. You may love how a caracther was portrayed today. But don't get all fan girl. It can happen in the next book or ten books later. That loved caracther can be reduced to a pile of crap if the author feel the need to make shine her new hero. 
 This one left me broken and no. I don't recommend it. 
 In my mind. I gave Styxx the HEA he deserves and left my characters already loved in the same position as before, cause for me. This never happened. 
 *****************************************Day I finished. February 7 
 I don't even know how to rate this book...I'll come back later to review and rate.