Helpful Score: 11
This books starts a new series about vampires and their breedmates. The vampire storyline is a new twist on the stuff that's already out there. The characters are great!
The first book is what most series introductions are - the setup to the premise for the storylines of the rest of the books, but it is still exciting as well as explanitory.
The books can be read out of order (so far there are only two - one on the way in December), but I would recommend reading them in order because you get background on characters that are featured in the second book and it will give them more deapth.
I am already hooked on these two and will buy the third as soon as it hits the shelves.
If you love vampire romance as much as I do, these books are for you.
The first book is what most series introductions are - the setup to the premise for the storylines of the rest of the books, but it is still exciting as well as explanitory.
The books can be read out of order (so far there are only two - one on the way in December), but I would recommend reading them in order because you get background on characters that are featured in the second book and it will give them more deapth.
I am already hooked on these two and will buy the third as soon as it hits the shelves.
If you love vampire romance as much as I do, these books are for you.
Helpful Score: 9
1st in the series and what a great book. A lot like the JR Ward books. This is Gabrielle's and Lucan's story. Danger and desire. Looking forward to the next one.
Helpful Score: 8
Lucan Thorne is a vampire. He is also the leader of a group of vampires known as Breed warriors. They fight Rogue vampires, those vampires who have given into the bloodlust. Gabrielle Maxwell is outside a club and witnesses a brutal murder of a man to a group of Rogues. She takes their picture with her cell phone camera and runs to the police. Only the police don't believe her. Lucan was also at this same club and he watches Gabrielle unwittingly become involved in his world. He cleans up the mess the Rogues left behind so that humans will remain unaware of vampires. He now has to get those pictures from Gabrielle.
I couldn't get into this book. I couldn't connect with the characters. I didn't care what happened to Gabrielle or Lucan. It seemed like they were only skin deep. I think Adrian has potential though. Some of the things her characters thought or said were quite funny; but it wasn't consistent. When the Breed warriors were having a conversation together, it was laughable, but not in a good way. Their âhe-manâ talk was more than a little over-the-top at times and seemed silly.
Kiss of Midnight wasn't neatly wrapped up at the end. Lucan and Gabrielle do get their happy ending, but the bad guy gets away. There is a bit of a cliffhanger at the end when the bad guy's identity is revealed, yet left unresolved. There were many story arcs that will continue in the series. In some ways this book was more of a set up for things to come. I am interested enough to see what Adrian has next that I will be reading the next book. Let's hope the second book is better than the first one.
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I couldn't get into this book. I couldn't connect with the characters. I didn't care what happened to Gabrielle or Lucan. It seemed like they were only skin deep. I think Adrian has potential though. Some of the things her characters thought or said were quite funny; but it wasn't consistent. When the Breed warriors were having a conversation together, it was laughable, but not in a good way. Their âhe-manâ talk was more than a little over-the-top at times and seemed silly.
Kiss of Midnight wasn't neatly wrapped up at the end. Lucan and Gabrielle do get their happy ending, but the bad guy gets away. There is a bit of a cliffhanger at the end when the bad guy's identity is revealed, yet left unresolved. There were many story arcs that will continue in the series. In some ways this book was more of a set up for things to come. I am interested enough to see what Adrian has next that I will be reading the next book. Let's hope the second book is better than the first one.
For more reviews try http://romancerookie.blogspot.com
Helpful Score: 6
I was skeptical in the beginning...thinking "here we go again, another Ward copycat."
Regardless, I kept reading, it caught my interest. Not only that, I determined there were only SOME similarities to BDB, and that this was a whole new twist on vampire brotherhood. Adrian was, I think, successful in creating a new series with new characters that are far enough away from BDB that there will not be any confusion or disappoinment. I found there was more of a story, and less of the hot sex scenes that have become standard in paranormal romance; it was a nice change from the "same old stuff." I am left now to wait patiently for the rest of the series to become available on pbs. sniff sniff, sigh....
Regardless, I kept reading, it caught my interest. Not only that, I determined there were only SOME similarities to BDB, and that this was a whole new twist on vampire brotherhood. Adrian was, I think, successful in creating a new series with new characters that are far enough away from BDB that there will not be any confusion or disappoinment. I found there was more of a story, and less of the hot sex scenes that have become standard in paranormal romance; it was a nice change from the "same old stuff." I am left now to wait patiently for the rest of the series to become available on pbs. sniff sniff, sigh....
Helpful Score: 4
This started really slow, and I actually put it down for quite a while. I decided to send it to a friend and needed to finish it. So I picked it up and reread a few pages before my last stop and couldn't put it down. It has a strong JR Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood feel to it, but there were enough differences to keep my interest (and the ones that were the same are the reason I love BDB, so who can resist). I'm now looking forward to the next in the series and, of course, I already have my favorite warrior that I can't wait to read about. Strong, tortured gorgeous men are really hard to resist, at least in books.
