Helpful Score: 5
Excellent read. I liked this Midnight Breed story much better than the previous one [Andreas]. My complaint about that one was personal, I don't care for plots where the h/h's motivation is [massive] death of friends/family.
This is Kade's book, the Order has very little presence until almost the end of the book. [I did miss their camaraderie and the appearance of other Order members and mates.] He's a relative newcomer to the Order sent to Alaska [where he is originally from] to deal with an apparent problem. It turns out to be a very real problem, and one that grows even larger as Kade finds out more and more about the attacks and the area around the tiny Alaskan town of Harmony where the vampire attacks have occurred. He is a strong and charismatic hero and the author does a great job exposing his character and the torments of his situation to the reader. The heroine is Alex, a bush pilot who lives in the area. She is another competent and take charge heroine worthy of the hero complete with her own back story.
As an author, I've always thought Adrian does a particularly good job of the writing directive 'show, don't tell'. She makes us feel the cold and shudder with the icy winds. [I'll have to reread this book during our 100*+ summer.] Her plots are page turners and her characters are well-developed, people you'd want to know.
The story arc of the Alaskan vampire attacks, Kade's family background and the mating of Kade and Alex are all resolved. BUT she has introduced some very VERY intriguing threads for the next novel. I suspect readers will be lining up for the next installment [mine went on pre-order at Amazon as soon as I finished this one!] since we're all dying to know which way she's going to take this...
Midnight Breed
1. A Kiss of Midnight (2007)
2. Kiss of Crimson (2007)
3. Midnight Awakening (2007)
4. Midnight Rising (2008)
5. Veil of Midnight (2008)
6. Ashes of Midnight (2009)
7. Shades of Midnight (2009)
8. Taken by Midnight (2010)
This is Kade's book, the Order has very little presence until almost the end of the book. [I did miss their camaraderie and the appearance of other Order members and mates.] He's a relative newcomer to the Order sent to Alaska [where he is originally from] to deal with an apparent problem. It turns out to be a very real problem, and one that grows even larger as Kade finds out more and more about the attacks and the area around the tiny Alaskan town of Harmony where the vampire attacks have occurred. He is a strong and charismatic hero and the author does a great job exposing his character and the torments of his situation to the reader. The heroine is Alex, a bush pilot who lives in the area. She is another competent and take charge heroine worthy of the hero complete with her own back story.
As an author, I've always thought Adrian does a particularly good job of the writing directive 'show, don't tell'. She makes us feel the cold and shudder with the icy winds. [I'll have to reread this book during our 100*+ summer.] Her plots are page turners and her characters are well-developed, people you'd want to know.
The story arc of the Alaskan vampire attacks, Kade's family background and the mating of Kade and Alex are all resolved. BUT she has introduced some very VERY intriguing threads for the next novel. I suspect readers will be lining up for the next installment [mine went on pre-order at Amazon as soon as I finished this one!] since we're all dying to know which way she's going to take this...
Midnight Breed
1. A Kiss of Midnight (2007)
2. Kiss of Crimson (2007)
3. Midnight Awakening (2007)
4. Midnight Rising (2008)
5. Veil of Midnight (2008)
6. Ashes of Midnight (2009)
7. Shades of Midnight (2009)
8. Taken by Midnight (2010)
Stacy W. (whatstacy) -
Helpful Score: 3
I liked this installment in the series. But Kade is a new member of the Order and has less history. He is sent to Alaska to take care of the latest incident involving a vampire attack. Only to discover it is much more that just a Rogue vampire. Eliciting the help of a bush guide Alexandra Maguire, he finds himself falling for her. He saves her as much as she saves him. Their story seems somewhat "lighter" than the others in this series, probably because the other members of the Order don't appear much in this book. But it is still a good book. It moves the series along and takes a VERY interesting twist in the end and i can't wait till the next one to find out what happens.
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Holly J. (zhollywood) -
Helpful Score: 1
I'm really enjoying this series of books. Unlike others of it's kind, I'm not feeling like I'm reading the same story over and over again. As a matter of fact, I find each volume unpredictable, because I'm still wondering, "What about Chase?"
Monica G. (champsmom) -
Helpful Score: 1
Story of Brock and Alexandra as the hunt for Drago's continues. Even though this is book 7, I have yet to tire of this series~!
I enjoyed all the books in this series so far.
A better book than the last couple I have read by Lara Adrian. However if I hadn't already owned this book, I wouldn't have read another.
Shades of Midnight takes place away from the Darkhaven of the other books, instead being in the Alaskan bush.
The couple was fairly sexy together and the story kind of interesting. Adrian's storytelling is not for me - her style being more to Tell what happens than Show. Couples fall in love without any explanation, they want each other, know each other's moods and feelings and twinkle in the eye without Adrian ever Showing us how they arrived there. The book was 370+ pages but you felt like the romance was rushed, that they fell too easily in love.
It wasn't as deadly boring as I found the last Lara Adrian book I read, but ultimately a forgettable romance.
Shades of Midnight takes place away from the Darkhaven of the other books, instead being in the Alaskan bush.
The couple was fairly sexy together and the story kind of interesting. Adrian's storytelling is not for me - her style being more to Tell what happens than Show. Couples fall in love without any explanation, they want each other, know each other's moods and feelings and twinkle in the eye without Adrian ever Showing us how they arrived there. The book was 370+ pages but you felt like the romance was rushed, that they fell too easily in love.
It wasn't as deadly boring as I found the last Lara Adrian book I read, but ultimately a forgettable romance.
Amanda H. (steelplace632) reviewed Shades of Midnight (Midnight Breed, Bk 7) on + 60 more book reviews
This book was one of the better ones of the series! Plus ironically I am going to Alaska in a couple of months. Alex is a bush pilot living in the Alaska interior and comes upon a whole family murdered. Kade a member of the Order gets sent up there to investigate the slaying. He was sent up there because that's where he is from originally. Family drama, Dragos, and Alex make Kade's time in Alaska complicated to say the least.
I have to admit Adrian's books are getting better. I can't wait to read Chase, Hunter, and Brock's stories. This was fast paced and fun. There were some unbelievable scenes to the way Alexandra reacted to things (like the way she reacted to seeing Kade kill) but overall it was a good book.
Nancy B. (momof2furkids) reviewed Shades of Midnight (Midnight Breed, Bk 7) on + 57 more book reviews
If you like the others in this series, you'll be happy with this one too!
I enjoyed reading this book
too mushy
The book read like an outline about 1/2 way through...very stilted speech, bare minimum descriptions, read like a beginner's novel. This is the only book that I've read by this author and, now, I have no plans to read any more.
another good one by adrian. worth the read
Love it.
Good book as always. I've really enjoyed every book in this series and this was no exception.
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Robyn P. (realtorrobyn) reviewed Shades of Midnight (Midnight Breed, Bk 7) on + 71 more book reviews
I really love the entire series, they are all on my shelf waiting to be read for the 2 and 3rd time!! love the world, love the men and their unique strong women, and hope she writes more.
In a frozen wilderness steeped in darkness, the lines between good and evil, lover and enemy, are never black or white but drawn in Shades of Midnight.
Something inhuman is stalking the frigid Alaskan wilds, leaving unspeakable carnage in its wake. For bush pilot Alexandra Maguire, the killings stir memories of a horrific event she witnessed as a child and evoke in her the inexplicable sense of otherness she has long felt within herself but never fully understood . . . until a darkly seductive stranger with secrets of his own enters her world.
Sent from Boston on a mission to investigate the savage attacks and stop the slaughter, vampire warrior Kade has his own reasons for returning to the frigid, forbidding place of his birth. Haunted by a secret shame, Kade soon realizes the stunning truth of the threat he facesa threat that will jeopardize the fragile bond he has formed with the courageous, determined young woman who arouses his deepest passions and most primal hungers. But in bringing Alex into his world of blood and darkness, Kade must confront both his own personal demons and the even greater evil that could destroy all he holds dear.
Something inhuman is stalking the frigid Alaskan wilds, leaving unspeakable carnage in its wake. For bush pilot Alexandra Maguire, the killings stir memories of a horrific event she witnessed as a child and evoke in her the inexplicable sense of otherness she has long felt within herself but never fully understood . . . until a darkly seductive stranger with secrets of his own enters her world.
Sent from Boston on a mission to investigate the savage attacks and stop the slaughter, vampire warrior Kade has his own reasons for returning to the frigid, forbidding place of his birth. Haunted by a secret shame, Kade soon realizes the stunning truth of the threat he facesa threat that will jeopardize the fragile bond he has formed with the courageous, determined young woman who arouses his deepest passions and most primal hungers. But in bringing Alex into his world of blood and darkness, Kade must confront both his own personal demons and the even greater evil that could destroy all he holds dear.
