Willy W. reviewed on 11/11/2010 + 503 more book reviews

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What a disappointment. ZZZZZZ. Eternal Kiss of Darkness was definitely better than First Drop of Crimson but not remotely on the same level as the Night Huntress books (Cat and Bones). Characters are not particularly individualized, they don't have their own "voice". You can hardly tell Mancheres from Spade from Vlad from Bones (who doesn't "sound" like himself in these books IMO).

I couldn't wait to read about Spade in First Drop of Crimson b/c I had liked him from the first introduction. I hated what was done in that book and I thought Denise was ruined. I wasn't as anxious to read about Mancheres but he is an interesting character and certainly an enigma I wanted to know more about. Unfortunately everything we learned about him seemed kind of...cheesy.

The romance has a little heat, I guess the sex scenes could titillate some people but can't compare to anything in One Foot in the Grave (Night Huntress Book 2). Maybe if you don't read a lot of romance then it was romantic, but didn't do much for me. I just didn't care much about them as a couple. I liked Kira, she was much better than Denise and had some gumption. But she still sounded generic and nothing really made her stand out. I was bored and disappointed.

This book is hard to pass up if you need something to read while you wait for the next Cat & Bones book, but if this is your first Jeaniene Frost book, skip it.

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