Yvonne L. reviewed on 10/20/2011 + 929 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

I read a couple of okay romance books before I got to this. I couldn't help thinking, "Now this is romance writing from someone on top of her game!!!" I don't think I can sing enough praises of Singh with this book (and I definitely don't love everything she writes).

This book was about the vampire Dmitri (Archangel Raphael's second in command) and Guild Hunter Honor. So if are expecting another Raphael and Elena adventure you will be disappointed. I wasn't so sure when I first got the book either but this was really good. I'm in shocked because Dmitri has never been my favorite but I completely fell in love with him here.

Both Dmitri and Honor were great characters. Honor was trying to come back after being tortured and raped for two months by the hands of vampires. Dmitri was trying to survive after losing everything 1,000 years ago (hey, the guy is slow and an incurable romantic. Who would have thought?). On top of that there were two mysteries to solve (mutilations and who abducted Honor), three if you want to count what was going on between Dmitri and Honor. So there were a lot to keep track of and I didn't want to put the book down one bit.

What I loved about it and why it differed from the mediocre books I read was the way Singh presented Dmitri. Yes, like all the other books, it starred an alpha male. But Singh didn't have to tell you that. She didn't resort to "Me, Tarzan....You, Jane" dialogue. She did an excellent job of just showing you through little nuisances. It was subtle. As a result I think it made her character more real and mutli-dimensional. Her descriptions were also so beautifully written yet not overly flowery.

This was an excellent book. I really think this was the best one I have read by Singh.

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