Melanie G. reviewed on
Helpful Score: 3
I have followed Feehan's Dark series since the beginning and like most of her fans, I have my favorite couples. While Ivory and Razvan are not my favorite, the pair is strong and Feehan has created a heroine that is strong and decisive. Their story moved the entire series plot along giving a partial resoluation to several of the ongoing problems facing the Carpathian race.
The mythology of the series and the interplay of the larger issues have in some ways taken the series beyond a simple gothic romance formal. While their is still a "main" couple in her novels, the many other characters, mythos and plot devices are more in a fantasy genre at this point. I wonder if someone new to the series could pick up book 17 and get the same experience that a long time reader does.
I must say that while I appreciate Mrs. Feehan's work with the Carpathian language and history, the Carpathian words in the actual story is useless to me and fairly off-putting.
After the build-up of many novels, I found I had mixed feelings with the final confrontation with Xavier. It was a bit of a let down on one hand, on the other, I was happy that it didn't go on for half the book.
I would recommend this book to fans of the series - like many, I couldn't wait for the paperback and will keep my hardback copy with all 16 other books! However, I would imagine that people new to the series start with an earlier book in the series!
The mythology of the series and the interplay of the larger issues have in some ways taken the series beyond a simple gothic romance formal. While their is still a "main" couple in her novels, the many other characters, mythos and plot devices are more in a fantasy genre at this point. I wonder if someone new to the series could pick up book 17 and get the same experience that a long time reader does.
I must say that while I appreciate Mrs. Feehan's work with the Carpathian language and history, the Carpathian words in the actual story is useless to me and fairly off-putting.
After the build-up of many novels, I found I had mixed feelings with the final confrontation with Xavier. It was a bit of a let down on one hand, on the other, I was happy that it didn't go on for half the book.
I would recommend this book to fans of the series - like many, I couldn't wait for the paperback and will keep my hardback copy with all 16 other books! However, I would imagine that people new to the series start with an earlier book in the series!
