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birdloveranne's review against another edition
4.0
I liked the book, though I really wanted to smack the shit out of Jasmine.
claire_thebookreader's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
raven168's review
2.0
It should be obvious by my rating that I was pretty disappointed with this book of the series. I know a lot of people really liked it, but if I had to use one word to describe it, I would choose 'boring'. Because that's what it pretty much was to me. There was so much talk talk talk blah blah blah of things over and over. Okay, yes, there was some action here and there...but not enough to make me say I liked this one.
I expected a more thrilling book coming from the vampire prince, but it totally fell short of that. With the discovery of the library in the last book, Syreena is appointed to it by her sister. And the first day on the job she gets kidnapped by Ruth while out trying to collect herself after some teasing from Damien. He goes after her of course and eventually saves her, but not before Ruth gets in a little bit of torture. After the escape, Damien does something highly taboo for his people to save her. And pays for it soon after. After they're both up again, they just can't seem to help their attraction toward the other. Even though they're in someone else's house with them in the next room! I thought it kind of rude of them all things considered. Anyway... Once they're back in lycanthrope territory Syreena takes issue with how Damien makes her feel because of all that is expected of her as a princess. When Damien gets frustrated that she won't think and decide for herself, he leaves. And then they both mope around in their respective homes for three long, tedious days. Even once they finally get together, the story really doesn't move along much. There's some serious issues with Damien's best friend Jasmine because she doesn't want Syreena to ruin what she and Damien have amongst other things. And of course there's other vampires to deal with as well. Toward the end, Syreena does something stupid because she's angry at Damien and could very well have gotten the three of them killed or more seriously injured. And then all of a sudden we're skipping ahead a whole bunch of months for the epilogue and their wedding.
We do learn a little about the vampire society and the myths surrounding them. And we learn that Ruth has recruited a powerful ally to her side. And that's about it. I did love that we finally got introduced to the shadowdweller chancellors though. I have actually already read that series because I didn't realize that it technically happens after this one, so I was excited when Tristan and Malaya show up. Conversely, I was pretty upset by the fact that we did not get the story from any of the other main characters this time around. Except a little from Elijah.
I'm hopeful that Noah's book next will be much better. And if nothing else, I really hope he's not turned into some love struck sap like Elijah and Damien were made into.
I expected a more thrilling book coming from the vampire prince, but it totally fell short of that. With the discovery of the library in the last book, Syreena is appointed to it by her sister. And the first day on the job she gets kidnapped by Ruth while out trying to collect herself after some teasing from Damien. He goes after her of course and eventually saves her, but not before Ruth gets in a little bit of torture. After the escape, Damien does something highly taboo for his people to save her. And pays for it soon after. After they're both up again, they just can't seem to help their attraction toward the other. Even though they're in someone else's house with them in the next room! I thought it kind of rude of them all things considered. Anyway... Once they're back in lycanthrope territory Syreena takes issue with how Damien makes her feel because of all that is expected of her as a princess. When Damien gets frustrated that she won't think and decide for herself, he leaves. And then they both mope around in their respective homes for three long, tedious days. Even once they finally get together, the story really doesn't move along much. There's some serious issues with Damien's best friend Jasmine because she doesn't want Syreena to ruin what she and Damien have amongst other things. And of course there's other vampires to deal with as well. Toward the end, Syreena does something stupid because she's angry at Damien and could very well have gotten the three of them killed or more seriously injured. And then all of a sudden we're skipping ahead a whole bunch of months for the epilogue and their wedding.
We do learn a little about the vampire society and the myths surrounding them. And we learn that Ruth has recruited a powerful ally to her side. And that's about it. I did love that we finally got introduced to the shadowdweller chancellors though. I have actually already read that series because I didn't realize that it technically happens after this one, so I was excited when Tristan and Malaya show up. Conversely, I was pretty upset by the fact that we did not get the story from any of the other main characters this time around. Except a little from Elijah.
I'm hopeful that Noah's book next will be much better. And if nothing else, I really hope he's not turned into some love struck sap like Elijah and Damien were made into.
loverofromance's review
adventurous
challenging
tense
slow-paced
3.0
This was an interesting installment, its been so long since I read this author and I think I just wasn't in the mood for this writing style and I do think that I might want to do audiobook for these as I remember those being good. I found the world building to be intense and dangerous and really well done, the biggest issue that I ended up having with this one was the pacing. I just couldn't fully get into this one, so its probably a "me" issue as the story itself was solid and I was really into these characters. I definitely would like to get back to these books but going to see if the audio does a better turnout for me.
becxreadz's review
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Liked
*Fated mates receiving powers from one another
*Syreena's character growth
*Damien knowing what he wants and going after it
Disliked
*Very immature back and forth bickering
*Didn't feel the chemistry
*Meh smut
*Fated mates receiving powers from one another
*Syreena's character growth
*Damien knowing what he wants and going after it
Disliked
*Very immature back and forth bickering
*Didn't feel the chemistry
*Meh smut
karend's review
5.0
This is one of those books that just grabbed my imagination and made me want to keep reading. I'm sure if I stepped back and tried to analyze it, I'd find things to pick at, so I'm not going to.
tiggerreads's review
3.0
A good read. A little heavier on the romance than other paranormal books but still good.
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