Dead after Dark: Shadow of the Moon / The Story of Son / Beyond the Night / Midnight Kiss Goodbye
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Genre: Romance
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Genre: Romance
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Prior to reading this book I have read all but the newest J.R. Ward Black Dagger Brotherhood series, as well as some of Sherrilyn Kenyon's books. I normally do not enjoy anthologies as much as full length novels because the stories are generally underdeveloped. Perhaps it is trouble to combine a limited page requirement with fantasy novels, because they are generally more confusing and require a lot of set up.
Kenyon's book: If you are an avid reader of her series, then you will have no trouble with the terms she throws around. I, on the other hand, had forgotten who was what race/ why these people hated these, etc. It was confusing at first, but I was able to follow later on. The characters had some substance, but the plot could have been carried further.
Ward's book: Normally I expect the male character to be the dominant Alpha-male in Ward's books. However, in the situation that this vampire is in, the female plays the more "aggressive" role. It was a bit off putting, but I wasn't overly perturbed. Also, Ward did not tie up some loose ends, and it made me wonder about some of the specifics of why? how? for what reason? I still enjoyed this book. If you swap for this novel, I think that Ward redeems some of the others that are to follow.
Squires: Eh. This novel was kind of silly in a way, and wasn't very strong. I thought it was odd that they described her first as a ghost, when they also say she is draws your blood. C'mon villagers, put the two together! It was kind of stupid that the male stubbornly wanted to take revenge even after 15 years or so- he just could not let that go. I did not hate this book, however it wasn't particularly memorable.
Love: This was probably the worst of them all. I found the story to be confusing and contrived. The characters held no appeal to me, and I did not finish this one, despite having read about half of the story.
Kenyon's book: If you are an avid reader of her series, then you will have no trouble with the terms she throws around. I, on the other hand, had forgotten who was what race/ why these people hated these, etc. It was confusing at first, but I was able to follow later on. The characters had some substance, but the plot could have been carried further.
Ward's book: Normally I expect the male character to be the dominant Alpha-male in Ward's books. However, in the situation that this vampire is in, the female plays the more "aggressive" role. It was a bit off putting, but I wasn't overly perturbed. Also, Ward did not tie up some loose ends, and it made me wonder about some of the specifics of why? how? for what reason? I still enjoyed this book. If you swap for this novel, I think that Ward redeems some of the others that are to follow.
Squires: Eh. This novel was kind of silly in a way, and wasn't very strong. I thought it was odd that they described her first as a ghost, when they also say she is draws your blood. C'mon villagers, put the two together! It was kind of stupid that the male stubbornly wanted to take revenge even after 15 years or so- he just could not let that go. I did not hate this book, however it wasn't particularly memorable.
Love: This was probably the worst of them all. I found the story to be confusing and contrived. The characters held no appeal to me, and I did not finish this one, despite having read about half of the story.
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