I really enjoyed reading this book. Its a whole new world that is different that the average vamp book. The love story that developes between Makail and Raven is so well writen. I enjoyed every second of this book and the entire series for that matter. ( )

Okay, I know a lot of people loved this book but it's a great mystery to me why. Did anybody pay attention to the horrible language usage in there. Talk about loving the adverbs and adjectives! Let's take "white hot heat'...seriously? I thought that maybe it was a slip on the editor's part when I heard it for the first time, but then it's used twice more and I knew than Ms. Feehan loved making sure we, the readers got the fact that heat was hot, just in case some of us might mistakenly think that heat was ice cold.
And seriously, what's up with 'retribution' & 'lethal' mentioned a gazillion times? I suggest Ms. Feehan or her editor buy a thesaurus next time.
The basis for the story is compelling, I liked the idea of Carpathians being humane race of vampires, civilized and able to function in society without danger to anyone as long as they have a life mate. I think that was original. But the quality of writing was simply atrocious and ruined the story for me completely. ( )

I thought this book started a bit slow, but I think that's partly due to the fact that this is the first book in the series. Feehan really takes time to explain The Carpathians (basically they are 'good' vampires), as well as a bit of their history and customs. I thought this was a really nice set up for the series, and you meet some more Carpathians that have their own story on down the line. Despite the fact that it was a slow start, it did definitely pick up towards the middle, and the action and romance in the book really made the rest of the story fly by. As with a majority of paranormals, this one is definitely intense as well as dark. ( )

I picked this up after reading some of the Sookie Stackhouse books. I enjoyed those, so thought maybe romance had gotten better since I was 14. Well, I found it pretty wretched. The main character is completely unbelievable, and completely unsympathetic. I found the book repetitious, uninteresting, self-indulgent, unimaginative and generally a waste of time and money. I guess lurid purple prose just ain't my thing. ( )

Feehan has written quite a lovely introduction to her series. In this first book, we learn about the Carpathian race. The difference between a Carpathian and a Vampire. That extremely psychic human women can prove to be Life Mates for Carpathian males, and that the Carpathians are facing an uncertain future. It seems that their women cannot produce female offspring, and Raven seems to be their only hope.

In the Dark Prince, we meet Makhail and Raven. Though Raven's transformation is harsh, Makhail loves her deeply. He is the Prince to his race, and is charged not only with keeping peace, but also issuing justice, and saving them. Raven is his Life Mate. A human female, whom he turns. Which, one is forbidden, and two extremely dangerous. However, Raven is very gifted, psychic and a quick learner. She comes through just fine, and may just be the answer they were all looking for. ( )