The story is brilliant, I love the presence of Greek mythology characters and the way fiction and the present time was blended perfectly. I have to admit I didn't really warm up to the characters, I felt like someone from the outside looking in. It does have a page-turning quality to it, we have a not-so-perfect hero and obviously flawed heroine. I like the way the story progressed, there were a lot of unpredictable moments, it seems like all the scenes were foreplay waiting to explore to a shattering orgasm. There was a little humor with the way they argued, Julian's background was explained in detail and he is the focus of the book. His life is really colorful and I appreciate the part where he adapts to the 21st century. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of Ms Kenyon's works in her Dark-Hunter series. Her writing style is fluent, fast-paced, and vivid. ( )

This is the second of Sherrilyn Kenyon's books I've read (yes, I'm reading them out of order) and I didn't like it as much as the other one. I liked both of the characters well enough, and the plot was entertaining, but I got very tired of the constant talk about how they got hot for each other with each glance and touch. Come on, really? ( )

Later books in this series may be better, I hope so. I won't rush out to buy them though. The actual writing was good. The overall story was neat & somewhat different than I've read lately - Greek mythology opened up in interesting ways. She's opened up a world where almost anything could happen, but the number of players, their powers & motivations were confusing. Most were super powerful, but ineffective & what their limits were & why was not clear at all. They seemed to change & I wasn't impressed by her characterization at all. While there were a couple of steamy sex scenes, the book wasn't devoted to sex as so many are now. They were easy to skip through without losing any of the story. She's laid the basis for a good set of stories, though. ( )

I really liked this book. It was one of the truly perfect romances I have ever read, it had a strong plot with good momentum, strong characters, and steamy love. I really recommend this book, great read. ( )

I really thought this was a nice introduction into Sherrilyn Kenyon's series. Personally, I felt the story started a little slow, and was more of a romance than a paranormal that everyone was telling me this series is. Luckily about halfway through, it really picked up for me. That's where Kenyon really started to mix the Greek Mythology in with the present day, and started to get really interesting. Having read the second book in this series, I can say that it definitely picks up from this one and is more entertaining. Fantasy Lover was a nice, but not great, introduction to this series. ( )