Lee Monroe

You know, I just didn't buy into this book as much as I thought I would. I really liked it in the beginning, since both Jane and Luca manage to narrowly avoid the stereotypes set forth by the many YA authors that have come before them. I was pleased that, despite Luca's revelation, the author managed to avoid the macho Alpha Male role he could have easily fallen into, and Jane is a moderately interesting protagonist. Not really the most complex I've read, but neither is she delving into show more Bella Swan territory.

So why didn't I like it more? Well, to be honest, the storyline is convoluted as hell, and doesn't always make sense. Jane and Luca suffer from the all-too-common InstaLove phenomenon, but then Luca spends the rest of the book insisting they can't be together. (Which would be more believable if he'd stop stalking her, but whatever.) Jane then starts spending time with bad boy Evan, who unfortunately does fit the cliched Alpha Male mold. A love triangle in YA PNR, who would have thought? /sarcasm

Where it gets even trickier is the so-called plot. As it turns out, Evan is really the son of the angel Jane's mother had a long-ago fling with prior to getting married. Since Evan's father has disappeared, he's apparently convinced himself that Jane's mother is to blame and schemes to somehow take out his revenge on Jane. This seriously makes zero sense, particularly considering how much TIME AND EFFORT he puts into this. Just kill somebody and move along.

Lastly, the ending is anti-climactic and flat. Luca, a werewolf, naturally races to the rescue, despite his family attempting to lock him up for getting involved with a human. Once he gets there to rescue the damsel in distress, he, his sister, and Jane's mother all reveal that Evan is wrong, and his father didn't abandon his family because of his prior fling with Jane's mother (yes, I know this is confusing to follow).

Once he realizes this, Evan leaves. That's it. The big, bad werewolf hurries to rescue his quasi-girlfriend, only to talk to the attempted murderer briefly and send him on his way. Luca then announces he must "deal with his family" before committing to Jane, and vanishes. No offense, Luca, but you aren't really striking me as the deal-with-problems-head-on kinda guy right now.

This ending basically left me with more questions than answers. Where DID Evan's father go? Why CAN'T Luca and Jane be together? And just how much longer is this story going to drag on? show less

very much like the first one.
dark heart rising is gripping, though im not sure why, unlike the first Dark Heart Rising is less predictable making it better but the thing that lets the novel down is i pretty much got the feeling it was the same as the first just with a slight difference. This was a good read and i finished it in pretty much a day just wish there was a bit more depth.
i found myself disliking Luca in this more than i did in the first. mainly because i cant tolerate people like show more him, they drive me mad with frustration.
not sure if i overly want to read the third, i will have to wait for it to come into library though i dont intend to buy it.
these novels do remind me very much of the wolves of mercy falls, only more tame and without as much action. show less

I finally dove into this book and did not regret it! I loved reading every moment of it. I just couldn't get enough.

One thing I enjoyed about this book is the tortured lovers. I know this many sound weird, but I liked the struggle between them. It made the ending much more sweeter. Even though the tortured lovers were separated, against all odds they came together. I loved that both of them learn so much more about each other and had to carefully think about the decision they were show more making.

This book is also jammed packed with action as well as secrets left and right. As the reader, I enjoyed learning the secrets as well as traveling back and forth to Nissilum. This is wonderful world created that I adore.

The love interest in this book I loved! Seeing to people separated by the laws of Nissilum and came together made my heart swell with joy. Luca and Jane love is forbidden. They had to fight to get where they were and seeing them fight together made them ever more as a team. I really loved Jane's strength. Her strength to do what she had to do when she didn't want to do it, made me smile. That is what love is about. Sacrificing something else for one another.

I just learn that there is a third book! I am supper happy and can't wait to read it! This book has captured my heart and had me at hello. Simply fantastic and loving, Dark Heart Rising is an amazing book! show less

This carried on a simple plot but was dynamic in it. I really got into this book real fast. It was easy to read and very easy to fall into. The first thing that really grab you is the storyline. I like how it started off with haunting dreams and sleepwalking. It made you more interested in this book to see where exactly this girl is walking too.

Jane is like a girl like no other. She carries to her own tune and doesn't let anyone tell her otherwise. She has very good observations in her show more surroundings and figures out things fast. Right away she figures out that things are what they seem with Luca. And it was no surprise that she took everything in with stride. But with Even she didn't catch on to things so fast.

What I like most about this story is how the past came back to her mother. Yup, that was twist. I really like how the mother played am important role in the past desicions she made. It really makes Jane's decisions even harder. Make the same mistake her mother made or do something different. I really like how both the mother and Jane had the same feelings in which their heart should go. It was like the past was repeating itself.

Dark Heart Forever is a dark book with a haunting secret just dying to get out. The characters were raw so you saw them develop right before your eyes and unveil many news things. The reader is immerse in two different worlds fighting for many things. Love and Revenge! show less