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Fantasy. Fiction. Literature. Something inhuman is stalking the frigid Alaskan wilds, leaving unspeakable carnage in its wake. For bush pilot Alexandra Maguire, the killings stir memories of a horrific event she witnessed as a child and evoke in her the inexplicable sense of otherness she has long felt within herself but never fully understood...until a darkly seductive stranger with secrets of his own enters her world. Sent from Boston on a mission to investigate the savage attacks and stop show more the slaughter, vampire warrior Kade has his own reasons for returning to the frigid, forbidding place of his birth. Haunted by a secret shame, Kade soon realizes the stunning truth of the threat he faces-a threat that will jeopardize the fragile bond he has formed with the courageous, determined young woman who arouses his deepest passions and most primal hungers. But in bringing Alex into his world of blood and darkness, Kade must confront both his own personal demons and the even greater evil that could destroy all he holds dear. show lessTags
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Gezeichnete des Schicksals (Midnight Breed, #7) ♦ Lara Adrian | Rezension
Gezeichnete des Schicksals war, nach dem eher enttäuschenden sechsten Band, ein absoluter Kopfkino-Schmaus. Das siebte Buch der Midnight Breed – Serie hat mich nur so an den Seiten kleben lassen. Was aber nicht nur an den beiden Hauptprotas Kade und Alex lag. Nein, auch die Nebencharaktere hatten starke Auftritte und der Plot, einmal in Fahrt, war nicht aufzuhalten.
Gezeichnete des Schicksals ♦ Lara Adrian
Synopsis
Ein tödliches Wesen streift durch die Wildnis von Alaska und in seinem Kielwasser hinterlässt es eine grausame und blutige Spur von Morden. Für Alexandra "Alex" Maguire, die Hauptprotagonistin in Gezeichnete des Schicksals, sind diese Art von show more Morden nichts Neues. Als Kind wurde sie Zeugin ähnlicher Morde und sie weiß, um was für eine Kreatur es sich handelt und auch wie gefährlich sie sein kann. Alex' Mutter und ihr jüngerer Bruder wurden vor vielen Jahren von einem Vampir ermordet. Da die meisten Menschen aber nun einmal nicht an Vampire glaube, fällt es ihr nicht leicht, mit anderen über ihren Verdacht zu sprechen.
Kade, ein Krieger und Mitglied des Orderns der Stammesvampire, wurde in seine Heimat Alaska beordert, um herauszufinden, wer hinter den willkürlichen und tödlichen Gewaltakten steckt. Doch er hat auch ein privates Interesse an dieser Mission, denn ein böser Verdacht macht sich in ihm breit. So sucht Kade seine Familie auf, um eine alte Kluft zwischen ihm und seiner Familie zu kitten.
Als Kade auf Alex trifft, ist er sofort von ihrer mystischen Leidenschaft fasziniert. Außerdem scheint sie sich der Gefahr um sie herum nur allzu bewusst zu sein – mehr als die anderen in der kleinen Stadt Harmony. Doch mit der immer näher kommenden Gefahr müssen sich sowohl Kade als auch Alexandra mit ihren Vergangenheiten und deren Dämonen auseinandersetzen. Dabei erwacht zwischen ihnen eine gemeinsame Leidenschaft. Doch ein vor der Menschheit verborgenes Mysterium beginnt sich zu entfalten und es bringt die wohl gefährlichste Kreatur aller Zeiten vor ihre Haustür …
Meinung
Nach einem eher mittelmäßigen sechsten Band, war ich anfangs ein wenig besorgt, ob mich dieses Buch wieder in den Midnight Breed -Flow ziehen kann. Doch jegliche Sorgen waren hier absolut umsonst. Zwar ging mir beim Lesen die romantische Anbahnung der beiden Hauptprotagonisten ein wenig schnell, doch im Rückblick hat [a:Lara Adrian|375626|Lara Adrian|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1490013860p2/375626.jpg] genau das richtige Tempo getroffen.
Während ich bei Claire vergeblich danach gesucht habe, wurde ich bei Alex wieder fündig. Denn hier ist sie wieder, die starke, unabhängige und mutige Heldin, an die ich mich bei Adrians Büchern gewöhnt hatte. Es gefällt mir, dass die weiblichen Protas in dieser Reihe nicht nur herumsitzen, Däumchen drehen und darauf warten, von ihren Rittern in glänzenden Rüstungen gerettet zu werden. Alex tritt jetzt unbedingt jemandem kräftig nicht in den Hintern, aber man muss es einer Buschpilotin im rauen und kalten Gelände Alaskas schon lassen. Das ist Kick Ass!!!
Kade hingegen ist ein typischer Stammeskrieger; groß, dunkel und gutaussehend. Manchmal könnte mensch als LeserIn auf den Gedanken kommen, dass alle Hauptprotas dieser Serie einem stereotypischen Bild von Stammeskriegern und ihren Gefährtinnen entsprechen, und in einem gewissen Maß ist dem wohl auch so.
Doch diese beiden sehr gebrochenen Hauptfiguren waren einfach fantastisch. Jede*r hat mich für sich absolut überzeugt. Ich konnte auch keinen Mangel an Tiefe in ihrer Beziehung finden. Es war auch klar ersichtlich für mich, dass beide, nach allem, was sie bereits in ihren Vergangenheiten ertragen mussten, ihre Beziehung nicht leichtfertig angingen.
Der Teil, der mich in diesem Buch aber immer wieder mit besonderem Interesse gefangen hat, wenn Adrian mir einen Einblick in die Gedankenwelt des Ältesten gewährt hat. Trotz seiner tödlichen Natur, die er nur schwer bändigen kann, kam ich nicht umhin Mitleid mit ihm zu haben. Adrian versteht es, hier eine Brücke zu schlagen und das Buch entwickelt sich mit Leichtigkeit schnell zu einem Pageturner, der immer wieder unerwartete Wendungen mit sich bringt und mich am Ende mit einem fiesen Cliffhanger sitzen ließ. Der rote Faden der Reihe wird hier von der Autorin grandios mit der Romanze der beiden Hauptprotas verwebt.
Fazit
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Gezeichnete des Schicksal war ein absolutes Lesevergnügen. Der Plot gut durchdacht, das Setting passend und Mysterien aufgedeckt und weitere Rätsel aufgegeben.
This review was first published on The Art of Reading show less
Gezeichnete des Schicksals war, nach dem eher enttäuschenden sechsten Band, ein absoluter Kopfkino-Schmaus. Das siebte Buch der Midnight Breed – Serie hat mich nur so an den Seiten kleben lassen. Was aber nicht nur an den beiden Hauptprotas Kade und Alex lag. Nein, auch die Nebencharaktere hatten starke Auftritte und der Plot, einmal in Fahrt, war nicht aufzuhalten.
Gezeichnete des Schicksals ♦ Lara Adrian
Synopsis
Ein tödliches Wesen streift durch die Wildnis von Alaska und in seinem Kielwasser hinterlässt es eine grausame und blutige Spur von Morden. Für Alexandra "Alex" Maguire, die Hauptprotagonistin in Gezeichnete des Schicksals, sind diese Art von show more Morden nichts Neues. Als Kind wurde sie Zeugin ähnlicher Morde und sie weiß, um was für eine Kreatur es sich handelt und auch wie gefährlich sie sein kann. Alex' Mutter und ihr jüngerer Bruder wurden vor vielen Jahren von einem Vampir ermordet. Da die meisten Menschen aber nun einmal nicht an Vampire glaube, fällt es ihr nicht leicht, mit anderen über ihren Verdacht zu sprechen.
Kade, ein Krieger und Mitglied des Orderns der Stammesvampire, wurde in seine Heimat Alaska beordert, um herauszufinden, wer hinter den willkürlichen und tödlichen Gewaltakten steckt. Doch er hat auch ein privates Interesse an dieser Mission, denn ein böser Verdacht macht sich in ihm breit. So sucht Kade seine Familie auf, um eine alte Kluft zwischen ihm und seiner Familie zu kitten.
Als Kade auf Alex trifft, ist er sofort von ihrer mystischen Leidenschaft fasziniert. Außerdem scheint sie sich der Gefahr um sie herum nur allzu bewusst zu sein – mehr als die anderen in der kleinen Stadt Harmony. Doch mit der immer näher kommenden Gefahr müssen sich sowohl Kade als auch Alexandra mit ihren Vergangenheiten und deren Dämonen auseinandersetzen. Dabei erwacht zwischen ihnen eine gemeinsame Leidenschaft. Doch ein vor der Menschheit verborgenes Mysterium beginnt sich zu entfalten und es bringt die wohl gefährlichste Kreatur aller Zeiten vor ihre Haustür …
Meinung
Nach einem eher mittelmäßigen sechsten Band, war ich anfangs ein wenig besorgt, ob mich dieses Buch wieder in den Midnight Breed -Flow ziehen kann. Doch jegliche Sorgen waren hier absolut umsonst. Zwar ging mir beim Lesen die romantische Anbahnung der beiden Hauptprotagonisten ein wenig schnell, doch im Rückblick hat [a:Lara Adrian|375626|Lara Adrian|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1490013860p2/375626.jpg] genau das richtige Tempo getroffen.
Während ich bei Claire vergeblich danach gesucht habe, wurde ich bei Alex wieder fündig. Denn hier ist sie wieder, die starke, unabhängige und mutige Heldin, an die ich mich bei Adrians Büchern gewöhnt hatte. Es gefällt mir, dass die weiblichen Protas in dieser Reihe nicht nur herumsitzen, Däumchen drehen und darauf warten, von ihren Rittern in glänzenden Rüstungen gerettet zu werden. Alex tritt jetzt unbedingt jemandem kräftig nicht in den Hintern, aber man muss es einer Buschpilotin im rauen und kalten Gelände Alaskas schon lassen. Das ist Kick Ass!!!
Kade hingegen ist ein typischer Stammeskrieger; groß, dunkel und gutaussehend. Manchmal könnte mensch als LeserIn auf den Gedanken kommen, dass alle Hauptprotas dieser Serie einem stereotypischen Bild von Stammeskriegern und ihren Gefährtinnen entsprechen, und in einem gewissen Maß ist dem wohl auch so.
Doch diese beiden sehr gebrochenen Hauptfiguren waren einfach fantastisch. Jede*r hat mich für sich absolut überzeugt. Ich konnte auch keinen Mangel an Tiefe in ihrer Beziehung finden. Es war auch klar ersichtlich für mich, dass beide, nach allem, was sie bereits in ihren Vergangenheiten ertragen mussten, ihre Beziehung nicht leichtfertig angingen.
Der Teil, der mich in diesem Buch aber immer wieder mit besonderem Interesse gefangen hat, wenn Adrian mir einen Einblick in die Gedankenwelt des Ältesten gewährt hat. Trotz seiner tödlichen Natur, die er nur schwer bändigen kann, kam ich nicht umhin Mitleid mit ihm zu haben. Adrian versteht es, hier eine Brücke zu schlagen und das Buch entwickelt sich mit Leichtigkeit schnell zu einem Pageturner, der immer wieder unerwartete Wendungen mit sich bringt und mich am Ende mit einem fiesen Cliffhanger sitzen ließ. Der rote Faden der Reihe wird hier von der Autorin grandios mit der Romanze der beiden Hauptprotas verwebt.
Fazit
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Gezeichnete des Schicksal war ein absolutes Lesevergnügen. Der Plot gut durchdacht, das Setting passend und Mysterien aufgedeckt und weitere Rätsel aufgegeben.
This review was first published on The Art of Reading show less
Shades of Midnight is the seventh book in Lara Adrian’s Midnight Breed series. In this one, we have Kade, a more recent recruit to the Order, who unexpectedly meets his Breedmate, Alexandra, when he’s tasked with a mission back home in Harmony, Alaska. Alex is a bush pilot who, while she’s making supply deliveries, happens upon the grisly scene of an entire family who’ve been brutally slaughtered. Back in Boston, the Order’s tech wizard, Gideon, finds out about it when a shiftless drug dealer in Harmony posts snuff photos of the murder scene on the dark web. Thinking Rogues might be to blame, Lucan sends Kade to investigate, and with it being a small town, he quickly crosses paths with Alex with whom he feels an instant show more connection, but he struggles with being back home. He’s always felt like the black sheep of the family and doesn’t entirely feel welcome in their Darkhaven. Then there’s his twin, Seth. Both of them inherited their mother’s ability to psychically connect with animals, which resulted in a certain wildness in both of them while growing up, except that Seth took his to a more lethal level, and Kade fears that his brother may be the culprit in the murders. Alex proves helpful during Kade’s investigation, and eventually he becomes aware of her being a Breedmate. Then Alex relates how she witnessed the killings of her mother and brother as a child, something he’s all but certain was perpetrated by Rogues. Kade fears that if she knows the truth about him, she’ll see him as a monster, too, as he sometimes views himself like one because of his wildness that has been difficult to master. He also discovers a Breed compound that appears to be linked to their mortal enemy, Dragos, and becomes aware of the last surviving Ancient on the loose, both of which pose serious dangers to both the Order and the people of Harmony.
Up until now, we haven’t learned a great deal about Kade’s past, as he’s mostly been in the background as a newer and younger member of the Order. He was born and raised in a Darkhaven on the Alaskan frontier to a Native American mother and what appears to be a Russian (or perhaps Eastern European) father, who is the leader of their group. Growing up, his twin, Seth, was the favored son, leaving Kade feeling left out. He and Seth often played games using their psychic talent with animals, increasingly pushing their limits, but Seth crossed a line when he started using his talent to kill, becoming more and more addicted to the high of it. Unaware of his son’s issues, their father always believed that Seth was the “stable” one who would one day take over the Darkhaven and his business interests, so when Nikolai (Veil of Midnight) offered Kade an opportunity to join the Order, he jumped at the chance to get away from his dysfunctional family. He’s been mostly out of touch with them for the past year, and doesn’t exactly receive a warm welcome when he returns. Then there’s his mission to figure out what killed the people in the remote settlements, something for which Kade fears Seth is to blame. His first night in Harmony, Kade attends a town meeting about the killings where he meets Alex, to whom he feels a connection. The pair end up working together on the investigation and grow closer with Kade eventually figuring out she’s a Breedmate. He didn’t think he was ready for a mate, but sometimes fate calls the shots. First, though, they have to find the killer, deal with corrupt locals, figure out what Dragos is up to, and find the Ancient who’s escaped, which is a lot for one supposedly sleepy little town. I liked Kade and thought he was a good guy, who simply struggles with the wildness in himself, as well as feelings of guilt for not doing more to stop his twin from going down a dark path. However, I didn’t quite fall for him in the way I wanted to or the way I have some of the other heroes of the series.
As a young girl in Florida, Alexandra was traumatized by witnessing monsters killing her mother and little brother. She knows what she saw that night, but it’s been difficult to process, so she keeps it to herself, fearing that no one would believe her. Afterward, her father, who was a pilot, wanted a fresh start, so he moved them to Alaska. He only recently passed away, so she’s taken over their business, delivering supplies to people in the remote interior of the state. On one such run, she discovers the bodies of an entire family who’ve been slaughtered. She instinctively knows that the same kind of monsters that killed her family, also killed these people, but she knows that to voice it out loud would make her sound crazy. Then she meets Kade at a town meeting about the murders and senses that he’s different and just might believe her. Alex wrestles with whether to tell him, and as they grow closer, she decides to take a chance. Not only does he not mock her, he gradually introduces her to a fantastical world of vampires, and the knowledge that she is one of the rare women, known as Breedmates, who have a genetic mutation that makes it possible for them to reproduce with the Breed. As Alex and Kade investigate together, she falls in love with him, but when she witnesses Kade running wild with wolves and killing a man, she wonders if she’s fallen for a monster. I liked Alex and thought she was a good heroine. She’s accepting of Kade in spite of the wildness in him that he fears, and helpful in a number of ways with the investigation and his family. She’s also a skilled pilot who can do some pretty impressive flying. However, the thing that disappointed me about her is that we never really see her Breedmate talent in action. She’s basically a human lie-detector who has the ability to discern dishonesty by merely touching a person. While she did have some sixth-sense moments regarding certain people lying to her, I don’t recall a single incident of her actually touching someone to know for sure, which left me feeling unsatisfied.
Overall, I generally enjoyed Shades of Midnight, but it wasn’t without its weaknesses. For one thing, I felt like the pacing was uneven. It got off to a good start with the murders, but after that the story was a little slow to develop. Eventually some more exciting events start to happen as Kade and Alex get together romantically. Then more bodies turn up, and we learn of Dragos’s operation and the Ancient on the loose. But all of that climaxes about fifty pages from the end. After that it felt like a bit of a slog to the final page, with it mostly being about Kade performing a grim duty with his family and finalizing his mate bond with Alex. It’s not that these parts weren’t important or that I didn’t find them to be emotional. I also admit that I’m not sure how the author could have done it differently, but the events just didn’t feel like they were in the right order or something. We also don’t really learn what Dragos’s objective was, whether he was restarting his entire operation in Alaska or if it was a smaller branch of something larger. All we learn is that it’s there, and the Order takes it out. The other main thing that wasn’t quite up to par for me was the romance, which I felt developed a little too quickly to be entirely believable. I know that insta-love is common in paranormal romance, and I’m fine with it as long as the emotional connection is there, but a little something was missing for me here that I’m not quite able to put my finger on. Maybe it’s because everything felt a little too easy between Kade and Alex. There’s not a lot of conflict in their relationship to speak of, and even when a little tension arises, it’s smoothed over in pretty short order. Otherwise, I liked Shades of Midnight. I liked Kade and Alex as characters and I’m willing to accept that they’re right for each other. The story adds a little to the overall series arc with the Ancient doing something mysterious to Alex’s best friend, Jenna, that I’m sure will come into play in the next book, where she’ll be paired with Kade’s best friend and fellow warrior, Brock. I think these two have a lot of potential, so I look forward to reading their story, Taken by Midnight, soon. show less
Up until now, we haven’t learned a great deal about Kade’s past, as he’s mostly been in the background as a newer and younger member of the Order. He was born and raised in a Darkhaven on the Alaskan frontier to a Native American mother and what appears to be a Russian (or perhaps Eastern European) father, who is the leader of their group. Growing up, his twin, Seth, was the favored son, leaving Kade feeling left out. He and Seth often played games using their psychic talent with animals, increasingly pushing their limits, but Seth crossed a line when he started using his talent to kill, becoming more and more addicted to the high of it. Unaware of his son’s issues, their father always believed that Seth was the “stable” one who would one day take over the Darkhaven and his business interests, so when Nikolai (Veil of Midnight) offered Kade an opportunity to join the Order, he jumped at the chance to get away from his dysfunctional family. He’s been mostly out of touch with them for the past year, and doesn’t exactly receive a warm welcome when he returns. Then there’s his mission to figure out what killed the people in the remote settlements, something for which Kade fears Seth is to blame. His first night in Harmony, Kade attends a town meeting about the killings where he meets Alex, to whom he feels a connection. The pair end up working together on the investigation and grow closer with Kade eventually figuring out she’s a Breedmate. He didn’t think he was ready for a mate, but sometimes fate calls the shots. First, though, they have to find the killer, deal with corrupt locals, figure out what Dragos is up to, and find the Ancient who’s escaped, which is a lot for one supposedly sleepy little town. I liked Kade and thought he was a good guy, who simply struggles with the wildness in himself, as well as feelings of guilt for not doing more to stop his twin from going down a dark path. However, I didn’t quite fall for him in the way I wanted to or the way I have some of the other heroes of the series.
As a young girl in Florida, Alexandra was traumatized by witnessing monsters killing her mother and little brother. She knows what she saw that night, but it’s been difficult to process, so she keeps it to herself, fearing that no one would believe her. Afterward, her father, who was a pilot, wanted a fresh start, so he moved them to Alaska. He only recently passed away, so she’s taken over their business, delivering supplies to people in the remote interior of the state. On one such run, she discovers the bodies of an entire family who’ve been slaughtered. She instinctively knows that the same kind of monsters that killed her family, also killed these people, but she knows that to voice it out loud would make her sound crazy. Then she meets Kade at a town meeting about the murders and senses that he’s different and just might believe her. Alex wrestles with whether to tell him, and as they grow closer, she decides to take a chance. Not only does he not mock her, he gradually introduces her to a fantastical world of vampires, and the knowledge that she is one of the rare women, known as Breedmates, who have a genetic mutation that makes it possible for them to reproduce with the Breed. As Alex and Kade investigate together, she falls in love with him, but when she witnesses Kade running wild with wolves and killing a man, she wonders if she’s fallen for a monster. I liked Alex and thought she was a good heroine. She’s accepting of Kade in spite of the wildness in him that he fears, and helpful in a number of ways with the investigation and his family. She’s also a skilled pilot who can do some pretty impressive flying. However, the thing that disappointed me about her is that we never really see her Breedmate talent in action. She’s basically a human lie-detector who has the ability to discern dishonesty by merely touching a person. While she did have some sixth-sense moments regarding certain people lying to her, I don’t recall a single incident of her actually touching someone to know for sure, which left me feeling unsatisfied.
Overall, I generally enjoyed Shades of Midnight, but it wasn’t without its weaknesses. For one thing, I felt like the pacing was uneven. It got off to a good start with the murders, but after that the story was a little slow to develop. Eventually some more exciting events start to happen as Kade and Alex get together romantically. Then more bodies turn up, and we learn of Dragos’s operation and the Ancient on the loose. But all of that climaxes about fifty pages from the end. After that it felt like a bit of a slog to the final page, with it mostly being about Kade performing a grim duty with his family and finalizing his mate bond with Alex. It’s not that these parts weren’t important or that I didn’t find them to be emotional. I also admit that I’m not sure how the author could have done it differently, but the events just didn’t feel like they were in the right order or something. We also don’t really learn what Dragos’s objective was, whether he was restarting his entire operation in Alaska or if it was a smaller branch of something larger. All we learn is that it’s there, and the Order takes it out. The other main thing that wasn’t quite up to par for me was the romance, which I felt developed a little too quickly to be entirely believable. I know that insta-love is common in paranormal romance, and I’m fine with it as long as the emotional connection is there, but a little something was missing for me here that I’m not quite able to put my finger on. Maybe it’s because everything felt a little too easy between Kade and Alex. There’s not a lot of conflict in their relationship to speak of, and even when a little tension arises, it’s smoothed over in pretty short order. Otherwise, I liked Shades of Midnight. I liked Kade and Alex as characters and I’m willing to accept that they’re right for each other. The story adds a little to the overall series arc with the Ancient doing something mysterious to Alex’s best friend, Jenna, that I’m sure will come into play in the next book, where she’ll be paired with Kade’s best friend and fellow warrior, Brock. I think these two have a lot of potential, so I look forward to reading their story, Taken by Midnight, soon. show less
Shades of Midnight
5 Stars
Synopsis:
In the frozen wilderness of Alaska, bush pilot Alexandra Macquire comes across the mutilated bodies of an entire family. The killings stir up horrific memories from her childhood until the arrival of a seductive stranger who makes her feel safe. Kade is a vampire warrior hiding a shameful secret that threatens his fragile bond with Alex. Can he confront his personal demons and protect the woman he loves from an unspeakable evil that threatens to destroy them both?
Review:
A significant improvement over the last book. The story is gripping from the start and the romance is one of the most intense in the series.
Kade has just been added to my list of favorite vampires. He is one of the new additions to the show more Breed warriors and very little is known about him at the outset. The gaps are soon filled in and he is revealed to be sexy, sensitive and honorable. He is the first warrior whose family features prominently in the series, and it is interesting to see the dynamic between the members as well as how Kade copes with the secret he has been keeping from them.
Alex is an independent and determined heroine, and the way in which her relationship with Kade develops and strengthens is simply perfect. As someone who has been exposed to rogue vampires in the past, it is not surprising that she has conflicting feelings once she discovers who he truly is. Her reactions are believable and compelling, and the way in which things work themselves out is intriguing. I do feel that her special ability could have been woven better into the storyline but this is a very small nitpick.
The secondary plots and characters add action and suspense to the main story arc. The appearance of the other warriors toward the end adds extra energy and the scenes presented from the Ancient's perspective actually had me feeling for him. He has suffered at the hands of his captors and cannot really be blamed for what he is or for his natural instincts. Brock’s story is set up well and I look forward to seeing where his connection with Jenna is going, as from what I can gather, she is not a breedmate.
Overall, this is a wonderful series that I wholeheartedly recommend to lovers of paranormal romance. show less
5 Stars
Synopsis:
In the frozen wilderness of Alaska, bush pilot Alexandra Macquire comes across the mutilated bodies of an entire family. The killings stir up horrific memories from her childhood until the arrival of a seductive stranger who makes her feel safe. Kade is a vampire warrior hiding a shameful secret that threatens his fragile bond with Alex. Can he confront his personal demons and protect the woman he loves from an unspeakable evil that threatens to destroy them both?
Review:
A significant improvement over the last book. The story is gripping from the start and the romance is one of the most intense in the series.
Kade has just been added to my list of favorite vampires. He is one of the new additions to the show more Breed warriors and very little is known about him at the outset. The gaps are soon filled in and he is revealed to be sexy, sensitive and honorable. He is the first warrior whose family features prominently in the series, and it is interesting to see the dynamic between the members as well as how Kade copes with the secret he has been keeping from them.
Alex is an independent and determined heroine, and the way in which her relationship with Kade develops and strengthens is simply perfect. As someone who has been exposed to rogue vampires in the past, it is not surprising that she has conflicting feelings once she discovers who he truly is. Her reactions are believable and compelling, and the way in which things work themselves out is intriguing. I do feel that her special ability could have been woven better into the storyline but this is a very small nitpick.
The secondary plots and characters add action and suspense to the main story arc. The appearance of the other warriors toward the end adds extra energy and the scenes presented from the Ancient's perspective actually had me feeling for him. He has suffered at the hands of his captors and cannot really be blamed for what he is or for his natural instincts. Brock’s story is set up well and I look forward to seeing where his connection with Jenna is going, as from what I can gather, she is not a breedmate.
Overall, this is a wonderful series that I wholeheartedly recommend to lovers of paranormal romance. show less
The frequent use of "female" keeps my right eyebrow hovering near my hairline, but I'd be lying if I tried to suggest that I don't enjoy Adrian's books. Her take on vampire romances isn't something I would usually enjoy, but the Midnight Breed series is like chocolate chip cookies - and my sweet tooth is only getting worse as time goes on.
Kade is one of the more interesting Breed men and this one was a delightful Alaskan murder thriller on top of the usual fun! I also don’t believe the conflict to be truly resolved loll
I liked this one, but did not enjoy it as much as her previous books in this series.
What I liked? It was well set up. The writing was smooth and flowed easily. I liked Kade and Alexandra. I liked the fight scenes. I liked learning about Kade's talent and learning about his family. I loved the 'mission' scene and the scenes that has to do with the Ancient. They really got my mind spinning with all kinds of questions!
What I didn't like? It was a bit to sugary for me, a lot of sweet talk. Also, a bit to much inner dialog that tended to get redundant.
I think people that like the romance in these books will love it. This one was more romance than action/suspense.
What I liked? It was well set up. The writing was smooth and flowed easily. I liked Kade and Alexandra. I liked the fight scenes. I liked learning about Kade's talent and learning about his family. I loved the 'mission' scene and the scenes that has to do with the Ancient. They really got my mind spinning with all kinds of questions!
What I didn't like? It was a bit to sugary for me, a lot of sweet talk. Also, a bit to much inner dialog that tended to get redundant.
I think people that like the romance in these books will love it. This one was more romance than action/suspense.
This has to be my 2nd favorite book in the series. I really loved Kade which surprised me because before this he really didn't grab my attention. Granted he was a late character introduction into the series but his friend Brock stood out more (BTW his book will be coming out in Fall 2010 I found out). So it was a pleasant surprise that I was able to get into this book almost from the beginning.
Without giving anything away this book was set in Alaska, which after being able to visit that beautiful state was much more vivid to me in the book. She did a great job of flushing out the characters and having a back story that seemed to really fit. She was able to weave in the on-going Ancient and Dragos storyline without letting it take over show more the book. I was a little disappointed that the rest of the guys were in it so little and that the rest of the breedmates were not in it at all.
Overall this was a very enjoyable read! Great escapism and I can't wait for Brock's story. I wouldn't be disappointed if he ended up with Jenny :) show less
Without giving anything away this book was set in Alaska, which after being able to visit that beautiful state was much more vivid to me in the book. She did a great job of flushing out the characters and having a back story that seemed to really fit. She was able to weave in the on-going Ancient and Dragos storyline without letting it take over show more the book. I was a little disappointed that the rest of the guys were in it so little and that the rest of the breedmates were not in it at all.
Overall this was a very enjoyable read! Great escapism and I can't wait for Brock's story. I wouldn't be disappointed if he ended up with Jenny :) show less
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Lara Adrian, whose real name is Tina St. John, is an American author who writes dark contemporary vampire novels. She is the author of the Midnight Breed series. Her novel, Merciless, was in a collection of novels entitled Masters of Seduction. The collection made it to the New York Times bestseller list in 2014. (Bowker Author Biography)
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- Shades of Midnight
- Original title
- Shades of Midnight
- Original publication date
- 2009-12-29
- People/Characters
- Alexandra Maguire; Kade
- Important places
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Alaska, USA
- Dedication
- To the charming and witty, the thoroughly unforgettable,
Miss Eithne O’Hanlon of the Emerald Isle,
for being such a wonderful advocate of the series,
and a source of many giggles and much
mayhem at the message b... (show all)oards.
Thank you for being you! - First words
- Under a winter dark Alaskan sky, a wolf song carried clear and majestic into the night.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Then, with a groan of pleasure and surrender, he bent his head and sank his bite deep into her flesh and showed her just how pleasurable their forever was going to be.
- Blurbers
- J. R. Ward
- Original language*
- Englisch
- Disambiguation notice
- WorldCat has ISBN 0440339197 for BOTH Shades of Midnight AND How to Increase Your Intelligence.
*Some information comes from Common Knowledge in other languages. Click "Edit" for more information.
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