I have wanted Lincoln's story since Crash & Burn ended. He was just so closed off and mysterious. I couldn't wait to get to know what made him tick. I loved Lincoln just like I thought I would. I also really loved Eric he stole the show for me. The relationship between Lincoln and Eric was so cute and heart melting. Lexie was a bit harder for me to warm up too. I could understand were she came from but at times I felt she was too judgy and a bit harsh on Lincoln.
I need to say that I hated and I do mean hated both Lincoln and Lexie's fathers. Other than the fathers I loved the close family inactions. The plot for the most part was really good, though I really needed more romance. This book was a total slow burn, just a bit too slow for me which is why I gave it a 4 star rating instead of 5. The ending of this book. OMG why do you do this too me Grahame Claire?????
I have wanted Lincoln's story since Crash & Burn ended. He was just so closed off and mysterious. I couldn't wait to get to know what made him tick. I loved Lincoln just like I thought I would. I also really loved Eric he stole the show for me. The relationship between Lincoln and Eric was so cute and heart melting. Lexie was a bit harder for me to warm up too. I could understand were she came from but at times I felt she was too judgy and a bit harsh on Lincoln.
I need to say that I hated and I do mean hated both Lincoln and Lexie's fathers. Other than the fathers I loved the close family inactions. The plot for the most part was really good, though I really needed more romance. This book was a total slow burn, just a bit too slow for me which is why I gave it a 4 star rating instead of 5. The ending of this book. OMG why do you do this too me Grahame Claire?????
What can I say it's Ruby Dixon and her books are like a drug to me. I love them all so much. They are my happy place, my comfort. This was a very cuteWhat can I say it's Ruby Dixon and her books are like a drug to me. I love them all so much. They are my happy place, my comfort. This was a very cute read. Brux is such a sweet broody hero and Melody is fun and outgoing. I loved them both so much and thought they made a really cute couple. ...more
I love me some Sabrina Jeffries but this book hit different and not in a good way. It was flat. That is the word that comes to mind with this book. FlI love me some Sabrina Jeffries but this book hit different and not in a good way. It was flat. That is the word that comes to mind with this book. Flat. The Duke of Greycourt was flat one one-dimensional. Beatrice also flat. Their relationship super boring, at times cringy, and completely flat. I felt nothing between them. Some of the words used to detail sexy time was gross, and laughably bad. I did like Bea's brother and Grey's sister and I will read their book, but if it's like this one I will be stopping this series. Overall it wasn't a bad read but it wasn't a good one either. Hopefully Joshua and Gwyn will be better. ...more
Well it was better than the last one, but still had long boring parts. Too many different new people and cultures to keep up with. I can't remember anWell it was better than the last one, but still had long boring parts. Too many different new people and cultures to keep up with. I can't remember anyone's name but the main couple and the Carpathian males. There was more page time with the couple and a little less fighting in this read which helped make this book more likable. The couple had a bit more depth that helped too. I wish she would go back to writing like the first ten books. I don't find myself looking forward to the books anymore. It doesn't feel like coming home anymore. It feels like a chore. Each new book I go into with no connection to the people because most are new. Nothing seem dangerous because everything is so over the top it's lost it's shock value. I might just wait to read the other books until It's Gary, Josef, or one of the kids of the past couples. All these new guys don't hold my interest at all....more
Please stop destroying beloved series by not ending them when it's time. Stop coming up with convoluted, confusing, over the
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Dear Authors,
Please stop destroying beloved series by not ending them when it's time. Stop coming up with convoluted, confusing, over the top, ridiculous, overly complicated, and monotonous plots to keep the series going. Yes your series is popular. Yes it has a large following. True you and fans may not want it to end. Nothing last forever. You can only upgrade the bad guys so many times before you run out of baddies. How many damn apocalypses can there be in one series? How many overly complex and preposterous story lines can you drum up? At some point that horse is going to die. Beating that dead horse, putting making up on it, dressing it fancy doesn't make it better. Please stop dragging it out. Stop taking these amazing series that touch so many with compelling story lines and characters that fans love and turn that into a caricature of it's former self because you don't want to end it.
Below are my thoughts on this book so Spoilers SPOILERS lots of SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!
First off let me say that I have been reading the Dark/Carpathian series for around 12 years. That's right I have spent years of my life investing into this series. I have loved and eagerly looked forward to every book buying them as soon as they release. I have spent in the upper 100s of dollars collecting this series in hardback and kindle editions. So to say I have been a dedicated fan would be putting it mildly.
It hurts me to say this but, I truly think it's time. This series has gone on too long and strayed away from what made it so special in the first place. I feel like Christine Feehan has fallen into a trap that a lot of authors/ and tv show writers fall into when trying to keep their series going.
Jumping the shark, Nuking the fridge, Forest Gump-ing it, going Off the rails, A bridge too far, the one upper, whatever you call it the meaning is the same. To ruin a work(series, show, etc.) by introducing new plots, characters, and ideas that are so far-fetched and ridiculous that it declines in quality. I tend to refer to Dark Blood as the beginning of the end. That was were I started to notice some cracks in my beloved Dark series. I noticed CF seemed to be adding a lot of page fillers in that book that were stupid, boring and added nothing to the book. For example all the spells and Carpathian language(gibberish that CF made up).
After that I noticed that plot getting more far reaching. A ton of new characters were added. I can't remember half of them or keep them straight. Newer and badder bad guys that come off more like a joke. I mean really first it was time and the human extremist that were the bad guys. Then it was Vampires and human extremist, then it was badder vampires, then ancient badder- vampires, then Jaguars, then a Mage, then Lycans, and of course lets not forget the then dead mage Xavier, brought back to life with help of his secret brothers because surprise they are triplets. Their name my god their names. Xavier, Xaviero, and Xayvion. It's like he is a Pokémon with different evolutions. Every time I read their names I think of Eevee and all her evolutions.
Dark Whisper is book 32 and it was boring af. It was so lackluster that I will be going to the library for now on to read the new books. Vasilisa and Afanasiv didn't stand out to me and I bet by next year I won't remember them at all. They had no connection, no romance to speak of and really they had very little depth. All the time and pages it would have taken to give them some depth and development went to fights. Stupid eye rolling fights that aren't even action packed just a bunch of mental fights, spells and a sprinkle of action.
Then CF comes up with the newest baddie Lilith the underworld queen/demons. What's next Aliens? At one point Afanasiv tells his lifemate that Lilith blackmailed him into a contract for sex in hopes for a baby. Don't worry he didn't touch Lilith but he also didn't break his word. How you ask? Well he made a astral projection of himself that slept with Lilith. Lilith being a power demon queen of hell couldn't tell a real male fucking her from Astral dick. I mean really?? REALLY? No one in CF's camp didn't think to say "umm CF this might be a bit much" No one?
I was bored the whole book. Truly didn't enjoy any of it except for Razvan, Ivory, Skyler and Dimitri. I can tell CF did a lot of search in tarot cards, but honestly I don't give a crap about that. I don't need to hear about everyone's readings and what each damn card means. It's just more page filler like the spells and Carpathian language. There is only one way to fix this series. Forget the ancients from the monastery or sprinkle them between other books. Go back to the Carpathian mountains. Back to the way the first 10 books were written. Develop your characters and their relationships. Give them depth. Focus on the romance, families and friendships. No one cares about badder villains, or overly complex battles. No one cares about made up languages, fake spells, and long winded card readings. Go back to the basics. What made this series stand out was the beloved characters that touched the readers and the strong connection we felt to them because they felt real. If the series keeps going down the path it's on now it will crash and burn.
Yes there have been some good books in the series as of late, but they are getting less and less. I want more than anything to get Gary's book. I have wanted his book since book 4. I would also love to get the kids books. The prince's son, Gregori's twins, Josef etc. their books would be amazing. Still I don't know how much more I can take. This is my first time ever giving CF a 1 star and it hurts my soul. With each new book I get closer to quitting this series, and that just breaks my heart.
Ever since reading Lassiter(which is to date the biggest disappointing read of my life)The BDB has lost it's shine. I was and still am so upset with the plot of Lassiter and all the bs that didn't make any damn sense in that book that I didn't even want to read Darius. Truly I can't state this enough Lassiter broke my heart. I loved the BDB and I feel like Lassiter shit on my heart. However I decided I would read Darius to try and get over the hurt of Lassiter and maybe rediscover my love for this series. Didn't happen for me. Though Darius wasn't as disappointing as Lassiter(it would be hard to beat that shit show), but it wasn't very good either.
Anyone that has read the BDB series knows that Beth's mom was human, that she died in childbirth, that She freaked when she learned Darius was a vampire and that Darius died in a car bombing in book one. So I knew it wouldn't be a happy happy joy joy book but I was curious about Beth's mom. The problem with this book is it's about as deep as a puddle. Darius and Anne didn't have a great love story they didn't even have 5 days together. I didn't buy their shallow insta-love and I didn't feel any connection to them as a couple. In past books I thought of Darius as a bad ass warrior strong and loyal. He was the heart of the BDB family, but in this book he came off emo, and his Debbie downer act was off putting.
Anne didn't impress me at all. She falls in love with a man she knows for a few days, finds out he is a vampire and runs for 9 months till she dies giving birth to Beth. As a reader there was nothing to connect to because she wasn't developed. Also wtf was up with the SV and the whole messing in the lives of her creations? Where was freewill? Also what was up with that ending? How did Darius get to decide he was done being JM and just bounce? What the fuck does that mean for JM? I swear some of the things JR Ward does in these books make no sense, contradict past books, and drive me batty. I didn't even care that Anne and Darius were reunited in the fade they were like strangers that had sex once and had a baby. I don't know how romantic it is spending eternity with a one night stand. Just saying! I worry about this series and I don't like what I'm seeing.
My God I love Ruby Dixon. I swear her writing is my happy place. Her books bring me such joy and are so addictive. When she's common was very cute. I My God I love Ruby Dixon. I swear her writing is my happy place. Her books bring me such joy and are so addictive. When she's common was very cute. I loved lord hairball aka Zhur, and I loved Maeve. Zhur made me laugh. Seeing the spoiled haughty prince living on a lowly farm ....priceless. Maeve was great. I loved that she didn't take his shit. She was nice to him but didn't come off as a doormat. She did a great job of melting that rude spoiled shell and making him more down to earth(lol for a alien) and likable. They made a great couple and I loved their relationship. I also really liked getting more of Ruth Ann, Ruthie, and the clones. What I really wanted more of was Leah and Rem. I need their story asap. Rem was so hard and grumpy I really want to know his story. I also like that humans are becoming more accepted by the snotty aliens. Overall a great read and I can't wait for Prince Rem's story! ...more
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