Before I jump into the review I want to say that I will be doing this review not like my other short story reviews. There are a lot of stories and to go one by one would make this post really long. To prevent that I will do this review like the full length novels.
Twenty-nine short stories of romance, suspense, mystery and more are beautifully put together in Love is Murder. The authors that are showcased are Roxanne St. Claire, Carla Neggers, Beverly Barton, Robert Browne, Andrea Kane, William Simon, Laura Griffin, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Dianna Love, Patricia Rosemoor, Jon Land writing with Jeff Ayers, Heather Graham, Mariah Stewart, D.P. Lyle, Cindy Gerard, J.T. Ellison, Bill Floyd, William Bernhardt, Brenda Novak, Vicki Hinze, Julie Kenner, James Macomber, Alexandra Sokoloff, Pamela Callow, Debra Webb, Toni McGee Causey, Lori Armstrong, Allison Brennan, and last but not least Lee Child. I don't know about you all but I recognized quite a number of these names and got really excited to read a little from all of them.
I liked and even loved well over half of these stories, I'd say close to 95% of them. With the first story Diamond Drop by Roxanne St. Claire, I forgot that I was reading a book of anthologies and thought I was reading a full novel. A couple of stories later Speechless by Robert Browne had me raving. *SEMI-SPOILER ALERT* I was sincerely hoping that the boyfriend wasn't the bad guy, but when it became solid who was, part of me knew it and the other part of me said "well damn, that ain't right". *SEMI-SPOILER ENDED* After reading Deadly Fixation by Diana Love and Hot Note by Patricia Moore I could definitely see myself picking up a novel by each of them and know that I would love it. The mix of action and supernatural always draws me in, but the way that each wrote had me fixed to my seat and not moving. The same goes for Grave Danger by Heather Graham, I wasn't left disappointed at all, once I had finished I wanted more. With Dying to Score by Cindy Gerard, I normally wouldn't read something that is war driven but I think I might start thanks to Gerard. This would be a perfect series to get into because this short story is part of her Black Ops series.
I wasn't really disappointed about any of the stories. They all had their things about them that made them great. However, there are some that didn't strike my fancy. Spider's Tango by William Simon was one of them. It was more of run of the mill kidnapping story. I knew within a few pages who the real bad guy was and what his problem was. Last Shot by Jon Land and Jeff Ayers is a conflicting one for me. I love the plot and where things are set to go, if it where a novel I think I would like it more. The last anthology in particular was a let down for me. I was expecting a little more from Lee Child's I Heard a Romantic Story. I love the ending and everything, but just the way that it was led there I didn't particularly like. I was expecting more from Child, I know his work is very good. I was quite happy with how few stories I didn't like too well.
In the end I am so happy to be able to say I own this book. What stories I did mention are not all that are in the book, and I highly recommend Love is Murder to anyone who wants to read it. The only thing I would suggest is to get a hardcover copy. I have a paperback and it was killer not to break the spine and read all at once. There are some sexier scenes in this book, so anyone not wanting that or don't want their younger child to read it, don't pick it up. I do know I will be picking up a few books by some of the authors I was introduced to. It is a great little collection to sample some writings of others, and a great way to find some new authors.
Rating: 5 out of 5.
Page Count: 707 pages (paperback)
Price: $9.99
Next Book: Zom-B Mission by Darren Shan
Thank you for reading!
~Jade
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Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
This is the first book in Kenyon's League series. I have
read this book before I just really wanted to reread it. I will state
once more that I am a huge fan of Kenyon's, but I will keep this
unbiased and give my true thoughts on the book. That being said I
hope you enjoy this review.
Nykyrian is the ultimate warrior. Trained by the League he has turned against them and left. He has been hunted by many because of this but no one has been able to kill him. His latest mission is to protect Kiara Zamir. Her father's political stance has made her a target, thus making her put her life in the hands of the same type of person that had killed her mother years ago, and threatened her life as well. Neither is too happy with being put in this situation, trust is not something that comes easy for either of them.
Having already read this book and quite a few others in the series, I will try not to drop any hints toward what is going to happen later. Nykyrian is a character that I grew to love as the book went on. He was one of those characters that drove you crazy because he is so stubborn and won't take what is being given to him. Obviously him and Kiara are the ones who hook up in the book. Kiara is the perfect counterpart for Nyk. He is hard, lethal and an overall bad ass, where as Kiara is graceful, compassionate, and loving. Both are stubborn, and not willing to be a pushover. Though I do want to see Kenyon put two characters who are not as compatible together. I like how Kenyon didn't let there be a dull moment in the book, there was something always going and always some complication coming up until the very end. I liked how Kenyon didn't come out and tell everything about this League there are still a few questions that are unanswered that I am sure will be confronted in other books. The League could be compared slightly to the military as we know, but at the same time it really isn't because of the brutality that the 'soldiers' take. I also love that Kenyon didn't stick to Earth. This series is going to take place, in space and on different planets. So I would say that this book is a Sci-Fi and future related book. It is really nice that Kenyon didn't stick to Earth and changed a lot of things that would take me a really long time to type out.
There are a few things that I didn't like about this book, and they were that this almost seems like a Dark-Hunter rerun just different plots and characters. Hopefully this will pan out differently in the other books. Also Nykyrian's past is not pretty in any way. I was cringing a few times just from a few details. I know I said before that the nonstop action in this book was a good thing, it was also a little annoying. I wanted just a little more of calmness before the next big thing popped up and needed to be killed. Though after reading this book I have a feeling that it is going to be necessary because that is the nature of the characters. They are not people who are able to relax, they are wanted for various things and so that makes their life very hectic. I don't like the brutality that these characters are going through though, and when Nyk talks about his coworkers you know as a reader that no one is going to have it easy in this series.
Even with all the things taken into consideration I still really enjoyed reading this book. I am expecting things to not be pretty for characters in the coming books. With that being said and with my already having read a good portion of this series, I am going to warn readers. If you do not like for the characters to have a hard, brutal, background that will have you cringing from small details, you may not want to read this series. But if you read Keyon's books Acheron, and Styxx without a problem then you should be able to read this series without a big deal. There is my warning. Everyone is different. Like I said I am really hoping that this series won't become a run of the mill series for the plot. If it does I will say so.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5.
Page Count: 539 pages (paperback).
Price: $7.99
Next Book:Zom-B Angels by Darren Shan.
Thanks for reading!
~Jade
Nykyrian is the ultimate warrior. Trained by the League he has turned against them and left. He has been hunted by many because of this but no one has been able to kill him. His latest mission is to protect Kiara Zamir. Her father's political stance has made her a target, thus making her put her life in the hands of the same type of person that had killed her mother years ago, and threatened her life as well. Neither is too happy with being put in this situation, trust is not something that comes easy for either of them.
Having already read this book and quite a few others in the series, I will try not to drop any hints toward what is going to happen later. Nykyrian is a character that I grew to love as the book went on. He was one of those characters that drove you crazy because he is so stubborn and won't take what is being given to him. Obviously him and Kiara are the ones who hook up in the book. Kiara is the perfect counterpart for Nyk. He is hard, lethal and an overall bad ass, where as Kiara is graceful, compassionate, and loving. Both are stubborn, and not willing to be a pushover. Though I do want to see Kenyon put two characters who are not as compatible together. I like how Kenyon didn't let there be a dull moment in the book, there was something always going and always some complication coming up until the very end. I liked how Kenyon didn't come out and tell everything about this League there are still a few questions that are unanswered that I am sure will be confronted in other books. The League could be compared slightly to the military as we know, but at the same time it really isn't because of the brutality that the 'soldiers' take. I also love that Kenyon didn't stick to Earth. This series is going to take place, in space and on different planets. So I would say that this book is a Sci-Fi and future related book. It is really nice that Kenyon didn't stick to Earth and changed a lot of things that would take me a really long time to type out.
There are a few things that I didn't like about this book, and they were that this almost seems like a Dark-Hunter rerun just different plots and characters. Hopefully this will pan out differently in the other books. Also Nykyrian's past is not pretty in any way. I was cringing a few times just from a few details. I know I said before that the nonstop action in this book was a good thing, it was also a little annoying. I wanted just a little more of calmness before the next big thing popped up and needed to be killed. Though after reading this book I have a feeling that it is going to be necessary because that is the nature of the characters. They are not people who are able to relax, they are wanted for various things and so that makes their life very hectic. I don't like the brutality that these characters are going through though, and when Nyk talks about his coworkers you know as a reader that no one is going to have it easy in this series.
Even with all the things taken into consideration I still really enjoyed reading this book. I am expecting things to not be pretty for characters in the coming books. With that being said and with my already having read a good portion of this series, I am going to warn readers. If you do not like for the characters to have a hard, brutal, background that will have you cringing from small details, you may not want to read this series. But if you read Keyon's books Acheron, and Styxx without a problem then you should be able to read this series without a big deal. There is my warning. Everyone is different. Like I said I am really hoping that this series won't become a run of the mill series for the plot. If it does I will say so.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5.
Page Count: 539 pages (paperback).
Price: $7.99
Next Book:Zom-B Angels by Darren Shan.
Thanks for reading!
~Jade
Styxx by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Sorry that I haven't blogged in a month, I have been super busy
but I haven't forgot about anyone who reads my blog! I will do a
reminder though about how I do my 'reviews'. Since Styxx is
recently released and people will be looking for reviews on this
book, I will say that I am a different kind of book reviewer. I give
a summary, then I go into what I liked and disliked about the book. I
do put spoiler alerts around things that I consider a spoiler.
Then I do my usual ending to a review. So I hope you enjoy the review
and thank you for reading! This is the twenty-third book in the
Dark-Hunter series, depending on what books you count apart of
the series and what ones you don't.
We read all about Acheron, now it is time for us to know Styxx's story. Things are not what they seem especially when someone is in a biased state. People can hide things, people can change. Just like Styxx, Bethany needs to right some wrongs. But Styxx in the end has to choose between the woman that he loves and his brother. Things never dull down for anyone in this book, and just when it seems things do calm down, it is just the opposite.
Styxx has been a long awaited book for anyone who loves the Dark-Hunter series. Some want to know if he really is as bad as everyone has made him out to be. All I can say is that part of me know that Kenyon wouldn't make him that bad, but another part of me was wondering if she would make Styxx that way. I am glad though that Kenyon did make Styxx good. I loved that we were able to see just how much Styxx didn't have it easy. Basically the whole book is placed back before present time. I loved that we are shown Styxx's softer side and how he can, unlike what other people in the series, show his feelings and feel something. I love how when I was reading Styxx I couldn't put down the book, over 800 pages, and I just couldn't stop till I finished. Another thing I like is that with this book being so big I would be able to read it over and over and find something new every time that I read it. I also love how so many people in the book grow. There are so many secrets that are hinted toward and spilled I will not do any spoilers for that! I refuse to do any spoilers for the secrets. I am happy that this book wasn't like Kenyon's other books, in the run-of-the-mill category for me.
To keep on the secrets deal one big secret is hinted toward but not given up and it drove me up the wall. Another thing that I didn't like was that the book was set mainly in the past and once the speed up came along everything that needed to happen almost happened in a rush at the end. I do understand that Kenyon wanted to show more about Styxx in the past, but I wanted to know what happened more in the skipping ahead of dates (chapters for the book).*SEMI-SPOILER-ALERT* The main thing that I did not like (but completely know that it was necessary) was the brutality in which Styxx suffered. It was horrible and had me cringing and just glad that Kenyon didn't go into great detail when it happened. *SEMI-SPOILER-ALERT-ENDED* Other then those three things I didn't really have anything other to not be happy about with the book.
After reading this monster of a book (and I mean that in a good way) I really felt that emptiness that hardcore readers get when they finish a book. I laughed, I cringed, and at some points I just wanted to put the book down because of the brutality. Though in the end I was very happy with the book and I would not hesitate to reread it. I do own this book, I got it from Premier Collectables. I do recommend this book to whomever can handle a book that is not all cute bunnies and puppies. Kenyon is one of my favorite authors, and I can't wait to read more from her.
Rating: 5 out of 5.
Page Count: 836 pages (hardcover)
Price: I paid $41.03 for hardcover, leather bound signed, and shipped on the ground from Premier Collectables.
Thanks for reading!
~Jade
We read all about Acheron, now it is time for us to know Styxx's story. Things are not what they seem especially when someone is in a biased state. People can hide things, people can change. Just like Styxx, Bethany needs to right some wrongs. But Styxx in the end has to choose between the woman that he loves and his brother. Things never dull down for anyone in this book, and just when it seems things do calm down, it is just the opposite.
Styxx has been a long awaited book for anyone who loves the Dark-Hunter series. Some want to know if he really is as bad as everyone has made him out to be. All I can say is that part of me know that Kenyon wouldn't make him that bad, but another part of me was wondering if she would make Styxx that way. I am glad though that Kenyon did make Styxx good. I loved that we were able to see just how much Styxx didn't have it easy. Basically the whole book is placed back before present time. I loved that we are shown Styxx's softer side and how he can, unlike what other people in the series, show his feelings and feel something. I love how when I was reading Styxx I couldn't put down the book, over 800 pages, and I just couldn't stop till I finished. Another thing I like is that with this book being so big I would be able to read it over and over and find something new every time that I read it. I also love how so many people in the book grow. There are so many secrets that are hinted toward and spilled I will not do any spoilers for that! I refuse to do any spoilers for the secrets. I am happy that this book wasn't like Kenyon's other books, in the run-of-the-mill category for me.
To keep on the secrets deal one big secret is hinted toward but not given up and it drove me up the wall. Another thing that I didn't like was that the book was set mainly in the past and once the speed up came along everything that needed to happen almost happened in a rush at the end. I do understand that Kenyon wanted to show more about Styxx in the past, but I wanted to know what happened more in the skipping ahead of dates (chapters for the book).*SEMI-SPOILER-ALERT* The main thing that I did not like (but completely know that it was necessary) was the brutality in which Styxx suffered. It was horrible and had me cringing and just glad that Kenyon didn't go into great detail when it happened. *SEMI-SPOILER-ALERT-ENDED* Other then those three things I didn't really have anything other to not be happy about with the book.
After reading this monster of a book (and I mean that in a good way) I really felt that emptiness that hardcore readers get when they finish a book. I laughed, I cringed, and at some points I just wanted to put the book down because of the brutality. Though in the end I was very happy with the book and I would not hesitate to reread it. I do own this book, I got it from Premier Collectables. I do recommend this book to whomever can handle a book that is not all cute bunnies and puppies. Kenyon is one of my favorite authors, and I can't wait to read more from her.
Rating: 5 out of 5.
Page Count: 836 pages (hardcover)
Price: I paid $41.03 for hardcover, leather bound signed, and shipped on the ground from Premier Collectables.
Thanks for reading!
~Jade
Time Untime by Sherrilyn Kenyon
This is the twenty-second book in the Dark-Hunter series,
depending on how you look at it and what books you count to be in
what series. I know I jumped from the nineteenth book to this one,
that is because I have already read those books, before I started
this blog. I have read basically all of Kenyon's books.
Kateri doesn't believe in anything supernatural. She has been haunted with all sorts of dreams and images, and of a man that she doesn't even know. But sometimes, you have to see to believe. Ren is trying to keep a prophecy from coming true. Along the way he has to fight an evil to keep from possessing him. Not that easy when he has to keep Kateri alive to help with the prophecy, and wonder if she will end up killing him in the end as well.
Time Untime for me was more on the sweet side, for me. Other Kenyon books are more on the action side with splashes of cute, sweetness throughout the book. Ren was a character that needed that extra kindness and sweetness because of his horrible past. *SPOILER-ALERT* I was expecting Grizzly's hold on Ren at the end to go a little farther, and that Kateri would have had to of come up with some strategic way to get Ren out of Grizzly's hold.*SPOILER-ENDED* It didn't happen that way and it would have made it more of the same. So I am happy that that didn't happen. If I were to compare this book to Zarek's book (Dance With The Devil) I would have to say that it is almost the same. Zarek and Ren both have a slightly worse background, Astrid and Kateri have to show them that not everyone is out to harm them. But everything else is different, which I am glad. Overall my favorite character is Ren, I found him adorable and I have not a clue why. I couldn't put this book down, I had to keep reading it, I had to know what was coming up next and what was going to happen, so that is a plus.
Even with one thing not happening, that I mention in the spoiler, this book was a little predictable. But not as much as I thought it was going to be. That could be just me though, and someone else picks up Time Untime and they think it is completely predictable. There are parts that are predictable, and there are parts that I thought one thing was going to happen and it didn't. Besides being slightly predictable, I didn't have any problem with reading Time Untime.
Just like last time, I recommend this series and Kenyon as a author as a whole, to a slightly more mature audience. Just because of the sex dialog that pops up. I own this book, it is a resident on one of my two bookshelves. I only had one thing that I didn't really like, and it wasn't even that big of a problem. Ren and Kateri reminded me of Zarek and Astrid, which I found cool. This is a shorter conclusion, because I would just be repeating everything from the last book I did a review on for Kenyon.
Rating: 5 out of 5.
Page Count: 374 pages (paperback)
Price: $7.99 (I got it for $5.99 at Wal-Mart)
Thanks for reading!
~Jade
*Just something I remembered. I don't normally find spelling mistakes in books, but this one caught my eye. It is the last page of chapter ten. It is the word "sauce" in the book it is spelled "sance". I love spelling mistakes, not to rip on the author or the publishers, or anyone (because sometime I, myself have a horrendous time of spelling). I think they make books pretty cool, even if it is in every single book, I love them. Now if it is a pretty bad mistake, that's when I will be a little like "what no one noticed this". That has yet to happen to me. Back to this spelling error, I caught it, giggled, pointed it out to my mom, and went on. It was that quick, and that cool. :D
Kateri doesn't believe in anything supernatural. She has been haunted with all sorts of dreams and images, and of a man that she doesn't even know. But sometimes, you have to see to believe. Ren is trying to keep a prophecy from coming true. Along the way he has to fight an evil to keep from possessing him. Not that easy when he has to keep Kateri alive to help with the prophecy, and wonder if she will end up killing him in the end as well.
Time Untime for me was more on the sweet side, for me. Other Kenyon books are more on the action side with splashes of cute, sweetness throughout the book. Ren was a character that needed that extra kindness and sweetness because of his horrible past. *SPOILER-ALERT* I was expecting Grizzly's hold on Ren at the end to go a little farther, and that Kateri would have had to of come up with some strategic way to get Ren out of Grizzly's hold.*SPOILER-ENDED* It didn't happen that way and it would have made it more of the same. So I am happy that that didn't happen. If I were to compare this book to Zarek's book (Dance With The Devil) I would have to say that it is almost the same. Zarek and Ren both have a slightly worse background, Astrid and Kateri have to show them that not everyone is out to harm them. But everything else is different, which I am glad. Overall my favorite character is Ren, I found him adorable and I have not a clue why. I couldn't put this book down, I had to keep reading it, I had to know what was coming up next and what was going to happen, so that is a plus.
Even with one thing not happening, that I mention in the spoiler, this book was a little predictable. But not as much as I thought it was going to be. That could be just me though, and someone else picks up Time Untime and they think it is completely predictable. There are parts that are predictable, and there are parts that I thought one thing was going to happen and it didn't. Besides being slightly predictable, I didn't have any problem with reading Time Untime.
Just like last time, I recommend this series and Kenyon as a author as a whole, to a slightly more mature audience. Just because of the sex dialog that pops up. I own this book, it is a resident on one of my two bookshelves. I only had one thing that I didn't really like, and it wasn't even that big of a problem. Ren and Kateri reminded me of Zarek and Astrid, which I found cool. This is a shorter conclusion, because I would just be repeating everything from the last book I did a review on for Kenyon.
Rating: 5 out of 5.
Page Count: 374 pages (paperback)
Price: $7.99 (I got it for $5.99 at Wal-Mart)
Thanks for reading!
~Jade
*Just something I remembered. I don't normally find spelling mistakes in books, but this one caught my eye. It is the last page of chapter ten. It is the word "sauce" in the book it is spelled "sance". I love spelling mistakes, not to rip on the author or the publishers, or anyone (because sometime I, myself have a horrendous time of spelling). I think they make books pretty cool, even if it is in every single book, I love them. Now if it is a pretty bad mistake, that's when I will be a little like "what no one noticed this". That has yet to happen to me. Back to this spelling error, I caught it, giggled, pointed it out to my mom, and went on. It was that quick, and that cool. :D
No Mercy by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Depending on how you look at it and what books you count to be in
what series and what you define as a series, this is the nineteenth
book in the Dark-Hunter series. I have done another review for
one of Kenyon's books. I plan on doing more, I know Styxx will
be one of them as well. I am a huge Kenyon fan but if you have read
my review for one of her books, I try as hard as I can not to be
biased. There are things that I find wrong, and that I do not like,
even with being a huge Kenyon fan. I will warn again that I will
probably drop spoilers if you have not read all the books previous to
this. If it is an actually spoiler about the book I do put the
warnings around it as usual.
Enemies have found a source of power that is new, that allows them to do things that they weren't able to do before. Dev Peltier thought he saw it all, being the bouncer for the door, now he knows better. Teamed up with Amazon Samia, they have to break some rules and hope the consequences won't come back to bite them too hard for it.
Samia (Sam) is my kind of woman, she is hard and not willing to back down. True to her Amazonian history, Sam know how to kick ass. I love all of special abilities that she is able to do since becoming a Dark-Hunter (DH). Dev is one of my favorite quadruplets, he is sarcastic and doesn't take anyone's crap. His love for his family runs deep, and Sam is his perfect counterpart, besides the fact that Sam is a DH and Dev is a shapeshifter. I loved how things went a little different in this book then in some of Kenyon's other books. They have to go on this semi-big adventure and that really kept the book interesting and kept me from thinking, for the most part, that this would be just like all of her other books. I just love Samia's character all around, she's very strong for everything that has happened to her, much like all the other DH's. *SPOILER-ALERT* Obviously Sam and Dev get mated together because of the Fate's being spiteful. Just like Fang and Aimee. Not so predictably Sam decides to stay a DH, but thanks to Savitar all four can have babies. And of course Dev is completely quite when it comes to Sam having psychometry.*SPOILER-ENDED* I love Savitar, in this book, the little appearance that he makes. He shows his more sensitive side and it really made me happy. Small things make me happy in books, this can go the other way too, though.
I did say how the adventure that Dev and Sam (with some friends) have to take keeps the book a little off the run of the mill track. But it doesn't keep it off of that track completely. There are very predictable parts in the book, I mentioned a couple in the spoiler but once some start reading the book they should be able to tell what the predictable parts are. Besides the whole adventure part, there really isn't a huge ending. The book pretty much ends calmly. Which isn't a bad thing, don't get me wrong, but after all the hype created around Sam and her psychometry, I was expecting just a little more. This doesn't mean that the ending was a complete failure, because it wasn't. I enjoyed the ending.
This is a series that I began in about ninth grade, and have continued to read now as I enter my second year in college. Though there are things that I am not too happy with with the books, I overall enjoy reading Kenyon's books. I recommend them to everyone looking for a larger series, but with this recommendation I have a warning, it's for a more mature audience. There are sex details, but nothing super crazy compared to some of the other things I have read. The only other thing is you have to read the books in order if you don't want to give anything away. That being said, I will continue to read Kenyon's books and I will reread them over and over again. I do own this book, and quite a number of her other books. I want to own all of Kenyon's books eventually.
Rating: 4.7 out of 5.
Page Count: 343 pages (hardcover)
Price: $24.99 (but I got it for around $5-6 at Wal-Mart)
Thanks for reading!
~Jade
Enemies have found a source of power that is new, that allows them to do things that they weren't able to do before. Dev Peltier thought he saw it all, being the bouncer for the door, now he knows better. Teamed up with Amazon Samia, they have to break some rules and hope the consequences won't come back to bite them too hard for it.
Samia (Sam) is my kind of woman, she is hard and not willing to back down. True to her Amazonian history, Sam know how to kick ass. I love all of special abilities that she is able to do since becoming a Dark-Hunter (DH). Dev is one of my favorite quadruplets, he is sarcastic and doesn't take anyone's crap. His love for his family runs deep, and Sam is his perfect counterpart, besides the fact that Sam is a DH and Dev is a shapeshifter. I loved how things went a little different in this book then in some of Kenyon's other books. They have to go on this semi-big adventure and that really kept the book interesting and kept me from thinking, for the most part, that this would be just like all of her other books. I just love Samia's character all around, she's very strong for everything that has happened to her, much like all the other DH's. *SPOILER-ALERT* Obviously Sam and Dev get mated together because of the Fate's being spiteful. Just like Fang and Aimee. Not so predictably Sam decides to stay a DH, but thanks to Savitar all four can have babies. And of course Dev is completely quite when it comes to Sam having psychometry.*SPOILER-ENDED* I love Savitar, in this book, the little appearance that he makes. He shows his more sensitive side and it really made me happy. Small things make me happy in books, this can go the other way too, though.
I did say how the adventure that Dev and Sam (with some friends) have to take keeps the book a little off the run of the mill track. But it doesn't keep it off of that track completely. There are very predictable parts in the book, I mentioned a couple in the spoiler but once some start reading the book they should be able to tell what the predictable parts are. Besides the whole adventure part, there really isn't a huge ending. The book pretty much ends calmly. Which isn't a bad thing, don't get me wrong, but after all the hype created around Sam and her psychometry, I was expecting just a little more. This doesn't mean that the ending was a complete failure, because it wasn't. I enjoyed the ending.
This is a series that I began in about ninth grade, and have continued to read now as I enter my second year in college. Though there are things that I am not too happy with with the books, I overall enjoy reading Kenyon's books. I recommend them to everyone looking for a larger series, but with this recommendation I have a warning, it's for a more mature audience. There are sex details, but nothing super crazy compared to some of the other things I have read. The only other thing is you have to read the books in order if you don't want to give anything away. That being said, I will continue to read Kenyon's books and I will reread them over and over again. I do own this book, and quite a number of her other books. I want to own all of Kenyon's books eventually.
Rating: 4.7 out of 5.
Page Count: 343 pages (hardcover)
Price: $24.99 (but I got it for around $5-6 at Wal-Mart)
Thanks for reading!
~Jade
Sins of the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Large Print edition)
First off I am going to say that I am a big Kenyon fan, and if you
are not I am perfectly okay with that. Secondly if you are also a fan
of Kenyon and are just beginning the Dark-Hunter (DH) series,
you may want to think about reading this post. Sins of the
Night is the eighth book in the series if you go by the
reading order in the front of one of the other DH books.
In this DH book we get to meet Alexion and Danger. Alexion we have heard about off and on in a few other books. Kenyon suggests in the Author's Foreword that you go to the back of the book and read the short story The Beginning. This short story gives you a little insight as to how Alexion came to be with Acheron. In Sins of the Night Alexion is called in to judge some rebelling DH's, and along the way he gets to meet Danger.
What I didn't like about the book is that, this book follows the same exact flow as the rest of the books with just slight variations. DH meets soul mate, soul mate is either completely okay with what is going on-or is not okay with what is going on, DH saves soul mate, DH/soul mate gets heart broken watching the other one die-or something to that extent, the DH sometimes get his or her soul back, then the happily ever after. I do like for my books to have a happy ending, but how they get there is what I pulls me in. I do understand that when an author finds a style that works for them that they use it. I just want a little more difference from one book to another. Nonetheless I don't think I will get tired of reading Kenyon....well maybe not for a long time.
As usual I love Simi and all her antics in the book, but this time we got double the Simi deal because *SPOILER-ALERT* Xirena (Simi's long lost sister) shows up and is not very much older then Simi herself. *SPOILER-ENDED* I laughed a few times from the demon antics. Something that I thought was a little unusual was that you didn't really get to know a whole lot about Danger's past with her being a DH, but you did get to know the basics. I did like the ending of Sins of the Night though *SPOILER-ALERT* you kind of get to see Acheron getting his not-so-blood-related-family going and it is a nice thing to read, if you haven't already read Acheron's book. *SPOILER-ENDED*
In the end I did like Sins of the Night, but I did not like the same story plot with different characters. I would love to one day add this book to my growing Sherrilyn Kenyon collection. This was a quick read, with the help of it being a large print addition (it's the only copy that my library has). I do recommend this series and also The League series that Kenyon writes. I am not really sure what else to put in this review without giving everything away (which I try not to do), so if you have questions ask away.
Rating: 3.8 of 5.
Page Count: 390 pages (large print)
Price: ???
Thanks for reading!
~Jade
In this DH book we get to meet Alexion and Danger. Alexion we have heard about off and on in a few other books. Kenyon suggests in the Author's Foreword that you go to the back of the book and read the short story The Beginning. This short story gives you a little insight as to how Alexion came to be with Acheron. In Sins of the Night Alexion is called in to judge some rebelling DH's, and along the way he gets to meet Danger.
What I didn't like about the book is that, this book follows the same exact flow as the rest of the books with just slight variations. DH meets soul mate, soul mate is either completely okay with what is going on-or is not okay with what is going on, DH saves soul mate, DH/soul mate gets heart broken watching the other one die-or something to that extent, the DH sometimes get his or her soul back, then the happily ever after. I do like for my books to have a happy ending, but how they get there is what I pulls me in. I do understand that when an author finds a style that works for them that they use it. I just want a little more difference from one book to another. Nonetheless I don't think I will get tired of reading Kenyon....well maybe not for a long time.
As usual I love Simi and all her antics in the book, but this time we got double the Simi deal because *SPOILER-ALERT* Xirena (Simi's long lost sister) shows up and is not very much older then Simi herself. *SPOILER-ENDED* I laughed a few times from the demon antics. Something that I thought was a little unusual was that you didn't really get to know a whole lot about Danger's past with her being a DH, but you did get to know the basics. I did like the ending of Sins of the Night though *SPOILER-ALERT* you kind of get to see Acheron getting his not-so-blood-related-family going and it is a nice thing to read, if you haven't already read Acheron's book. *SPOILER-ENDED*
In the end I did like Sins of the Night, but I did not like the same story plot with different characters. I would love to one day add this book to my growing Sherrilyn Kenyon collection. This was a quick read, with the help of it being a large print addition (it's the only copy that my library has). I do recommend this series and also The League series that Kenyon writes. I am not really sure what else to put in this review without giving everything away (which I try not to do), so if you have questions ask away.
Rating: 3.8 of 5.
Page Count: 390 pages (large print)
Price: ???
Thanks for reading!
~Jade
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