tam_bam26's review
4.0
[b:Crimson Midnight|13543892|Crimson Midnight|Amos Cassidy|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1331825314s/13543892.jpg|19108519] drew me in from the very beginning when Rose walks in on her boyfriend with another woman and punches him in the face. After that, I was pretty sure I was going to like her :)
Rose is eager to leave the country behind. She's ready to go somewhere new and be seen as someone new. So she decides to move to London to live with godmother and take a job at a local gym. Life in London is pretty good. She easily adjusts to her new job and home. Then, one night she is attacked and is introduced to the supernatural world in a big way. And, I really don't want to say anything else because I don't know how to avoid spoilers.
One of the things I enjoyed most about [b:Crimson Midnight|13543892|Crimson Midnight|Amos Cassidy|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1331825314s/13543892.jpg|19108519] is the characters. I love Rose-she's strong and sassy. I like that being mugged didn't make her weak or fearful, she learned to fight back and is stronger for it. Raven is another awesome character-he's a dominant gay werewolf which is awesome. I like that in Harold (another wolf) the reader is able to see that not all wolves are accepting of his sexual orientation. The other characters are equally awesome Rose and Raven just happen to be my favorites.
I love the parts with the pack! I like the vampires too, they worship the moon which seems kind of fitting for creatures of the night
And that ending?!?! Defo (I learned that from this book) eager for the next book!!
Rose is eager to leave the country behind. She's ready to go somewhere new and be seen as someone new. So she decides to move to London to live with godmother and take a job at a local gym. Life in London is pretty good. She easily adjusts to her new job and home. Then, one night she is attacked and is introduced to the supernatural world in a big way. And, I really don't want to say anything else because I don't know how to avoid spoilers.
One of the things I enjoyed most about [b:Crimson Midnight|13543892|Crimson Midnight|Amos Cassidy|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1331825314s/13543892.jpg|19108519] is the characters. I love Rose-she's strong and sassy. I like that being mugged didn't make her weak or fearful, she learned to fight back and is stronger for it. Raven is another awesome character-he's a dominant gay werewolf which is awesome. I like that in Harold (another wolf) the reader is able to see that not all wolves are accepting of his sexual orientation. The other characters are equally awesome Rose and Raven just happen to be my favorites.
I love the parts with the pack! I like the vampires too, they worship the moon which seems kind of fitting for creatures of the night
And that ending?!?! Defo (I learned that from this book) eager for the next book!!
littleread1's review
4.0
I apologize in advance if I talk in circles. I am still trying to wrap my head around this book. and to talk about it WITHOUT giving away the ending will be extremely difficult, because … well damn. Seriously. Damn.
This book has every supernatural creature, or at least the possibility of every supernatural creature, in it. Vampires (that don’t sparkle and cannot go in the sun), werewolves (that don’t have to change at the full moon, but have to change on a regular basis), demons (yeah, you can’t really make them any different), witches (again, pretty standard), and other creatures that I won’t name, because they may or may not show up later on!
Overall, the book was good. It is definitely not for everyone. Several of the characters are gay. Openly gay. Gay clubs, men admiring men, men kissing men, but that is a graphic as it gets. I am obviously ok with that, but if you aren’t don’t read this book. If you are, then read this book dammit! I need someone I can discuss the end with … at length. Like WTF happened? And what … AGH!
Also, it takes place mostly in London, which I am obviously not from. Some of the language and dialect are a little unfamiliar to me. I easily figured out that “Do you want another cuppa?” meant “Do you want another cup of tea?” I am so smart sometimes. :-)
Rose is the main character. She survived an attack at 15, and came out of it stronger. She is moving to the big city for a change and to teach self-defense classes at a gym. As I am sure you can guess, at some point she manifests some sort of crazy powers. I had a theory early on as to what she is, but I am not going to tell you. If you REALLY want to know, shoot me an email and we can discuss.
So I was torn as to whether or not I wanted Rose and Roman to get together. In the end it didn’t matter what I wanted, the authors (yes there are two!) took it where they wanted it to go. I mean he is kind of a jerk. AND they live under the same roof, AND he has a girlfriend, who becomes a good friend of Roses’, AND … well, there are other reasons. But their attraction is strong. And they really do care about each other.
My favorite character in the whole book is Raven. He does do something about half way through that is pretty mean, but I can still forgive him. He is that big, strong, silent, sexy, gay man who you just want to snuggle up with on the couch and tell him it will all be ok; while inside you are screaming “WHY ARE YOU GAY?!?!” Damn. Too bad I suppose for us ladies.
But what I really want to talk about is the mind-blowing ending. Seriously. Rumor has it the second book should be out sometime this fall, and I NEED to read it! Did ______ really happen? What is going to happen to ______?
Anyway, after reading this book I would give it a solid 4.5 stars. Why not 5? For me, there were just too many characters to get as emotionally invested in them as I wanted. Not that I didn’t care about them, but once you get past 5 or so, for me anyway, it is a little difficult to keep them all close. Not that I want to see any of them killed off, don’t misunderstand. I just really like to be able to focus my emotions on a small handful, rather than a large group.
This book has every supernatural creature, or at least the possibility of every supernatural creature, in it. Vampires (that don’t sparkle and cannot go in the sun), werewolves (that don’t have to change at the full moon, but have to change on a regular basis), demons (yeah, you can’t really make them any different), witches (again, pretty standard), and other creatures that I won’t name, because they may or may not show up later on!
Overall, the book was good. It is definitely not for everyone. Several of the characters are gay. Openly gay. Gay clubs, men admiring men, men kissing men, but that is a graphic as it gets. I am obviously ok with that, but if you aren’t don’t read this book. If you are, then read this book dammit! I need someone I can discuss the end with … at length. Like WTF happened? And what … AGH!
Also, it takes place mostly in London, which I am obviously not from. Some of the language and dialect are a little unfamiliar to me. I easily figured out that “Do you want another cuppa?” meant “Do you want another cup of tea?” I am so smart sometimes. :-)
Rose is the main character. She survived an attack at 15, and came out of it stronger. She is moving to the big city for a change and to teach self-defense classes at a gym. As I am sure you can guess, at some point she manifests some sort of crazy powers. I had a theory early on as to what she is, but I am not going to tell you. If you REALLY want to know, shoot me an email and we can discuss.
So I was torn as to whether or not I wanted Rose and Roman to get together. In the end it didn’t matter what I wanted, the authors (yes there are two!) took it where they wanted it to go. I mean he is kind of a jerk. AND they live under the same roof, AND he has a girlfriend, who becomes a good friend of Roses’, AND … well, there are other reasons. But their attraction is strong. And they really do care about each other.
My favorite character in the whole book is Raven. He does do something about half way through that is pretty mean, but I can still forgive him. He is that big, strong, silent, sexy, gay man who you just want to snuggle up with on the couch and tell him it will all be ok; while inside you are screaming “WHY ARE YOU GAY?!?!” Damn. Too bad I suppose for us ladies.
But what I really want to talk about is the mind-blowing ending. Seriously. Rumor has it the second book should be out sometime this fall, and I NEED to read it! Did ______ really happen? What is going to happen to ______?
Anyway, after reading this book I would give it a solid 4.5 stars. Why not 5? For me, there were just too many characters to get as emotionally invested in them as I wanted. Not that I didn’t care about them, but once you get past 5 or so, for me anyway, it is a little difficult to keep them all close. Not that I want to see any of them killed off, don’t misunderstand. I just really like to be able to focus my emotions on a small handful, rather than a large group.
triniredreading's review
3.0
This was a free experiment. At the beginning I was tempted to DNF. The writing is a bit choppy and the plot took a while to get going properly. While the writing isn't great, it thankfully improved as the book progressed. The world that is built and the slant taken with the supernatural creatures is different and interesting. . Somewhat frustratingly, the book ends on a cliffhanger. Now I have to decide if I am interested enough to check out the sequel.
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A pet peeve however is that the need for some good editing extends to plot points. Earlier in the book Thistle clearly knows what Samhain is, yet when the hostages hear it mentioned, she has nothing to say - as if it's as new to her as to the rest of them.
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