wellactjoally's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
3.0
Finally a werewolf!
firox1566's review against another edition
3.0
For some reason werewolves are weakened by the moon instead of strengthened by it? Okkayy...
Disliked the spirit world/shadow realm/afterworld that was made up. Dead characters should stay dead. Instead there is now a sister that was killed and it was partially the fault of the old leader who was trying to protect his now dead son (not Mikail). Because of this the whole vampire conspiracy was spawned instead of just blaming it on the arrogance of youth.
But, like that there is a race that didn't get completely wiped out by Carpathian blood during a lifemate merge. Was rooting that she'd keep the werewolf element and even that it would take over Manolito. Instead she merged the two (four?) of them. It seemed like there was Manolito, his wolf, Mary Ann, and her wolf and they were four separate characters instead of one male and one female.
And as always the sheer amount of sex is excessive and goes on for pages. Three or four times in a row? Sounds exhausting. More descriptive language gets added every book but some lines gross me out and get old. "Her body was laid out like a feast" for example. Referring to anything from the female as "cream".
Disliked the spirit world/shadow realm/afterworld that was made up. Dead characters should stay dead. Instead there is now a sister that was killed and it was partially the fault of the old leader who was trying to protect his now dead son (not Mikail). Because of this the whole vampire conspiracy was spawned instead of just blaming it on the arrogance of youth.
But, like that there is a race that didn't get completely wiped out by Carpathian blood during a lifemate merge. Was rooting that she'd keep the werewolf element and even that it would take over Manolito. Instead she merged the two (four?) of them. It seemed like there was Manolito, his wolf, Mary Ann, and her wolf and they were four separate characters instead of one male and one female.
And as always the sheer amount of sex is excessive and goes on for pages. Three or four times in a row? Sounds exhausting. More descriptive language gets added every book but some lines gross me out and get old. "Her body was laid out like a feast" for example. Referring to anything from the female as "cream".
enchantedtomeetcute's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
izzyfleckner's review against another edition
challenging
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
margarks's review against another edition
2.0
I am afraid that I wasn't all that interested to begin with because I didn't know what was going on. I have read the first half-dozen book sin this series but not the latest. I basically listened to this one because Phil Gigante was the narrator.
Although I'm a fan of series in which you get to know the characters well because they remain in the series through, I'm not fan of series novels that require you to have read the entire series in order.
The first three or four chapters in this, I had no idea what was going on because it seems as if it went directly after book 17, which I had not read.
After awhile though, I got more interested in the main female character, though both main characters kind of annoyed with their high-handedness and stubborness.
Overall it was okay, but I'm not a huge feehan fan. I am listening to book 19 though, because again it is narrated by Gigante :)
Although I'm a fan of series in which you get to know the characters well because they remain in the series through, I'm not fan of series novels that require you to have read the entire series in order.
The first three or four chapters in this, I had no idea what was going on because it seems as if it went directly after book 17, which I had not read.
After awhile though, I got more interested in the main female character, though both main characters kind of annoyed with their high-handedness and stubborness.
Overall it was okay, but I'm not a huge feehan fan. I am listening to book 19 though, because again it is narrated by Gigante :)
tinasbooknook's review against another edition
3.0
Enjoyed this one even with Manolito being a jerk at times. Enjoyed the mystery of discovering what MaryAnn actually was and learning more about the werewolves.
melodicfate's review against another edition
4.0
***SLIGHT SPOILERS!!!***
So, we got to see werewolves in here. That was cool. MaryAnn was a very kind and strong heroine, though I had to wonder at her ridiculous fashion choices in the rain forest. It was her armor, I get that, but still. I've wanted to see her happy though, and her hero, Manolito, was the perfect guy for her. In the previous book, he marked her without telling anyone, and while he had her under compulsion. So, she had no clue about their connection when this started. Adding to that, Manolito began the story with memory loss, as he'd woken up too early from an injury that almost caused him to die. He was trapped between the normal world and the spirit world, and that made for a great plotline. The spirit world was definitely creepy. Also, MaryAnn was helping Jasmine and Solange overcome their trauma while learning about herself and being under attack by jaguar, vampire, and mage. Also, there was an interesting side character named Luiz, and I just want him happy. Manolito is my favorite De La Cruz brother so far.
So, we got to see werewolves in here. That was cool. MaryAnn was a very kind and strong heroine, though I had to wonder at her ridiculous fashion choices in the rain forest. It was her armor, I get that, but still. I've wanted to see her happy though, and her hero, Manolito, was the perfect guy for her. In the previous book, he marked her without telling anyone, and while he had her under compulsion. So, she had no clue about their connection when this started. Adding to that, Manolito began the story with memory loss, as he'd woken up too early from an injury that almost caused him to die. He was trapped between the normal world and the spirit world, and that made for a great plotline. The spirit world was definitely creepy. Also, MaryAnn was helping Jasmine and Solange overcome their trauma while learning about herself and being under attack by jaguar, vampire, and mage. Also, there was an interesting side character named Luiz, and I just want him happy. Manolito is my favorite De La Cruz brother so far.
kaybob_0708's review against another edition
4.0
Very good book have been rereading a lot of the dark carpathine series I have on my bookshelf an this is as I remember it. A very fast but suspenseful journey.