laurenjodi's review against another edition
5.0
Veil of Midnight
4.5 stars
Synopsis:
What happens when two warriors clash? Renata cannot be bested by either vampire or mortal, but she meets her match in Nikolai, a combat addicted Breed warrior who will do anything to catch his quarry. Can these two reconcile their differences for a love that my save or consume them?
Review:
An emotional story, a sweet hero and a formidable heroine.
Adrian touches on several exceedingly dark issues in her complex and gripping plots, and this book is the darkest so far with references to pedophilia, human trafficking, breeding programs and experimentation. Nevertheless, this is all mixed in with an intensity of emotion, chemistry and connection between the lead characters.
Niko is not the most intense or charismatic of the Breed warriors but he is definitely the sweetest and the one with the best-developed sense of morality. While some details of his back-story are provided, the focus is on Renata, and Niko’s character development is somewhat neglected.
Renata has overtaken Elise as my favorite Breedmate. Although she may appear cold in the beginning, her stoicism is completely in line with the harshness of her background and it is thrilling to see her innate compassion for others come to the fore as she learns to love and to be loved. On a side note, one of the aspects of Adrian’s series that I most appreciate is the fact that the mates have their own abilities, actively participate in the battle against the villains in the books and do not sit around waiting to be rescued.
The romance between Niko and Renata is another strong point in the book. They seem to have an immediate connection but are wary of taking it forward for their own reasons. However, they make a great couple once the obstacles are removed.
Unlike the other books in the series, there is more than one villain, each with their own diabolical agenda but Adrian is able to successfully merge them together into a unified whole.
The story is captivating with some seriously disturbing moments, and one or two twists and turns that advance the overall series arc, which makes me especially eager to read both Andreas and Hunter’s books.
4.5 stars
Synopsis:
What happens when two warriors clash? Renata cannot be bested by either vampire or mortal, but she meets her match in Nikolai, a combat addicted Breed warrior who will do anything to catch his quarry. Can these two reconcile their differences for a love that my save or consume them?
Review:
An emotional story, a sweet hero and a formidable heroine.
Adrian touches on several exceedingly dark issues in her complex and gripping plots, and this book is the darkest so far with references to pedophilia, human trafficking, breeding programs and experimentation. Nevertheless, this is all mixed in with an intensity of emotion, chemistry and connection between the lead characters.
Niko is not the most intense or charismatic of the Breed warriors but he is definitely the sweetest and the one with the best-developed sense of morality. While some details of his back-story are provided, the focus is on Renata, and Niko’s character development is somewhat neglected.
Renata has overtaken Elise as my favorite Breedmate. Although she may appear cold in the beginning, her stoicism is completely in line with the harshness of her background and it is thrilling to see her innate compassion for others come to the fore as she learns to love and to be loved. On a side note, one of the aspects of Adrian’s series that I most appreciate is the fact that the mates have their own abilities, actively participate in the battle against the villains in the books and do not sit around waiting to be rescued.
The romance between Niko and Renata is another strong point in the book. They seem to have an immediate connection but are wary of taking it forward for their own reasons. However, they make a great couple once the obstacles are removed.
Unlike the other books in the series, there is more than one villain, each with their own diabolical agenda but Adrian is able to successfully merge them together into a unified whole.
The story is captivating with some seriously disturbing moments, and one or two twists and turns that advance the overall series arc, which makes me especially eager to read both Andreas and Hunter’s books.
geo_ix's review against another edition
3.0
I'm unsure if I'll continue this series, not because I don't like it, I find them enjoyable enough, but I don't find myself 100% immersed for the whole book. In fact, it took the first 58% of this book for me to be like, okay I'm loving this. And that's a little too long for me. After this one there's going to be others outside the order that are connected and some new order members, and while I was interested in Hunter form this book, his book is a few books away and the majority of my friends mentioned things in their reviews that kinda made me go, oh well that sucks so I'm now at the point where I'm just not finding the need to continue, especially with my huge TBR. Maybe I'll come back one day, maybe not.
I did like Renata, but I also felt Niko's love confession and everything around it was super cheesy and took me out of it all. It didn't fit his character, I didn't like it. The last chapter was pretty cute but also felt a little odd.
I did like Renata, but I also felt Niko's love confession and everything around it was super cheesy and took me out of it all. It didn't fit his character, I didn't like it. The last chapter was pretty cute but also felt a little odd.
sunnydee's review against another edition
4.0
Kurz-Meinung:
Dies ist der 5. Band der Midnight Breed Reihe, um die Stammes-Vampire, die von Aliens abstammen. Wer genaueres über die Hintergrundgeschichte wissen möchte, sollte sich meine Rezension zum ersten Band HIER ansehen, da ich hier nicht mehr darauf eingehen werden.
Die Bücher der Reihe haben eine tolle Mischung aus Liebe, Action, dominanten Männern, Humor und Spannung. Der 5. Band handelt von Nikolai und Renata. Auf Nikolai habe ich mich besonders gefreut, da er mein Lieblingscharakter in den bisherigen Büchern war. Daher hatte ich große Erwartungen an das Buch und wurde dann ein wenig enttäuscht. Leider war das Buch ein wenig deprimierend und nervenaufreibend (vor allem in der ersten Hälfte) und das ist ja bei Geschichten nicht so mein Fall. Ich hätte mir eine etwas romantischere Geschichte für Niko gewünscht. Trotzdem gefiel mir die Geschichte sehr gut, auch die Liebesbeziehung passte sehr gut, sie hätte für mich nur nicht ganz so nervenaufreibend sein müssen. Das Buch ist sehr spannend. Es gibt wieder einen großen Feind (der gleiche wie schon in Band 4) und auch noch einen Kleineren. Es gibt viel Leid, was mir stellenweise etwas zu viel war, aber ich bin da auch eher empfindlich. Renata ist an sich ein toller Charakter, aber manche ihrer Entscheidungen fand ich nicht so toll. Aber das ist okay. In diesem Buch spielt ein Nebencharakter eine recht große Rolle, was ich als neu für die Reihe empfand. Mira ist noch ein Kind und sie hat eine ganz besondere Gabe. Das gefiel mir super und die Beziehung von Renata zu Mira war sehr süß.
Die Erotik ist wieder sehr heiß und gut in die Geschichte eingebaut. Die Chemie zwischen Renata und Niko stimmt ebenfalls.
Der Sprecher, Simon Jäger, ist einer der besten Hörbuchsprecher überhaupt. Er spricht die unterschiedlichen Dialekte der Charaktere beeindruckend.
Meine Wertung:
4 von 5 Sternen
Dies ist der 5. Band der Midnight Breed Reihe, um die Stammes-Vampire, die von Aliens abstammen. Wer genaueres über die Hintergrundgeschichte wissen möchte, sollte sich meine Rezension zum ersten Band HIER ansehen, da ich hier nicht mehr darauf eingehen werden.
Die Bücher der Reihe haben eine tolle Mischung aus Liebe, Action, dominanten Männern, Humor und Spannung. Der 5. Band handelt von Nikolai und Renata. Auf Nikolai habe ich mich besonders gefreut, da er mein Lieblingscharakter in den bisherigen Büchern war. Daher hatte ich große Erwartungen an das Buch und wurde dann ein wenig enttäuscht. Leider war das Buch ein wenig deprimierend und nervenaufreibend (vor allem in der ersten Hälfte) und das ist ja bei Geschichten nicht so mein Fall. Ich hätte mir eine etwas romantischere Geschichte für Niko gewünscht. Trotzdem gefiel mir die Geschichte sehr gut, auch die Liebesbeziehung passte sehr gut, sie hätte für mich nur nicht ganz so nervenaufreibend sein müssen. Das Buch ist sehr spannend. Es gibt wieder einen großen Feind (der gleiche wie schon in Band 4) und auch noch einen Kleineren. Es gibt viel Leid, was mir stellenweise etwas zu viel war, aber ich bin da auch eher empfindlich. Renata ist an sich ein toller Charakter, aber manche ihrer Entscheidungen fand ich nicht so toll. Aber das ist okay. In diesem Buch spielt ein Nebencharakter eine recht große Rolle, was ich als neu für die Reihe empfand. Mira ist noch ein Kind und sie hat eine ganz besondere Gabe. Das gefiel mir super und die Beziehung von Renata zu Mira war sehr süß.
Die Erotik ist wieder sehr heiß und gut in die Geschichte eingebaut. Die Chemie zwischen Renata und Niko stimmt ebenfalls.
Der Sprecher, Simon Jäger, ist einer der besten Hörbuchsprecher überhaupt. Er spricht die unterschiedlichen Dialekte der Charaktere beeindruckend.
Meine Wertung:
4 von 5 Sternen
thegeekyblogger's review against another edition
3.0
Veil of Midnight by Lara Adrian: This was actually probably my least favorite in the series but still a very good book. This was the only one that I had a hard time warming up to the leading lady. I did enjoy the leading guy though as he had tons of personality. I recommend this book to anyone who likes supernatural type of books.
bookwife's review against another edition
3.0
I want to start off by saying that the narration for the audiobook was fantastic. She was wonderful.
The book.. was ehhh. There was a lot of action but there wasn't a whole in the romance for me. I didn't feel that "spark" or connection that the other mates seem to have. I love Nikolai. I love his fast talking and his easy going personality. Renata wasn't that bad either. I loved how she was with Mira. If that wasn't in there I probably would have hated her. But the protectiveness she had toward Mira made her a female of worth to me.
Other than that... I didn't like the book for the romance. The story was important. There were a lot of key parts for the plot of the series. Hunter being the main one. I want to know more about Hunter. Like soo much more. I am very excited to see where and how he plays into the upcoming books. And I freaking hope he gets his own! Im sure he does but I don't want to look ahead.
The book.. was ehhh. There was a lot of action but there wasn't a whole in the romance for me. I didn't feel that "spark" or connection that the other mates seem to have. I love Nikolai. I love his fast talking and his easy going personality. Renata wasn't that bad either. I loved how she was with Mira. If that wasn't in there I probably would have hated her. But the protectiveness she had toward Mira made her a female of worth to me.
Other than that... I didn't like the book for the romance. The story was important. There were a lot of key parts for the plot of the series. Hunter being the main one. I want to know more about Hunter. Like soo much more. I am very excited to see where and how he plays into the upcoming books. And I freaking hope he gets his own! Im sure he does but I don't want to look ahead.
shanmonstar's review against another edition
4.0
I really loved this one. I liked how the girl character was not just helpless all the time. It was a different from the other ones so far and it makes me even more excited for the next one!
perfectlymisaligned's review against another edition
3.0
Considering i motored through all 5 of the Midnight Breed books in a little over a week, it wouldn't be a surprise if i hadn't burned myself out on them, at least to a certain degree. But, regardless...this book was rather disappointing for me. I felt little if any emotional attachment to the main characters, Niko and Renata. For me, they lacked the intense physical and emotional connection that the other couples from the previous books had in spades. The fact that those other characters made only brief appearances in this book, was just another reason that the story on a whole, felt rather hollow and forced at times.
claire_thebookreader's review
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0