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thebookish_dragon's review against another edition
5.0
Karen Chance delves deeper into Dorina's past and brings to light many secrets and memories that fleshes out an already interesting storyline. Dorina's personality and dark humor kept me well entertained and Chance's character interaction was very well done. This is definitely the best book of the series so far. There is even a cameo from our favorite time-traveling troublemaker!
lynseyisreading's review against another edition
5.0
Don't fear the Damphir.
Ahh, so good to be back in this world! There are a select few urban fantasy authors that really take their worldbuilding seriously, and probably none quite as seriously as Ms. Chance. She knows her vampire lore inside and out, and is steadily increasing the intricate layering of her fey mythology as well, both within this, the spin-off, and the main Cassandra Palmer series. And it's fabulous stuff, let me tell you.
Everyone does vamps slightly differently, of course (although, let us never again mention the sparkly vegetarian variety, please, if you don't mind), but Chance's are without doubt my favourites. From their ability to take blood without biting, to the sense of family and loyalty they have within their feudal society, to the various extra abilities they acquire once reaching master level status. And just when you think you know exactly what it means to be a first level master, such as Mircea or Louis Cesare, there's more! And I do so enjoy the richness of it all; that no detail has been overlooked, even though I'm sure much of it doesn't even make it into the books, it's clear Chance knows the rules and limitations of her world, and that leaves us as readers feeling completely secure and able to just sit back and enjoy. Which I did!
In this instalment, we not only delve deeper into both the vampire and, to a lesser extent, the fey societies, but we also look more closely at our very own, very rare, resident damphir, Dory. Or should that be Dorina....?
She's not the only damphir in existence, but they are so rare and so short-lived, she might as well be. But we've never really examined too closely the why of it, of her. Why has Dory lived centuries longer than all other damphirs in existence? Why has she managed to stave off the insanity where none of the others have? Why wasn't she killed on sight like vamp law says she should have been? And why can't she ever remember what happens during her rages?
Wanna know? Read this book!
As well as the excellent worldbuilding, you've also got some pretty fabulous characters that are all equally fleshed-out and real. In some cases, quite literally real. Real historical people, that is. I thought the scenes with Mircea and Dory were really nicely done, and although I like Mircea in both series, it's nice to finally see him in a better light through Dory's eyes in this one. Also seen in a slightly new way were Kit and Louis Cesare. The latter of which gets a bit of a hard time from Dory. There's nothing quite as resistant as a scared damphir, it seems.
For me, though, the stand out character, the scene-stealer, the handsdown winner for best dialogue and most improved character, has to be Ray. I'm not even going to try to describe him or explain why; I wouldn't do him justice, I'm sure, but I just loved him. He has a new fan!
As is often the case with Chance's writing, although brilliant, it can sometimes seem a little hectic in places, or, in complete contrast, over explanatory in others. You've got some action scenes where it's hard to follow what's happening because everything is moving so fast—Whose foot was that that just kicked Dory in the face? You fell through where into a what now?—Then the next thing you know, you're reading a conversation over a chessboard that takes almost three entire chapters. Go figure.
Once the story had built sufficiently, however, and the mystery was in place, it was one of those books that you just wished would never end. Just keep going forever. More adventures, more fight scenes, more worldbuilding, more revelations, more sweet, sexy moments. Please just keep them coming!
Sadly, all good things must come to an end. And I'm even more sad this it will likely be two years until we get another Dory book. They are most definitely worth the wait though, much as it pains me to admit it. But please, Ms. Chance, for the sake of my sanity, couldn't you just write a little faster?
5 Stars ★★★★★
Ahh, so good to be back in this world! There are a select few urban fantasy authors that really take their worldbuilding seriously, and probably none quite as seriously as Ms. Chance. She knows her vampire lore inside and out, and is steadily increasing the intricate layering of her fey mythology as well, both within this, the spin-off, and the main Cassandra Palmer series. And it's fabulous stuff, let me tell you.
Everyone does vamps slightly differently, of course (although, let us never again mention the sparkly vegetarian variety, please, if you don't mind), but Chance's are without doubt my favourites. From their ability to take blood without biting, to the sense of family and loyalty they have within their feudal society, to the various extra abilities they acquire once reaching master level status. And just when you think you know exactly what it means to be a first level master, such as Mircea or Louis Cesare, there's more! And I do so enjoy the richness of it all; that no detail has been overlooked, even though I'm sure much of it doesn't even make it into the books, it's clear Chance knows the rules and limitations of her world, and that leaves us as readers feeling completely secure and able to just sit back and enjoy. Which I did!
In this instalment, we not only delve deeper into both the vampire and, to a lesser extent, the fey societies, but we also look more closely at our very own, very rare, resident damphir, Dory. Or should that be Dorina....?
She's not the only damphir in existence, but they are so rare and so short-lived, she might as well be. But we've never really examined too closely the why of it, of her. Why has Dory lived centuries longer than all other damphirs in existence? Why has she managed to stave off the insanity where none of the others have? Why wasn't she killed on sight like vamp law says she should have been? And why can't she ever remember what happens during her rages?
Wanna know? Read this book!
As well as the excellent worldbuilding, you've also got some pretty fabulous characters that are all equally fleshed-out and real. In some cases, quite literally real. Real historical people, that is. I thought the scenes with Mircea and Dory were really nicely done, and although I like Mircea in both series, it's nice to finally see him in a better light through Dory's eyes in this one. Also seen in a slightly new way were Kit and Louis Cesare. The latter of which gets a bit of a hard time from Dory. There's nothing quite as resistant as a scared damphir, it seems.
For me, though, the stand out character, the scene-stealer, the handsdown winner for best dialogue and most improved character, has to be Ray. I'm not even going to try to describe him or explain why; I wouldn't do him justice, I'm sure, but I just loved him. He has a new fan!
As is often the case with Chance's writing, although brilliant, it can sometimes seem a little hectic in places, or, in complete contrast, over explanatory in others. You've got some action scenes where it's hard to follow what's happening because everything is moving so fast—Whose foot was that that just kicked Dory in the face? You fell through where into a what now?—Then the next thing you know, you're reading a conversation over a chessboard that takes almost three entire chapters. Go figure.
Once the story had built sufficiently, however, and the mystery was in place, it was one of those books that you just wished would never end. Just keep going forever. More adventures, more fight scenes, more worldbuilding, more revelations, more sweet, sexy moments. Please just keep them coming!
Sadly, all good things must come to an end. And I'm even more sad this it will likely be two years until we get another Dory book. They are most definitely worth the wait though, much as it pains me to admit it. But please, Ms. Chance, for the sake of my sanity, couldn't you just write a little faster?
5 Stars ★★★★★
tiffanyxcc's review against another edition
4.0
Fury’s Kiss is the third book in Karen Chance’s Midnight’s Daughter Series, featuring Dorina Basarab. It starts off with Dory waking up in a strange place, no recollection of what has occurred, or who has come to rescue her. Her lucidity is short lived, however, and she wakes up in her own bed, absolutely horrified that she is wearing….pink.
During an impromptu meeting with Mircea, Kit, Ray and Louis-cesare (with Claire looking on disapprovingly) we discover that Dory was sent out on a mission for the senate the night before, and out of 11 MASTER vampires, she was the only one left alive. And they want to know why. Dory’s position with the senate is put on “temporary suspension” by Mircea until he gets answers.
For risk of spoilers, I don’t want to reveal too much about the details of this novel. One event kind of leads to another here, and it was definitely an exciting read. However, I want to point out the major highlight of the novel. We get a much deeper look into Dory’s dual nature as a human/vampire hybrid. While it’s been discussed in previous novels, it’s the highlight of this one, with several exciting surprises. I love the unlikely partnership between Dory and Ray as well, they are hilarious! Reminds me of Billy Ray in the Cassie Palmer novels.
This novel keeps in pace with Chance’s normal style of non-stop page turning action. But beyond that, I think if you follow the series, this book is worth the read not only for the developments in Dory’s character, but a few events that put the vampire world on it’s head, and I can’t wait to read about in the Cassie Palmer series as well. Chance explains on her website, that she almost looks at these as one series, but with two different main characters. I was impatiently waiting for the next book in the cassie series, but after reading this, I am anxious for the new release in both.
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During an impromptu meeting with Mircea, Kit, Ray and Louis-cesare (with Claire looking on disapprovingly) we discover that Dory was sent out on a mission for the senate the night before, and out of 11 MASTER vampires, she was the only one left alive. And they want to know why. Dory’s position with the senate is put on “temporary suspension” by Mircea until he gets answers.
For risk of spoilers, I don’t want to reveal too much about the details of this novel. One event kind of leads to another here, and it was definitely an exciting read. However, I want to point out the major highlight of the novel. We get a much deeper look into Dory’s dual nature as a human/vampire hybrid. While it’s been discussed in previous novels, it’s the highlight of this one, with several exciting surprises. I love the unlikely partnership between Dory and Ray as well, they are hilarious! Reminds me of Billy Ray in the Cassie Palmer novels.
This novel keeps in pace with Chance’s normal style of non-stop page turning action. But beyond that, I think if you follow the series, this book is worth the read not only for the developments in Dory’s character, but a few events that put the vampire world on it’s head, and I can’t wait to read about in the Cassie Palmer series as well. Chance explains on her website, that she almost looks at these as one series, but with two different main characters. I was impatiently waiting for the next book in the cassie series, but after reading this, I am anxious for the new release in both.
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bingley's review against another edition
(240610)
Chapters 1 - 5 were just utterly confusing, like WTF IS GOING ON EXACTLY.
I didn't get a grip on the story till chapter 8 or so, and even then I was hanging on by my fingertips till chapter 14, when I had to call it.
Chapters 1 - 5 were just utterly confusing, like WTF IS GOING ON EXACTLY.
I didn't get a grip on the story till chapter 8 or so, and even then I was hanging on by my fingertips till chapter 14, when I had to call it.
- EXPOSITION:
- It start with her fighting and she's lost her memories, then she wakes up, and with NO EXPLANATION--- she has her memories. Are we all just pretending the first 5 chapters didn't exist?!?!? How did she get her memories back and why was there no acknowledgement of it??
- TIME:
- One minute she's fighting, the next minute 2 weeks have passed, then a few lines later, it flashes back to a memory, BUT THEN she wakes up from a coma. Like you're giving me whiplash from all this jumping around and inconsistencies! HELP ME HELP YOU!
- NARRATION AND WRITING STYLE:
- It reads like one extensively exhaustive run-on sentence. Like stream of consciousness. Case in point:
- "I didn't have time to brace myself, didn't have time to do anything before he hit me, hard enough to knock out of my lungs and send both of us careening through the air and past the swinging door and down a short hall and through another door that Ray ahd thankfully left open because otherwise I'd have been a small smear on the wood. But he had and I wasn't and a second later the portal caught me, just a big gold swirl on a scuffed white wall that had never looked more welcoming. At least it did until I s;a,,ed into something halfway through."
- THAT WHOLE PARAGRAPH IS 3 SENTENCES! The writing style is like a rollercoaster, push and pull whiplash. The narration also pushes and pulls you through the plot, playing with pacing like a kid in a candy store.
- It reads like one extensively exhaustive run-on sentence. Like stream of consciousness. Case in point:
missyreads's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.5
kathydavie's review against another edition
5.0
Third in the Dorina Basarab / Midnight's Daughter urban fantasy series revolving around a dhamphir who's been around for 500 years, and we take up exactly where we left off in Death's Mistress with a confused Dorina battling Louis-Cesare. It does involve characters from Chance's Cassandra Palmer series.
If you enjoy urban fantasy and vampires. Just buy the series. You'll want to read and re-read it forever.
My Take
Oh lordy, it is just too funny from the get-go! Dory is out of her mind and battling with Louis-Cesare, who is trying to rescue her while Marlowe and Mircea are snapping commands at him. I've never heard Louis-Cesare so snarky!!
Chance does an amazing job of writing a fight scene with so much going on that you almost wish it were video so it would be easier to keep up! Of course, we'd be missing all that rich chatter between vamps and in Dory's mind. I just couldn't read fast enough to find out what was happening next!
Massive culture clashes in here, and especially between Dory and Louis-Cesare. He's given her his memories, and he expects her to rummage around in them. Only Dory finds that just horrifying, and L-C misinterprets her feelings, questioning whether she wants to be with him or not. Oh lord, then there's the contingent of royal fey guards camped in the backyard. And their hooking up with the hippies next door, LMAO! What a party that was! Vampires invade Claire and Dory's house — to cook and clean. There is lots and lots of fighting, battles, and changing alliances as well as the fight games to determine replacement senators, new weapons, and new enemies and allies. And all that's outside what Dory is experiencing with her two halves finally catching up! Eeek!
You are so not gonna be bored! This was absolutely the best in this series of really great stories. Lots of resolution with Dory finding herself and being elevated for being that self. Louis-Cesare is just to die for. And Mircea gets his rewards — yes, vindication! And what he has to go through to get it…I just cried.
I am so hating that I have to wait for number 4!!
The Story
Marlowe's irked, to put it mildly, because Dory a) survived when eleven other masters didn't survive the Vampire Games and b) she can't remember a thing.
To survive the battle Dory must let Dorina out and her personal battle is on. Louis-Cesare is there for her. And here, and then over there, and then somewhere else as they flee through both Dory's and L-C's memories trying to escape the murderous Dorina while Mircea comes a'hunting.
The Characters
Dorina Basarab is dhampir. Half-human and half-vampire. Dorina is her other half and the equivalent of a first-level master, totally insane. Mircea Basarab is her father (see the Cassie Palmer series); he's a senator on the North American Vampire Senate and was cursed with vampirism, not bitten. Radu is Mircea's younger brother, brilliant, and totally not with that whole concept of blending in.
Louis-Cesare de Bourbon is in love with Dory (and vice versa, but don't let Dory hear you say it! She's deep in denial.) There are hints that he's a twin of He's the a son of Louis XIII (from the Man in the Iron Mask tale) and was turned by Radu. L-C is also a master swordsman. He had been the Enforcer for the European Senate, but he got caught out in his nasty little secret (Death's Mistress). Verrell is L-C's chef.
Lord Marlowe is, yup, Kit Marlowe from Elizabethan England and he just happens to be a vampire and the spymaster for the Vampire Senate. Ray is a cheesy master vampire who should have been dead-dead. Lawrence is one of Marlowe's vampires and Dory's partner on the spectacularly failed mission.Anthony is a master vampire and the European consul, who owes Dory. The tiny, yet extremely powerful Ming-de is the empress of the Chinese court. The truly terrifying Hassani is the African consul.
Geminus was the bad vampire in Death's Mistress, a senator, and the senate's weapons-master. He was also deeply involved in smuggling and now, Varus, his right hand man, has taken over. Zheng-Zi, a.k.a., Scarface, was one of Ray's whom Dory bombed the hell out of, hence the nickname. He's coming after her. Cheung is Ray's old boss and he wants Ray back. Now. Slava is a vampire who runs a BDSM pleasure house and seems to be working with Æsubrand. Jonathan is the necromancer.
Part of Dory's household:
The house is alive. Kinda. Nothing can be changed or repaired, except by the house. Ymsi and Sven are twin troll brothers; Ymsi is the one with the Victorian level of prudery after a fellow troll housemate, Olga, had a little chat with him about privacy in the bath. Stinky is Dory's ward/son/pet, a Duergar-Brownie, whom she rescued in Midnight's Daughter.
Of the fey:
Claire is her best friend and half-dragon. She is engaged to Heidar, the Blarestri fairy king's son. Their son Aiden is a few years old and finally wearing the talisman, which is supposed to protect him. Caedmon is the Blarestri fairy king. Æsubrand, who will be Claire's cousin by marriage, is also a homicidal prince who wants Aedin and Claire dead as they're interfering in his fey kingdom domination plans; Efridís is his mother, who was married off to the Svarestri king, Aeslinn, by the Blarestri.
The Black Circle consists of mages who practice black magic; the Silver Circle, well, let's just say there hasn't been a whole lot of difference between the two as far as Cassie Palmer is concerned! The Corps is the police unit of the Silver Circle. The Irin are the Fallen angels, the Watchers.
The Cover and Title
The cover is a cocky little Dorina in her black leather pants and vest with her hair pinned up, wearing studded leather gauntlets on her wrists. Her body is facing away from us, but her head is in profile, chin tucked to her shoulder as she sneaks a peek at us, one arm bent and holding a smoking gun. It's one of Dory's favorite places — an alley.
The title is, oh, so appropriate as our Dory discovers her other half and does indeed get Fury's Kiss…ouch!
If you enjoy urban fantasy and vampires. Just buy the series. You'll want to read and re-read it forever.
My Take
Oh lordy, it is just too funny from the get-go! Dory is out of her mind and battling with Louis-Cesare, who is trying to rescue her while Marlowe and Mircea are snapping commands at him. I've never heard Louis-Cesare so snarky!!
Chance does an amazing job of writing a fight scene with so much going on that you almost wish it were video so it would be easier to keep up! Of course, we'd be missing all that rich chatter between vamps and in Dory's mind. I just couldn't read fast enough to find out what was happening next!
How can you not love the following:"…Christine. …was a responsibility, a mistake I made when young and foolish, and from whom I came to believe I would never be free!"There are several vague elements in this story that Chance drips in here and there. Just enough to make you nuts and race on, hoping to come across more information.
"Then what am I?" [Dorina] challenged, staring up into blazing sapphire eyes.
"A joy."
Massive culture clashes in here, and especially between Dory and Louis-Cesare. He's given her his memories, and he expects her to rummage around in them. Only Dory finds that just horrifying, and L-C misinterprets her feelings, questioning whether she wants to be with him or not. Oh lord, then there's the contingent of royal fey guards camped in the backyard. And their hooking up with the hippies next door, LMAO! What a party that was! Vampires invade Claire and Dory's house — to cook and clean. There is lots and lots of fighting, battles, and changing alliances as well as the fight games to determine replacement senators, new weapons, and new enemies and allies. And all that's outside what Dory is experiencing with her two halves finally catching up! Eeek!
"…since [the mages] rapidly went from confused and pissed off and homicidal…Mmm-mmm-mm, I just love how Louis-Cesare loves Dory. Soft and slow, taking his time. He'll do dishes and wants to know her favorite color. I want one… Oops, seems he can go a little too far. Although, Dory's reaction does tip her off to some new developments with her power.
Well, [to] whatever emotion can best be described as "lunch".
"I want to remember everything, every movement, every scent, every sigh…"We finally learn something of Dory's early history and more of Louis-Cesare's! And, HAH, all those Mircea-haters have to take it back! So there… Man, Chance is so complex in this one. I'm really impressed with how she's managed to keep it all straight!
You are so not gonna be bored! This was absolutely the best in this series of really great stories. Lots of resolution with Dory finding herself and being elevated for being that self. Louis-Cesare is just to die for. And Mircea gets his rewards — yes, vindication! And what he has to go through to get it…I just cried.
I am so hating that I have to wait for number 4!!
The Story
Marlowe's irked, to put it mildly, because Dory a) survived when eleven other masters didn't survive the Vampire Games and b) she can't remember a thing.
To survive the battle Dory must let Dorina out and her personal battle is on. Louis-Cesare is there for her. And here, and then over there, and then somewhere else as they flee through both Dory's and L-C's memories trying to escape the murderous Dorina while Mircea comes a'hunting.
The Characters
Dorina Basarab is dhampir. Half-human and half-vampire. Dorina is her other half and the equivalent of a first-level master, totally insane. Mircea Basarab is her father (see the Cassie Palmer series); he's a senator on the North American Vampire Senate and was cursed with vampirism, not bitten. Radu is Mircea's younger brother, brilliant, and totally not with that whole concept of blending in.
Louis-Cesare de Bourbon is in love with Dory (and vice versa, but don't let Dory hear you say it! She's deep in denial.) There are hints that he's a twin of He's the a son of Louis XIII (from the Man in the Iron Mask tale) and was turned by Radu. L-C is also a master swordsman. He had been the Enforcer for the European Senate, but he got caught out in his nasty little secret (Death's Mistress). Verrell is L-C's chef.
Lord Marlowe is, yup, Kit Marlowe from Elizabethan England and he just happens to be a vampire and the spymaster for the Vampire Senate. Ray is a cheesy master vampire who should have been dead-dead. Lawrence is one of Marlowe's vampires and Dory's partner on the spectacularly failed mission.Anthony is a master vampire and the European consul, who owes Dory. The tiny, yet extremely powerful Ming-de is the empress of the Chinese court. The truly terrifying Hassani is the African consul.
Geminus was the bad vampire in Death's Mistress, a senator, and the senate's weapons-master. He was also deeply involved in smuggling and now, Varus, his right hand man, has taken over. Zheng-Zi, a.k.a., Scarface, was one of Ray's whom Dory bombed the hell out of, hence the nickname. He's coming after her. Cheung is Ray's old boss and he wants Ray back. Now. Slava is a vampire who runs a BDSM pleasure house and seems to be working with Æsubrand. Jonathan is the necromancer.
Part of Dory's household:
The house is alive. Kinda. Nothing can be changed or repaired, except by the house. Ymsi and Sven are twin troll brothers; Ymsi is the one with the Victorian level of prudery after a fellow troll housemate, Olga, had a little chat with him about privacy in the bath. Stinky is Dory's ward/son/pet, a Duergar-Brownie, whom she rescued in Midnight's Daughter.
Of the fey:
Claire is her best friend and half-dragon. She is engaged to Heidar, the Blarestri fairy king's son. Their son Aiden is a few years old and finally wearing the talisman, which is supposed to protect him. Caedmon is the Blarestri fairy king. Æsubrand, who will be Claire's cousin by marriage, is also a homicidal prince who wants Aedin and Claire dead as they're interfering in his fey kingdom domination plans; Efridís is his mother, who was married off to the Svarestri king, Aeslinn, by the Blarestri.
The Black Circle consists of mages who practice black magic; the Silver Circle, well, let's just say there hasn't been a whole lot of difference between the two as far as Cassie Palmer is concerned! The Corps is the police unit of the Silver Circle. The Irin are the Fallen angels, the Watchers.
The Cover and Title
The cover is a cocky little Dorina in her black leather pants and vest with her hair pinned up, wearing studded leather gauntlets on her wrists. Her body is facing away from us, but her head is in profile, chin tucked to her shoulder as she sneaks a peek at us, one arm bent and holding a smoking gun. It's one of Dory's favorite places — an alley.
The title is, oh, so appropriate as our Dory discovers her other half and does indeed get Fury's Kiss…ouch!
lauren_emily_mayne's review against another edition
5.0
I absolutely loved this whole series! Dory is such a badass I want to be her! I really really can't wait for the next one which I'm seriously hoping Karen chance is even doing!
michalice's review against another edition
2.0
I picked up Fury's Kiss on publication date, and it just sat on my shelf waiting to be read. When I finally picked this one up I did find it hard to get back into this world again. It took a while for me to remember who the secondary characters were and how they fit into the story, and once it was all fixed in my mind I did find it easier to read.
I liked the idea behind the story, but it just didn't work for me. The many trips back into Dory's memory bored me, and after the first few I did find myself skipping these parts. I did like how we got to witness some of her past through her eyes, but there just wasn't enough of that to keep me happy.
The ending of Fury's Kiss was not something I expected, but I did like this little twist. Overall Fury's Kiss was an OK read for me, it just didn't meet my expectations.
I liked the idea behind the story, but it just didn't work for me. The many trips back into Dory's memory bored me, and after the first few I did find myself skipping these parts. I did like how we got to witness some of her past through her eyes, but there just wasn't enough of that to keep me happy.
The ending of Fury's Kiss was not something I expected, but I did like this little twist. Overall Fury's Kiss was an OK read for me, it just didn't meet my expectations.
patchworkbunny's review against another edition
5.0
Fury’s Kiss is the third book in Karen Chance’s Dorina Basarab series and therefore this review may contain spoilers for the previous books. It is also set in the same universe as the Cassie Palmer series and shares some characters so they are really best read together (and in order).
When Dory wakes up in a strange lab, she has no memory of who she is but she knows one thing; she is a dhampir, half vampire, half human and her mission in life is to kill vampires. So when there’s one standing over her, she attacks, even if it is Louis-Cesare who is just trying to help. With her split nature, Dory is used to blacking out but when a team, of first-level masters is killed, she must regain her memories to find out what happened.
The characters in Karen Chance’s books are like friends to me now and I just love returning to their world and being immersed in their stories. I was surprised at first that Dory’s memory loss didn’t last long but soon it starts to come together. There are several memories (in italics) which really won’t make a lot of sense until the end and it’s one of those books that would deserve a re-read with the benefit of hindsight.
The memory loss means you don’t get that oh-so-common recap at the start and I found myself going back to the final chapter of Death’s Mistress just to remind myself where things lay. Although I like that the reader’s sense of disorientation mirrors Dory’s. Just as the Cassie Palmer series has the displacement of the time travel scenes, Fury’s Kiss delves into the landscape of memories and I enjoyed the visualisations.
We learn more about Dory’s dhampir side and you will start to worry for her future but there were some absolute awwww moments which will leave you satisfied. There is also plenty of laugh out loud humour, fast paced action and a good dollop of sexiness. I cannot wait until the next book considering what happens at the end (not a cliffhanger but on-going character development that I want to see continued). Just please write faster Karen! 2013 will see a new Cassie Palmer book but I fear there will be a long wait to meet up with Dory again.
When Dory wakes up in a strange lab, she has no memory of who she is but she knows one thing; she is a dhampir, half vampire, half human and her mission in life is to kill vampires. So when there’s one standing over her, she attacks, even if it is Louis-Cesare who is just trying to help. With her split nature, Dory is used to blacking out but when a team, of first-level masters is killed, she must regain her memories to find out what happened.
The characters in Karen Chance’s books are like friends to me now and I just love returning to their world and being immersed in their stories. I was surprised at first that Dory’s memory loss didn’t last long but soon it starts to come together. There are several memories (in italics) which really won’t make a lot of sense until the end and it’s one of those books that would deserve a re-read with the benefit of hindsight.
The memory loss means you don’t get that oh-so-common recap at the start and I found myself going back to the final chapter of Death’s Mistress just to remind myself where things lay. Although I like that the reader’s sense of disorientation mirrors Dory’s. Just as the Cassie Palmer series has the displacement of the time travel scenes, Fury’s Kiss delves into the landscape of memories and I enjoyed the visualisations.
We learn more about Dory’s dhampir side and you will start to worry for her future but there were some absolute awwww moments which will leave you satisfied. There is also plenty of laugh out loud humour, fast paced action and a good dollop of sexiness. I cannot wait until the next book considering what happens at the end (not a cliffhanger but on-going character development that I want to see continued). Just please write faster Karen! 2013 will see a new Cassie Palmer book but I fear there will be a long wait to meet up with Dory again.