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A review by heabooknerd
Midnight Awakening by Lara Adrian
5.0
I enjoyed MIDNIGHT AWAKENING so much, even more than I remember liking it the first time around. It's gritty and angsty and so emotional because both Elise and Tegan have not had easy lives. They seem like complete opposites at first - Elise is cultured and sheltered from growing up in the DarkHaven and Tegan is cold and ruthless - but they understand each other's pain in a way that others just can't. There was a lot of development in the overarching story of the growing Rogue faction and we also got a little more deeper look into the DarkHavens and Breed politics. I find this world really fascinating and even though it has many of the usual vampire elements, there's also something really unique about it.
Elise was such a wonderful heroine and her pain broke my heart; I can't imagine losing your husband and then your son and now Elise wants nothing more than vengeance. Watching her find herself again and learn to embrace a different kind of life was great to read and while she frequently maintains her more proper ways she's also not afraid to get dirty and fight back. In contrast, Tegan only knows fighting and he's spent centuries pushing down the rage and pain of losing his Breedmate. MIDNIGHT AWAKENING shows quite the emotional journey for Tegan and it's not pretty; he's hard, crass, and even cruel because he's desperate to keep Elise from getting close. And yet, even with all that, there's just something so needy about Tegan that makes me want to hug him and make things better.
Content Warning: Elise is grieving the death of her teenage son; references to the torture and rape of the Tegan's previous mate
Elise was such a wonderful heroine and her pain broke my heart; I can't imagine losing your husband and then your son and now Elise wants nothing more than vengeance. Watching her find herself again and learn to embrace a different kind of life was great to read and while she frequently maintains her more proper ways she's also not afraid to get dirty and fight back. In contrast, Tegan only knows fighting and he's spent centuries pushing down the rage and pain of losing his Breedmate. MIDNIGHT AWAKENING shows quite the emotional journey for Tegan and it's not pretty; he's hard, crass, and even cruel because he's desperate to keep Elise from getting close. And yet, even with all that, there's just something so needy about Tegan that makes me want to hug him and make things better.
Content Warning: Elise is grieving the death of her teenage son; references to the torture and rape of the Tegan's previous mate