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bhookjunkhie's review against another edition
5.0
Sigh!..I love Lucian..what a hot, dirty talking, arrogant asshole:)..YUM..Eternal Captive was a wild ride right from the start..and I loved every page!..Its hard to find something original in this genre, but Laura Wright has done a fantastic job creating something different with this series...there was so much set up for future books, and I cant wait to see whats next..and that ending:)..gah!..abso-freakin-lutley loved it...now just 6 months to wait till the next one:)
pamgodwin's review against another edition
4.0
Despite an overdone genre, this series kept me engaged enough to read the first three books. The story line won't linger in my head days (or even hours) later, but the polished writing and entertaining characters compelled me to add the series to my watch list. I'll catch the next one (coming Aug 2012).
romancejunkie1025's review against another edition
5.0
OH MY GODDESS what a great book... kept you on the edge of your seat the whole time... and of course made you wanna reach in the book and slap Luca SEVERAL times... thank goodness Bronwyn kept his ass in line.
Lots of fun plot twists and surprises... can't wait for the next book!
Lots of fun plot twists and surprises... can't wait for the next book!
willowisp79's review against another edition
4.0
Ah finally! the third Roman brother. ....the ever quick witted, sarcastic 'angelic devil seducer'.
Gotta love Lucian.
Think we all knew from the first book who he was going to fall for.....
But wow was this one quite a battle. ...
.....and I'm not 100% sure it's completely finished. I hope it is but I don't know.
He was the genetic key for the next generation Breeding Male and he always felt it deep down and distanced himself from emotions.....
Until genealogist Bronwyn walked in their life. Fighting it immediately, Luca did everything to push her away....
Until she came with news of the balas that Kate had brought to the Romans in book 2 and she was weak, pale and not fed for months. Luca had done everything physical you cab think of......except give his blood.
At the end of the last book she fed from him....
Now the creator of the breeding male program has forced them (snatched them) from their lives and deserted them on his 'reality' .....knowing just time.....
This one had a different twist to it which made it more 'will he won't he' and you could understand his wishes and frustrations.....
I just hope my little niggle at the back that says something might upset the balance may happen - doesn't! !
Gotta love Lucian.
Think we all knew from the first book who he was going to fall for.....
But wow was this one quite a battle. ...
.....and I'm not 100% sure it's completely finished. I hope it is but I don't know.
He was the genetic key for the next generation Breeding Male and he always felt it deep down and distanced himself from emotions.....
Until genealogist Bronwyn walked in their life. Fighting it immediately, Luca did everything to push her away....
Until she came with news of the balas that Kate had brought to the Romans in book 2 and she was weak, pale and not fed for months. Luca had done everything physical you cab think of......except give his blood.
At the end of the last book she fed from him....
Now the creator of the breeding male program has forced them (snatched them) from their lives and deserted them on his 'reality' .....knowing just time.....
This one had a different twist to it which made it more 'will he won't he' and you could understand his wishes and frustrations.....
I just hope my little niggle at the back that says something might upset the balance may happen - doesn't! !
mdlaclair's review against another edition
2.0
I really have to be in the right mood to read this book although I really like these characters the best i just did not really feel a connection to it. So for vampire smut it is good but just not to my tastes.
ezichinny's review against another edition
4.0
I did enjoy Lucien's book the best for far and I like the introduction of shifters to this series.
Review to come.
Review to come.
lit_lady's review against another edition
2.0
I'll start this review by saying I've not read the previous novels in the series and I took this novel as a stand alone by my mistake.
This being a romance novel, the steamy bits and tension building between our main characters felt satisfying and well paced, though it will leave your inner feminist crying in a dark corner.
Lucian's character can't decide if he's an Irish gentleman or a crass college bro. He's extremely dominating and possessive of Bronwyn and there is a point that it is in a rape-ish way.
Bronwyn was not intelligent enough, especially considering the line of work she carries and she was not a strong leading lady, and while she tries to act independent and strong, her character also flip flops because she constantly needs protection, from the strong males around her.
When it comes to the plot there are really 3 story lines followed. Lucian & Bronwyn, Synjon, and Dillon.
Most of the novel is spent with Lucian and Bronwyn and exploring their feelings and loins and "relationship building" with them.
Synjon's whole subplot was fitting since he played a major roll in the first few chapters and it kind of tied up the whole "he's looking for Bronwyn so whatever happened with him, but everything towards the end left me crying out "oh come on really?!"
Dillon's whole plot really just felt tacked on and could only be one chapters worth of pages when all mashed together (the book tends to blip around). Dillon's part of the story also was just to pave the way in the epilogue for the next book, as well as fill a HUGE plot hole at the end of how the villain's secret layer got found by Alexander and Nicholas (How they got in through the magic wards still a mystery). How Dillon even knew where the villain was is also unexplained (perhaps a previous book).
In short very a predictable "everything works out for everyone in the end" fun read that left me feeling very disappointed in my purchase.
This being a romance novel, the steamy bits and tension building between our main characters felt satisfying and well paced, though it will leave your inner feminist crying in a dark corner.
Lucian's character can't decide if he's an Irish gentleman or a crass college bro. He's extremely dominating and possessive of Bronwyn and there is a point that it is in a rape-ish way.
Bronwyn was not intelligent enough, especially considering the line of work she carries and she was not a strong leading lady, and while she tries to act independent and strong, her character also flip flops because she constantly needs protection, from the strong males around her.
When it comes to the plot there are really 3 story lines followed. Lucian & Bronwyn, Synjon, and Dillon.
Most of the novel is spent with Lucian and Bronwyn and exploring their feelings and loins and "relationship building" with them.
Spoiler
The novel leaves the impression that their love is to be bitter sweet and short lived, but magically hey there is a cure that can allow their dysfunctional love to continue. This is because Lucian is destined to become The Breeding Male, which basically is a vampire male with no true soul mate that is just hormones and instinct and has to be chained up because he'll rape every female on the spot, he'll even be able to decide the sex of the resulting child. This is genetically destined for him, and there is no known cure for him to remain "himself" so to speak after to goes through the transformation.Synjon's whole subplot was fitting since he played a major roll in the first few chapters and it kind of tied up the whole "he's looking for Bronwyn so whatever happened with him, but everything towards the end left me crying out "oh come on really?!"
Spoiler
At the end of the novel his previously "murdered" lover is actually still alive and captured at the very location he believes his new wife to be held. It felt this fact was only included to add some kind of emotion to a very anti-climatic conclusion to the novel. Which also bothers me because nothing really happened on the plot until the last 30 pages, and it was over before final chapter. Way to much time character building.Dillon's whole plot really just felt tacked on and could only be one chapters worth of pages when all mashed together (the book tends to blip around). Dillon's part of the story also was just to pave the way in the epilogue for the next book, as well as fill a HUGE plot hole at the end of how the villain's secret layer got found by Alexander and Nicholas (How they got in through the magic wards still a mystery). How Dillon even knew where the villain was is also unexplained (perhaps a previous book).
In short very a predictable "everything works out for everyone in the end" fun read that left me feeling very disappointed in my purchase.
doorasbookshelf's review against another edition
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
shadowmaster13's review against another edition
4.0
Aww yeah.
Brilliant read it in one setting. Now as much as I loved it (and I did) I wish that Lucan and Bronwyn weren't genetically wrong and Lucan was just a diluted Breeding Male so he could have a true mate.
Gray - oh how I love thee! And Dillon and the
Brilliant read it in one setting. Now as much as I loved it (and I did) I wish that Lucan and Bronwyn weren't genetically wrong and Lucan was just a diluted Breeding Male so he could have a true mate.
Gray - oh how I love thee! And Dillon and the
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mutores and all that was both fascinating and fit right into the series. I reaally hope that [b:Eternal Beast|13052105|Eternal Beast (Mark of the Vampire, #4)|Laura Wright|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1328868133s/13052105.jpg|17490948] is about Dillon and not Erion. I mean not that I don't want Erion's story but I know Gray better and I want to rad his story more.saltyred's review against another edition
5.0
This book was amazing! Lucian is my kind of alpha--yummy! This is one of the hottest PnR's I've ever read (I would actually classify it as erotica), and it had a couldn't-put-it-down storyline. I love this series and can't wait to read the next one!
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