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puzzlegirl30's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
lisas_buecherrefugium's review against another edition
3.0
Die ersten beiden Bücher der Night Prince Reihe habe ich vor einigen Jahren gelesen, hatte sie ausgeliehen. Damals gefielen mir die beiden Bände sehr gut. Aus einem Impuls heraus habe ich mir vor kurzem die ganze Reihe gekauft und jetzt mit dem 4.ten Band ‘Der Fluch des Verlangens’ die Reihe endlich beendet. Es handelt sich um eine Spin-off Reihe zur Geschichte von Cat & Bones.
Die ersten beiden Bände haben mir beim Re-read immer noch gut gefallen, allerdings nicht mehr so gut wie damals als ich sie mit 5 Sternen bewertet hatte. Mein Buchgeschmack hat sich vor allem in letzter Zeit doch sehr gewandelt. Der dritte Band gefiel mir nicht mehr so gut und hat nur knapp 3 Sterne von mir bekommen. Leider konnte mich auch der finale Band nicht wirklich packen.
Zuerst möchte ich einmal kurz aufzählen, was mir an Night Prince #4 gefallen hat:
Ich fand es super, dass man die verborgene Welt der Magie kennengelernt hat. Ian, ein Vampir aus Mencheres Sippe und bewandert in Magie, dient hierbei als Führer. Das Vampire auf einmal doch nicht über allen stehen, sondern auch andere große Macht besitzen fand ich spannend. Und v.a. gefiel es mir wie Leila und Vlad in diese Welt eingeführt wurden ^^ Damit einhergehend wurde auch Leilas Herkunft beleuchtet und auch der Grund für ihre Kräfte erklärt. Was Leilas Geschichte auch in sich gut abgeschlossen hat. Auch der Showdown gefiel mir, da Leila & Vlad unbekannten Feinden gegenüberstanden, deren Kräfte sie nicht einschätzen konnten. Vlads Verwundbarkeit war in manchen Szenen schockierend.
Nun zu den Dingen, die mir leider nicht gut gefallen haben:
Die Bereitwilligkeit + Brutalität mit der Vlad alles für Leila tuen würde... Vlad als Charakter war schon von Beginn an eine schwierige Persönlichkeit. Die Brutalität und Skrupellosigkeit gehören einfach zu ihm und daran hat auch seine Liebe zu Leila nichts geändert. Sie hat nur seine Sichtweise verändert. Obwohl sie sich noch nicht lange kennen, würde er selbst Jahrhunderte langwährende Freundschaften zerstören. Das fand ich einfach nicht realistisch. Es gab einen durchgängigen Spannungsbogen, aber irgendwie konnte ich nicht wirklich mit den beiden Hauptcharakteren mitfiebern. Mir waren Ian, Mencheres und Leilas Schwester als Nebencharaktere viel lieber. Was vermutlich auch einfach daran lag, dass ich viele Entscheidungen von Vlad, aber auch einige von Leila nicht nachvollziehen konnte. Die Welt der Magie gefiel mir, aber es gab kaum Erklärungen... bei mir sind dazu immer noch viele Fragen offen. Vielleicht wird in anderen Büchern des Night Huntress Universe mehr dazu erzählt. Ich habe allerdings alle Bücher bis auf die letzten beiden Cat & Bones Bände, sowie die vor kurzem neu erschienen Bände gelesen...
Der 4. Band bekommt daher insgesamt 3 Sterne von mir. Dazu möchte ich erklären, dass 3 Sterne bei mir nicht heißt, dass ich das Buch schlecht fand oder keinen Spaß beim Lesen hatte. 3 Sterne heißt für mich es war ein gutes Buch, das mich aber nicht vollends überzeugen konnte.
Die ersten beiden Bände haben mir beim Re-read immer noch gut gefallen, allerdings nicht mehr so gut wie damals als ich sie mit 5 Sternen bewertet hatte. Mein Buchgeschmack hat sich vor allem in letzter Zeit doch sehr gewandelt. Der dritte Band gefiel mir nicht mehr so gut und hat nur knapp 3 Sterne von mir bekommen. Leider konnte mich auch der finale Band nicht wirklich packen.
Zuerst möchte ich einmal kurz aufzählen, was mir an Night Prince #4 gefallen hat:
Ich fand es super, dass man die verborgene Welt der Magie kennengelernt hat. Ian, ein Vampir aus Mencheres Sippe und bewandert in Magie, dient hierbei als Führer. Das Vampire auf einmal doch nicht über allen stehen, sondern auch andere große Macht besitzen fand ich spannend. Und v.a. gefiel es mir wie Leila und Vlad in diese Welt eingeführt wurden ^^ Damit einhergehend wurde auch Leilas Herkunft beleuchtet und auch der Grund für ihre Kräfte erklärt. Was Leilas Geschichte auch in sich gut abgeschlossen hat. Auch der Showdown gefiel mir, da Leila & Vlad unbekannten Feinden gegenüberstanden, deren Kräfte sie nicht einschätzen konnten. Vlads Verwundbarkeit war in manchen Szenen schockierend.
Nun zu den Dingen, die mir leider nicht gut gefallen haben:
Die Bereitwilligkeit + Brutalität mit der Vlad alles für Leila tuen würde... Vlad als Charakter war schon von Beginn an eine schwierige Persönlichkeit. Die Brutalität und Skrupellosigkeit gehören einfach zu ihm und daran hat auch seine Liebe zu Leila nichts geändert. Sie hat nur seine Sichtweise verändert. Obwohl sie sich noch nicht lange kennen, würde er selbst Jahrhunderte langwährende Freundschaften zerstören. Das fand ich einfach nicht realistisch. Es gab einen durchgängigen Spannungsbogen, aber irgendwie konnte ich nicht wirklich mit den beiden Hauptcharakteren mitfiebern. Mir waren Ian, Mencheres und Leilas Schwester als Nebencharaktere viel lieber. Was vermutlich auch einfach daran lag, dass ich viele Entscheidungen von Vlad, aber auch einige von Leila nicht nachvollziehen konnte. Die Welt der Magie gefiel mir, aber es gab kaum Erklärungen... bei mir sind dazu immer noch viele Fragen offen. Vielleicht wird in anderen Büchern des Night Huntress Universe mehr dazu erzählt. Ich habe allerdings alle Bücher bis auf die letzten beiden Cat & Bones Bände, sowie die vor kurzem neu erschienen Bände gelesen...
Der 4. Band bekommt daher insgesamt 3 Sterne von mir. Dazu möchte ich erklären, dass 3 Sterne bei mir nicht heißt, dass ich das Buch schlecht fand oder keinen Spaß beim Lesen hatte. 3 Sterne heißt für mich es war ein gutes Buch, das mich aber nicht vollends überzeugen konnte.
sillylittlefishey's review against another edition
4.0
I love Vlad!! Another good book but I'm so sad that it's the end of the series.... I'm hoping Ian will get a spin-off....
mystery_jem's review against another edition
5.0
For nearly six hundred years, Vlad Tepesh cared for nothing, so he had nothing to lose. His brutal reputation ensured that all but the most foolhardy stayed away. Now falling in love with Leila has put him at the mercy of his passions. And one adversary has found a devastating way to use Vlad’s new bride against him.
audiogirl511's review against another edition
5.0
Oh my word!
All I can say is I love Ian! I know this is Vlad and Leila's story but Ian captured my heart. There is so much more to him that I can't wait to explore in his book. As for Vlad and Leila, we saw them reach new depths in their relationship and power. I only wish we had one more book for them. Not really one where they're fighting for their lives, but just a little more of their story (i.e. Leotie, Leila and Gretchen; Leila and Gretchen; Vlad and Menchares after the revelation; and Vlad and Maximus).
All I can say is I love Ian! I know this is Vlad and Leila's story but Ian captured my heart. There is so much more to him that I can't wait to explore in his book. As for Vlad and Leila, we saw them reach new depths in their relationship and power. I only wish we had one more book for them. Not really one where they're fighting for their lives, but just a little more of their story (i.e. Leotie, Leila and Gretchen; Leila and Gretchen; Vlad and Menchares after the revelation; and Vlad and Maximus).
archangelwings's review against another edition
3.0
Had some good vladleila moments, but mostly meh woth a whole bunch of stuff that went nowhere
kaymurphy's review against another edition
5.0
This cannot be the last book. There are so many open ends left that it's frustrating!
jennilee8's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
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
5.0
hmmreads's review against another edition
3.0
3.5
Leila and Vlad were on a journey to track down Mircea, Vlad's nephew/son he took in. Mircea got a father complex because Vlad never loved him, but he pegged it as Vlad not having the ability to love. But when he discovered that Vlad loved Leila in mere months, he was super jealous. It was a weak motivation, to be honest.
Mircea and Leila were bound together because his spell backfired on him. Then Mircea was captured and threatened by other necromancers, who threatened Vlad to kill Samir (but actually Mencheres) if he wanted Leila to live. They recruited Ian to help and found a demon that informed Leila of her direct heritage to the Ani-kutani line, a true witch. Leila and Gretchen met Loite, the only other ancestor left and told them that her powers (heritage magic) could be transferred to anyone of the matriarch line, but it would also transfer the hex. Gretchen told Leila to give it to her but Leila said no. But Gretchen ended up turning into a vampire anyway.
Then they figured out that the heritage magic will manifest to what the person needed the most, since Gretchen's would be protection from the hex, the magic would not have the hex. But since they needed to wait for Gretchen to get over her bloodlust, Loite whisked her away so Vlad wouldn't force the transfer.
Leila found a way to communicate with Mircea and they went to a club to a warehouse to track the necromancers. There, a necromancer cursed Vlad to relive his regret over and over. Naturally, his fire went out of control and everything was burning. Leila had to get closer to douse volts into him because the curse didn't work on her. This scene was nicely written, but there's this part where Leila had to make a second attempt because she didn't put her all into her first attempt. And that she was doubting herself that she couldn't do it. I was irked that she had unleashed her 'full potential' multiple times in the previous books, so she knew she'd be capable of it. So her having this doubt thing was just odd, but it did flesh Mircea out as he help her through their link. Once was alright, but the book used this doubt hindrance again a second time later at the end.
Anyways, the got the necromancer back to a safe house. There Vlad had all of them watch as he popped Mencheres' head. Ian went ballistic and immediately summoned a demon that had been hunting him. Ian bargained his soul so Mencheres would still be alive. But after the bargain was struck, the demon informed him that the dead body wasn't Mencheres. Vlad explained that he had glamoured a volunteer to look like Mencheres and needed their genuine reactions on camera. Ian used the demon-bargained power thing to squeeze Mircea's location out of the necromancer and then he dipped out.
They ambushed the place with the help of Veritas, a Law Guardian enforcer person that could pause time and (insinuated) escape grave magic. Vlad was all caveman again and forbid Leila from going in, even though he knew that Leila's immune. She ended up needing to come in anyways to save them from a spell. Author used the self-doubt thing here again. Getting Marty killed because she wasn't what, 'confident' enough? That's really unbelievable. Fear might be more of a justifiable reason than 'doubt'. Especially when all Marty, Maximus, Vlad were stuck there. But whatever.
They reached Mircea. Mencheres found out Vlad's intention to kill him if the necromancers didn't believe the tape. Mencheres requested that Vlad took Mircea in as a way to repent his almost betrayal.
Leila had improved a lot in this book. She wasn't annoying, wasn't stupid, and didn't charge into situations without reason. Her stupid fifty shades inner goddess only appeared a few times. Vlad was almost still the same, selective on which fight Leila could join. He was a thick-headed vamp here, not allowing Leila to join in even though she was the only one immune.
Leila and Vlad were on a journey to track down Mircea, Vlad's nephew/son he took in. Mircea got a father complex because Vlad never loved him, but he pegged it as Vlad not having the ability to love. But when he discovered that Vlad loved Leila in mere months, he was super jealous. It was a weak motivation, to be honest.
Mircea and Leila were bound together because his spell backfired on him. Then Mircea was captured and threatened by other necromancers, who threatened Vlad to kill Samir (but actually Mencheres) if he wanted Leila to live. They recruited Ian to help and found a demon that informed Leila of her direct heritage to the Ani-kutani line, a true witch. Leila and Gretchen met Loite, the only other ancestor left and told them that her powers (heritage magic) could be transferred to anyone of the matriarch line, but it would also transfer the hex. Gretchen told Leila to give it to her but Leila said no. But Gretchen ended up turning into a vampire anyway.
Then they figured out that the heritage magic will manifest to what the person needed the most, since Gretchen's would be protection from the hex, the magic would not have the hex. But since they needed to wait for Gretchen to get over her bloodlust, Loite whisked her away so Vlad wouldn't force the transfer.
Leila found a way to communicate with Mircea and they went to a club to a warehouse to track the necromancers. There, a necromancer cursed Vlad to relive his regret over and over. Naturally, his fire went out of control and everything was burning. Leila had to get closer to douse volts into him because the curse didn't work on her. This scene was nicely written, but there's this part where Leila had to make a second attempt because she didn't put her all into her first attempt. And that she was doubting herself that she couldn't do it. I was irked that she had unleashed her 'full potential' multiple times in the previous books, so she knew she'd be capable of it. So her having this doubt thing was just odd, but it did flesh Mircea out as he help her through their link. Once was alright, but the book used this doubt hindrance again a second time later at the end.
Anyways, the got the necromancer back to a safe house. There Vlad had all of them watch as he popped Mencheres' head. Ian went ballistic and immediately summoned a demon that had been hunting him. Ian bargained his soul so Mencheres would still be alive. But after the bargain was struck, the demon informed him that the dead body wasn't Mencheres. Vlad explained that he had glamoured a volunteer to look like Mencheres and needed their genuine reactions on camera. Ian used the demon-bargained power thing to squeeze Mircea's location out of the necromancer and then he dipped out.
They ambushed the place with the help of Veritas, a Law Guardian enforcer person that could pause time and (insinuated) escape grave magic. Vlad was all caveman again and forbid Leila from going in, even though he knew that Leila's immune. She ended up needing to come in anyways to save them from a spell. Author used the self-doubt thing here again. Getting Marty killed because she wasn't what, 'confident' enough? That's really unbelievable. Fear might be more of a justifiable reason than 'doubt'. Especially when all Marty, Maximus, Vlad were stuck there. But whatever.
They reached Mircea. Mencheres found out Vlad's intention to kill him if the necromancers didn't believe the tape. Mencheres requested that Vlad took Mircea in as a way to repent his almost betrayal.
Leila had improved a lot in this book. She wasn't annoying, wasn't stupid, and didn't charge into situations without reason. Her stupid fifty shades inner goddess only appeared a few times. Vlad was almost still the same, selective on which fight Leila could join. He was a thick-headed vamp here, not allowing Leila to join in even though she was the only one immune.