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jaceylepore's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
witchylevy's review against another edition
5.0
Gah! So much happened in this book. It had me laughing, crying, smiling, and angry at times. Best book in the series so far. So happy there is a happy ending/beginning. Things sure were dicey there for a bit.
romancejunkie1025's review against another edition
5.0
OMG soo much happened to end this series but damn if i didn't cry and scream and fall in love all in those short 300 or so pages. 5 stars!
tessisreading2's review against another edition
3.0
Was... this a romance? I felt like I kind of couldn't tell. It was a lot of paranormal macho male bonding interspersed with mildly BDSM sex scenes. The heroine, Janie, is a human who happens to be "the Chosen One"; ever since she was a kid she's been able to enter the Dreamworld and has two friends there, Kalin and Zane. Zane kidnaps Janie For Her Own Good, they oopsies end up in bed together, and oopsies end up mated. We then get into a whole morass of prophecies, plagues, wars, commando raids, psychic bonds and betrayals. During all of this Zane essentially runs off with various of Janie's and his own friends and relatives and does Manly War Things while Janie stays at home and wrings her hands a lot. (Okay, we're told that she's a doctor, but for obvious reasons Zanetti doesn't want to get too into the doctoring because the whole science is ridiculous. So really she wrings her hands a lot.) Eventually .
It's all just very silly - we're told that Janie is a kick-ass woman and she smacks people a lot, but she doesn't actually do much, and all the ass-kicking is done by dudes. A lot of paranormal romances are very hero-focused, and this is definitely one of those; more of the book was spent watching the dudes bro-bond and ass-kick than actually developing Janie, her importance, or her relationship with Zane.
Spoiler
They both think they're going to end up with her. Kalin is a Kurjan, whatever the heck that is, and Zane - spoiler! - is a vampire/demon hybrid. This is actually a bad thing, because vampires are the good guys. (They are also all male and incredibly well-muscled, because of course they are.) Zane is being forced into obedience by his evil uncle, the Demon King, who will have his family killed if he doesn't do what he's told; the Demon King wants Janie dead, while Kalin (who is the Kurjan King) wants Janie "mated" to him, despite the fact that his favorite hobby is "hurting," hunting, and murdering women.Spoiler
she gets pregnant, and then she's staying at home, wringing her hands, and being pregnantIt's all just very silly - we're told that Janie is a kick-ass woman and she smacks people a lot, but she doesn't actually do much, and all the ass-kicking is done by dudes. A lot of paranormal romances are very hero-focused, and this is definitely one of those; more of the book was spent watching the dudes bro-bond and ass-kick than actually developing Janie, her importance, or her relationship with Zane.
jams0606's review
5.0
This book was amazing! Best closure of a series in like...forever! So sad it's over, but I adored this series so much!
leabookjoy's review against another edition
4.0
French & English reviews
Ok, une superbe conclusion à ce cycle (la série n'étant apparemment pas terminée =)) avec des réponses à beaucoup de nos questions et BEAUCOUP de rebondissements et d'émotions ><
Ce que j'ai particulièrement aimé :
- ENFIN rencontrer Zane en vrai et découvrir qui il était (HOLY SHIT CETTE PREMIÈRE RENCONTRE !!)
- la mort de qui était juste PARFAITE (j'avoue que je m'y attendais pas, surtout sachant ce qu'il avait fait avec le virus ...)
- toute l'intrigue avec ses rebondissements (Kalin qui avait dix coups d'avance sur tout le monde avec son virus =D) et ses coups de stress (au début, je me suis dit "Naaan ils peuvent pas mourir" mais au fur et à mesure, j'ai commencé à avoir des gros doutes ><)
- cet épilogue <3
Bref, j'ai dévoré le livre et cette série =) Ce n'est pas un coup de cœur absolu parce qu'il y a un peu trop de sexe et les personnages ne sont pas toujours assez développés mais pour ceux qui veulent une lecture légère et qui aiment les vampires, cette série est parfaite =D
PS: je vais attaquer le spin-off chez les sorciers ... Bon j'avoue je fais ça surtout pour Nick et Simone <3
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OK, a great conclusion to this cycle (the series is apparently not over =)) with answers to many of our questions and a lot of twists and emotions ><
What I particularly liked :
- FINALLY meet Zane in real life and find out who he was (HOLY SHIT THIS FIRST MEETING !!)
- the death of who was just PERFECT (I must admit that I didn't expect it, especially knowing what he had done with the virus ...)
- all the plot with its twists (Kalin who was SO above of everyone with his virus =D) and THE stress (at first I said to myself "Nooo they can't die" but as I was reading, I began to have big doubts ><)
- this epilogue <3
In short, I devoured the book and this series =) This is not an absolute favorite because there is a little too much sex and the characters are not always developed enough but for those who want a light reading and who love vampires, this series is perfect =D
PS : I'm going to attack the spin-off with the witches ... Well OK I do that especially for Nick and Simone <3
Ok, une superbe conclusion à ce cycle (la série n'étant apparemment pas terminée =)) avec des réponses à beaucoup de nos questions et BEAUCOUP de rebondissements et d'émotions ><
Ce que j'ai particulièrement aimé :
- ENFIN rencontrer Zane en vrai et découvrir qui il était (HOLY SHIT CETTE PREMIÈRE RENCONTRE !!)
- la mort de
Spoiler
Kalin- toute l'intrigue avec ses rebondissements (Kalin qui avait dix coups d'avance sur tout le monde avec son virus =D) et ses coups de stress (au début, je me suis dit "Naaan ils peuvent pas mourir" mais au fur et à mesure, j'ai commencé à avoir des gros doutes ><)
- cet épilogue <3
Bref, j'ai dévoré le livre et cette série =) Ce n'est pas un coup de cœur absolu parce qu'il y a un peu trop de sexe et les personnages ne sont pas toujours assez développés mais pour ceux qui veulent une lecture légère et qui aiment les vampires, cette série est parfaite =D
PS: je vais attaquer le spin-off chez les sorciers ... Bon j'avoue je fais ça surtout pour Nick et Simone <3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
OK, a great conclusion to this cycle (the series is apparently not over =)) with answers to many of our questions and a lot of twists and emotions ><
What I particularly liked :
- FINALLY meet Zane in real life and find out who he was (HOLY SHIT THIS FIRST MEETING !!)
- the death of
Spoiler
Kalin- all the plot with its twists (Kalin who was SO above of everyone with his virus =D) and THE stress (at first I said to myself "Nooo they can't die" but as I was reading, I began to have big doubts ><)
- this epilogue <3
In short, I devoured the book and this series =) This is not an absolute favorite because there is a little too much sex and the characters are not always developed enough but for those who want a light reading and who love vampires, this series is perfect =D
PS : I'm going to attack the spin-off with the witches ... Well OK I do that especially for Nick and Simone <3
readliftbooks's review
5.0
Hope for the Realm
I was very pleased with this book. There are plenty of twists and it's about time we learned about who Zane truly is. Janie Belle kicked fate aside and followed her own rules. Well done Rebecca Zanetti.
I was very pleased with this book. There are plenty of twists and it's about time we learned about who Zane truly is. Janie Belle kicked fate aside and followed her own rules. Well done Rebecca Zanetti.