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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.
amym84's review against another edition
4.0
This book has been a long time coming. With [b:Death's Mistress|6203049|Death's Mistress (Dorina Basarab, #2)|Karen Chance|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1347782760s/6203049.jpg|6383596] published back in 2010, it's been quite awhile since we've seen what Dory is up to. The events of Fury's Kiss take place a few weeks after the end of Death's Mistress. Dory has agreed to work with the Senate during the impending war. The book opens with Dory not knowing who or where she is, but needing the rescuing of one Louis-Caesar. From hee the story jumps right off. By reading this book, I can almost see why it takes Karen Chance so long in between books. This book is full of twists and turns. Whereas the Cassie Palmer series has the time-travel aspect going for it, the Dorina books seem to have a mind-speak kind of thing going on which Chance tackles very well. The intricaces of going back and forth is done really well.
With a big and important chunk of information missing from Dory's memory the mystery plot thickens. What did they want with Dory? And who are they in the first place? This book is definitely a culmination of events that have been going on since the first book in the series [b:Midnight's Daughter|3072254|Midnight's Daughter (Dorina Basarab, #1)|Karen Chance|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1307519250s/3072254.jpg|3103274]. I don't think it could be a book read alone.
I continue to really like Dory, almost more so than Cassie. She a great combination of toughness and vulnerability. Even though she probably would never admit it, she has a godd heart for those she cares about, and those she deems worthy.
I like the growing relationship between her and Mircea. In Midnight's Daughter things between them are tense to say the least, but we always got the sense that there was more behind that whole story. We got more glimpses and information in Death's Mistress and Fury's Kiss is almost the penultimate of where their relationship has been and where, hopefully, it will go. I still do like Mircea more in Dory's story than in Cassie's. I think I prefer him as the father figure than lover. Karen Chance does her fans proud with giving us a little nod to the Cassie books in a particular scene in this book. Hopefully, she'll continue to throw more of those at us in future books.
The romantic relationship between Dory and Louis-Caesar is another that I really like. They started out as unwanted partners and now their feelings have grown. I think Chance did a good job of not rushing a relationship between these two and also not letting it take too long to manifest either. Dory had to figure out more of who she was before she could let her heart decide who to be with. Her whole life she's been an outcast and isn't used to someone actually caring for her. Her Louis-Caesar's part, I like that he's been patient. I guess it's a characteristic of a vampire, a group that can live forever knows how to be patient. He gives her space and time to figure out her feelings, but he definitely doesn't let her off the hook with how he feels about her. I like that Dory is able to come to terms with someone caring about her. She might try to talk it down a bit, but in the end she realizes it's about what she wants and that's all that should matter.
The only thing I will complain about is that I'm finished. I tried to read the book slowly, but now I'm sad that I have no other Dory or Cassie book to read. Hopefully Karen Chance won't take so long between Dory and Cassie books in the future. Until Then!
With a big and important chunk of information missing from Dory's memory the mystery plot thickens. What did they want with Dory? And who are they in the first place? This book is definitely a culmination of events that have been going on since the first book in the series [b:Midnight's Daughter|3072254|Midnight's Daughter (Dorina Basarab, #1)|Karen Chance|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1307519250s/3072254.jpg|3103274]. I don't think it could be a book read alone.
I continue to really like Dory, almost more so than Cassie. She a great combination of toughness and vulnerability. Even though she probably would never admit it, she has a godd heart for those she cares about, and those she deems worthy.
I like the growing relationship between her and Mircea. In Midnight's Daughter things between them are tense to say the least, but we always got the sense that there was more behind that whole story. We got more glimpses and information in Death's Mistress and Fury's Kiss is almost the penultimate of where their relationship has been and where, hopefully, it will go. I still do like Mircea more in Dory's story than in Cassie's. I think I prefer him as the father figure than lover. Karen Chance does her fans proud with giving us a little nod to the Cassie books in a particular scene in this book. Hopefully, she'll continue to throw more of those at us in future books.
The romantic relationship between Dory and Louis-Caesar is another that I really like. They started out as unwanted partners and now their feelings have grown. I think Chance did a good job of not rushing a relationship between these two and also not letting it take too long to manifest either. Dory had to figure out more of who she was before she could let her heart decide who to be with. Her whole life she's been an outcast and isn't used to someone actually caring for her. Her Louis-Caesar's part, I like that he's been patient. I guess it's a characteristic of a vampire, a group that can live forever knows how to be patient. He gives her space and time to figure out her feelings, but he definitely doesn't let her off the hook with how he feels about her. I like that Dory is able to come to terms with someone caring about her. She might try to talk it down a bit, but in the end she realizes it's about what she wants and that's all that should matter.
The only thing I will complain about is that I'm finished. I tried to read the book slowly, but now I'm sad that I have no other Dory or Cassie book to read. Hopefully Karen Chance won't take so long between Dory and Cassie books in the future. Until Then!
cplumma3's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
pixip's review against another edition
4.0
I absolutely love Dorina she is one of my favourite characters in all the series I read and I couldn't wait for this book. I loved delving more into her as a character and seeing a deeper side than the ass kicking smart mouth i loved in the other 2 books. I did feel at times the book was a little disjointed and it took me a while to get into. The storyline was so complex I think it was perhaps a little too clever for itself sometimes. Then ending was quite intriguing and one I didn't suspect would happen. I can't wait for a proper crossover between Cassie and Dory's worlds I imagine that might happen near to the end of both series so enable them to be kept as separate entities.
tessisreading2's review against another edition
3.0
The action kept moving so quickly that there wasn't really a lot of time for the actual plot to make sense, but whatever.
ckjaer88's review against another edition
4.0
Well damn. I'll be the first one to admit; I wasn't that fond of the book the first time I read it. There was too much going on, with the portals, everybody trying to kill each other, the Irin stuff and lets not forget the mental stuff. And alright, I MAY have speed-read through it the first time with a pulse about 180. But this time... this time I went into it, with a normal pulse and a feeling of "I don't really like this book".
So yeah, needless to say I got A LOT more out of it this time around. All of the Irin stuff makes sense now, so does the portal stuff - even the fey stuff! But at the very end, like in the Cassieverse, when all the threads are being tied up, it gets a bit confusing and overwhelming.
But even more important - I actually really like this book now. I loved all the LC stuff, despite him being unconscious most of the time, the moments they have are really sweet.
I look forward to seeing what the Irin kiss will do to help Dory and Dorina merge - and please KC, for the love of all that is holy; MORE MARLOWE!
So yeah, needless to say I got A LOT more out of it this time around. All of the Irin stuff makes sense now, so does the portal stuff - even the fey stuff! But at the very end, like in the Cassieverse, when all the threads are being tied up, it gets a bit confusing and overwhelming.
But even more important - I actually really like this book now. I loved all the LC stuff, despite him being unconscious most of the time, the moments they have are really sweet.
I look forward to seeing what the Irin kiss will do to help Dory and Dorina merge - and please KC, for the love of all that is holy; MORE MARLOWE!
claire_loves_books's review against another edition
3.0
Again I enjoyed this book but like the previous books in the series I found the mix of plots a bit much, it would be better if the plot was a little bit simpler and better defined without having multiple plots bleeding into one another. It was almost worse in this book with the flashbacks, memories from Dorina, forgotten memories and mental communication of other peoples memories I found myself thinking was that real, past, present or what?!?
I really liked Dory, she's a much more interesting MC than Cassie and seems a lot more proactive, I can believe that she gets respect from the vampires that surround her (at least some of them) she's earnt it (yes they treat her like she's crazy but she's kind of earnt that as well:) )
I liked that everything eventually got tied up It's a good ending to the series (I can't see any new books planned for Dory and it's been 2 years since Fury's Kiss came out).
I really liked Dory, she's a much more interesting MC than Cassie and seems a lot more proactive, I can believe that she gets respect from the vampires that surround her (at least some of them) she's earnt it (yes they treat her like she's crazy but she's kind of earnt that as well:) )
I liked that everything eventually got tied up It's a good ending to the series (I can't see any new books planned for Dory and it's been 2 years since Fury's Kiss came out).