Reviews

Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night by Kresley Cole

alyshadeshae's review against another edition

1.0

Another "some-some" character... Ugh! Also, if you're going to write about Louisiana, know that we don't eat "crayfish" - whatever that nasty sounding thing is. We eat crawfish and other weird animals. I get that Louisiana (and New Orleans, specifically) are great settings for mystical and legendary creatures, but at least do some research into our foods before embarrassing yourself with something so blatantly obvious. It's almost as bad as the "some-some" slang - maybe worse.

autumnal54's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

katkfern's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Continues to be a comfort series for me. (Though I am starting to get all the characters mixed up…)

nicholeb84's review against another edition

3.0

I liked this one more that A Hunger Like No Other. Maybe because Mari was a little bit tougher and stronger than Emma. Or maybe because Bowen seemed to have a better understand of boundaries when it came to Mari. They were a sweet and fun couple, who didn’t really shy away from their challenges. They actually discussed issues!

But, I have to take away a half point, because again with the whole werewolf NEEDING to claim his mate thing. With all the erections and sex every which way. It was about much for me, especially as a new romance reader. At times, I found myself thinking: “Please calm down.”

Another thing I enjoyed was the discussions about “monsters” being people and wanting things “normal” people want. But, I have to add this, and it’s really more about the series as a whole: each book is about 350-360 pages and there is a looming evil throughout, but it’s not truly faced until the last 50 pages are so. I’d like this world - which is being set up to be very interesting - to be fleshed out more.

eyleen's review against another edition

5.0

Another great instalment in this series!!

It was a bit sweeter than the other two books I've read so far and I loved the grand finale!!

dattebayo1p's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ameserole's review against another edition

4.0

Without knowing what books 1-3 were about.. book 4 was pretty freaking good.

I know, I know. I have committed a readers sin but hey - it happens.... a lot to me. Blame the reading challenges I participate in because I was looking for something specific and this book had it. Woohoo!


Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night was a pretty good supernatural/paranormal romance. It was interesting from start to finish. Plus it doesn't hurt that the characters were intriguing either. I feel like I have been off my book game because I was invested in anything or anything. Yet, this book definitely killed that weird slump thing I was in.

Bowen and Mariketa were adorable. Beyond adorable. Mostly because their chemistry was freaking amazing and some sort of goal for every relationship. I loved them together and it was pretty freaking easy to ship them.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book - so I feel like I should most definitely dive into books 1-3 now.

mcklockhart's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

ironskin's review against another edition

Can’t deal with an alphahole at the moment 

redhairedashreads's review

2.5

 

2.5 stars

With this series I never know if I am going to end up liking the book, sadly this one I didn’t really enjoy. Like the first book, I struggled a lot with Bowen MacRieve, but I also struggled with the plot and pacing of this book, so much so that it took me days to read a 400 page book when normally I can read that in one no problem. 

Bowen was a damaged Lykae who lost his mate nearly two centuries ago. He is a bit of a mess and is obsessed with only getting his mate back, so much so that he ignores the truth right in front of him, that Mariketa is his mate as well. After the Hie, we see Bowen treat Mariketa like shit multiple times and even plots to get her pregnant just to make sure she is his mate, which is where I gave up any hope of liking him. On top of that he calls her by the wrong name during sex at one point and frequently accuses her of enchanting him to make him think he is mated to her. Oh also, he even mentions stopping her from using magic once he mates her, so yeah he is just not a great guy.  Yes by the end of the story we see him reform himself and realize his mistakes but I really struggled seeing these two as a romantic couple when he treated her so badly to begin with. 

Mari was an interesting heroine because this was our first witch and she was the mysterious Awaited one, but sadly, I found her young and hard to connect with. She is a sheltered woman who has never really interacted with anyone outside her coven but is forced into this even before she even comes into power, which just feels very stupid. Once she comes into her power we do see her be deadly with them but at the same time be stupid with them so that Bowen has to rescue her in the end. She was just a MFC who I liked but didn’t love and that didn’t help my feelings on this book, but I still think she deserved better than Bowen. 

I think the plot in this book was a bit all over the place. There was just too much going on with three separate storylines smashed together and in the end, it didn't really deliver a satisfying ending. Because of the different storylines, I think the pacing of this book suffered and sections of this book were very slow and made it a slog to get through, on top of already struggling with hating Bowen. 

Overall, this was ok and while I really like this world of Lykae, valkyries, and vampires, I am also struggling with the toxic male characters. I think I will continue with the series but I am probably going to be spacing these out some to give myself a break since they hit or miss for me. 

TW: death of a mate; imprisonment; fear of hights; kidnapping and threat of rape; airplane crash; misogyny;