Scan barcode
erika_is_reading's review against another edition
4.0
Indulging myself.
** Accidental reread in 2019.
** Accidental reread in 2019.
jazzrizz's review against another edition
5.0
This was such a good book. I've developed a strong fondness for the Valkyrie, and I thought I'd be disappointed with their absence in this story. NOT so!
See, I've also developed a strong fondness for the werewolves too, especially Bowen. I could not put this book down. The chemistry and the struggles in this book totally sucked me in.
See, I've also developed a strong fondness for the werewolves too, especially Bowen. I could not put this book down. The chemistry and the struggles in this book totally sucked me in.
jazzrizz's review against another edition
5.0
Bowen MacRieve has struggled with the loss of his mate. He's entered the Hie in hopes of winning the Key that could save her. His encounter with Mariketa the Awaited seems to have thwarted his plans. Not that Kaderin The Cold-Hearted & her determined mate Sabastian didn't hinder things either. After learning that Mariketa & her party didn't escape where he locked them in ... the repercussions of that act are heating up to start an all out war (never mind the brewing Accession).
He heads off to bring her back, but there's definitely a pull towards her, that he fights constantly. He starts to come around to the idea that Mariketa might be his mate reincarnated ... and sets about wooing the wee lass. There's nothing shrinking about this witch, and she really enjoys making life as difficult as possible for Bowen.
One of the best climatic endings in this series. Mariketa is one bad ass witch. Once she harnesses her powers, she's going to be absolutely astonishing.
He heads off to bring her back, but there's definitely a pull towards her, that he fights constantly. He starts to come around to the idea that Mariketa might be his mate reincarnated ... and sets about wooing the wee lass. There's nothing shrinking about this witch, and she really enjoys making life as difficult as possible for Bowen.
One of the best climatic endings in this series. Mariketa is one bad ass witch. Once she harnesses her powers, she's going to be absolutely astonishing.
kfajardo's review
4.0
Im obsessed with this series no bc of the writing or the outdated writing lol each book its extremely similar to the other
s4ufos's review against another edition
4.0
This IAD book is probably one of the few that I’ve only read once, but it was very good to return to! At some moments, it did feel a little back and forth (which is why it got four stars instead of five). I still enjoyed reading it and will gladly pick it up again!
fictionalkate's review against another edition
2.0
I started off really liking where this book was going.
It picked up somewhere during the Hie which was the center of the previous book.
But somewhere near the middle of the book, I lost it.
As soon as Bowen found Mari after saving her from the caved in Incubi cave, I began to lose interest. I think it's because I really didn't like Mari. She was selfish and annoying and really, didn't have any redeeming qualities to her.
Bowen was incredibly attractive, scottish, werewolfy and broken but even his overprotectiveness started to get old after a while.
But the story did redeem itself for me, near the end after Mari embraced her powers and together they saved the world... or whatever they achieved after they destroyed Hexa.
I just, didn't enjoy this one as much as the other books in the series. But it was worthwhile reading.
It picked up somewhere during the Hie which was the center of the previous book.
But somewhere near the middle of the book, I lost it.
Spoiler
As soon as Bowen found Mari after saving her from the caved in Incubi cave, I began to lose interest. I think it's because I really didn't like Mari. She was selfish and annoying and really, didn't have any redeeming qualities to her.
Bowen was incredibly attractive, scottish, werewolfy and broken but even his overprotectiveness started to get old after a while.
But the story did redeem itself for me, near the end after Mari embraced her powers and together they saved the world... or whatever they achieved after they destroyed Hexa.
I just, didn't enjoy this one as much as the other books in the series. But it was worthwhile reading.
macnchz's review against another edition
3.0
I haven't read any other books in the series and I don't think I was intrigued enough to read more. However, this is really steamy! I liked it fine.
amykastigar's review against another edition
5.0
I love everything about this book. It hits all the right notes for me and ranks as one of my all-time favorite romance novels, paranormal of otherwise. Mariketa is a fantastic heroine and Bowen, well, after a rough beginning he certainly grows on you. I started the IAD series last year, and this is my fourth reread of this entry. I shall push on, and while I am enjoying each book as the series moves forward, I won’t be surprised if this one remains my favorite.
Update: the audio is fantabulous!
Update: the audio is fantabulous!
virgo_reader's review against another edition
3.0
The first part of Wicked Deeds on a Winter’s Night overlaps with the end of book 2 in this series, No Rest for the Wicked. Bowen MacRieve, a Lykae (werewolf), and Market the Awaited, a witch, are both competing in the Hie - a supernatural Amazing Race type game. Only Bowen’s a big old jerk, and he leaves Mari and other competitors trapped in a cave with very old, crazed incubi.
I’d say the first half of this book was a little slow to me. Maybe not slow because there was literal action/events happening, but there wasn’t a lot of focus on the pair of them together or their relationship. And when they finally do meet again face to face, Bowen is furious because he thinks Mari is enchanting him to want her, when he’s been celibate since his mate Mariah died 180 years earlier.
I loved the protectiveness of Bowen and how territorial he got with Mari (I’m a sucker for those werewolf mate stereotypes) and the banter between the two of them. We saw Bowen in both books 1 and 2 of the series and know he rarely smiles or jokes. Mari bringing that out in him was fun.
”If we had no bad blood between us, would you… like me?”
“I’d be attracted to you, but there’s no way I’d want anything permanent with you - bad blood or not.”
“What the hell’s so wrong with me?” His eyes flickered, and the hint of uncertainty he’d just revealed was drowned out by a surge of annoyance. “I’m strong, I can protect you, and I’m rich. And I vow to you, lass, once you experience what it’s like to share my bed, you will no’ ever want to leave it.”
His eyes bore into hers as he said the last, and despite herself, his utter confidence in this area affected her, forcing her to wonder what tricks a twelve-century-old immortal would’ve picked up over the years.
She inwardly shook herself. “MacRieve, when I settle down it’s going to be with a male that has - oh, I don’t know - a sense of humor, or of modesty. How about a lack of scathing hatred toward witches? Maybe a zest for life? Too much to ask that he’s born in the same millennium?”
The books pacing felt just a smidge off to me, because the beginning was a bit slow and then at the end it was like bang! bang! bang! plot twists one after another. (She accepts him in Lykae form. He says the wrong name during sex. She leaves him. He shows up and gets her back! He’s a fucker who doesn’t want her practicing witchcraft. She leaves him again and prevents him from leaving the house. But somehow he gets out and meets her for the private plane. The demon flying the plane abandons it and they crash. She almost dies. He finds a way to heal her. His ex comes back from the dead. Mari leaves him AGAIN. Mari goes into the mirror and then comes out to battle his ex who’s actual Haxa. Mari wins but is then trapped. Bowen frees her.
I’d say the first half of this book was a little slow to me. Maybe not slow because there was literal action/events happening, but there wasn’t a lot of focus on the pair of them together or their relationship. And when they finally do meet again face to face, Bowen is furious because he thinks Mari is enchanting him to want her, when he’s been celibate since his mate Mariah died 180 years earlier.
I loved the protectiveness of Bowen and how territorial he got with Mari (I’m a sucker for those werewolf mate stereotypes) and the banter between the two of them. We saw Bowen in both books 1 and 2 of the series and know he rarely smiles or jokes. Mari bringing that out in him was fun.
”If we had no bad blood between us, would you… like me?”
“I’d be attracted to you, but there’s no way I’d want anything permanent with you - bad blood or not.”
“What the hell’s so wrong with me?” His eyes flickered, and the hint of uncertainty he’d just revealed was drowned out by a surge of annoyance. “I’m strong, I can protect you, and I’m rich. And I vow to you, lass, once you experience what it’s like to share my bed, you will no’ ever want to leave it.”
His eyes bore into hers as he said the last, and despite herself, his utter confidence in this area affected her, forcing her to wonder what tricks a twelve-century-old immortal would’ve picked up over the years.
She inwardly shook herself. “MacRieve, when I settle down it’s going to be with a male that has - oh, I don’t know - a sense of humor, or of modesty. How about a lack of scathing hatred toward witches? Maybe a zest for life? Too much to ask that he’s born in the same millennium?”
The books pacing felt just a smidge off to me, because the beginning was a bit slow and then at the end it was like bang! bang! bang! plot twists one after another. (She accepts him in Lykae form. He says the wrong name during sex. She leaves him. He shows up and gets her back! He’s a fucker who doesn’t want her practicing witchcraft. She leaves him again and prevents him from leaving the house. But somehow he gets out and meets her for the private plane. The demon flying the plane abandons it and they crash. She almost dies. He finds a way to heal her. His ex comes back from the dead. Mari leaves him AGAIN. Mari goes into the mirror and then comes out to battle his ex who’s actual Haxa. Mari wins but is then trapped. Bowen frees her.