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bitchie's review against another edition
3.0
Sadly, this is another reread that doesn't stand the test of time. The writing is still solid, and there's a great plot in the second half of the book. However, I wasn't as sold on the relationship developement. We see Peter and Lucien meet at the bar, share a dance, we see Peter looking for Lucien, some weird astral projection thing, and then we are told that Lucien's been coming ot the bar every night, but we aren't actually shown any of the details.
I've said before, and I'll say it again- this series reads like an Anita Blake slash AU fic. Lucien is just like Jean Claude, a sexy French master vampire, with werewolves as servants and guards, and there is LOTS of sex. Super good, hot, sexy sex, but lots of it. My rating would still be a solid 4, if only the relationship developement had been shown on page, but it's only 3.5 for me now.
I've said before, and I'll say it again- this series reads like an Anita Blake slash AU fic. Lucien is just like Jean Claude, a sexy French master vampire, with werewolves as servants and guards, and there is LOTS of sex. Super good, hot, sexy sex, but lots of it. My rating would still be a solid 4, if only the relationship developement had been shown on page, but it's only 3.5 for me now.
mdee's review against another edition
3.0
Re-read: August 1, 2014 - 3 stars
First read: November 2, 2011 - 3 stars
First read: November 2, 2011 - 3 stars
teresab78's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
While this is mostly sex and Peter gave me whiplash with his “I want you; I don’t” it settles in to a decent story and interesting characters. Definitely something to read when you want porn - there is lots and varied.
While this is mostly sex and Peter gave me whiplash with his “I want you; I don’t” it settles in to a decent story and interesting characters. Definitely something to read when you want porn - there is lots and varied.
anya_doesntmatter's review against another edition
5.0
Don't let the cover fool you! This is one of the best vampire series I have ever read. The story is well written, the plot is engrossing and the characters are quite interesting and a bit complex. I innitially only purchased the 1st book to give the story a try since I liked the summary but hated the cover. Needless to say, 6 hours later I found myself online purchasing the remaining books in the series. Can't wait to read Ascension!
see_sadie_read's review against another edition
3.0
2.5ish
The first thing anyone needs to know about this book is that it's porn with plot. It's a weak plot to be fair, but there is a little plotting. There is also lots and lots and lots and lots of sex. There is so much sex that about half way through this book, even suspending as much disbelief as one has to to read vampire/werewolf themed erotica, I started to cringe on behalf of the characters. Seriously, there couldn't have had any skin left between them. I had sympathy friction burns and could only see them as rubbed absolutely raw. Raw, I tell you!
It's fun sex though. It's all consensual. It's all of the 'let me show you how much I love you' sort, even when it's not monogamous. And it's not. The end of this book is essentially a series of orgies, with no indication that these men mean this situation to change. But it is sweet in its own way.
I did find the first third or so of the book clunky. Characters had complete 180° attitude shifts with no indication of an impetus of change. At one point, a man went from terrified of all things vampire to unafraid and half in love/lust with one in the course of a paragraph and I still have no idea why (other than he had to for the plot to progress). Meanwhile, his best friend went from encouraging him to get over his vampire-phobia to adamantly insisting he have nothing to do with the vampire, with no apparent reason to change his mind
The events of the story also moved from one to another, covering months at a time and glossing over the actual falling in love aspect of the romance with no transitions. It was jarring and I started to fear the book was heading toward a DNF. But once the characters accepted each-other things smoothed out. However, as they accepted each-other and Peter moved farther and farther into Lucien's world their personalities changed drastically. They felt inconsistent.
Despite all that, the writing is really good and if you're looking for some basic fap matter (or whatever the female equivalent is, schlick I think) this will do the trick.
The first thing anyone needs to know about this book is that it's porn with plot. It's a weak plot to be fair, but there is a little plotting. There is also lots and lots and lots and lots of sex. There is so much sex that about half way through this book, even suspending as much disbelief as one has to to read vampire/werewolf themed erotica, I started to cringe on behalf of the characters. Seriously, there couldn't have had any skin left between them. I had sympathy friction burns and could only see them as rubbed absolutely raw. Raw, I tell you!
It's fun sex though. It's all consensual. It's all of the 'let me show you how much I love you' sort, even when it's not monogamous. And it's not. The end of this book is essentially a series of orgies, with no indication that these men mean this situation to change. But it is sweet in its own way.
I did find the first third or so of the book clunky. Characters had complete 180° attitude shifts with no indication of an impetus of change. At one point, a man went from terrified of all things vampire to unafraid and half in love/lust with one in the course of a paragraph and I still have no idea why (other than he had to for the plot to progress). Meanwhile, his best friend went from encouraging him to get over his vampire-phobia to adamantly insisting he have nothing to do with the vampire, with no apparent reason to change his mind
The events of the story also moved from one to another, covering months at a time and glossing over the actual falling in love aspect of the romance with no transitions. It was jarring and I started to fear the book was heading toward a DNF. But once the characters accepted each-other things smoothed out. However, as they accepted each-other and Peter moved farther and farther into Lucien's world their personalities changed drastically. They felt inconsistent.
Despite all that, the writing is really good and if you're looking for some basic fap matter (or whatever the female equivalent is, schlick I think) this will do the trick.
atheresa's review against another edition
1.0
Reminded me of The Empress' New Clothes by Jaid Black. DNF.
lillian_francis's review against another edition
Way too much sex for me in this one, but YMMV.
The idea and the writing was pretty solid but they were at it even in times of strive and under attack. Shagging left, right, and centre. It honestly got boring. Take out a third of the sex scenes and it might have been manageable but as it stands I'm not too interested in reading more of the same sex to plot ratio.
Having just read some reviews for books 2 and 3 I don't think I'll continue with this series. I don't really like the MCs as much as the side characters (Xander and Caleb) and apparently those two are expendable. :(
The idea and the writing was pretty solid but they were at it even in times of strive and under attack. Shagging left, right, and centre. It honestly got boring. Take out a third of the sex scenes and it might have been manageable but as it stands I'm not too interested in reading more of the same sex to plot ratio.
Having just read some reviews for books 2 and 3 I don't think I'll continue with this series. I don't really like the MCs as much as the side characters (Xander and Caleb) and apparently those two are expendable. :(
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