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octopusgarden's review against another edition
I really wanted to love this. I mean I have loved everything Jeanine has written but Ian just did not speak to me. Dnf @67%
mothermoth's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
spiringvenus's review against another edition
3.0
Tried this author again because she is friends with Ilona Andrews. I liked this book a lot more than the saga of Cat and Bones who also exist in this world. I’ll read the next book in the series.
Things I liked:
Things I liked:
- Aerial’s complex powers
- Ian’s irreverent personality but who doesn’t shirk all responsibility
- World building has unique Twists on vampires, witches, and demons
Things I didn’t like:
- The instant regeneration/healing didn’t make the stakes as high
- The weird back story of characters I didn’t know since I hadn’t read those books in the other series
- Fate conveniently made Ian and Veritas accept each other very quickly
charms1976's review against another edition
5.0
FINALLY!!!
Ian finally gets to tell his story.
I didn't think this day would ever come, but it finally has happened.
I loved this book. I loved Ian. I loved the humor. I loved the sparring. I loved it all!
Now the waiting for the second book....
*gimme hands*
Ian finally gets to tell his story.
I didn't think this day would ever come, but it finally has happened.
I loved this book. I loved Ian. I loved the humor. I loved the sparring. I loved it all!
Now the waiting for the second book....
*gimme hands*
mistysreads's review against another edition
5.0
I have been waiting for Ian's book for years!! I loved the Cat and Bones series and wanted Ian to get his HEA too and Jeaniene did not disappoint. Such a good book, I can't wait to see what happens when Ian catches up to Veritas again.
amym84's review against another edition
5.0
I don't know what took me so long to read this book. Having read Frost's Night Huntress series multiple times along with the spinoffs, I, like many others, was highly anticipating Ian getting his own story. But when Shades of Wicked came out I didn't jump at starting it. And then it got pushed further and further down my TBR pile.
Well, once I finally began the book, I didn't want to stop. It brought me back to what it is I love about Jeaniene Frost in that I want to live and breathe the stories.
Frost really does Ian justice in the first of his series. Law Guardian Veritas - whom long-time readers will recognize from the brief glimpses of her character throughout the Night Huntress world - is the perfect match for him. She's been alive long enough to know her own mind, but she's also very vulnerable and kind.
Together they're in the search for the demon Dagon who has marked Ian's soul and with whom Veritas has a mysterious score to settle. At first it's posed as an opposites-attract with a tinge of enemies-to-lovers thrown in, but the best part is seeing Ian and Veritas reveal parts of themselves to each other that they've never shown anyone else - for Ian this means not even Bones or Mencheres. And possibly learning that they're not as different as they previous thought.
I absolutely loved this story, and I remember what it is about this world that Jeaniene Frost created that I recommend so much to those who are looking for a vampire romance. Ian's book will not disappoint those who have been waiting for it for, literally, years.
On the other hand, I'm a little happy I waited because now I get to jump right into [b:Wicked Bite|41798737|Wicked Bite (Night Rebel, #2)|Jeaniene Frost|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1545051040l/41798737._SY75_.jpg|65218999]. And with the emotional way Frost decided to leave things in Shades of Wicked, I'm happy there is no wait to see Ian back at it again.
Well, once I finally began the book, I didn't want to stop. It brought me back to what it is I love about Jeaniene Frost in that I want to live and breathe the stories.
Frost really does Ian justice in the first of his series. Law Guardian Veritas - whom long-time readers will recognize from the brief glimpses of her character throughout the Night Huntress world - is the perfect match for him. She's been alive long enough to know her own mind, but she's also very vulnerable and kind.
Together they're in the search for the demon Dagon who has marked Ian's soul and with whom Veritas has a mysterious score to settle. At first it's posed as an opposites-attract with a tinge of enemies-to-lovers thrown in, but the best part is seeing Ian and Veritas reveal parts of themselves to each other that they've never shown anyone else - for Ian this means not even Bones or Mencheres. And possibly learning that they're not as different as they previous thought.
I absolutely loved this story, and I remember what it is about this world that Jeaniene Frost created that I recommend so much to those who are looking for a vampire romance. Ian's book will not disappoint those who have been waiting for it for, literally, years.
On the other hand, I'm a little happy I waited because now I get to jump right into [b:Wicked Bite|41798737|Wicked Bite (Night Rebel, #2)|Jeaniene Frost|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1545051040l/41798737._SY75_.jpg|65218999]. And with the emotional way Frost decided to leave things in Shades of Wicked, I'm happy there is no wait to see Ian back at it again.
denizgokturk's review against another edition
5.0
O KADAR GÜZELDİ Kİİİİİİİİ!!!!! Galiba Jeaniene'in yazdığı en iyi kitaplardan biri olabilir, çünkü BAYILDIM!! Kitap baştan aşağı heyecan, aksiyon ve cinsel gerilim doluydu ama o son bölümler!! Veritas'ın yaptıkları!!! Hele epiloga hiç başlamayayım çünkü ağlamaya başlarım! Ben hemen ikinci kitaba başlamaya gidiyorum yoksa meraktan çatlayacağım!
