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A review by nitzanschwarz
Kiss of Crimson by Lara Adrian
3.0
A small confession: I usually give a series somewhere around two to three books to impress me, if the series is of the intertwined standalones variety, for the simple reason that one couple/protagonist may not be my favorite, but another might be.
So it's always somewhat of a trial and error process to figure out if it was these set of characters I didn't like, or the authors storytelling (although, sometimes it's fairly obvious).
Kiss of Midnight, the first of the Midnight Breed series, was an underwhelming experience for me, especially considering the hype surrounding this paranormal series. But since this is a series of standalones, I gave it another chance—only to be disappointed again.
It's fair to say I will not be reading another book in the Midnight Breed world.
The one word that pops to my head when I think Kiss of Crimson is "meh". It was an okay story, for the most part. A fast, mindless read to pass the time with that I can barely remember now, two years later. But I will give these books that - they are readable. So if you're looking for something that won't demand too much of you... pick them up.
My biggest issue with this book (and the likes of it) is the romance itself, and this being a paranormal romance... it's a pretty big deal. But I never understood Tess and Dante's love. It came about too quickly, with the physical element of it happening too fast for my liking. The startling "you're my life" type of declarations sprang out of nowhere, considering neither could name the other's favorite color to save their lives, not to mention anything more fundamental than that.
I find it really hard to swallow romances where it feels like if you were to ask our two main characters to describe each other, they wouldn't be able to fill up more than two sentences. This isn't love - it could be attraction or infatuation or even in lust, but not in love.
Therefore, I simply didn't believe their love. And that kind of means I didn't believe the story, period.
So it's always somewhat of a trial and error process to figure out if it was these set of characters I didn't like, or the authors storytelling (although, sometimes it's fairly obvious).
Kiss of Midnight, the first of the Midnight Breed series, was an underwhelming experience for me, especially considering the hype surrounding this paranormal series. But since this is a series of standalones, I gave it another chance—only to be disappointed again.
It's fair to say I will not be reading another book in the Midnight Breed world.
The one word that pops to my head when I think Kiss of Crimson is "meh". It was an okay story, for the most part. A fast, mindless read to pass the time with that I can barely remember now, two years later. But I will give these books that - they are readable. So if you're looking for something that won't demand too much of you... pick them up.
My biggest issue with this book (and the likes of it) is the romance itself, and this being a paranormal romance... it's a pretty big deal. But I never understood Tess and Dante's love. It came about too quickly, with the physical element of it happening too fast for my liking. The startling "you're my life" type of declarations sprang out of nowhere, considering neither could name the other's favorite color to save their lives, not to mention anything more fundamental than that.
I find it really hard to swallow romances where it feels like if you were to ask our two main characters to describe each other, they wouldn't be able to fill up more than two sentences. This isn't love - it could be attraction or infatuation or even in lust, but not in love.
Therefore, I simply didn't believe their love. And that kind of means I didn't believe the story, period.