Gwen’s review of Midnight Awakening (The Midnight Breed, Book 3) by Lara Adrian
Contemporary paranormal romance released by Dell 27 Nov 07
I really liked this novel. Adrian doesn’t drag us thru some sudden soul-mating, nor does she bank on a mysterious physical bonding thing. She lets the hero and heroine get to know each other thru the course of the book. Their relationship grows naturally (well, vampire naturally) and evolves. It was a nice change and very deftly done.
The suspense is very well drawn and the characters believable throughout the book. I loved that Tegan was the “unapproachable warrior” at the start and he was still one at the end, only he had a woman in his life. It was nice to see him not turn into some love-struck dummy, even if he WAS in love.
What I didn’t like was how the opposite could not be said for the heroine, Elise. At the beginning, she was a kick-ass warrior herself – kicking butt and taking names (well, cell phones). But by the end of the book, she regresses into a woman who was too soft to fend for herself. It was depressing. I wanted her to kickass again! I wanted her to succeed over the baddies!
Even with that flaw, I still liked this book. Midnight Breed is an excellent series and is evolving to be very different from Ward’s BDB. I’m really looking forward to the next entry – Midnight Rising, coming out 25 Mar 08.
I recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of the vamp genre or Adrian’s writing. If you’re new to the series, you may be a tad at sea with a couple of details, but I don’t think it will keep you from enjoying the book.
Grade: B-
Blurb:
With a dagger in her hand and vengeance on her mind, Darkhaven beauty Elise Chase prowls Boston’s streets in search of retribution against the Rogue vampires who took from her everything she cherished. Using an extraordinary psychic gift, she tracks her prey, well aware that the power she possesses is destroying her. She must learn to harness this gift, and for that she can turn to only one man – he deadliest of the Breed warriors, Tegan.
No stranger to loss, Tegan knows Elise’s pain. He knows fury, but when he slays his enemies it is with ice in his veins. He is perfect in his self-control, until Elise seeks his aid in her personal war. An unholy alliance is forged – a bond that will link them by blood and vow – and plunge them into a tempest of danger, desire, and the darkest passions of the heart…
Read an excerpt.
P.S. Did anyone else notice how this cover’s colors are the “wine, gold, and indigo” the Breed male’s body glyphs are supposed to be when they’re aroused?
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Really? Well, hell, now I’m going to have to read this. Considering I felt the first two books (especially the 2nd one) were so derivative of Ward and Feehan that I refer to this series as the Black Dagger Carpathians, I guess it’s only fair that I give her one more chance to see if she can make this world completely her OWN.
I really love this series, its been getting better and better as each book comes out.
Can’t wait to read Rio’s book and find out what they do about the Ancient.
Bev – this entry may surprise you. I really like how Adrian drew Tegan. Very unique and original.
I’ve loved the first three books in this series – really looking forward to Midnight Rising.
I thought this was how Ward’s series should have been but increasingly isn’t. The heroes are big and strong, but not freakishly XXXX, the heroines are individual and believable, there’s no Deus Ex Machina Scribe Virgin and no silly names – give me a Gideon or a Tegan over a Rehvhenghe or a Thormhent any day! And the villain, being Lucan’s brother, has a kick-ass presence, unlike the pasty baby powder lessers.
I don’t really care if it’s derivative, because it’s better, for me at any rate. But Ward isn’t the only person writing about a secret vampire society facing an evil that threatens their existence!
And I have a thing for sexy latinos, so I can’t wait for Rio’s book!