Ash’s review of Primal Instincts (Primes Series, Book 10) by Susan Sizemore
Paranormal Romance released by Pocket 31 Aug 10
Primal Instincts is non stop action, and it feels like it all should have happened in more than a few days. Susan Sizemore packs a lot into it, and at the same time I felt like not much happened. This is a series I don’t expect much from, but one I do enjoy. Primal Instincts was better than most of the previous books, but it has it’s share of bad parts to go with the good.
As for the good parts, I loved these two vampires together. Tobias is referred to as an Uber-prime and I can see why. He believes he should be obeyed at all times, and he usually is. He’s not obnoxious about it, and he doesn’t flaunt his power. He is real and he doesn’t try to seduce Flare into being with him. He tells it like it is, and I loved his own brand of charm. Flare is his perfect mate, and she didn’t annoy me once. She is smart, and doesn’t have any TSTL moments. It was nice to read a heroine who I didn’t want to smack once, and I could even imagine being friends with her.
The bad parts have much to do with their romance, or lack of. Tobias is the leader of the Dark Angels, a group of soldiers who protect their people. Throughout Primal Instincts there is a battle going on. The bad vamps are trying to take over and Tobias is in charge of making sure that doesn’t happen. What also doesn’t happen are any tender moments between Tobias and Flare. She is swept along for the ride and their love scenes happen rushed between missions or off the page. By the end I was craving something more between them, even a hug or a passionate kiss goodbye. I was left wanting, and I had lost the happy book high. My first thought after finishing it was that if it were a movie, and it had a sequel, it would be one where the couple has broken up and there is a new love interest. Not what you want to think after finishing a romance.
In spite of the issues I had, I loved the interactions between Flare and Tobias and those two characters saved the book. The other characters helped as well, and I still plan to continue reading this series. I just hope the next has more romance, and less action.
Grade: C+
Summary:
Tobias Strahan leads the elite vampire squad known as the Dark Angels, protecting the city’s paranormal denizens. It’s the perfect job for an Übermacho Prime . . . until clan heiress Flare Reynard stirs an obsession in him that refuses to fade. Flare’s mother—desperate for a grandchild—has made Tobias an intriguing proposition, and it’s soon clear to Tobias that Flare is nothing like the spoiled princess he’d assumed her to be. She’s smart as hell, wickedly funny, and loyal, and Tobias knows deep within that she is his bondmate—the bondmate every Prime searches for. Flare has every intention of providing her clan with children—but on her own terms. That means a donor and a clinic, not a wild tumble with the most potent Prime of them all. Flare knows it’s a mistake to get close to a warrior like Tobias, since their searing connection puts her heart, his loved ones, their entire world at risk. But logic is no match for fierce, instinctive desire. . . .
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