Only get it if you have the rest of the series
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I was disappionted with this book as it was too radical a shift in the behavour of some of the primary character's.The story is about Sara and Rayven, a disgraced reporter and a werehunter outcast.She wants her reputation back and he wants.....? we don't know.You do find out thing about the Squire council and how its a bigger thing but i don't like the other hunter's in the picture in Seattle.They don't interact the same as what we are use to.Then the biggest upset is the way Nick has changed so much from the way he is at the end of unleashed the night.I know he's got issues but to flip so much is too much for me to handle.Also where is the story going with Stryker's revenge?He wants to kill Acheron we know but to kill him and Apollymi is ....how?That story line just seems tangled now, would like to see that sorted out.
Get this if you have the rest but don't if its you're first Hunter book.
Come on Sherrilyn, we know you can do better than this.
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An exciting read, and a good story to follow on from
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What a great book! Not my favourite in the series so far, but definately a worthy read and a great insight to the anger and hatred that will come crashing down between Acheron and Nick. It's a shame in a way as I do really miss the old Nick, but the new one looks to do some serious damage (to himself though me thinks). It was great to see Sherrilyn incorporate Hurricane Katrina into the story, afterall, New Orleans is the main focus point to this series and it was only right she mention it. In the interim though, I missed that it wasn't placed within New Orleans itself.
I liked the Squire council insight in this book, I think so far they have been underestimated, but it proves that they really do have a job and it's not all hawaii shirts and sports cars, they also take it seriously and would risk their own lives for the Dark-Hunter order.
Strykerius - what a villain. I'm finding him quite a hottie, which is probably quite disturbing, but nonetheless, he's a man of virtue and fairness, albeit riddled with evil and hatred. It surprised me a little with the end event, and I almost felt a small piece of respect looming for him - but we'll see how that pans out in later books....
We meet Satara in this book, can I say 'Nasty Much?', she looks to play a part in the Nick and Acheron story and thats all I'm saying - Read this book!
I suppose I should mention the heroine in this book - Susan. I liked her alot but her sarcasm got a little over-used at times and she seemed somewhat irrational with her thoughts and behaviour, and then the next minute she's killing daimon's without battling an eyelid. It seemed a little over the top and so therefore this book isn't my fave but still, a good one to follow on with.
Roll on August 2007, we need 'Devil May Cry' to see how things continue. In the meantime however, there is a short story you can read for free that continues from this novel briefly and it's called 'Fear the Darkness' and is available from Sherrilyn's website www.dark-hunter.com I recommend you reading it if you are a Nick fan!
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Only got the book cos I have the rest of them
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Dear Reader's only get this book if you want to complete your series of the DH's.The action moves from New Orlean's to Seattle and its set after Hurricane Katerina.Nick is reintroducted in this book but what a difference there is with him.I know all DH's have issues but the turn-around with Nick is a shock to the system.There is too much happening in this book that doesn't make sense but i hope she clears that up in the new book.
As for the main character's i think Rayvn is sweet but messed up for not binding with the woman he loves (as he says to his brother that if he was half the man he thought he was he would have bonded with his mate and died on the nite she did).You have to feel for the heroine as she has allergies and an unforgiving family to bully into accepting their brother back into the home.
Please let us have better closure than this book had.
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A mystical read
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I liked the dangerous and magical world of dark-hunters sherrilyn has created, this being the first out of her series i have read.
The story is made up of were-hunters-werewolves, Appollites-vamps who at age 27yrs are cursed to die or turn evil and become a Daimon, Daimons feed on human souls, the dark-hunters are powerful shape shifters who protect humans from the Daimons,and finally squires which are humans who pledge to keep the dark hunters from harm in daylight when their vulnerable from daimons. Each mystical species are ruled by a powerful god.
All of the above is quite alot to get your head round however this may be as i haven't read her previous novels, despite this the love story is very enjoyable. At it's most basic the story tells of a reporter susan who is human and doesn't believe in anything mystical. Suddenly she is caught up in the dangerous world of dark-hunters and Daimons all because of one stupid cat she gets stuck with whilst meeting her detective friend who warns her of the dark world humans are unaware exists. Susan feeling the whole thing is a prank is then shocked to find the naked man[Ravyn]in her lounge was her cat and little does she know she has just saved him from being catastrated. Ravyn is a were-wolf turned dark-hunter [after his family killed him for their villages masacre caused by his mates betrayal]lucky escape has led to a deadly dicovery that some how humans are helping their worst enemies the daimons through the police and now the dark-hunters are in great danger of being wiped out and when that happens the daimons will have one big human feast.
Ravyn and susan's impossible love grows in their battle to survive and both are surprised when the gods have destined them a way to be together -she as his mate.
Overall though it has a complex background this is a unique,very imaginitive read.
Note-you are left hanging at the end when it leads on to the dark-hunter god Acheron, you assume this will be her next book yet are not confirmed by any title of it.
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not as good
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Having enjoyed this series since the very beginning,(OK Fantasy Lover is not actually a Dark Hunter novel) I was very keen to get this for my collection.
I managed to read it fairly quickly but it really failed to excite me. I like the previous setting of New Orleans for the books and if you like sexy bits right from the get go, you have to wait awhile! Ravyn and Susan are an OK item but nothing like Kyrian and his partner (from Unleash the Night) and several earlier pairings of Kenyon's. If you want to read these books and trust me, they can be fantastic, start with Fantasy Lover and work your way forward from the publishing date. *The one super plus note is the resurfacing of Nick who is royally ticked off and OOOH so bad!
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