Author: Kiersten Fay Series: Creatures of Darkness, #4 Reviewer: Marlou
Summary
Naia DeVoe never mixes business with pleasure, but when she winds up in bed with the vampire she’s been hired to spy on, that rule gets tossed out his luxury suite window. But Cortez is not a man to be trifled with; he’s rich, powerful and the hottest club owner in town. From their first combustible night together, it’s obvious Naia is in way over her head…
As the leader of his clan, Cortez must be careful who to trust. No one gets too close to him…no one, that is, until Naia. He can’t help but be drawn to the beautiful seductress who all but demands his attention. Is she the one he’s been searching for, or just another woman destined to betray him?
This book was provided to me by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Oh my what a lovely book! I’ve been getting into paranormal romance over the last year and I’m not regretting my decision to pick up that first book.
Keeping His Siren has a good, strong storyline which leaves you wanting more. I tried to savor this book, but I just flew through it (time flies when you’re having fun).
All the characters have a proper and well thought-out personality. Only the MC was given a tight backstory, but that is fine considering we, the reader, read from her perspective and she doesn’t know every single detail about people either.
This book is full of smut (duh) but where other mature fanfiction-things are a little over the top Kiersten did a wonderful job at showing just how magical (and primal) sex can be. She wrote every mature scene in a very tasteful way. What I also love is the fact that the author didn’t overdo it. Yes, there was a lot of sex, but there weren’t too many scenes overall. Again, the amount of descriptive scenes was tasteful.
This book is great for fans of J.R. Ward and Larissa Ione. I will definitely check out some of Kiersten Fay’s other books.
Books in this series
A Wicked Hunger (#1), A Wicked Night (#2), A Wicked Desire (#3), Keeping His Siren (#4), Vampire Masquerade (#5)
Author: J.R. Ward Series: Black Dagger Brotherhood Reviewer: Marlou
Content Warnings
Violence, language, graphic sex (smut)
Summary
In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there’s a deadly turf war going on between vampires and their slayers. There exists a secret band of brothers like no other—six vampire warriors, defenders of their race. Yet none of them relishes killing more than Wrath, the leader of The Black Dagger Brotherhood.
The only purebred vampire left on earth, Wrath has a score to settle with the slayers who murdered his parents centuries ago. But, when one of his most trusted fighters is killed-leaving his half-breed daughter unaware of his existence or her fate-Wrath must usher her into the world of the undead-a world of sensuality beyond her wildest dreams.
This review is about all the Black Dagger Brotherhood books.
Dark Lover
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Okay, I freaking love Wrath. His good friend and ‘brother’ gets blown up and leaves behind his half-breed daughter. Instead of ignoring his friend’s request to take care of her, Wrath does exactly that, he visits her to offer his protection. Only when he gets there, he falls head over heels for her. Beth turns out to be an amazing female who can take care of the brothers of the brotherhood. She’s caring and loving and everyone loves her from the first moment they meet her (me included).
Lover Eternal
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
RHAGE YASSSSSS. Gosh, I love him. He’s like a super cute puppy, only huge with purple scales but hey details… I loved this book a lot, I was disappointed to see much less of Beth and Wrath, but Rhage more than made up for it. Mary is amazing too. Not everyone can deal with a male that can turn into a freaking dragon, but oh Mary has that dragon wrapped around her finger, and Rhage would like her fingers wrapped around his… I’ll remain decent and not finish that sentence.
Lover Awakened
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Yes, hello, can I order one fuzzy blanket to wrap Zsadist in, please? Thank you. Gosh, that male went through a lot and deserves the freaking best. He found Bella, so he gets pretty damn close. This book was more intense than the previous ones. But that came as no surprise because Z is just very intense. Bella is such a precious female, loving Z despite everything (he was a total dick to her). Bella and Z are so cute together and wow I’m having serious heart eyes here.
Lover Revealed
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
This book was hella different than the rest. It still had plenty of smut and badass males and females. BUT it was also centered around a human who turned out to be not so very human ;). I like Butch, definitely when he’s with Rhage and Vishous, and he was surprisingly fun to read about. I didn’t like Marissa in the first books, but in this one she grew on me. She’s still not half as interesting as Beth, Mary and Bella, but I’m not hating her like I used to.
Lover Unbound
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
A book about my favorite grumpy, smartass vamp? Sign me up! Throw in a super smart female that won’t deal with his misogynistic bullshit and is all for the BDSM Vishous seems to prefer? Hell yeah, I’ll read this! This book was really good. Why only three stars then? There was something missing and I won’t go higher than 3.5 stars for smut books since there is much less worldbuilding and storyline than that my epic-fantasy-ass is used to. Jane and V are a very interesting couple to read about and V is just one of my favorite character, so yeah, three stars.
Lover Enshrined
Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
This book was very slow and boring, especially compared to the other books in this series that came before it. Phury has never really caught my interest so I already didn’t have high hopes for his book. While I could have been wrong, I wasn’t. Cormia is boring and kinda a crybaby. There are plenty of pages I just skimmed over to get to the good parts.
Lover Avenged
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Suddenly I found out that there’s a book about Rehvenge, Bella’s brother, and I didn’t know if I was excited about it or if I wanted a book about the main gang. Turns out Rehv is a very interesting male. Ehlena wasn’t very interesting, but the storyline in this book was, so it more than made up for it.
Lover Mine
Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
Would you look at that—John Matthew gets his own book. And it’s freaking boring. The relationship of Xhex and John still doesn’t make sense to me and this book was just… meh. John is brother Darius, back from the dead with a new face, and no one finds out. Not even in all the books to come does anyone know that it’s their old friend that’s been sitting across from them at the dining table. What the heck is that about?
Lover Unleashed
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
V has a sister?! YAY! Payne gets badly hurt, needs a doc to fix her, falls in love with the doc, they have mind-blowing sex… This book got a little too cheesy for me. There also wasn’t much focus on the vampires. Manny decides to work with Jane to patch up the brothers from time to time and, in this book, they suffer severe wounds and without Manny they might have lost someone to injury. Now, that was a scene that kept me on the edge of my seat, and that’s why this book gets 3 stars.
Lover Reborn
Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
Thor gets his own book after losing his shellan (wife) and has to find love with someone else to save his beloved? Yeah, I’m not a fan… Ward’s writing and the fact that she always gives another character a story arc aside from the couple it focuses on saved this book, but I would have give it maybe 1.5 or 2 stars if she hadn’t done that.
Lover at Last
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
QHUINN AND BLAY! QHUINN AND BLAY! SAY IT WITH ME!
Can you tell I love my bisexual sex addict and redhead gay dude? *Heart Eyes* Oh, these boys make me swoon alright. They make me believe in love. Oh gosh, I still can barely type entire sentences, because I’m so excited about these two.
The King
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
YAASSS THE KING AND QUEEN WHOOO! Beth wants a kid and Wrath doesn’t want to put her in danger (Vamp pregnancies are very dangerous). And, wow, I just loved this book. I love Wrath and Beth’s relationship. They’re so epic together. My excitement is getting the better of me so I’ll finish this mini review with: asdfghjkl.
The Shadows
Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
Why does this book exist? Gosh, this put me right to sleep. I speed read this book and skipped a lot. I just skimmed over the pages in the hopes in finding something interesting, but no, nothing there.
The Beast
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
ANOTHER BOOK ABOUT RHAGEEEEEE! Can you tell Rhage is my favorite? My baby is having panic attacks and he doesn’t know why or how to stop them. Turns out the big puppy has too much love in that big heart of his and wants a kid who he can shower with love. One problem, his lovely Mary can’t have kids… But they find a way, they always do. This book was freaking cute, but also had me seriously worried for Rhage and Mary. Definitely deserves 3.5 stars.
The Chosen
Rating: 3,5 out of 5 stars
I thought I was totally gonna fall asleep with this book—just like I did with The Shadows—but I was happily surprised! The Bastards are very interesting to read about. Layla was freaking badass. And everyone else has quite the role in this too. This book was incredibly well balanced and a very enjoyable read!
The Thief
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
The threat of the Omega and the lessening society seems to become less and less, but our favorite vamps cannot rest just yet. A new evil rises and wears the face of an old friend. Yep I’m hearing you thinking “well shit.” Now, lovely readers, that’s exactly how I felt throughout this book. When I finished this book I realized there weren’t any more books to read and I felt the withdrawal coming on fast. I can’t freaking wait to read the next book.
The Savior
The Savior’s release date is April 2nd, 2019. Here’s the synopsis:
A vampire and a scientist’s fates are passionately entwined in a race against time in this thrilling romance in the #1 New York Times bestselling “utterly absorbing and deliciously erotic” (Angela Knight, New York Times bestselling author) Black Dagger Brotherhood series.
In the venerable history of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, only one male has ever been expelled—but Murhder’s insanity gave the Brothers no choice. Haunted by visions of a female he could not save, he nonetheless returns to Caldwell on a mission to right the wrong that ruined him. However, he is not prepared for what he must face in his quest for redemption.
Dr. Sarah Watkins, researcher at a biomedical firm, is struggling with the loss of her fellow scientist fiancé. When the FBI starts asking about his death, she questions what really happened and soon learns the terrible truth: Her firm is conducting inhumane experiments in secret and the man she thought she knew and loved was involved in the torture.
As Murhder and Sarah’s destinies become irrevocably entwined, desire ignites between them. But can they forge a future that spans the divide separating the two species? And as a new foe emerges in the war against the vampires, will Murhder return to his Brothers… or resume his lonely existence forevermore?
Dream Read Repeat 