Dorina Basarab is a dhampir-half human, half vampire. Subject to uncontrollable rages, most dhampirs live very short, very violent lives. So far Do...
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Sep 27, 2010
Mel
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I love love love this book!
This is a great book for people who love urban fantasy. It's action packed, fast paced and the plot is well thought out. Plus it has a lot of wit and sarcasm, which makes it a typical Karen Chance book. She has the wonderful ability of getting you soaked up in a fantasy world with a variety of creatures and serious problems, but still she keeps a funny edge, never taking herself too seriously. The inclusion of characters like Olga (hilarious), Radu (you can't he More...
This is a great book for people who love urban fantasy. It's action packed, fast paced and the plot is well thought out. Plus it has a lot of wit and sarcasm, which makes it a typical Karen Chance book. She has the wonderful ability of getting you soaked up in a fantasy world with a variety of creatures and serious problems, but still she keeps a funny edge, never taking herself too seriously. The inclusion of characters like Olga (hilarious), Radu (you can't he More...
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Oct 05, 2008
Julie (jjmachshev)
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Very, very hard to review this book. I gobbled up Karen Chance's Cassie Palmer series and am anxiously awaiting book four to be released in April 2009. So I jumped on "Midnight's Daughter" which is an offshoot of that series. Technically, this is a standalone novel. But IMHO, you really should read about Cassie and that world before taking on Dorina. It provides a deeper insight into her world and events that have shaped the actions and intentions of some characters in her book.
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Jun 21, 2011
Maja
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This book has led me to a very important decision: I’m going to learn to speak Romanian. It may take me a while, but I’m incredibly stubborn, and if I start now I can be fluent in a couple of years. <spoiler>My conscience informs me that I have to finish my research AND write my thesis first. Damn!</spoiler>
Anyway, I want to learn Romanian just to be able towhisper to Mircea in his native language when he visits me in my dreams add it to my CV. It’s a beautiful language and I
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Jan 30, 2012
LooLoo
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More like a 3.5 star rating. I'm giving this 4 stars only because we can't give half a star ratings and 3 is too low. There is something about this and the Cassie Palmer series that just wears me out. I think it's too fast paced and too busy for me. Maybe if I were a slower reader and gave it more time to sink in but instead it just kind of wears on me.
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Oct 21, 2008
Cheryl
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Dorina Basarab is back in a whole new series. Midnight’s Daughter is the first book in this series. For those of you who have not read Karen Chance’s first trilogy, then let me tell you a little bit about Dorina.
Dorina is a dhampir. What is a dhampir? Think of a dhampir like Wesley Snipes’s character “Blade”, someone who is half human and half vampire. Dory likes what she does by taking out the bad guys one by one. Dory is also a bit of a loner but that’s just the way she likes it. More...
Dorina is a dhampir. What is a dhampir? Think of a dhampir like Wesley Snipes’s character “Blade”, someone who is half human and half vampire. Dory likes what she does by taking out the bad guys one by one. Dory is also a bit of a loner but that’s just the way she likes it. More...
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Oct 13, 2008
Anita
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Another great novel by Karen Chance. Ms. Chance has written at least 3 different story lines from 1st person perspectives that all happen within the same 'verse. The first novels three were from Cassandra's perspective, then there's a short story from Claire's perspective, and here is a novel from Dorina's perspective. All three have overlapping characters, which gives the reader a chance to get to know supporting characters better because you see them through different people's eyes.
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Oct 19, 2011
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Dorina,half-vampire half-human and prone to dark rages,is on a mission.Her psycho Uncle Dracula has escaped from prison and her father wants Dorina to go and capture him with the help of fellow vampire Louis-Cesare.She likes to work alone but with Dracula to deal with,she is forced into the partnership.
First,Louis-Cesare just bugged me,like a poor imitation of Jean-Claude from the Anita Blake series.The fighting with him and Dorina got boring very quickly as I hate this type of thing in More...
First,Louis-Cesare just bugged me,like a poor imitation of Jean-Claude from the Anita Blake series.The fighting with him and Dorina got boring very quickly as I hate this type of thing in More...
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Mar 31, 2009
Atrocious. Really. Author cuts all sorts of corners, using black-outs and convenient memory dumps to garner sympathy for her main characters, while telling constantly. She also puts the entire novel in at high gear, but when all of Dorina's allies end up dead, she's got no weapons, is horribly injured and weak and has no options -- for the third time in short succession in the book -- well. You're less concerned, more, right then. Get on with it.
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Mar 30, 2009
Tricia
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Apr 19, 2011
Alisa
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This was a decent book - it helps to have read the short story "Buying Trouble" first, which is found in the anthology On the Prowl, although you really don't have to have read it to understand what's going on. I also think it helps to have read Touch the Dark first, which is the first Cassandra Palmer story. This one seems to be set between books one and two of that series, and having read the others first helped me understand the backstory a little bit better. Having said all that
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Jan 12, 2011
Ithlilian
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Karen Chance was the author that got me into urban fantasy. I saw Touch the Dark, picked it up, loved it, and have been hooked on the genre since. Unfortunately, I did not enjoy Curse the Dawn, and I did not enjoy Midnight's Daughter. Dory is a kick butt Dhampir with family issues. She is not complex, not emotionally deep, and not particularly interesting. To some extent I expect that out of the genre now, but that doesn't mean I like it. I've read deep, realistic, exciting main characters, so I
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Dec 30, 2010
Karissa
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Prior to reading this book I had read the first two books in Karen Chance's Cassandra Palmer series and I just couldn't get into them. I didn't like Cassie much as a character and didn't enjoy the mafia-like vampire setting. When I heard that Chance was coming out with a series that was more urban fantasy and action focused I was excited to give it a try. So far there are two books in this series "Death's Mistress" is the second one. A third book is scheduled for 2011, but I couldn't f
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Oct 13, 2010
Mel
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I really enjoyed Karen Chance’s other series in the same world feature Cassandra Palmer so I was a little worried about starting this series in case it didn’t match up. I’m glad to say it did! As a heroine Dory certainly fits into the strong independent woman who kicks ass and has a dark past mould easily but brings something different. She has a history as long as any vampire and certainly doesn’t seem to spend any time weeping and moaning about it. She’s driven and cares about her friends – he
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Feb 10, 2010
Joanne
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Mar 09, 2011
Starry
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Dorina(nickname:Dory)-main character, a dhampir
kyle-a vamp dude
Claire-rommate and bff
Michael-he has claire
Louis-Cesare-vampire,
Mircea-dorina's daddy
Marlowe-dory knows him,vamp,
Radu-mircea's brother
Dracula-mirceas brother,crazy vamp.,mircea sent dory and louis-cesare to track him down
Kristie-was told by senate that if she help dory complete the mission,she is free of all charges(all charges for her shall be dropped)-got killed
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kyle-a vamp dude
Claire-rommate and bff
Michael-he has claire
Louis-Cesare-vampire,
Mircea-dorina's daddy
Marlowe-dory knows him,vamp,
Radu-mircea's brother
Dracula-mirceas brother,crazy vamp.,mircea sent dory and louis-cesare to track him down
Kristie-was told by senate that if she help dory complete the mission,she is free of all charges(all charges for her shall be dropped)-got killed
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Feb 18, 2010
Martina the Book Fairy
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Just finished Midnight's Daughter (Dorina Basarab, Dhampir, Book 1) by Karen Chance which I give 4 stars. If you read the Cassandra Palmer series, you'll be happy to note that this is a spin-off of that series. While the main character is different and you probably can read this series without reading the Cassie series, I'm inclined to think that understanding this book is a lot easier if you read the Cassie series first. Because I'm feeling lazy, here's the blurb from the back of the book:
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Jan 02, 2012
nina
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Dorina Basarab series takes place a little around the Touch the Dark timeline. It's better than Cassandra Palmer, though, because at least Dory is a better character than Cassie Palmer.
She is a dhampir, half-human, half-vampire. The first-level vamp, Mircea Basarab, the brother of Vlad the Dracula, is her father. I was surprised because in Cassie Palmer's books, Mircea doesn't have that huge explaining about his life. And now, Mircea needs her help. Mircea appoints the Frenchman Loui More...
She is a dhampir, half-human, half-vampire. The first-level vamp, Mircea Basarab, the brother of Vlad the Dracula, is her father. I was surprised because in Cassie Palmer's books, Mircea doesn't have that huge explaining about his life. And now, Mircea needs her help. Mircea appoints the Frenchman Loui More...
Mar 07, 2011
Emanuela ~plastic duck~
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4.5 stars.
This is a very good book. I will immediately explain why it's not a full 5-star rating. I think the author didn't explain Dorina, the heroine. I was a little bit annoyed by all this rage fits and the fact that Dorina blacks out during these crises. I was even more annoyed that later in the book the author explained beautifully how the dark nature of Dorina was taking over. I think that making her aware of this wilder part of her nature during her fits could have made her mo More...
This is a very good book. I will immediately explain why it's not a full 5-star rating. I think the author didn't explain Dorina, the heroine. I was a little bit annoyed by all this rage fits and the fact that Dorina blacks out during these crises. I was even more annoyed that later in the book the author explained beautifully how the dark nature of Dorina was taking over. I think that making her aware of this wilder part of her nature during her fits could have made her mo More...
Dec 19, 2010
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Aug 09, 2011
Jaime
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I ordered this book because I enjoyed the author’s Cassandra Palmer series. Though at times that series strained my patience with constant time traveling, it was still a fresh urban fantasy with new twists on vampires, fey and whatnot. Midnight’s Daughter is the first in a spin-off of that series starring a new protagonist, the half vampire (dhampir) daughter of the master vampire, Mircea. Dhampirs are natural enemies of vampires, and subject to homicidal rages that they don’t remember. Cool.
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Feb 18, 2010
Natalie
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Dorina Basarab is a dhampir-half-human, half vampire. Subject to uncontrollable rages, most dhampirs live very short, very violent lives. So far, Dory has managed to maintain her sanity by unleashing her anger on those demons and vampires who derserve killing.
I really had high hopes for this book after reading the blurb (above)but I really struggled with it. For such a short book I felt like it took me forever to get through it. The blurb says it deserves to be up there with Lauell K More...
I really had high hopes for this book after reading the blurb (above)but I really struggled with it. For such a short book I felt like it took me forever to get through it. The blurb says it deserves to be up there with Lauell K More...
Mar 17, 2011
sabisteb
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Doreena Basarab ist ein Dhampir, also halb Mensch halb Vampir. Ihr Vater ließ ihre Mutter sitzen, als er erfuhr, dass sie schwanger war. Ihre Mutter gab Doreena an Zigeuner ab, als die Dorfgemeinschaft erfuhr was für ein Wesen sie geboren hatte, denn ein Dhampir ist gefährlich für sich und seine Umwelt. Dhampire neigen dazu ab und an einfach mal auszuticken und dabei ihrer Umwelt großen Schaden zuzufügen, daher werden die meisten ihrer Art auch nicht sonderlich alt. Doreena jedoch hat es geschaf
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Sep 08, 2011
Alexandria
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Louis-Cesare is my favorite vampire from the Cassandra Palmer series and I was over joyed to find the author was doing an off shoot series with him as one of the main characters. The storyline is good one, but I'd recommend reading the short stories before diving into this so you can get an idea of what's really going on, especially with Claire.
The introduction of new characters and old was nice and the pace was easy to follow and really didn't feel like the 100mph dash through the w More...
The introduction of new characters and old was nice and the pace was easy to follow and really didn't feel like the 100mph dash through the w More...
Apr 22, 2010
Mardel
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I started out loving this book. I loved the strong beginning. Dorina is a Dhampir and is supposed to be ultra tough and easy to rage. However, by the middle of the book, to me, she read just like a lot of other almost tough heroines, that begin to angst and worry, and to obsess about a man. I liked the ending, but by the end, my feelings about the book went from "WOW!" to "blah", and then to "Well, okay - nice fight towards the end there". One of the best chara
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Jan 20, 2010
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Jan 10, 2011
Sandra
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I liked it, but not as much as I thought I would. It was a lot more fey involvement than I expected, which I can go either way on. I don't know if it helped or hurt that I had read the short story in 'On The Prowl' regarding Dory's friend and roommate Claire. On the one hand, I like having the background info. But on the other hand, it felt like they tried to shove that story into this one, and it just didn't fit. It was like a continuation, but from someone else's perspective, and I wished
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Jan 20, 2011
Anna
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This was the first full length novel of Karen Chance's that I have read. I picked them up after enjoying one of her short stories in an Anthologies book.
This was a hard book to get into in the beginning. It was not until about halfway through the book that I was finally hooked. I think the main reason for that was because it took so much to get use to her "language" of the different Fae, their "houses", the different characters and their "affiliations" More...
This was a hard book to get into in the beginning. It was not until about halfway through the book that I was finally hooked. I think the main reason for that was because it took so much to get use to her "language" of the different Fae, their "houses", the different characters and their "affiliations" More...
Aug 28, 2009
Starling
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In most ways this is actually the fourth book in Karen Chance's urban fantasy series. Most of the characters are people we have seen before. The only one we haven't seen is Mircea's 500 year old half vampire and half human daughter. Dorina is a dhampir and they are very rare because mostly they don't survive childhood.
She gets pulled into family business partly for her own reasons and partly because her father makes her an offer she doesn't want to refuse.
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She gets pulled into family business partly for her own reasons and partly because her father makes her an offer she doesn't want to refuse.
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Jul 10, 2010
Thalestral
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2.5-3 stars. All through the first half of this one I was wondering whether I could take it back and exchange it for a different book. It's been a while since I've read something I really couldn't stand. On reflection, I'm not sure if it was lack of being able to adjust to a different writing style or if the first half is really that bad.
Regardless, I pushed on as it's fairly short at under 400 pages. I started to warm to the story and now that I've finished, I'll definitely be readi More...
Regardless, I pushed on as it's fairly short at under 400 pages. I started to warm to the story and now that I've finished, I'll definitely be readi More...
Oct 08, 2009
Writtenwyrdd
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This book is the first in the new Dorina Basarab series, and is based in the world of Cassandra Palmer. I liked how characters I met in the other series show a very different aspect (in this case, Mercea--which I have spelled incorrectly as the book is in the grubby paws of a relative who is enjoying it as much as I did, so I cannot check the spelling!
the basic plot is that Dorina is a dhampir, half vamp, half human, and doesn't fit in either world. Things in this world are going t More...
the basic plot is that Dorina is a dhampir, half vamp, half human, and doesn't fit in either world. Things in this world are going t More...
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