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Crouching Vampire, Hidden Fang (Dark Ones #7)
by
Katie MacAlister (Goodreads Author)
For a woman married to the vampire of her nightmares, the honeymoon’s over—and reality bites…
Pia’s dream of being married has come true.
But her husband is straight out of her nightmares.
Pia Thomason is torn between two Dark Ones and feeling like a fool, considering she doesn’t know where either of them are. Alec was no doubt broken-hearted over finding out that Pia was mat...more
Pia’s dream of being married has come true.
But her husband is straight out of her nightmares.
Pia Thomason is torn between two Dark Ones and feeling like a fool, considering she doesn’t know where either of them are. Alec was no doubt broken-hearted over finding out that Pia was mat...more
Paperback, 333 pages
Published
May 5th 2009
by Signet
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Aug 01, 2011
Marfita
rated it
2 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
that nice lady yesterday looking for "vampire romance"
Shelves:
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CROUCHING VAMPIRE HIDDEN FANG is the fantastic follow up to ZEN AND THE ART OF VAMPIRES! Mrs. MacAlister leaves us with the unknown fate with Pia and Kristoff, at the end of ZEN AND THE ART OF VAMPIRES and CROUCHING VAMPIRE HIDDEN FANG picks that fate up. Pia is my favorite heroine out of all of Mrs. MacAlister's stories. I find she is the most likable because she is not the kind of gal that just goes along with things because she is told to. She has an opinion and vocalizes it. She is also not...more
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This book is to be read after the Zen and the Art of Vampires. The book picks up two months later after Pia was in Iceland. Pia has become married not only to one but two men. Her legal husband who she thinks the marriage is illegal because she was forced into the marriage is to Kristoff. Kristoff is a Dark One who she becomes his beloved. The second marriage is to the Sacristan Mattias, who Pia just gets irritated with and believes it's just a marriage in ceromony only. You see Pia manages to b...more
I've really not enjoyed the last few Dark Ones novels, especially the ones with this main character. The first ones in the series are first and foremost romance novels. They have vampire characters in them (I have to point out that this breed of "dark ones" are borrowed from Christine Feehan's series which has problems all its own), but the story is not overtaken by the supernatural concepts and is just good old story telling. These last two novels feature a main character who is forever whining...more
This is basically the second (!&*$&^#&) half of one big story, starting with Zen and the Art of Vampires. I was really really irritated with that book because the previous 5 books in the series were pretty much stand-alone stories told in the same world (same vamp mythology, etc). Seems like her publishers decided to try to squeeze some extra $$ out of her fans by breaking up the last book into two books - so totally unnecessary. I digress.
This was a fine ending to the story that be...more
This was a fine ending to the story that be...more
Feb 26, 2012
Lesley
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Anyone who enjoys MaryJanice Davidson's Betsey Taylor/Undead Series
Shelves:
2012
Usual Disclaimer: This is not the first in the series, however this is the first book in this series that I've read.
From the start of the book you are well aware that the characters have some sort of history, the question is whether it is part of a series, or if the author explains the history occurring up to start of the book. The answer is both. The author does a good job of giving you an overview of what happened to the characters in a previous book, enough for you to follow the story without...more
From the start of the book you are well aware that the characters have some sort of history, the question is whether it is part of a series, or if the author explains the history occurring up to start of the book. The answer is both. The author does a good job of giving you an overview of what happened to the characters in a previous book, enough for you to follow the story without...more
I liked this book, but I still feel like it's a little bit unfinished, somehow I don't think that the feud between the brotherhood and the dark ones is over just yet, and there's still a couple of loose ends in this whole Ilargi business. I hope the next book is the third part of this, even if this book almost feels like the end of this story. At least this time I feel like I can stop reading this story and move on to something else...
Even if the mystery of who the Ilargi is, is still rubbing th...more
Even if the mystery of who the Ilargi is, is still rubbing th...more
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Crouching Vampire, Hidden Fang was definitely a great sequel to Zen and the Art of Vampires. MacAlister had introduced a memorable couple in Pia and Kristoff in Zen, and I was so happy to see their story continued in Crouching Vampire. Pia tries to get things back to normal by returning to Seattle and picking up her life prior to meeting Kristoff and Alec. However things definitely don't go as planned when the supernatural follows her home. MacAlister does a great job at dealing with the issues...more
Pia and Kristoff are an interesting pair.
I like the fact that this book is a continuation of the previous book, Zen and the Art of Vampires,and I also like that Christian and Allie show up in this book as well. Allie more as a cameo, but Christian is a secondary character here.
Over all the book was good, and continued nicely from the previous book to this one. The ending of this one, once it was revealed, made me go, "What? Whoa, you mean to tell me this whole time this situation was happening that it was something so simple, and got t...more
Over all the book was good, and continued nicely from the previous book to this one. The ending of this one, once it was revealed, made me go, "What? Whoa, you mean to tell me this whole time this situation was happening that it was something so simple, and got t...more
Many book series you can jump in and not feel like you are completely lost. That is not true of this Dark Ones series. I didn't realize that this was the latest in a series of books and I definitely felt it.
MacAlister tries to be funny in her stories, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes it feels like she tries too hard. And I absolutely HATE grammatical errors and typos. "fo" instead of "to"...
I didn't get a good feeling from this book but I didn't dislike it enough to not give...more
MacAlister tries to be funny in her stories, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes it feels like she tries too hard. And I absolutely HATE grammatical errors and typos. "fo" instead of "to"...
I didn't get a good feeling from this book but I didn't dislike it enough to not give...more
Jun 20, 2010
Sassafrass
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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I have read this Dark Ones Series out of order starting with #6 (Zen and the Art of Vampires), mostly because I needed a "Z" title for a challenge that I was doing. After reading that one, I had to go on to #7 to see what would happen with Pia and Kristoff. This books starts off where #6 left off. I would say that you have to read #6 to get a good idea of what's happening in this book.
I don't have a lot of experience with Katie MacAlister, but this is the third book of hers that I have read, and...more
I don't have a lot of experience with Katie MacAlister, but this is the third book of hers that I have read, and...more
When I started reading this book I was so in to it. The first 50 or 60 pages had me going that I didn't want to put it down. I loved that there was a new concept added to the vampires we all know and love. I always like when an author adds a new concept. I won't go into it in case you decide to read it yourself.
After that things went down hill for me. Tooo much weird romance/sex for the main story line couple. It was a shame because they did have another interesting story going. This was the fi...more
After that things went down hill for me. Tooo much weird romance/sex for the main story line couple. It was a shame because they did have another interesting story going. This was the fi...more
Dec 15, 2008
Nancy
marked it as to-read
Well, I obviously don't have this one yet, but I'll have it as soon as it's released. *big grin*
I've read through several other reviews, but I can't seem to find any as dissatisfied as I am. Well, not for the same reasons, anyway. Surely I'm not the only one to be so ticked off at the ending. Don't get me wrong. I still love Pia and Kristoff and even Alec, occasionally. Although he still kind of weirds me out. The ending was a surprise, which was nice, but it also seemed really rushed. Almost like she'd hit her deadline and had to hurry and throw down an ending. I am positively miffed that...more
Oh, man. This book has one of the most ludicrous sex scenes I've ever read. I had my sister read the passage when she came over for a visit and she collapsed in giggles. I usually skip or skim sex scenes but this was so atrocious...I read it all, shaking my head the whole time. Like a comic farce.
And again with the no real development. Hotness is enough reason to behave like a hormonal 16 year old, apparently, even if one is in one's late 30s...or hundreds of years old. I forced myself to finis...more
And again with the no real development. Hotness is enough reason to behave like a hormonal 16 year old, apparently, even if one is in one's late 30s...or hundreds of years old. I forced myself to finis...more
Dieser Roman geht zwei Monate später weiter, wo der Vorgänger "Ein Vampir kommt selten allein" endete.
Pia Thomason ist von ihrem Islandurlaub zurück und steigt wieder in ihren Alltag ein. Zumindest mehr oder weniger, denn ihre Gedanken sind bei Kristoff, einem Dunklen und zudem seit dem Islandaufenthalt ihr "Ehemann". Sie ist seine Auserwählte und trotz dieser wichtigen Tatsache will Kristoff anscheinend nichts mit ihr zu tun haben.
Bis plötzlich ein Vampir vor ihrer Tür auftaucht und sie nach Eu...more
Pia Thomason ist von ihrem Islandurlaub zurück und steigt wieder in ihren Alltag ein. Zumindest mehr oder weniger, denn ihre Gedanken sind bei Kristoff, einem Dunklen und zudem seit dem Islandaufenthalt ihr "Ehemann". Sie ist seine Auserwählte und trotz dieser wichtigen Tatsache will Kristoff anscheinend nichts mit ihr zu tun haben.
Bis plötzlich ein Vampir vor ihrer Tür auftaucht und sie nach Eu...more
Mar 04, 2013
Raquel
marked it as abandoned
DNF. It is so rare that I don't finish a book.
I've been increasingly disenchanted with this series anyway. The broad vocabulary and wonderfully snarky humor present in the first 1/3 of book 1 had me holding strong to the mistaken impression that these were, well, more than classically stupid romance novels.
Shame on me for taking this long to concede the apparent.
Clearly, there were elements in the writing that kept giving me hope for a greater reading experience in the Next book. I think, fundam...more
I've been increasingly disenchanted with this series anyway. The broad vocabulary and wonderfully snarky humor present in the first 1/3 of book 1 had me holding strong to the mistaken impression that these were, well, more than classically stupid romance novels.
Shame on me for taking this long to concede the apparent.
Clearly, there were elements in the writing that kept giving me hope for a greater reading experience in the Next book. I think, fundam...more
Ok so our darling Pia have a guy crisis... she have TWO 'husbands'. some says she's lucky.. but i would say she is. quite.. Ok, maybe if one of them is not a pshyco priest and the other is a puppy eyes badass ( actually i likey the puppy eyes beefcake )
so the following adventure is fun, and ridiculously fabulous badassery. I am still the big fan of Dark Ones Series!
I need more DARK ONES!!!
so the following adventure is fun, and ridiculously fabulous badassery. I am still the big fan of Dark Ones Series!
I need more DARK ONES!!!
As good as I expected. I thought that this story would just be a straight forward romance because the first book, Zen and the Art of Vampires, involved mostly mystery. However, this book revealed a lot about Kristoff's and Alec's past,the history of the Brotherhood of the Light, and also showed how Kristoff's and Pia's relationship was cemented.
In the last book, Pia turned out to be Kristoff's Beloved and not Alec's as everyone expected. However, Crouching Vampire, Hidden Fang explained that K...more
In the last book, Pia turned out to be Kristoff's Beloved and not Alec's as everyone expected. However, Crouching Vampire, Hidden Fang explained that K...more
Pia Thomason has got a little dilemma. She’s torn between two men - actually, two vampires. Excuse me, Dark ones - and is not exactly sure what to do. Her mate Kristoff thinks she has ties to the group who’s trying to destroy his people and Alec is heartbroken over finding out Pia’s Kristoff’s beloved, not his. So she’s in a bit of a pickle and has gone back to her boring life in Seattle, determined to forget about both of them. But of course, things just go that smoothly and Alec is now missing...more
Book 7: Crouching Vampire, Hidden Fang starring Kristoff, Pia, Alec, Christian, Allie, Sebastian, Ulfur & Ragnar, Mattias, Magda, Ray, Andreas, & Rowan.
The Dark Ones series is full of humor, mystery, and sexy vampires. Each story is different than the one before it or after it although they tend to feature characters from other books. The exceptions to that are Zen and the Art of Vampires and Crouching Vampire, Hidden Fang. Both books are about Pia and Kristoff.
I highly recommend these b...more
The Dark Ones series is full of humor, mystery, and sexy vampires. Each story is different than the one before it or after it although they tend to feature characters from other books. The exceptions to that are Zen and the Art of Vampires and Crouching Vampire, Hidden Fang. Both books are about Pia and Kristoff.
I highly recommend these b...more
This is not a stand alone book. You need to read Zen and the Art of Vampires by Katie MacAlister #6 in the "Dark Ones" series to totally understand what is going on in the story; because you need to read "Zen and the art of the Vampire" to get the first part of the story. Right now it is getting three stars from me since I do not know what happened before in the other story. However, I will say Holly and Cadeon are great characters. I personally stopped at #4.5 Bring Out Your Dead in the "Dark...more
It's the usual Katie MacAlister fare; light, fluffy, schmalz with a mystery thrown in to add a little plot. All her books fit together in some way, each line (dragons, vampires, etc.) forming a part of her supernatural world. The books themselves are fun and silly, though the heroines don't have what feel like distinct voices to me, and have started to all run together. Fun for what they are, but I really need to relegate these books to "borrow from library" rather than "buy" and save my money a...more
Zen & the Art of Vampires ended leaving itself open for this book to follow and wrap things up. The only problem with that is that this one also seemed to end with an opening for a book to follow. Is there a Pia/Kristoff mini-trilogy planned?
I have to say from the first installment they are one of my favorite Dark One/Beloved couples, and I was kept guessing about what was going on to the very end just like in the first book. Mostly with books in this series, I kinda have a pretty good idea...more
I have to say from the first installment they are one of my favorite Dark One/Beloved couples, and I was kept guessing about what was going on to the very end just like in the first book. Mostly with books in this series, I kinda have a pretty good idea...more
Entertaining; I do like the lines such as, "Pia, you do not interrupt a man when he is explaining his master plan after having been soundly defeated. Don't you watch any James Bond movies?" or, "Before this breaks down into a true Hallmark moment and we all start buying each other Precious Moments figurines, why don't we get you off the roof?" Nothing great, but a good fun read.
OK, so this one has some actual surprises in the plot--although there is not so much of it. There is more attention paid to the relationship of Pia and Kristoff (and more hot scenes), and a lot of dialogue. There is especially the scene when Pia comes to the Council (I think that is the name) and meets Allie (Christian's Beloved) that seems to last forever. I'm not complaining, though. It was funny, even if a bit repetitive. It is always fun to see previous couples in their evolving relationship...more
I really liked this book and the character of Pia from the last one, however, I've only given it a 3 because I don't know where to get the rest of her story; which book it's in, when it's coming out, so therefore, I didn't feel satisfied. I like to have the next one all lined up or at least know how long I'll have to wait for it.
Book two of a two book series that started with Zen and the Art of Vampires. Actually, thought the two books should have switched names until I got to end of the book, where you have a double, double cross going on. Still the title of the first book would have been better suited for this book as Pia learns more about what a Beloved is and the joys that can come with it. Loved both books as a single story.
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For as long as she can remember, Katie MacAlister has loved reading. Growing up in a family where a weekly visit to the library was a given, Katie spent much of her time with her nose buried in a book. Despite her love for novels, she didn't think of writing them until she was contracted to write a non-fiction book about software. Since her editor refused to allow her to include either witty dialo...more
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