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Demon Moon (The Guardians #2)

by Meljean Brook (Goodreads Author)

3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 · rating details · 824 ratings · 69 reviews

No one would call vampire Colin Ames-Beaumont kind, but one would call him unnaturally beautiful. for two centuries his tainted blood has kept himisolated from other vampires, sustained only by his beauty and vanity-bitter comforts, since a curse erased his mirror reflection, replacing it with a terrifying glimpse of Chaos.

Savitri Murray's insatiable curiosity has gotten...more

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Oct 21, 2009 Sayuri_x rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal, 2008, 2009, re-read

What can I say? I have a total fan-girl crush on Meljean Brook. She can do no wrong and I will love any book she writes with a fiery passion.

I loved this book, much like I loved Demon Angel & Demon Night. She took a pompous and vain male lead, Colin, and managed to make him warm, witty, self-deprecating but still vain and a tad shallow. He made me laugh.

Savi, I also loved. I completely identified with her. Her curiosity, her forgivness, everything.

Again, I devoured rather then savoured this...more

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Dec 12, 2011 Kathy Davie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal, romance

Second in the Guardians paranormal romance series revolving around the Guardians, beings endowed with angelic powers when that human dies giving his or her life to save another. The couple focus in this story is on Colin Ames-Beaumont and Savitri Murray.

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Brook is good. So far, everything of hers that I've picked up is an excellent read. And she sure has one heck of an imagination! In this particular story, Colin is absolutely fascinated by Savi. There is nothing about her that does not i...more

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Sep 25, 2010 Jane Stewart rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy-and-paranormal-romance

Although there were some good ideas, the writing style was too hard to understand.

The first three chapters were great. They were about Savi, (a human woman) and a nosferatu (a vampire like creature) on an airplane. There were also a few other interesting thoughts during the book. The ending of the book was creative and satisfying concerning two events: (1) how a demon (the main villain) was killed and (2) what happened with the relationship between Colin and Savi. The plot during the rest of the...more

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Oct 07, 2009 Jocelyn Zombie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, romance

This book is about a romance between a gorgious vampire, his ego, and the awesomest heroine in history - an Indian (East Indian) computer geek from Berkeley.

Colin, the vampire, is slutty and vain and funny, but also completely self-aware and self-possessed and self-confident. Which is good, because he can't look into a mirror without seeing the Chaos realm (not normal for a vampire), and almost everyone he comes into contact with thinks he's a figment of their imagination or a dream. There's ver...more

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Oct 06, 2009 Melindeeloo rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance

A pleasant surprise

After reading The Guardians: Demon Angel (Book 2) (Berkley Sensation), I just couldn't see how Colin could possibly make an appealing hero, he just seemed so shallow and self absorbed. Somehow Meljean Brook manages to pull it off. Savi (Hugh's adopted sister) is the perfect foil for him, she is as brilliant as he is beautiful and the seemingly doomed courtship between them has humor as well as heat. Suprisingly, the reason behind Colin's vanity and the apparent hopelessness...more

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Jul 20, 2010 Jen (That's What I'm Talking About) rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance, guardian-series, favorites, my-favorite-books

Some books are good and make me feel happy (Twilight), some are well written and cause me to feel strong emotions (Time Traveler's Wife) and some are just so good - they are classics I'll read over and over (Dune). And many are so fun to read and down-right sexy (Nalini Singh, Gena Showalter, Larissa Ione... I love paranormal romance). For me, this book is all of those in one. I was just blown away.

Colin and Savi are truly a match made in heaven (or Caelum). Meljean has developed two wonderful...more

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May 29, 2012 Circuit rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: angels-demons, for-hopeless-romantics, not-bad, vamps, tedious-fluff

Far too much of inner exploitation; Not exploration… I really mean exploitation. The dialog is difficult to follow. The author focuses on the emotional discharge and jumps from dialog to dialog, scene to scene. I guess she knows what’s going on but forgot to tell everyone else. I like the first book of this series and I think she is a gifted writer, but this one lacks and I cannot enjoy it.

When it comes to the characters; I like both and don’t like either. That, I would argue, is weird. Collin...more Far too much of inner exploitation; Not exploration… I really mean exploitation. The dialog is difficult to follow. The author focuses on the emotional discharge and jumps from dialog to dialog, scene to scene. I guess she knows what’s going on but forgot to tell everyone else. I like the first book of this series and I think she is a gifted writer, but this one lacks and I cannot enjoy it.

When it comes to the characters; I like both and don’t like either. That, I would argue, is weird. Collin gave an impression of being vain and self-absorbed but still intelligent and witty. As the book continues he loses his edge. I know that it is said he is not as self-absorbed as he seems but the author was too determined to prove it. Savi…oh… the author was trying too hard as well. She is like an explosion of contradictions and they don’t work together. She is naïve but sophisticated. Forgiving to the point of absurdity (It would be ok but it doesn’t seem she learns anything even if portrayed as intelligent). I enjoy characters that are a mix of positives and negatives; however it does not do her justice. When I look back at book one Lilith was also a lot of things, some good some bad. Yet they melded to something exquisitely Lilith. She had a set mind for positive or negative and it worked. Savi is like a failed experiment. Like the faulty prototype. I just expect her to break and call in the warranty.

This relationship is a wreck. It’s superficial and unsound portraying the contrary. Oh! And the shields; Every time one of them experienced an emotion I would question if that was with or without the shield. In the end I realized it... doesn’t... matter, because the concept is redundant. Most of all the book is too long. Just because the author makes the development long doesn't make it any more convincing. I would cut out half of the conversations which were unnecessary. Honestly, 2/3 of the book I was like: When does this crap end? I mean there is no surprising value added, but I did not read this much just to cut it. (less)

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Jan 04, 2012 Jensownzoo rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012-reads, bookstore-online, paranormal-romance

And this was the last of the Guardians books that I read (yes, I read them out of order, sue me), and I must say that I feel that I saved the best for last. Loved the characters, the dialogue, the pacing, nothing seemed forced/rushed in the romance like I've noted in a few of the other installments of this series...all in all a very pleasant read.

Unfortunately, probably shouldn't be read before reading Demon Angel or you might be awfully confused and miss a lot of the backstory of the character...more

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Aug 07, 2010 Starfire rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Anyone who enjoys paranormal romances that actually make them think

Recommended to Starfire by: Orannia

Shelves: supernatural-chick-pr0n, urban-fantasy

I'll start off by saying that I absolutely loved this next instalment of the Guardians set. I never thought I'd like Colin as a protagonist, but Brook carries off his viewpoint with style and flair that makes his narcissism and obsession with his own beauty not just not-annoying, but actually funny in a tragic way (possibly because he himself tries so very hard not to take it seriously)

I also loved Savitri as a female lead, with a passion. She's so incredibly competent, and manages to be complex...more

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Jan 23, 2011 Michelle Cummings rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance

This is book 2 in the Guardian Series. Based on a recommendation from the author, I started reading the Guardian Series with book 3, and read and really enjoyed the series. So I decided to go back, and pick up the back story with book 1 (which is not available on kindle!!!) and book 2. Book 1 was rather long and convoluted, but Demon Moon was very much like the rest of the series, and I really loved it. While you could probably skip book 1 completely, there was actually alot in there that I thou...more

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Jul 25, 2010 Anita rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy, paranormal-romance

I REALLY enjoy this series. It's definately paranormal romance more than urban fantasy, and if you can get past the convoluted angels/demons/vampires backstory, as well as the historical component in book one, the remaining modern-day installments in the series are really great!

This is the story of unbelievably gorgeous vampire Colin Ames-Beaumont falling in love with human Savitri Murray. There are all kinds of obstacles in their path, and for 95% of the book, their loved is doomed, but somethi...more

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Jun 07, 2011 Kelli rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

olin and Savi's story is good, but I have a special place in my heart for Lilith and Hugh. I still have to pay close attention to understand who is speaking while reading the dialogue, which is a little uncomfortable but managable given how extraordinary the plot and characters are. Both well developed and intricate. I don't know if I'm just slow (doubtful) or if it's just poor editing but each subsequent book is the same in regards to the dialogue. It's written in what I assume is 3rd person (?...more

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Apr 08, 2013 Dangermousie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: aaangst, characters-with-superpowers, crushing-on-secondaries, fantasy, hurt-comfort, paranormal, romance, vampires, tough-heroines

Demon Moon, the second book in the Guardians series, follows Savitri, a computer hacker and Hugh Castleford's (hero of the first book) surrogate little sister and Colin, a vampire cursed to see into Chaos dimension (instead of his own image) any time he looks into any reflective surface.

I loved this one from the get-go, and once again, the protagonists are complex and strong and fucked up. I especially loved the part where Brook blew up the usual 'noble idiot' cliche so utterly by having Savitr...more

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Jan 12, 2012 Rebecca Haehner rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I loved the story line. I love vampires, angels, & demons. This was the best book I have ever read in this genre! Colin was my favorite character, a total smartass. irristable, and sweet as hell! I did not realize that the book was part of a series or not even the first until I had already read half the book which saddened me, but that just means I will rush out to find the others in the series. I found the book by chance, someone misplaced it on a wrong shelf, I am soo glad they did! Meljea...more

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Jul 02, 2010 Missy Ann rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle, romance-parnormal

It's not you it's me.

One of these days I'm going to completely "get" one of Meljean's books. There's something about her style, I think I'm getting close to pin pointing the issue. She jumps, she writes like she's filming it. It seems like I'm a minute behind the action until the words on the page catch up. If I was watching it on a screen in front of me it'd be fabulous.

Hence, it's not you it's me.

I'm going to keep plugging away at The Guardians series. It is getting better for me, I just nee...more

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Jan 26, 2011 Mely rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: romance

POC heroine (half-white, half-(East) Indian). Prose good sentence by sentence but needs line-editing for repetition on the paragraph level; author needs to be less heavy-handed on interpreting character for readers, better at conveying background, past, relationships. Indian background not entirely convincing, but then neither was the heroine as survivor of traumatic murders of family, nor her adoptive sibling relationship with another character. Sexually experienced heroine, no apologies, good;...more

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Mar 31, 2013 Susan rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is a fantastic book! I will admit- the rest of the books in the series were o.k in my opinion. I LOVE this couple. The story was new and innovative. The series is very innovative and unique, not my cup of tea, except this book. I also think the last book will be great, I love Michael, and it is his story.

Savi and Colin work as a couple. Colin is vein, narcissistic and completely lovable. His devotion and love of Savi is heartfelt and sweet. Savi is also very unique, clever, brave, smart, an...more

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Jan 19, 2012 Samantha rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: vampire, genre-paranormal-romance, interrracial-romance

Colin's book in the Guardian's series. After reading Demon Angel I wasn't very excited about picking this one up. Colin was an interesting character in the first novel, but I wasn't very keen on reading his story. However, I've been told a lot that this series needs to be read in order, so I resisted the temptation to skip it. Surprisingly, I ended up loving Colin. He starts off a bit annoying because he's narcissistic and cocky, but over the course of the story you really begin to see how much...more

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Aug 07, 2011 erin rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: library, fantasy, romance

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Dec 05, 2011 Patricia rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: _adult, 2011, favourites, genre-paranormal-romance, paranormal-angels-demons-gods, paranormal-vampires, review-on-old-blog, setting-present, setting-otherworld, forever-reread

I hadn't expected to like Demon Moon as much as I did. The hero, Colin, was selfish or at least appeared to be and part of him definitely is self-absorbed, in the beginning often bordering the asshole-area. But his and Savi's relationship was superb, often heartbreakingly so, which made them my favorite couple of the series (I read the first 7 novels already and anxiously await the final installment!) and their book one of my absolute favorites in the series and genre.

Demon Moon was not flawless...more

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May 15, 2011 Jennifer rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: angels-and-demons, kindle, paranormal-romance, vampire-fiction

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This was definitely enjoyable. After having now read 3 books by Meljean Brook I'll say I think her strength lies mainly in writing really cerebral romance. By far the best part of this book was Savi and Colin's relationship. It's set in the world of the Guardians, that we became familiar with in Demon Angel, but the action is less intense than in that book. The romance was much more pivotal to me. I just couldn't care that much about the community of vampires in San Francisco, and the Nosferatu...more This was definitely enjoyable. After having now read 3 books by Meljean Brook I'll say I think her strength lies mainly in writing really cerebral romance. By far the best part of this book was Savi and Colin's relationship. It's set in the world of the Guardians, that we became familiar with in Demon Angel, but the action is less intense than in that book. The romance was much more pivotal to me. I just couldn't care that much about the community of vampires in San Francisco, and the Nosferatu and wyrmwolves trying to break out of Hell via Chaos. The plot point about Savi being transformed by ingesting Sir Pup's venom, and then she and Colin together becoming an attractant for the wyrmwolves... seemed a little contrived. it was clear that the book was heading towards crisis from the beginning: Colin would be forced to turn Savi and he would fear killing her, but somehow they would overcome it. And, that is pretty much what happened.

Yet, I did enjoy both of these characters and how they were together. Plot = 2 stars; Characters/love story = 4 stars : Overall score = 3 stars. Savi, I found to be intriguing (if a little indulgent as a character). She is a human but she's not average, no she is a genius with a complete photographic and eidetic memory. What redeemed her from being a total indulgence of a character is her inability to hold a grudge. While I can't really empathize with this characteristic, I was intrigued by it and it gave her a shot of unexpected depth.

I think I delayed starting this book because what I knew of Colin from Demon Angel was not very interesting to me. I mean, he's incredibly beautiful but also incredibly vain? I couldn't see how I could grow to like him. Vanity is not generally a great characteristic in a romantic hero. But it really does work for Colin. He's funny, self-deprecating. There is more to him than I expected. The vulnerability of these 2 characters to each other and the heat they produce together is definitely the high point of the book. It continues to be Ms Brook's best quality, for me.(less)

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Jan 05, 2011 Andrea rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I so want to give this book four stars because it is better than ”Demon Angel”...

I like Colin better than Hugh, he is funny, gorgeous and seriously vain, but he is also full of fear over his connection to Chaos which makes him very likable even tho he is sometimes rather mean to Savi. I like that the vampires aren't at the top of the food chain, that they know that both demons and nosferatu can kick their ass it just makes them more ... human oddly enough.

Savi is such a great heroine! I like th...more I so want to give this book four stars because it is better than ”Demon Angel”...

I like Colin better than Hugh, he is funny, gorgeous and seriously vain, but he is also full of fear over his connection to Chaos which makes him very likable even tho he is sometimes rather mean to Savi. I like that the vampires aren't at the top of the food chain, that they know that both demons and nosferatu can kick their ass it just makes them more ... human oddly enough.

Savi is such a great heroine! I like that she is half Indian, that she is computer nerd who isn't really a nerd, that she has short hair, that she isn't afraid to say what she needs sexually and that she stands up to Lilith who frankly is a bit of a bitch.

The story.... well, I just had a problem with the whole Demon inpersonating Colin part of it. It was never really clear to me why he did this or why they even thought to look for it. Savi sort of stumbled upon it and I never got why she was even looking for problems. It felt like a way to make Colin Vampire Boss. Which I don't have a problem with, he didn't want it and had to be coerced which was cool, he didn't suddenly grow a conscience and decided to do good.

The Chaos part I liked, nice angsty moments there. The mirror room was scary and Colin's fears very real. I like that Colin, Hugh and Lilith are so crabby with one another. Colin especially, when he is in the mirror room he more or less blurts out Hugh's big secret to Savi. And Lilith is a constant bitch to every one except Hugh who she is very protective of.

But the rating... Well, I actually think, and this is a first for me, that this book and the previous one are too long... I know, crazy. It's just that in a PNR the romance takes centre stage and altho we get lots of hot and sweet moments it could have gone a bit faster. I almost wish these books were more like UF where romance sometimes takes several book to come to fruition because the world building is very good but ends up of course taking second place to the HEA. Having Colin and Savi's blood problems continue to the next book would have been fun, torture yes, but fun! I also think that the buildup to book 3 was well, non existing. Drifter was in one scene and didn't really make the impression on me that made me order his book right away. (less)

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Feb 13, 2012 J. rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: the-guardians, 2012

I liked it :) Really liked Colin. I can't say I was all that enthralled with Savi though... It was difficult to feel much depth to her... Colin it was easier.

That being said, I think the whole climactic anti-climax was a bit dull, but I suppose it was either that or be obvious... I still think obvious would have been more powerful. As it were, the final denouement felt lacking because it just felt like Brook was nonchalantly tying up loose ends.

Nonetheless--very much enjoyed this one :) it was...more

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Oct 09, 2009 VampFanGirl rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance

Colin Ames-Beaumont, a two hundred year old nosferatu-born vampire, possesses an otherworldly and angelic beauty that is almost unbearable to look upon. He also exudes skillful yet flagrant charm and a cutting British wit making the combination so intense that Colin can cause even the most straight of men to question their sexuality. But with Colin's beauty also comes a deep streak of vanity that would rival most kings and queens throughout the span of history and a selfishness that knows no bou...more Colin Ames-Beaumont, a two hundred year old nosferatu-born vampire, possesses an otherworldly and angelic beauty that is almost unbearable to look upon. He also exudes skillful yet flagrant charm and a cutting British wit making the combination so intense that Colin can cause even the most straight of men to question their sexuality. But with Colin's beauty also comes a deep streak of vanity that would rival most kings and queens throughout the span of history and a selfishness that knows no bounds.

Yet even for Colin, whose beauty is like a golden key to the world, it doesn't necessarily equate to happiness. Soon after his transformation, Colin became cursed. Now, despite his undeniable attraction, to drink his blood would bring upon a gruesome death condemning Colin to a lonely existence filled to the brim with countless random women that forget his face the moment they fall asleep. He also never appears in photographs or video cameras making whomever he's with appear to be talking or posing by themselves. Then there is the lack of his reflection...

While every other being on the planet sees themselves in their reflection, Colin sees only the debilitating horror that is Chaos. Gone is his radiant beauty and in its place, a ceiling of bodies that dangle to be eaten only to regenerate and be eaten again. Their faces - frozen in the fields of Hell. Wyrmwolves, dragons, and other terrifying creatures roam the fire laden land ripping chunks from each other while the screams from the bodies above resound with everlasting terror. It is in this realm that Colin was trapped for days that may as well have been an eternity and the experience left scars not only criss-crossing his own soul, but Savitri Murray's as well.

Savi is a woman that despite the horrible tragedies of her past, still retains an innocent naivete combined with fearless curiosity. Having only recently come to terms with angels, demons, and vampires existing, she's marvelously centered and down to earth. She's also a technological genius and retains what can only best be described as an incomparable photographic memory. When curiosity propels her into the arms of Colin after his sojourn to Chaos, she soon learns a much needed lesson in the wariness of strangers, especially of the supernatural sort.

For months Savi avoided Colin after the embarrassment of her learned lesson but a nosferatu bent on killing her, along with everyone else aboard her flight home from India, forces her and Colin together once again. And when her combined ingestion of blood from said nosferatu and hellhound venom adds the most alluring scent to her psyche and the most appealing taste to her tongue and flesh, Colin - suddenly starving - finds himself beyond aroused and on the verge of taking Savi no matter if she agrees or protests. He's like a man who has been struggling through the desert for an eternity and suddenly finds water. But while his addiction of all things Savi may have begun from purely his physical hunger and desire, Colin soon discovers that she's everything he's never known but suddenly all he's ever wanted.

Unfortunately, Colin's and Savi's love affair represents a maze filled with dozens of heart breaking dead ends. Savi, despite her newly developed and enhanced abilities from the nosferatu blood and hellhound venom, is still very much human. As a vampire, Colin must feed each night. While he can sustain himself on animal blood for a short while, he can't make it his regular food source for debilitating effects such as severe lack of strength and stupidity soon follow. His blood also prevents him from having a consort for another cannot drink from him without dying soon after. These facts not only prevent Colin from making Savi his regular food source for she is human, but both his blood, and Savi's now tainted blood, prevent him from transforming her into a vampire. This is due not only because of sure death but because her taint makes it impossible to know the outcome. In other words, Savi might not survive the transformation even from a vampire that could in fact offer it.

Then there is the Colin's inability to remain faithful. Even though Savi is all he desires, the bloodlust doesn't respect his free will. If Colin's blood host desires him, he will have sex even if his heart and mind refuses, their will propels him into the act. And because he must drink from a new human each night...well one can only imagine the extent of his forced infidelities.

Yet even with the odds stacked against them, Savi and Colin agree to one month of exclusivity. After which, Savi will continue on with her human life and Colin with his vampire one. And despite the fact that life will loose all luster at month's end, they're still both brave enough to come to one another, stripped to their very cores, and embrace their short time together without reservations. But danger threatens to end their affair prematurely. A demon is posing as Colin in an effort to take over the vulnerable San Francisco vampire community and he's really starting to enjoy his new gorgeous persona. Enjoying it so much so that the demon intends on making it his permanent lifestyle by not only killing Colin, but arranging Savi's death as well.

Colin Ames-Beaumont is extremely unique in the realm of romance heroes. Of course we've seen many an arrogant and self-assured hero but have we seen one as vain as Colin? Not in my readings. He's very unusual and on the surface, very off putting. It's Colin's curse and its subsequent battles that give him emotional range as a hero. His vanity is comical to extant but its reason for being isn't. I don't rightly know what loosing your reflection for an eternity would do to a person, especially for someone who relies so heavily upon it as a faucet of their personality. But in any case, what Colin lost was detrimental and he could have turned into a very evil creature but luckily for him, he was and still is surrounded by people who care and who give him strength. While Colin might not show it for the world to see, he is appreciative but it soon becomes Savi that he appreciates the most and truthfully couldn't live without her. He'd sacrifice himself, and he loves himself - at least at one point - above all others, but for Savi, he'd gladly die. There's heroism in that. At any rate, the vampire is freakin' HAWT!

Savitri was another new romance character for me and it goes without saying that all Brook's characters are new in some respects, but Savi is unique just like Colin. Savi is a nerd, but a brilliant one. She's fascinating really, and how often can you say that about a heroine? I loved her amazing photographic memory and how she connects to past events through emotion. It lent a real interesting dynamic to her character. And her intelligence isn't grating. Instead, as a reader, you share her almost childlike wonder with new discoveries. Savi is also strong, stronger than me in the fact that she wouldn't, couldn't be with Colin due to his inability to remain faithful. She retains a solid knowing of her self worth and for that I had respect.

The sexual tension in DEMON MOON is palpable. Even after this being my third re-read, I still felt the sparks and melted at their words. Some of the things that Colin and Savi say to one another seriously caused my heart to hurt with wonder. After reading romance for so long, it's hard to find a book that can do this for you much less do it for you three times over. I'm in awe that Brook took two very unusual characters and let them each grow and shape their individuality with passion and an all consuming love. Having experienced it three times, I'm thinking that it still isn't enough.(less)

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May 15, 2009 Katie(babs) rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: i-want-to-have-babies-with-the-book

When an author has the ability to make a reader lose herself in a story and to create characters who are so overwhelming that every word or action has a double meaning, you know you have a winner. And if the reader wants to go back and re-read the story a second time because the characters came alive and the words on the page were lyrical and beautifully written, well, that reader has been lucky enough to have read a masterpiece.

Demon Moon, Meljean Brook's second full-length book, overwhelmed m...more When an author has the ability to make a reader lose herself in a story and to create characters who are so overwhelming that every word or action has a double meaning, you know you have a winner. And if the reader wants to go back and re-read the story a second time because the characters came alive and the words on the page were lyrical and beautifully written, well, that reader has been lucky enough to have read a masterpiece.

Demon Moon, Meljean Brook's second full-length book, overwhelmed me with its brilliance, but also perplexed me with its complexity. Certain scenes and conversations were confusing enough that I re-read the start of most chapters to make sure I got it. This is not a lighthearted romance; instead there is gore, very over-the-top eroticism, and monsters like those you were told of as children who could be hiding in your closet. And I loved every minute of it.

Colin Ames Beaumont was introduced in Demon Angel and also appeared in the short story Falling for Anthony. He is a 200-year-old vampire who makes no excuses for the life he now leads. He loves blood, the sex that comes with it (he even stated he has slept with over 20,000 woman in his long life), and the booty he has attained over the centuries. I found Colin entirely swoonable because not only was he gorgeous, his personality wasn't glossed over. Even better, although he was turned very violently and is virtually alone, he doesn't brood or whine like too many other vampire heroes we have read about before.

The one thing in life he wants and can't have is Savitri, a character also introduced in Demon Angel. She is in no way the sort of romance novel heroine you typically encounter. Savitri is of Indian background and was raised by her beloved grandmother after the murder of her parents and brother years earlier. She speaks many different languages, is a professional hacker, and is surrounded by angels and demons, whom she calls her friends. But her life is in constant danger since she helps the Guardians of Heaven keep Hell closed and the world of Chaos from opening up and allowing those creatures from trying to take over Earth.

At almost 500 pages, this book has so much action and constant sexual turmoil going on that it will make your head spin. Colin and Savitri are at odds most of the time, and simultaneously in such constant lust that Savirti may want Colin to change her to what he is. Intriguingly, Colin's blood is tainted so that if anyone drinks from him, they will die. As if that weren't enough, he is the direct link to knowing what is happening in Chaos and helps to keep it under control. And yet he takes it all in stride.

The story is filled with angels and demons and gore, and love scenes so intense they are painful (Colin has a way with his hands which Savirti doesn't mind at all!). Because I've read both Demon Angel and Falling for Anthony, I can't say so for sure, but my guess is that you probably can't read Demon Moon without having first read what came before. That accounts for the minus attached to my A grade. Meljean Brook's series should not be missed.
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Apr 27, 2010 Jackie (Literary Escapism) added it · review of another edition

Shelves: para-romance, angels, demons, vampires, read-2009

I really enjoyed Demon Moon and kind of wish Demon Night would hurry up and get in at my library so I can continue with this series. For some reason, reviews are just not happening this week, so normally this would have been a little longer, maybe I’ll expand it later, but either way, Demon Moon was a great read. Highly recommend it to anyone looking for a good vampire romance.

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May 17, 2012 Lindsay rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: supernatural-crack

In reading some other reviews of the book, I wasn't surprised to find criticism of Brook's writing style. World building is of utmost importance in the universe she created, which pulls it away from a standard paranormal romance. Without getting into the plot, I will say that "simple" is not a word that should ever be used to describe her writing. There's an abundance of history and mythology and a reader who isn't focused will find herself rereading passages.

I found that Brook will leave holes...more

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Jul 23, 2010 Jessica rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance

Interesting, intelligent characters; even when they did stupid things, it made sense. Complex world building -- less overwhelming than in Demon Angel, but covers enough that I think newcomers to the series would be able to start here. The storyline was engaging, although I agree with other reviewers that there were a few too many redundancies and it seemed a bit overly-long (although at nearly 500 pages, I think my attention span would find almost anything overly-long). The romance was hot and a...more

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Apr 18, 2012 Metaspinster rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: pn-vamps, pn-wings, romance-paranormal, alla, favorites

Not my absolute fave in this series, but certainly up there. Colin is certainly an sort of vain dandy who meets his match, as they say in the lovely, talented and geeky Savi. Or rather, she is not demolished by his pretty face, which is not to say she's unaffected by it! And I loved learning about Colin's angsty past, and witnessing Savi's family bonds with Hugh and her grandmother. Also, witty, teasing, flirtiness FTW!

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Apr 22, 2011 Kathleen added it · review of another edition

I had read Meljean Brooks "Iron Duke" and I enjoyed it. So I decide to give her Guardian series a try. I loved the heroine Sai. She's a gadget head with an interesting mind and personality.
Colin was for awhile a bit of a conundrum for me but the more I read the more I wanted to know. I will certainly get the rest of this series and am glad to add Meljean Brook to my list of new favorites. :)

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Book info: I am the author of the Iron Seas steampunk romance series. I've written a guide to the world (including a map) on my website.

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“She trailed after him, admiring the line of his back. He began climbing the stairs, and she sighed with pleasure. Every bit of him was gorgeous. “Do you mind if I objectify you?”
“Please do,” he said over his shoulder. “Particularly my knees, as they are oft-neglected.”
“Maybe if you ever got your pants off, they wouldn’t be.”
“It hardly matters, sweet; once they’ve come off, the attention isn’t likely to center on my absurdly handsome knees.” — 18 people liked it

“Do my questions annoy you?”
He glanced at her, his surprise evident. “No. I’m far too vain to object; I am my favorite topic.” — 9 people liked it

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