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Mar 07, 2009

Lady Danielle "The Book Huntress" rated it:

Good book and very imaginative storyline. Adrian really developed a unique concept of vampirism and vampire society. Although the warriors remind me of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, they are not carbon copies, and the Midnight Breed series is claiming its own place in the paranormal romance genre. I love warriors, and these guys are definitely creme de la creme. One thing that bothered me was the casual indifference about humans being killed by the Rogues. The Breed warriors did protect hum More...

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Oct 23, 2010

Nichole (Dirty H) rated it:

This is the first book in Lara Adrian's Black Dagger Bro- oops, I mean Midnight Breed series.
The series is about a group of huge, badass (but good) vampires who live together in a compound and fight evil vampires in order to protect their really old fashioned, hoity toity race. They wear leather and carry really hard core weapons, and go on patrol every night to kill the enemy. When they find their mate, they share blood to stay alive. I don't know how I got that mixed up with JR Ward's se More...

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Jun 26, 2011

Sarah rated it:

I first found & fell in love with this series last year when I was given the first 2 books. Before I'd even finished the first book I had already ordered the rest of the series! Since Amazon have now confirmed that the latest release - Shades Of Midnight - is now on it's way to me I thought now would be an ideal time to re-read & review the series ready for when it arrives. It feels like I've been waiting forever for Shades to come out so I can't wait for it to get here.

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Jun 13, 2010

Rissa rated it:

I decided to give kiss of midnight a chance after reading a few reviews that compared it to JR Wards "Black Dagger Brotherhood series". So in the beginning this book was already doomed, since i am admittedly an avid reader of The BDB Series. Even if that wasn't a factor in my decision, i still would of found this book to drag on more than it should have. Don't get me wrong, I'll still move on to the next book in the series but unfortunately it will not be a priority. Let me just say..... This se More...

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Jun 10, 2010

LethalLovely~I'm Superman & It's My Show rated it:

My Thoughts:

This novel was remarkably unremarkable. Don't get me wrong, it didn't suck but I'm not exactly about to clean out the Lara Adrian section at the local bookstore. The set up is pretty generic, like Adrian got tips from "Vampire Romance 101". You've got the big baddies (Rogues) & the group of men fighting to annihilate the big baddies. There personalities are even generic(at least on the surface). There's the leader, the badass, the geek, the smartass, & the suici More...

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Mar 23, 2011

Christi rated it:

Really fantastic book...and yes, I bought all the rest of them last night! I can't wait to read more, but I can't imagine any of them being as powerful as Lucan's story...

Full review reposted from my SMitten with Reading blog...

My Review:
Loved, LoVeD, LOVED this book! I can already tell you that this is going to be a favorite series. And it's even better because this is our discussion book over at Chick-lits blog book club this month (March- come join us- the chat s More...

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Mar 28, 2009

Christel rated it:

Not Bad but a little more weirder to me than usual. It does sound alot like JR Ward's BDB but a little different. But the only thing that really freaked me out was that according to this book Vampire's on Earth are actually decended from aliens. Okay made me thinkof the old TV series "Twilight Zone". Not a bad read I will continue with the series to find out what all happens

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Jun 17, 2011

Zeek rated it:

Gabrielle Maxwell makes a good living selling her photos as art, one night after a gallery opening, she decides to join her friends for a night out on the town. She quickly realizes she's not into the dark Goth scene at the downtown club they've ventured into and promptly makes her goodbyes. Things turn ugly however when she unwittingly falls upon a bizarre murder and barely escapes with her life. When she reports the crime to the cops they thinks she's crazy- even with the proof she has on her More...

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Mar 03, 2008

Ann rated it:

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Oct 21, 2010

Janet rated it:

I finished Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian. I didn't really like it. I'd read two people who said they liked it better than the BDB, and I've heard these books compared to the BDB. That's silly, because there is no comparison, and I don't think it's fair to this series to do so.
The first half of the book was too gory for me. I didn't like their callous disregard of humans. I have no trouble reading the fantasy world of the BDB because it's it doesn't bother me at all to read about them kill More...

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Apr 05, 2008

Kathrynn rated it:

I enjoyed this paranormal romance centered in Boston, Massachusetts. Yes, there are some similarities in J.R. Ward's Black Dagger series and, I thought, in Christine Feehan's Carpathian series as well (going Rogue). But, I found enough differences that I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The main characters progressed well in their bid for character evolvement and I thought the author wrote a good, entertaining story. It captured and held my attention. There is betrayal, death, suspense, actio More...

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Sep 25, 2011

Ronda rated it:

Everytime I read a new vampire series I learn something new about the characteristics of vampires and where they come from. I liked Lara Adrian's take on the vampires coming from another planet making them Alien Vampires that crashed upon earth and intertwined with society through out time for thousands of years.

As always the vampires are the most evocative, enticing, and erotic creatures I have ever read about. It was a good read and
I look forward to reading the next book in More...

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May 01, 2011

Lisa Kay rated it:

★★★½ really. I rated it down ½ a star b/c it took me sooooo long to read. I tried both audiobook and paperback. It was well written and well narrated; I think my mood was just not in the gear for another vamp book. (I was reading it to try and complete a "Pick It For Me" challenge. I ended up using another book to complete that challenge.)

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Jun 17, 2011

Aimie rated it:

I really enjoyed this book, which was a nice surprise. I had heard if I like J.R.Ward, (whom I adore) I'll like theses books.
I found them very very much like J.R.Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood series. They were so much like them, I'm not sure if they were too much like them.

The storyline and characters are great, Lucan is the leader of the Breed warrior's who seems to hate the monster he is.
The Breed are Vampire's who originated from 8 Ancient aliens who crash landed on ear More...

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Oct 05, 2011

Kiki Silk rated it:

Re-read - Oct 2011

Quick lesson - The Breed are descendants of an alien race who crash landed on Earth many centuries ago, and were responsible for wiping out whole civilisations, murdering and raping along the way. It was soon discovered that a few women actually gave birth following these rapes, and so the first generation of the Breed was born. Unable to live with their vicious, murderous fathers any longer the Gen One's got together and made it their mission to rid the Earth of th More...

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Aug 04, 2011

Anzu rated it:

A poorly executed BDB.

I had my eyes on this for a long time and I said “Heh! Why not try it now? Seems like it’s pretty popular so it might be good.” So I gave it a try aaaand it wasn’t what I expected it to be…

The intro was pretty good; I thought Lucan was a really nice character. He was acting all ninja assassin, slicing through bad guys and being all mysterious and stuff. I like these things so it got my hopes up. And then the story began. *yawns*

Introducti More...

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May 05, 2011

Emanuela ~plastic duck~ rated it:

I'm writing this review after reading the second book in the series and I read it before the BDB series. I like the Black Dagger Brotherhood more (a lot more).

What I liked:

* Him. Lucan. He looked more like an anti-hero than a hero for most of the time, but I liked him nonetheless and I totally fell for him when we caught a glimpse of him in a 500-year-old tapestry or painting or whatever in all his fierce glory (I am totally fascinated by Italian condottieri like Giovanni More...

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Jan 03, 2011

Suzanne the Mighty ~Satin Seductress~ rated it:

I read this as I have seen Lara Adrians book in all the bookshops and heard that it had a similar vibe as the Black Dagger Brotherhood. However although I wasn't exactly disappointed I didn't think it was anywhere as good as say "Dark Lover" by J R Ward.

This book was about Lucan Thorne the leader of the Breed warriors who protect humanity and other members of the Breed from Rogues, who are members of the Breed that have descended in to bloodlust and are deranged, constantl More...

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Feb 17, 2011

*yadkny* rated it:

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Nov 18, 2010

Debbie rated it:

As a baby she had been abandoned by her mentally ill mother, as an adult she still hadn’t found exactly were she belonged. One night Gabrielle Maxwell witnessed the most brutal murder she could have ever believed possible. Amazed that a woman was witnessing the rogues of his breed commit acts against human and vampire laws, and then she took a picture of it. Lucan Thorne knew that he needed to wipe her memory of the evening and then get those photos off her cell phone. Tracking her and find More...

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Sep 07, 2011

Jessica `~Blahyze~` rated it:

If you’re a J.R Ward Black Dagger Brother hood fan, or perhaps a Larissa Ione Demonica fan, you’ll enjoy this series. On a reluctant night out with her friend Gabrielle witnesses a murder outside the club in an alley, what she doesn’t know is that the gang of bikers committing the crime, are in fact rogue vampires. Lucan, a member of the Breed hunts vampires and was about to take care of the gang of vamps when Gabrielle appeared, now he must find her and wipe her memory. Lucan knew from the mom More...

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Dec 01, 2010

TheBookVixen rated it:

I got this as a free Kindle read. I love reading about alpha male vampires and their seducing ways so I decided to give it a try.

Gabrielle is out celebrating with her two best friends at a nightclub where she alone witnesses a gruesome fight outside a nightclub. Being a photographer, she has the mindset to take a picture of the fight with her cell phone. She goes to the authorities and shows them the picture but no one can make out what the photo displays. Lucan later shows up at her More...

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Oct 12, 2009

Karyn rated it:

This book didn’t do it for me. I think it was something about the main H/H that put me off.

The story in itself is pretty good. Lara Adrian gives the story a nice twist by portraying the vampires as aliens who crash-landed on earth a long time ago.

So there’s Vampires and then there’s the Rogues – the vamps who’ve given in to Bloodlust (a bit like the Carpathian series by Christine Feehan)

Lucan Thorne is the leader of the Warrior class of Vampires (cue flashback More...

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May 17, 2010

Mojca rated it:

Boston is swarming with Rogues, vampires afflicted with Bloodlust, the constant craving for human blood and the kill that makes them heedless of the exposure they bring to their race. Such high numbers of Rogues is alarming to the Breeds, especially when a human woman witnesses six Rogues mercilessly tearing someone apart. She snaps pictures of them with her cell phone and flees the scene, never knowing how close she came to being followed. She would’ve died if it wasn’t for the Breed warrior le More...

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Sep 05, 2011

Dawn rated it:

I read this book with somewhat low expectations despite the fact that I heard it was a great read. Initially it reminded me of the BDB series by JR Ward with a mix of the Carpathians series and a few others. Despite that I think that Lara Adrian was able to establish her own world that I totally brought into. I think this was one of the better first in a series that I have read in a long time.

It was really interesting to have the original vampires be aliens and I thought it was expl More...

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Nov 30, 2011

Lorre rated it:

Lara Adrian created a lovely world in the Midnight Breed series.
The vampires are a race who try to stay hidden from the human world as much as possible. But a part of that vampire race has changed because of the Bloodlust, a disease that is caused by drinking too much human blood and losing control. These diseased vampires, Rogues, care for only one thing and that is their next fix of human blood. The Rogues put the whole vampire race in danger with their careless and violent behaviour, thr More...

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Jun 12, 2011

Jane (PS) rated it:

A solid 4 stars for me.

I really enjoyed this book - dare I say, more than I expected. It flowed well, I liked the characters, the plot unfolded differently to my expectations (a good thing), and whilst its similarity to the BDB is marked, it has a simplicity that is appealing. I'm sure some segments of the story could have held more suspense and I had some difficulty understanding the incredibly forgiving nature of Gabrielle (h) however these did not detract from the overall story. More...

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Feb 03, 2012

Wicked Incognito Now rated it:

I was into this at the beginning, and then stopped reading it when the author started rolling out all the characters that were blatant set-ups for subsequent books. I guess I'm just sick of books that feature a boatload of heroes. I was all like....oh HERE WE GO!

I don't know. I was aware that this is a series, so I shouldn't be surprised that there is this whole club of guys waiting to find their mates but--I was suddenly very sick of the whole thing. It was suddenly too remins More...

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Dec 01, 2007

Rose rated it:

If you're interested in a different take on vampires and like romance - then you're going to love the The Midnight Breed series. Adrian puts alot of detail into her writing, which I sometimes find to be a bit much, but in Kiss of Midnight there is a steady amount without going over board. Also, the dialog is up to par and not corny.. which is what I find in alot of vampire romance novels. I've really enjoyed what I've read in this series and can't wait to pick up the rest at my local bookstore. More...

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May 08, 2011

Debora rated it:

Generalmente quando mi parlano di paranormal romance mi ritrovo sempre a storcere la bocca. Non sono mai stata una vera fan delle storie d'amore puramente fine a se stesse. Le trovo banali.

Questa volta devo ricredermi. "Il bacio di mezzanotte" è avvincente ed intrigante al punto che in due giorni me lo sono letteralmente divorato!

I personaggi sono costruiti in modo veramente sublime. Interessante e, nel loro classico ruolo, mai banali! Lucan in tutta la sua maestosa durezza d'animo che More...

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