Bring on the Night (WVMP Radio, #3)

Sep 23, 2010 Karen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Just a note: I would give this book 4 1/2 stars out of 5 but I can't figure out how to do that here - just wanted to let you know.

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I am not one for putting spoilers in my reviews. But what to do when a book is almost one giant spoiler? This was one of hardest reviews I’ve written. I loved the book and want to tell you why…but how to tell you that without ruining anything. Hmmmm......So here’s my attempt at a non spoilery – yet interesting book review.

Bring on the Night is about Faith.

Ciar...more

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May 24, 2011 Krys rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: vampires, urban-dark-fantasy-paranormal, con-artists-thieves, own, first-person-narrative, zombies, grim-reapers-death-necromancers, read-in-2010, series-i-love, series

I love the WVMP books by Jeri Smith-Ready. They make me happy. Last night I picked up Bring on the Night... and I just finished it. They're fun, they're quick. They are a hell of a read.

I think I liked this one the best so far. Smith-Ready always manages to tell very inventive stories, but in this one she has surpassed herself. In the town of Sherwood, Ohio there is a fatal outbreak of a very extreme bout of chicken pox. At the same time Ciara and company encounter the walking dead, zombies!

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Feb 11, 2012 Eperdu rated it 3 of 5 stars

The first thing that put me off the series was the passing of time between book 2 and 3. As another reader said, they thought they'd missed a book since so much time had passed. I quite agree.

The continued unresolved sexual tension between David and Ciara is tiresome. I think it's been drawn out too long. I felt that Ciara's time at Control was too short and I would have liked to have seen more of her training. To jump into the world 2.5 years after book 2 and right into her training and then ri...more

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Sep 25, 2010 Kt from A Book Obsession.. rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: hardcopy

This book is set about three years after the last book with Ciara training for her position in the control. Much to her chagrin, she is stationed with the Immanence Corps, a group filled of vampires and humans with special abilities. However, before she can get officially "signed" in, a insanely virus starts sweeping her campus. At first the doctors think its chicken pox, but when it starts killing people within hours of the onset of symptoms they quickly realize this virus is something more. Lo...more This book is set about three years after the last book with Ciara training for her position in the control. Much to her chagrin, she is stationed with the Immanence Corps, a group filled of vampires and humans with special abilities. However, before she can get officially "signed" in, a insanely virus starts sweeping her campus. At first the doctors think its chicken pox, but when it starts killing people within hours of the onset of symptoms they quickly realize this virus is something more. Long story short, Ciara is one of the few at a major risk. Some major events happen that start a tailspin that will leave everyone forever change.

I'm having a hard time talking about this book without spoiling anything, it just really was that eventful. The book at its core is really mostly about belief and faith. As we know from the previous books, Shane has it and Ciara has the absolute opposite. It is her utter lack of faith that allows her blood to heal vampires from holy wounds. Due to the events in this book, her lack of faith is challenged, and for the first time in her life she finds herself wanting to believe in something.

The characters in this series will just grip you and make you care so much for them. Each one's personality is completely unique and I found myself loving each and every one of them despite their quirks. In this book, we get a closer look at the DJs and who they really are. I also loved the progression in Shane and Ciara's relationship. It took leaps forward, and well, backwards as well. Everything between them feels so real, and I really enjoyed seeing them together. The road between them will still be long and I'm sure filled with potholes, but I think it will be a journey worth spending.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I read it in just one setting, I just couldn't put it down. After the events of this book, I can only imagine where the next book will lead. I really love the new direction things are taking, and I cannot recommend this series any more highly.(less)

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Sep 13, 2010 ALPHAreader rated it 5 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. ‘Bring on the Night’ is the third book in Jeri Smith-Ready’s WVMP vampire radio series.

WVMP is the most unique vampire urban fantasy out there. Hands-down. In this world American vampires are under jurisdiction of the ‘International Agency for the Control and Management of Undead Corporeal Entities’, otherwise known as ‘Control’. Vampires need to be monitored by the Government because being undead has a few draw-backs. Mainly, vampires get mentally ‘stuck’ in the era in which they were turned, a...more

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Jul 28, 2010 Jennah Scott rated it 5 of 5 stars

Bring On the Night is the third book in the WVMP series. I think it's the best book in the series. Wicked Game and Bad to the Bone were the buildup to Bring On the Night, a very good build up.

Ciara and Shane are back and better than ever. After two years they are still ridiculously in love. This time around it's not so easy staying that way. They find out new things about each other and learn more about things they already knew. Their faith or lack-there-of is explored more in depth in this book...more

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Jun 16, 2011 Ami rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy-paranormal-futuristic

Two and a half years after the events in book #1; Ciara just completed her training at Control and finishing her study. Her relationship with sexy vampire DJ, Shane was moving forward (he proposed to her). Her best friend, Lori, was marrying Ciara's boss, David. Things were going nicely ... or not. Because suddenly, there seemed to be cases of deadly chicken pox epidemy and then .... zombies were rising!

Oh, my, I love this series more and more. I think this one is my favorite (and the best) yet....more Two and a half years after the events in book #1; Ciara just completed her training at Control and finishing her study. Her relationship with sexy vampire DJ, Shane was moving forward (he proposed to her). Her best friend, Lori, was marrying Ciara's boss, David. Things were going nicely ... or not. Because suddenly, there seemed to be cases of deadly chicken pox epidemy and then .... zombies were rising!

Oh, my, I love this series more and more. I think this one is my favorite (and the best) yet. One of the things that makes it better, partly, is the use of past tense. The prior two books use present tense. I never think that I will have problem with tenses (English is not my native and my own language doesn't recognize tenses) but somehow this book flows so much better. Or maybe because I'm already feeling so acquainted with the characters.

I'm not at all surprise with what happens with Ciara: (view spoiler). I do hope that her magic blood means something in her new state though ... but I think it might not in the way I want it to be. I love her relationship with Shane, it's so romantic and tender. Shane is so in love with her, and the idea of his voice becoming an antidote when Ciara is under spell makes me feel warm and fuzzy. And my GOD, he makes her a song!!!

I enjoy the more visible roles of the other vampire DJs, like Monroe or Spencer. I love that small moments of Ciara with Noah or with Spencer. Or even with Regina. The only one I miss is Dexter, the dog doesn't have big role in this *pout*. Oh, except to make Ciara feels better.

Plot-wise? Well, bringing zombies is definitely a plus point. It's fun to read the fight between the undead and the dead dead. The story moves fast and almost without a hitch, which makes it easy for me to keep turning the pages (oh, except when I stopped for few days to catch up with a couple of M/M romance).

This book is not without loss though. After Travis, in book #2, another character bites the dust. It might not be a major character but it still makes me sad.

All in all, a very satisfying sequel to the series. I truly can't wait to read the next book. From the excerpts, that book will take place as immediate after this one, because the first chapter is taking place on Lori and David's wedding.(less)

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Feb 16, 2011 Bron rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: vampire

Bring on the Night is about Ciara, a once upon a time con artist who is dating a vampire. In this world of vampires, there is an agency called "Control" that watches over the vampires and makes sure they assimilate correctly into society. Apparently this is necessary as the vampires tend to get stuck in the decade they were turned in. They then have difficulties accepting new styles and coping with modern electronic equipment. It almost sounds like they are any normal human, wanting the sounds a...more

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Aug 02, 2010 Brooke rated it 4 of 5 stars

Ciara Griffin is an ex-con artist, but now she is spending her time differently. Trying to finish up her bachelors degree, enjoying living with her vampire/DJ boyfriend Shane McAllister and their vampire dog Dexter, and training for the paranormal paramilitary agency, the Control. Life is busy for Ciara and it is about to get crazy on top of that. A strange and fatal virus starts spreading all over her city of Sherwood leaving no human safe, and someone is causing corpses to rise from their grav...more Ciara Griffin is an ex-con artist, but now she is spending her time differently. Trying to finish up her bachelors degree, enjoying living with her vampire/DJ boyfriend Shane McAllister and their vampire dog Dexter, and training for the paranormal paramilitary agency, the Control. Life is busy for Ciara and it is about to get crazy on top of that. A strange and fatal virus starts spreading all over her city of Sherwood leaving no human safe, and someone is causing corpses to rise from their graves leaving no one, not even vampires safe.

This is probably one of the hardest book reviews I have had to write in a really long time. I have literally sat here staring at my monitor for an hour and just thinking about what I just read. The problem is, the teeniest of details could totally spoil the whole book for readers. My goal here is to tell you how wonderful this book is without spoiling you, and convincing you to run out and buy it right now! How about I just tell you, RUN OUT AND BUY THIS NOW! Did it work? Hm, fine, here is my review.

Bring on the Night is the third installment in the WVMP Vampires series. The absolutely best part about these books are the characters. Jeri Smith-Ready writes them in a realistic way making their personalities shine through, and as a reader you get to know all their quirks and what makes them special. They feel like friends and you end up caring about what happens to each one of them. In Bring on the Night readers get to see a deeper side of the DJs and gain a better understanding of what they go through daily.

One of the most important parts, for me, was that the characters have to dive in and face their fears. The fear of losing someone, whether it be to death or from growing apart. The fear of their faith or lack of faith shaping their lives and making them into people they don't really want to be. And the fear of not living up to the expectations put in place for them by their elders. In Bring on the Night we really get into Ciara's head and see what she is feeling about her lack of faith, her relationship with Shane, and what scares her most.

The plot has many twists and turns but these unfolding events never seem forced, but like the natural progression the characters and the story should take. I really respect this part of the books, because I never feel like the author is a dummy (or thinks I, as a reader, am the dummy) and didn't think fully about what she was writing or find other ways to move the plot forward.

Overall this series is still one of my favorites. I love that each chapter is a song title, and it's relevant to what is going on in that chapter. I can't wait to see what unfolds for Ciara in the future, because things are sure to get more hectic for her after events in Bring on the Night. :)

If you're looking for spoilers, Jeri Smith-Ready is going to have a discussion, probably on her Facebook, that will have spoilers. For now, they are supposed to stay under wraps! I will let everyone know when the spoiler discussion is up, no worries.(less)

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Apr 04, 2013 William Bentrim rated it 3 of 5 stars

Bring on the Night by Jeri Smith-Ready
Romantic horror is a fascinating new genre. Of course it may not be new, just new to me. Scary stuff with lots of lusty behavior seems to rile the natives. Look at Shades of Gray, sadomasochism porn for the masses. In this case we have vampire human lust and rock and roll with a leavening of zombie.

This is the third book in the series that I have read. I guess I am getting tired of them as this one just didn’t grab me. Ciara is still a loveable klutz who se...more

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Aug 30, 2010 marlene rated it 5 of 5 stars

this book picks up years after the last. i was a little skeptical about the time jump but it ende dup being a good thing. we see that ciara and shane are still happy and in love. wiriting any sort of review for this one without including major spoilers is near impossible. i am going to try my best to work around it and be vague.

secondary characters that we have seen before really get to shine in this installment. regina, monroe, and the others get to come more into themselves. we see different f...more

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Sep 19, 2010 Jane rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Nov 04, 2011 Amy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 104-in-2011

4.5

Again, you can see my thoughts on the series as a whole, and on books 1-2, in their respective places, so I'll just add a few comments about Bring on the Night, book 3 in the WVMP Radio series. If I have my facts right, this will not be the last in the series, there is currently a novella online on Jeri's blog, along with the last full book coming out sometime next year.

BOTN was another fantastic book in the series, but it was darker and sadder than the first two. I know many, many people who...more

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Oct 13, 2012 Teresa Mary Rose rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites, re-readable-books, adult, paranormal

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Bring On The Night was another great installment in the WVMP Radio series. These books continue to be addictive in the best way possible. The characters continue to be wonderfully developed and the plot will not let you down. It is very different from the last two in the series and Jeri adds another paranormal twist into the mix here. So, please do yourself a favor and read this book.

One of my favorite aspects of Bring On The Night is that three ye...more More Reviews Here: Readers Live A Thousand Lives

Bring On The Night was another great installment in the WVMP Radio series. These books continue to be addictive in the best way possible. The characters continue to be wonderfully developed and the plot will not let you down. It is very different from the last two in the series and Jeri adds another paranormal twist into the mix here. So, please do yourself a favor and read this book.

One of my favorite aspects of Bring On The Night is that three years have passed since the last book. A lot has happened in those three years and I loved getting a look into these characters futures. Most series take place over a relatively short amount of time, so some aspects have to be assumed (like you have to assume the relationship is going to last.) However, you didn’t have to do that here, you were able to see that Ciara and Shane made it three years, so if the book ends with them together it isn’t a stretch of the imagination to think that they are in for the long haul. Hopefully that convoluted thought made sense.

I also truly enjoyed that Jeri expanded the paranormal aspect outside of simply vampires. Now we get zombies as well and personally I think zombies are awesome. They have become my newest obsession, so that was a pleasant surprise for me. I always love books that acknowledge the fact that if vampires exist, well then isn’t it possible that everything else does as well. I must say, that out of all the paranormal creatures she could have chosen, zombies is probably one of the best. They are not as overdone as witches, werewolves, and angels; so it gave the series a refreshing twist.

This book truly surprised me by being nothing what I expected it to be, and I loved that. I love pleasant surprises (bad ones are no fun.) Since I jumped right into Bring On The Night after Bad to the Bone, I did not read the blub for it. Therefore, going into the book I expected a lot of the book to deal with Ciara and her training at Control. I thought that the mystery would take place during her training and that it would deal with sabotaging other agents or something like that. So naturally I was surprised when all of Ciara’s training takes place within one chapter at the very beginning of the book. Instead of what I expected, I got something that was so much better. I got a mystery with lots of twists and turns and a book that nearly broke my heart but at the same time made me laugh.

Ciara has grown a lot since the last book. She has managed to stay in a long term relationship with Shane, despite her commitment issues. She has come a long way since her con-artitst days. She is still a super strong character and I truly appreciate her wit. However, this book lets us see Ciara break a little bit and that was something different. She is less sure of herself and gets lost for a little bit. It made Ciara seem more realistic to me, because everybody can break at some point.

Shane continues to be one of my favorite characters in the history of the world. Jeri did a fabulous job with him and she managed to pull together a bunch of great characteristics. However, he is not too perfect and that makes him believable. He makes mistakes and at one point I was a tad disappointed in him. However, those little speeches he makes are just made of swoon and those clearly make up for every time I start to get upset with him (which, let’s be honest, is not often.) Along with more yummy Shane, we see a lot more of the other vampires in this one. I enjoyed getting to know them all better and seeing what their life is like. In particular, I really began to appreciate Spencer’s character in this one. As one final character note, Dexter the lovable vampire dog is still great.

All in all, the WVMP Radio series continues to be highly addictive. Now I think I’ll begin counting down the days until I get my hands on Lust for Life. (less)

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May 23, 2012 Liz rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: bland, boring, couldn-t-finish, forgettable, mediocre-writing, meh, not-worth-the-time, review-for-the-whole-series, urban-fantasy, deus-ex-machina

This entire series is just completely...meh. I wanted to like it; there's a unique take on vampires, a heroine that should be interesting, side characters that should also have been interesting - but none of them really were. The writing was uninspired, the characters flat, the romance kind of creepy, and any real tension developed was solved via various forms of deus ex machina. It's not godawful or even terrible, just rather dull and forgettable overall. I couldn't even get through the last bo...more

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Oct 14, 2010 Kristin rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, series, paranormal-fantasy

I'm not really sure how to review this book. I can't say much without it spoiling it for those who haven't read it.

It was probably the best one out of all three so far.

But there was one thing that I absolutely hated about it and those of you who've read it already know what I'm talking about. I wish the character could have stayed the same! It was one of the refreshing things about the books that was different from a lot of the paranormals.

I will be reading the next one, I love most of the cha...more

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Jan 18, 2012 Dee Haddrill rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance, keepers, 5-stars, read-2012

I don't think I could have loved this book more! Even though its about vampires, the characters all seem so real. Ciara battle with her changes and didn't just accept them and bounce back like lots of other paranormal heroines. The love between Ciara and Shane was just beautiful: they had their issues and their arguments, but instead of walking out on each other, not talking to each other and assuming the worst, they talk and work it out. The further into the book, the deeper their love grew and...more

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Mar 15, 2013 Vivian rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: own, reviewed, 4-stars

As I’m working my way through this series, I have to say that I’m really liking it a lot more. I found myself more interested and engrossed with Bring on the Night as I kept reading it. Maybe it was because the characters were more established or that the plot is pretty unique and entertaining, but this one definitely held my attention a lot longer than the first two did. I think it was because this book takes place a few years after the last one left off, a lot of things have changed and I thin...more As I’m working my way through this series, I have to say that I’m really liking it a lot more. I found myself more interested and engrossed with Bring on the Night as I kept reading it. Maybe it was because the characters were more established or that the plot is pretty unique and entertaining, but this one definitely held my attention a lot longer than the first two did. I think it was because this book takes place a few years after the last one left off, a lot of things have changed and I think it was the confusion of not knowing and the shock of learning what has happened since then that got me engrossed in this one. Jeri continues to amaze me with her ability to create a fun and riveting story with equally intriguing characters. One thing I’m learning is that I can never know what to really expect from each book in this series. After reading the synopsis, I usually have a good picture in my head of how things will turn out, but Jeri flips it in a whole other direction and I really love how she surprises me.

Ciara is one character I am really growing to love. I always liked her from the beginning, but her life was still very much superficial in the previous books. Here, you see a whole other side to her, for obvious reasons you’ll see once you read the book, and I loved learning more about her character and seeing how she handles her situation with Shane and the growing threats that surround her life. She faces some pretty tough decisions in this book and a lot of things change, but I think Jeri handled it in a great way. I’m also really starting to like Shane more. You can see how much he really cares for Ciara and the lengths he’ll go to in order to make her happy and keep her safe, and vice versa.

As always, my favorite part of the story would have to be the slew of vampire DJs. They are all so lively and different, and they each get a good amount of time “in the spotlight”, which is great because I love it when an author can write a story with an ensemble cast, and do it well. I don’t know about you, but I think my favorite secondary character is Regina. She’s one of those caring, understanding characters who tries to hide it with a tough exterior and I liked that about her. She definitely steps it up for Ciara in this one and I liked how their relationship progresses. I also liked Jeri’s take on zombies, what brings them back to life, how they survive, etc. It was different, in a good way, and watching the whole “vampires vs. zombies” thing play out was pretty cool.

Overall, I definitely found myself becoming more of a fan of this series after reading this book. I don’t know if I just wasn’t paying enough attention in the previous books, but this one felt like a turning point for me, and things just clicked better and I got invested in the story and the characters a lot more than I did before. I really want to see how it all ends and exactly what kind of antics and craziness Ciara and the gang get into next. Bring on the Night is filled with hilarious dialogue, quite a few insane twists, and enough sexual tension to rile you all up. I really enjoyed this one and am so glad I’m sticking through this series.(less)

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Feb 04, 2013 Roberta R. (Offbeat YA) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy, adult

Excerpt from my review - originally published at Offbeat YA.

Pros: Original take on the overused vampire theme. Interesting, mostly tridimensional characters. Lots of adrenaline, even in the not-action-driven moments.
Cons: More graphic sex scenes in this one (if you aren't into the stuff) - even an almost-threesome with two girls involved. Gorier than the previous chapters. Radio station and music play a big role in the series, but they're ~~less prominent~~ almost nonexistent in this installment.
Wil...more Excerpt from my review - originally published at Offbeat YA.

Pros: Original take on the overused vampire theme. Interesting, mostly tridimensional characters. Lots of adrenaline, even in the not-action-driven moments.
Cons: More graphic sex scenes in this one (if you aren't into the stuff) - even an almost-threesome with two girls involved. Gorier than the previous chapters. Radio station and music play a big role in the series, but they're ~~less prominent~~ almost nonexistent in this installment.
Will appeal to: Those who like this series...duh. I wanted to address another point, but it would be too spoilery...

This is darn tough. Because really, writing a review for Bring On The Night means providing a big, huge, ginormous spoiler. Just one thing, but it's the very core of the book. On the other hand, without the spoiler, there would be no review at all. Or maybe...well, since Karen from "For What It's Worth", for example, was able to do it, I hope I can figure out a way to do the same thing myself. I'll address the big spoiler in question with *****. Let's see if it works...
The novel opens two years after the events that took place in Bad to the Bone. And for the first time, Ciara's narrative mode is the past tense. Only in the last chapter she switches to present tense (this is purposely stressed by the author with the sentence "Ah, back in the Now, where I belong."), and my best guess is that Smith-Ready thought it fit to have Ciara recounting the ***** event as a thing from the past, since at the end of the book she has finally come to terms with it.
We left Ciara blackmailed by the Control (see book 1 and 2) into giving them a year's worth of service - and samples of her own blood - in exchange for Shane's well-being. As the book opens, she's completing Indoc(trination) and is going to find out what her final destination is, as far as Control corps are concerned. In the meantime, her relationship with Shane has taken off, and I mean seriously. The station is in the background - big sigh - but anyway, it sounds like everything's going fine there. Though I'm beginning to question the apparent ongoing success of WVMP, what with it being a vintage station in a world where everything grows old so quickly. (Especially since there seemed to be some small problems back in book 2). Maybe the vamps' strong allure makes up for it? Anyway, this almost idillic setup comes tumbling down when a supposed chicken pox epidemy begins to spread around and people start to die. This will have a mighty impact on the WVMP happily disfunctional family, and will change forever the lives - or unlives - of some of its members. [...]

Whole review here.(less)

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Feb 05, 2013 Shandy Jo rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal, horror, reviews-2013

Yes! (Fist pump.) Zombies!! We all know my love for the shambling undead. So when I started reading and zombies or CA's as they are called in the book popped up I was totally stoked. Then I got to the part with the zombies and was disappointed, because they didn't do anything. Ugh. Although the twist with the bursting into flames when hit by sunlight was pretty interesting twist.
I figured at some point in the series Ciara was going to become a vampire, but not like this. I figured it would be mo...more

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Sep 19, 2012 Kim rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: vampires, paranormal, favourites

The third book in the amazing WVMP series brought so many new aspects to the table, I couldn't put it down! Our favourite Vampire DJs are back and dealing with more trouble than they've faced before. I loved every moment.

There's a bit of a time jump between books 2 and 3, and I'll admit I thought I'd missed something at first. I was almost certain there was more to the story than what was in front of me - but that was probably because I wanted to see every detail of Ciara and Shane's life, I di...more The third book in the amazing WVMP series brought so many new aspects to the table, I couldn't put it down! Our favourite Vampire DJs are back and dealing with more trouble than they've faced before. I loved every moment.

There's a bit of a time jump between books 2 and 3, and I'll admit I thought I'd missed something at first. I was almost certain there was more to the story than what was in front of me - but that was probably because I wanted to see every detail of Ciara and Shane's life, I didn't want to skip anything. Even with the timeline hiccup, I loved where we jumped into the story. Ciara is in the middle of training for her time with The Control, learning the best way to attack and move around rogue vampires. There's action and sarcastic comments right from the start. I love getting straight into a story with action - can't mess up with a few heart pumping scenes.

In the previous books we found out that Ciara has special properties within her blood - a gift, a power or just religious scepticism; either way, her blood has vampire healing potential. But it turns out she's not the only one with special gifts. It makes sense that if one person shows up with a power, there might be others out there who also have a little magic...or a lot. Trouble brews for Ciara and the vampire gang when they discover one of these extra powers is necromancy and suddenly protecting the world from vampires doesn't seem so important, not when the necromancers are raising the dead. You would not believe how thrilled I was at a zombie invasion - and I'm not a big zombie fan. I love when authors don't stick to the basics in their series - I've never come across vampires and zombies in the same book. It was fun and exciting and the mystery of who was raising the zombies and how they could be stopped made it so hard to put the book down.

Part of me didn’t expect to learn so much about the vampires so soon. Maybe it’s just me – because I read the series so close together, I still sort of think of the vampires as these mysterious beings, but it shouldn’t have surprised me so much to learn more about them in the third book of a 4 book series. That being said, I loved it! We got to see more of the vampire OCD-ness – how it begins, the reaction to it, its continued effect on the other vamps. We come across sunlight, more holy relics and even learn about the difference between willing donors and ordinary humans! There’s so much to the WVMP vampires and while ‘Bring on the Night’ is not the first book to feature newly turned vampires, we definitely learn more this time around.

And of course, our favourite DJ vampires are tied up in all the vampire/human/zombie drama - or adding to the drama. Their tight little group is falling apart at times, mostly through Jim, but he's not the only vampire with issues. It's hard not to get frustrated with a couple of DJs, but you have to love most of them in the end.

I can't wait to see what happens next.

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Dec 08, 2012 Mello ❣ Illium ✮Harry✮ ☀Myrnin☀ Torin Ichimaru rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy, vamps, romance, august-december-reading-challenge, adult, awesome-heroines, hawt-heroes

Well, that was interesting. I knew from reading the blurb of the last book (total spoiler!) that (view spoiler), but I was not expecting it to happen under those circumstances. I didn't realize that she would regret it so much and have so many doubts. Her relationship with Shane went all topsy turvy, too. Some of that was annoying. But I realize that they needed to be able to work through the issues of Shane's belief that his soul-and Ciar...more

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Apr 26, 2012 Jessica Johnson rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, paperback

Bring on the Night by Jeri Smith-Ready

Goodreads Description:

WHAT'S BLOOD GOT TO DO WITH IT?

Recovering con artist Ciara Griffin seems to finally have it all. A steady job at WVMP, the Lifeblood of Rock 'n' Roll. A loving relationship with the idiosyncratic but eternally hot DJ Shane McAllister. A vampire dog who never needs shots or a pooper-scooper. And after nine years, it looks as if she might actually finish her bachelor's degree

But fate has other plans for Ciara. First she must fulfill her F...more

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Apr 09, 2011 Shelley aka Gizmo's Reviews rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010-release, vampires, urban-fantasy

Bring On the Night by Jeri Smith-Ready is the third installment in the WVMP series featuring Ciara Griffin, a former con artist, who works as a marketing director for WVMP, while at the same time, continuing to try to actually graduate from college after 9 years of going thru the motions. Now, Ciara only has to take one more class before she can actually graduate. If only things were that easy in this series.

It has been nearly 3 years since the events of Bad to the Bone where Ciara agreed to bec...more Bring On the Night by Jeri Smith-Ready is the third installment in the WVMP series featuring Ciara Griffin, a former con artist, who works as a marketing director for WVMP, while at the same time, continuing to try to actually graduate from college after 9 years of going thru the motions. Now, Ciara only has to take one more class before she can actually graduate. If only things were that easy in this series.

It has been nearly 3 years since the events of Bad to the Bone where Ciara agreed to become an agent with Control or the International Agency for Control and Management of Undead Corporeal Entities (UCE’s) as a condition of allowing Shane McAllister to continue to see his family without being transferred to Alaska. She gets through her training class, and ends up graduating as an Agent. She, in turn, gets a very unusual assignment; working with a group of humans and vampires who have magic in them. Of course, with Ciara, it’s all about her unholy blood due to her non faith.

The main difference in this installment is the course of the story itself. Ms. Ready-Smith takes her story and character in the same direction of author Jeaniene Frost and her Night Huntress series. The main character, Ciara, changes in a big way, which obviously not only gives the story a different direction to take, but falls into the annoying category of changing a character for the sake of gaining more of an audience, or just for the sake of it. Sorry, but, I truly wish authors would keep their characters who they are, and not what they believe readers want them to be. Thankfully, characters like Sookie Stackhouse won’t ever become a vampire because the author doesn’t believe it will do the story justice. Will Ciara’s character and personality change as well? One can only hope that she doesn’t suddenly gain unbelievably corny powers over other vampires and humans as well. I don’t want to read the next book and find that Ciara suddenly has clairvoyant or precognitive abilities all of a sudden.

The first two novels in the WVMP series have surrounded the DJ’s themselves. The DJ Vampires are Shane, Regina, Jim, Monroe, Noah, and Spencer, along with Jeremy, who is the only human, but wants desperately to become a vampire. The fact that they are vampires, who play the music of the generation for when they were changed, made it just that much more fun to read about. I’ve always loved that about this series. I liked the fact that none of the vamps play, or have the same tastes. I like the different chapters being formulated around actual music and bands for which I’ve followed for many years.
One of the more interesting facts about the vampires is the side-effect of being a vampire. It includes psychological ticks and oddities – OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) in various forms like when Ciara knocks over pencils and Regina is forced to stop and pick them up.

Ciara main squeeze has continued to be 90’s DJ and vampire Shane McAllister. Things go way deeper with their relationship in this book, and Shane is forced to look at his beliefs about GOD and the next world. Ciara and Shane’s happiness is put on hold in wake of a chicken pox pandemic spreading through Sherwood. Ciara never had chicken pox as a child, and she is exposed to it. This leads to a wild story where zombies are called forth by a vampire necromancer, and the DJ’s themselves, find themselves on the front lines of a major battle to save their city.

It’s awfully hard not to spoil things when reviewing this book, so, I’ll just stop here and say that yes, Ciara and Shane’s romance goes into orbit, and it’s hot and steamy which will please the PNR lovers. It’s also about faith and belief. Something you really don’t find in these kinds of books. Shane, as you know, as always felt that he was damned to hell for being a vampire. Now with the direction that this story has taken, he will have to rethink that faith yet again if he expects to have a HEA with Ciara.

I enjoyed the additional story lines for Regina and the rest of the DJ’s, especially a steamy scene between Regina and Ciara. I didn’t enjoy the creepiness that is Jim’s attempts at lurking Ciara into his web of bizarreness, or the fact that he might be insane. Of course, there is a small cliff hanger of sorts when Ciara’s boss informs her that they found something in her blood that she needs to know, then promptly walks off the stage without telling her anything more.

Let it bleed will be the 4th installment in the WVMP series and it is expected to release August 2011/

•Lust for Life — Fall 2012 (final novel in series)
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Jul 02, 2012 Snail in Danger (Sid) Nicolaides rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy-fiction, cover-faceless-female

A decent book to read to pass the time. At first it disappointed me a little that Ciara had switched from unbeliever to believer by the end of the book. I've got nothing against characters who believe in God, but unbelievers need heroines and role models too. But I've somewhat changed my mind about that. Faith is definitionally (to me anyway) not something that you reason your way into. So it makes a certain amount of sense, or has a certain amount of plausibility, however you want to word it. A...more

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Nov 15, 2010 Meaghan rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book is the third installment in the WVMP series and in my opinion it is the best one. That summary up there is good, but it does not even come close to summing up everything that happens in this book. There is also one EVENT (I put in all caps because it is a big deal) that I am not even going to attempt to talk about because I would not want this surprise ruined for me, so I am not going to do that to you. Let me just say, it is big and you will definitely know it when it happens.

I will n...more This book is the third installment in the WVMP series and in my opinion it is the best one. That summary up there is good, but it does not even come close to summing up everything that happens in this book. There is also one EVENT (I put in all caps because it is a big deal) that I am not even going to attempt to talk about because I would not want this surprise ruined for me, so I am not going to do that to you. Let me just say, it is big and you will definitely know it when it happens.

I will not talk about aforementioned event, but I will talk about other things in the book that I liked. I did like that this book fast forwards to two and a half years after the last book, because Ciara has established a routine in her life and her con-artist past has not made her run yet. She is doing the one thing that that scares every ex con artist, establishing roots. She and Shane are still living together and his post-it notes have not managed to drive her insane, but the time has come for her to start training to be a member of Control. Ciara manages to get a reduced training time and only has to be there for a month, but she is miserable for every second of it. Once she finally does get to go home, she is met with strange behavior in her home town. People keep dying from some mysterious mutation of chicken pox and some of those deaths hit a little close to home. I was actually surprised by some of the deaths in this book, which makes me sad because I, of course, don’t like seeing people die. I do however, like the fact that Jeri does not let everyone have happy endings. I know that sounds sick, but things in life are not always happy and it makes the story more real for me when there are low points.

There are issues that have been building since book one and they are starting to cause major problems. While they do play some part in this story I have a feeling they will continue to gain speed and snowball in future books. Jim has definitely been one of those issues. His anger and bullying habits have been there from the beginning, but I think his age is starting to show and he is turning into something different than he once was. I have a feeling this is going to blow up big time in the next book, but I guess time will tell on that one.

I have also loved watching Shane and Ciara grow together. Shane helps Ciara get over her trust issues and Ciara is working on teaching Shane things from this century. They compliment each other very well and are learning how to be in a relationship together. However, their relationship is put to the test in this book because “the event” has them both questioning what they believe in and how they are going to get through it as a couple. I am not going to say more then that, so you will have to read and see what I mean.

I don’t really think I can talk about this much more, because I want to talk about what happens and that will just ruin it. So just know that after chapter 16, Ciara’s world gets rocked! I was almost flipping pages too fast to see what was going to happen. So, here is my advise:

1. Go read the first two books, Wicked Game and Bad to the Bone

2. Then go read Bring on the Night

You will be so happy you did it. Jeri has put a new spin on the whole vampire myth, that is refreshing and addictive. Plus, you will not have to read all these reviews and go “what is the event” because you will know and be happy (less)

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Aug 27, 2010 Ken rated it 5 of 5 stars

Jeri Smith-Ready's WVMP series has, from the start, been a refreshing splash of color on the blood red landscape of vampire fiction. (And that is possibly the worst opening sentence I've ever written for a review.) Fortunately, she is a much better writer than I am. If you haven't read any of this series yet, make your way over to Wicked Game and start there. You'll want to follow these characters from their literary genesis.

The problem with reviewing Bring on the Night is trying to write a mean...more Jeri Smith-Ready's WVMP series has, from the start, been a refreshing splash of color on the blood red landscape of vampire fiction. (And that is possibly the worst opening sentence I've ever written for a review.) Fortunately, she is a much better writer than I am. If you haven't read any of this series yet, make your way over to Wicked Game and start there. You'll want to follow these characters from their literary genesis.

The problem with reviewing Bring on the Night is trying to write a meaningful review while avoiding spoilers about some pretty big plot points. Rest easy; I won't give away anything juicy here.

For the first couple of chapters, I struggled with this book, the way I often do with new entries in series. I have a horrible memory and it takes some time for me to remember who all the people are and what has happened to them up to this point. Fortunately, Smith-Ready has cooked up a memorable cast of characters, on down to the supporting cast, and it didn't take long for me to get drawn back into their world, even if I couldn't remember the detailed plot points of the previous two books.

Once I was hooked back in, Bring on the Night grabbed me and wouldn't let go. This is easily the best of the series so far. We're introduced to some undead of an entirely different stripe, which is cool, but more important than our new baddies is the fact that our familiar characters gain a new depth here. We've had two previous volumes to get to know them; now we're getting an even more satisfying, emotional look at them, and it pays off big time.

Smith-Ready takes some chances here and doesn't fall victim to the "everything is the same in the end" trap of series fiction. Because of that, the vampire DJs at WVMP seem like real people, and our main character Ciara comes alive in entirely new ways. Her character development is fantastic here.

As always, Smith-Ready gifts us with a playlist to accompany the story. Do yourself a favor and listen while you're immersed in the book. Follow the characters as they Tweet if you're so inclined. You can dismiss these things as accessories, but I see them as a brilliant way of fleshing out a fictional world. That kind of immersion is only going to make this ride even more fun. Enjoy!(less)

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Oct 08, 2010 All Things Urban Fantasy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed-by-abigail

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BRING ON THE NIGHT picks up 2 1/2 years after Bad to the Bone and initially the giant leap forward feels a little disorienting. Honestly, I’m not sure why there is such a big gap between books 2 and 3. Several times during the first few chapters I checked to make sure I hadn’t missed an entire book (I hadn’t) or maybe a bridging novella somewhere (nope). There easily could have been another book, or two, before this one, but it feels almost like when a...more Review courtesy of All Things Urban Fantasy

BRING ON THE NIGHT picks up 2 1/2 years after Bad to the Bone and initially the giant leap forward feels a little disorienting. Honestly, I’m not sure why there is such a big gap between books 2 and 3. Several times during the first few chapters I checked to make sure I hadn’t missed an entire book (I hadn’t) or maybe a bridging novella somewhere (nope). There easily could have been another book, or two, before this one, but it feels almost like when a TV show gets cancelled and the writers throw all the major plot developments that they’d been saving into the last few episodes. That’s not the case with BRING ON THE NIGHT since there are already two more books planned for this series, but it feels like it.

So here we are, 2 1/2 years down the road, Ciara is finishing up her mandatory orientation/boot camp for the Control, Shane has been rebuilding his relationship with his human family, and he and Ciara are living together in domestic bliss with their vamp dog Dexter. Life couldn’t be better until the dead start rising, and the living start succumbing to lethal virus of mysterious origins.

BRING ON THE NIGHT is a game changer for the series in a lot of ways (several I which I can’t even begin to talk about with out spoiling the entire book). Characters evolve and reveal themselves in surprising yet satisfying ways, decisions are made that will irrevocably change the lives of everyone at WVMP Radio, lives are lost, new love is found, and nothing will ever be the same.

As vague as I’m forced to be in this review, I can say that BRING ON THE NIGHT is the best in the series to date, and I really love how Jeri fearlessly made some tough, bold changes this time out that have paid off in the most exciting installment yet. I still question the big time gap between books, and the “bad guy” was little more than a convenient prop for a different plot element, but for me, a new and much needed energy has been injected into this series. Book 4, tentatively titled LET IT BLEED, will be released Summer 2011, and after BRING ON THE NIGHT it’s anyone's guess what will happen next.

Sexual Content: References to homosexuality. A scene where two women make out while a man masturbates. Several sex scenes in varying graphic detail.(less)

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Aug 12, 2010 Steph Su rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: own-arc, own

BRING ON THE NIGHT is the third of five planned books in the stellar WVMP Radio series, and it is clearly a turning point. Needless to say, it is impossible to be specific about anything that happened in this book without there being spoilers. In the interest of NOT being that person that messes up your reading experience, then, I will instead focus on how BRING ON THE NIGHT is yet another example of Jeri Smith-Ready’s world-building and characterization talent.

You would think that two people as...more BRING ON THE NIGHT is the third of five planned books in the stellar WVMP Radio series, and it is clearly a turning point. Needless to say, it is impossible to be specific about anything that happened in this book without there being spoilers. In the interest of NOT being that person that messes up your reading experience, then, I will instead focus on how BRING ON THE NIGHT is yet another example of Jeri Smith-Ready’s world-building and characterization talent.

You would think that two people as in love as Ciara and Shane are with each other would get boring after a while, but this standout couple proves us wrong again and again. What makes Ciara and Shane consistently interesting is their deeply rooted differences—specifically, their faith, or the lack thereof. Shane’s struggle with the morality of vampirism as a result of his Catholic upbringing brings to mind other vampires’ famous moral conflicts (Edward Cullen, anyone?). It results in us occasionally wanting to just swat him upside the head and tell him to lighten up, you’re killing the mood—but damn, this boy is just completely and utterly adorable, the perfect guy to counterbalance Ciara’s recklessness and skepticism. And did I mention that he’s a talented musician as well?

The central plot pertaining to the zombies feels a little far-fetched at times, but mostly because they all play second fiddle to The Thing That Happens that I can’t tell you about. Still, it doesn’t take too much for us to adjust our knowledge of Ciara’s world to accommodate zombies and whatever else Jeri might want to throw at us next. That’s the beauty of her books: from the beginning, she weaves a world so complete that it begins to take on a life of its own, allowing us readers to stretch it as needed for us to believe in it. The strongest structures aren’t necessarily the most rigid: they’re the ones with just enough give and flexibility to absorb any shocks and new material.

BRING ON THE NIGHT marks a big change for Ciara, Shane, and all the other characters whom we’ve come to love. I’ll definitely be waiting to see what happens to them next!(less)

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Aug 13, 2010 Patti Loves FAB Romance rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal, vampires

I've been waiting for Bring on the Night since I read the last page of Bad to the Bone. This is a great series and Bring on the Night did not disappoint. As a matter of fact, I think it' my favorite of the three books in the series so far. If you haven't read this series before, the (very) basic premise is that the radio DJs at this station are all vampires. Each is from a different era, and in this world vampires are "stuck" in the era they died in, they have a lot of trouble with change (and O...more I've been waiting for Bring on the Night since I read the last page of Bad to the Bone. This is a great series and Bring on the Night did not disappoint. As a matter of fact, I think it' my favorite of the three books in the series so far. If you haven't read this series before, the (very) basic premise is that the radio DJs at this station are all vampires. Each is from a different era, and in this world vampires are "stuck" in the era they died in, they have a lot of trouble with change (and OCD). Ciara is an employee of the radio station, and dates one of the DJs, sexy Shane (he's stuck in the 80s). Needless to say, each book has a great soundtrack!

There is a lot going on in this book but Ms. Smith-Ready makes it flow smoothly:

~Ciara's started her service with the Control, and she's been assigned to the super-secret division, which she's not happy about.

~There is a mysterious illness spreading around the town that is killing residents, including some who are very close to Ciara.

~There are zombies - I'm not gonna lie, there is one particular scene were the zombies cracked me up, I could just imagine the looks on the faces of the characters in the book while they watched what was going on!

~One of the vampire DJs goes missing.

~Shane and Ciara's relationship takes some pretty major turns, and they are both forced into serious soul searching.

You know how sometimes you read a book and you really like it but there are parts you kinda skim *cough~lessers~cough*? I didn't do that here at all. Ms. Smith-Ready weaves such a good story I had no need nor want to skim. Now, honestly, I kind of guessed some of the plot, but I didn't know how Ms. Smith-Ready was going to take me there; the journey was completely enjoyable. (I can't go into specifics without giving away spoilers, but her attention to the nuances of the vampire OCD habits is always fascinating.) I read this book everywhere: at work, at home, the grocery store, waiting at the shuttle stop near my job... I had four pages until the end of the book when I got off the shuttle and had to wait about three hours until I could pick the book backup again and finish. It was totally worth the wait; I loved the ending!!!
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