** spoiler alert **

*Contains detailed sex scenes*

I liked this book, I did, but I couldn’t help but feel oddly detached as I read it. I really like the story and the characters, but they don’t bring out strong emotions in me. I think Lara Adrian is doing a fabulous job with her world, and these have been quick, easy books to read so far, but I’m still not captivated as I am by similar series.

I found both Dante and Tess to be easy enough to read about and follow, but again I wasn’t entirely won over or convinced by their feelings and relationship. Sometimes I was really into it, but at other times it seemed like Tess was up and down with her feelings or she changed them too quickly. They were both strong individuals, with difficult pasts and I could see why they were drawn to one another, but I would have liked a little more depth and growth in then. Then again, it is a PNR, so that quick-doesn’t-really-make-sense, goes-against-everything kind of romance is one I should be used to by now.

The little dog Harvard, and the way Tess was with him was really cute to me and I am intrigued by some of the other characters. Tegan and Chase seem like very complex guys and I’m looking forward to learning more about them and reading their stories, especially considering Tegan’s is next. I think it’s going to be interesting, given Chase’s feelings and history with Elise, and seeing that she will be Tegan’s love interest in Midnight Awakening.