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Romance Is Horror! just as the little voice in the back of my head has often whispered to me during various awkward moments.
The Silver Devil is an historical romance with a twist. the twist: i loved it. the feverishly sweaty and grotesque atmosphere, the constant viciousness and savagery, the insanely operatic characters... incredible. and, surprise, the writing is highly accomplished. overall it was fascinating. the whole thing was so luridly gothic an experience that at times it ...more
Romance Is Horror! just as the little voice in the back of my head has often whispered to me during various awkward moments.
The Silver Devil is an historical romance with a twist. the twist: i loved it. the feverishly sweaty and grotesque atmosphere, the constant viciousness and savagery, the insanely operatic characters... incredible. and, surprise, the writing is highly accomplished. overall it was fascinating. the whole thing was so luridly gothic an experience that at times it ...more
It's hard to really categorize this as just another bodice ripper because it's not cheesy...in fact, it is incredibly dark and twisted at certain points. Domenico takes his obsession/love for Felicia to the point of literally killing anyone who gets too close to her or gets in the way of their relationship even indirectly. This is not your run of the mill alpha with a heart of gold story. This guy never redeems himself or changes.
That being said, The Silver Devil was an amazing read. Felicia is ...more
That being said, The Silver Devil was an amazing read. Felicia is ...more
4.5 stars
Just wow. I don’t really remember the exact day I read this years ago, but this is the second time around, and it blew my mind yet again. Not many books can hold up to a re-read from me. I had to put down quite a few of them scratching my head at my high rating, lol. Not the case here. This was still one of the most interesting books I’ve ever read. It still shocked and awed in all it’s sordid glory. I don’t think any hero will ever top Domenico in depravity and still have you rooting f ...more
Just wow. I don’t really remember the exact day I read this years ago, but this is the second time around, and it blew my mind yet again. Not many books can hold up to a re-read from me. I had to put down quite a few of them scratching my head at my high rating, lol. Not the case here. This was still one of the most interesting books I’ve ever read. It still shocked and awed in all it’s sordid glory. I don’t think any hero will ever top Domenico in depravity and still have you rooting f ...more
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Nov 27, 2010
Alucard
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This one looks like an interesting read and I do like the cover.
Not for the faint of heart.
The love interest in this is only spoken of in shocked whispers in the historical romance community.
The love interest in this is only spoken of in shocked whispers in the historical romance community.
Jul 29, 2008
Jen
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