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**2.5 stars**
There just enough story for a novella here. The couple wasn't believable and none of the main characters was particularly remarkable. This was me during most of the book:

Tess is running away from a serious threat so she decides to get a job with a vampire who can protect her. She makes a preposterous assertion (which she never delivers) and she catches the attention of a very powerful vampire, who decides to hire her. Even though the guy is all that is amiable and respectful, she's ...more
There just enough story for a novella here. The couple wasn't believable and none of the main characters was particularly remarkable. This was me during most of the book:

Tess is running away from a serious threat so she decides to get a job with a vampire who can protect her. She makes a preposterous assertion (which she never delivers) and she catches the attention of a very powerful vampire, who decides to hire her. Even though the guy is all that is amiable and respectful, she's ...more

2 stars - Paranormal/Vampire Romance
This wasn't on par with the rest of the series. Slow read, blah romance, and annoying heroine. ...more
This wasn't on par with the rest of the series. Slow read, blah romance, and annoying heroine. ...more

The hero and the heroine are great characters but sadly we don't really get the couple time we need to really explore who they are and who they are together. The romance is slow starting but that didn't really bother me. However, not spending more time with them after that got together did. We should have started into the timeline of the next book I think. I would have loved to see the heroine finding her place.
There are lots of threads floating in the wind of this book which make the novel les ...more
There are lots of threads floating in the wind of this book which make the novel les ...more

I liked that the H/h romance took time to build - no instalove in this PNR installment. I missed the others among the Elder Races, but I liked the spotlight on the Vampyers. (3.5 stars)

The story of Xavier, the right hand of the Nightkind king, and Tess, a human woman on the run.
Tess is desperate to stay out of the reach of her pursuer, (view spoiler) , and the only way out that she can see is becoming a vampire's attendant. She goes through the interview process, dejected, but to her surprise someone is interested.
Xavier is intrigued by Tess's defiance and decides to give her a chance, agreeing to a one year con ...more
Tess is desperate to stay out of the reach of her pursuer, (view spoiler) , and the only way out that she can see is becoming a vampire's attendant. She goes through the interview process, dejected, but to her surprise someone is interested.
Xavier is intrigued by Tess's defiance and decides to give her a chance, agreeing to a one year con ...more

This got 4 stars from me, even though there wasn't much focus on the romance, because Tess was a badass. I love women who are strong and brave. She was afraid, but she didn't let that fear hold her back. She was also very smart and that didn't waiver throughout the story.
Xavier and Tess did have a certain chemistry right from their first meeting. He saw something in her that no one else saw right from the beginning, and it grew from there. He continued to believe in her even when his best mates ...more
Xavier and Tess did have a certain chemistry right from their first meeting. He saw something in her that no one else saw right from the beginning, and it grew from there. He continued to believe in her even when his best mates ...more

I liked Xavier del Torro, 2nd to Julian, the King of the Night Demense ie Vampires. He was a product of his age, about the time of the corrupt Catholic Church and the Inquisition. His manners are lovely, yet he can be a deadly predator when needed.
Tess was a product of foster homes etc etc yet had a strong moral compass. However, there was just something about her I didn't quite like. I've read a few heroines just like her and I must say I liked them better.
Overall, an OK read, and I'll still r ...more
Tess was a product of foster homes etc etc yet had a strong moral compass. However, there was just something about her I didn't quite like. I've read a few heroines just like her and I must say I liked them better.
Overall, an OK read, and I'll still r ...more

Apr 16, 2014
Jesslyn
marked it as dnf
B.O.R.I.N.G. = DNF


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Jun 28, 2015
Trish
marked it as to-read-paranormal


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