Eternal Kiss of Darkness (Night Huntress World, #2) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Dec 02, 2018 Thenia rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2020, reviewed, r-ab, romance, series, paranormal, vampires

The mysterious Mencheres gets his happily ever after when he least expects it, with Kira, a brave private investigator.

Mencheres is beyond tired with life after everything he'd been through, and with his visions of the future showing only darkness, (view spoiler), when Kira arrives at the scene and risks her life to save his.

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May 01, 2015 Christina T rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance, audio, 15000-in-2015-book-count-challenge, 2015-challenge, 3-5-stars, team-norse

I love Jeaniene Frost's Night Huntress and her Night Prince books but I just wasn't wowed by this one.

The Good Stuff: I think getting more information on Mencheres' first wife's obsession of revenge and demise was such a good thing. Although it was touched on in the Night Huntress series the history wasn't as in depth as it could have been. The strength of Kira's character was nice also. She is no victim no matter what is stacked against her. Particularly the last 100 pages or so. She's kind of I love Jeaniene Frost's Night Huntress and her Night Prince books but I just wasn't wowed by this one.

The Good Stuff: I think getting more information on Mencheres' first wife's obsession of revenge and demise was such a good thing. Although it was touched on in the Night Huntress series the history wasn't as in depth as it could have been. The strength of Kira's character was nice also. She is no victim no matter what is stacked against her. Particularly the last 100 pages or so. She's kind of bad ass!

The Bad Stuff: It was nice to see more information on how vampires police themselves but it seems ridiculous that beings who are thousands of years old, all with various levels of power, could be taken in by one bad vampire "cop". Because he is in enforcer, Radje, appears to be judge and jury when it comes to accusing Mencheres of nefarious acts against the vampire community. Wouldn't Mencheres' past speak more for his character with the governing vampires? I mean he is over 4000 years old, if he was a bad seed it would have appeared way before now, right? Which leads me to Radje who really is a bad seed. That sure didn't happen over night. WTH vamp people! Have you been drinking Abby Normal blood or what?

I hate to add the entire romance between Mencheres and Kira into the Bad Stuff but I had a hard time seeing their connection. Mencheres liked Kira because he'd never met anyone like her before. Really? In 4 millennia? No one? Kira seemed to like Mencheres because he was hot. It was not a lot to base an "I'd die for you" relationship especially since their actions felt more obsessive and stalkerish than loving.

The Even Worse Than Bad Stuff: What's worse than a whining 4500 year old vampire? One that is supposed to be the hero in my paranormal romance book, that's what. Ugh! I got really tired of Mencheres' woe is me attitude. He spends most of the book complaining that he is tired of life and his special ability to see the future is gone. Gone you say? Really, yet we are to believe that he can still see his future (which is nothing but darkness). I don't get it. So, he thinks he has no future as the darkness must mean death. Ok, so does he make the best of it? Nope he decides to kill himself first. WHAT???? I'm sorry but I like my heroes, um, heroic, not suicidal. But his visions are NEVER wrong and you can't change fate (according to him). Yet in the Night Huntress series he actively intervened between Cat and another vampire so her and Bones could be together. If his visions are never wrong he shouldn't have been able to intervene....oh, unless he saw himself intervening therefore fulfilling the original vision. Whatever.

My Thoughts on the Audio: While I think Tavia Gilbert did a good job with the pacing and the different voices I was stunned by the horrible Cockney voice of Bones. I'm so glad I physically read all the books in the Night Huntress series and the Night Prince series. If I'd listened to them Bones would have never made it into my all male harem. Trust me, it's not a sexy voice. It's better if you go into it with James Marsters' Spike from Buffy/Angel in mind. True Story.

In a Nutshell: While I really wanted to love this book I just didn't. I feel as if I'm a bit of a lone ranger in my rating as most people love it. I thought it was just OK but was only able to come to that conclusion after I suspended my disbelief of everything other than the lovey dovey parts. Even knowing many of my bookie friends adored this book I wouldn't recommend it but to those who love Frost and have to read everything she wrote. However, I would absolutely encourage everyone to read the Night Prince books....Vlad is more worthy of your adoration than Mencheres. Seriously. ...more

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Sep 26, 2012 lia rated it it was ok

Shelves: paranormal-romance

Kira, a private investigator, accidentally witness what she thought a murder scene and tried to help. But what really transpire was that she comes up against ghouls and vampire. She was the side casualty and Mencheres, the vampire, help her before she was killed by ghouls.

Mencheres is seeking his own death by letting ghouls kill him but his plan thwarted by Kira. Now, he has to safe Kira but at the same time she cannot let Kira leave with the knowledge of vampire's world with her. Without the b ...more

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May 23, 2010 Kimberly rated it liked it

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Um, I liked the book, but this isn't a book I'm running to my friends telling them to read it. It's almost like this story was just to close out that part of what was left from the last Cat and Bones book. I'm glad Mancherries got a book, but I wish the story was a bit better.
But, the best part of the book was getting to see Vlad! We need more Vlad!!! ...more

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