5 STARS! Bound by Night is my first Larissa Ione book, and boy oh boy have I been missing out. The prologue took my breath away with a terrifying view of the world through the eyes of little Nicole Martin. We quickly discover there will be no warm fuzzies, not with counterpart Riker, the human hating, extra snarly, heartless vamp. Even the love story is going to be a jagged edge. There's a nice balance of traditional vampire attributes, like the ability to mystify humans, the ability to make the vamp bite an erotic or terrible experience, and the concept of mates, with a fresh alternate world where humans enslave vampires and vampires aren't so keen on that. I read this book in two days, that's how thoroughly the story hooked me.
5 STARS! Dragon's Game by E.J. Wesley is the 4th installment in the awesome NA urban fantasy Moonsongs novelette series. Did I stalk Amazon and E.J.'s website for a release date for this book? Yes I did. Book 3 (Dark Prelude) left us on the edge and worrying about our favorite tomahawk wielding heroine. Oh, Jenny can beat the crap out of any big bad, but I've always seen her as emotionally fragile. In Dragon's Game, I loved seeing her on her own and realizing for the first time how much it sucked to really live as an island. E.J. takes us on location to a nightclub in Houston. Would she have gotten into so much trouble if she had chosen a community center in a wholesome little town? Probably. If you haven't started this series and have a thing for heroines with an attitude problem, add it to your TBR list right quick. In about 14,000 words we get snark, a different take on our favorite monsters, and a friendship you can't help but cheer on. It's so good.
Oooh, I'm glad you loved Bound by Night, as I was thinking of asking for it for Christmas. The love story sounds intriguing and I'm interested to know about the vamp powers!
ReplyDeleteLOL, I always stalk authors website for release dates and new books!
Btw, thanks for coming back and commenting on Lash, I agree with everything you said!
Great reviews Robyn :D
If you're a Nalini Singh fan I think you'll really enjoy Bound by Night. Ione doesn't write as flowery as Singh, more straight to the point, but I just loved it. Plus it looks like each book will showcase a different character. And it's mighty steamy.
DeleteI'm glad I'm not the only author website stalker. That's how I found Goodreads in the first place because often they have the release dates posted sometimes before anyone else.
I always love your reviews, Robyn! They make me giggle! ;) You know I want to read Bound by Night - I'm really curious about humans enslaving vamps...can I sign up for a love slave?!? Just kidding...kinda! LOL Also, I've been curious about E.J. Wesley's series since I first read your reviews. I'll have to get around to reading them someday.
ReplyDeleteHope your week is going well, Robyn! *hugs*
Kinda just kidding. Ha! I can't wait for the next book because this one was so much fun to read. That's nice to say about my reviews. You all write such awesome and detailed reviews, I just love them, but when I sit to write my take, it comes out to a couple paragraphs or pages of fangirling. E.J. said to expect more Jenny in the next few months. I'm thrilled!
DeleteI totally loved Bound by Night as well, Robyn! I'm really happy you did as well :) The different way of describing the human/vampire relationships was really well done.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read the Moonsongs series, but I'll be sure to check it out.
I hope you're having a great week, Robyn. Happy reading.
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Your review had me going straight to my library's website and requesting them to purchase this book. I just saw they also acquired The Testing. I'm hoping to read that in the next few months because I remember how much you enjoyed it.
DeleteThe Moonsongs Series is so much fun. I won the first two novelettes and now I stalk release dates. I even bought them for my sister.
I hope you found yourself a good read after the ho-hum one.
Bound by Night looks so good!! I will have to add that to my list. So glad to hear more about Jenny. I haven't made it quite to Dark Prelude yet, but I'm hoping to get there soon. So glad they are still going strong. Wonderful reviews! Jaclyn @ JC's Book Haven.
ReplyDeleteI really loved Dark Prelude, but there's romance in Dragon's Game. Finally! I think you'll like Bound by Night. It's straight up adult paranormal romance. Gotta love it! Have you fallen back into your reading rhythm? If not, at least you have Once Upon a Time until life takes it easy on you, dang it!
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