Helpful Score: 5
After finishing Veil of Midnight and thoroughly enjoying it, I was looking forward to reading Ashes of Midnight. However, I thought it was astoundingly bad. It was so bad, that I consider it to be the worst book I've finished so far this year. There was no saving grace to this story at all. Claire had to be dumbest person alive. The things she said and did were absolutely ridiculous. I mean, seriously, her mate had everyone in Andrea's Darkhaven murdered and she couldn't seem to grasp why he might want revenge. I'm sad to say that Andreas wasn't much better. He was so consumed by his rage, he couldn't see anything else. Their romance was anemic and there was way too much angst going on, especially concerning Andrea's ability. The storyline did progress, but I stopped caring. I highly doubt I will continue with this series as I no longer have any interest in what happens in Adrian's world.
Helpful Score: 4
As we know from the end of the last book, every man, woman and child in the hero's Darkhaven has been wiped out. This book is about Andreas' journey of revenge and personal destruction. Along the way he finds Claire his lost love [and wife of William Roth, the man who gave the order for the destruction.] The h/h and the action move to Boston and the Order uses the heroine's abilities to track down Roth and his ally Dragos [the chief villain that the Order has been pursuing for several books].
The latest Midnight Breed book is a good read, but will never be my favorite in the series. I personally don't care for plots where the 'jump start' for the story requires the death of friends/family so the hero is sufficiently motivated to destroy the bad guys. It works but it reads too much like the evening news... On the other hand, Lara Adrian has done her usual fine job of making us care for the characters and drawing us along through the story - for me it was a page turner, but probably won't be re-read often.
Order really matters in this series...
Midnight Breed
1. A Kiss of Midnight (2007)
2. Kiss of Crimson (2007)
3. Midnight Awakening (2007)
4. Midnight Rising (2008)
5. Veil of Midnight (2008)
6. Ashes of Midnight (2009)
7. Shades of Midnight (2010)
The latest Midnight Breed book is a good read, but will never be my favorite in the series. I personally don't care for plots where the 'jump start' for the story requires the death of friends/family so the hero is sufficiently motivated to destroy the bad guys. It works but it reads too much like the evening news... On the other hand, Lara Adrian has done her usual fine job of making us care for the characters and drawing us along through the story - for me it was a page turner, but probably won't be re-read often.
Order really matters in this series...
Midnight Breed
1. A Kiss of Midnight (2007)
2. Kiss of Crimson (2007)
3. Midnight Awakening (2007)
4. Midnight Rising (2008)
5. Veil of Midnight (2008)
6. Ashes of Midnight (2009)
7. Shades of Midnight (2010)
I am still enjoying this series immensely, and I am now going to have a long wait until the next release in early 2010. This is the story of Andreas Reichen, not one of the Order, but a trusted friend and ally who has helped them fight against the continuing war against Dragos. It is revealed why Wilhelm Roth despised Reichen so much, and why he set out to destroy Reichen and take everything from him, including the love of his life, Claire. The series is really moving along at a nice pace, and the book ends with you definitely wanting to find out more. A definite cliff hanger in my opinion!
Helpful Score: 2
Such a disappointment!!!!! I pre-ordered this book because I liked Andreas in the previous books and couldn't wait to read his story, which turned out to be very predictable and boring, he seemed so different from the character we got to know. The only good things is the orders and knowing more about Dragos, and the interaction of the other couples.
Helpful Score: 1
The only reason I gave it 2 1/2 stars was because the Drago plot and the others kept me reading. I read the first two of the series and I have a similar problem with this book. The main characters are inconsistent. The book tells you the characters are one way but the way they acted are complete opposites. Claire is supposed to be self-sufficient but almost everything she does shows she is not. Claire has to be the dumbest woman in the world. She has no faith whatsoever when it comes to Andre. I don't know how Andre can stand having Claire second guess him all the time. Andre goes back and forth from being an idiot to being righteous. And what's the deal with "boo-hoo Claire is not really mine but I've bind myself to her and we share everything else together" attitude? Seriously, if Andre and Claire would have died at the end I wouldn't shed a tear. I do love the side characters. And that was how it was with the first two books as well. Iwished more time was spent with the side characters.
Like the other two books, it's an okay read if you have nothing else to do. The only saving grace is really the bigger plot and the others. Hope when the side characters get their own books, they don't turn into idiots as well.
Like the other two books, it's an okay read if you have nothing else to do. The only saving grace is really the bigger plot and the others. Hope when the side characters get their own books, they don't turn into idiots as well.
