Search - Night Play (Dark-Hunter, Bk 6)

Definitely not one of the best books I've read, but it's still worth the time it takes since its a quick fluff read. Even though it's not the first in the series, I decided to go ahead and read it since I had it on hand and I don't think it made a difference since most events are explained well enough that the average person can probably figure out what's going on in the series.

At first, there were a lot of laughs from conversations that take place between characters, but eventually this got old and eventually became corny since it seems everything needed to be answered with a witty quip. Not to mention the puns that were things only a reader should notice, yet the characters in the conversations seemed to have no problem knowing what was meant. (e.g. Italian vs. eye-talian) There's also misplaced sarcastic jokes, such as Bride being so witty after she was supposed to be raped yet was rescued in the nick of time.

There's also things that could be considered plot holes. What kind of vet's daughter just lets her pets out to roam to go potty in the city and doesn't take them out on a leash? Are there no laws for leashes or cleaning up after your pet in this author's universe? Also, why didn't she call shelters or animal control after finding a stray wolf in the city? TSTL alert here. Normal people would do this, since "tamed" wolves would never be treated so flippantly by someone who should know better.

There's also holes in the physics and magic in the story that border on ridiculous. The author likes to give the characters a wide variety of powers, which should get them out of any problem, yet there's always a weakness that just doesn't seem to jive but happens at the author's whim.

The story also could've gone more in-depth if the author took the time to build on plots and subplots. Instead, she wasted a lot of ink with her lead characters constantly worried about Bride's weight, how "hot" Vane is compared to Bride or other such insecurities. It really got annoying when Bride was constantly worried about if she should have dessert or not.

Overall, it's an okay story, but I prefer books (or series) like this to be darker and more complex with stronger female leads (or at least less whiny ones) and just better developed characters all-around.