kuzumel reviewed Edge of Darkness: Dark Crime / Dead by Twilight / Cimarron Spirit on + 112 more book reviews
Not a keeper for me.
In sharp contrast to her recent full length novels, Feehan's "Dark Crime" manages to move things along in her "Dark Series" but with only a third of the pages. Some character development. Some more new Carpathians and Master Vampires. An explanation of where all the younger Carpathian males disappeared to (not that they had a good excuse for their choices). A new level of conspiracy and nefarious plots by the bad guys. And yes, a couple of sex scenes (fortunately, not enough pages for more of these repetitive and boring scenes).
Even though I used to read Maggie Shayne's vampire series, I stopped a long time ago because they were boring. "Dead by Twilight" has not changed my opinion of this series. Nothing new at all happens. Vampiress hiding out as a night shift cop gets assigned to a vampire hunting task force to solve a serial killer vampire. Yawn.
I think I've read some of Lori Herter's past books. But I cannot remember anything that stands out - which is how I viewed "Cimarron Spirit."
So if you're a Carpathian fan, go ahead and read "Dark Crime" for the developments. Maybe you'll even enjoy the other two stories.
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Kuzu
PS. I decided to reread "Dark Magic" to see if Feehan has been using the same plot devices from the beginning. The answer is "Nope" The earlier work was considerably better written, without resorting to the overly graphic and he-man tactics of her recent novels. In fact, I do not see as many uses of her bad catch phrases as the last half of Feehan's body of work.
In sharp contrast to her recent full length novels, Feehan's "Dark Crime" manages to move things along in her "Dark Series" but with only a third of the pages. Some character development. Some more new Carpathians and Master Vampires. An explanation of where all the younger Carpathian males disappeared to (not that they had a good excuse for their choices). A new level of conspiracy and nefarious plots by the bad guys. And yes, a couple of sex scenes (fortunately, not enough pages for more of these repetitive and boring scenes).
Even though I used to read Maggie Shayne's vampire series, I stopped a long time ago because they were boring. "Dead by Twilight" has not changed my opinion of this series. Nothing new at all happens. Vampiress hiding out as a night shift cop gets assigned to a vampire hunting task force to solve a serial killer vampire. Yawn.
I think I've read some of Lori Herter's past books. But I cannot remember anything that stands out - which is how I viewed "Cimarron Spirit."
So if you're a Carpathian fan, go ahead and read "Dark Crime" for the developments. Maybe you'll even enjoy the other two stories.
--
Kuzu
PS. I decided to reread "Dark Magic" to see if Feehan has been using the same plot devices from the beginning. The answer is "Nope" The earlier work was considerably better written, without resorting to the overly graphic and he-man tactics of her recent novels. In fact, I do not see as many uses of her bad catch phrases as the last half of Feehan's body of work.
