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Product Description
Deeper than Midnight
Publisher: Dell; Original edition (June 28, 2011)
Language: English
Kindle Edition: 725 KB
Print Length: 416 pages
Publisher: Dell; Original edition (June 28, 2011)
Sold by: Random House Digital, Inc.
Blogger Purchased.
Lara has said how much she was looking forward to telling Hunter's story. I had never really thought of Hunter as anything more than a mass-produced commodity, void of personality, emotionless. That was stupid and narrow-minded of me. Just because he was brought up not to act on his emotions, to subvert them, doesn't mean he did not experience them.
Corinne, well I wasn't all that fond of her. She seems weak, although having survived seven decades of confinement where the only stimuli was hellish abuse at the hands of a power hungry, vampire Hitler kind of belies that. Hey, I am zero for two in character assumptions. She is taken to safe places but doesn't get any PTSD counseling. Of course Hunter was the product of such experimentation, and may have experienced gruesomeness nearly equal to Corinne's. She had to be strong, but she is so at odds with the world when freed, with the technology, with the people who saved her, that I found myself thinking of her as whiny.
While Lara's books follow a structure, this one only follows the romantic course. The rest of the plot shakes up the entire structure explosively. It is obvious she is not just phoning these in. So, if you know the structure you know that Hunter and Corinne get together eventually. She doesn't catch a break until she and Hunter get together. Think evil-fairy -Godmother who wasn't invited to the christening? This girl has a raincloud over just her head, on her side of the street and even under her umbrella. And, while Hunter is free from Dragos (aforementioned evil Hitlerish Vampire) he is still engaging in the only thing he does—he is still a fighting and killing machine. He is still in the emotional prison Dragos designed for him. He is like a male, vampire seven of nine without the hardware.
Things are happening to other members of the Order as well, and to people in Dark Havens (Where Breed families live) all around. It's really exciting and empowering for Breedmates who since Tegan and Elise have become much stronger, and more vibrant and independent.
So you have two remarkably damaged individuals who we know will hook up and go through a series of difficult adventures. Hunter has been partnered with Chase Sterling a former agent of the super-corrupt vampire FBI. Over the past few books his behavior has become increasingly erratic. But what happens is off the charts. It is also a different kind of love story where a woman who has no reason to ever look at a man after 70 years of rape and torture and a man who has been so shut down emotionally find sanctuary with each other and the strength to go into what has been prophesied as a disaster.
That's the great thing about this series. Yes, there is a thematic thread that ties the stories together. That is, of course, the romance and well-written, ick-free and incredibly hot lovemaking. And we know there will be a series of interwoven story lines. This is definitely not a standalone book. Well, it could be but to the best effect it is best read in series. Adrian manages to weave these story lines in new and refreshing ways that makes each book fresh and unpredictable. The last several in particular have really shaken up the Breed Snow Globe, and made me look forward to each new entry. I know Adrian is still excited by the series, it's obvious in the writing and the plotlines that she has a lot of ideas for the Breed Warriors and their Mates.
Recommendation: For followers of the series it is a MUST READ. If you aren't a follower of this hot and thrilling series what are you waiting for? There are a few series I buy without question as soon as the book comes out and this is one of them. One thing I like about this series is what seems to me to be a plausible and logical explanation for the Vampires.
MUST READ is my highest level of approbation.
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Why vampires? Two of the most powerful human emotions are fear and desire. They rule many of our actions when we're awake, and they inspire the most vivid dreams when we're asleep. The intrigue of the vampire through the ages has been the twining of these two emotions--we fear him, yet his darkness is the very thing that makes him so compelling, so incredibly desirable.Review assumes knowledge of series. FMI a brief explanation see laraadrian.com and a video at the bottom of the page.
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DELIVERED FROM THE DARKNESS, A WOMAN FINDS HERSELF PLUNGED INTO A PASSION THAT IS DEEPER THAN MIDNIGHT.
At eighteen, Corinne Bishop was a beautiful, spirited young woman living a life of privilege as the adopted daughter of a wealthy family. Her world changed in an instant when she was stolen away and held prisoner by the malevolent vampire Dragos. After many years of captivity and torment, Corinne is rescued by the Order, a cadre of vampire warriors embroiled in a war against Dragos and his followers. Her innocence taken, Corinne has lost a piece of her heart as well—the one thing that gave her hope during her imprisonment, and the only thing that matters to her now that she is free.
Assigned to safeguard Corinne on her trip home is a formidable golden-eyed Breed male called Hunter. Once Dragos’s most deadly assassin, Hunter now works for the Order, and he’s hell-bent on making Dragos pay for his manifold sins. Bonded to Corinne by their mutual desire, Hunter will have to decide how far he’ll go to end Dragos’s reign of evil—even if carrying out his mission means shattering Corinne’s tender heart. http://www.laraadrian.com/home.php#quiet
Deeper than Midnight
Lara Adrian
Mass Market Paperback: 416 pagesPublisher: Dell; Original edition (June 28, 2011)
Language: English
Kindle Edition: 725 KB
Print Length: 416 pages
Publisher: Dell; Original edition (June 28, 2011)
Sold by: Random House Digital, Inc.
Blogger Purchased.
Lara has said how much she was looking forward to telling Hunter's story. I had never really thought of Hunter as anything more than a mass-produced commodity, void of personality, emotionless. That was stupid and narrow-minded of me. Just because he was brought up not to act on his emotions, to subvert them, doesn't mean he did not experience them.
Corinne, well I wasn't all that fond of her. She seems weak, although having survived seven decades of confinement where the only stimuli was hellish abuse at the hands of a power hungry, vampire Hitler kind of belies that. Hey, I am zero for two in character assumptions. She is taken to safe places but doesn't get any PTSD counseling. Of course Hunter was the product of such experimentation, and may have experienced gruesomeness nearly equal to Corinne's. She had to be strong, but she is so at odds with the world when freed, with the technology, with the people who saved her, that I found myself thinking of her as whiny.
While Lara's books follow a structure, this one only follows the romantic course. The rest of the plot shakes up the entire structure explosively. It is obvious she is not just phoning these in. So, if you know the structure you know that Hunter and Corinne get together eventually. She doesn't catch a break until she and Hunter get together. Think evil-fairy -Godmother who wasn't invited to the christening? This girl has a raincloud over just her head, on her side of the street and even under her umbrella. And, while Hunter is free from Dragos (aforementioned evil Hitlerish Vampire) he is still engaging in the only thing he does—he is still a fighting and killing machine. He is still in the emotional prison Dragos designed for him. He is like a male, vampire seven of nine without the hardware.
Things are happening to other members of the Order as well, and to people in Dark Havens (Where Breed families live) all around. It's really exciting and empowering for Breedmates who since Tegan and Elise have become much stronger, and more vibrant and independent.
So you have two remarkably damaged individuals who we know will hook up and go through a series of difficult adventures. Hunter has been partnered with Chase Sterling a former agent of the super-corrupt vampire FBI. Over the past few books his behavior has become increasingly erratic. But what happens is off the charts. It is also a different kind of love story where a woman who has no reason to ever look at a man after 70 years of rape and torture and a man who has been so shut down emotionally find sanctuary with each other and the strength to go into what has been prophesied as a disaster.
That's the great thing about this series. Yes, there is a thematic thread that ties the stories together. That is, of course, the romance and well-written, ick-free and incredibly hot lovemaking. And we know there will be a series of interwoven story lines. This is definitely not a standalone book. Well, it could be but to the best effect it is best read in series. Adrian manages to weave these story lines in new and refreshing ways that makes each book fresh and unpredictable. The last several in particular have really shaken up the Breed Snow Globe, and made me look forward to each new entry. I know Adrian is still excited by the series, it's obvious in the writing and the plotlines that she has a lot of ideas for the Breed Warriors and their Mates.
MUST READ is my highest level of approbation.
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