***Three Stars!***
*Sighs heavily*
Okay. I had a tough time reading this. For several different reasons. The main one being that I feel this story has been dragged out excessively
I can sum up my feelings in three words: It's been done.
It's been done, I've heard it all before, they're still singing the same song...etcetera. They've been doing this for three - count them, T H R E E - books. Leila is endlessly being abducted, Vlad never ceases to lose his shit and rescue her - this Szilagyi tool always thwarts Vlad's best efforts to capture and kill him.
Singin' the same old tune.
Jeaniene Frost is without a doubt, one of my favorite writers. Definitely top 5, hands down. BUT.... she's doing too much for me now. While I understand the story being trapped inside with nowhere else to go but onto a Microsoft Office document, I feel like this story could have been told with a whole lot less words and pages.
That being said, I'm going to summarize this entire 342 page book into one paragraph. Deep breath in - GO!
Leila uses her powers to track some folks down, proceeds to get abducted and tortured, Vlad loses his shit and sets numerous things on fire. There's a bit of traveling, some corralling of strengths, Vlad sets more shit on fire in a fit of rage, they visit the famous redhead and Bones, then go rescue Leila. Leila's captors escape, of course, and Vlad vows revenge. More traveling, pick more friends, Leila's dad is still an asshole. She uses her powers again, they find who they're looking for, they go after him and bob's your uncle, Vlad saves the day and sets shit aflame.
All the while, Leila is making excuses for his overbearing, archaic attitude about his woman, how others should treat her with the utmost respect but he can hide her away in seclusion, order her around how he sees fit and cripple her supernatural abilities anytime he decides she can't handle them.
Did I miss anything?
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