Dark Gold by Christine Feehan

★★✩✩✩

Alexandria Houton is fiercely independent and has sacrificed a lot in order to care and provide for her younger brother. Her intense drawings land her the opportunity to work with a top gaming company. Imagination clashes with reality as she finds herself held captive by a vampire. Aidan Savage has hunted vampires for centuries but he has just encountered his greatest challenge yet. Dark Gold is the third book in the Dark Series.

Dark Gold can be read as a stand alone book. The story has an intense and gripping beginning. However it loses a lot of it's momentum as the focus shifts to Alexandria coming to terms with her new way of life. I got annoyed with the extensive self loathing and slow romantic development.

It was a bit off putting that love rivals were given so much attention. Though it made Aidan become more memorable for being patient and supportive. Especially compared to other male leads in the series.

I loved the supporting characters in the story. Alexandria's little brother and Aidan's staff were so endearing. I wish the story had given them all more time to be a family.

I enjoyed the last part of the story. By then Alexandria and Aidan's characters seemed to settle into place. I wish more of the story was of them being a loving couple. The action scenes were good and I liked how it took into account other dangers they had to face.  

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Dark Desire by Christine Feehan

★★★★✩

Shea O'Halloran is a renowned surgeon dedicated to researching the odd affliction she was born with. Pursued by an extremist group she finds herself entangled with the man that has haunted her mind for years. Jacques has been cruelly imprisoned and left for dead. His desire for revenge and telepathic connection with Shea are the only things fueling his will to live. Dark Desire is the second book in the Dark Series.

Dark Desire can be read as a stand alone book and is a sequel to Dark Prince. It takes place about 25 years after Dark Prince and recounts the more pivotal events relevant to the characters.

Dark Desire is one of my favorite books in the Dark Series. I loved Jacques' character in Dark Prince but he is a drastically different character in Dark Desire. The couple's connection and attraction has a darker intensity. I really enjoyed how the story explored the mental instability and codependency issues that events in the book brought about. 

I love Shea's character and she always stands out to me compared to the other female leads in the series. I enjoyed reading how her modern medical knowledge clashed but also merged with the more mystical Carpathian form of healing.

I like how polished this story feels compared to Dark Prince. There is more action and character development. I felt it was an amazing sequel. I love that Dark Desire shows how small events and decisions from the first book greatly impacted the story line.  

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Dark Prince by Christine Feehan

★★★✩✩

Raven Whitney has over used her telepathic abilities hunting serial killers. Touching their deranged minds has left her seeking solitude and rest. Mikhail Dubrinsky's telepathic abilities are unlike any she's ever encountered. He's a welcome and enticing distraction but he may be the most dangerous man she's encountered yet. Dark Prince is the first book in the Dark Series.

This review is for the original published version of Dark Prince not the Author's Cut Special Edition.

I had fun rereading this book. Raven and Mikhail are central characters to the Dark Series so it's nice to see how they met. The story is a bit clunky at first with the sole focus being on the couple's intense attraction and connection to each other.

The story feels a bit dated at times. Though I like how it feels like a prologue to the series. I really liked how there was a sense of mystery surrounding Mikhail and the Carpathians. The second half of the book picks up by adding more action to the story.

Dark Prince is a decent read and introduction to the Dark Series.

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