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Night Pleasures: A Dark-Hunter Novel
Written by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Narrated by Carrington MacDuffie
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- Macmillan Audio
- Released:
- May 30, 2008
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- 9781427205742
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In Night Pleasures, Kyrian of Thrace — an immortal who protects humans from vampires — wakes up one morning handcuffed to the one thing that can scare him: a conservative woman in a button-down shirt.
But Amanda Devereaux turns out to be his perfect partner for hunting down a deadly foe, and for helping him to regain his soul — and learn that love doesn't have to bite.
A Macmillan Audio production.
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Start ListeningBook Information
Night Pleasures: A Dark-Hunter Novel
Written by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Narrated by Carrington MacDuffie
Description
In Night Pleasures, Kyrian of Thrace — an immortal who protects humans from vampires — wakes up one morning handcuffed to the one thing that can scare him: a conservative woman in a button-down shirt.
But Amanda Devereaux turns out to be his perfect partner for hunting down a deadly foe, and for helping him to regain his soul — and learn that love doesn't have to bite.
A Macmillan Audio production.
- Publisher:
- Macmillan Audio
- Released:
- May 30, 2008
- ISBN:
- 9781427205742
- Format:
- Audiobook
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I was left with more questions than understanding.
I truly don't understand the main character's powers and how many sisters does she have.
At about page 91, I was like, "f*ck her already!" Even I was tired of the oh he is so hot, and yeah baby I am hot for you.
love it. want to hear more..next book plea9
My favorite was probably when the heroine psychically dropped into the hero's dreams and, in his body, experienced firsthand his memories of having sex with his previous wife (wtf!) and then a month of agonizing torture. This torture is an experience that has, quite reasonably, traumatized him so deeply that just being tied down makes him dissolve into total freakout. Our heroine's reaction to having a first-hand experience of intense PTSD-inducing torture is to... feel super sad for him and want to bone him. And that's all. No residual trauma (or icky feelings from experiencing him boning somebody else) at all.
Also she cures his PTSD by tying him down with scarves and blowing him. No lie.
I really liked the story and the characters. I thought it was fun in places yet had a backbone for a story. Strange that this is the 5th story of the Dark Hunters that I have read. For some reason I kept missing this one and it is definitely one to read first. (well after Fantasy Lover which isn't a Dark Hunter but has characters that appear in this story) This one has the back story of the Dark Hunters and who the Apolites, and all the other factions are. Yes, the reasoning for all the strife is contrived but isn't all the greek god stories?
So why the 4 1/2 stars. The story is solid without stopping. The romance has chemistry. In the end, I read right through it and enjoyed it more than Fantasy Lover that came before it and Night's Embrace that came after.
I was more disappointed in parts of it than I remember being previously (the way Amanda and Kyrian mentally lusted after each other at the most inappropriate moments) and some parts were just down right cheesey (the villain..really?) but overall I enjoyed it. It's a very readable novel, and though I spent some time rolling my eyes, I was still swept up in the story.
I'd say it held up fairly well, all things considered.
The problem with the paranormal romance genre, and even more so the urban fantasy genre, is that after you've read a few of them they all start to form a similar pattern with characters you begin to recognise from other books plus the same old storylines and ancient mythology (I'm getting so good at remembering greek gods). So, the trick is to give the reader what they came to get but put a unique twist on it, don't write the same story a thousand writers have churned out and surprise them with different characters (note: broody men aren't even that hot - sexy Spike always did so much more for me than sulky Angel). This story, unfortunately, had nothing new or exciting, it's hard to pick the plot and characters out of masses that I've read that are chasing each other round my brain. I couldn't get into the story or take much interest in either Amanda or Kyrian, their dialogue wasn't the cute, sarcastic banter that I love in good PR and UF but rather it was cliched and annoying - who actually says the words "made hot, sweet love" without laughing afterwards?
I also had so many problems with Kyrian (the dark hunter guy), I really don't care to be told a hundred times how gorgeous he is, when an author does that it makes me think that's all there is to the character and I immediately lose interest. He's so beautiful, so well-muscled, so this, that and the other. Shallow. The author seemed to care far more about his "cute butt" than the rushed-out back story of his wife's betrayal and his weeks of torture at the hands of her new lover. It was almost as if Kenyon decided at the last minute that Mr Perfect sounded very two-dimensional (which he did) and she came up with some weak pity story that just didn't work. And, as for the brooding I mentioned, please stop feeling sorry for yourself - it's been 2000 years, nobody realistically pities themselves that long.
I thought about giving it one star but decided that it wasn't that bad. It just didn't stand out from any other, and I know I'll find it easy to forget about. For that reason, I'm not going to bother with the rest of the series. But, I will say, I loved the Buffy references; if I met a vampire that didn't drink from humans, I'd say something like "oh, so you're like Angel!"
Book #1 in the Dark Hunters series.
4 Stars
Synopsis:
Unlike the other members of her family, Amanda Deveraux is not enamored of the supernatural. She is, therefore, unimpressed upon finding herself handcuffed to Kyrian of Thrace, a former Macedonian commander reincarnated as a vampire, or Dark Hunter, and sworn to protect humanity from soul-sucking demons. As they grow closer both emotionally and physically, Amanda and Kyrian must overcome their individual fears in order to rid the world of the dangerous demonic foe fixated on destroying them first.
Review:
Let me preface this review with a disclaimer that while I enjoy paranormal romances involving psychics, ghosts and shape shifters, I am not a fan of vampires. That said, I like the premise of the Dark Hunters perhaps because they are not vampires in the traditional sense, but rather creations established on the basis of Greek mythology, which is one of my academic interests.
The characters are endearing, especially Kyrian, whose tortured past contributed greatly to my enjoyment of the book. The world of the Dark Hunters is unique, intricate and imaginative, and I look forward to the incorporation of various mythologies in future installments. Unfortunately, Kenyon’s imagination does not extend to the formulaic storyline, or the insipid and clichéd descriptions of her male characters. There are also numerous references to popular culture, which may irritate some readers. Lastly, I was disappointed by the incongruity between the origins of the characters and their use of modern language, which seems inconsistent with their characterization. The reading experience would be better served if they used more period appropriate language and dialect.
Recommendation: Overall, this book is a solid beginning to the series and I recommend reading it.