9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Funny, sexy with a BIG twist!, July 23, 2010
This review is from: Bring On the Night (WVMP, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)
I am not one for putting spoilers in my reviews. But what to do when a book is almost one giant spoiler? This was one of hardest reviews I've written. I loved the book and want to tell you why...but how to tell you that without ruining anything. Hmmmm......So here's my attempt at a non spoilery - yet interesting book review.
Bring on the Night is about Faith.
Ciara's lack of it.
Shane's complete, blind belief in it.
How many pieces of your soul will you sell to protect those you love?
And oh yeah - there are zombies!
Bring on the Night reminded me of a three act play.
Act 1: The set up to the story. Things are better than they have ever been.
Act 2: Then they are not.
Act 3: The aftermath.
Ciara's finally finishing up her college degree and has just completed her training with "The Control" - a secret government agency whose mission is "to balance the safety and well-being of humans AND vampires." Yeah right. They aren't named The Control for nothing....they blackmailed her into service and they are exerting an ever increasing amount of control over Ciara & Shane's lives.
Despite the Control looming over them, Ciara and Shane have never been happier - they're living together, she's helping to plan best friend Lori and David's wedding. That is until dead bodies start popping up. They have reason to suspect it may be one their own. Jim, one of the vampires that works as a DJ at the WVMP radio station has been acting more and more reckless.
But what they uncover is something much more sinister. A plague is spreading, the dead are rising and the events that unfold change their lives forever.
The tone is very different for Bring on the Night than in the previous two books in the series. It's more introspective. I loved it. I really like when people get pushed to their breaking points and see how they handle it. Everything changes and no one will be the same. Relationships are different, the dynamics have shifted.
That's not to say there isn't plenty of Jeri's trademark witty dialogue, musical influences and vampy goodness at every turn. While it is a darker book it's still action packed!
OK - that's it for non-spoiler intel! So instead, I'm going to wrap up my review by giving you my top 5 reasons that you should go buy this book (and the first two - Wicked Game & Bad to the Bone if you haven't read those yet).
Number 5 - The Control. Government secrecy, manipulation and intrigue at its finest. I love me some secret government conspiracies!
Number 4 - Zombies! Seriously....who doesn't love zombies??
Number 3 - More vampires! The other vampire DJ's are starting to play a much larger role in the series, which I think is a good thing. Lots more Regina - there can never be enough Regina in my opinion!! And even more of elusive vampire Monroe.
Number 2 - Sexy, sexy Shane. I have a somewhat unhealthy (or so my husband tells me) obsession with this particular vampire. And oh -yea ..that David guy is still there for those of you who are David fans......lol.
The Number 1 reason you should go buy this book??- Here's the deal. Jeri has this planned as a five book series. She is signed through book 4 (which is tentatively titled "Let it Bleed" - due out 7/2011 - AWESOME title!). I NEED book 5 (tentatively titled "Lust for Life")! So we need lots of people to buy Bring on the Night and show their love. Consider it a personal favor. You'll have my undying gratitude - my undying devotion and ....ok sorry that's all I got but it would make me very very happy!
Nitpick: The solution to the plague storyline felt overly complicated to me. There were a lot of loose ends to wrap up (which she did) but there were several explanations when one would have been fine.
Loved: I love these characters so much and I was thrilled to see them all back. The series is really taking a big leap forward with this book and I like it.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best in UF, August 2, 2010
This review is from: Bring On the Night (WVMP, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)
Ciara Griffin is an ex-con artist, but now she is spending her time differently. Trying to finish up her bachelors degree, enjoying living with her vampire/DJ boyfriend Shane McAllister and their vampire dog Dexter, and training for the paranormal paramilitary agency, the Control. Life is busy for Ciara and it is about to get crazy on top of that. A strange and fatal virus starts spreading all over her city of Sherwood leaving no human safe, and someone is causing corpses to rise from their graves leaving no one, not even vampires safe.
This is probably one of the hardest book reviews I have had to write in a really long time. I have literally sat here staring at my monitor for an hour and just thinking about what I just read. The problem is, the teeniest of details could totally spoil the whole book for readers. My goal here is to tell you how wonderful this book is without spoiling you, and convincing you to run out and buy it right now! How about I just tell you, RUN OUT AND BUY THIS NOW! Did it work? Hm, fine, here is my review.
Bring on the Night is the third installment in the WVMP Vampires series. The absolutely best part about these books are the characters. Jeri Smith-Ready writes them in a realistic way making their personalities shine through, and as a reader you get to know all their quirks and what makes them special. They feel like friends and you end up caring about what happens to each one of them. In Bring on the Night readers get to see a deeper side of the DJs and gain a better understanding of what they go through daily.
One of the most important parts, for me, was that the characters have to dive in and face their fears. The fear of losing someone, whether it be to death or from growing apart. The fear of their faith or lack of faith shaping their lives and making them into people they don't really want to be. And the fear of not living up to the expectations put in place for them by their elders. In Bring on the Night we really get into Ciara's head and see what she is feeling about her lack of faith, her relationship with Shane, and what scares her most.
The plot has many twists and turns but these unfolding events never seem forced, but like the natural progression the characters and the story should take. I really respect this part of the books, because I never feel like the author is a dummy (or thinks I, as a reader, am the dummy) and didn't think fully about what she was writing or find other ways to move the plot forward.
Overall this series is still one of my favorites. I love that each chapter is a song title, and it's relevant to what is going on in that chapter. I can't wait to see what unfolds for Ciara in the future, because things are sure to get more hectic for her after events in Bring on the Night. :)
If you're looking for spoilers, Jeri Smith-Ready is going to have a discussion, probably on her Facebook, that will have spoilers. For now, they are supposed to stay under wraps! I will let everyone know when the spoiler discussion is up, no worries.
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