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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
No sophomore slump here, June 5, 2007
Brook's second in the new Guardian series brings a fresh look at the tired vampire genre. Colin, a man so beautiful even men can't help but stare, is a 200 year old vampire. He was made by a nosferatu and therefore cannot exchange blood with other vampires, as is the standard in their society. Instead he goes out and feeds on humans. For vampires, blood and sex are inextricably intertwined.
Savitri Murray is an intensely curious woman whose thirst for knowledge get her in trouble. When Colin and Savi were thrown together during a previous battle with Lucifer, they engaged in an intimate encounter which both regret and long to re-enact. Colin cannot have Savi for he cannot feed from her enough to survive. Savi cannot be turned because she was infected by Hellhound venom and the intermixing of the two bloods could kill her.
Throw in a battle against the nosferatu, some vampire politics in which Colin has no interest and this is a smart read for paranormal romance fans.
There was a wonderful mirroring between Colin's sister and her husband's marriage and Colin and Savi's decision on how they can be together. This book has all the elements of a great romance: strong, vibrant characters; rich and fully developed world building; hot, steamy love scenes; and an tender romantic ending.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
4 Klovers! Courtesy of CK2S Kwips & Kritiques, August 20, 2007
Stunning as a mortal, Colin Ames-Beaumont took on an unearthly male beauty when he became a vampire centuries ago. Cursed with tainted blood, he is doomed to spend eternity without a companion, without love of his own. But even for vampires, the heart wants what it wants, and Colin has long been intrigued by the quirky Savitri Murray. Her breathtaking honesty and unconventional beauty have held his attention far longer than most women, but combined with that intoxicating scent of hers, he finds Savi completely irresistible...
Savitri has promised her grandmother she will settle down with a suitable boy. But what suitable boy wants a bride who finds herself battling demons and Nosferatu day after day? And then there is that pesky, undeniable desire she feels for that persistent vampire...
Demon Moon is the second book I have read in Meljean Brook's The Guardians series. As with the first book in this series, I liked the lead characters, was intrigued by the plot, and was interested to see how the book finished. Also like the first book in this series, I found the pacing of the story to be extremely slow. In the first book, I had hoped that the slow pacing could be attributed to the world building that Brook had to accomplish to set up the series, but with this fourth edition of her saga, the world building is complete, for the most part.
I can't say I didn't like the story, because that simply isn't true. I enjoyed The Guardians world enough, but the cumbersome pace has made me hesitant to read either the second or third books in this series, although both are novellas that are contained in anthologies which I already own. While I was interested in the story, it never quite gripped me, and I found myself distracted time and again by outside influences. Usually, I absorb so completely in a book that I block the world out, forgetting things like eating and sleeping until I have finished reading the book.
Ms. Brook has a wonderful imagination and the ability to develop some very intriguing characters. I definitely think she is an author I will want to pick up again in the future, after she has a few more novels under her belt.
Series Order:
Hot Spell (The Guardians, Book 1) (The Breed Next Door) (The Countess's Pleasure) (The Blood Kiss)(Falling For Anthony)
Demon Angel (The Guardians, Book 2)
Wild Thing
Demon Moon (The Guardians, Book 4) (Berkley Sensation)
Demon Night
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Vampires, Demons, Angels, Oh My!, March 8, 2008
I enjoyed this book, for the most part. It's a fast-paced romp through heaven and hell. Like the books in the series before this book has a serious flaw. This author will write 3-4 chapters, or in the case of demon angel almost the entire book, talking about some event as if you should know it but she's never said it outright.
Example: (possible spoiler!)
The heroine of this book fights and gets contaminated by nosferatu and some type of poison. What type of poison? Who knows but the author writes as if we should know all the details. Also everyone around the heroine speaks as if she's been transformed, into what? who knows! And it's not written as if it's a plot point moving up into the great reveal of what she's turned into. It's just never said. And poorly implied.
This gets frustrating. Very frustrating. Which is a shame. I really enjoy the universe that's been created but I'm not sure I'll keep following her books because they could be oh so much better if she didn't keep leaving things out.
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