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Summary: Deeply Disappointed
Review: Having read the first two books in this series I was looking forward to the continuing saga. However I was disappointed by the lack of development of the new characters, the story line and the appearance of characters from the first two books. It was off to a pretty good start but Drake seemed to cut the story short wrapping things up just as they were starting to get good. There was only a minor amount of time spent developing the relationship between Jordon and Ragnor and there were serious holes in the story line. I would have liked to have seen more between Jordon and Ragnor as well as a better update on the characters from the previous two books, both of which I would recommend the first two books but suggest that you stop there.
Rating: 
Summary: Bland
Review: I found this book to be bland in the least. It seemed to drag on forever, then when it finally did end it was so abrupt that you felt like the ending was an afterthought. Not impressed at all.
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Summary: Fan of fantasy romance
Review: I have been collecting vampire novels for years, and Shannon Drake's name keeps popping up. She has a series of novels. This is my second novel by her, and I think it is just an average read. Jordan Riley travels to Venice to be with her cousin Jared and his wife. While she is there she attends a Carnivale ball given by the Contessa Nari. During the ball, Jordan wanders to a different floor and suddenly part of the guests change into beasts and began attacking the other partiers. Jordan is afraid of being killed, when suddenly a guest dressed up as a wolf saves her life, by grabbing her and throwing her into a small boat where she is safely rowed ashore. The next day she tries to tell her cousin, the police, and even visits the Contessa, and everyone tells her she just had a bad dream. Now the rest of the story continues with Jordan trying to get someone, anyone to believe her. Her cousin is angry because she is telling tales and ruining his business contacts; her cousin's wife is angry because her husband is angry; one of the policeman may believe her but he needs more evidence; and the one person who seems to believe her, Ragnor who is also a guest at the hotel she is staying at, she doesn't trust. The plot continues like this throughout the book. Ragnor is trying to protect her, while she avoids him. Jordan looks for clues and constantly ends up alone where she feels like she is being "watched" or "followed." Personally I thought Jordan was a very annoying character; who kept getting into uncomfortable situations by not thinking them through. And she was constantly running from the one person who was trying to help her. I thought the plot of this story was weak and could have been better. An average book.
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Summary: Average Story
Review: I have been collecting vampire novels for years, and Shannon Drake's name keeps popping up. She has a series of novels. This is my second novel by her, and I think it is just an average read. Jordan Riley travels to Venice to be with her cousin Jared and his wife. While she is there she attends a Carnivale ball given by the Contessa Nari. During the ball, Jordan wanders to a different floor and suddenly part of the guests change into beasts and began attacking the other partiers. Jordan is afraid of being killed, when suddenly a guest dressed up as a wolf saves her life, by grabbing her and throwing her into a small boat where she is safely rowed ashore. The next day she tries to tell her cousin, the police, and even visits the Contessa, and everyone tells her she just had a bad dream. Now the rest of the story continues with Jordan trying to get someone, anyone to believe her. Her cousin is angry because she is telling tales and ruining his business contacts; her cousin's wife is angry because her husband is angry; one of the policeman may believe her but he needs more evidence; and the one person who seems to believe her, Ragnor who is also a guest at the hotel she is staying at, she doesn't trust. The plot continues like this throughout the book. Ragnor is trying to protect her, while she avoids him. Jordan looks for clues and constantly ends up alone where she feels like she is being "watched" or "followed." Personally I thought Jordan was a very annoying character; who kept getting into uncomfortable situations by not thinking them through. And she was constantly running from the one person who was trying to help her. I thought the plot of this story was weak and could have been better. An average book.
Rating:
Summary: disappointing
Review: I love paranormal romances, but this one seemed a little far fetched. There is no great love between the two characters and doesn't seem to be a whole lot of passion between them. I feel as though the reader gets left in the dark in this book. I normally will read a book within a day and it has taken me 3 days to complete this one.
Rating:
Summary: Very Disappointed
Review: I loved the first 2 books of this series...But this third book... what a let down.
Rating: 
Summary: Deep Midnight
Review: I loved this book. Ms. Drake made Carnivale in Venice come to life. The story line flowed and kept me in suspense the entire time. As the third book in the series she has hit a home run again.
Rating: 
Summary: Vampires in Love -- Could you ask for more?
Review: I really enjoyed this book, I liked it so much that I've decided to purchase the other 2 books in the series. I've only recently started reading this type of book and I don't have much to compare it to, however I must say that I really did enjoy the book and Shannon Drake's style of writing. I look forward to reading more from her.
Rating:
Summary: disappointed. hope the next book in the series is better.
Review: I've read the other two books and was excited to see this one hit the shelves. Unfortuantly I was disappointed. Not only did it have little romance and was poorly wrote, but it was also horribly edited. Some parts (the areas of Ragnor's past) were out of order and confusing. In another place (when Jude, Lucian, Sean and Maggie were explaing the situation to Jorden) Lucian had left the room, but out of nowhere joins into the conversation and then a few lines down says he then returned to the room. Also, Jorden says a line that clearly did not belong to her and could only belong to one of the vampires. From reading this book, I get the feeling that it was rushed to meet the intended deadline. I for one would have been happy to wait a little longer and get a better book. Lets hope the next book isn't such a let down.
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Summary: Warmed-over Rice
Review: If you're ever planning to spend Carnival in Venice, "Deep Midnight" would be a good book to take with you. You'll soon be seeing vampires along every canal, dressed in very weird costumes and masks. The heroine of this novel has three costume changes, including an outfit in fire-engine red vinyl that is an irresistible lure for the undead. Jordan thought she had buried her past when she left South Carolina but there is a mysterious masked dottore who seems to show up whenever she wanders alone on the streets of Venice, after midnight (this happens often). Another mysterious stranger, who is disguised as a wolf rescues Jordan from a masked ball where the other guests turn into demons and devour each other. He disappears, mask still firmly in place, but the next day she is introduced to a tall, blonde stranger who seems to remind her of someone. Meanwhile Jordan's cousin, Jared slinks off to the contessa whose ball was ruined by Jordan's hysterics (no one believes her story about the demon-guests). One might even say that Jared tries to suck up to the contessa, but really it happens the other way around. Jordan, who makes her living as a book reviewer (yay!) flies to New Orleans to interview an author who seems to know a great deal about vampires. If "Deep Midnight" sound a lot like warmed-over Rice (Anne, that is), well that's what it is, except the sex isn't nearly as imaginative. There is even a long, rather dull history of how the tall, blonde stranger and the partying contessa got turned into nosferati, way back during the Age of Vikings. The main thing I'd like to find out is how Jordan got paid for her book reviews. However, if you decide you could really go for a Viking vampire, read this book. The Venetian background is mildly interesting, although I'll never understand why vampires who are allergic to seawater would choose to live in a city that is sinking into the Adriatic. (This peculiarity does lead to an unintentionally hysterical scene where Jordan sloshes a bucket of canal water over her blood-sucking pursuers.) NOTE: Also try typing 'nosferati' into your search engine. Most references are in German, but I did find an essay that starts out: "Thus are born the universe's first true quantum-mechanical living-dead..." Yo. Some people out there are really serious about vampires.
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