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Summary: A Wonderful Book
Review: Lucian has lived for thusands of years and has finally found is life mate in a Navy SEAL trained, detective that is as tough as nails. I think that Lucian is probably the most understanding of the Carpathian males. He understands Jaxon's need to be involved with what he is doing, even though he doesn't like it, and allows her to help. She actually does a pretty good job to. He also helps her overcome the evil Uncle that has terrorized her for years. This is my favorite book of this series.
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Summary: Sexy - Romantic - Wonderful!
Review: All of her "Dark" series are deeply moving, sexy romantic books including this one about Lucian. I hope there will be many more.
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Summary: Promising, yet disappointing...
Review: ...If you are wondering about the Dark series, and whether to start, here are some tips:1) Christine Feehan writes about vampire-like beings, the Carpathians... Feehan creates an entire society - the Carpathians - whose original homeland was in what is now Romania, Moldova, (and perhaps part of western Ukraine). 3) Carpathians have their own biological laws of existence... 4) To add to this, new facts are discovered in almost every book, with the discord between old facts and new being explained by the failure to pass on knowledge between generations, thanks to a massive catastrophe... 5) The balance of power between males and females is very uneven, partly because of the highly skewed sex ratio (a premise that I find fascinating), and partly because of the nature of male Carpathians themselves. This is shown in the relationships of males and females in each and every book, except in DARK GUARDIAN which is a bit unusual. [And of course, if you cannot stand the thought of vampires or vampire-like creatures, or intensely purple love scenes, avoid the entire series]. Now to the review of this title proper: DARK GUARDIAN is the latest of the Carpathian (or Dark series) books to hit the shelves. Further books are forthcoming for those completely addicted, although they come out only once a year. The series starts with DARK PRINCE (where we meet the leader of this people), and is currently at the 8th book (not including a novella "Dark Dream"). The hero of DARK GUARDIAN is highly unusual. Lucian is one of twin ancient Carpathians who have hunted vampires (male Carpathians who have "turned", or started killing their victims) for about 2000 years. It was far more fun reading about [Lucian] and speculating about his actions and motivations, than reading Gabriel's story. How does Lucian then fare in his book?...I have to confess that I ended up skipping the love scenes because they were too many, and too purple. The book disappointed me in the end, because of the ending... I have mixed feelings about the Dark series, after having read just about all the books (DARK GOLD aside). Some are clearly better than others, notably this one. Some are far more moving than others, and you feel that the hero and heroine are genuinely matched, as in DARK DESIRE. But as a whole... discrepancies between what was believed and what is now known are explained away too easily. There are also major discontinuities in chronology between the books (and the lifespans of the characters who appear in them). ... In the Dark series, we are limited to about one hundred years (with the occasional unreliable flashback to some 500 years back). Feehan does American settings well, but she Americanizes her foreign settings (with no allowances for history, geography or local customs). I was attracted to the series by the idea of a society with a skewed sex-ratio, but Carpathian society and its mores is not exactly what I was looking for. Rating for this book = 4.3 (B+), deduction of 0.3 for the ending.
Rating for the series as a whole = 3.3 (C+) Comment = series addictive on first couple of reads, but does not stand up well to close scrutiny.
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Summary: Dark Guardian - The Best Book in the Dark Series
Review: From the start of reading Dark Guardian until the last page, you're intrigued by the colorful personalities portrayed in this wonderful read. Of all Ms Feehan's Dark Series books, Dark Guardian continues to invade my mind. What a great book! Hats off to Christine Feehan!
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Summary: Dark.... Doldrums.....
Review: Okay, I admit it, I didn't like Dark Guardian. And I've liked ALL of feehan's other Carpathian books, including Dark Gold. First, I really wanted to read more about the character's relationship. Instead there was a long convoluted subplot involving the main villain which dominated too much of the book. Second, Jaxxon (hate the name, reminds me of Michael Jackson, or Dax from DS9, and the double xx's just kept leaping out at me on every page), and Lucien didn't have the same 'spark' as some of the other characters in this series. Third, given how powerful Lucien is, I was really, really surprised he didn't blow the villain out of the water on page three. Instead Lucien procrastinates doing anything about him until three-quarters through the book. Very unrealistic Carpathian behavior if you ask me. Fourth, Where is Gabriel? Lucien's twin was absent during most of the book, and I kept wondering WHY. If Gabriel suspected his brother was having trouble with the villain, he would certainly call Julian, or one of the other Carpathian heavies. Instead... He does nothing. Very out of character. Especially considering how close these two are supposed to be. The good news, is Feehan manages to squeeze several decent romantic scenes in between hunts for the evil stalker. But even these scenes fell flat for me, because I kept expecting Lucien or Jaxx to "Do" something about the villain. This novel would've been vastly improved with less attention paid to the villain, and more character development between Jaxx and Lucien. Even at the end of this book, I was never quite sure Jaxx and Lucien had enough commonalities to forge a strong relationship.
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Summary: the 8th book in the series and maybe the best!
Review: Ok I have loved every book in the Dark series but I really think that this one may have been the best. I couldn't put it down. I usually like to spread these books out so that I don't have to wait and wait for the next but after I read Dark Legend which is Gabriel's story and found out that this was Lucian's story I had to read it as soon as I got it. Lucian is the twin to Gabriel and is one of the very ancient ones. He has lived for over 2000 years as the greatest hunter of the Carpathians. He has a voice that can make even the most evil of vampires do whatever he wants. He soon finds though that his voice, although compelling, cannot easily command his lifemate. After centuries he finds her. She is human but has special abilities that allow her to be his true lifemate. Jaxx has had a horrid childhood and is a loner because of it. She is haunted by a evil past that has stalked her and everyone deer to her for years. Lucian has vowed to protect her but she is a cop and can protect herself. She fears that she will put Lucian in danger so she fights what her heart and soul are telling her. She decides that she will protect Lucian and fight alongside him in his battles. This is the first time the heroine has taken such a strong role in protecting her lifemate. I really enjoyed how she could be both strong yet vulnerable at the same time. The love scenes are hot and so wonderfully written. The whole book is just so good that I was both happy and sad at the end because I knew I'd have to wait awhile for a new book. I would recommend these books to anyone, not just because they are romances but because the stories are so well written that you feel like the characters are actually real.
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Summary: Wow!!
Review: Christine Feehan continues to develop her characters and give us more to enjoy. I liked Jaxx and the fact that she had a career and was able to kick [...]. The only disappointment was the ending. I can't believe she allowed the stepfather to badly wound Lucian. Lucian says over and over what a danger he is to mortals and immortals alike and then the evil stepfather shoots him and almost kills him. I was disappointed in this part of the plot but still gave the book a five. I hope her next book has a heroine we admire and can root for.
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Summary: Dark Guardian on the verge of collapse
Review: I gave this book 4 stars because it is Christine Feehan and she has a wonderful imagination and great sensual scenes... BUT... I felt that the writer, either ran out of words or just had to fill up the pages to meet the requirements for a longer romance than was necessary... It seemed to me that every love scene was filled with tired clichés, like "...He took her breath away..." or "... She took his breath away.." to the point that I felt like the characters were on the verge of chocking and collapsing from lack of oxygen... If you've never read any of Christine Feehan's romances, you will probably enjoy it, but I would suggest her first few Dark series romances (Dark Prince; Dark Desire; Dark Magic) or The Scarletti Curse... Still, all Christine Feehan's books have wonderful characters and unusual settings. Hope next books will be more imaginative and less repetious...
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Summary: Good story but the ending was not satisfying
Review: I love Christine Feehan's books and this was no different. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the novel. The suspense of when Jaxon's stepfather was going to strike and who he would kill was built up throughout the book. The ending then disappointed me. The suffering that the stepfather had inflicted on Jaxon was so great that I felt he should have had a battle with Jaxon or a more gruesome ending than how he was dealt with at the end. My friend who read the book also agreed with me. The book was great until the ending. It disappointed me so much that I am only giving this 3 stars. The book is worth reading but readers will find the final battle a disappointment.
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Summary: Not worth your time or money
Review: Not interesting at all. No fear to overcome. No thrill. No building passion. Nothing. There has to be some common sense present even in a fantasy novel. The other "Dark" books are just as bad. Don't buy them. Can someone point me to a real vampire romance?
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