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Review: BREAK THE NIGHT - Anne StuartA face behind every mask -- a mask behind every murder.
Lizzie Stride was up to her pretty little neck in trouble.
Someone was using her masks in a rash of murders. And
journalist J.R. Damien, the only person willing to protect
her, might be the killer. Was he reporting the news... or
creating it?
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Summary: Stuart dances in the flames!
Review: Break the Night was the first book I ever read by Anne Stuart. The second was To Love A Dark Lord. By the time, I finished both of these books, I promptly went out and bought everything she had ever written and have been buying her new works on preorder ever since. Seriously. If her name is on it, it's a brush with brilliance. The Resident Genius of Bad Boys, Stuart dances in the fire while other writers drag their toes in the shallows. Sometimes, this has earned her a tongue-lashing from the politically correct reader. Stuart is not afraid to dance with the devil. With a good understanding of men as men are, not as a reader might wish them to be, a la Prince Charming, she paints characters that are flawed, often disturbing, and so darkly compelling she leaves you breathless. That power was what struck me in Break the Night, it is what Stuart does, time and again, with such originality, why she's one of the top writers of today. She could pull her punches and go to the middle of the road. She would see less flack, likely run rings around Nora in sales. Instead, she embraces the magic and pulls the more daring reader into a turbulent storm of emotions, maybe even some we would rather not face. I can only say, don't ever stop, don't even pull that punch! Break the Night is just such a tale. As a fan of history, I have studied the case history of Jack the Ripper. Stuart obviously has as well, and uses that as a base for this dark and dangerous tale of reincarnation, murder and revenge. I am hoping to see this one reprinted because it was used to help launch the short lived Silhouette Shadows line (sorry to see they dropped this line because some very great books came from here - especially since Paranormal Romance is so very strong these days), so likely many of her fans missed this gem. In the Fall of 1888, a serial killer stalked the street of Whitechapel, England. He was not the first serial killer, but without argument, he has gone down in history as the most famous. Five prostitutes were killed with an ever-increasing madness; two were Liz Stride and Mary Kelly. Jump a head over a hundred years, and Jack walks once again and in another country. To mark his victims, he is leaving their face covered with a handcrafted mask made by Liz Stride. Yes, Liz Stride is alive again and crafts the masks, but she isn't just the reincarnation of Liz, but is also part Mary. Liz was the victim where Jack seemed almost as if interrupted and he sees Liz as his fitting swan song to this lifetime. Only, her not being merely Liz is upsetting the proverbial applecart. The tall, dark and haunted John Damien is a reporter covering the killings, and he is tortured by seeing the killings as they happen. Nearing madness, he deliberately shines the spotlight on Liz Stride knowing Jackie Boy will come to claim her and he intends to be there to stop him, once and for all. As Liz is drawn into the nightmare of the Venice Ripper's murders, she fears the man who says he will stop the Ripper, might actually BE the Ripper. Worse, she cannot stop herself from wanting him, even though it might cost her life.
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Summary: Stuart dances in the flames!
Review: Break the Night was the first book I ever read by Anne Stuart. The second was To Love A Dark Lord. By the time, I finished both of these books, I promptly went out and bought everything she had ever written and have been buying her new works on preorder ever since. Seriously. If her name is on it, it's a brush with brilliance. The Resident Genius of Bad Boys, Stuart dances in the fire while other writers drag their toes in the shallows. Sometimes, this has earned her a tongue-lashing from the politically correct reader. Stuart is not afraid to dance with the devil. With a good understanding of men as men are, not as a reader might wish them to be, a la Prince Charming, she paints characters that are flawed, often disturbing, and so darkly compelling she leaves you breathless. That power was what struck me in Break the Night, it is what Stuart does, time and again, with such originality, why she's one of the top writers of today. She could pull her punches and go to the middle of the road. She would see less flack, likely run rings around Nora in sales. Instead, she embraces the magic and pulls the more daring reader into a turbulent storm of emotions, maybe even some we would rather not face. I can only say, don't ever stop, don't even pull that punch! Break the Night is just such a tale. As a fan of history, I have studied the case history of Jack the Ripper. Stuart obviously has as well, and uses that as a base for this dark and dangerous tale of reincarnation, murder and revenge. I am hoping to see this one reprinted because it was used to help launch the short lived Silhouette Shadows line (sorry to see they dropped this line because some very great books came from here - especially since Paranormal Romance is so very strong these days), so likely many of her fans missed this gem. In the Fall of 1888, a serial killer stalked the street of Whitechapel, England. He was not the first serial killer, but without argument, he has gone down in history as the most famous. Five prostitutes were killed with an ever-increasing madness; two were Liz Stride and Mary Kelly. Jump a head over a hundred years, and Jack walks once again and in another country. To mark his victims, he is leaving their face covered with a handcrafted mask made by Liz Stride. Yes, Liz Stride is alive again and crafts the masks, but she isn't just the reincarnation of Liz, but is also part Mary. Liz was the victim where Jack seemed almost as if interrupted and he sees Liz as his fitting swan song to this lifetime. Only, her not being merely Liz is upsetting the proverbial applecart. The tall, dark and haunted John Damien is a reporter covering the killings, and he is tortured by seeing the killings as they happen. Nearing madness, he deliberately shines the spotlight on Liz Stride knowing Jackie Boy will come to claim her and he intends to be there to stop him, once and for all. As Liz is drawn into the nightmare of the Venice Ripper's murders, she fears the man who says he will stop the Ripper, might actually BE the Ripper. Worse, she cannot stop herself from wanting him, even though it might cost her life.
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