Midnight Predator

Rating:
Summary: Almost had it.
Review: By far the best of Atwater-Rhodes books. Turquoise is a vampire hunter, training possibly to lead an elite group of hunters against the immortals.
She is asked to infiltrate Midnight, a colony of vampires where humans often are considered just above pets. Her mission, to kill one of the higher-ups....
The book is well paced--like watching a movie. And it only fails in the end, when
it...well just anticlimatically ends.
Better luck next time.

Rating:
Summary: Enjoyable.
Review: This book isn't as bad as the other slop she's thrown together. The only gripes I have are the dialogue, which seems to be one of her glaring flaws as an author. Even if they're crazy über vampires in kickin' black leather and spandex, no one in their right frame of mind will say half of the retarded things Amelia makes them say. For example: "There is a difference between keeping a well-caged rattlesnake on the shelf to display and letting it slither between your bedcovers." Um.. are you serious, Amelia? Jesus.

Another gripe is that nobody STABS anyone in this book--they all go planting knives into people. Count how many times the words "plant" and "knife/knives" are used and I think you'll be inclined to agree that Amelia's definitely reaching out for a dramatic flare. And it's shamefully obvious.

I'm not going to get into the book's plot since there's all these things talking about it, instead I'll review it--since that's what a review is. I didn't mind the new set of names Ameila graced us with in this novella (The only one I want to harp on is JESHICKAH because that's so ridiculous she should be smacked for getting away with it) and even Jaguar is tolerable. In fact I pretty much enjoyed everyone, Amelia did a nice job somehow on this one. One of the biggest problems I've heard mentioned is how so many parts of the plot, characters and story are taken from another book that Amelia admits to having read. So there you go. Even plaguerists can get published, kids!

The vampire hunter bit doesn't get old since this is a nice take of another perspective. Also throwing in the human slaves is a nice touch. I just wish she didn't garnish the whole prospect of slavery so much--I wasn't impressed or horrified by the whole thing, meanwhile Turquoise is choking back bile. Amelia just makes things so dramatic there's hardly anything tangible for us to hold onto. So humans were bred like cattle--okay. Woop dee doo. Hearing someone talk about it in Amelia's goth, gloom doom prose does nothing for me. She needs a lot of work there--or she should eliminate dialogue from her future books.

Taking all that into account this book is still worthy of three stars.. because despite all that I enjoyed it. The whole "human minds create a vampire's viciousness" is an interesting touch and I think she summed it up rather nicely, and while Turquoise didn't necessarily take out the vampire she was assigned to kill, she does tie up her own loose ends, which gives us a nice sense of closure for the poor girl. The fact that it ends without any clear cut definition about what happens to her is also a nice touch. I'm sure if one really wanted to, there's plenty of things about the book they could enjoy; you just have to get past Amelia's glaring flaws and cringeworthy dialogue first. Good luck.

Rating:
Summary: It was good..
Review: This was a good and exciting book but the plot was a bit confusing with all the conflicting thoughts she was having.

This is part a story where this girl goes around killing vampires and part the same girl learning how to trust people again after the brutal murder of her family and her own enslavement.
It's a unique and interesting plot but having the two totally different things going on at the same time irked me. I just wanted her, Turquiose, to choose either her humanity or to live in the world of vampires and get on with the story.

The ending was kind of weak and you're left guessing what happens to the character, which is perturbing.

It was a good but certaintly not great book.

Rating:
Summary: A Little Too Anticlimatic.
Review: I liked the book "Midnight Predator". Tourquise is a humman vampire hunter. She willing goes undercover into Midnight to take down a really evil vampire.

The book was good and the plot was good, I just think that Atwater-Rhodes could have made a bit more dramatic, either emotionally or phisicly, ending. It ended kinda blah...not a great desciption, but it's the only thing that seams to fit. If you want a good book by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes I sugest all her other books.

Rating:
Summary: Pretty good, one of the author's better ones
Review: This is my second favorite book by this author (my 1st is Hawksong). Midnight Predator starts out very interesting, but towards the end when the characters leave "Midnight" it gets somewhat dull. The ending doesn't seem like there was much effort put into it. It needs to tell more about what happens to the characters. This is why I gave the book four stars and not five. Other than that, the book is pretty good, especially the first half. Anyone who likes vampire books or a little romance should definitely check this book out from the library.

Rating:
Summary: Real Good
Review: Ok, I finally got around reading this book, and I was not disapointed.
It's a great Vamp story - I personally liked it better than Anne Rice's.

Turquoise Draka it's a high ranking memeber of Crimsom, one of the three Bruja guilds, the most effective human vampire hunters. Just after a tied match for the leadership of Crimsom, Turquoise and her rival Ravyn get hired for a job: Kill Jeshikah, a very powerful and influential vampire who once ruled "Midnight" a vampiric paradise that was burned centuries ago.
To do so, Ravyn and Turquoise need to infitrate into the new Midnight. Only that the only way to do so is passing for slaves. Both hunters have their history with the trade and take the job. They get sell to the new master of Midnight, Jaguar.
And what happens next? well, you gotta read it.

My favorite character it's Jaguar, I found him refreshing because he is not the typical vamp one expects to find. Same with Nathaniel - a vampire who it's also a mercenary - and Gabriel... Ravyn it's fun too. Turquoise it's something else too, she has reasons to be how she is and that it's refreshing as well.

Rating:
Summary: another amazing book
Review: i loved this book because not only does it have to do with vampires it has to do with shape shifters who are vampires. i must say again bravo amelia for righting a story which includes the suspence of a horror sory the magical transformations in science fiction stories and the whistfulness of a romance stoy with a kick a** ending which makes you wand more. thank you lord for a writer who knows what she is doing.

Rating:
Summary: Enjoyable.
Review: This book isn't as bad as the other slop she's thrown together. The only gripes I have are the dialogue, which seems to be one of her glaring flaws as an author. Even if they're crazy über vampires in kickin' black leather and spandex, no one in their right frame of mind will say half of the retarded things Amelia makes them say. For example: "There is a difference between keeping a well-caged rattlesnake on the shelf to display and letting it slither between your bedcovers." Um.. are you serious, Amelia? Jesus.

Another gripe is that nobody STABS anyone in this book--they all go planting knives into people. Count how many times the words "plant" and "knife/knives" are used and I think you'll be inclined to agree that Amelia's definitely reaching out for a dramatic flare. And it's shamefully obvious.

I'm not going to get into the book's plot since there's all these things talking about it, instead I'll review it--since that's what a review is. I didn't mind the new set of names Ameila graced us with in this novella (The only one I want to harp on is JESHICKAH because that's so ridiculous she should be smacked for getting away with it) and even Jaguar is tolerable. In fact I pretty much enjoyed everyone, Amelia did a nice job somehow on this one. One of the biggest problems I've heard mentioned is how so many parts of the plot, characters and story are taken from another book that Amelia admits to having read. So there you go. Even plaguerists can get published, kids!

The vampire hunter bit doesn't get old since this is a nice take of another perspective. Also throwing in the human slaves is a nice touch. I just wish she didn't garnish the whole prospect of slavery so much--I wasn't impressed or horrified by the whole thing, meanwhile Turquoise is choking back bile. Amelia just makes things so dramatic there's hardly anything tangible for us to hold onto. So humans were bred like cattle--okay. Woop dee doo. Hearing someone talk about it in Amelia's goth, gloom doom prose does nothing for me. She needs a lot of work there--or she should eliminate dialogue from her future books.

Taking all that into account this book is still worthy of three stars.. because despite all that I enjoyed it. The whole "human minds create a vampire's viciousness" is an interesting touch and I think she summed it up rather nicely, and while Turquoise didn't necessarily take out the vampire she was assigned to kill, she does tie up her own loose ends, which gives us a nice sense of closure for the poor girl. The fact that it ends without any clear cut definition about what happens to her is also a nice touch. I'm sure if one really wanted to, there's plenty of things about the book they could enjoy; you just have to get past Amelia's glaring flaws and cringeworthy dialogue first. Good luck.

Rating:
Summary: A Honest Review to MIDNIGHT PREDATOR
Review: Turquoise is a member of Crimson which is part of Bruja. For the past two years she has been a mercenary hunter. Her prey has been vampires. She and a rival have just been hired to infiltrate a vampire slavery den known as Midnight.

Turquoise was once a slave to a vampire. It has scarred her physically and mentally. Now she must put herself under a vampire's control in order to carry out her contract.

Once inside Midnight, Turquoise learns that not all vampires as a evil as those she has dealt with in the past. They are still predators, but the come in varying degrees.

The ordeal Turquoise goes through reads like a rape or abuse survivor. Unlike many in real life, Turquoise gets a chance to take revenge on her abuser.

This is a very strong tale that deals with some harsh issues (don't let the vampire trappings fool you). This is a story of dealing with abuse and humiliation. This was quite well done.