Review of Kiss of Midnight (Midnight Breed #1) by Lara Adrian
Kiss of Midnight is the first book in the series Midnight Breed.
After leaving a club one night, Gabrielle Maxwell witnesses a murder. She takes photos on her phone and runs to the police department to report the crime. No one believes her and they won't take the photos as evidence. Then a Detective Lucan Thorne shows up at her house, takes her seriously, and takes her phone to process the photos. She feels a deep attraction for Lucan, and hopes for something more when he returns.
Lucan is not a detective. He's a warrior, a vampire of the Breed whose job is to fight the Rogue to protect the Breed and unsuspecting humans. He denies himself the companionship of a Breedmate, and when he discovers the mark of a Breedmate on Gabrielle, he pledges to never bond himself to her even though he can't deny his desire for her.
But a war is brewing, and he must not only protect the Breed, but also Gabrielle.
This was an interesting book. Darker than I'm used to paranormal romance diving into.
The characters were a little flat. Lucan's struggle with himself was battling his borderline addiction to blood, which would turn him into an evil vampire, one of the Rogues. He denies himself the pleasure of a Breedmate because of this, even though he desires Gabrielle like none before her in his 900 years of life. Gabrielle lives in fear of what's happening around her, and her struggle seemed to just be reacting to events in the book. No real depth to either of them.
The sex came earlier than I expected, and it was pretty hot. It was obvious Lucan wanted Gabrielle and was obsessed with her, and it was the same for her. I wanted him to admit he wanted her for a Breedmate, but he didn't. I didn't get passionate enough about the characters to get frustrated because they were so flat.
Descriptions were good. I could picture everywhere the characters went, and the descriptions were concise and expressive. Action sequences were well mapped out and easily followed. This seems to be the author's strength in writing.
The dialog was choppy and seemed forced at times. It added to the flat nature of the characters because there was no passion in their words. Lucan's harshness with Gabrielle was expressed well, but that was the only strength in the dialog.
The concept was good and the world-building was well executed. It was a take on vampires I haven't read before, and I liked the originality.
Sometimes with a series, the first book is rough and the others are better. I was planning on giving the second book a try, but then I discovered my library only has about half the series, and I don't like to pick up a series unless I can finish it. So, I'm not continuing.
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