The development of their romantic relationship is quick but not rushed, the intimate scenes are well written but there is nothing particularly special about their connection.Īs with many debut books of planned series, the information given to detail the world can sometimes crowd the plot or characters. Christian is the modern model of a vampire hero – a tortured past, outrageously handsome, rich, deadly etc. Still, I found Antoinette’s character interesting and sympathised with her motivations. The story places a lot of emphasis on the partnership of Antoinette and Christian rather than fully realising Antoinette’s strengths. Though Antoinette is said to have the ability and attitude to look after herself, the plot has her relying heavily on interference from another character (almost always male) to survive or escape almost every confrontation. The sex and violence is too explicit to comfortably fit in the paranormal romance genre but neither do I feel it truly sits well in the Urban Fantasy genre. Night’s Cold Kiss is described as Dark Urban Fantasy.
To stop him, she has to team up with Christian, an Aeternus with a fearsome reputation, as well as untangle the mystery of her father’s disappearance and political corruption. When the Dreniac, who killed her mother and was believed dead, surfaces Antoinette is the target of his psychopathic killing spree. Antoinette has a reputation as one of the best vampire hunters in the Guild but her prejudice extends to the Aeternus, vampires who co-operate within society. Night’s Cool Kiss is the first in the Dark Brethren series, and O’Hara has imagined a world of slayers, blood lusting vampires and shape shifters with her own creative twist.įor Antoinette Petrescu, whose mother was murdered in front of her, becoming a Venator gave her permission to avenge her mother’s death at the hands of a Necrodreniac, a killer vampire. Australian publishers tend to be all about the mainstream, so it’s a rare thing. I am always excited to find an Australian author who is published in the PNR/UF genre. Status: Read from March 29 to 30, 2011 - I own a copy Guaranteed to raise the pulse of readers who crave dark vampire fiction with strong romance plotlines Little does she know that the bloodthirsty Christian Laroque cloaks his own secret agenda.
Sypnosis: Watching her mother being savagely murdered left Antoinette Petrescu inflamed with hatred for the vampire race, but she now realizes that to exact her revenge, she needs the help of one of their kind.
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