Kiss of the Night (A Dark-Hunter Novel)

Customer Reviews

Another "I can't put this book down" book from Kenyon

All of Kenyon's books are mind tingling interesting, so Kiss of the Night is also. Wulf, a DH who never died (and therefore isn't bound by the same rules) falls for a half human, half Apollite, Cassandra, who is going to die in a few months. She is the last in a long line of very important Apollites, and if she dies, the sun dies too. You know who would love to see that happen. Wulf must protect her, especially since she carries his child. Wulf learns that not all Apollites are bad (and Daimons, for that matter) You will fall in love with both characters and a lot of the mysteries surrounding Ash, the Dark-Hunters, and Apollites are uncovered...but, then again, many more mysteries are introduced. Also, many of our loved heros from past books make a few intros. This was probably the best Dark-Hunter novel yet.

Faster. Sexier. Deadlier.

Sherrilyn Kenyon's Kiss of the Night opens with a fascinating tale of Atlanteans and the evolution of the Apollites - and how the jealousy of goddess Apolloymi propels Apollo to curse the Apollites, condemning them to a life expectancy of 27 years. The last descendant of Apollo, 26-year old Cassandra Peters prepares herself for death until she meets Dark Hunter Wulf Tryggvason - who leads a solitary existence with his squire Chris. Wulf is her destined soul mate and when Cassandra becomes impregnated during a "dream mating", she is struggling to stay alive for her child as the evil Daimons and Destroyer Stryker hunts them down. Ms. Kenyon's fantasy world is blooming with imagination - and enriched with textured characters. Secondary characters like Talon, guardian Kat and even villains like Stryker and his son Urian are larger than life. Ms. Kenyon sculpts the characters with honesty and emotions, bringing to life a beautiful series that speaks volumes about love and redemption. The best thing is, Ms. Kenyon refuses to wax schmaltz upon readers even though some sex scenes may be over-indulgent. The dialogue, full of "Sex and the City" spunk and wry humour accelerates the pacing of the story to a frenetic one, faster than we can say - "More, please." Kiss of the Night is one hell of a ride with its breakneck speed.

Glad the next one's a Were Hunter

Well, you ever notice how you watch Dracula and Return of Dracula, and it's the same? Then you rent Son of Dracula and it's a little different, then you get Dracula 1975 and you can't understand how it fits the series?

Welcom to the equivalent. The first two Dark Hunter novels were very identical but good. The third was wildly different and imaginative.

The fourth is a mess.

Sure, we have yummy Wulf who no one can remember but his only living much beleagured kinsman/squire. But who's his heroine? She's an Appollite Princess hunted by Spathi warriors to bring about... well that Ms. Kenyon never quite makes clear.

Cassandra makes you want to weep for the Appollites. She's almost to her dying day and she screams in her mind how she wants to live. Your heart aches for her.

The feelings between Cass and Wulf are nonexistent. They have hot, hot HOT sex in their mutual dreams, but in person the sexual chemistry is so that you half expect him to adopt her.

They must run from the most fearsome Spathi warrior and his son and so they escape to an Appollite town underground. Here's where it gets bizarre. Cass's sister is alive and a Daimon. And the big bad Spathi's son Urian is her Daimon lover.

Kenyon makes you really feel for the Appollities and the Daimons. So at the end you're wondering "how can I read more Dark Hunter novels now? I like the Appollites!"

Add to that an ending that makes you roll your eyes, and well, this seems like a half hearted effort. Ms. Kenyon could you PLEASE stop giving us Dark Hunter's who A: actually have a soul and are too dumb to walk out in the sunlight to test it (like Zarek) and B: get a chance to take revenge on the people who wronged them, and yet the forgo it(Like, well, all of the nancy boys)? Talk about wimps!

I'll definitely be reading her were-hunter story but when the next DH novel comes out with Valerius, I will be very wary, you should be too.