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Laddar... Tarnished Knight (London Steampunk, #1.5)
VerksinformationTarnished Knight av Bec McMaster
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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. I found the beginning portion especially intriguing, their desire for each other was believable and they seemed well suited to each other straight off. But my interest waned a bit in the middle with the characters seeming determined to stand in their own way. And I never quite recovered that level of engagement. Since they were already friends to begin with this might have been better as a novella actually, cutting out some of the middle dancing around. Overall it was fine though. Rip is a hardened man who is dealing with his changing body after becoming a blue blood or half vampire. He deals with these changes by distancing himself from all who care and love him, especially Esme. Esme is under the protection of Rip's boss and pines desperately for Rip. The two skirt around each other's feelings until finally succumbing to the electricity between them. Enjoyed this different type romance. inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
Ingår i serienLondon Steampunk (1.5)
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HTML: In the steam-fuelled world of Victorian London, vampires, werewolves and slasher gangs stalk the night and a man made partly of metal is about to discover just how far he'll go to protect the woman he loves... After a vicious vampire attack left him struggling to leash the dark urges of the craving virus, John 'Rip' Doolan, thinks he's finally starting to master the darkness within. The only thing that threatens to shatter his hard-won control is Esme, his closest friend and the only woman he's ever wanted. If the stubborn beauty ever realised precisely what was going through his mind, their friendship would be ruined... For six months Esme has waited for Rip to recover and take her as his thrall, not daring to hope for more. Too afraid to put her heart on the line, she's devastated when Rip reveals that he never had any intentions of making her his. But when a savage gang of Slashers start causing havoc in Whitechapel, Rip and Esme have no choice. They must face up to the depth of the passion that burns between them and forge a new relationship... or risk losing each other forever. .Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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Esme has secretly loved Rip for years, but he’s never shown interest in her as a woman, only as a friend. She’s willing to serve as his blood thrall in order to help him through his problems, but he spurns her advances. Will her hopes and dreams of a future with him ever come to pass?
I really enjoyed this novella, but poor communication kept Rip and Esme apart for a long time. They’re both strong, stubborn, loveable characters. She’s infinitely patient, which is wonderful because he’s very insecure when it comes to trusting himself to not hurt her.
The characters from book one returned, and it was especially nice to see Blade again (he’s my favorite hero in the series!). This story is a standalone, but it’s best to read the other books as well, just to get a better understanding of the Echelon, the Blue Bloods, and their societal problems.
Unfortunately, there were some typos, and I’m not meaning the Cockney dialect. For example, the word “pretty” was used in the place of “pity.”
Anyway, I’ve read the other books in the series and enjoyed them, and this one is no exception. I haven’t read the spin-off series yet, but I plan to. Ms. McMaster certainly knows how to weave a fun, exciting, heartwarming tale, and I definitely recommend her books.
4 Stars ( )