Night Pleasures
by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Carrington MacDuffie (Narrator)
4 HEARTS
The Blurbs
Dear Reader,
Have you ever wanted to know what it's like to be immortal? To journey through the night stalking the evil that preys on humans? To have unlimited wealth, unlimited power? That is my existence, and it is dark and dangerous. I play hero to thousands, but am known to none. And I love every minute of it.
Or so I thought until one night when I woke up handcuffed to my worst nightmare: a conservative woman in a button-down shirt. Or in Amanda's case, buttoned all the way up to her chin. She's smart, sexy, witty, and wants nothing to do with the paranormal-in other words, me.
My attraction to Amanda Devereaux goes against everything I stand for. Not to mention the last time I fell in love it cost me not only my human life, but also my very soul. Yet every time I look at her, I find myself wanting to try again. Wanting to believe that love and loyalty do exist.
Even more disturbing, I find myself wondering if there's any way a woman like Amanda can love a man whose battle scars run deep, and whose heart was damaged by a betrayal so savage that he's not sure it will ever beat again.
Kyrian of Thrace
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In Night Pleasures, Kyrian of Thrace - an immortal who protects humans from vampires - wakes up one morning handcuffed to the one thing that can scare him: a conservative woman in a button-down shirt. But Amanda Devereaux turns out to be his perfect partner for hunting down a deadly foe, and for helping him to regain his soul - and learn that love doesn't have to bite.
Audiobook Review
This is the first Dark-Hunter book that I've read and I really did enjoy it. All the different elements that are embedded in the storyline, like the Greek mythology and the different versions of vampires, just simply amaze me and I applaud Sherrilyn Kenyon for coming up with these ideas.
One of my favorite parts of the story was in the beginning of the book. Amanda had been having a bad day at work and Kyrian "came to her rescue" in a thoroughly satisfying way. It was one of those moments that all women who have been dumped would love to have happen. That's all I'll say about it.
Since for me this was an audiobook it was little hard to understand and retain all the intricate details. A lot of information to set up the world was given to us and at times it could be overwhelming. In truth it felt like I almost needed to take notes in order to keep track of all the intricate details and it was kind of frustrating. I understand the necessity of world building but it was too much for me.
Kyrian and Amanda made a great couple. Right from the very beginning you could tell that there was a connection between them. I particularly enjoyed the flashbacks of Kyrian's past. I liked being able to see what made him the Dark-Hunter that he was. What he went through because of Theone's treacherous behavior was horrifying. I even came up with the perfect theme song for that relationship: Bruno Mars's Grenade.
I was happy with the HEA ending however it was a little cliched. I could see the little surprise coming but it was nice to read anyways.
To sum up this review I have to say that I'm jumping on the bandwagon with everybody else. This series is something that you're definitely going to want to get into!
P.S. Though this is labeled as Dark-Hunter #2 it is the first official Dark-Hunter book that has a Dark-Hunter in it.
Hotness Rating
3.5 out of 5
