Dark Curse (The Carpathians (Dark) Series, Book 16)
Berkley Hardcover - Berkley Hardcover
Release date: 2008-09-02
Hardcover
Author: Christine Feehan
American Light Romantic Fiction, American Science Fiction And Fantasy, Fiction, Fiction - Romance, Romance - Paranormal, Fiction / Romance / Paranormal, Occult fiction, Vampires
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Dark Curse (The Carpathians (Dark) Series, Book 16)
Date undefinedIm a big fan of the Carpathian series and while I enjoyed 'Dark Curse' there were a few disappointments. One being all the fuss about letting the women fight beside there life mates. I do hope Christine Feehan is not going down the road of "the women staying home while the big strong men go off to fight" I don't think i could continue reading her Dark series if that happened and having thoroughly enjoyed her Carpathians(I have all her books)would be very sad day indeed. The other was the very abrupt ending that left Nicolas & Lara's story very much up in the air with no resolving of their problems.
My last compliant is that the Carpathian Books are not released fast enough heehe. One a month would be great! but not possible i know, its just that they are so good.
Dark Curse (The Carpathians (Dark) Series, Book 16)
Date undefinedI loved this book. This book answered some questions I had and it even surprised me. First we learn that Dragonseekers cannot turn evil as they can last the longest. Hints were given that Lara's father was not evil as we first throught but actually manipulated her mind to think he was to protect her. We learn that Lara's father did not impregnate women but his grandfather used his body resulting in some of the soulmates for our Carpathian Heroes. We learned why Carpathian children were dying and a possible cure. We learn who the dragons are that are encased in ice. We learn that one couple cannot yet be totally together because to convert to Carpathian would end a special gift that is needed to save the Carpathian race. A huge surprise: A couple is having a boy and he was saved by Lara though he is not yet born.
The story of Nicolas de la Cruz and Lara Calladine is one of love, laughter, sacrifice, and pain. It is a great story that I recommend those who love the Carpathians to read. Because of the storyline it is important for those to get the earlier books so that they can understand fully what is being uncovered in this book. I loved the dialogue between the men as they discuss the roles of women when it comes to fighting vampires. Some are so old fashion that they just don't understand why the women would want to risk their lives. However, they are learning that being a soulmate to a woman of modern times is hell if they try to use their old world views to stop the women. Comical dialogue in this part of the book.
My best part was the fact that Nicolas learned that he could not control his soulmate and he learned the hard way that being controlling as a dictator has severe consequence. It was a sad part but it was beautifully written.
On a scale of 1 to 10 it is a 10 in my book like all the other Carpathain books.
Dark Curse (The Carpathians (Dark) Series, Book 16)
Date undefinedDark Curse is another excellent book in Feehan's Dark series. I could not put the book down till I was done. Feehan fills in many missing pieces from past books with this one. If you have not read the Dark books, this is still an excellent read and stands alone well. If you are a Dark fan, this will help tie together several books and answer some of those "What happened to _______?" questions.
