Seize the Night (Dark-Hunter, Book 7)
St. Martin's Paperbacks - St. Martin's Paperbacks
Release date: 2004-12-28
Mass Market Paperback
Author: Sherrilyn Kenyon
Romance, American Light Romantic Fiction, Fiction, Fiction - Romance, Romance: Modern, Fiction / Romance / Fantasy, Romance - Fantasy, Romance - Paranormal, Romance & Sagas
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Seize the Night (Dark-Hunter, Book 7)
Date undefinedThis book was a very short, but a delicious Dark Hunter book. Val is uptight and doesn't know how to relax and Tabitha can't wait to get him out of his element. And does she! With that aspect only being part of the story, the other part is her family dealing with Val, this is truly one of the better Dark Hunter stories. Oh, and a very dark turn for Squire Nick in this book, I can't believe it! One book closer to Acheron.
Seize the Night (Dark-Hunter, Book 7)
Date undefinedSeize the Night is the epitome of what an action/romance book should be about. For a female writer, Mrs. Kenyon does a wonderful job writing out detailed, dramatic, and exciting fighting scenes which would entertain even the most diehard martial arts flick fan. The romance between Tabitha and Val does a nice job of blending aspects of real relationships with those magical serendipitous moments in a fairy tale story. Each and every major character in the novel is either a physical male or female version of Adonis or Eve; despite this they all have a unique and fleshed out personalities which happen to combine well with each other to form a story that makes it hard for someone to put down the popcorn and walk away from. One of the strongest aspects of Seize the Night is that even though the book is part seven in the series, it is a great jumping point into the world of the Dark Hunters. There are many characters in the novel, but as reader who has never picked up any of the other stories in the series, I was able to jump right into the story without missing a beat. This book was thoroughly entertaining and hard to put down. Seize the Night along with 1984, The Picture of Dorian Grey, and the Dresden File series (I know weird list) are the books that brought me back to reading.
I had the privilege of meeting and being introduced to Sherrilyn Kenyon and her Dark Hunter novel series at the 2008 NYC Comic Con. Mrs. Kenyon was kind enough to provide fans a free copy of Seize the Night and personally sign it as well. She is a woman with a charming southern accent and uses a vernacular which is quiet refreshing to the Yankees who reside in the Northeast. I have yet to read any of her other books but secretly wished her well when her latest book Acheron hit the shelves this past summer. Thank you Sherrilyn for helping to re-introduce the joys of reading books back to someone.
Seize the Night (Dark-Hunter, Book 7)
Date undefinedI must preface by saying that this is the firs of Ms. Kenyon's works I've read; I picked up a free copy at a convention for kicks, and it turned out to be just about what I expected: the literary equivalent of a Twinkie with sprinkles; good fun, but not much quality.
The characters and plot are predictable, even for someone who's not read any of her other works--will the fiery redhead manage to melt the icy, wounded heart of the uptight nobleman and introduce him to his wild side (or at least hers)? Will he struggle with great confustion over his attraction to her? Will her family hating him cause friction, but eventually be resolved so they can be together? Anyone familiar with books and stock plots in general and a high school education could have written this. The style gave me a headache; I believe it has been described elsewhere as "choppy," and that's accurate. The characters just seem to jump around from one action and thought to another without much apparent prompting, leaving "meaningful" moments feeling flat. It seemed, to me, like the kind of thing you might get from a high-schooler writing vampire fanfiction.
However, this was clearly not intended to be a great work of literature; it was intended to be a fun-filled, action-packed romp through an erotic fantasy world, with more throbbing cocks than a chicken coop sitting on a subwoofer. And that it is. It's a light, quick read that does entertain. In short, even though the crafting made me cringe, I did enjoy it. And while I won't be rushing out to buy the next one, I'd consider picking it up second-hand, or borrowing it.
