Holly‘s review of Night Pleasures (Dark Hunters, Book 1) by Sherrilyn Kenyon
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
I reread this some time back. I was really nervous going in because I wasn’t sure it would hold up to the test of time.
I was more disappointed in parts of it than I remember being previously (the way Amanda and Kyrian mentally lusted after each other at the most inappropriate moments) and some parts were just down right cheesey (the villain..really?) but overall I enjoyed it. It’s a very readable novel, and though I spent some time rolling my eyes, I was sti…more I re-read this awhile back. I was really nervous going in because I wasn’t sure it would hold up to the test of time.
I was more disappointed in parts of it than I remember being previously, most notably the way Amanda and Kyrian mentally lusted after each other at the most inappropriate moments. This has long been a pet peeve of mine anyway, but they’re in the middle of a car chase and the bad guys are closing in and Kyrian catches a whiff of Amanda’s scent and is suddenly so hard his pants are uncomfortable? Seriously? Amanda was no better. She’s chased after, thrown into a knife fight and finds out Kyrian is the “good guy” equivalent of a vampire but still wants to jump him at every turn? Seriously?
Some parts were just down right cheesy. The villain especially threw me off. With his cheesy dialogue and constant bumbling, I didn’t understand how he was such an impressive foe for the Dark Hunters. Also, a lot of Kyrian’s lines were just cheestastic. The things he said and thought – things I used to think were sweet and adorable – were so silly I laughed out loud.
But overall I enjoyed it. It’s a very readable novel, and though I spent some time rolling my eyes, I was still swept up in the story.
I’d say it held up fairly well, all things considered.
3 out of 5
This book is available from St. Martin’s Press. You can buy it here or here in e-format.
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