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Midnight Soul by Kristen Ashley
Series: Fantasyland,
Publisher: Self-Published
Publication Date: August 15th 2016
Genres: Fantasy
Pages: 645
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Against his will, Noctorno Hawthorne, an undercover vice cop, finds himself embroiled in magic, mayhem and parallel universes. Too late, he meets an amazing woman only to find she’s destined for his identical twin in another world.
And things aren’t going real great there.
Noc is recruited to help save that world.
What he doesn’t know is his destined love resides there.
Franka Drakkar wears a mask. A mask she never takes off to protect herself in a world of malice, intrigue and danger.
When Franka meets Noc and he discovers her secrets, convinced she carries a midnight soul, having shielded herself from forming bonds with anyone, she struggles with accepting his tenderness and care.
When Noc meets Franka, over wine and whiskey, her masks slips and Noc knows it’s her—only her—and he has to find a way to get her to come home with him.
And then make her want to stay.
I’ve been anxious for Noc’s book for ages, though I admit I was surprised his heroine was Franka. I expected (hoped?) it would be Valentine. Shows what I know.
I do not recommend starting here. The storylines from previous books are interwoven and really bring this novel together. Plus, I feel like the majority of the novel was spent on secondary and previous characters from the other books.
It took me quite some time to fall into this story. Generally KA grabs me right away, but I struggled through the first quarter or so of the book. I found parts to be somewhat predictable (esp for someone who has read a lot of KA), but I enjoyed the romance and, more, enjoyed the return trip to Fantasyland. We caught up with all the previous characters and had some closure from some that weren’t coupled yet (the other Circe!). While I don’t recommend this as a starting place for those who are new to Ashley or this series, I think fans will enjoy it.
3 out of 5
oh I do love this author, she writes some great romances. I haven’t read this series yet, but I will keep in mind that I need to read these books in order.
Books one and three are my favorites.
Correction: Books 3 and 4 are my favorites. I didn’t care for book 1.
Good to know that I shouldn’t start with this one — I have been wanting to start this series and like other KA series but I will start from the beginning! Great review!!
I’ve only read The Golden Dynasty in this series though I have a couple others awaiting me on my KIndle. I need to read on. Thanks for reminding me of this series.