Shades of Midnight: (The Midnight Breed, Book 7)

This is the 7th Book and the series is still great. What refreshing change! Thank you Lara Adrian for keeping the plot, characters, and chemistry strong. I have read lots of reviews about this series being an imitation in some ways of JR Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood and not nearly as good. I DISAGREE STRONGLY!!! Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood had annoying vocab words to remember, all the unnecessary h's, and dark and twisted parts (regarding lessers and all that s & m junk)that I had to skip because it was not necessary to the story. I liked: the world building, normal words, adventures, over all plot, and most of all characters much better in The Mindnight Breed Novels. There is plenty of action, romance, and laughter. It was well worth the wait for the lastest book! And, that is very hard to say about most pnr and urban fantasy series lately where most writers depend on readers being hooked on the previous books of the series. Trust me, I've read most of the pnr and urban fantasy out there and this is worth buying and staying up late to read!!!

What a great addition to the series. I have a new favorite member of the Order! I have to admit this one wasn't as gut-wrenchingly suspenseful as some of the others, but in some ways that's a good thing. I think I could relax and enjoy it a little easier, instead of sitting on the edge of my couch waiting for the next horrible obstacle. Either way, it's a great series and I hope she keeps them coming. Can't wait to see what happens with Jenna (and Brock?). One thing I like about this series, as compared to some others, is that the villains add a lot of suspense to the story, but we don't necessarily have to spend a lot of time reading from their perspective. Leaves more time for the love!

This may be the very best dramatic and dark vampire series out there! It is one of my top vampire series ever. I cannot say enough about the skill of this author! There are never any jarring changes to the series (I quit reading one author because of such changes)and the plot and characters never disappoint! The story line thread from book to book is exciting and makes you want the next in the series to be immediately available upon completing each story. The love story for Kade and Alex is as intense and hot as the previous romances, and the setting is beautifully described, especially if one is familiar with Alaska or similar landscapes in Canada and the U.S. The setting adds an additional element of danger and excitement. Tegan's story was my favorite, but now shares equal honor with Kade's story. There is such intimate detail about Kade's family, especially his twin, and the other characters in Harmony that brings an almost three dimensional feeling to the entire story. I was very touched by the insights into the Ancient's mind. I don't want to be a spoiler, but I will say that for the first time I felt a human connection to the Ancient and sympathy for him. It is the first time we have really been given insight into an Ancient's thoughts. The scene with the Ancient and Jenna was very moving and introspective. I cannot wait to see where this new Jenna thread will lead. I enjoyed the expansion of the brother like relationship between Kade and Brock and the kinship between all the warriors. I like Hunter more and more. Another thing the author does extremely well is the integration of the new mates and warriors into the Order; and the continuous development of the Order warriors we already know. I really enjoy the humorous, stress relieving dialog between the warriors. I will now wait very very impatiently for the next book.

Too often it seems that a series will start losing it's steam after a while but that hasn't happened with Lara Adrian's Midnight Breed series. I was looking forward to the release of "Shades of Midnight" but was a little apprehensive about how I was going to feel about it since I knew it would be about Kade and I didn't feel like I knew him very well so I wasn't sure if I'd get into the story line or not. However, I was VERY pleasantly surprised. It started out with a bang and never got slow or boring. Once I started reading I could NOT put it down !! I thought the story flowed very well, the romance was very believable, Kade was smoking hot and I really liked Alex too. Oh, and did I mention that Kade is HOT, HOT, HOT !! Like the previous reviewer I liked the change of scenery (set in Alaska), I also liked getting a chance to revisit the previous characters that I've come to know and care about. In the next book I hope we get to see a little of all of them (I especially miss Dante and Lucan and their mates). I thought Lara did a great job of developing the main characters and the romance. I have really enjoyed reading this entire series and can't wait for the next book. Lara, thanks for weaving yet another very interesting and fun story. Keep up the great work.

I just couldn't put this one down last night. The scenary, the story, the characters, the action -all great. I was a little worried with this book being so far in the series that it would drift from what has made the series great. Not worried any more...now I'm rather excited to see what comes next Fall with the new book. I'm hoping Lara Adrian can keep this going.