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A Shade Of Kiev (2000)

by Bella Forrest(Favorite Author)

4.12 of 5 Votes: 2

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A Shade of Kiev

review 1: “But of creatures who inhabit the darkness, there are two types. Those who revel in it, and those who fight to escape it.”If you read the Shade of Vampire series you’re already familiar with Kiev, the resident bad boy who did some pretty despicable things while under the control of his “father” The Elder. He was Sofia’s captor for much of book 6 and he also did some pretty awful things in book 7 but all throughout you saw glimpses of this other side of him that just wanted to find a place in the light and escape all of the darkness that’s inhabited his life for so long. It was this little glimmer of hope that he had that made me really wish for his redemption and I think that the author did a nice job of it with this book. This book picks up pretty much righ... moret after book 7 left off where Kiev, finally out of the grasp of his “father”, is being held in Aviary and is sentenced to death for his betrayal that took place in the last book. It’s here that he meets Mona and his journey to find a new place for himself really begins. While it seems like the path to a fresh start is a clear one, certain things from his past pop up to threaten all of that.I wasn’t sure what to make of Mona for most of the book, I found her behavior off-putting and confusing and her whole role playing thing was a little odd. I liked how Kiev reacted to it though and his ‘courtship’ of her was cute. Through his actions you really got to see this other side of him but you still got to see him struggle with his darker side. Sometimes it wasn’t always a given as to which side would win out either. I think that made his path to redemption all the more believable. It wasn’t until the last chapter that we really found out what Mona’s motivations were and even that was just a hint. I didn’t expect this to be a cliffhanger, but the way things left off I am definitely curious to see what happens next. Hopefully it won’t be long before the next installment is out! I liked that this book took place outside of the human realm, it helped to set it apart from the other books in the series and again provided the author the opportunity to build this fantastical land. I love this author’s ability to really set the scene and describe these places so clearly that you can picture it perfectly in your mind. That’s one of the things I loved most about the whole series, you really are swept away to this other place while you are within the pages of the books. This book was no exception, I could clearly picture the island they were on and I loved the addition of the merfolk, ogres and werewolfs. And I loved that they used dolphins and other sea life to power their boats and ships. It added a touch of whimsy to the book. I thought this was another great offering from this author and I look forward to the next installment that’ll hopefully answer all of the questions that were left open at the end of this one!
review 2: Ok so don't get me wrong Loved the book I totally recommend anyone to read it I think there is great potential with Kieve, what really got me was Mona I don't know if it was because I knew so much about Kieve since we read about him in the previous books we knew his background where he came from what his past was like but Mona girlfriend got some issues LoL I mean talk about a Cliffhanger when I finished the book I was like Whaaaa??!! So lost and confused I'm like what just happened here it seemed like Bella Forrest was trying to cram a lot of story into the last few pages before she cut us off. So I must admit I'm curious to find out what this chicks problems are and I think the two are cute for one another and now I'm really curious will the shade come into Kieve's story I think it would be great for him to be able to see Sophia and be able to make amends for what he done to her in the past so as I said highly recommend you read the book but really hope the next one is a little less cram in all down my throat and leave me hanging. less

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