2. Sherrilyn Kenyon: Dark Side of the Moon (Dark Hunter Novels)
Started Reading: December 7, 2007
Completed Reading: January 7, 2008
Book rating: 7 out of 10 stars
Book Description
Susan Michaels was once the hottest reporter on the Beltway Beat until a major scandal ruined her life and left her writing stories about alien babies and Elvis sightings. Life as she once knew it is over, or so she thinks until she gets a lead on the biggest story in town: The Seattle Slayer. She heads to the local animal shelter, expecting a tip on the latest rash of killings. Instead, she gets a story about the mayor feeding citizens to a ring of vampires... yeah. Just another day in her life.
Then she gets talked into adopting a cat she's allergic to. Her first thought is to neuter the cat. But when he turns out to be a gorgeous shapeshifting man who claims to be an immortal vampire slayer she thinks: not so fast. Next thought: seek professional help.
Susan doesn't know what to believe, but as she's drawn into a paranormal world, she comes to realize that the story that could bring her credibility is too unbelievable to expose. Now it's no longer a question of bringing the truth to her readers, it's a matter of saving lives and souls, and her only ally is a man she's allergic to. In the world of the Dark-Hunters, it's always dangerous. But never more so than when one very human woman can shatter their entire world with just one story. The only question is... will she? Dark Side of the Moon is full of Sherrilyn Kenyon's trademark sexy humor and breathtaking imagination.
My review
Dark Side of the Moon is the 9th book in the Dark-Hunter series, and the third book to feature a Were-Hunter (after Night Play and Unleash the Night), but this Were-Hunter is also a Dark-Hunter. Dark Side of the Moon is definitely not a good place to start if you're new to the world of Dark-Hunters. We get to meet both Acheron and Savitar, as well as a whole slew of other characters, among them several squires I feel I should remember from previous books, but don't. I was especially confused by something a squire called Kyl said on page 76: "You think we should call Kyros and Rafael and see if they can help us? They got a lot closer to the Spathis than anyone else... and unlike Danger, Euphemia nad Marco, and the others, they actually survived the encounter". Wasn't Danger the heroine of book 7, Sins of the Night? Was there a memo that I missed? Shouldn't she be living "happily ever after" with Lex? (Although I have to admit, I can't remember anything that happened in book 7... It can't have been very good.) It looks like Sherrilyn Kenyon fans better buy the Dark-Hunter Companion that came out in November 2007...
It took me several weeks to read Dark Side of the Moon, as I just couldn't get into the story properly. Somehow Sherrilyn Kenyon's recent books have lacked the emotion of her first books, and I haven't been drawn in as I used to be. I remember finishing her books in 2 days, and it took me almost a month to read this one. There's too much bad soap opera going on. It feels like the universe Sherrilyn Kenyon created has started to expand on its own, and she doesn't hold all the strings anymore.
Even though I didn't enjoy Dark Side of the Moon as much as I would have hoped, I want to continue reading the series. The plotline with Nick took an interesting turn, and I can't wait for Acheron's story, which will finally be released in August 2008. In addition to Acheron, I'm really curious to see what she has come up with in Devil May Cry, the story of Sin, the Sumerian moon god, and Katra, Artemis' handmaiden...
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