While I came back to this series more than a decade after I read the first book, I found it easy enough to slip back into the world the author created While I came back to this series more than a decade after I read the first book, I found it easy enough to slip back into the world the author created of a small university town filled with all kinds of otherworldly folk. That said, the book started very slowly, the female main character remained annoyingly impetuous and naive, and the writing felt awkward at times. The attempts at making this erotic throughout felt clunky, too, and the depictions of romance and erotic tension often felt hollow without any build to them. There were also some plot points in this second novel that are uncannily similar to those in A Discovery of Witches that published more than 18 months before this did, which had me raising an eyebrow. I'll read the third book because it's been sitting on my shelves for ten years, but I'll only be expecting so much....more
Better than the first in the series, which was already good. I found myself more invested and intrigued by the character arcs in this installment and Better than the first in the series, which was already good. I found myself more invested and intrigued by the character arcs in this installment and in the main romance. This enjoyable duology definitely has a place on every romantic fantasy lover's shelves....more
Though slow in the middle with an unnecessarily drawn-out love triangle, this tale’s very Gothic mix of mystery, romance, and the grotesque makes it a Though slow in the middle with an unnecessarily drawn-out love triangle, this tale’s very Gothic mix of mystery, romance, and the grotesque makes it a winner. Not for the faint of heart, though, as Dr. Moreau’s cruel experiments are described in detail more than once. ...more
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