Title: Winterblaze (Darkest London #3)
Author: Kristen Callihan
Publisher: Hachette Book Group 2012
Genre: Paranormal
Pages: 411
Rating: 3/5 stars
Reading Challenges: Mount TBR; Seriously Series; 52 Books - W37
Once blissfully in love . . . Poppy Lane is keeping secrets. Her powerful gift has earned her membership in the Society for the Suppression of Supernaturals, but she must keep both her ability and her alliance with the Society from her husband, Winston. Yet when Winston is brutally attacked by a werewolf, Poppy's secrets are revealed, leaving Winston's trust in her as broken as his body. Now Poppy will do anything to win back his affections . . .
Their relationship is now put to the ultimate test. Winston Lane soon regains his physical strength but his face and heart still bear the scars of the vicious attack. Drawn into the darkest depths of London, Winston must fight an evil demon that wants to take away the last hope of reconciliation with his wife. As a former police inspector, Winston has intelligence and logic on his side. But it will take the strength of Poppy's love for him to defeat the forces that threaten to tear them apart.
I really wanted to like this volume. I loved the first and second books in the series. I thought I would continue to enjoy this series. I did like the storyline involving the demon Isley. It was interesting was we got an expansion of the Darkest London world. But there were two things that turned me off from the book: main characters and sex scenes. The main characters, Winston and Poppy, paled in comparison to Archer and Miranda or Ian and Daisy. I just could not like these characters no matter what they did. Because I didn't like the main character, I found myself yelling at the book more than enjoying it. My other issue was with the constant sex scenes. Now I like a good steamy sex scene in my books, but it seemed that every other chapter was a sex scene. After awhile, I started skimming those sections. Too much and too much almost sex. It got old after awhile. This novel isn't billed as erotica but paranormal romance. I expect a few sex scenes, but more plot and character development. I didn't get it. Unfortunately this volume fell a bit flat for me. I hope the next in the series is better. I own Shadowdance and I would like to read about more in the world. I guess we will see next month...
Darkest London
- #0.5 Ember
- #1 Firelight
- #2 Moonglow
- #3 Winterblaze
- #3.5 Entwined
- #4 Shadowdance
- #5 Evernight
- #6 Spellbound
- #7 Forevermore