Lord of Eternal Night (Darkmourn Universe Book 1)

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First of all, this book is in desperate need of an editor. And if it did have an editor, they should be fired. Aside from straight-up grammatical errors and tautology, the writing style needs some polishing. The sentences are clunky and passive. Some just need to be rewritten and some need to be omitted completely. For example, there's a paragraph that reads: Missing commas aside, there is no reason for these sentences to be this choppy. Almost all of them can be combined in some way or another to flow better. There's another that reads: "You are permitted to take two items during the Claiming. Items in which we have prepared." Why is this written this way? Why wouldn't you just condense this to say, "You are permitted to choose two of the items we have prepared for you," or something to that effect? El romance no me pareció el centro de la trama, y las escenas hot, fueron mas románticas que eróticas. Lo que no me gusto fue la cantidad de dudas que quedaron sobre la maldición y su vida después de salir del castillo. The love Jak and Marius have for one another is one that I can sum up in one word: passionate. Throughout the entirety of this story, I had such yearning for them to be happy together. Knowing that it wouldn’t be easy for them, but deep down was rooting with every fiber of my being, for them to somehow, someway…. Find their happy ending. Did they, though? Read to find out. ;) She truely deserve a chance and I would not rave about her books if i did not think they are good at let me tell you THEY ALL ARE FANTASTIC!

TLDR: This book should have been left in the oven a little longer. It is in severe need of a diligent editor; there are several grammatical and spelling mistakes on top of things just needing to be revised for a better reading flow. This book feels like the first draft and was deemed ready when it is most certainly nowhere near it. The characters and story beats need to be fleshed out way more and while I managed to make it through the book with an idea of who the characters were, it is only because of my own ability to make assumptions and use these basic cutouts as launchpads. In writing, there's a difference between subtext and laziness, and I hesitate to call this book a profound use of subtext. The ending feels about as satisfying as it was probably going to get, given the level of writing displayed throughout the rest of the book. PDF / EPUB File Name: Lord_of_Eternal_Night_-_Ben_Alderson.pdf, Lord_of_Eternal_Night_-_Ben_Alderson.epub She pressed her lips to my cheek and held them there. Beneath her hands that gripped at either of my shoulders I felt her warmth. Human, living warmth. The last I would feel in weeks. For it would be death that I dwelled alongside. Until I gave him his release from his entrapment. And my own. Or I failed and his bindings to the castle would break. Allowing him to be free to spread his disease across the world." Overall, this story taught me that love is powerful. It can be beautiful, it’s going to be messy, but once you have it, don’t let go of it. And that being who you are is a good thing, you just have to realize it. Don’t be afraid to embrace it. We are all just humans trying to find our way in this world, so own up to who you are and find a way to love yourself. After all, no one is a better version of you except for YOU. I really enjoyed the characters that we met along the way and hated the villains. I enjoyed the romance a lot. It was my favorite trope of all time. Enemies-to-Lovers! It was actually more slow burn than I thought it would be. Which I really liked.Holy Wow! This book was absolutely amazing! I feel so honored to have gotten my hands on an advanced copy of this book and then devoured it in ONE SITTING. I CANNOT EVEN TELL YOU HOW FREAKING OBSESSED I AM WITH THIS BOOK--IT IS EVERYTHING!!!!!!! This is the Gay, Spicy, Enemies to Lovers, Beauty and The Beast retelling the world absolutely needs.

I'm more used to reading stories in three parts though this book happily reminded me I need to listen to shorter stories more often even if the pace was faster than what I'm used too in a romance. Such a simple quote, but is one that definitely spoke to me on so many levels. Why? Because for years I felt that being different was a bad thing. It made me feel broken, unlovable. I wasn’t like anyone else, and while I didn’t want to be like anyone else, it was still an isolating feeling. But, overtime, I’ve come to realize that being different isn’t a bad thing, because it’s who I am. And that’s a beautiful thing. Then it moves on with the scene. Easier than what? Easier because of what? I'm assuming training, but it sounds like this was meant to lead into something more like the author wanted to talk about Jak struggling with this at one point but now he's skilled enough to do it in his sleep. Or perhaps this is meant to say that Jak visualizing then executing is his personal style to cast the spell, like that's special to him. But that's never mentioned, it is completely left to interpretation. Perfect for fans of From Blood and Ash and A Shade of Vampire – but with added spice! Jak’s life has only one meaning; break the curse or die trying. Marius’s life has no meaning; not since he was cursed into the twisted, blood thirsty creature of night.For years the witches have waited for their salvation, a way to return the magic that was sacrificed when the curse was first cast. Jak, a boy born with power that the witches have not seen in a century, is their prophesied saviour. The one who is to kill the creature, break the curse and restore magic to his coven. Sent to the creature’s castle as the final Claim, Jak must get close enough to land the final blow. It is what he has trained all his life to accomplish. Not all is as it seems when Jak uncovers secrets and half-truths. The creature is not the haunting beast he had been brought up to hate. Emotions war as new feelings are uncovered. For what is more dangerous than hate? Lust. Lord of Eternal Night is a complete, M/M *stand-alone novel*, inspired by Beauty and the Beast… with added bite.I had a good time reading Lord of Eternal Night. It started off a bit weak but got a lot better as the story progressed and focused on our couple, Jak and Marius. They had some nice angst and conflict before their feelings overpowered the enemies part of enemies to lovers (and that's saying something when they both start out planning to literally kill the other). It's set mainly in Marius's castle, and I loved the eerie gothic vibes. Jak nació y fue criado por el aquelarre de brujas para destruir al monstruo que habita en el castillo y así se devuelvan los poderes a las brujas del aquelarre. Para eso debe ser "El Reclamado" No. 100, y durante todo un mes debe vivir en el castillo con el monstruo y el ultimo día, el día de la luna de sangre cuando es mas humano, debe matarlo. Pero solo sabe el lado de la historia que le han contado, y cuando conoce al monstruo (Marcus) se da cuenta de como le han mentido, y poco a poco se encariña con Marcus, comenzando a entender todo por lo que ha pasado. Sera capaz ahora de destruirlo el día de la luna de sangre? Cual de los dos morirá? Podrá volver a su casa después? Que pasara con Marcus si logra sobrevivir? Habrá alguna otra forma de terminar la maldición? Ahora, la Bestia es un vampiro pero que es capaz de aguantar su sed de sangre por todo un año y solo pierde el control el día de la luna de sangre, eso fue realmente interesante. De resto, es lo mismo que esperamos de La Bestia en cualquier retelling. La trama es muy ágil, debido a que el libro es cortito, y las escenas de acción me parecieron super bien trabajadas. El último 25% de este libro es una bomba y quedé super satisfecho con el final cuando terminé este libro. Por lo que pude ver por un mensaje al final creo que hay posibilidad de más historias en este mundo. No se si una secuela para este pero tal vez más reinterpretaciones de cuentos clásicos? Eso estaría super bien.