Review: Action, Suspense, Danger and Romance
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 26, 2014
It seems I just could not get enough of Nina Croft this week. I received Bittersweet Darkness from Netgalley and read it right after Death Defying. Bittersweet Darkness is book three in The Order series and I had not read book one, Bittersweet Blood or book two, Bittersweet Magic. It did not take me long to see that Bittersweet Darkness it worked very well as a stand along. I knew I was missing back-story on some of the characters but there was enough dropped into the dialog and action that I never felt lost.Faith Connolly is the main female character in the story and I loved her. She had a blind spot (there are no monsters) but did not realize it. She was very focused on her job and loyal to the people she worked for. When she things started to go wrong she had to move past that blind spot to do what was right. It was very had but she had the strength to do what needed to be done.Ash Delacout is the main male character and he is a monster. He thinks he is unable to love and knows that even if he is able he is unwilling to love. Faith just knocks him off balance. He has to admit his feelings and accept that Faith has always acted in an honorable manner.Throw in the angles who do not want change, the fact that the modern world is going to discover that demons, vampires and others are real, that some are working to make sure that happens in an orderly fashion and the plot points are set up for an exciting story.There is action, suspense, danger, and romance all mixed up in a great story. Bittersweet Darkness is a fun quick paranormal read that held my attention throughout the story.