Review: A dark romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 27, 2013
To put it bluntly, Micah is a suicidal vampire. After the loss of his mate years ago and a recently failed relationship, Micah has a death wish and goes looking for someone to grant it. He's a complicated, broken and borderline incurable creature until he meets Samantha Garret, who is just as wounded as he is.As tough as Sam can be at times, she is living in fear of her abusive ex. That fear has her isolated, lonely, and on the move. Sam was a well rounded character, neither overly feminine nor blatantly independent, a good balance of both made her vulnerable but tough at the same time.Two characters who already have too many problems on their own, suddenly find themselves thrown together amid the tension between vampires and drecks, their distant shifter cousins. Not exactly the best place for romance to bloom but author Donya Lynn manages to make it work.Rise of the Fallen introduces readers to quite a few secondary characters, all of whom are entertaining but one of the most interesting is Trace.At times Micah can be a tad too dominating with Sam. I know that the trend right now is over the top dominance in the heroes but I can tell you that this reader does not enjoy it one bit. However, since Micah didn't cross my personal point of no return, I was able to keep reading and enjoy the book.Rise of the Fallen is an intriguing book with complex and memorable characters, faced paced action scenes, passionate moments and interesting sub plots designed to keep readers coming back for more. For readers who wish to know, the book contains m/f and m/m romance and Donya Lynn writes both beautifully.