Review: NIKOLAI!!!!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 17, 2013
Where do I begin..... I think that I have a crush on S.L. Jennings.  She is freaking amazing.  I have yet to be at all disappointed in anything that she has written.  <3Nikolai was introduced to us in The Dark Prince.  I know that many readers, myself included found him to be very intriguing.  I know that I wanted to know more about him. To know why he seemed hurt and sad.  Why he could relate to Gabs and Dorian.  What happened to him in his life to bring him to where he is today.  He was sexy and dark, but compassionate and mysterious.  He grabbed my attention and I never stopped thinking about him.  Which is freaking amazing considering his brother is THE Dorian Skotos! What I wouldn't do to have a brother from that bloodline... :)Nikolai is a prequel to The Dark Light series.  FINALLY... we get to know Niko.  *sigh*  Nikolai is Dorian's younger brother.  They were each others best friends.  They had a bond that went past just blood.  They kept each other straight.  When one would venture too far into the Dark the other would be there to help lead them back.  Until Dorian is gone...... (sorry folks... no spoilers here. You must read to get your answers)While left on his own Nikolai never loses hope that they will be brought back together....or does he?  He surrounds himself with the only people left that mean anything to him.  People that he considers friends.  They all work together to maintain a brothel.  Niko runs a house full of willing ladies.  He takes care of them. He is their protector, their boss, their friend. Other than this place and these people he cares for nothing else. He is a Dark Prince. He isn't supposed to care, so he doesn't.Until he meets HER.... Amelia.After she is forced into his life things seem to become even harder for Niko.  He thought that he was conflicted before, but now it is just overwhelming for him.  He is constantly fighting with his Darkness.  Why is she there? What does it mean? Why does he feel.....different, strange??Just went he starts to feel some small amount of hope everything come crashing down around him.BETRAYAL...HATE.....LOVE.....Complete Despair.......And then there is the Epilogue....... OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!  S.L. Jennings really knows how to through a kink into the mix.  My jaw dropped when I read it.  I saw red.....I can't wait to read what comes nest for Niko, Dorian, and Gabriella.  I am already feeling lost......