Review: My 2 cents.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 10, 2014
Please understand that this review is my opinion.  I read this book and this is what I personally think.  You may read the book and think something different.  Also as a side note when I read a book my mind runs the words into a 3d world that plays like a movie as I continue to read.  So if in this review you see references as if I am playing a video, I am in my mind.  Okay here is my 2:Pro:  This a well written book.Con:  It takes an incredibly long time to get to the point were you see that it is an well written book.Explanation:  This story is deep and honestly it needed this length to get the plot going.  The plot is intricate and complex. However many times I got bored and wanted to skip parts to get to the point. I never do that because I feel each word is precious and adds to the story. However the beginning did not grab my attention.Pro:  The author made sure that you were able to see the entire view point of each character.Con:  Their were too many view points in one book.Explanation:  Okay I understand introducing the characters however it ran like a soap opera. In one chapter it was Lachi and Laz then in the next it would be someone else.  As I stated before the plot is complex then add three to four separate and even more complicated stories to the mix that are all loosely related and you have a...well... headache.  As a reader I got all engrossed in one story then I get tossed into another and I'm like what the... It was too much.  This is a series right?  I would have like to see the stories a little more separated.  Vas and Cophi story could have waited. As well as Aerial's.Pro:  The action and sex was really well depicted and not trashy. The reason behind the BSDM in Lachi's and Laz's relationship was well known and accepted.Con:  Too much angst and dispair between the MCs.Explanation:  I love angst but it was too much and I understand the explanation and description of the wall in their relationship but really...did it have to be that much. The fact that Mal could except one part of Laz but not the other dragged on and on. At the same time every sex scene showed the depth of love that they had for each other.Pro:  It ended most of the stories with you wanting to see the next installment.Con:  After all the time it took to get to this point, the main story ends in a cliff hanger and the rest just paused.Explanation:  As I stated before, this is a lengthy novel and I wouldn't have it and other way but it take almost half the book till I actually got into it.  Then the main story cuts off on a cliff hanger so textbook that I could just hear, " Will Loz die in the enemy hands? Will Malachi's fury prove to be his undoing? Tune in next week for another episode of The Crimson Nights Saga".  The other stories naturally came to a place were it could be easily continued in the next installment.All that being said, I recommend this read.  It's really good.  I can't give it five stars but it's still good.  I can't wait to read the next installment.