Review: This book has everything I love about paranormals.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 29, 2014
I am just finished reading Undying Desire and I am one happy camper. My criteria for a good paranormal usually involves vampires and a good story I can lose myself in. A great one also includes great characters and some heat. Yup-yup-yup! This book has everything I love about paranormals.Characters:Guerino Lombardi - vampire and second in command. Alpha on the street but a sub between the sheets. Now that's one interesting man and is creation is a curious story. Yet Eve Devonshire is even more interesting. Not completely human, but not quite a vampire. I struggled to understand how it happened until the reveal happens. Very clever concept. I will end it there because it's a real interesting tidbit and I wouldn't want to spoil it for anyone. I missed reading the first two books to this series but I'm fairly sure all the secondary characters were in it. Instead of feeling I've missed something, the author has presented them in such a way that I can figure out their past. Nothing overwhelm, but enough that they have depth and really add to the story.Sex:Oh yes, there is sex. It is so hot the pages sizzle. Now if you caught what I said before. Guerin is an alpha. However, between the sheets he likes to be dominated. Now In case you didn't know, Eve is a Domme. I'm not into the Domme/sub combo because frankly, I find most Dommes tend to be portrayed as over the top controlling b*tches all the time like they have to prove something. In addition, I find male subs end up coming out too effeminize and that is just a turn off. In this instance, there is a nice balance between Eve being both woman and Domme. When she takes Guerin in hand, it doesn't come off as a power trip. As for Guerin, let's just say he may be a sub but he takes it like a man. Hee-hee-hee!The Plot:I always can appreciate when an author takes their time to allow the story to unfold thorough the book instead of info overload in the beginning. Undying Desire has very good pacing. At no time did I feel anything was rushed. There is plenty of build up between scenes and even if I were able to predict what would happen next Ms. Lee would present it in a way that I was not expecting. There are plenty of layers that are revealed at the end so not only do we get an epic battle but also there are epic HEAs. I like when every character has their own story that ends happily especially when the all the components in the book fit nicely together.There's only one thing I am struggling with at this moment. It's how to classify if this is an erotic PNR because frankly while this Undying Desire has a lot of hot sex in it, the sex is only secondary to the romance and struggles Eve and Guerin go through. What I am not struggling with is my recommendation. I have read several books now by Jesscia Lee and I have to say this is my absolute favorite. Undying Desire does work well as a stand-alone but I would recommend reading the entire The Enclave series. Looking forward to reading more by this author.I received this book from JeepDiva for the express purposes of an honest review. The opinions and rating of this review are solely mine and in no way was I compensated.Stars– 5, Flames – 4