Review: Another Amazing Journey for my Favorite Vampires!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 1, 2013
I fell in love with The Nightlife New York, The Nightlife Las Vegas and Blood Slave, but as hyped up as I was to read this book...nothing could have prepared me for the love I have for The Nightlife Paris! If you haven't read these books, what are you waiting for? They are amazing and The Nightlife New York and The Nightlife Las Vegas should be read before reading The Nightlife Paris.Now that I have said that, after reading all of Travis Luedke's books I still felt so unprepared for feelings I had after reading The Nightlife Paris. This book was full of raw emotional turmoil and intense action; I was captured from the start and did not want to put it down. In fact, I didn't put it down.I couldn't get enough of Michelle and Aaron in the first two books. I fell in love with these ultra-sexy vampires in New York. Then, I felt my heartstrings being tugged at with the emotional loss of Anastasia in Las Vegas. I was full of anxiety waiting to find out what happened with that creepy investigator who already knew too much... but I was not expecting what happened in Paris.Aaron and Michelle flee from Vegas after the mayhem and their loss, to Paris. Once in Paris, Aaron is desperate to acquire another "pet." Michelle struggled with this, knowing that there should not be another blood slave in the picture for them. Michelle wants so badly to heal the hole that has been left between her and Aaron after the tragic events of Vegas. While trying to make Aaron recognize that a new blood slave is not a good idea, she has to do what she has been avoiding. She must share her past with Aaron in hopes that he will understand.Travis Luedke takes these two characters on a historic journey through the German occupation of Paris during World War II and the life that Michelle led and how she became who she is. I was not prepared for this. Intense was probably the only word I could come up with that would do this journey any sort of justice. It was a dark, brutal and twisted time in Paris and then you throw in vampires and all bets are off.I don't want to give away too much of what happens after the journey through Paris during the war as I don't want to ruin it. But that creepy investigator does the unthinkable and leaves both Michelle and Aaron in a place that they haven't been in since that fateful first night in New York, each of them alone.I still cannot get enough of these characters. I fell in love with these two all over again in The Nightlife Paris, but more than that, I fell in love with the deeper connection the two of them shared. By the end of the book, it was so much more than Aaron and his master and it was deeply moving. If you are looking for me to go on and on about the amazing vampire sex, I am not going to do that, it did seem a little toned-down in this book compared to the previous two. However, it was not lacking great steam by any means. This book was more raw and full of aggression and fear, but it did not lack that steam I have become accustomed to in The Nightlife Series.This book took me to a new level in fictional appreciation. I loved and adored this book so much. I felt so much passion for the characters while reading this book. The Nightlife Paris was well crafted and brilliantly written. Travis Luedke has really done a superb job taking two characters on such an amazing journey through these books and I am anxiously awaiting the next stop in London.On a side note, great job with the third and first person transitions in the book Travis! It was well written and seamless! In fact, I only really noticed it the second time I read it. Also, I have to mention the editing in this book. I have read several books recently and begged for them to end because of the poor editing, this was so not one of those books. The attention to detail in the editing process in this book was phenomenal.Travis Luedke... I don't know how you do this with each book, but please don't stop! I cannot get enough of the characters, the drama and action and of course the steamy scenes! I highly recommend The Nightlife Paris!*I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*