Review: It was okay for me.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 27, 2013
This is #2 in The Nightlife Series, and picks up right where the first one ended.I'll start right off by saying that although it was a fairly good read, more so from the second half in than the first, I much preferred the first one, The Nightlife New York, for the simple reason that the first half in this one, for me, was very repetitive. I have no problem with reading about sex, erotica and so on - with certain exceptions of course, cases where I'll be totally grossed out. I wasn't grossed out in the least here, as once again it's nothing I haven't read before, but.... Fair enough, Michelle is not only Aaron's master, but they are for obvious reasons, sexual partners. Their lives consist of surviving and in order to do so, they prey on unsuspecting humans in clubs, or wherever in order to feed. One rule is to never, ever, get so carried away that you turn a human into a blood slave. But, it's all the first half was about. Just how I felt.One particular night, Aaron is mesmerised by a woman, and he must have her. No two ways about it. He breaks Michelle's rules, and adamantly believes he can control his urges. Anastasia is instantly attracted to Aaron, but then so are all woman who happen to be in his vicinity. Animal attraction beyond anyone's imagination. Ana becomes not only his blood slave, but Michelle's, too. Suffice it to say that Ana is not exclusively Aaron's, but Michelle's as well - the duo then becoming  a very, very active trio in every way possible.As this installment takes place in Las Vegas, one is drawn to gambling - it's the Las Vegas lifestyle of many. Aaron is no different, and  being able to read what's in people's minds, is a huge contender in the gambling scene. Goes without saying. He ticks one particular player off one evening by taking all his winnings - something he accomplishes every time he plays. This is not something that will soon be forgotten, and all sorts of planning to not only get Aaron but Michelle, too, gets underway. Unfortunately, Ana gets the worst of what's coming and her life is short lived.It's not only about biting and sex, although there's an unbelievable amount of both going on, but in order to keep a blood slave alive, or live longer after numerous bouts of sex and blood draining, blood replacements and keeping the body healthy is of the utmost importance. Blood slaves become anaemic.To re-cap, I didn't hate this story, but didn't enjoy it as much as the first one. I personally preferred the second half of the book, as more action took place and wasn't so repetitive. One thing that perhaps irritated me a bit, was what seemed to be a few hours after Aaron and Ana met, she constantly kept telling him, and vice versa, I love you - I love you so much. That just did not ring true. Maybe it had to do with the fact she was dependent on him, and also due to the fact that she now felt cherished by Aaron who treated her as she'd never been treated. As far as she was concerned, she was right at home and he was 'the one'. Still, it was just okay for me.Keep in mind that paranormal is one of my favourite genres. I live (practically) for the likes of J.R. Ward, Kresley Cole and Lara Adrian, and although their books are not classed as adult or even erotic, they are most certainly both. So, for the sake of making myself clear here, I am able to compare.Yes, they are vampires, and yes they like to get it on for hours on end, yet there are times when too much is just too much. To keep my interest, other things need to happen in between and they do, but in this book, they just weren't enough.With all of this said, however, I am reading the third which really stands on it's own but is part of the series, and I can say that I'm loving Blood Slave. It's my favourite, without a doubt. My review on Blood Slave will go up on 28 February as part of Mr. Luedke's book tour.