Review: Lothaire by Kresley Cole

Lothaire (goodreads.com)

By: Kresley Cole (author website)

Hardcover, 468 pages

Published January 10th 2012 by Gallery

ISBN 13: 9781439136829

Source: Purchased for self

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Series: Immortals After Dark #12

Best read in order: yes

Stars: 5

Flames: 3

Lothaire: refined, regal, beyond arrogant, most likely insane, tailor made cloths, older than dirt

Ellie: back mountain hick, ex con, humble, unbending, second hand jeans and t-shits kind of gal, barely out of her teens

It’s so easy to see how these two are perfectly matched (snorts.) Now, you must read this book just to find out how Lothaire ends up wearing a wife beater, owning a Skoal cap and using NASCAR in a sentence. Really that has to strike your curiosity.

I LOVE bat-crap crazy heroes and Lothaire is walking/tracing a very fine line with the crazy. He is absolutely one of the most arrogant characters that I have ever read. He’s so arrogant that he thinks his actions are normal. Just when you think he could not possibly do anything else hateful to Ellie he manages to one up his last. The fact that Ellie not only takes it, but pushes it back at him is what makes Lothaire such an entertaining read. Their gift exchanging towards the end is a perfect example of this.

Poor Ellie, she’s possessed by Saroya the Soul Reaper, a vampire goddess, a cruel and crazy blood thirsty goddess. Lothaire wants Saroya, not Ellie. He makes abundantly clear right from the beginning. There’s a very devious catch though and I loved it I thought it was so perfectly played. Saroya is very evil, as evil as Lothaire wants his Bride to be. Ellie is strong willed. She wants to either live her life or die to prevent Saroya from doing more evil. The things that Ellie and Saroya do to taunt each other are so evilly wicked.

Lothaire is an emotional roller coaster ride. There are so many shocking, I can’t believe he just did that moments. He is evil. He has always been evil. Do not go into this book and think that he finally getting a Bride will change him. I liked that about the book. At this point readers are twelve books into this series. I would have hated seeing a complete character change for Lothaire. I also think his Bride was perfectly matched for him. Ellie is great, yes she is the polar opposite of Lothaire, but she is also everything that he has ever needed in a Bride.

Review: Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole

Dreams of a Dark Warrior (goodreads.com)

By: Kresley Cole (author website)

Mass Market Paperback, 515 pages

Published February 15th 2011 by Pocket

ISBN 13: 9781439136805

Source: Purchased for self

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Series: Immortals After Dark #11

Best read in order: yes

Stars: 5

Flames: 3

I put off reading this installment of the Immortals After Dark series for far too long. A fellow blogger/reviewer friend had told me that the over torture of Regin really ruins the book and made the romance between her and Declan just seem completely unbelievable. I NEVER saw this or had these feelings while reading. So I really am kicking myself for letting Regin’s book get lost in my to be read pile.

I love the Valkyrie’s! Regin has always been one of my favorite Valkyrie’s to read. She fun, crazy, the Val Hall prankster, she’s the good time gal. Well her book is filled with so many other sides of her. Through her berserker’s dreams readers get to go through some of her past, the joys she has had with her repeatedly reincarnated lover, and we see too many tragedies as her berserker has died in her arms.

Declan is the newest berserker reincarnate. He is also in cahoots with the Order and their merciless torture of the Loreans. I’m going to point out the obvious, there is a huge love hate relationship between Regin and Declan. He justifies his hatred of all things Lore due to the horrors of his past. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this males turn around while he was brought to his knees by the Radiant One.

I loved the new characters that were introduced and I do hope to see more of them. Brandr and Thaddeus have brought something new to the Lore. I’m very curious after finding out exactly what Thad is what he will become as he matures and reaches his immortality. I also hope to see more of Brandr in future books.

I loved living Aidan’s pasts with Regin through Declan’s dreams. Those dreams painted the picture of a love that survived so many centuries and numerous deaths. The love that survived was a sensual bonus to 

Dreams of a Dark Warrior. The part where Regin is telling Declan what she would tell his future reincarnate was so passionate. Readers can easily see that was a turning point in their precarious relationship.

I’m so glad this book finally worked its way to the top of Mt Readmore. Now off to read Lothaire! Readers were given so many confounding pieces of him while reading Dreams of a Dark Warrior.

Road Trip! Kresley Cole & Paul Marron for Lothaire

Friday January 13 I took Andy the Arctic Jeep on his first road trip. My friends Picky Me (Tricia,) Stephanie, Kristi, and I got up at the crack of dawn to drive down to New Orleans to meet the very talented Kresley Cole and the very sexy Paul Marron. Anyone who has ever heard me talk about covers knows that I Paul is my cover lover boyfriend. I will buy any book his sexy self is on. I also LOVE Kresley's Immortals After Dark. So driving to New Orleans for all that awesomeness made for an incredible weekend road trip.

Me with the very talented Kresley Cole

PickyMe (Tricia) & myself

Picky, Steph & Kristi with the tour bus

Me, attempting to get closer to the very sexy Paul Marron.

Paul was awesome! He was patient and kind while a gazillion women ogled him and had him taking pictures. 

Tricia, me & Red Hot Jenn.

I also had the pleasure of meeting fellow blogger Jenn from Red Hot Books. I even stole this pic from her post, I managed to forget to take a pic of us. 

Kresley answered  ton of questions from her fans. She also had series trivia questions, which she gaveaway IAD merchandise for prizes. 

Overall I had a great weekend. I LOVE road tripping, love books, love awesome people and my weekend was filled with all of the above!