Among the books that I have read, this is one of my most disliked.I have never read the other books by this author before. I chose to read this book, because the idea of an adventure and romance of a vampire-like hero intrigued me enough to read it.I was disappointed.The plot is really really bad in my honest opinion. Despite the length of the book, the adventure itself is actually very short. It fell flat, with near-zero excitement.This is my understanding of the plot. Guy search for treasure, gets injured, saved by girl. They XXXX each other. Villain continues his evil plan. Vampire couple shows up to help. Girl leaves alone, and guy follows. At the climax, girl gets surprise help, and they all go kill the villain who would have died on his own anyway. And the treasure is missing. And then they quit their jobs, and live happily ever after.What was the whole point of it all? There is nothing exciting about the story. At all.My greatest annoyance with this book, is how the author takes so much time into describing so much detail about things that aren't really relevant to the story itself.For example, the main character stops for a meal. The author went into a long explanation of how the restaurant owner conducts her business. And at the end when the couple settles, the author again goes into great lengths to describe all the conflicting expectations of the neighbors, for reasons that escape me.Stop! I'm begging you, please stop! It's painful, tedious, and distracting. In summary:Character development: Good. (Characters are well thought out, background story done well.)Romance: Acceptable.(The romance is believable. Feelings are well-described. But nothing that brings tears to my eyes.)Plot: Terrible(Understatement.)My conclusion:I won't be reading any of this author's books again.PS.There is a part in the book where I suspect there is a mistake. During the part on the ship, where the agent with strong perfume showed up. Something about the section that follows seemed very out of place. Perhaps a missing page or paragraph? Korvel has served Richard, the High Darkyn Lord, for seven centuries. Simone works quietly at a convent, but she is a highly trained operative of the Tresori Council. The two of them meet while pursuing a secret scroll, made of gold, containing instructions for immortality. Hacking their way through France, besting everything sent against them, Simone and Korvel bond and vow to remain together. Meanwhile, in The Caribbean, Simone's oldest enemy, seeks her death. Another great addition to the world of the Darkyn.
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Loved this book and realized how much I had missed the Darkyn! Now onto Nightshine a Kyndred novel
—Petropatti
Sooooo glad Lynn is back to writing stories about the Darkyn! I LOVED Korvel's story!!!!!!!
—lilstar12
Quite enjoyable, though I didnt care for the ending.
—shami
Not bad, not great. Will maybe get the next one.
—Tofufu
Great book immortal vampires are awaesome.:)
—Lizj1113
