Lord of Eternal Night (Darkmourn Universe Book 1)

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So some of you might now me from my youtube channel (Benjaminoftomes)! I am making this group today because I want to ask for all your help! motivation or depth for characters is all but nonexistent. why do the witches want to kill marius? because they’re evil. why do jak and marius fall in love? because they do. Ahora, la Bestia es un vampiro pero que es capaz de aguantar su sed de sangre por todo un año y solo pierde el control el día de la luna de sangre, eso fue realmente interesante. De resto, es lo mismo que esperamos de La Bestia en cualquier retelling. Overall, this story taught me that love is powerful. It can be beautiful, it’s going to be messy, but once you have it, don’t let go of it. And that being who you are is a good thing, you just have to realize it. Don’t be afraid to embrace it. We are all just humans trying to find our way in this world, so own up to who you are and find a way to love yourself. After all, no one is a better version of you except for YOU. I liked that it wasn't a direct retelling of a single book almost, I appreciate the nods too Dracula even if this wasn't the authors intention and noticing the parallels to Beauty & The Beast was done very nicely. It had a nice play on traditional vampire tropes without naming them directly and the constant power shift between the two main characters is refreshing and kept me intrigued.

Jak’s whole existence has been to become a weapon against a creature so vile, so powerful, that nothing else matters except destroying him and the curse following his existence. However, little does Jak know, things don’t go according to plan….. whatsoever. La trama es muy ágil, debido a que el libro es cortito, y las escenas de acción me parecieron super bien trabajadas. El último 25% de este libro es una bomba y quedé super satisfecho con el final cuando terminé este libro. Por lo que pude ver por un mensaje al final creo que hay posibilidad de más historias en este mundo. No se si una secuela para este pero tal vez más reinterpretaciones de cuentos clásicos? Eso estaría super bien. Then it moves on with the scene. Easier than what? Easier because of what? I'm assuming training, but it sounds like this was meant to lead into something more like the author wanted to talk about Jak struggling with this at one point but now he's skilled enough to do it in his sleep. Or perhaps this is meant to say that Jak visualizing then executing is his personal style to cast the spell, like that's special to him. But that's never mentioned, it is completely left to interpretation. TLDR: This book should have been left in the oven a little longer. It is in severe need of a diligent editor; there are several grammatical and spelling mistakes on top of things just needing to be revised for a better reading flow. This book feels like the first draft and was deemed ready when it is most certainly nowhere near it. The characters and story beats need to be fleshed out way more and while I managed to make it through the book with an idea of who the characters were, it is only because of my own ability to make assumptions and use these basic cutouts as launchpads. In writing, there's a difference between subtext and laziness, and I hesitate to call this book a profound use of subtext. The ending feels about as satisfying as it was probably going to get, given the level of writing displayed throughout the rest of the book. This book meant it when it said it was a Beauty and the Beast retelling. There are scenes in this book that are straight out of the Disney movie. Now, one or two similar scenes probably wouldn't have bothered me and I might've just thought them to be cute little nods to the way the majority of us were introduced to this particular fairy tale. And I'll be the first to admit that I love tropes and cliche scenes because they're just all in good fun. But in this book we have:

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I didn't really enjoy this. It's definitely not fully a bad book, that's why it's getting two stars, but it definitely had some issues. She truely deserve a chance and I would not rave about her books if i did not think they are good at let me tell you THEY ALL ARE FANTASTIC! I was also bothered by the writing style. This is written in a very deliberate style. I think the author is going for a sort of lordly and high-minded style but it just seemed very stilted and the sentences were over-long. It's perfectly fine to have a very specific writing style but I still want the sentences to be well constructed and I want the characters to still sound like people. I think it's possible not a single contraction was used in this book. It is full of "it is" and "I am" and "did not." In this case, the writing style actually took away from the relationship to me because they spoke like this to each other and that made them seem really distant and overly formal and made it hard to believe they were in love. Also, while I thought the sex scenes were mostly fine and not too cringy, this line i had a hard time believing these characters could be so deeply in love after such little time and trust was built between them; a lot of foundational bond-building scenes are just not present where you would expect them to be. Thank you, Ben, for reaching out to me and providing me with an early e-copy to read. It was an absolute pleasure and I enjoyed reading this very, very much!

El libro por dentro es un retelling de La Bella y la Bestia porque mantiene todos los elementos: una bestia confinada en un castillo por una maldición, luego viene (en este caso) un chico a darle fin y dentro del castillo pues hay presencias y toques fantásticos que le dan su personalidad. I'm more used to reading stories in three parts though this book happily reminded me I need to listen to shorter stories more often even if the pace was faster than what I'm used too in a romance. But I mean it is a romance, and I liked the couple + how the book ends, and I'm going to keep reading Alderson so obvi I recommend this. El romance no me pareció el centro de la trama, y las escenas hot, fueron mas románticas que eróticas. Lo que no me gusto fue la cantidad de dudas que quedaron sobre la maldición y su vida después de salir del castillo. I had a good time reading Lord of Eternal Night. It started off a bit weak but got a lot better as the story progressed and focused on our couple, Jak and Marius. They had some nice angst and conflict before their feelings overpowered the enemies part of enemies to lovers (and that's saying something when they both start out planning to literally kill the other). It's set mainly in Marius's castle, and I loved the eerie gothic vibes.

She pressed her lips to my cheek and held them there. Beneath her hands that gripped at either of my shoulders I felt her warmth. Human, living warmth. The last I would feel in weeks. For it would be death that I dwelled alongside. Until I gave him his release from his entrapment. And my own. Or I failed and his bindings to the castle would break. Allowing him to be free to spread his disease across the world." When you lose everything you have loved, sometimes the grief can return to ruin the small moments of good that are left. Grief is like a silent assassin, lurking in the dark of one’s soul, ready to cloak any light in shadow."

Jak nació y fue criado por el aquelarre de brujas para destruir al monstruo que habita en el castillo y así se devuelvan los poderes a las brujas del aquelarre. Para eso debe ser "El Reclamado" No. 100, y durante todo un mes debe vivir en el castillo con el monstruo y el ultimo día, el día de la luna de sangre cuando es mas humano, debe matarlo. Pero solo sabe el lado de la historia que le han contado, y cuando conoce al monstruo (Marcus) se da cuenta de como le han mentido, y poco a poco se encariña con Marcus, comenzando a entender todo por lo que ha pasado. Sera capaz ahora de destruirlo el día de la luna de sangre? Cual de los dos morirá? Podrá volver a su casa después? Que pasara con Marcus si logra sobrevivir? Habrá alguna otra forma de terminar la maldición?Holy Wow! This book was absolutely amazing! I feel so honored to have gotten my hands on an advanced copy of this book and then devoured it in ONE SITTING. I CANNOT EVEN TELL YOU HOW FREAKING OBSESSED I AM WITH THIS BOOK--IT IS EVERYTHING!!!!!!! This is the Gay, Spicy, Enemies to Lovers, Beauty and The Beast retelling the world absolutely needs. Katharine seems like she's supposed to be important but really doesn't do much even when she's being used as a plot device by the antagonist. I don't even think the antagonist (Jak's mother) gets a name. She was written as though a giant reveal would happen and some wild shit concerning her would flip the tables, but nope, she just flops over and dies. For some reason, Jak just won't kill the coven, even though at the end it's implied that Jak and Marius go on a total murder spree at the end of the book. We don't really get to know Victorya or the other Claims, even though they're presented as though they're a big part of the environment. Si me dices retelling lgbt+ spicy de la bella y la bestia ya me ganaste. Cuando me enteré de que trataba este automáticamente lo agregue a mi lista. Tenía tanta curiosidad por él que me suscribí a Kindle Unlimited para leerlo, y estoy feliz de haberlo hecho porque este fue mi gracia salvadora de un bloqueo lector. AntiBullyReads is returning for the EIGHTH year! I can't believe it's been so long since I started this over on YouTube... then over to Facebook... b #AntiBullyReads is returning for the EIGHTH year! I can't believe it's been so long since I started this over on YouTube... then over to Facebook... but I know Bookstagram will be a safe home for us this year 🥰 Years ago Marius was cursed by a witch. Now he is confined to his castle and grounds. Unable to leave and subjected to a thirst for blood that overpowers him and turns him beastly during the yearly blood moon.