Adesso che sono tranquilla sul fatto che non abbiamo perso definitivamente Notre-Dame posso sedermi e scrivere questa recensione, che nei miei progetti doveva uscire ieri, ma poi ho passato la serata ad aggiornare in modo ossessivo il profilo Twitter di AFP. Che serataccia…

Comunque, Prisoner of Night è stato un bell’antipastino prima di leggere The Savior, il diciassettesimo libro della serie. Son tanti e ancora riesce ad appassionarmi: è un fatto che non smetterà mai di stupirmi (oltre al fatto che la Rizzoli sta continuando a pubblicarla anche in italiano, quando solitamente le CE nostrane mollano dopo qualche libro… anche se non credo che le storie brevi siano arrivate in Italia – correggetemi se sbaglio – come da prassi, sembra che vengano considerate trascurabili).

Comunque, adesso la inizio davvero questa recensione. Allora, Prisoner of Night, oltre a raccontarci della nascita dell’amore tra Ahmare e Duran, parla di una setta segreta e illegale nel mondo vampiro, ma che è riuscita a sopravvivere e a mietere parecchie vittime. Ho adorato il modo in cui Ward ha descritto la setta: ə fedeli trattatə in maniera disumana, mentre il leader spirituale ne sfrutta la fede e, prima ancora, la disperazione di essere in qualche modo persə nel mondo. È bello veder ribadita la pericolosità delle sette e l’assoluta malafede di chi le guida.

Un altro elemento che ho apprezzato tanto è stata la rappresentazione della pochezza dell’uomo forte al comando. Adesso vanno tanto di moda, riscuotono successo un po’ ovunque ed è rassicurante vedere che almeno nella letteratura ci si ricorda di quanto siano inutilmente crudeli e vigliacchi oltre l’imbarazzante. Chalen sembra tenere nelle sue mani le vite di chiunque tanto pare sconfinato il suo potere: ma tutto quel potere poggia sulla paura, che non è il tipo di fondamenta sul quale puoi costruire qualcosa di solido. Basta un niente e – puff! – il potere non c’è più, è passato di mano.

People should be affected by death, especially if they’re responsible, no matter the reasons, no matter the justifications. ( )

o man so boring ( )

I enjoyed their story, however certain parts of it didn't connect like the relationship with the shadow. It was confusing. It was kind of did they or didn't they? And the relationship with the conqueror, seemed strange. it was a good story as a side piece, but I don't see how it ties in to the current series. Does that make sense? Anyway it was a cute story. it would have been cooler if there was a direct high-end. Like maybe the grandfather may have been a brother, but I don't know? Just something to tie it all together. Like a cute little bow lol. ( )

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Genres: Adult, Crime, Paranormal, Romance, Suspense
4 Stars

While this was a good story I didn't feel it was up to J.R. Ward's standards.

The first half of the book is vague on character build. You don't really know much about either of the MC's to feel connected to them.
You learn more about Ahmare first, but details on Duran don't really come to play until about half way through. Once you get to this point the story starts to flow better and you start to connect more.

The action and suspense is high octane. Those parts I loved.
There is a lot of intrigue and mystery surrounding both 'Bad' guys. One of which is Duran's father.

The adult romance is a slow burn and when it finally ignites it is beyond hot & steamy.

I'm not sure where Ms. Ward is going with this novella. The BDB is barely mentioned throughout. There is a very small part about them at the end.

All things considered, I have a feeling there is more to this. It felt like a foundation for spin-off and I am curious to see where it will lead in the future. ( )

Another novella set in the BDB world! I really like that JR Ward is writing these and giving us a glimpse into the lives of “ordinary” vamps who aren’t Brothers. As a warning, parts of this one get pretty intense. Duran has been held captive and tortured for two decades, and there are some pretty graphic descriptions. Our heroine, Ahmere, is AWESOME. She’s on a mission to save someone important to her, and is a baddass in her own right. Plus we meet a collection of side characters in this one who are equally intriguing and have me excited about future novellas like a female Shadow with some pretty amazing powers—seriously, the women were spot on in this one.

Both Duran and Ahmere have their own missions and various dangers present themselves alng the way. Seeing some of Duran’s psychological wounds and the after-effects was especially interesting. This was one novella where I almost wished it could have been a full-length book, just because then there would have been more time within the book to show Duran’s journey, which after everything he went through, had to be a long progress. And now we wait for “The Savior”!

Trigger Warnings: torture, mentions of rape

Please excuse typos/name misspellings. Entered on screen reader. ( )