I loved this debut...and at the same time I thought it was completely ridiculous. The paranormal world the author builds has definite potential and I especially loved the dark Victorian setting. The story revolves around and incorporates the Jack the Ripper killings. However, the hero and heroine were so textbook! I also didn't know whether the fact that one of the secondary characters literally *eats books* was clever or incredibly stupid. One scene alone made the book worth reading: the hero and heroine tour the British Museum and meet Bram Stoker doing research. The author subtly draws this scene without obviously stating that Stoker would later write Dracula. This book is what I consider "sweet". The romance is more mental rather than physical although our hero definitely has "physical" moments if you know what I mean. However, this is more about the two characters and the capturing of a villain with the romance almost taking a backseat to a larger degree than I'm used to seeing in romance novels. It was a nice change to all the dark paranormals I have been reading although our villain is "Jack the Ripper" so I guess it's still pretty dark but the story as a whole was not so oppressive. A nice light read, the heroine is delightful and has a backbone without coming across as unbelievable for the 19th century. The light attempt at a love triangle was cute but not too intense and the hero was tall, dark, somewhat brooding but honestly, did not put up much of a fight to avoid his love interest even though he spent a great deal of time mentally admonishing himself for it. That didn't quite feel right but it wasn't enough to toss me out of the story. Overall, a nice read for something to fill a gap between two intense reads.
What do You think about Night Falls Darkly (2008)?
Yeah! A new series...immortals...historical...mystery and smut. A perfect combination.
—Pumpkin
AMAZING new historical paranormal series! Really great.
—coraleighpoe
Just pissed it ended the way it did.More to come.
—stetom
