Midnight's Daughter (Dorina Basarab, Dhampir, Book 1)

Midnight's Daughter (Dorina Basarab, Dhampir, Book 1) Review

This book is the first in the new Dorina Basarab series, and is based in the world of Cassandra Palmer. I liked how characters I met in the other series show a very different aspect--Particularly in this case, Mercea, who is Dorina's dad. And their history is a stormy one.

The basic plot is that Dorina is a dhampir, half vamp, half human, and doesn't fit in either world. She's a vampire slayer and searching for her missing roommate and best pal. But Mercea shows up and offers to put the weight of the Vampires behind the search...if she does him a little favor and helps to lock up Uncle Dracula, who's escaped from prison.

While Dori is on the hunt for Drac and her roommate, people crawl out of the woodwork to kill her. Fay, vampires, black mages and assorted thugs keep trying to kill her AND the sexy and arrogant vampire her father has saddled her with as babysitter. There is also a war going on as the vampires, light mages, fey, and dark mages are all duking it out. (I haven't read the last two of the Cassie Palmer series, so I don't know how the war started--which I will rectify soon--and that is the only thing that really bugged me about the story, not knowing why they were fighting.)

Enjoyable, lots of action, and I have ordered the sequel. I pretty much read it in one setting.

Midnight's Daughter (Dorina Basarab, Dhampir, Book 1) Feature

• ISBN13: 9780451412621
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Midnight's Daughter (Dorina Basarab, Dhampir, Book 1) Overview

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Karen chance has written a paranormal—with bite.

Dorina Basarab is a dhampir—half-human, half-vampire. Unlike most dhampirs, though, Dory has managed to maintain her sanity. Now Dory’s vampire father has come to her for help— again. Her Uncle Dracula (yes, the Dracula), cruelest among vampires, has escaped his prison. And her father wants Dory to work with gorgeous master vampire Louis-Cesare to put him back there.

Although Dory prefers to work alone, Dracula is the only thing that truly scares her—and when she has to face him, she’ll take all the help she can get…

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Death's Mistress (Dorina Basarab, Book 2)

Death's Mistress (Dorina Basarab, Book 2) Review

I won't go into detail about the story b/c plenty of other reviewers have. This is a great second book. Dory, Louis-Cesare, Mircea, all the characters, even secondary ones (Ray is hilarious), are developed well and you really care about them. Like the first book, there's also humor that's actually funny (not the fake humor that's only amusing to the characters in the book). Mircea & Dory's relationship is explored in more detail & is fascinating, and the romance element still lingers, with a twist.

There were a few things that bothered me, hence the 4 stars. I did find there was too much detail at times (like background info about the Fae) that stalled the action, and some of the action scenes I had trouble following. Also, I did figure out pretty early on who the killer was, and that's not something I'm usually good at, which makes think it might have been obvious & I don't think it was supposed to be. But figuring it out didn't take anything away from the story.

No story spoilers, but stop reading this review if you don't want any info about the ending. My biggest complaint is the ending. Not that it wasn't good & it did pull everything together nicely, but I'm not a fan of the way the author did it. She spent the last few chapters masterfully creating a suspense-filled climax, then did a fast-forward, and essentially had a narrator fill us in on what happened. It almost felt like the author got sick of writing the book & just gave up. I've only read this series, but based on the high quality of what I've read, I was disappointed.

Overall, I loved the book and can't wait for the next one.

Death's Mistress (Dorina Basarab, Book 2) Feature

• ISBN13: 9780451412768
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Death's Mistress (Dorina Basarab, Book 2) Overview

Dorina Basarab is a dhampir-half-human, half-vampire. Back home in Brooklyn after the demise of her insane Uncle Dracula, Dory's hoping her life is about to calm down. But soon Dory realizes someone is killing vampire Senate members, and if she can't stop the murderer, her friends may be next...

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