First Drop of Crimson (Night Huntress World, Book 1)

mass market paperback, 384 pages

Published Feb. 9, 2010 by Avon.

ISBN:: 978-0-06-158322-3
OCLC Number:: 419849863

(1 review)

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Night Huntress series comes a breathtaking new journey to the dark side of desire.The night is not safe for mortals. Denise MacGregor knows all too well what lurks in the shadows—her best friend is half-vampire Cat Crawfield—and she has already lost more than the average human could bear. But her family's past is wrapped in secrets and shrouded in darkness—and a demon shapeshifter has marked Denise as prey. Now her survival depends on an immortal who lusts for a taste of her.He is Spade, a powerful, mysterious vampire who has walked the earth for centuries and is now duty-bound to protect this endangered, alluring human—even if it means destroying his own kind. Denise may arouse his deepest hungers, but Spade knows he must fight his urge to have her as they face the nightmare together . . .Because once the first …

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Night Huntress series comes a breathtaking new journey to the dark side of desire.The night is not safe for mortals. Denise MacGregor knows all too well what lurks in the shadows—her best friend is half-vampire Cat Crawfield—and she has already lost more than the average human could bear. But her family's past is wrapped in secrets and shrouded in darkness—and a demon shapeshifter has marked Denise as prey. Now her survival depends on an immortal who lusts for a taste of her.He is Spade, a powerful, mysterious vampire who has walked the earth for centuries and is now duty-bound to protect this endangered, alluring human—even if it means destroying his own kind. Denise may arouse his deepest hungers, but Spade knows he must fight his urge to have her as they face the nightmare together . . .Because once the first crimson drop falls, they will both be lost.

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slayra reviewed First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost

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4 stars

Though I know I shouldn't compare since they are different characters, this book seems to lack some of the magic between Cat and Bones. Spade makes a good main character and thankfully Denise is smart(ish) and not just a damsel in distress. The story begins when some relatives of Denise start dying and she sees herself back into the world of vampires (and demons) when she has to ask Spade for help. I was about to give it 3 stars but then the last 100 pages gave it another star as the whole gang is back together and I even laughed loud at some funny moments. Definitely worth reading if you like the Night Huntress series.

However, the conversation in the NY cab in what supposedly is Portuguese is plain bad. Possa-o ir devagar guiar, por favor and Oh, fala portuguesa? Nenhum problema is not Portuguese in my country (yeah, …

Though I know I shouldn't compare since they are different characters, this book seems to lack some of the magic between Cat and Bones. Spade makes a good main character and thankfully Denise is smart(ish) and not just a damsel in distress. The story begins when some relatives of Denise start dying and she sees herself back into the world of vampires (and demons) when she has to ask Spade for help. I was about to give it 3 stars but then the last 100 pages gave it another star as the whole gang is back together and I even laughed loud at some funny moments. Definitely worth reading if you like the Night Huntress series.

However, the conversation in the NY cab in what supposedly is Portuguese is plain bad. Possa-o ir devagar guiar, por favor and Oh, fala portuguesa? Nenhum problema is not Portuguese in my country (yeah, I'm portuguese). It's just horrible and even Google Translate does a better job at translating those sentences (it really does because I tried). Just in case you're interested, the first should be something like Pode ir mais devagar, se faz favor? and the second is even worse because Portuguese is "Português", "portuguesa" is a portuguese woman so the sentence doesn't even make sense. How come nobody corrected this before it was published?!

Subjects

Romance -- Vampires
Science Fiction & Fantasy