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Dark Days #6
Burn the Night
“A must-read addition to the urban fantasy genre.”—Kim Harrison
“Drake has composed a love letter to the vampire genre.”—Vicki Pettersson
“Jocelynn Drake will have you coming back for more.”—Jeaniene Frost
New York Times bestselling author Jocelynn Drake brings her remarkable Dark Days series to a stunning and dramatic conclusion with Burn the Night—a thrilling, page-turning masterwork of urban fantasy that brings the powerful Nightwalker Mira and her cohort, the conflicted vampire slayer Danaus, face to face with their most feared demons as the dreaded Great Awakening approaches. Burn the Night offers superior supernatural thrills and adventure in the bestselling tradition of Patricia Briggs, Carrie Vaughn, and Kelley Armstrong.
“Drake has composed a love letter to the vampire genre.”—Vicki Pettersson
“Jocelynn Drake will have you coming back for more.”—Jeaniene Frost
New York Times bestselling author Jocelynn Drake brings her remarkable Dark Days series to a stunning and dramatic conclusion with Burn the Night—a thrilling, page-turning masterwork of urban fantasy that brings the powerful Nightwalker Mira and her cohort, the conflicted vampire slayer Danaus, face to face with their most feared demons as the dreaded Great Awakening approaches. Burn the Night offers superior supernatural thrills and adventure in the bestselling tradition of Patricia Briggs, Carrie Vaughn, and Kelley Armstrong.
433 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 28, 2011
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Jocelynn Drake
141 books2,889 followersNew York Times Bestselling author Jocelynn Drake loves a good story, whether she is reading it or writing one of her own. Over the years, her stories have allowed her to explore space, talk to dragons, dodge bullets with assassins, hang with vampires, and fall in love again and again.
This former Kentucky girl has moved up, down, and across the U.S. with her husband. Recently, they’ve settled near the Rockies.
When she is not hammering away at her keyboard or curled up with a book, she can be
walking her dog Ace, or playing video games. She loves Bruce Wayne, Ezio Auditore, travel, tattoos, explosions, and fast cars.
She is the author of the urban fantasy books: The Dark Days series and the Asylum Tales. For gay romance, she has completed The Exit Strategy and Shadow Elite series, and is now working on a spin-off of her MM paranormal series, Lords of Discord. She has also co-authored with Rinda Elliot the following series: Unbreakable Bonds, Ward Security, Pineapple Grove, the Weavers Circle. In addition, she has co-authored with AJ Sherwood the following series: Scales 'N' Spell and Wings 'N' Wands. She can be found at JocelynnDrake.com.
This former Kentucky girl has moved up, down, and across the U.S. with her husband. Recently, they’ve settled near the Rockies.
When she is not hammering away at her keyboard or curled up with a book, she can be
walking her dog Ace, or playing video games. She loves Bruce Wayne, Ezio Auditore, travel, tattoos, explosions, and fast cars.
She is the author of the urban fantasy books: The Dark Days series and the Asylum Tales. For gay romance, she has completed The Exit Strategy and Shadow Elite series, and is now working on a spin-off of her MM paranormal series, Lords of Discord. She has also co-authored with Rinda Elliot the following series: Unbreakable Bonds, Ward Security, Pineapple Grove, the Weavers Circle. In addition, she has co-authored with AJ Sherwood the following series: Scales 'N' Spell and Wings 'N' Wands. She can be found at JocelynnDrake.com.
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October 2, 2016
Not the greatest. I had to force myself to finish reading this. I seriously thought of DNF-img this because I no longer cared about the ending.
Now why'd this book less than thrill me? The dual POV. It starts with Nyx's POV - she is the dark naturi and sister to Queen Aurora and Cynnia. She's fighting for Cynnia because that's the non insane sister who wants peace and to coexist with all the races. Queen Aurora wants to kill everyone, she's insane, and no one likes her. Anywho. Nyx is a warrior and whatnot, but her voice was boring. It's a voice with the self confidence of a shy awkward tween and the lethargic energy of a geriatric = boring. She's also hesitant to kill her fellow naturi, even though they all hate her and plenty try to kill her. I don't like hesitant killers. To add to my dislike of her, she has the hots for Rowe, the one-eyed crazy naturi guy who's been trying to kill Mira for 500 years. He also tortured Mira and was once the consort husband to Aurora. She came back after her time away and didn't like his new one eyed pirate look and banished him. Guess she was only in the marriage for his looks.
After several boring chapters of Nyx's POV, it's back to Mira, thankfully. She's back in Savannah, living the domestic life with Danaus. I enjoyed her chapters more than Nyx's, but I wasn't compelled to keep reading mainly because Nyx's chapters dragged down the energy of the whole book. I was also unhappy that time was devoted to Nyx vs another POV, or expanding upon Mira's new deity dad, discovering her new powers, or finding out more about the vampire liege guy. Seemed like the author wasted the book on filler.
The most interesting parts of the book were with Nick. There's fighting in the book, of course, but I never found it as interesting as it was in the previous books. I don't think this author does justice to any POV but Mira's, because I hated the book with Danaus' POV as well. Additionally, a lot of things were left open in this ending. It concluded the major things that were most pressing, but left open anything that wasn't going to kill Mira within the day and this was the final book of the series. An epilogue wouldn't have been remiss.
I liked the ending to Mira's problems, but overall, I was disappointed by the book.
Now why'd this book less than thrill me? The dual POV. It starts with Nyx's POV - she is the dark naturi and sister to Queen Aurora and Cynnia. She's fighting for Cynnia because that's the non insane sister who wants peace and to coexist with all the races. Queen Aurora wants to kill everyone, she's insane, and no one likes her. Anywho. Nyx is a warrior and whatnot, but her voice was boring. It's a voice with the self confidence of a shy awkward tween and the lethargic energy of a geriatric = boring. She's also hesitant to kill her fellow naturi, even though they all hate her and plenty try to kill her. I don't like hesitant killers. To add to my dislike of her, she has the hots for Rowe, the one-eyed crazy naturi guy who's been trying to kill Mira for 500 years. He also tortured Mira and was once the consort husband to Aurora. She came back after her time away and didn't like his new one eyed pirate look and banished him. Guess she was only in the marriage for his looks.
After several boring chapters of Nyx's POV, it's back to Mira, thankfully. She's back in Savannah, living the domestic life with Danaus. I enjoyed her chapters more than Nyx's, but I wasn't compelled to keep reading mainly because Nyx's chapters dragged down the energy of the whole book. I was also unhappy that time was devoted to Nyx vs another POV, or expanding upon Mira's new deity dad, discovering her new powers, or finding out more about the vampire liege guy. Seemed like the author wasted the book on filler.
The most interesting parts of the book were with Nick. There's fighting in the book, of course, but I never found it as interesting as it was in the previous books. I don't think this author does justice to any POV but Mira's, because I hated the book with Danaus' POV as well. Additionally, a lot of things were left open in this ending. It concluded the major things that were most pressing, but left open anything that wasn't going to kill Mira within the day and this was the final book of the series. An epilogue wouldn't have been remiss.
I liked the ending to Mira's problems, but overall, I was disappointed by the book.
June 1, 2011
When I first started this book, I experienced a moment of panic. After five books, I've become deeply invested in the vampire Mira and I was so excited to finally learn the conclusion of her story. Only, instead of reading Mira's story from her first person narrative, I was getting the perspective of the barely-mentioned side character Nyx. A dozen thoughts flashed through my mind as I realized this. Not the least of which was, "How am I going to get any more love scenes with Mira and Danaus if Nyx is telling the story?" Fortunately, a few chapters in, we switch to first person Mira, and the rest of the book bounces back and forth between the two women's perspectives.
Nyx is a princess of the naturi, younger sister to Aurora, the naturi queen who has been trying to extinguish humanity and the nightwalkers. But Nyx wants to help her younger sister Cynnia become queen, so their kind can live in harmony with the races already on Earth. So she goes on a quest to find allies for her sister. Primarily, she wants to enlist Rowe, Aurora's old consort (and longtime enemy of Mira.) Not only is Rowe an incredible warrior, but Nyx has been nursing a major crush on him for centuries.
In the meantime, Mira is still recovering from the events of the last book and the death of She and Danaus are very much together... and he has left Themis to live in Savannah. Mira hopes to finally get her life back to normal, when members of the Daylight Coalition attack the local werewolves. She gets drawn into that and shortly after, she is also approached to join Cynnia's cause. If all that weren't enough, her father (who is essentially Satan) is back, demanding she continues developing her powers so she can kill her old mentor Jebari.
(I would imagine all of this sounds confusing to a new reader and there's a reason for that. The Dark Days books are not meant to be stand-alone books. You need to read them from the beginning for it all to make sense and for you to truly appreciate the story developments.)
This book has a different feel from the ones before it. Maybe it's the two narratives, though I didn't think it was confusing and actually enjoyed Nyx's story once I realized I would get Mira's too. Maybe it was all the lovin' in the first half. Because Lord knows, it felt like we had to wait through several books for any kind of love scene. Now we get all kinds of groping, nudity, and sex. And let me say, it's done well.
Drake has a lot to resolve to close the series and she does an admirable job. We have closure on Nico, Barrett, Jebari, Our Leige, Nick, the Great Awakening, Rowe, Aurora, Nyx, Cynnia, Amanda and Knox.... as well as, of course, Mira & Danaus. I was satisfied for the most part. But the very last couple of chapters felt rushed and I didn't entirely understand why Drake went the route she did to resolve the Nick storyline. In the grand scheme of things, this is just a very small thing, though. Mira has grown so much and
My only other, very small peeve is What happened to Michael's body? I was so sure that something more was going to come out of that. I felt like it was foreshadowed, but maybe that was all in my head.
5 stars. A satisfying conclusion.
*ARC Provided by NetGalley
Nyx is a princess of the naturi, younger sister to Aurora, the naturi queen who has been trying to extinguish humanity and the nightwalkers. But Nyx wants to help her younger sister Cynnia become queen, so their kind can live in harmony with the races already on Earth. So she goes on a quest to find allies for her sister. Primarily, she wants to enlist Rowe, Aurora's old consort (and longtime enemy of Mira.) Not only is Rowe an incredible warrior, but Nyx has been nursing a major crush on him for centuries.
In the meantime, Mira is still recovering from the events of the last book and the death of She and Danaus are very much together... and he has left Themis to live in Savannah. Mira hopes to finally get her life back to normal, when members of the Daylight Coalition attack the local werewolves. She gets drawn into that and shortly after, she is also approached to join Cynnia's cause. If all that weren't enough, her father (who is essentially Satan) is back, demanding she continues developing her powers so she can kill her old mentor Jebari.
(I would imagine all of this sounds confusing to a new reader and there's a reason for that. The Dark Days books are not meant to be stand-alone books. You need to read them from the beginning for it all to make sense and for you to truly appreciate the story developments.)
This book has a different feel from the ones before it. Maybe it's the two narratives, though I didn't think it was confusing and actually enjoyed Nyx's story once I realized I would get Mira's too. Maybe it was all the lovin' in the first half. Because Lord knows, it felt like we had to wait through several books for any kind of love scene. Now we get all kinds of groping, nudity, and sex. And let me say, it's done well.
Drake has a lot to resolve to close the series and she does an admirable job. We have closure on Nico, Barrett, Jebari, Our Leige, Nick, the Great Awakening, Rowe, Aurora, Nyx, Cynnia, Amanda and Knox.... as well as, of course, Mira & Danaus. I was satisfied for the most part. But the very last couple of chapters felt rushed and I didn't entirely understand why Drake went the route she did to resolve the Nick storyline. In the grand scheme of things, this is just a very small thing, though. Mira has grown so much and
My only other, very small peeve is What happened to Michael's body? I was so sure that something more was going to come out of that. I felt like it was foreshadowed, but maybe that was all in my head.
5 stars. A satisfying conclusion.
*ARC Provided by NetGalley
August 19, 2011
*Rating* 4.0
*Genre* Urban Fantasy
*Review*
Burn the Night is the final chapter in the Dark Days series and a last chance to say good-bye to Mira, Danaus and the rest of the characters that make up the series. Burn the Night gives readers two different POV's; one from Mira the nightwalker firestarter, and the other from Nyx, a naturi who is as strong, if not stronger than Mira.
The book ties up several loose ends including the naturi, the Daylight Coalition, the Great Awakening, Jabari, Nick, and the introduction of Our Liege, finally, to the story after being in the back ground for this entire series. It also gives Danaus and Mira an avenue to proceed to their HEA which we all expected but had a hard time believing it was actually possible with everything they have been through over the course of this series.
Nyx is a powerful wind naturi and sister to both Cynnia, who is waging a battle to bring the naturi together to save their race, and older sister Aurora the current queen of the naturi who is nuttier than a Snickers bar.
Nyx is known as the protector of her people, as well as a healer, soldier, and the Queen’s weapon that she has used against so called traitors. Nyx is also known as the Dark One because she has hunted her own people down and killed them at the whim of Aurora. Nyx is much stronger than anyone actually understands or realizes because of her infinity with Mother Earth as well as her ability to keep closely guarded secrets to herself.
Nyx has chosen to support Cynnia in her fight against Aurora. Nyx believes that Aurora has lost her mind and her ways and is rapidly leading the naturi to their destruction. She has the unenviable job of calling in support for Cynnia’s cause from both the animal clan for which she ends up having to fight to the death with its leader, and a naturi who is considered to be a traitor but is needed to help lead the forces aligned against Aurora; Rowe.
*I've rated Nyx’s story and POV as a positive for Burn the Night final installment. We see her passion, as well as her ability to fight her way out of tough situations along the way in helping stave off her crazy older sister and her agenda of destroying mankind. Nyx ends up being the catalyst that ends Aurora’s threat to mankind and the others with her previously unknown ability to communicate with Mother Earth as well as her healing powers that saves an important character.
We also get to see Rowe in a different light. This from a character I’ve long desired to see dead to because of his actions against Mira and his desire to be reunited with his consort/queen Aurora. Who knew he actually had a heart and could actually be in love with anyone let alone himself?
For Mira, she continues to be pushed to the limits by her father Nick, the God of Chaos AKA Loki. He demands that she learn about her true powers that she was born with. Mira is a rare being in that she was born with the ability to manipulate and control fire and kept it long after she became a nightwalker. Nick wants to use Mira for his own personal pawn. This includes removing all threats including Jabari and Danaus from interfering with his God plans.
Mira has no problem ending Jabari’s life since he used her for his own personal enjoyment and a tool after turning her into a nightwalker. Jabari is also aware that Mira has grown exponentially more powerful and is now his main threat that needs to be eliminated. Mira and Jabari have had a love hate relationshio for awhile now. Both have used the other for their personal gains.
In the meantime, Mira is having hard time in letting go of Tristan, Lily and others that have fallen along the wayside in her struggles against her enemies. She realizes that all these deaths lie at her feet because of their relationship with her. Hard as she may try to avoid it, people continue to die including her own nightwalkers, and the lycans led by Barrett Rainer who live in her community of Savannah.
She now faces more threats than any person should be expected to handle; The Daylight Coalition has started to hunt the lycans; the naturi, and the bori remain threats to mankind as well as the nightwalkers themselves, and Nick and Jabari are making enough noise to make the future bleak for Mira's survival.
On the other hand, Mira and Danaus have come a long way since the first book when they were adversaries and he was trying to kill her. He has left Themis and the warlock Ryan behind. The same Ryan who wanted to keep Mira under his thumb and control so that she would turn him into a powerful nightwalker. Mira and Danaus are together in every way possible now, and he refuses to leave her side for any reason. He has made it his choice to protect Mira from all enemies, while giving her is undying love.
Fun scene of the book: Strip Sparring between Mira and Danaus where the loser has to remove a piece of clothing if they are hit anywhere on their body. Obviously, you can let your imagination roam to where that leads.
Mira has been chased, tortured, and nearly killed by the naturi Rowe more times than she cares to think about. Now, she finds that she is allied with him in the fight against Aurora and the end game. Even though I've stated that Rowe should have beeen killed several times over by now, this actually ties things up nicely for me. In the back of my mind I've felt as though they had a mutual respect for the other while doing what was right for their own people including trying to kill the other. The last scene together was perfectly done in which Rowe gets an opportunity to kill Aurora, while Mira is forced to deal with the Daylight Coalition and their threat.
My only pet peeve in this story was the introduction of Adio, the so called Our Liege. Not sure why it took this long for him to be introduced, or his actual identity to be revealed to us. Naturally, we are taken back when we learn that he has secrets of his own that are similiar in nature to Mira's own.
All along we were told that the Great Awakening was on the cusp of becoming a reality for the nightwalkers, lycans, naturi, bori, witches and warlocks. In the end, it becomes something for your own imagination to figure out where it leads our characters and how they end up dealing with it.
I am thankful that Ms Drake ended this series on a high note and not continued it like others have. She could have dragged this series out until readers became tired of the characters and the blah storylines to the point of abandoning the series.
I'm looking forward to see where Ms Drake goes from here with her writing.
The ending with Mira and Danaus and where they end up, should remain untouched or changed by anyone let alone readers, or reviewers who think differently.
*Genre* Urban Fantasy
*Review*
Burn the Night is the final chapter in the Dark Days series and a last chance to say good-bye to Mira, Danaus and the rest of the characters that make up the series. Burn the Night gives readers two different POV's; one from Mira the nightwalker firestarter, and the other from Nyx, a naturi who is as strong, if not stronger than Mira.
The book ties up several loose ends including the naturi, the Daylight Coalition, the Great Awakening, Jabari, Nick, and the introduction of Our Liege, finally, to the story after being in the back ground for this entire series. It also gives Danaus and Mira an avenue to proceed to their HEA which we all expected but had a hard time believing it was actually possible with everything they have been through over the course of this series.
Nyx is a powerful wind naturi and sister to both Cynnia, who is waging a battle to bring the naturi together to save their race, and older sister Aurora the current queen of the naturi who is nuttier than a Snickers bar.
Nyx is known as the protector of her people, as well as a healer, soldier, and the Queen’s weapon that she has used against so called traitors. Nyx is also known as the Dark One because she has hunted her own people down and killed them at the whim of Aurora. Nyx is much stronger than anyone actually understands or realizes because of her infinity with Mother Earth as well as her ability to keep closely guarded secrets to herself.
Nyx has chosen to support Cynnia in her fight against Aurora. Nyx believes that Aurora has lost her mind and her ways and is rapidly leading the naturi to their destruction. She has the unenviable job of calling in support for Cynnia’s cause from both the animal clan for which she ends up having to fight to the death with its leader, and a naturi who is considered to be a traitor but is needed to help lead the forces aligned against Aurora; Rowe.
*I've rated Nyx’s story and POV as a positive for Burn the Night final installment. We see her passion, as well as her ability to fight her way out of tough situations along the way in helping stave off her crazy older sister and her agenda of destroying mankind. Nyx ends up being the catalyst that ends Aurora’s threat to mankind and the others with her previously unknown ability to communicate with Mother Earth as well as her healing powers that saves an important character.
We also get to see Rowe in a different light. This from a character I’ve long desired to see dead to because of his actions against Mira and his desire to be reunited with his consort/queen Aurora. Who knew he actually had a heart and could actually be in love with anyone let alone himself?
For Mira, she continues to be pushed to the limits by her father Nick, the God of Chaos AKA Loki. He demands that she learn about her true powers that she was born with. Mira is a rare being in that she was born with the ability to manipulate and control fire and kept it long after she became a nightwalker. Nick wants to use Mira for his own personal pawn. This includes removing all threats including Jabari and Danaus from interfering with his God plans.
Mira has no problem ending Jabari’s life since he used her for his own personal enjoyment and a tool after turning her into a nightwalker. Jabari is also aware that Mira has grown exponentially more powerful and is now his main threat that needs to be eliminated. Mira and Jabari have had a love hate relationshio for awhile now. Both have used the other for their personal gains.
In the meantime, Mira is having hard time in letting go of Tristan, Lily and others that have fallen along the wayside in her struggles against her enemies. She realizes that all these deaths lie at her feet because of their relationship with her. Hard as she may try to avoid it, people continue to die including her own nightwalkers, and the lycans led by Barrett Rainer who live in her community of Savannah.
She now faces more threats than any person should be expected to handle; The Daylight Coalition has started to hunt the lycans; the naturi, and the bori remain threats to mankind as well as the nightwalkers themselves, and Nick and Jabari are making enough noise to make the future bleak for Mira's survival.
On the other hand, Mira and Danaus have come a long way since the first book when they were adversaries and he was trying to kill her. He has left Themis and the warlock Ryan behind. The same Ryan who wanted to keep Mira under his thumb and control so that she would turn him into a powerful nightwalker. Mira and Danaus are together in every way possible now, and he refuses to leave her side for any reason. He has made it his choice to protect Mira from all enemies, while giving her is undying love.
Fun scene of the book: Strip Sparring between Mira and Danaus where the loser has to remove a piece of clothing if they are hit anywhere on their body. Obviously, you can let your imagination roam to where that leads.
Mira has been chased, tortured, and nearly killed by the naturi Rowe more times than she cares to think about. Now, she finds that she is allied with him in the fight against Aurora and the end game. Even though I've stated that Rowe should have beeen killed several times over by now, this actually ties things up nicely for me. In the back of my mind I've felt as though they had a mutual respect for the other while doing what was right for their own people including trying to kill the other. The last scene together was perfectly done in which Rowe gets an opportunity to kill Aurora, while Mira is forced to deal with the Daylight Coalition and their threat.
My only pet peeve in this story was the introduction of Adio, the so called Our Liege. Not sure why it took this long for him to be introduced, or his actual identity to be revealed to us. Naturally, we are taken back when we learn that he has secrets of his own that are similiar in nature to Mira's own.
All along we were told that the Great Awakening was on the cusp of becoming a reality for the nightwalkers, lycans, naturi, bori, witches and warlocks. In the end, it becomes something for your own imagination to figure out where it leads our characters and how they end up dealing with it.
I am thankful that Ms Drake ended this series on a high note and not continued it like others have. She could have dragged this series out until readers became tired of the characters and the blah storylines to the point of abandoning the series.
I'm looking forward to see where Ms Drake goes from here with her writing.
The ending with Mira and Danaus and where they end up, should remain untouched or changed by anyone let alone readers, or reviewers who think differently.
June 8, 2011
Previously Published on my blog: Welcome to Larissa's Bookish Life
*Only minor Spoilers for the previous books in the series
Another bittersweet ending to one of my all time favorite series. What’s with 2011 and Urban Fantasy series coming to a close, huh? It this some kind of foreboding into 2012? Huh? HUH?
Joking aside, a couple of years ago when I got to start reading the Dark Days series and got to know the Savannah Master, Mira, learned about her past, her life, her friends and her enemies, I never could have imagined how things would have turned out for this awesome character and for the Vampire Hunter, Danaus.
I mean, if you read that first encounter between Danaus and Mira, you think that the closest they will ever get is to killing each other, cut to FIVE books later and these two “kids” are one of my favorite couples.
Well, that isn’t to day that the road to happiness has been easy, or that Burn The Night closes off with them both riding off into the sunset for a Happily Ever After, but for a world full of vicious enemies, betrayal and constant violence, one has to grab happiness wherever one can, right?
Burn The Night is a fantastic ending to this superb series. It doesn’t really read like an ending though, ‘cause you just know that peace won’t last, but Jocelynn does wrap up all the loose ends and I doubt any fan of the series will be feel disappointed. There are a lot of surprises and amazing action in this novel, not to mention we finally get the romance we have been waiting for, for forever it seems LOL.
If you are a fan of the series I guarantee you’ll be satisfied by what Drake has done with these beloved characters, if you have yet to check this series out, I absolutely recommend the Dark Days books to any Urban Fantasy fan out there, it’s a must read!
*Only minor Spoilers for the previous books in the series
Another bittersweet ending to one of my all time favorite series. What’s with 2011 and Urban Fantasy series coming to a close, huh? It this some kind of foreboding into 2012? Huh? HUH?
Joking aside, a couple of years ago when I got to start reading the Dark Days series and got to know the Savannah Master, Mira, learned about her past, her life, her friends and her enemies, I never could have imagined how things would have turned out for this awesome character and for the Vampire Hunter, Danaus.
I mean, if you read that first encounter between Danaus and Mira, you think that the closest they will ever get is to killing each other, cut to FIVE books later and these two “kids” are one of my favorite couples.
Well, that isn’t to day that the road to happiness has been easy, or that Burn The Night closes off with them both riding off into the sunset for a Happily Ever After, but for a world full of vicious enemies, betrayal and constant violence, one has to grab happiness wherever one can, right?
Burn The Night is a fantastic ending to this superb series. It doesn’t really read like an ending though, ‘cause you just know that peace won’t last, but Jocelynn does wrap up all the loose ends and I doubt any fan of the series will be feel disappointed. There are a lot of surprises and amazing action in this novel, not to mention we finally get the romance we have been waiting for, for forever it seems LOL.
If you are a fan of the series I guarantee you’ll be satisfied by what Drake has done with these beloved characters, if you have yet to check this series out, I absolutely recommend the Dark Days books to any Urban Fantasy fan out there, it’s a must read!
July 11, 2011
Wow. I feel like my head's going to explode. There were so many things going on there. I mean, it was enemy after enemy after enemy BEFORE anything got settled. Halfway through the book, Mira had to be on the lookout for so many things, I don't know how she managed it. Being hunted all the time has its advantages, I guess.
We finally meet 'Our Liege' and, like Mira, I felt a little cheated. It certainly was unexpected, but, to me, not at all satisfying. I expected this all powerful dude and all I got was... him. (Trying not reveal anything).
The ending bothered me a little. The conclusion to all those problem felt a little rushed. I thing that the author could have spread that through more chapters and maybe, a book or two. Aside from that, I enjoyed the ending. To me, it felt like Danaus and Mira were finally going to have a little time to enjoy just being together. It felt peaceful, but also it left the future open. It seemed clear (to me, anyway) that that was just a time-out. The world, and its issues, would have to wait for now.
We finally meet 'Our Liege' and, like Mira, I felt a little cheated. It certainly was unexpected, but, to me, not at all satisfying. I expected this all powerful dude and all I got was... him. (Trying not reveal anything).
The ending bothered me a little. The conclusion to all those problem felt a little rushed. I thing that the author could have spread that through more chapters and maybe, a book or two. Aside from that, I enjoyed the ending. To me, it felt like Danaus and Mira were finally going to have a little time to enjoy just being together. It felt peaceful, but also it left the future open. It seemed clear (to me, anyway) that that was just a time-out. The world, and its issues, would have to wait for now.
June 28, 2011
Mira is still reeling from the events in the previous books, but has no real time to lick her wounds. The Naturi have split into two factions and a catastrophic war is on the horizon. Mira will have to swallow her pride and then some in order to join forces with the very species she has devoted her life to destroying. At least these Naturi seems to want peace when the war is over, at least for a time. Mira is too smart, or jaded depending on how you look at it to believe otherwise. The Great Awakening is just around the corner, with the Nightwalkers and Shapeshifters scrambling to put it off for as long as possible. Secrecy has been necessary to their very survival, but with the Queen of the Naturi determined to bare all in plain sight, Mira knows the time of hiding is just about up. That won't stop her from make one last effort to prevent those events and put an end to the insane queen once and for all.
Burn the Night is told from dual first person perspectives, with both Mira and Nyx getting a few chapters each turn. I'll be honest that I was a little worried at first when things started out with Nyx, and that the book wouldn't have enough of Mira, but I need not have. Mira definitely got her due share, but I really enjoyed Nyx's perspective as well. It was like a behind the scenes look into a side we hadn't really understood before this point. In a funny way, Nyx is really similar to Mira in many ways. They both are extremely powerful, and both were shunned by their people as a result. Another similar trait was their fierce protectiveness and willingness to sacrifice everything if needed. This any many more things would make Nyx a formidable opponent for Mira if they were ever to come to blows, even more so than any other the others Mira has faced, because none of them have had that same sacrificial nature. Luckily for both of them they were on the same side, at least for the time being, but that fragile truce made for a very interesting reading, knowing that it wouldn't take much to tip the scales at all.
The best thing about Burn the Night was that Jocelynn Drake didn't just wrap things up with a cookie cutter ending nor did she try to shove these raw characters into a neat little wrapped box with a bow. The ending is fragile and tenuous, with the knowledge that no peace nor resolution will be permanent due to the nature of all the different species, but at least we do get a small look into a reprieve, however long or short that may be. Trust me, Mira's earned a little downtime, if not some major R&R. Anything more concrete just would not have been realistic, and I cannot be happier that she stayed true to the characters and the wonderful world she built.
Burn the Night is the type of book that deserves to be savored. However, with its nonstop heat pounding action it became a battle of wills in order to slow myself down to truly appreciate what I was reading. So much was going on that I really wanted to take my time to make sure I didn't miss anything, but the action just would not be denied and I raced through the entire book at a record pace. I'm very much looking forward to a reread in the future to discover everything I missed in my haste to see what happened next. As much as it saddens me to say goodbye to Mira and Danaus, I really felt like the series is ending in a very natural place. There are many reasons for this, that I won't get into to avoid spoilers, but suffice it to say that almost all of the questions and pressing issues will be answered. Burn the Night will leave you with a sense of satisfaction as you bid farewell, making it a fitting final installment in this amazing series.
Burn the Night is told from dual first person perspectives, with both Mira and Nyx getting a few chapters each turn. I'll be honest that I was a little worried at first when things started out with Nyx, and that the book wouldn't have enough of Mira, but I need not have. Mira definitely got her due share, but I really enjoyed Nyx's perspective as well. It was like a behind the scenes look into a side we hadn't really understood before this point. In a funny way, Nyx is really similar to Mira in many ways. They both are extremely powerful, and both were shunned by their people as a result. Another similar trait was their fierce protectiveness and willingness to sacrifice everything if needed. This any many more things would make Nyx a formidable opponent for Mira if they were ever to come to blows, even more so than any other the others Mira has faced, because none of them have had that same sacrificial nature. Luckily for both of them they were on the same side, at least for the time being, but that fragile truce made for a very interesting reading, knowing that it wouldn't take much to tip the scales at all.
The best thing about Burn the Night was that Jocelynn Drake didn't just wrap things up with a cookie cutter ending nor did she try to shove these raw characters into a neat little wrapped box with a bow. The ending is fragile and tenuous, with the knowledge that no peace nor resolution will be permanent due to the nature of all the different species, but at least we do get a small look into a reprieve, however long or short that may be. Trust me, Mira's earned a little downtime, if not some major R&R. Anything more concrete just would not have been realistic, and I cannot be happier that she stayed true to the characters and the wonderful world she built.
Burn the Night is the type of book that deserves to be savored. However, with its nonstop heat pounding action it became a battle of wills in order to slow myself down to truly appreciate what I was reading. So much was going on that I really wanted to take my time to make sure I didn't miss anything, but the action just would not be denied and I raced through the entire book at a record pace. I'm very much looking forward to a reread in the future to discover everything I missed in my haste to see what happened next. As much as it saddens me to say goodbye to Mira and Danaus, I really felt like the series is ending in a very natural place. There are many reasons for this, that I won't get into to avoid spoilers, but suffice it to say that almost all of the questions and pressing issues will be answered. Burn the Night will leave you with a sense of satisfaction as you bid farewell, making it a fitting final installment in this amazing series.
June 30, 2011
I had mixed emotions starting this book; I was excited to find out how the series would come to a close and sad that it was ending. Jocelynn Drake did an exceptional job tying up loose ends and bringing Mira's journey to a close. That being said, I'm always gonna wonder how this series would've played out if the sales had been there and she had been able to write another book or two. Was this the ending Drake wanted for the series or was this how she had to resolve all of the issues?
Going into this book, Mira had been through so much. She had lost two of the most important people in her life, been broken and battered, found out her father was the God of Chaos and fell in love with a vampire hunter. She's gone from being someone the other vampires controlled and manipulated to someone who could shred them to pieces and oh how fun it was to see her shred certain people to pieces. Throughout it all, it wasn't power Mira wanted. She wanted to live in peace with Danaus and to get peace, she was willing to do the last thing on Earth she ever thought she would do.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading from Nyx's POV, getting more insight into the Naturi lifestyle and Rowe. After him being such a huge pain in the ass throughout the series I never thought that I would find myself liking him. He, like Mira, did what he had to do to survive. This book made me feel sympathy for some of the Naturi and what they had gone through. By the time the book was over I felt like I owed Rowe an apology. He's actually a funny, somewhat kick ass guy with a heart. Who would've thought it? And Nyx? She is a bad ass. I would've loved to read more from her POV. She is one hell of a secondary character.
Burn the Night was everything I wanted it to be. It was an emotional, action packed, bad ass book and I feel like I've just said goodbye to a good friend. I will miss the Fire Starter. It truly is a shame this series is over.
Going into this book, Mira had been through so much. She had lost two of the most important people in her life, been broken and battered, found out her father was the God of Chaos and fell in love with a vampire hunter. She's gone from being someone the other vampires controlled and manipulated to someone who could shred them to pieces and oh how fun it was to see her shred certain people to pieces. Throughout it all, it wasn't power Mira wanted. She wanted to live in peace with Danaus and to get peace, she was willing to do the last thing on Earth she ever thought she would do.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading from Nyx's POV, getting more insight into the Naturi lifestyle and Rowe. After him being such a huge pain in the ass throughout the series I never thought that I would find myself liking him. He, like Mira, did what he had to do to survive. This book made me feel sympathy for some of the Naturi and what they had gone through. By the time the book was over I felt like I owed Rowe an apology. He's actually a funny, somewhat kick ass guy with a heart. Who would've thought it? And Nyx? She is a bad ass. I would've loved to read more from her POV. She is one hell of a secondary character.
Burn the Night was everything I wanted it to be. It was an emotional, action packed, bad ass book and I feel like I've just said goodbye to a good friend. I will miss the Fire Starter. It truly is a shame this series is over.
October 5, 2014
DONE.
I don't really know what I thought of this series in the end. It was scattered in a way and some things seemed too easy.
This book in particular I think was flawed for (minor spoilers)
Okay, maybe I should've have given this four stars because mostly I'm just happy to be done! But I don't have a problem DNFing books, so it says something that I finished the whole series. And I did like the main characters and the main relationship.
I don't really know what I thought of this series in the end. It was scattered in a way and some things seemed too easy.
This book in particular I think was flawed for (minor spoilers)
Okay, maybe I should've have given this four stars because mostly I'm just happy to be done! But I don't have a problem DNFing books, so it says something that I finished the whole series. And I did like the main characters and the main relationship.
May 29, 2013
This is really a 2 star book, but the series as a whole is really good so I bumped it up one star. First off I was confused at times whose point of view that I was reading from ( was it Nyx or Mira?). There was waaaaaaaaaay to much fighting in this book. I am not a real big fan of action scenes in novels and sometimes it feels like filler. I was happy to see that through it all Mira had someone to call her own at the of the series. I guess I was hoping that more exploration would go on with Mira, but I guess not. I was thinking that the "Great Awakening" was going to be a little more earth shattering, but it wasn't.
As a whole I do recommend this series, I really enjoyed it. Farewell to the Firestarter.
As a whole I do recommend this series, I really enjoyed it. Farewell to the Firestarter.
November 4, 2012
I was somewhat stunned when the book started out from the viewpoint of Nyx - how would we ever find out what happens to Mira, especially as this is the final book in the series?!
As it turns out, Nyx and Mira both tell their sides, which worked out well, I think. The ending with Nick felt a little rushed and anti-climactic, but at least most of the loose ends were tied up.
I would have liked to see more of the aftermath, although perhaps that's something best done as a short story or something.
As it turns out, Nyx and Mira both tell their sides, which worked out well, I think. The ending with Nick felt a little rushed and anti-climactic, but at least most of the loose ends were tied up.
I would have liked to see more of the aftermath, although perhaps that's something best done as a short story or something.
September 11, 2013
So glad to finally find out the end of this series! Poor Mira has been attacked and abused throughout, and I so wanted to see her HEA. It was interesting how everything came together in this novel, and I was happy with the way it ended. Don't want to say too much, because I don't want to ruin the ending for others.
December 21, 2012
What a fantastic conclusion to the series! I love the parallels between characters that were set up to be enemies. It pays to open your mind to new ways of thinking, eh Mira? I wish there were many more books to the series. I love the characters and world created.
July 8, 2011
Definitely my favorite book in this series! I like the different POV. Another job well done by the author.
February 2, 2019
Kat Mandu says...
Burn The Night marks the final book in the Dark Days series – which means it’s time for the final battle between all supernatural creatures versus the Naturi – fairies who seek to return to earth with an everlasting vengeance.
** spoiler alert ** I was not expecting the happy ending. This is the first book in the series I haven’t read more than once, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. I actually wish I could rate this a 4.5 because I’ve rated all the others five, but there were just…very many things I was still left wondering about.
I loved the different perspectives. For the first time, we get to hear from a Naturi lead and Mira both. Nyx was an interesting character to choose, but she also made the most sense (besides choosing Rowe). Nyx and Mira are kind of mirror characters. Both distinctly feared among their kind, Nyx for being the “Dark One” and Mira for being the Fire-Starter. Both were destined to fight Aurora. I was honestly thinking that Mira would get her shot at the Queen herself, but she gets comeuppance when it comes to finally ridding herself of Nick, her “creator.”
Oh and yes, Naturi sex. I love the romance scenes. They’re so elegant and wonderful to read. Nyx and Rowe had their romantic little scene in the woods and of course, Mira and Danaus wipe the floor with their rough post-battle moment. It’s hard for me to picture Rowe being so romantic after everything I’ve read about him, but hey, even the bad guys get the girl.
Maybe I was hoping that Rowe would still screw everybody over near the end. He’s the lion in the sheep’s pasture and I was waiting for him to snap. I even had my doubts about Nyx. But they were really there to help and help they did, as the evil Naturi reign was forced to a halt and the queen’s reign of terror prevented forever.
Lots of interesting new developments for the last book too, though some of my questions went unanswered and other new plot lines made me wonder if she had other plans for the series. 1) Ryan, a two-sided warlock you meet in the series, becoming a vampire, as an example. 2) I also figured Mira would go to Budapest after the destruction of Savannah to bring things full circle in the investigation of Michael’s death. I was hoping to hear what had really happened to Micheal’s body since it was such a key point in a few of the books. But nothing there. 3) And poor Barrett is left to defend his small pack.
At least some people survived. Jabrari didn’t. Imagine that. Knew she’d kill the Ancient eventually. Mira tends to get her revenge in all meanings of the word, even if it took the whole series for her to do it.
Overall, this is a fantastic series for urban fantasy readers. I loved her writing style, although I noticed the silky descriptions kind of faded after the first few books. I recommend this to fans of sexy vampires, great plotlines, and beautiful writing.
Burn The Night marks the final book in the Dark Days series – which means it’s time for the final battle between all supernatural creatures versus the Naturi – fairies who seek to return to earth with an everlasting vengeance.
** spoiler alert ** I was not expecting the happy ending. This is the first book in the series I haven’t read more than once, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. I actually wish I could rate this a 4.5 because I’ve rated all the others five, but there were just…very many things I was still left wondering about.
I loved the different perspectives. For the first time, we get to hear from a Naturi lead and Mira both. Nyx was an interesting character to choose, but she also made the most sense (besides choosing Rowe). Nyx and Mira are kind of mirror characters. Both distinctly feared among their kind, Nyx for being the “Dark One” and Mira for being the Fire-Starter. Both were destined to fight Aurora. I was honestly thinking that Mira would get her shot at the Queen herself, but she gets comeuppance when it comes to finally ridding herself of Nick, her “creator.”
Oh and yes, Naturi sex. I love the romance scenes. They’re so elegant and wonderful to read. Nyx and Rowe had their romantic little scene in the woods and of course, Mira and Danaus wipe the floor with their rough post-battle moment. It’s hard for me to picture Rowe being so romantic after everything I’ve read about him, but hey, even the bad guys get the girl.
Maybe I was hoping that Rowe would still screw everybody over near the end. He’s the lion in the sheep’s pasture and I was waiting for him to snap. I even had my doubts about Nyx. But they were really there to help and help they did, as the evil Naturi reign was forced to a halt and the queen’s reign of terror prevented forever.
Lots of interesting new developments for the last book too, though some of my questions went unanswered and other new plot lines made me wonder if she had other plans for the series. 1) Ryan, a two-sided warlock you meet in the series, becoming a vampire, as an example. 2) I also figured Mira would go to Budapest after the destruction of Savannah to bring things full circle in the investigation of Michael’s death. I was hoping to hear what had really happened to Micheal’s body since it was such a key point in a few of the books. But nothing there. 3) And poor Barrett is left to defend his small pack.
At least some people survived. Jabrari didn’t. Imagine that. Knew she’d kill the Ancient eventually. Mira tends to get her revenge in all meanings of the word, even if it took the whole series for her to do it.
Overall, this is a fantastic series for urban fantasy readers. I loved her writing style, although I noticed the silky descriptions kind of faded after the first few books. I recommend this to fans of sexy vampires, great plotlines, and beautiful writing.
May 22, 2017
"Burn the Night" was the perfect ending to a good series. In this read we get a glimpse into the personal lives of some major characters including some sworn enemies. A war is at hand as well as the Great Awakening so alliances have been made as well as lines drawn in the sand. Yet, amidst all of the partnerships there is a feeling of mistrust and foreboding leaving the question who really can be trusted?
In forging new relationships, we get to see alternative sides of Nyx, Rowe, and Barrett. Additionally, we finally understand what Ryan's true motivations have been and we get to meet the vampire liege. Some of the characters we have grown to love may or may not make it because one thing we can count on is Ms. Drake loves to surprise us. She is a master at writing action scenes so it was a treat to read amore personal side of the characters.
In the end, there were some unanswered questions but that leaves things open for a spin-off series or a novella of some sort. Who knows? If you haven't already placed this series onto your to read list and you enjoy urban fantasy or paranormal creatures, this series is for you. Definitely check it out!
In forging new relationships, we get to see alternative sides of Nyx, Rowe, and Barrett. Additionally, we finally understand what Ryan's true motivations have been and we get to meet the vampire liege. Some of the characters we have grown to love may or may not make it because one thing we can count on is Ms. Drake loves to surprise us. She is a master at writing action scenes so it was a treat to read amore personal side of the characters.
In the end, there were some unanswered questions but that leaves things open for a spin-off series or a novella of some sort. Who knows? If you haven't already placed this series onto your to read list and you enjoy urban fantasy or paranormal creatures, this series is for you. Definitely check it out!
July 18, 2017
I really vacillated between 2 and 3 stars for this series. Overall, I really enjoyed the story arc and I especially like the character development. However, I had to grit my teeth through some of the clunky writing and poor editing. I guess this doesn't bother people so much these days, but I can't help wonder where editing and rewriting disappeared to. That's what sets the better writers ahead of the pack. A little more work could have turned this from an O.K. series to a really great one. I see it's endorsed by Kim Harrison, but I bet she wouldn't even send her book to her editor in this state. I will most likely not read any more of Drake's books, in fact, I wouldn't have finished the series if it wasn't free at the library. I looked over the other unrelated series, but I think the only thing that could draw me back would be more about these specific characters. I could see Stephan working with Mira to modernize the council; Knox would be an excellent spokesperson and business representative as part of the awakening; Valerio deserves his own story...
May 26, 2022
My first time with this author and this series. A little slow getting started, possibly because I haven't read the previous books in the series, but I did enjoy it. The pace moved along nicely and once I got things sorted out the story line also flowed nicely. That said, the one thing that really bogged me down were the POV changes, going from Nyx and Rowe to Mira and Danaus without warning. Thus, it took until I ran across someone's name before I knew who was involved. Big stumble.
Nicely done.
Nicely done.
September 16, 2019
I liked the book but the ending was lacking! It feels incomplete, there needed to be a bit more. She could've gotten another book out this to easy to just tie up all the loose ends and give more satisfaction and closure to the story and characters. All of those books leading up to this ending, and it falls flat.
January 13, 2019
Fantastic!
Read all five from the beginning! I do have to admit that my favorite is the one written using a different character as the narrator but I love all of them so...
Read all five from the beginning! I do have to admit that my favorite is the one written using a different character as the narrator but I love all of them so...
December 26, 2019
Not disappointed now starting bound to me.
Where it all started with mira
Where it all started with mira
January 13, 2020
Very happy with the final novel of this series!
December 4, 2021
I thought this series was pretty interesting and original but it did seem to go on a little long. I enjoyed the whole series.
July 14, 2011
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Burn the Night by Jocelynn Drake (Dark Days #6)
Urban Fantasy
June 28, 2011
Paperback
HarperCollins
Reviewed by Tori
Burn The Night is the sixth and final book in Ms. Drake’s emotionally charged dark urban fantasy series that bled my soul and bruised my heart throughout. From my first meeting with Savannah vampire master Mira in book one-Nightwalker-I fell in love with this kick ass heroine whose long life has been filled with betrayal, deception, violence, and lies. She has been used by her enemies and her friends; always allowing it because of her innate sense of loyalty and love for those she protects. She has always maintained that her life isn’t worth the lives of those she protects. Burn The Night brings us full circle though; Mira starts out as a loner in Nightwalker and ends here with a chance at having a normal life with the one she loves.
We see two intense storylines that flirt with each other, twisting and turning to inflate the suspense and intrigue as we watch with anticipation as Mira, Darius, and the Naturi begin the count down to the fiercest battle the supernaturals have ever seen. The beginning of the Great Awakening. Nyx has broken with her sister and queen Aurora, finally seeing the insanity that has always lurked beneath the surface, and comes to her sister Cinna’s aid in her bid for the throne. With her she brings Rowe-Mira’s long time enemy. These two will have to forgive or at least put aside their animosity in order to secure their futures. All the while we also see that Mira is still dealing with issues from Wait For Dusk, her old mentor, her temperamental father, and trying to keep Darius safe and alive. As we switch between Mira’s and Nyx’s POV you get an interesting look at the similarities between two women from two races who have always been deadly enemies. Each having been used and tortured for their supposed differences; they both have rose above what they were labeled and have come out victorious. Non stop action and fast pacing keeps the dual story lines fresh and interesting. Continuous engaging dialogue and incredibly personable characters have made this series an unstoppable force in the urban fantasy genre. The dynamics between all those involved continued to surprise and delight till the very end.
The romance in here is finally complete as we see the results of Mira’s and Darius’s relationship from deadly enemies to having a love that is one of the best I’ve seen in urban fantasy. Ms. Drake did a fabulous job of allowing these characters to decide if they wanted to be together or not. The feelings between them develops slowly, deeply, and in a realistic manner. My heart broke repeatedly for these two during the series and I’m happy that we and they get closure. We also get some serious love scenes that had been a much anticipated factor in this series. Yea.
I am sad this is the last book. I have found the Dark Days world to be quite different from what’s offered these days and the thought of not visiting again is a bit disheartening. Yet, Ms. Drake does a wonderful job is closing it for us. Questions are answered and plots are wrapped up tight but Ms. Drake leaves the door opened just a crack to allow for a possible re visit in the future. We are left with an acceptable ending for Mira and the series.
I would recommend this series to everyone who enjoys a darker Urban Fantasy that reviles in deception, betrayal, and hope. A word of advice though-if you have not read the first 5 of this series, then you will not understand this last one. This is a convoluted series that builds upon itself with each new book. The arc is long reaching and not self explanatory. Characters evolve and bleed over into to each story with no pause in between.
Overall rating: B
Burn the Night by Jocelynn Drake (Dark Days #6)
Urban Fantasy
June 28, 2011
Paperback
HarperCollins
Reviewed by Tori
Burn The Night is the sixth and final book in Ms. Drake’s emotionally charged dark urban fantasy series that bled my soul and bruised my heart throughout. From my first meeting with Savannah vampire master Mira in book one-Nightwalker-I fell in love with this kick ass heroine whose long life has been filled with betrayal, deception, violence, and lies. She has been used by her enemies and her friends; always allowing it because of her innate sense of loyalty and love for those she protects. She has always maintained that her life isn’t worth the lives of those she protects. Burn The Night brings us full circle though; Mira starts out as a loner in Nightwalker and ends here with a chance at having a normal life with the one she loves.
We see two intense storylines that flirt with each other, twisting and turning to inflate the suspense and intrigue as we watch with anticipation as Mira, Darius, and the Naturi begin the count down to the fiercest battle the supernaturals have ever seen. The beginning of the Great Awakening. Nyx has broken with her sister and queen Aurora, finally seeing the insanity that has always lurked beneath the surface, and comes to her sister Cinna’s aid in her bid for the throne. With her she brings Rowe-Mira’s long time enemy. These two will have to forgive or at least put aside their animosity in order to secure their futures. All the while we also see that Mira is still dealing with issues from Wait For Dusk, her old mentor, her temperamental father, and trying to keep Darius safe and alive. As we switch between Mira’s and Nyx’s POV you get an interesting look at the similarities between two women from two races who have always been deadly enemies. Each having been used and tortured for their supposed differences; they both have rose above what they were labeled and have come out victorious. Non stop action and fast pacing keeps the dual story lines fresh and interesting. Continuous engaging dialogue and incredibly personable characters have made this series an unstoppable force in the urban fantasy genre. The dynamics between all those involved continued to surprise and delight till the very end.
The romance in here is finally complete as we see the results of Mira’s and Darius’s relationship from deadly enemies to having a love that is one of the best I’ve seen in urban fantasy. Ms. Drake did a fabulous job of allowing these characters to decide if they wanted to be together or not. The feelings between them develops slowly, deeply, and in a realistic manner. My heart broke repeatedly for these two during the series and I’m happy that we and they get closure. We also get some serious love scenes that had been a much anticipated factor in this series. Yea.
I am sad this is the last book. I have found the Dark Days world to be quite different from what’s offered these days and the thought of not visiting again is a bit disheartening. Yet, Ms. Drake does a wonderful job is closing it for us. Questions are answered and plots are wrapped up tight but Ms. Drake leaves the door opened just a crack to allow for a possible re visit in the future. We are left with an acceptable ending for Mira and the series.
I would recommend this series to everyone who enjoys a darker Urban Fantasy that reviles in deception, betrayal, and hope. A word of advice though-if you have not read the first 5 of this series, then you will not understand this last one. This is a convoluted series that builds upon itself with each new book. The arc is long reaching and not self explanatory. Characters evolve and bleed over into to each story with no pause in between.
Overall rating: B
January 9, 2012
Burn the Night, Book #6 of the Dark Days series
Author: Jocelynn Drake
Synopsis: The Great Awakening approaches . . .
After eons in exile, the naturi have broken their chains and now roam the Earth bent on revenge. It is the sworn duty of Mira, the Fire Starter, to protect the nightwalker race—though even she may be powerless to withstand the horrific onslaught. As Mira and her brave lover, the vampire slayer Danaus, stand ready to do battle, thousands of winged shapeshifters darken the skies. The war of ultimate extermination has begun, and the battleground is Mira's home turf.
The humans don't yet recognize the doom descending upon them. And the nightwalkers will surely perish unless they unite with outcast naturi who claim to want peace. But these unexpected "allies" are the same demons who have long worked for Mira's destruction—and in these darkest of days the lines between friend and foe will blur treacherously before the bloody end of all things.
Our Review [by Michelle L. Olson – LITERAL ADDICTION’s Pack Alpha]:
I have been in love with the Dark Days series since I first picked up the initial installment and devoured it in a sitting. To say that it was bitter-sweet to be holding the final book of the series would be an understatement.
After putting off reading it over and over again trying to prolong ‘the end’, I finally sat down with Burn the Night and braced myself for a whirlwind of emotions…
Burn the Night is unique, in that you don’t get the book from just 1 person’s point of view. It switches from Nyx to Mira, and by doing so, gives more indepth looks into secondary supporting characters such as Rowe, Danaus, and more. I’ve read several reviews from people who didn’t like this, I thought it was unique and refreshing and utterly enjoyed it.
So much happened in this book; every time Mira turned around she had a new challenge to overcome, and as a reader, the journey with her was intense and exciting.
After having invested 5 books with the characters of Dark Days, it was wonderful to have appearances from just about everyone and be able to immerse myself in their lives one last time. Over the course of the series, and especially book #5, I found myself softening somewhat towards Rowe. Miraculously, after finishing Burn the Night I actually kind of liked him.
Danaus and Mira are one of my favorite Urban Fantasy couples, and this book was so sweet, so captivating between the two of them, I forgot how angry I was early on in the series having had to wait so long for them to finally get together.
Overall, Burn the Night was a wonderful end to an amazing series, and I sincerely hope that Jocelynn has some spin off series planned because while she wrapped everything up beautifully, the thought of leaving this world behind forever is utterly depressing.
LITERAL ADDICTION gives Burn the Night 5 skulls and would recommend it to EVERYONE! The Dark Days series is one of my absolute favorite Urban Fantasy series ever and I think that all Urban Fantasy and Paranormal lovers should experience this series and the amazing world Jocelynn created for us.
Author: Jocelynn Drake
Synopsis: The Great Awakening approaches . . .
After eons in exile, the naturi have broken their chains and now roam the Earth bent on revenge. It is the sworn duty of Mira, the Fire Starter, to protect the nightwalker race—though even she may be powerless to withstand the horrific onslaught. As Mira and her brave lover, the vampire slayer Danaus, stand ready to do battle, thousands of winged shapeshifters darken the skies. The war of ultimate extermination has begun, and the battleground is Mira's home turf.
The humans don't yet recognize the doom descending upon them. And the nightwalkers will surely perish unless they unite with outcast naturi who claim to want peace. But these unexpected "allies" are the same demons who have long worked for Mira's destruction—and in these darkest of days the lines between friend and foe will blur treacherously before the bloody end of all things.
Our Review [by Michelle L. Olson – LITERAL ADDICTION’s Pack Alpha]:
I have been in love with the Dark Days series since I first picked up the initial installment and devoured it in a sitting. To say that it was bitter-sweet to be holding the final book of the series would be an understatement.
After putting off reading it over and over again trying to prolong ‘the end’, I finally sat down with Burn the Night and braced myself for a whirlwind of emotions…
Burn the Night is unique, in that you don’t get the book from just 1 person’s point of view. It switches from Nyx to Mira, and by doing so, gives more indepth looks into secondary supporting characters such as Rowe, Danaus, and more. I’ve read several reviews from people who didn’t like this, I thought it was unique and refreshing and utterly enjoyed it.
So much happened in this book; every time Mira turned around she had a new challenge to overcome, and as a reader, the journey with her was intense and exciting.
After having invested 5 books with the characters of Dark Days, it was wonderful to have appearances from just about everyone and be able to immerse myself in their lives one last time. Over the course of the series, and especially book #5, I found myself softening somewhat towards Rowe. Miraculously, after finishing Burn the Night I actually kind of liked him.
Danaus and Mira are one of my favorite Urban Fantasy couples, and this book was so sweet, so captivating between the two of them, I forgot how angry I was early on in the series having had to wait so long for them to finally get together.
Overall, Burn the Night was a wonderful end to an amazing series, and I sincerely hope that Jocelynn has some spin off series planned because while she wrapped everything up beautifully, the thought of leaving this world behind forever is utterly depressing.
LITERAL ADDICTION gives Burn the Night 5 skulls and would recommend it to EVERYONE! The Dark Days series is one of my absolute favorite Urban Fantasy series ever and I think that all Urban Fantasy and Paranormal lovers should experience this series and the amazing world Jocelynn created for us.
July 27, 2011
It pains me to see this series end and to give it 4 stars. I have mixed feeling on the events of this book but it's not really issues that go in a review but more a discussion thread. Ms. Drake had a massive number of plot directions to tidy up coming out of the last book. She not only wraps previous storylines but she also throws in a few new twists that I did not see coming. It's these new developments and twist that set Ms. Drake aside as 'one of the best'. Urban Fantasy is a genre that can be tricky if the writer is not willing to take risk with her/his characters and plot developments. Sometimes those risk seem forced or too convenient and it ruins the book. Ms. Drake did some things here that were brazen and plot savvy. I am still wondering if the good guy(s) rode off into the sunset and if there was really an HEA. I am not sure. If one adds a week to where each character's story ends, you wonder if they are even still alive.
LOOSE END MANAGEMENT
By the conclusion of this book we know much more about Mira and where her life is headed. We know if Danaus can truly accept her vampirism. We also find out more about nearly every character we have met including Mira's dad Nick, Jabari, Ryan, Shelley, Nix, Rowe, and the Vampire Liege (to name a few). If you don't recall a these characters, Ms. Drake does a good job of providing reminders without the distraction of a time consuming stroll down memory lane. At long last, this book finally provides more insight into the workings of the Daylight Coalition. As I was reading, I thought that she could not possibly get it all in but she did. Yeah, it's rushed and a little too condensed in some parts but it's still very good overall.
HEAD SCRATCHERS
There are a couple of things that are not really cleared up -- what is the deal with the witches? We know that Themis trains some of them alongside Warlocks and other magical humans but we never really learn their place in big scheme of things. Other than Shelley, they are not really part of any important thread but just randomly used as what now appears to be Red Herrings. That's the only conclusion I can come up with. We still don't know what happened to the body of the previous bodyguard Michael. It's not really that important but it's just odd.
WHY NOT A PERFECT 5?
The 'Dark Days' series is so much more than the story of Mira and Danaus. I did not like the feeling that some of the characters were disposable and just fodder for Mira’s emotional development. In the end, every paranormal race was having some major drama that was as legit and important as Mira’s issues. I don't understand how Ms. Drake can just walk away from the temptation to tell us more about the fate of the Bori and the werewolves. Each could probably become their own series. I don't feel those particular storylines were wrapped well. There were too many typos to ignore in the last 100 pages or so. It was a major distraction. I was reading the paperback so I was surprised. I expect these errors in ebooks but not print version.
LOOSE END MANAGEMENT
By the conclusion of this book we know much more about Mira and where her life is headed. We know if Danaus can truly accept her vampirism. We also find out more about nearly every character we have met including Mira's dad Nick, Jabari, Ryan, Shelley, Nix, Rowe, and the Vampire Liege (to name a few). If you don't recall a these characters, Ms. Drake does a good job of providing reminders without the distraction of a time consuming stroll down memory lane. At long last, this book finally provides more insight into the workings of the Daylight Coalition. As I was reading, I thought that she could not possibly get it all in but she did. Yeah, it's rushed and a little too condensed in some parts but it's still very good overall.
HEAD SCRATCHERS
There are a couple of things that are not really cleared up -- what is the deal with the witches? We know that Themis trains some of them alongside Warlocks and other magical humans but we never really learn their place in big scheme of things. Other than Shelley, they are not really part of any important thread but just randomly used as what now appears to be Red Herrings. That's the only conclusion I can come up with. We still don't know what happened to the body of the previous bodyguard Michael. It's not really that important but it's just odd.
WHY NOT A PERFECT 5?
The 'Dark Days' series is so much more than the story of Mira and Danaus. I did not like the feeling that some of the characters were disposable and just fodder for Mira’s emotional development. In the end, every paranormal race was having some major drama that was as legit and important as Mira’s issues. I don't understand how Ms. Drake can just walk away from the temptation to tell us more about the fate of the Bori and the werewolves. Each could probably become their own series. I don't feel those particular storylines were wrapped well. There were too many typos to ignore in the last 100 pages or so. It was a major distraction. I was reading the paperback so I was surprised. I expect these errors in ebooks but not print version.
February 4, 2015
The war is coming near between the naturi. Cynnia & Nyx need to form an army to bring down Aurora and bring peace to their endangered people. However, looking for allies ain't that easy. They need to convince Rowe, Mira, Barrett & Kane, leader of the animal clan to work together and join forces with them to finally put to an end to Aurora's madness.
After losing the people she holds dear, Mira still cannot grieve in peace. She is forced to fight in the war of the naturi and work with the people she wants to kill for the safety of her people. However, the war isn't the only thing she needs to take care of. Other than worrying about the war & the Great Awakening, Jabari is now making his move to eliminate her and her father is still using her as a pawn in his plans. Mira doesn't know if she could deal with everything and live to see another day.
I had some problems with the narration in this book. Nyx narrated a part of the story, mostly the naturi war. I was a little disgruntled that I needed to read about Nyx. I mean I don't even like her in the first place. Why do I have to read her thoughts now when she didn't really appear or narrate the in the first few books. I somehow think that the author used the easy way out by placing eyes in the naturi ranks to quicken up the pace of the story. I don't care about Nyx or Rowe! Also, the death of Aurora wasn't satisfying at all. I took me a longer time to actually finish this book because whenever it's Nyx talking I just stop reading.
As for the great part of the book, I'm so sad that Mira is leaving us. *sniff* *sniff* Mira managed to solve most of her problems here, the Daylight Coalition, Nick, Jabari, & naturi. I love the ending part because most of it is all about Mira & Danaus. You cannot deny that Mira is super kick-ass and smart. She managed to learn how to use her powers fully and solve her problems with her wit.
The other element that made this book worth reading, despite the narration of Nyx, is Danaus. I love Danaus here! He is so caring and supportive of Mira. He's not one of those men that limits the girl to protect her. Danaus is and will always love and support Mira. I just couldn't believe that the hard headed man could be this sweet. *swoon*
"Danaus told me to tell you that 'he will be your Rowe,' whatever that means"
-Adio (Burn the Night)
I just love this line! It's been so long since I quoted a book.
The sad part here is that Stefan and Valerio didn't really do much in this book. I wished they could have appeared more. Also, the Liege is a bit of a disappointment for me. He's not what I expected. All in all almost all the holes were filled. This is quite a nice book to end the series.
My journey with Dark Days has finally come to an end. I will miss Mira and Danaus so much. *cry*
PS: I would have given this 5 stars if only Nyx didn't narrate.
After losing the people she holds dear, Mira still cannot grieve in peace. She is forced to fight in the war of the naturi and work with the people she wants to kill for the safety of her people. However, the war isn't the only thing she needs to take care of. Other than worrying about the war & the Great Awakening, Jabari is now making his move to eliminate her and her father is still using her as a pawn in his plans. Mira doesn't know if she could deal with everything and live to see another day.
I had some problems with the narration in this book. Nyx narrated a part of the story, mostly the naturi war. I was a little disgruntled that I needed to read about Nyx. I mean I don't even like her in the first place. Why do I have to read her thoughts now when she didn't really appear or narrate the in the first few books. I somehow think that the author used the easy way out by placing eyes in the naturi ranks to quicken up the pace of the story. I don't care about Nyx or Rowe! Also, the death of Aurora wasn't satisfying at all. I took me a longer time to actually finish this book because whenever it's Nyx talking I just stop reading.
As for the great part of the book, I'm so sad that Mira is leaving us. *sniff* *sniff* Mira managed to solve most of her problems here, the Daylight Coalition, Nick, Jabari, & naturi. I love the ending part because most of it is all about Mira & Danaus. You cannot deny that Mira is super kick-ass and smart. She managed to learn how to use her powers fully and solve her problems with her wit.
The other element that made this book worth reading, despite the narration of Nyx, is Danaus. I love Danaus here! He is so caring and supportive of Mira. He's not one of those men that limits the girl to protect her. Danaus is and will always love and support Mira. I just couldn't believe that the hard headed man could be this sweet. *swoon*
"Danaus told me to tell you that 'he will be your Rowe,' whatever that means"
-Adio (Burn the Night)
I just love this line! It's been so long since I quoted a book.
The sad part here is that Stefan and Valerio didn't really do much in this book. I wished they could have appeared more. Also, the Liege is a bit of a disappointment for me. He's not what I expected. All in all almost all the holes were filled. This is quite a nice book to end the series.
My journey with Dark Days has finally come to an end. I will miss Mira and Danaus so much. *cry*
PS: I would have given this 5 stars if only Nyx didn't narrate.
February 28, 2013
“You cannot leave me. The world would never survive my wrath.” – Mira
The war with the naturi has come to a head and Mira must decide if her hatred for these creatures is stronger than her duty to protect her people and her city. She must make alliances’ with the very things she has been hunting for centuries. Then to make matters worse the day light collation, a society determined to rid the world of all its abominations has risen up and take matters into its own hands . Somehow they got information on several Lycanthrope packs and where they go on full moons and launched an attacked the local Lycan pack along with several others in the area. Mira must find a way to stop them before they expose them all to the world and an all-out man hunt starts coming for them. But none of this will matter if she can’t find a way to stop Nick her father, the god of chaos. Nick is determined to make Mira kill Danaus and the very powerful elder Jabari, her maker. Somehow if she completes this and becomes stronger it will help him regain his God like powers and reek chaos on the world once again. But if she fails he will turn her human and make her birth him a new child to start over with. Mira may have an ace up her sleeve; she must find the vampire leader he is old and powerful, he may be the only one who could help her to rid the world of Nicks presents. But she may not be willing to pay the price her liege is asking of her for his help.
This was the last book in this series. Honestly I thought it was the best book, there was a lot going on but Jocelynn managed it great. There was not a time that I got lost in the story. It was more like the more she throws at Mira the more exciting the book got.
The last two books I had started feeling sorry and started to like Rowe (the Naturi that helped capture and torture Mira) I thought it was weird, but I sometimes tend to like the bad guys for some reason but I really liked him in this book. The point a view switched back and forth from Nxy (the Naturi Queens sister) and Mira. At first I thought I wouldn’t like it but I did, I liked being able to see the war form the other side of the table and see their point of views. It made you understand them and like them better well at least some of them, the queen is still a horribly evil creature.
I love the relationship between Danaus and Mira it has grown in to a very strong bond. I love how much she cares for him. I do not like that she is ashamed of what she is because of him. She hides her feedings and feeds less to accommodate him, I think he would adapt he loves her too much to give her up over something so trivial.
The ending was very well done and it wrapped it all up the best it could. I think the last two book are the best in the series and I’m sad to see that it is done I would love to see more of Rowe and Nyx , I just got to know them.
**Athenna**
The war with the naturi has come to a head and Mira must decide if her hatred for these creatures is stronger than her duty to protect her people and her city. She must make alliances’ with the very things she has been hunting for centuries. Then to make matters worse the day light collation, a society determined to rid the world of all its abominations has risen up and take matters into its own hands . Somehow they got information on several Lycanthrope packs and where they go on full moons and launched an attacked the local Lycan pack along with several others in the area. Mira must find a way to stop them before they expose them all to the world and an all-out man hunt starts coming for them. But none of this will matter if she can’t find a way to stop Nick her father, the god of chaos. Nick is determined to make Mira kill Danaus and the very powerful elder Jabari, her maker. Somehow if she completes this and becomes stronger it will help him regain his God like powers and reek chaos on the world once again. But if she fails he will turn her human and make her birth him a new child to start over with. Mira may have an ace up her sleeve; she must find the vampire leader he is old and powerful, he may be the only one who could help her to rid the world of Nicks presents. But she may not be willing to pay the price her liege is asking of her for his help.
This was the last book in this series. Honestly I thought it was the best book, there was a lot going on but Jocelynn managed it great. There was not a time that I got lost in the story. It was more like the more she throws at Mira the more exciting the book got.
The last two books I had started feeling sorry and started to like Rowe (the Naturi that helped capture and torture Mira) I thought it was weird, but I sometimes tend to like the bad guys for some reason but I really liked him in this book. The point a view switched back and forth from Nxy (the Naturi Queens sister) and Mira. At first I thought I wouldn’t like it but I did, I liked being able to see the war form the other side of the table and see their point of views. It made you understand them and like them better well at least some of them, the queen is still a horribly evil creature.
I love the relationship between Danaus and Mira it has grown in to a very strong bond. I love how much she cares for him. I do not like that she is ashamed of what she is because of him. She hides her feedings and feeds less to accommodate him, I think he would adapt he loves her too much to give her up over something so trivial.
The ending was very well done and it wrapped it all up the best it could. I think the last two book are the best in the series and I’m sad to see that it is done I would love to see more of Rowe and Nyx , I just got to know them.
**Athenna**
August 1, 2012
I will confess right up front I am not fond of first-person narrative, but I put my prejudice behind me and plowed forward. Also have not read a Urban Fantasy before, or any books by Jocelynn Drake. To say I was lost and not in a good way is an understatement. This is one book of a multi-book series and I was coming in blind. Also the book at the beginning bounces back and forth between two female characters, Nyx and Mira which just stoked my confusion more. This is not a stand-alone book, I assure you. I wish my ARC had a glossary, it would have helped.
It is to Jocelynn Drake's writing and storytelling skills that after a shaky start, I found myself well immersed in this clever world she created. Switching to Nyx's point of view ran smoother for me once I realized who was who. Nyx is out recruiting to back her sister Cynnia as Queen, as war seems imminent, Mira finds herself drawn into this conflict.
There are all sorts of creatures in this world who hold various meetings that are held in dark woods between the factions where unholy alliances are formed in order to fight the naturi, who are out to destroy and take over the earth. After all these meetings, the book kicks into high gear. Essentially, this is a battle for power,
Mira is involved with a sexy vampire Danaus, and their heated encounters are hot and steamy. I am partial to sexy vampires anyway, and Danaus fills that role in spades. I thought there wasn't much sex in Urban Fantasy, if this the exception, than it worked.
There were other characters that intrigued me as well, (Like Rowe and Barrett) so much so I will be going back to check out the other books in this series.I especially loved the Werewolves.
Mira was a fine heroine, tragedy in her past, determined and intelligent, brave and can hold her own in a fight. The firewalker angle is a great touch as well. Considering her father is some Satan type entity, she manages to be compassionate in her way and loyal to her friends and loved ones. I really liked her.
Since this is the last book in the series, I can't really give too much away, but it seems things are wrapped up nicely, it was a great ride. And for someone who was thrown into the deep end of pool, not knowing what was going on or who all the factions/characters were, I managed to tread in the water adequately and enjoyed the experience while I did.
I am sure those readers who have been following this series will be best pleased with this conclusion.
3.5 stars out of 4 for the book
It is to Jocelynn Drake's writing and storytelling skills that after a shaky start, I found myself well immersed in this clever world she created. Switching to Nyx's point of view ran smoother for me once I realized who was who. Nyx is out recruiting to back her sister Cynnia as Queen, as war seems imminent, Mira finds herself drawn into this conflict.
There are all sorts of creatures in this world who hold various meetings that are held in dark woods between the factions where unholy alliances are formed in order to fight the naturi, who are out to destroy and take over the earth. After all these meetings, the book kicks into high gear. Essentially, this is a battle for power,
Mira is involved with a sexy vampire Danaus, and their heated encounters are hot and steamy. I am partial to sexy vampires anyway, and Danaus fills that role in spades. I thought there wasn't much sex in Urban Fantasy, if this the exception, than it worked.
There were other characters that intrigued me as well, (Like Rowe and Barrett) so much so I will be going back to check out the other books in this series.I especially loved the Werewolves.
Mira was a fine heroine, tragedy in her past, determined and intelligent, brave and can hold her own in a fight. The firewalker angle is a great touch as well. Considering her father is some Satan type entity, she manages to be compassionate in her way and loyal to her friends and loved ones. I really liked her.
Since this is the last book in the series, I can't really give too much away, but it seems things are wrapped up nicely, it was a great ride. And for someone who was thrown into the deep end of pool, not knowing what was going on or who all the factions/characters were, I managed to tread in the water adequately and enjoyed the experience while I did.
I am sure those readers who have been following this series will be best pleased with this conclusion.
3.5 stars out of 4 for the book
December 27, 2012
Originally published on my blog, My Urban Fantasies
Burn The Night is the final book in the Dark Days series. While I am sad to see the series end, at least it went out with a bang. Burn The Night starts roughly 4 months after Wait For Dusk ends. Yes, before you even ask Mira and Danaus are still together. We'll get back to that in a little bit. When I first started reading the book I was confused as hell. Burn The Night start's from Nyx's point of view. I know what your thinking, not again, not on the last book. Relax. The point of view switches between Nyx and Mira, with Mira receiving the majority face time. It was written beautifully and switches seamlessly between Mira and Nyx. There are no awkward moments where you have to stop and figure out where you are and who is talking. I actually liked reading part of the book from Nyx's point of view. You get to learn more about the naturi, why Nyx is close to one sister and not the other, and we even get a glimpse of who Rowe is through her eyes.
I was worried before I started this book. There were a lot of loose ends to tie up and I had no idea how Drake was going to accomplish this. Turned out I worried for nothing, it was mind blowing. Jocelynn Drake wrapped up every major loose end and left us with enough information to figure out the minor loose ends without overwhelming us with needless information. Some of the loose ends that were tied up include the naturi, Jabari, Nicolai, the Daylight Coalition, Nick, Rowe, Ryan, the Great Awakening, Soga Clan vampires, and the introduction of Our Liege. Like I said mind blowing. The only question I can think of is What happened to Michael's body? I do not remember reading what happened to it. If I missed it somebody please let me know where it is in the book.
I adored Mira and Danaus' relationship in Burn The Night. They actually behaved like adults. The snarky banter is still there, thank God, and they still fight, but at least Mira and Danaus are actually talking now. You get to see how much they love each other, that their relationship is based on more than angry wall sex. That scene was really hot by the way, it's in Wait For Dusk. As for Mira and Danaus' "Happily Ever After," well I guess you'll have to read the book to see what happens.
December 15, 2014
Burn the Night finally delivers the epic battle that the previous books have been building toward! The naturi who wish to stick to the old ways are finally ready to step out of the shadows, led by their queen, Aurora. Meanwhile, her siblings are busy gathering their own army against her. Of course, this second group has no chance of winning unless they can establish a truce with the rest of the supernatural community, which means convincing Mira. Luckily, Mira wants this war to end, and with as many survivors as possible. If that means work side by side with her once enemies, then so be it. Some other nightwalkers call treason, but once the attacks begin, there's no stopping it.
All of the "small" plots are brought together in Burn the Night. Mira is not only leading the nightwalkers and lycanthropes into battle with the naturi, but she has to face off with her former mentor, Jabari. She's also visited several times by Nick and needs a plan to deal with him. We finally get to meet the mysterious Our Liege, which I found kind of anticlimactic. He seemed quite normal to me, and isn't that important to the plot until the final chapter. Of course, the romance between Mira and Danaus continues to grow. I love them!
Burn the Night is also told from dual POV. It starts off with Nyx as she's trying to convince other naturi to join their cause. I kind of liked this, since we got see how the naturi aren't all bad first hand. But, again, Nyx has the exact same voice as Mira. I don't think the author's strength is distinguishing her narrators. However, it was always clear who was speaking, since the first line of the chapter would have some kind of reference unique to either Mira or Nyx. This dual POV added some extra nerves for me, since I was worried that Mira might get killed, since the story could continue without her.
In the end, Burn the Night was a great finish to the series. It did drag a bit in places, and I'm still not convinced that Nyx's perspective was entirely needed. It was definitely action packed and there's plenty of steamy romance that the rest of the series was lacking! All in all, Dark Days is a fantastic Urban Fantasy series and has earned Jocelynn Drake a new fan.
Read more of my reviews at Pinkindle Reads & Reviews.
All of the "small" plots are brought together in Burn the Night. Mira is not only leading the nightwalkers and lycanthropes into battle with the naturi, but she has to face off with her former mentor, Jabari. She's also visited several times by Nick and needs a plan to deal with him. We finally get to meet the mysterious Our Liege, which I found kind of anticlimactic. He seemed quite normal to me, and isn't that important to the plot until the final chapter. Of course, the romance between Mira and Danaus continues to grow. I love them!
Burn the Night is also told from dual POV. It starts off with Nyx as she's trying to convince other naturi to join their cause. I kind of liked this, since we got see how the naturi aren't all bad first hand. But, again, Nyx has the exact same voice as Mira. I don't think the author's strength is distinguishing her narrators. However, it was always clear who was speaking, since the first line of the chapter would have some kind of reference unique to either Mira or Nyx. This dual POV added some extra nerves for me, since I was worried that Mira might get killed, since the story could continue without her.
In the end, Burn the Night was a great finish to the series. It did drag a bit in places, and I'm still not convinced that Nyx's perspective was entirely needed. It was definitely action packed and there's plenty of steamy romance that the rest of the series was lacking! All in all, Dark Days is a fantastic Urban Fantasy series and has earned Jocelynn Drake a new fan.
Read more of my reviews at Pinkindle Reads & Reviews.
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