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When Dr. Dakota Sevion is drawn to his mate Nishon Moore at the hospital where he works, he is overjoyed, even though Nishon has a son, Isaiah, who is a forziq, which is an instant death sentence and someone from the past is determined to kill them all.
Dakota Sevion loves being the Chief of Surgery at Gelreen Memorial Hospital, because he has unlimited access to blood which is good for him as an unmated vampire. When he's called to the ER for an emergency his life changes forever.
Nishon "Nimo" Moore is a single father of three year old Isaiah, a very special little boy, and when Nimo rushes to the hospital because Isaiah has been hurt he ends up meeting Dakota and finding out that vampires are real. He doesn't handle it well, which isn't good for Dakota who will die from starvation if their mating isn't consummated soon. But that isn't the only problem. Someone from the past is set on killing them all.
Dakota Sevion loves being the Chief of Surgery at Gelreen Memorial Hospital, because he has unlimited access to blood which is good for him as an unmated vampire. When he's called to the ER for an emergency his life changes forever.
Nishon "Nimo" Moore is a single father of three year old Isaiah, a very special little boy, and when Nimo rushes to the hospital because Isaiah has been hurt he ends up meeting Dakota and finding out that vampires are real. He doesn't handle it well, which isn't good for Dakota who will die from starvation if their mating isn't consummated soon. But that isn't the only problem. Someone from the past is set on killing them all.
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Vicktor Alexander
55 books341 followersVicktor Alexander “Vic” wrote his first story at the age of 10 about his youngest sister and her destruction of the world…with her breath. Much to his youngest sister’s dismay the story was a hit and became the first story of a series all dealing with the planets that were destroyed by his siblings and their strange quirks and body odors. Vic now enjoys writing about shifters, humanoids, cowboys, firemen, rent boys, fairies, elves, dancers, doctors, Doms, Subs, and anything else that catches his fancy, all sexy men falling in love with each other and having lots of naughty, dirty, man-on-man sex. Author of the best-selling series, The Tate Pack, Vic is a huge fan of the “happily-ever-after” ending. But while his characters all ride off into the proverbial sunset, all sexually satisfied and in love, they all bear the scars of fighting for that love, just like in real life. Out and proud, Vic does not believe that love only comes in one form, one race, one gender and that not only is gender fluid, by sexuality as well. Vic loves to make people laugh and when he’s not writing, or rather, procrastinating in writing, he’s reading, playing the Sims 3, hanging out with his very supportive adopted family, talking to his adopted daughter, whom he affectionately calls "Chipmunk", seeking the man or men who can handle his crazy, stressful, soap opera-esque life and being distracted from his writing by drooling over pictures of John Barrowman, Scott Hoying, Charlie David and Shemar Moore.
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July 23, 2016
A Hearts On Fire Review
TWO & A HALF HEARTS--College professor Nishon "Nimo" Moore 's 3 year old son, Isaiah "Zay" Moore hurts himself and is brought to the local hospital in Mississippi. There he meets Dr. Dakota Sevion, a vampire and also his mate. Nimo has hang ups about being disowned from his family but he has his baby Zay and his flock of friends to lean on. Dr. Dakota has his gang of Mack truck sized gay brothers (all 10 of them) that are doctors or somehow involved with the town's hospital to help pass the time. While wading through the sea of characters, the mates fall in love and try to battle an evil presence that has an eye of the super special Zay. His talent can be discovered in "Dakota".
I like the idea of this story, a single father who finds out he's a mate of a vampire. The simple plot of just that without the added extra is fun to read about.
However, this story is over saturated with too of everything to fully enjoy the plot of a human/vampire relationship.
The issues:
- Too many characters. Unless a family tree or character list is included in the next book from this series, it's too much to keep a track of. Everyone's having a bushel of babies! Dakota has 10 brothers...who are all gay including Dakota (suspend your reality with me) and 3 sisters. All of the Sevion brothers are named after states...and everyone of the brothers are described from looks, to secret talents, to their jobs, wants, etc.
Do you see the issue? About half of this story is unnecessary descriptions of secondary characters. And Nimo has a gaggle of friends that I stopped counting after #3 because his community of friends, students, acquaintances had a herd of children (some with cutesy names) to also keep track of.
It was like reading the Duggars: Light Paranormal style. Too many characters. Not enough paranormal aspect given.
- Cutesy kid - Isaiah is 3 years old going on 30. The switching from cutesy speak to an advanced vocabulary and the continuous flip flop was distracting. "Vampyiuh"? Then he comes out with adult logic in the next sentence? I'm not even going to touch the flip flopping of adult characters trying to not swear around "Zay" and then say f@ck around him etc in the next sentence. Or the matching outfits? Really? Matching outfits and the long descriptions of said outfits and accessories?
- Which leads me to me other issue - the many, many descriptions of everything from the school of characters, clothing and hair, rooms and other objects is so heavy. This story is too indulgent on the unnecessary items. About half of the story is on things or people other than the main characters. It could have been edited out
- Which also brings up the need for editing - a lot of the long points were repeated or the characters forget they said the exact point in earlier parts of the book. Another issue is the dialogue, sometimes the characters were long winded, you'd need a second pair of lungs to talk that much in one sentence. Parts read unnatural for a person to say. An example the "Gwandma" is using a Romanian term of endearment, why would she explain in her dialogue what she just said to her son in English? Who is she explaining it to? The reader or her son who is fluent?
- There's telling instead of showing. And so much emphasis was put in the materialistic aspect (everyone's extremely rich, yo' - millions are farted out like gas) of the story the paranormal part got buried. I forgot Dakota was a vampire with how human he acted if it wasn't for a fang mentioned here or there. The minor country that is the Sevion brothers are easily mated with Nimo's stable of beautiful gay friends whom I assume will star in 10 more books of this series? *gulps*
And the story after 70%? It went from steady decline into the brick wall. Even reading about the couple started to make me cringe. So much unbelievable plot twists, the dramatics, hysterics, choppy flashbacks...*smh*
I wanted to love this story. I truly did.
But under all of the soap opera issues, the trickle of Nimo and Dakota before they mated was the best part, and the story's saving grace. I'd probably read the next book. But it's a one way pass for me, if book #2 continues the same problems from book #1, I'm out and over this series.
TWO & A HALF HEARTS--College professor Nishon "Nimo" Moore 's 3 year old son, Isaiah "Zay" Moore hurts himself and is brought to the local hospital in Mississippi. There he meets Dr. Dakota Sevion, a vampire and also his mate. Nimo has hang ups about being disowned from his family but he has his baby Zay and his flock of friends to lean on. Dr. Dakota has his gang of Mack truck sized gay brothers (all 10 of them) that are doctors or somehow involved with the town's hospital to help pass the time. While wading through the sea of characters, the mates fall in love and try to battle an evil presence that has an eye of the super special Zay. His talent can be discovered in "Dakota".
I like the idea of this story, a single father who finds out he's a mate of a vampire. The simple plot of just that without the added extra is fun to read about.
However, this story is over saturated with too of everything to fully enjoy the plot of a human/vampire relationship.
The issues:
- Too many characters. Unless a family tree or character list is included in the next book from this series, it's too much to keep a track of. Everyone's having a bushel of babies! Dakota has 10 brothers...who are all gay including Dakota (suspend your reality with me) and 3 sisters. All of the Sevion brothers are named after states...and everyone of the brothers are described from looks, to secret talents, to their jobs, wants, etc.
Do you see the issue? About half of this story is unnecessary descriptions of secondary characters. And Nimo has a gaggle of friends that I stopped counting after #3 because his community of friends, students, acquaintances had a herd of children (some with cutesy names) to also keep track of.
It was like reading the Duggars: Light Paranormal style. Too many characters. Not enough paranormal aspect given.
- Cutesy kid - Isaiah is 3 years old going on 30. The switching from cutesy speak to an advanced vocabulary and the continuous flip flop was distracting. "Vampyiuh"? Then he comes out with adult logic in the next sentence? I'm not even going to touch the flip flopping of adult characters trying to not swear around "Zay" and then say f@ck around him etc in the next sentence. Or the matching outfits? Really? Matching outfits and the long descriptions of said outfits and accessories?
- Which leads me to me other issue - the many, many descriptions of everything from the school of characters, clothing and hair, rooms and other objects is so heavy. This story is too indulgent on the unnecessary items. About half of the story is on things or people other than the main characters. It could have been edited out
- Which also brings up the need for editing - a lot of the long points were repeated or the characters forget they said the exact point in earlier parts of the book. Another issue is the dialogue, sometimes the characters were long winded, you'd need a second pair of lungs to talk that much in one sentence. Parts read unnatural for a person to say. An example the "Gwandma" is using a Romanian term of endearment, why would she explain in her dialogue what she just said to her son in English? Who is she explaining it to? The reader or her son who is fluent?
- There's telling instead of showing. And so much emphasis was put in the materialistic aspect (everyone's extremely rich, yo' - millions are farted out like gas) of the story the paranormal part got buried. I forgot Dakota was a vampire with how human he acted if it wasn't for a fang mentioned here or there. The minor country that is the Sevion brothers are easily mated with Nimo's stable of beautiful gay friends whom I assume will star in 10 more books of this series? *gulps*
And the story after 70%? It went from steady decline into the brick wall. Even reading about the couple started to make me cringe. So much unbelievable plot twists, the dramatics, hysterics, choppy flashbacks...*smh*
I wanted to love this story. I truly did.
But under all of the soap opera issues, the trickle of Nimo and Dakota before they mated was the best part, and the story's saving grace. I'd probably read the next book. But it's a one way pass for me, if book #2 continues the same problems from book #1, I'm out and over this series.
August 9, 2019
2.5 Stars
Once this book got going it wasn’t too bad, unfortunately it took quite awhile for the author to loosen up and not sound so stiff and robotic...
Seriously all the highlighted passages were in the first 5%
Nimo chuckled. “It’s no problem. I’m Nishon Moore, but everyone calls me Nimo, and this is my son, Isaiah Moore. I call him Zay. He’s three and his daycare called me to tell me that he fell and cut his forehead on the teacher’s desk.”
Pretty sure only elementary school teachers that are teaching kid how to read and write speak in sentences like that....
“That is because of the piece of wood from the teacher’s desk. It has lodged itself inside of the wound some way and because it’s preventing it from bleeding, I suspect that it might be buried into the lining of his brain, and that chips of the wood might even be lodged in his brain. That’s why I was called. I’m going to have to cut it out, which is going to cause it to bleed and then flush out the wound so that I can get a better look and make sure that it’s not something more serious than just being beneath the skin as the X-rays show.
That sentence is just a mess....
Or the way Nimo’s slim fingers were wrapped around the bedrail of his son’s bed and what they could possibly look like wrapped around Dakota’s fat cock. Instead he thought about cutting into the flesh of Isaiah’s forehead to pry out the chunk of wood that was embedded within it in order to pry it out.
I love smut... love it. Fat cocks??? Even better... But how does someone think it’s even appropriate or sexy to have those sentences right next to each other.... I mean the kid, 3 years old btw, is on his way to surgery...
Carolina may have been much older than Dakota but they were extremely close, almost as if they were twins. Both of them were built like linebackers, and had in fact played football together at UNC, before Carolina had gone off to medical school first, Dakota going to a different medical school years later.
How is some MUCH older than someone else but also go to high school together, and move onto medical school while only being a year apart... it’s madness I tell you!!!
Honestly I almost called it quits right there but the the writing ended up evening out continuing at a nice, not so horrible pace. But still o really should have called it quits while I could. The story in it self was good and enjoyable it’s just the writing you have to get around to enjoy it.
I also couldn’t help but imagine the accents from Hotel Transylvania being used every time they said “Dakotavich” .... just saying...
Once this book got going it wasn’t too bad, unfortunately it took quite awhile for the author to loosen up and not sound so stiff and robotic...
Seriously all the highlighted passages were in the first 5%
Nimo chuckled. “It’s no problem. I’m Nishon Moore, but everyone calls me Nimo, and this is my son, Isaiah Moore. I call him Zay. He’s three and his daycare called me to tell me that he fell and cut his forehead on the teacher’s desk.”
Pretty sure only elementary school teachers that are teaching kid how to read and write speak in sentences like that....
“That is because of the piece of wood from the teacher’s desk. It has lodged itself inside of the wound some way and because it’s preventing it from bleeding, I suspect that it might be buried into the lining of his brain, and that chips of the wood might even be lodged in his brain. That’s why I was called. I’m going to have to cut it out, which is going to cause it to bleed and then flush out the wound so that I can get a better look and make sure that it’s not something more serious than just being beneath the skin as the X-rays show.
That sentence is just a mess....
Or the way Nimo’s slim fingers were wrapped around the bedrail of his son’s bed and what they could possibly look like wrapped around Dakota’s fat cock. Instead he thought about cutting into the flesh of Isaiah’s forehead to pry out the chunk of wood that was embedded within it in order to pry it out.
I love smut... love it. Fat cocks??? Even better... But how does someone think it’s even appropriate or sexy to have those sentences right next to each other.... I mean the kid, 3 years old btw, is on his way to surgery...
Carolina may have been much older than Dakota but they were extremely close, almost as if they were twins. Both of them were built like linebackers, and had in fact played football together at UNC, before Carolina had gone off to medical school first, Dakota going to a different medical school years later.
How is some MUCH older than someone else but also go to high school together, and move onto medical school while only being a year apart... it’s madness I tell you!!!
Honestly I almost called it quits right there but the the writing ended up evening out continuing at a nice, not so horrible pace. But still o really should have called it quits while I could. The story in it self was good and enjoyable it’s just the writing you have to get around to enjoy it.
I also couldn’t help but imagine the accents from Hotel Transylvania being used every time they said “Dakotavich” .... just saying...
March 5, 2015
****Reviewed for Prism Book Alliance****
My first thoughts when I finished Dakota was “how could you end it that way!!! Poor Michigan!” However, I should talk about Dakota and Nimo and this new world first! I just want to say though, the cover does not come close to how I picture either of our MC’s.
So, a new take on vampires and other paranormal creatures involves new rules and lore surrounding them. In this incarnation, soul mates–called sufletul pereche–once met, have just two weeks to bond before the vampire(s) starve and go insane. Humans can be mates, but don’t have knowledge of vampires existence. There are, however, some humans (called forziqs) who can see who is vampire or werewolf and can tell who their mates will be. These people are feared and traditionally killed when found out. Dakota meets Nimo and finds out Nimo’s son is a forziq.
Although there is definite chemistry and attraction between Dakota and Nimo, there isn’t insta-love. In fact, Nimo rejects Dakota to begin with, causing quite a mess. I appreciated that Dakota worked to get Nimo’s love, though bonding and sex came before the feelings. As far as Isaiah is concerned, I found his dialog was a little beyond that of a three year old but found his speech cute and it helped keep in mind he was a child; without it he would have sounded too grown up. I liked how the whole Sevion family stuck together through all the conflict with the villain. There was a good commentary on loyalty, blood and family.
The story was fast paced with a decent plot, though there were a few things that threw me out of the story. I don’t want to spoil anything so I won’t mention them here, but they weren’t anything I couldn’t see past.
Over all, there are an abundance of characters that will keep the series in books for awhile as all of Dakota’s 9 brothers are gay as well. Bottom line, if you like big, smart, wealthy vampires, children and a good old villain to fight against, you should enjoy this series–just don’t read the epilogue of book 1 until you have book 2 in your hands!!
My first thoughts when I finished Dakota was “how could you end it that way!!! Poor Michigan!” However, I should talk about Dakota and Nimo and this new world first! I just want to say though, the cover does not come close to how I picture either of our MC’s.
So, a new take on vampires and other paranormal creatures involves new rules and lore surrounding them. In this incarnation, soul mates–called sufletul pereche–once met, have just two weeks to bond before the vampire(s) starve and go insane. Humans can be mates, but don’t have knowledge of vampires existence. There are, however, some humans (called forziqs) who can see who is vampire or werewolf and can tell who their mates will be. These people are feared and traditionally killed when found out. Dakota meets Nimo and finds out Nimo’s son is a forziq.
Although there is definite chemistry and attraction between Dakota and Nimo, there isn’t insta-love. In fact, Nimo rejects Dakota to begin with, causing quite a mess. I appreciated that Dakota worked to get Nimo’s love, though bonding and sex came before the feelings. As far as Isaiah is concerned, I found his dialog was a little beyond that of a three year old but found his speech cute and it helped keep in mind he was a child; without it he would have sounded too grown up. I liked how the whole Sevion family stuck together through all the conflict with the villain. There was a good commentary on loyalty, blood and family.
The story was fast paced with a decent plot, though there were a few things that threw me out of the story. I don’t want to spoil anything so I won’t mention them here, but they weren’t anything I couldn’t see past.
Over all, there are an abundance of characters that will keep the series in books for awhile as all of Dakota’s 9 brothers are gay as well. Bottom line, if you like big, smart, wealthy vampires, children and a good old villain to fight against, you should enjoy this series–just don’t read the epilogue of book 1 until you have book 2 in your hands!!
April 16, 2014
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The Sevion Brotherhood: Dakota is the first installment to what could fast become an addiction for me. This first book is about the youngest of the brood: Dakota. Named after the state he was either conceived or born in like the rest of his brothers, he is a born vampire from a long and illustrious family line straight out of the history of Romania. His parents raised him and his brothers to be loving, caring and scary vamps who look out for each other within the family. So of course, we get this huge hunk of a vamp who is also a surgeon. When he is asked to assess a little boy in the E.R. he never expected to find his sufletul pereche, his soul mate, in the father. Now, he has right about two weeks to seal the bond of mates or he can turn rogue, commit mass blood-sucking murder and be put down. No pressure!
Nimo Moores is professor of mythology in a University, comes from an affluent family, a single father and gay. Never imagining this trip to the E.R., where his son was lying hurt, would bring him up close and personal with the sexiest and biggest Chief of Surgery male specimen. Or that he would be a vampire's mate. Never did he imagine his son, Isaiah, would be something more than the lovable and super intelligent little boy that he is. Or that their lives would be in danger from those he considered the bane of his existence: his parents.
As first installments go, this one does a great deal of informing readers of the who, what, where, why and how of this fictional world. So readers are given glimpses of the nine brothers of Dakota who are sure to have their own books in the future. We are introduced to the big, bad rogue vampire who is set to destroy the Sevion bloodline and their mates, providing the drama and angst to the plot. What I like about this book is the action. The blood. The gore. The shifting. The monsters. The graphicness of it all. It just provided me with that sense of satisfaction when the vamps defeat their enemies and - maybe I am just bloodthirsty. As for the erotic content, well, let's just say that the author has managed to yet again create the erotic read we all love to read and dream about.
After waiting for so long. After being teased for some time. Vicktor Alexander finally releases his latest series of men who growl and bite and are just plain lovable, huggable beary-vampires. Needless to say, I am one happy camper here. I get my Alexander dose of paranormal loving.
BUT!
growlinggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrowling...... Vicktor Alexander! You are an evil, evil man!
Now I have to wait it out till the next installments! No thanks to that ending!
Is it bad of me to be so impatient for the release of the next books?
Well, for those of you who are thinking what this may be all about, just pick this up and READ!
The Sevion Brotherhood: Dakota is the first installment to what could fast become an addiction for me. This first book is about the youngest of the brood: Dakota. Named after the state he was either conceived or born in like the rest of his brothers, he is a born vampire from a long and illustrious family line straight out of the history of Romania. His parents raised him and his brothers to be loving, caring and scary vamps who look out for each other within the family. So of course, we get this huge hunk of a vamp who is also a surgeon. When he is asked to assess a little boy in the E.R. he never expected to find his sufletul pereche, his soul mate, in the father. Now, he has right about two weeks to seal the bond of mates or he can turn rogue, commit mass blood-sucking murder and be put down. No pressure!
Nimo Moores is professor of mythology in a University, comes from an affluent family, a single father and gay. Never imagining this trip to the E.R., where his son was lying hurt, would bring him up close and personal with the sexiest and biggest Chief of Surgery male specimen. Or that he would be a vampire's mate. Never did he imagine his son, Isaiah, would be something more than the lovable and super intelligent little boy that he is. Or that their lives would be in danger from those he considered the bane of his existence: his parents.
As first installments go, this one does a great deal of informing readers of the who, what, where, why and how of this fictional world. So readers are given glimpses of the nine brothers of Dakota who are sure to have their own books in the future. We are introduced to the big, bad rogue vampire who is set to destroy the Sevion bloodline and their mates, providing the drama and angst to the plot. What I like about this book is the action. The blood. The gore. The shifting. The monsters. The graphicness of it all. It just provided me with that sense of satisfaction when the vamps defeat their enemies and - maybe I am just bloodthirsty. As for the erotic content, well, let's just say that the author has managed to yet again create the erotic read we all love to read and dream about.
After waiting for so long. After being teased for some time. Vicktor Alexander finally releases his latest series of men who growl and bite and are just plain lovable, huggable beary-vampires. Needless to say, I am one happy camper here. I get my Alexander dose of paranormal loving.
BUT!
growlinggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrowling...... Vicktor Alexander! You are an evil, evil man!
Now I have to wait it out till the next installments! No thanks to that ending!
Is it bad of me to be so impatient for the release of the next books?
Well, for those of you who are thinking what this may be all about, just pick this up and READ!
August 13, 2017
A little too far fetched for me...seriously 10 sons and all of them are gay? I'm not buying it. But then again vampires aren't real either so who am I to complain. I liked the premise of the story, not so much the execution. It's a light read, perfect for a lazy day.
May 1, 2017
2.5 stars rounded down
Holy run on sentences Batman. The writing just wasn't good in this. In addition to the run on sentences, there was lots and lots of telling. At one point I wrote, "Holy cow! Stop describing everything in list fashion. Tell me about sounds and smells and beauty and ugliness or shut the hell up. This is boring." Later I said, "Way too much describing. I don't need to know what each of his gajillion brothers looks like and what his job and personality are." Still later I wrote, "I also don't want to know about each person that has found their mates in the course of this book in Nimo's circle of friends, who these mates are, and their interests and quirks. Save some surprises for the other books." You know it's bad when I browbeat myself to death over it.
There were lots of things that were stupid, offensive, or just didn't make sense. Like how each brother is named after the state they were conceived in but the twins have names from different parts of the country. That someone couldn't be a nerd because he was too big. That's asinine. Because their sisters are girls, they couldn't keep the family name going with birth children but the gay men could with partners who had children conceived before the couple even met? A woman does not have to take a man's name and I just looked carefully at the form you fill out for the birth certificate and there was no place that says that you have to give your child your own or your partner's last name. I really doubt that's different in other parts of the country. It's not true in Australia, either, not that this takes place there, but my point is that it's common enough that people should know this. (My daughter who was my foster daughter who I took guardianship of but wasn't able to adopt, just gave her baby her last name and my last name hyphenated. She isn't even allowed to put the father's name on the birth certificate without a paternity agreement since they aren't married.)
More lack of originality: Of course the vampires have black hair and are Romanian. The zombies are just renamed thralls. Of course the mom is sweet until her family is threatened and then she's that sweet turned bear short woman trope and she does all the cooking and cleaning for this huge family--all adults--and it must be okay because they respect her for it. I'd be okay with that if there were any other powerful females who weren't evil. I don't like Nimo's hatred of his kinky hair or calling his parents racist because they were snobs about the race in power (whites) or making the bad people on the book rich black social climbers. The one not racist thing was that the black people are also wealthy and educated. I find this racist stuff weird since the author is black.
I'm not sure why but the sex is boring. Too slow? No passion? No...there is some... Maybe it's my mood or the fact that the rest of the book is so slow moving from the excessive descriptions of clothing that I just have no patience anymore.
There are some redeeming moments like that there's danger and peril, which I desperately want in my books, but there was no follow through so it fell flat. The author is not just a Doctor Who fan but a Torchwood fan, too, as well as Firefly, which makes him VERY cool in my book. And later, it turns out that the perfect parents weren't perfect! That helps a lot. But then everything is summed up all pat, everyone agreeing on the new upheaval to their lives without a second thought which is ludicrous no matter how much you love your family. Things would not go smoothly.
There was one question that wasn't answered despite all the telling, telling, telling, but it's the one that has me even considering reading further in this series. I figure I've been told so much about everyone, I can't be told again, right? Anyway, the question is,
Holy run on sentences Batman. The writing just wasn't good in this. In addition to the run on sentences, there was lots and lots of telling. At one point I wrote, "Holy cow! Stop describing everything in list fashion. Tell me about sounds and smells and beauty and ugliness or shut the hell up. This is boring." Later I said, "Way too much describing. I don't need to know what each of his gajillion brothers looks like and what his job and personality are." Still later I wrote, "I also don't want to know about each person that has found their mates in the course of this book in Nimo's circle of friends, who these mates are, and their interests and quirks. Save some surprises for the other books." You know it's bad when I browbeat myself to death over it.
There were lots of things that were stupid, offensive, or just didn't make sense. Like how each brother is named after the state they were conceived in but the twins have names from different parts of the country. That someone couldn't be a nerd because he was too big. That's asinine. Because their sisters are girls, they couldn't keep the family name going with birth children but the gay men could with partners who had children conceived before the couple even met? A woman does not have to take a man's name and I just looked carefully at the form you fill out for the birth certificate and there was no place that says that you have to give your child your own or your partner's last name. I really doubt that's different in other parts of the country. It's not true in Australia, either, not that this takes place there, but my point is that it's common enough that people should know this. (My daughter who was my foster daughter who I took guardianship of but wasn't able to adopt, just gave her baby her last name and my last name hyphenated. She isn't even allowed to put the father's name on the birth certificate without a paternity agreement since they aren't married.)
More lack of originality: Of course the vampires have black hair and are Romanian. The zombies are just renamed thralls. Of course the mom is sweet until her family is threatened and then she's that sweet turned bear short woman trope and she does all the cooking and cleaning for this huge family--all adults--and it must be okay because they respect her for it. I'd be okay with that if there were any other powerful females who weren't evil. I don't like Nimo's hatred of his kinky hair or calling his parents racist because they were snobs about the race in power (whites) or making the bad people on the book rich black social climbers. The one not racist thing was that the black people are also wealthy and educated. I find this racist stuff weird since the author is black.
I'm not sure why but the sex is boring. Too slow? No passion? No...there is some... Maybe it's my mood or the fact that the rest of the book is so slow moving from the excessive descriptions of clothing that I just have no patience anymore.
There are some redeeming moments like that there's danger and peril, which I desperately want in my books, but there was no follow through so it fell flat. The author is not just a Doctor Who fan but a Torchwood fan, too, as well as Firefly, which makes him VERY cool in my book. And later, it turns out that the perfect parents weren't perfect! That helps a lot. But then everything is summed up all pat, everyone agreeing on the new upheaval to their lives without a second thought which is ludicrous no matter how much you love your family. Things would not go smoothly.
There was one question that wasn't answered despite all the telling, telling, telling, but it's the one that has me even considering reading further in this series. I figure I've been told so much about everyone, I can't be told again, right? Anyway, the question is,
January 21, 2016
Dakota is the story of Dakota Sevion and his mate, Nishon ‘Nimo’ Moore, who has a son Isiah, also known as ‘Zay.’ The story is told in told in third person through the eyes of both Dakota and Nimo.
April 17, 2014
Another great book Vic, I really liked everything about this new book. They way the characters didn't just instant love and the little freak out moments , also how you wrote how little zay spoke, the way a kid does sound when they speak (I hope that makes sense). I really enjoyed the little drama's and the hot lovin, the characters everything really. BUT Vic.... the way to end the book ahhh. We'll all be eagerly awaiting for book two.
October 17, 2019
Amazing start to a new series
I loved Dak. He was a sweet, caring, loving, and protective mate to Nimo. I loved this book it was well written the main and supporting characters were so well developed with such intriguing personalities. There was only one little part that I didn't like about Nimo that I felt he should've apologized to Dak for, but it was a good read in spite of it.
I loved Dak. He was a sweet, caring, loving, and protective mate to Nimo. I loved this book it was well written the main and supporting characters were so well developed with such intriguing personalities. There was only one little part that I didn't like about Nimo that I felt he should've apologized to Dak for, but it was a good read in spite of it.
April 13, 2014
I've been waiting a while for this book. I wasn't disappointed The Brothers are all upstanding citizens wealthy and still nice. Nimoh the Professor a really good man despite his blood family, Zay is fantastic, I want him! These stories are going to be full of action, this one certainly was. But....But.... the ending! Vic did this on purpose! Evil Evil man. Hope he's writing fast.
August 18, 2019
I enjoyed this book.
I don't normally write reviews. I disagree with the one star rating the other reviewer posted. Personally I don't have an issue of single dads having relationships. I read a wide range of "gay romance" . I enjoyed this book. I liked the pace it set. I'm looking forward to the second book.
I don't normally write reviews. I disagree with the one star rating the other reviewer posted. Personally I don't have an issue of single dads having relationships. I read a wide range of "gay romance" . I enjoyed this book. I liked the pace it set. I'm looking forward to the second book.
August 2, 2019
Interesting story about vampires but I became overwhelmed with all the brothers and their medical speciality. There was too much detail on the secondary characters and not enough on the characters that the story was focused on.
Zay was adorable and his abilities made him stand out.
Zay was adorable and his abilities made him stand out.
October 24, 2019
Love
Super sexy vampires, an adorable kid, action packed scenes, and a serious family vibe. Throw in a few laughs and you have a fantastic book. Cant wait for the next. Definitely reccomend.
Super sexy vampires, an adorable kid, action packed scenes, and a serious family vibe. Throw in a few laughs and you have a fantastic book. Cant wait for the next. Definitely reccomend.
April 13, 2014
3.5 stars
Looking forward to more from this series.
Looking forward to more from this series.
July 24, 2019
Wow!
So this is a new author to me and all I can say is wow. The world that is created is amazing, characters are full and lifelike, and you will be drawn in.
So this is a new author to me and all I can say is wow. The world that is created is amazing, characters are full and lifelike, and you will be drawn in.
April 15, 2016
Cute, I like where this is going...
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