MacRieve (Immortals After Dark, #13) in Some Like It Hot!

Dec 11, 2012 namericanwordcat rated it really liked it

Shelves: actually-tortured, big-and-tall-hero, possessive, older-male, pnr, 4-star-romance, fated-mate, angst, foul-mouthed, messy

Macrieve (Immortals After Dark) Review A Beast In TormentUilleam MacRieve believed he’d laid to rest the ghosts of his boyhood. But when a brutal torture revives those ancient agonies and destroys his Lykae instinct, the proud Scot craves the oblivion of death. Until he finds her—a young human so full of spirit and courage that she pulls him back from the brink.A Beauty In ChainsSeized for the auction block, Chloe Todd is forced to enter a terrifying new world of monsters and lore as a bound sla Macrieve (Immortals After Dark) Review A Beast In TormentUilleam MacRieve believed he’d laid to rest the ghosts of his boyhood. But when a brutal torture revives those ancient agonies and destroys his Lykae instinct, the proud Scot craves the oblivion of death. Until he finds her—a young human so full of spirit and courage that she pulls him back from the brink.A Beauty In ChainsSeized for the auction block, Chloe Todd is forced to enter a terrifying new world of monsters and lore as a bound slave. When offered up to creatures of the dark, she fears she won’t last the night. Until she’s claimed by him—a tormented immortal with heartbreaking eyes, whose touch sets her blood on fire.A Full Moon On The Rise With enemies circling, MacRieve spirits Chloe away to the isolated Highland keep of his youth. But once he takes her to his bed, his sensual mate becomes something more than human, evoking his savage past and testing his sanity. On the cusp of the full moon, can he conquer his worst nightmare to save Chloe . . . from himself?

Review

If ever there was a hero that could use some trauma therapy, its MacRieve. Cole needs a Lorean therapist character badly. It is hard to review the book without giving spoilers as to why one of the Hotter and Hot Twin is so messed up and why his Fated Mate brings out the worst in him. His worst is very bad.

I have empathy for him so even his most awful behavior I can forgive because he is just so unselfish aware and so earlier in the admission of what really happened to him. This book is very emotional touching in this way.

Chloe is the bomb. I love her. She is kickass and I adore being in her mind as she works through things. The father deal not so much but everything else is great.

Finding out about another Lorean culture is wonderful. I wish we had more time in that realm and culture. The sexy times (even when messed up by past issues) are some of the most erotic I have read by Coie. Will is a dirty talker and Chloe loves it.

The secondary character we have here are fun but much of the gang is missing and therefore the humor. Still, I don't mind a darker book once in a while and Chloe is going to be a great addition to the kickass girl squad.

This book is basically a shake and stir of IAD elements with a new Lorean popping in. This is not a bad thing but what keeps the book from being a five star is that we are missing some stuff (Chloe getting a girl gang, really getting to know the new culture, couple time that is just couple time as in a real HEA instead of a cliffhanger to the next book) and the time between Will's trauma behavior to new perspective is rushed. We should have hung out in Chloe's homeland for a while, I think. This isn't my favorite in the series but I am sure I will enjoy it more on the reread. ...more

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Feb 12, 2013 Julie rated it really liked it

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July 2013

re-read July 2014
I have to admit I liked this story much more the second time around, specially with reading the whole series in order. It made more sense but yah there is a few things that bugged me and few others that teased me for the future of this series. CAN'T WAIT! ...more

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