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Summary: Superb
Review: I couldn't put this book down. After reading it the first time I went back and read it again, immediately. Can't beat it for sheer romance and intensity. This is the first book I've read by Ms. Feehan. I've already ordered two more. The plot is great and really moves along. My only complaint, and it has nothing to do with the author, is the ripped bodice cover to the book. It's really embarrassing to pick it up off the bookstore shelf. Also, the cover trivializes the story, giving the impression that you're just going to read another "heaving breasts" novela written to the level of a thirteen year old teenager. Luckily, I read the synopsis on the back of the book and was intrigued enough to buy it.
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Summary: Dark Gold from The Bookdragon Review
Review: "Feehan once again provides a book that stands well on its own, but is infinitely stronger with its companion novels. The "lightness" of Dark Gold takes some adjustment after the emotional thunderstorm of Dark Desire, but Gregori pops in on the trail of his erstwhile lifemate, showing Dark Gold takes place approximately twenty years after Dark Desire. Feehan's books are a treat for the jaded paranormal fan, and luckily, there are many more ahead."Excerpt reprinted from The Bookdragon Review.
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Summary: Ms Feehan does it again!
Review: Once again she has successfully recreated the world of the tortured-- but very sexy-- Carpathians! Being from the San Francisco Bay Area, I particularly enjoyed this third book in the series. Congrats, Christine! I am waiting anxiously for book 4.
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Summary: Deja vu?
Review: As the third book in the "Dark" series by Christine Feehan, "Dark Gold" fails to achieve the can't-put-it-down status of its brethren. Aidan Savage, an exceptionally powerful Carpathian and hunter of those of his species turned vampire, inadvertently rescues his lifemate (the light to his darkness,) Alexandria, and her much younger brother from the hands of an "evil one." The traumatized Alexandria lives only for the safety of her brother- for whom she has been the sole caregiver since the death of their parents many years before. Being forced into the home and life of Aidan Savage- in addition to facing the tribulations of having become a Carpathian herself- leaves the fiercely independent Alexandria in a constant state of denial and frustration. Aidan does little to ease his lifemate's transition. To further complicate matters, a group of rogue vampires continually seeks to abduct Alexandria and eliminate Aidan, placing his fledgling lifemate and her brother in constant danger. Aidan's battles with the vampires allow Alexandria her demonstrations of unity and strength while providing a reintroduction to "The Dark One," Gregori, who arrives in town to await the arrival of his yet-unclaimed lifemate (the daughter of Mikhail and Raven.) In the end, we learn nothing new of the Carpathian male (except, perhaps, of Gregori's transgressions) and are presented with the quintessential defiant, human lifemate. Still, the addition of Aidan's human caretakers adds a new spin on this thrice-told tale. For dedicated readers of Christine Feehan and paranormal romances- or for those who have yet to read the previous two novels in this series, it will captivate. For those of us who have read "Dark Prince" and "Dark Desire," "Dark Gold" is less enthralling and far more predictable. For either category, it leaves you salivating for the sequel, "Dark Magic," and FINALLY, it's story of Gregori!
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Summary: Dark Gold
Review: This was the first in the series that I read. After reading it (two times in one week! ) I had to see if there were more. Luckily there were! I highly recommend them to anyone. It's a great twist on a theme that can be hard to find romance in. The characters are what one wants in a leading man, although in reality their strong personalities might be a bit trying. I would like to hear more about the characters from the previous books. All I can say is "keep'em commin, Christine! "
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Summary: Glowing reviews led to disappointment
Review: I eagerly sat down to read Dark Gold, expecting something on the scale and depth of Susan Krinard's books. I was disappointed by the pacing, & the sudden turn-around of the female protagonist to the controlling Tortured Hero's (tm) p.o.v. For several hundred pages, she resists, rebels, then they have sex and BOOM! that's all she wrote. At its core, I guess I find the omniscient, arrogant, superpowered male being and the quivering, shocked young girl trope a trifle too S&M for me...not that the author resorts to whips and chains to keep her heroine in line. The cutesy humor between the two main characters in several scenes became tiresome after the third scene. It ran counter to their stated relationship and diffused the modest sexual tension. I popped out of the story when it happened. When the Heroine should have been angry when her authority over her little brother was usurped by the rest of the household, scenes that IMHO should be ratcheting the tension are reduced to yet more cutsey scenes. I guess these were to show the soft side of the arrogant Hero, and gain reader sympathy. I just wanted to gag! It undermined the character's intensity (not that I took them seriously in this Mary Sue flavored romance fantasy). Also, many of the problems suffered by the characters (esp the Heroine) would have been solved more easily if the Hero had simply explained a few things to the Girl. Character stupidity to advance a plot is a frustrating device. He doesn't inspire much trust, even after getting to know him. About the only thing that could would be to have a mental link to him, like the Heroine develops! His so casual entrances into her mind became increasingly frustrating, invasive and plot crippling (and more examples of that cutesy humor). It would have been nice if limits were placed on that power. Especially since the author didn't show the Heroine reciprocating this display of persistant bad manners! I agree that Feehan has an interesting premise for how vampires evolve, but coupling it with such an apparently strict formula (as stated by other reviewers) reduces my attraction to this series. I'll try one more...but this time, I'll loan it from the library. It was easy to put this book down. It just didn't grip me. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.
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Summary: Vampires with a difference!
Review: I loved Dark Gold and the other two in the series. I couldn't put them down until I finnished each book. I do wish I could have learned more about previous heros and the women they bewitched. I can't help asking myself, did Jacques and Shea have children? Where in the US did Julian settle? Has any of the others taken mates yet? The series really is wonderful and I'm waiting impatiently for the next to be published in July.
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Summary: Wonderful
Review: If this is your first book by Christine Feehan, you are in the wrong place! You need to start at the beginning with "Dark Prince", move on to "Dark Desire", and then end up here at "Dark Gold". These books are simply too fantastic to miss a single one! Each story teachs us more about Carpathians, their lifemates, and the mysteries of their existence. The PASSION and loyalty the characters create is extraordinary. So, follow along the primrose path with the rest of we Christine Feehan fans. Then join us as we wait for Gregoris story "Dark Magic"! KCS
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Summary: Another enjoyable book in the series...
Review: Dark Gold is a good book, and stands fairly well on its own (it is the third in a series), but does not quite reach up to the standards of the earlier books. Aidan is a carbon copy of Mikhail and Jacques in the previous books. I suppose all "Carpathian" males exhibit the same qualities and that is what makes them who they are (protective, arrogant, self assured, devoted and strong willed) but reading the same story for the third time can be a bit awkward. They are all good stories, but how many times can one read about a dominant male and his independent life-mate/wife? I found Alexandria to be the most believable of the female leads. She resists the changes happening to her, not knowing how to handle everything. Her first encounter with a vampire is a traumatic one and she doesn't understand (or want to understand), the differences between a vampire and a Carpathian. Aidan tries his best to protect her, though I found that he did very little to explain her new powers (telepathic communication, shape shifting, etc...). Aidan lets her have her space to try and find her new self, (though he is never too far behind) and I found that to be a refreshing change. One of my biggest disappointments in the story is the lack of interaction with the previous characters. We see Gregory (and have throughout the books) and I have to assume that the next story will be his. But we do not see anyone else, not even Aidan's brother. Since the Carpathians are to some extent telepathically connected, I would have thought Mikhail would have at least shown himself to welcome the newest female to the clan. I would have also liked to have heard some news about Jacques and Shea (since at least 18 years have past since the last book). Well maybe I'm getting too nit-picky. I did enjoy the book, and suggest reading it, though I suggest picking up Dark Prince and Dark Desire first.
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Summary: Good story
Review: This was a good story; I found it a bit more lighthearted and less intense than the previous 2 in the Dark series. The real reason I offer this review is to appease and to tantalize Christine Feehan fans. Appease because Gregori's story comes out in July and you can read Chapter 1 online and to tantalize because after reading this chapter, July will be further away than it already appears. The story promises to be G-O-O-D! ......................
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