I pre-ordered this audio months before its release because Tavia Gilbert is an experienced narrator whose familiarity with this universe and its inhabitants is beyond measure. This is the lowest rating that I’ve ever given something that was written by this author, and it really makes me sad. Frost could have made this into a killer trilogy, but instead book 4 came along, and crapped the bed. Vlad & Leila’s fairy tale ending lacked passion-the token sex scene notwithstanding-there were too many secrets between them for a couple who’s supposedly embracing forever together, and the resolution vis-à-vis Mircea was so corny. That being said, I did get a kick out of the male cast sprouting boobs and totally owning their glamoured disguises. We learn about the origins of the heroine’s powers, and Mencheres makes an appearance, although the shock factor in relation to his character was a bit of a joke because I didn’t believe for one second that that thing that happened actually did, there’s just no way. I still got a fair amount of enjoyment out of this novel including some good laughs. Per an FAQ on the author’s website, there’s a spin-off in the works for the former, and I get the need to propagate that message, but this could have been done in a more tasteful manner rather than hijacking Dracula’s happily-ever-after.

INTO THE FIRE was all about Ian which made Vlad & Leila the protagonists of this story in name only. What should have been a fiery finish to Jeaniene Frost’s NIGHT PRINCE series was a bit of a dud.

Into the fire a night prince novel