Night Play by Sherrilyn Kenyon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
It is very rare that I give out 5 stars to ANY book. But this one, the story of Vane and Bride (terrible naming aside…), really hit home for me in the main female character. Plus, it didn’t hurt that I have a natural affinity for wolves.
Night Play really delves into yet another aspect of the Dark-Hunter world: the Were-Hunters. The reader gets to see into the world that has only, before now, been hinted at. While Vane may be extremely over-powered for a ‘weak’ character (Because, really, if you had that kind of power would you put up with the amount of crap that he did? Not believable) he is absolutely hilarious in his attempts to be human. Going to other characters, those whom have been introduced, for dating advice had me rolling. Seeing Amanda step in to yell at the males for their terrible advice? Even more hilarious.
The glimpses of Ash warmed my heart as well. I could only imagine what damage he and Vane could do to the world if they really put their minds to it and decided to stop controlling themselves. Hell, Ash could do it by himself but–eh, I digress.
The character of Bride really hit home for me. She is a size 18 in a world where a size 5 is pushing the limit of ‘thin’. She had her heart and spirit broken by a man who was ashamed of who she was; he wanted to change her so that he wouldn’t be embarrassed to be seen with her. But he needed her in order to further his career. Vane walks in, is completely smitten with the woman and refuses to let her think that she is anything less than absolutely amazing. Bride had to learn to accept herself and trust that someone loved her for who she was–all of her. I need to do the same.
Also? Loved Fang. I wish that his damage hadn’t been so great. Fury sort of stepped in to that chatty, awkward role, but he wasn’t the few pages worth of Fang that endeared him to me immediately. I was heartened to know that there is a Fang book down the road but I just do not think it will have the same tone as Vane/Fang interactions.
