Deeper Than Midnight (Midnight Breed Series #9)

Excellent Read

I loved reading this wonderful book! It is a story that keeps you entertained for hours.

20 out of 20 people found this review helpful.

The ninth Midnight Breed romantic fantasy is a fantastic entry in an ourstanding series

The vampire myth began when eight ancient outworlders came to earth and mated with those females who wore a Breed mark because they are capable of baring a Breed male offspring. In time, the sons turned against their evil and cruel sires, but one escaped their wrath and hid in hibernation.

In the present, Dragos imprisoned him and forced him to copulate with Breedmates. The Children of that union were Gen X warriors, who were more powerful than most of the breed. Dragos puts a slave collar on these children as he trains them to be amoral ruthless killers. Dragos' enemy The Order liberates one of his killers Hunter who vows to kill his vicious jailer and his psychopathic brothers. The Order raid a compound and free Corrine Bishop held prisoner by their evil adversary for decades. When she and Hunter meet, there is an instant attraction, but neither can accept the soft feelings; he never knew love only hate and she had love tortured out of her. While fleeing from Dragos' henchmen, Corrine resolutely wants to find her son Nathan, but conceals this from her escort until they make love. Hunter believes Corrine is setting herself up for heartbreak and perhaps death because like him her son is a trained ruthless killer. She persuades him they should try.

The ninth Midnight Breed romantic fantasy is a fantastic entry that is as great as its predecessors (see Taken by Midnight). The story is told from multiple viewpoints; readers will find especially refreshing and fascinating understanding how a breed feels when he enters the Bloodlust stage before he turns into a mindless Rogue who cares only about drinking human blood. The Adrian vampire mythos expands as series fans will appreciate the meaning of Home.

Harriet Klausner

8 out of 8 people found this review helpful.

She is a must have author!

I just absolutely love her Midnight Series. They are exciting and funny. These are the kind of novels you can read over and over and never tire of them.

3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

One of my favorites in this great series

If you haven't started this series yet, get on it! This book is all about Hunter (a bred assassin, forced by Dragos, his creator, to wreak havoc). If you're a fan of this series, you know that Hunter is now a warrior of the Order. I love this book because it picks up right after the last book left off. I won't say too much about the storyline, because I don't want to give away any of this magnificent story. There are so many wonderful characters to love and bond with in this series that it'll be hard for you to pick a favorite. For me, this book is one of my absolute favorites in this series. Lara Adrian, please, please write a little faster. Waiting until the next release in 2012 may just kill me!

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

What an ending!

I love a book that leaves u feeling like a junkie in need of more. This series is a total addiction.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Assassin finds true love..a must read for Breed fans

I have enjoyed all of the Breed series books. They are always well written and Dragos always has a new and crazier diabolical plan to take over the world. I was so eager to read about Hunter. Hunter was the Gen one assassin that was able to negotiate his escape from Dragos a few books back. Hunter now works for the Order and has made it his life's mission to defeat Dragos. Hunter had been raised with out love or affection of any kind yet he was capable of loving Mira, the little girl that he helped rescue. Needles to say It took all my patience to wait for Hunters story to come out because there is nothing better than watching a character that has lived a violent dark existence find true love. The love story between Corrine and Hunter was so bitter sweet considering they were both victims of Dragos and neither of them had ever been loved. I only wish more time had been spent with Corrine and Hunter.

The majority of the book (60%) was spent with us watching Chase go mad with blood lust. Every time I got wrapped up in Hunter and Corrine, the scene would change to something going on with Chase, Dragos or the Order. Don't get me wrong. Dragos is the character I love to hate. I just felt that Hunter's love story was the side plot and he deserved so much more than that. I loved this book but was very disappointed in the amount of time that was spent on Chase going rouge. More time was dedicated to him in order to entice us to reading his book which comes out next year. Hunter's beautiful love story got lost amongst all the other stories to the point that it felt like a novella. The final chapter of the book even ended with scenes taking place with Chase's sacrifice to save the Order (which was crazy awesome). Unfortunately that story felt like it was the main event and Hunter and Corinne were the soup and salad.

This is a must read for all Breed fans. Just when you think that the plot with Dragos is coming to a close, he develops a more sinister scheme.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Does not Disappoint!

This is by far my favorite series and this is no exception! I was hooked from the first chapter. Sometimes series tend to get stale as they go on, but Lara really knows how to keep it fresh and exciting! I am already dying for the next installment...going to be a long wait until the Spring!!!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Okay

I have enjoyed Lara Adrian's Breeds Series, and this one didn't disappoint, but it wasn't that great either. With the exception of one surprise (which I won't spoil for you) the book was predictable. I finished it in a little over 2 hours. Hunter is a good character, but it felt like this book was just an extra long prologue to the next book.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

AMAZING!

I just finish this new book in the Midnight breed series and im in love with Hunter! *SIGH* Sexy, mouth watering and touching in a way that none of the other books are.
Its a must read! :D

If new to the series start with Kiss of Midnight

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Best series yet

Loved all 8 of her midnight series books. Can not wait for the next one. Keeps u interested and wanting more.

1 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

keep wanting more.

once you start reading her books, you keep wanting more.

1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

LOVE HER BOOKS!!!!

I love all of her books. They are very well written and very mind capturing. I came across her books sorta by accident. I have an ebook app on my phone, and her first book, Kiss of Midnight, was being offered for free for a limited time. It was a romance novel so I decided to download it. I started reading it and it was ok. Then it hit me that it was about vampires. I was like oh my gosh more vampire books? Since the Twilight thing was getting on my nerves. But it really surprised me! I enjoyed it so much! Then when I found out she had other books, I bought them all and read them. The series is wonderfully written and it really grabs me. I cant wait for Deeper than Midnight to come out! June 28th cant come any faster! lol!!

1 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

I have been reading the Midnight Breed series from the beginning

I have been reading the Midnight Breed series from the beginning. This is a book that I have been waiting for ever since Hunter was first introduced. He is one of those characters that no matter his background, you can not help but love him. I describe him as a combo of the Terminator (from Terminator 2) with a little dash of Zhadist from JR Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood. Good combo, that was back in Arnold's good days before it all went down the drain. But that is another story :)


The story between Hunter and Corrine is a believable one. It's not like most books where the main characters fall into bed before you make it to chapter 4. In this story you have a woman who is skiddish because of the trauma from her past. And a man who has only known war has to get to know her and himself. This is what I love about Lara's books. She builds up to a great love story that you can actually believe. along with finding each other, they also have to search for Corrine's son that she had with the evil Dragos. Do they find him? I won't tell. I'll spoil too much :)


There is a side story with Chase and his bloodlust that began in the previous book. This also is a great build up to her next book , which is Chase's. Chase can be stupid at times but at the end of this book he proves that he can be a hero. I wonder what his book will be like. I can't wait to find out.


In the end I loved this book. I definitely can't wait to read the next in her series. I recommend this series to anyone who hasn't read it before. If you like JR Ward's books, you'll love these.

This story has a great plot! While some of the story line seems

This story has a great plot! While some of the story line seems repetitive in these books, the warrior finding their mate, the sex which is always nice to have some, I really like the route this author has taken with the "vampire" being from another life form. The "Ancient" as he is referred to is the actual originator of the Breed or vampire race here on earth. I always really enjoy a good vs. evil story and look forward to finding out how this series comes to is conclusion. 1 last thing - I tend to feel that sometimes these kind of series get drug out just a bit - I know they can go on forever, but readers really do enjoy a conclusion.

WOW!

With the exception of Rio's book (which I HATED), I have loved all of these books! After Rio's book, the series has been getting better and better with each book. This book had me not able to put it down. By the end of the book, I was holding my breath and getting frustrated that I wasn't able to read fast enough. I was dying to find out what was about to happen. I just bought book 10 and can't wait to start. Keep them coming, Ms. Adrian! I LOVE this series!!

Must Read

Must read for vampire fans. Great series.
I have read the whole series and I can't wait till the next book.

Snooze

Too much side stories, couple no chemistry felt forced. Least favorite.

Love the breed

I have read every book in this series and i love them all. Lara adrian has written such an enticing series that can be read over and over again.

Good, but I actually expected more. :-/

Our Review [by LITERAL ADDICTION’s Pack Alpha – Michelle L Olson]:
I am a HUGE Breed series fan, and was looking forward to this release like nobody’s business. Now that I’ve read it and had some time to think on it, I can safely say in print that this book was not my favorite of the series, but it was still a very good installment. I’m sure as soon as I read Darker After Midnight, I’ll feel that everything that happened in Deeper Than Midnight was completely necessary for the series as a whole, as that’s what this book felt like to me… a set up for the next installment (similar to what other authors do with novellas released between books in a series).

I have always had a soft spot for Hunter, ever since he took it upon himself to be free and joined up with ‘the good guys’ (the silent, broody, ‘broken’ types are always a weakness of mine. ¿) My favorite Breed Male is Chase though, and this book was almost more about him than it was about Hunter. While that should have made me very happy, it was this conundrum that sort of left me scratching my head and wondering if it was Lara’s intention for this book to be a big segue into Darker After Midnight, or if she really felt like she had to tell Hunter’s story and it just sort of ended up as a lead-in story to the next book.

Character-wise: Hunter was the strong, capable male we expect him to be in this book, but it was also wonderful to see him experience some real emotion -- heart breaking at times, frustrating at others, but wonderful. As for Corinne, I wasn’t sure that I was going to like her at the beginning. She felt a little weak to me, but after her secrets are revealed and her single minded determination becomes evident, you realize just how much of a survivor she really is and I started warming to her. She and Hunter work well together and I think this was a good pairing in the end, but the steamy chemistry that we’ve come to expect from Lara’s Breed series just wasn’t there with these two. I don’t know if it was done on purpose because of the history of each of the characters themselves and the fact that Lara felt that the usual explosiveness wouldn’t be believable with these two or what, but in my honest opinion, while enjoyable and believable, the romance was a little flat for me .

Plotline: As I stated earlier, a LARGE part of the book was about Chase and his struggles with demons within and without. I loved that, and soaked up as much Harvard as I could with this book... We get tie-ins with several of the other characters as well; Mira, Dante, Tess, etc, which was great also. The baseline of what the synopsis hinted at though, Hunter and Corinne’s story and their ultimate goal as a team, while entertaining, felt like it never got closure, and I can only hope that more of that is resolved In Darker After Midnight as well. I literally hit “next page” on my Kindle expecting at least another chapter only to find out that there WASN’T a next page…

All-in-all, LITERAL ADDICTION Paranormal Book Club gives Deeper Than Midnight 3 1/2 Skulls. It was well written, as everything in Lara’s repertoire is, and it was enjoyable, also as everything Lara writes is, but it left me wanting & wondering a little bit too much to give it the 4+ Skulls I had hoped to award it. I definitely recommend that all Midnight Breed fans read this, as there is so much ‘filler story’ in it, and so much of that ‘filler’ is Sterling Chase related, I can’t imagine reading Darker After Midnigh

Another great addition to the series....

Lara Adrian's added another great book to this series. It's great that Hunter was given a new direction. I felt so bad for him since he came in tot he series. It's great that he can be happy and find love. Can't wait for the next book :-)