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Wicked Bite
by Jeaniene Frost
Wicked Bite is a book I've been looking forward to for months after really enjoying the first book Shades of Wicked and I was left ultimately disappointed. These books are a spin off from the original Night Huntress series which is one of the first paranormal-romance/urban-fantasy series I read and one I feel utterly in love with because it had quick wit, humour and tonnes of action. Wicked Bite is the second book that follows Ian and Veritas and continues the events of Shades of Wicked. After the bombshell ending in the previous book I was keen to see how Jeaniene Frost would straighten things out.
The biggest problem with Wicked Bite was that it just felt like an unnecessary extension of the first book. It dragged out the plot from the first book, but with much less excitement than the first. The first book was so much more magical and exciting as Ian and Veritas entered the forbidden magical underground, explored their blossoming relationship and plotted to destroy the demon Dagon. There was none of that magic, spark and flare that I felt the first book offered, which brought to life new elements of the Night Huntress world which can be quite difficult 14/15 books in.
I think this book served to help develop Veritas character by helping unravel some of the mystery surrounding her abilities and nature. However, I'm not sure we needed a whole book to do this. I felt like there was a significant lack of development in Ian and Veritas' relationship and I actually didn't really feel the spark that much between them. For me, there was none of the heat in the romance that makes you stomach feel tight and full of butterflies when you read it. The whole book just felt a little lack-lustre.
I can only hope this book is one of the rotten apples that Frost seems to occasionally throw out. I'll definitely read the third book, just because I love this world and find Frost's writing easy to read. I also thought the editing was a little sloppy and found several typos in the e-copy version I'd purchased. This kind of sloppiness from a well-established author just disappoints me.
The biggest problem with Wicked Bite was that it just felt like an unnecessary extension of the first book. It dragged out the plot from the first book, but with much less excitement than the first. The first book was so much more magical and exciting as Ian and Veritas entered the forbidden magical underground, explored their blossoming relationship and plotted to destroy the demon Dagon. There was none of that magic, spark and flare that I felt the first book offered, which brought to life new elements of the Night Huntress world which can be quite difficult 14/15 books in.
I think this book served to help develop Veritas character by helping unravel some of the mystery surrounding her abilities and nature. However, I'm not sure we needed a whole book to do this. I felt like there was a significant lack of development in Ian and Veritas' relationship and I actually didn't really feel the spark that much between them. For me, there was none of the heat in the romance that makes you stomach feel tight and full of butterflies when you read it. The whole book just felt a little lack-lustre.
I can only hope this book is one of the rotten apples that Frost seems to occasionally throw out. I'll definitely read the third book, just because I love this world and find Frost's writing easy to read. I also thought the editing was a little sloppy and found several typos in the e-copy version I'd purchased. This kind of sloppiness from a well-established author just disappoints me.