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Once Burned (Night Prince, #1)

Jeaniene Frost

Start date: July 1, 2012

Finish date: July 31, 2012

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Jul 23, 2012 Bella rated it it was amazing

Shelves: adult-romance, vampires-dracula-vlad-undead, group-read, adult-paranormal

This book was AMAZING! I loved every bit of it! Leila is a heroine much like my all time favorites; strong, smart, SNARKY and with a never give up or give in attitude. I love a character that comes in strong and still manages to show growth. She's brilliant. And a lot of fun to read. I could tell you a lot more about her, but why ruin the surprise? You really need to experience it all right along with her.
Vlad? Well, he's HOT and everything (and then some), that I imagined. I've had a huge fasci ...more

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Jun 30, 2012 Anna rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites-shelf, favorite-authors

o goodness, I'm hooked.

I LOVE LOVE LOVED this world that Jeaniene Frost has created. I was mad at myself for most of the book because I haven't read anything from her before this. This first book was beyond fabulous and I am absolutely in love with Leila and Vlad!

The plot was so incredibly interesting and I was never sure what Vlad or the other vampires would do next and I was constantly surprised (and always in a good way!). I LOVED Leila and Vlad's interactions and LOVED the way she knew exact ...more

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Apr 08, 2012 Shirley rated it it was amazing

Why yes readers, some things are well worth waiting for. The first book in Jeaniene Frost鈥檚 Night Prince Series definitely falls into that category. How could it not? With Vlad as the main attraction, Once Burned had no choice.

Although this is Vlad鈥檚 book, it is written from Leila鈥檚 POV. I think this may have thrown some readers, at least from some of the reviews that I skimmed through that鈥檚 the impression that I鈥檝e gotten. I had no problem with getting the story from another character. The fa Why yes readers, some things are well worth waiting for. The first book in Jeaniene Frost鈥檚 Night Prince Series definitely falls into that category. How could it not? With Vlad as the main attraction, Once Burned had no choice.

Although this is Vlad鈥檚 book, it is written from Leila鈥檚 POV. I think this may have thrown some readers, at least from some of the reviews that I skimmed through that鈥檚 the impression that I鈥檝e gotten. I had no problem with getting the story from another character. The fact that it was written from her POV helped the reader not only to get to know her a little bit better than you might have otherwise, it also leant a little extra mystery to Vlad. In the Night Huntress books, you get hints of Vlad from people who have known him forever鈥� (quite literally for some.) Getting a fresh perspective on Vlad was interesting. Even though we鈥檝e seen him in many of the previous books, other than knowing about his loyalty to his friends and his power there isn鈥檛 a whole lot that we know about him personally. Given that this is a series, it鈥檚 fair that by the end of Once Burned we鈥檙e still left in the dark about him to some extent.

Leila鈥檚 story is heartbreaking, but her strength and what she has done with the hand she has been dealt is amazing. I really liked her a lot. She seems to be a good match for Vlad, in so many ways. The other characters that were introduced were great too. I loved Maximus and this book has made me hope that we get to see more of him in the rest of the series.

As expected from this world Frost has created, there was plenty of action, mystery, tension and romance *cough* Chapter 36 *cough* (You know there always has to be at least one chapter that deserves a couple of re-reads 鈥� umm鈥� just to make sure you read it right the first time )

Vlad was perfect from the perspective he was written. He is guarded and he takes his responsibility to those he considers 鈥榟is鈥� very seriously. In some ways, he was all business in Once Burned. He is honest and shielded and after hearing more of his back story, that鈥檚 totally understandable. I now understand why Vlad鈥檚 story is a series instead of just an installment of the Night Huntress World Series.

Speaking of the Night Huntress World, a few of our lovable characters made a quick appearance in Once Burned. Bones was true to form. Leila鈥檚 description of him was great, even better was the fact that he knew what she was thinking. The mind reading aspect was both a curse and a blessing throughout most of the book. I鈥檝e always thought that is not a power I would want to have. I am now positive that I don鈥檛 want it and don鈥檛 want to run into anyone who has it. *shivers*

Once Burned didn鈥檛 end in a cliff hanger exactly, but you are definitely going to be wishing for the next installment once you finish. Spring 2013 can鈥檛 come soon enough. *sigh* ...more

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Aug 29, 2013 Aphrodite rated it it was amazing

Shelves: vampires

Jeanine Frost <3 :)

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Jun 26, 2012 Nikki Archer rated it it was amazing

wow hot hot action i love it full review on blog

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May 23, 2012 Meli GM rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

Best book I've read so far this year.....move over Bones, Vlad has claimed your throne!
Spring 2013 cannot come fast enough for me.
Ms. Frost you have intrigued me once again, thank you for bringing Vlad into our lives. ...more

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