"She brought the world light. I brought the world death. Together, we were moonlight and shadows."
Nightwolf is a book that I wasn't expecting emotionally. It's a spinoff of the Dark Eyes series but can 100% be read as a standalone. It includes two characters (Wolf and Amethyst) that come from very different backgrounds and they must learn how to navigate their friendship. Their story is unique, beautiful and emotional. I've loved these characters that were introduced in previous books, but I knew it was going to be a difficult journey for them.
Amethyst is a mortal human and has worked for the vampires in their home along with her mother for a few years. She loves her job, the friends she has made and feels safe in their world. Which is an oxymoron since humans should never feel safe in the presence of vampires. But she does and wouldn't change it for the world. Wolf is a centuries year old vampire that has seen a lot of loss in his lifetime. He doesn't give himself up easily, but he cares fiercely. He and Amethyst have a deep connection and their attraction is obvious. But is there more between the two? Can and will they act on it??
I like to call Karina Halle the queen of prologues. She kills me with the emotions each time. And even in this more brutal prologue set hundreds of years ago, I felt a sense of dread and foreshadow of what she was going to put us through. And boy, did she put us through everything! We got to feel a part of a family, the abundance of love and lust and a dang roller coaster of emotions. One minute it was creepy and scary, the next minute it was sexy AF, and the next minute you are trying to drown in your emotions. Case in point....my favorite chapters...14 and 15 (along with chapter 7 and that hot tub....yowza). All for very different reasons.
While this is a vampire book and a friends to lovers story, it is so much more. It's a story of love, life and loss and living with your decisions for a lifetime. And a lifetime can look very different to a human and vampire. I loved this book and the journey Amethyst and Wolf experienced from page 1 until the end. It wasn't easy and it was obvious that Ms Halle poured her soul into their story with the loss and angst. AND I felt those emotions come through the characters and their actions very strongly. Their emotions were so vividly represented that I could see this story play out right in front of me. I'm addicted to this vampire world, even when it isn't as bloody and filled with action as I would've originally thought.
Overall, this was a captivating story of friendship, family, love and life and I can't wait for more standalones in this world. Give me all the characters and their HEAs! 4.5 stars.
"Make me bleed. Make me hurt, just make me feel something other than what I've been feeling."
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He’s looking at me like I’m the sunset. After every single amazing sunset Wolf has probably seen in his long life, he’s looking at me like I’m a brand-new experience.Highlighted by 180 Kindle readers- I’m falling for her. I’m falling for her at a time when I’ve never been so lost. She is the light, she is the moon in the darkness of my soul and I am reaching for her, trying to grab hold.Highlighted by 175 Kindle readers
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Love, spice and grief but absolute perfection
I was given this book as an arc copy for my honest review Amethyst is special, she lives and works in a house full of vampires but is a human. One specific vampire has always caught her attention but Wolf has made it very clear they can never be, human/vampire relationships only ever end in destruction. Grief, pain, death and loss is something Wolf knows all too well and has had centuries to experience but what happens when the human he knows he can’t have makes him question everything. I was introduced to this amazing world Karina has created when I read black sunshine and quickly was hooked. Being back in this little group was amazing, it was like coming home to friends I had missed so much.Something I was not expecting or prepared for was the utter rollercoaster of emotions and heartache this book would put me though. The tug and pull between Amethyst and Wolf felt at times like a never ending battle, she had so much faith & trust in him and unfortunately he let fear control him. Watching these two fall apart and come back together was quiet painful at times but also so tragically beautiful to read. You will feel love, loss, angry, fear, and pain in this amazing book but don’t worry Karina will make you love every second of it ❤️
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- Madison AndersonReviewed in Australia on May 7, 2024
A nice friends to lovers paranormal read
