Midnight Burn by Ashur RoseMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
While this hasn't been the best thing I have ever read, it certainly hasn't been the worst either. I originally downloaded the preview of this form, I believe, Instafreebie for free. At the time I didn't realise it was the preview. When I started this I honestly wasn't sure it was worth finishing, but when I reached the end of the preview copy I did go and buy the complete version as it had grabbed enough of my attention to want to know more and to see what happens.
I have to say, Gargoyles or Dryg are a new one on me. They're not something that everyone seems to focus on and it was nice to see a new take on the paranormal romance genre. I do feel that the start of this book seemed a little bit haphazard. There was very little backstory / explanation of the characters; where they are from, why they are here, their purpose et-cetera. This information was something that you kind of had to glean form the hints given in conversation between the characters. The same thing goes for some of the terms used that are clearly part of the Dryg language. Now as much as there is a glossary at the start of the book, (I don't think there was one at the start of the preview version, but I could be wrong), if you are anything like me then you tend to skip the glossary section rather than commit it to memory. Personally I think that, considering this is book one of a series, that those would could do with a bit of explaining within the book itself and not just in the glossary section. (Also glossaries aren't particularly convenient when reading on a e-reader)
This book also seemed to take a few chapters for the author to get into the flow and for the writing to seem more natural. But once you get past the slightly bumpy start, you get a fairly engaging story line, and some pretty interesting characters. Iain a.k.a. Mr Tall dark and Handsome, is a captivating character, that draws you in. Lilith is very strong willed and a likable character; however I do feel that she just accepted the whole Dryg thing a little bit to easily. She seemed very at home with some of the realities that were revealed to her. I kind of wanted to see her struggle to come to terms with everything a little bit more. I did like how Lilith and Iain came to be together. I liked that it wasn't a love at first sight kind of thing. There is a good chemistry between all the characters involved and their dialogue and interactions are well written.
Initially this book feels a bit rough around the edges but after a couple of chapters things really do pick up and the story is well written, action packed and really drags you along. This has a good cast of characters and an interesting story line. A quick read with a slightly different take on the Paranormal genre.
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