Title: Dark Slayer
Author: Christine Feehan
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Format: Hardcover
For: personal choice
Synopsis:(from book cover)
A rumor has persisted in the vampire world of a dark slayer—a woman—who travels with a wolf pack and who destroys any vampire who crosses her path. Mysterious, elusive and seemingly impossible to kill, she is the one hunter who strikes terror into the hearts of the undead.
She is Ivory Malinov. Her only brethren, the wolves. Long ago betrayed by her people, abandoned by her family, and cast out by everyone she held dear, Ivory has lived a century without companionship or love. She has sustained her sanity by the habit of the hunt and the custom of the feeding. Until the night she picks up the scent of a man, her unexpected salvation. Her lifemate. The curse of all Carpathian women.
He is Razvan. Branded a criminal, detested and feared, he is a dragonseeker borne of one of the greatest Carpathian lineages, only to be raised as its most despised—and captive—enemy. Fleeing from his lifetime of imprisonment, Razvan now seeks the dawn to end his terrible existence. Instead he has found his deliverance in the Dark Slayer.
In spirit, in flesh and blood, in love, and in war, Ivory and Razvan are made for each other. For as long as they dare to live.
The Good: New characters were brought to the fore, men who were just nameless "out there" guys were introduced. Old characters were prevalent in this story as well and it is always nice to see favorites again. :)
I liked was how it differed greatly from all of the other Darks in the relationship area. Razvan did not run around chest thumping and seemed less "all-powerful" than other Dark series heroes. It was refreshing change from the normal and while I don't expect that to be the new style for these men it was a nice new twist for at least this one book.
The Bad: Everything was "too easy." I felt that quite a bit lately with the series not just this book. Which is a shame as I truly like this author and the story worlds she has created. Trust, love, magical answers... all of it was just handed to the reader on a silver platter, no one worked for much when it came to the back storyline issues that had developed over many books.
I also felt the end of the major antagonist was anti-climatic. It fell flat for me and had a feel of it going "oh well, this is over now" and I was left disappointed by it all.
Overall: I enjoyed the book and would recommend the read, especially to anyone who follows the series. If you have never read the "Dark" series, I would not recommend starting here, but you could restart the series here as this book felt like the end of one of the main plot drivers.
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