Name: Veil of Midnight
ISBN: 9780440244493

Lara Adrian

Renata, a powerful psychic warrior, initially opposes vampire Nikolai as he tries to protect the Breed from a ruthless assassin, but when a child's life is threatened, the unlikely duo is forced into an uneasy alliance.

Veil of Midnight

Lover of Romance 

This review was originally posted on Addicted To Romance


  

 
  
    Summary 
  
 
Nikolai is searching for a certain assassin, a vampire that is a "gen one". On his hunt he comes across a woman of mystery but one that draws him into a trap, a trap where he finds himself a prisoner because of her unique power. But Nikolai is drawn into a different world that is Renata's reality. He learns that Sergei is not what he appears to be. What he learns he decides that its time to return back to his brethren of warriors and find a way to get the bigger enemy of theirs. But Renata is put in a bad place. Renata has a unique gift and she was taken off the streets and kept prisoner and only keeps her loyalty due to her love for a young girl Mira,  who is innocent and has special gifts and considers her like family. But when Mira is sold, and she learns that Niko has been taken to a vampire facility. Renata must rescue Niko and in the process Niko and Renata will undergo a journey where they will discover the truth behind the bigger picture and discover a passionate love.
 
  
    Plot and Story Line 
  
 
Veil of Midnight is such a truly wonderful addition to the midnight breed series. This story was a bit different than the previous books. What was fun was the heroine...she is totally kick ass. She is not afraid of using her gift of causing intense pain in the head to her advantage. She is sassy and spirited and a fighter. She is strong and has to learn to fight on her own and not depend on anyone. She grew up on the streets, but we see what she is willing to do to protect those that she loves.

There are many misunderstandings that happen between Niko and Renata and they have a difficult time learning to trust in each other. But they have a spark, and there are passion and a certain resilience these two to keep fighting for what they have no matter what difficulties they come across. We see secrets happen, but we also find a love that is tough and full of spine.
When I look into your eyes, one word leaps to my mind every time: Forever.
I really grew to admire these two. Even though they both make mistakes with each other, and in certain decisions that they choose to make. But they also have something so real in ways that any reader could easily relate with. What is most fun about Lara Adrian is how she can make each story come alive and I was flipping through this book as fast as I could. I just couldn't get enough of this couple or the Midnight Breeds. What a thrilling addition that had me hooked!!
 
  
    The Cover 
  
 
This cover is very interesting, quite different from the others, but one aspect I really like is how much it relates with the story.
 
  
    Overall View 
  
 
Veil of Midnight is an exhilarating ride of desire, adventure, dangerous scenarios and characters that will spell bind you. A STIMULATING ADVENTURE!!

Dee B. 

I'll have to think long and hard about the rating for this one. On the one hand I'm very much still invested in the overall plot of the series, and this book helped it along well enough...but some of the critiques of this one are well founded. 

This romance, when it finally came to full fruition, felt a bit too rushed for me. The scenes were hot as per Adrian's typical style but...idk. 

Either way, can I have more of Mira please.

Michelle Xu

I was really looking forward to reading this book. In the end, I was struggling between giving this a 4 or a 5. In the end I'd give it... something closer to the 4 end of the spectrum...

Firstly, I love love love loved the action in this book. I love that Renata could kick some serious vampire ass. In all the Breed series so far, she's definitely been one of the strongest and most determined characters yet. I was also super looking forward to Niko's story as he had that charm (omg dimples!) and badasstry that had me interested in him since the beginning.

I think this book had the potential to be my perfect novel, however, there were a few aspects that lowered my initial rating.

One was the pace of the relationship: Unlike the other novels where the male and female do this dance of flirting and fighting and struggling with their feelings for each other, the first half of this book was practically void of any interaction (except for one) but then right after rescue it was like BAM "I've been having feelings for you this whole time" (but that wasn't really the case). Even though the past books have been fast paced where the characters fall in love over a week or two, I honestly felt like this one was over the span of two nights...

The second thing was: The first half of the novel, while still intriguing and action packed, was NOTHING compared to the rushed ending. While I was satisfied with the pace of most of the book, the last few chapters made the rest of the book feel like a snail. Either this book needed to be longer, or the concentration of the book should have been put towards the end, not the beginning.

Last thing: Niko's relationship with Mira. What. Seriously, What. He looked into her eyes ONCE. Then he never saw her again. He dedicated his energy to find Mira (partly for Renata's sake) but then immediately treasures her like a daughter. It just... I don't know... I feel like it was too fast. He had no reason to save her other than for Renata.

OKAY. LAST LAST THING. BUT THIS IS A GOOD THING I SWEAR:

What I LOVED. Completely and whole-heartedly and made me sob like a baby in bed was Andreas and Helene... oh my god. That scene. THAT. SCENE. I won't spoil anything but... oh my god. That page of the 500 something page novel was possibly the best and most heart-breaking thing I've ever read in her series. This almost makes me dread reading the next book in the series because I don't want to move on from Andreas and Helene.