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A review by jassmine
Wicked All Night by Jeaniene Frost
3.0
This was a little bit disappointing, but I still very much enjoyed it.
1. I'm not sure that adding gods into this story was a great idea. I feel like Jeaniene was trying to take a lesson from [a:Ilona Andrews|21748|Ilona Andrews|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1588103544p2/21748.jpg]'s book, but it didn't really worked out that well in this universe. The game became too big. Everyone's powers just get out of proportion... And then in the end, everything ends up rather smoothly. I don't know, it felt a bit weird, but... whatever.
2. I liked how Ian and Veritas' relationship developed. Some say it got a bit stale and I can see why they feel that way. It gets less attention and after the very creative sex scenes from [b:Wicked Bite|41798737|Wicked Bite (Night Rebel, #2)|Jeaniene Frost|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1545051040l/41798737._SY75_.jpg|65218999] the little bits of intimacy we got here might seem a bit boring. Some themes get repetitive... But I don't know, I mostly enjoyed it.
3. I need to talk about Xun Guan though (I hope I wrote her name right...). You know, I was thrilled when we found out that Veritas' "major ex-lover" was a woman. (We have so many bisexual characters who we never truly see be bisexual... right, Ian? Or Lovisa from [b:Winterkeep|53624358|Winterkeep (Graceling Realm, #4)|Kristin Cashore|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1600268464l/53624358._SY75_.jpg|83947956]...) But, now I feel like it was only because Jeaniene can only write the unrequited pining love trope in a woman, like... gods, I adored Anette's character, but she is totally killed by this and here we have Annette 02 - by the way, where is Annette? I'm missing my girl - I would still love that book about her... maybe she and Xun Guan could bond over their unrequited love... Back to the point... the scene between Veritas and Xun Guan was so painful to read, I just want her to be happy and I don't care that she isn't always a likeable character.
4. I adored Ashael. No more words needed... he is amazing, I am a sucker for older protective brothers trope and he just brings it to entirely new level (while also being respectful, which is hard to pull of). I wouldn't say no to his book... not at all... just saying...
5. Also, can someone tell me, why everyone gets to bring their girlfriend/wife along and yet Kyra always gets left out, she is my favourite and if this was a serial show I would get it, you know, they couldn't get the actress for the next season so she only gets mentioned in passing, but this is a book! And in this one, we get a cameo from almost everyone - we get to see even Tyler and his new husband. When I finished [b:Eternal Kiss of Darkness|6871616|Eternal Kiss of Darkness (Night Huntress World, #2)|Jeaniene Frost|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388187170l/6871616._SY75_.jpg|7096800] and we learn that Kyra wants to train to become a law guardian, I hoped that we would see her in Veritas' books, because you know... that would make so much sense and it would include a beloved character seamlessly, but no... well, I think it's a wasted opportunity, but whatever....
In conclusion, Night Rebel books are still my favourites in the Night Huntress Universe, but this one is the weakest one in my humble opinion. There is a lot of little things that irk me (that's not exclusive to this book), but overall I quite enjoyed it. The ending was very rushed which increased my levels of unsatisfaction, but... whatever...
1. I'm not sure that adding gods into this story was a great idea. I feel like Jeaniene was trying to take a lesson from [a:Ilona Andrews|21748|Ilona Andrews|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1588103544p2/21748.jpg]'s book, but it didn't really worked out that well in this universe. The game became too big. Everyone's powers just get out of proportion... And then in the end, everything ends up rather smoothly. I don't know, it felt a bit weird, but... whatever.
2. I liked how Ian and Veritas' relationship developed. Some say it got a bit stale and I can see why they feel that way. It gets less attention and after the very creative sex scenes from [b:Wicked Bite|41798737|Wicked Bite (Night Rebel, #2)|Jeaniene Frost|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1545051040l/41798737._SY75_.jpg|65218999] the little bits of intimacy we got here might seem a bit boring. Some themes get repetitive... But I don't know, I mostly enjoyed it.
3. I need to talk about Xun Guan though (I hope I wrote her name right...). You know, I was thrilled when we found out that Veritas' "major ex-lover" was a woman. (We have so many bisexual characters who we never truly see be bisexual... right, Ian? Or Lovisa from [b:Winterkeep|53624358|Winterkeep (Graceling Realm, #4)|Kristin Cashore|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1600268464l/53624358._SY75_.jpg|83947956]...) But, now I feel like it was only because Jeaniene can only write the unrequited pining love trope in a woman, like... gods, I adored Anette's character, but she is totally killed by this and here we have Annette 02 - by the way, where is Annette? I'm missing my girl - I would still love that book about her... maybe she and Xun Guan could bond over their unrequited love... Back to the point... the scene between Veritas and Xun Guan was so painful to read, I just want her to be happy and I don't care that she isn't always a likeable character.
4. I adored Ashael. No more words needed... he is amazing, I am a sucker for older protective brothers trope and he just brings it to entirely new level (while also being respectful, which is hard to pull of). I wouldn't say no to his book... not at all... just saying...
5. Also, can someone tell me, why everyone gets to bring their girlfriend/wife along and yet Kyra always gets left out, she is my favourite and if this was a serial show I would get it, you know, they couldn't get the actress for the next season so she only gets mentioned in passing, but this is a book! And in this one, we get a cameo from almost everyone - we get to see even Tyler and his new husband. When I finished [b:Eternal Kiss of Darkness|6871616|Eternal Kiss of Darkness (Night Huntress World, #2)|Jeaniene Frost|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388187170l/6871616._SY75_.jpg|7096800] and we learn that Kyra wants to train to become a law guardian, I hoped that we would see her in Veritas' books, because you know... that would make so much sense and it would include a beloved character seamlessly, but no... well, I think it's a wasted opportunity, but whatever....
In conclusion, Night Rebel books are still my favourites in the Night Huntress Universe, but this one is the weakest one in my humble opinion. There is a lot of little things that irk me (that's not exclusive to this book), but overall I quite enjoyed it. The ending was very rushed which increased my levels of unsatisfaction, but... whatever...