“I don’t need a submissive woman, Charlotte, I need a warrior. A woman walking beside me. Fighting beside me. Standing in front of those children with me… I know that woman is you.”

 

Dark and sexy alpha heroes with a heart and intelligent, beautiful heroines abound in Dark Carousel. And just when fans thought the situation between Carpathians and vampires couldn’t get any more tense, we’re proven wrong with a whole new twist added to the story.

 

I am seriously loving the latest heroes Christine Feehan has created. Now I know some readers were unhappy with how incredibly dominant the alpha males were in previous stories, both in the Dark and the GhostWalkers series, but her books so far this year have shown a much more modern version of a hero.

 

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Book: Dark Carousel (Dark #30)
Author: Christine Feehan
Publication Date: 8/2/2016
Reviewed by: Tammy Payne- Book Nook Nuts
My Rating: 5 Stars


REVIEW
In this story, we get Maksim' friend Tariq' story and when he smells his life mate inside his club all bets are off for this ancient warrior. Tariq and the other warriors know their life mates come in the form of human women with special abilities. Charlotte is a strong physic and she and her friend Genevieve have escaped Paris only to encounter even worse and the same beings that they escaped from.

Charlotte has heard of Tariq for his love of Carousel Horses as she worked with a restorer before Fredrik and his goons kill him and others.

Tariq has his hands full with children they rescued and they also are strong physics.

I loved this story we get so much action and seeing all the ancients who were thought to no longer be capable means we will get much more from the author.

I was gifted this book for my honest review.
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Christine Feehan does an exception job keeping the Dark Series feeling fresh with the thirtieth book in the series, DARK CAROUSEL.  Ancient Carpathian Tariq Asenguard discovers his lifemate Charlotte Vintage and needs to protect her from the vampires that murdered her brother and mentor. This paranormal/urban fantasy is suitable for adult audiences.

 

Christine Feehan does an exceptional job of keeping the Dark series plot stimulating and strong.  I love how she ties together details.  DARK CAROUSEL is full of mystery and conspiracy.  I’ve always liked carousels, and I love the carousel connection between Charlotte and Tariq.  The curse was fascinating and relevant.  I thought the history behind carousels interesting.  I appreciate when I learn something new while reading. 

 

The characters are very well developed.  Despite being old, Tariq is a little more open minded then some of the other Carpathian. I like Charlotte.  She has a powerful gift. She goes through a lot of changes in a short amount of time.  I love that Tariq and Charlotte wind up with an instant family.  They make good parents who are very protective and compassionate.  The children all have appealing personalities.  They went through awful circumstances.  I like the connection Val and Liv have.  I love the dragons and why they were created. 

 

Vadim and company make intimidating opponents.  I thought it was thought-provoking how Tariq and Vadim’s association transpired.  He and his followers are extremely cunning.  I am interested in finding out where Christine Feehan takes us with her next story.  I am continually impressed by this series. 

 

Complimentary copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The moment Charlotte Vintage walks into his club, Tariq Asenguard’s blood is set on fire. The ancient Carpathian had given up hope of finding his lifemate, but now he will do anything to make Charlotte his own. What Tariq doesn’t know is that Charlotte is using herself and her best friend as bait—to try to draw out the bloodthirsty killers who have already murdered Charlotte’s brother and mentor.
 
Charlotte is familiar with Tariq. Not only is he one of the richest and most eligible bachelors in the city, but he’s also a renowned collector of old carousel horses, which Charlotte restores. Their shared passion opens Charlotte up to trusting him with her life and with the desire she can no longer control. But it also makes her vulnerable to a centuries-old curse that will unite her and Tariq in a war against the enemies of humans and Carpathians alike..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My Review:

 

I felt the story was good I liked Tariq as a character more than many other male characters in the Dark series lately.

I didn't care for the intimacy between him and Charlotte or his relationship with Charlotte, I didn't care for the turn or nothing ultimatum which kind of put me off but again Tariq was redeemable enough to keep me interested.

 

As good as Dark Carousel is and as much as I've always loved the Dark series, the longer I read into the book the more it began to feel as if the original point of the Dark series is beginning to fade from the authors focus. I miss the days of Dark Legend and Dark Symphony when the male leads won your heart, the enemies weren't so sketchy and what drove the Carpathian people was more clearly understood.

 

I enjoyed Dark Carousel much more than the last few installments in this series and I was entertained by the turn of events more than the last few books. I was relieved that I felt more anticipation this time around than I have in awhile but also in the back of my mind I've felt like the more books that have been coming out in this series the more it feels like the newest installments are just a way to add more cast to an already over flowing group of characters.

 

So I had a few mixed feelings over how I felt about this book but I still felt it was four star worthy.

 

 

 

 

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