Dark Prince - Review

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 Ahh it feels so good to return to one of the books that helped to start my love of romance books! This series was one of my gateway books into PNR and fantasy. I loved getting the chance to go back and it scratched just that nostalgic itch that I was looking for. This book is the first book in the Dark/Carpathian series by Christine Feehan. It follow Mikhail and Raven as they meet and navigate something that the Carpathians hadn't successfully done in a long time, turn a human woman. I liked the premise of the book being that these strong Carpathian men slowly lose their ability to feel emotions and to see in color of the decades/centuries that they live. The only one that can return those things to them are their lifemates. Which unfortunately for a lot of the men now have been few and far between. They have not been able to have any female babies and turning human women was an issue. I think this set the ground work for everything that is to follow in this series and allows you to almost feel the desperation that a lot of the males have in the series. We meet quite a few of them in this book that I know we will get stories for later on in the series. I also had to remember that this book was written in a different time because instead of the strong FMCs that I am used to reading, Raven definitely gave off damsel in distress. She was making not the smartest moves and it was causing her to put not only herself in danger but also Mikhail. That definitely made me want to shake her a little bit but I still was able to enjoy the book. I read the Author's Cut which was a little longer than the regular book and man, there were times that I wish that I had the regular version. 

The spice in this book was good. I think it would definitely still pass as a spicy read for now and it was exceptionally so back when it was written. I would give this a 3 out of 5 on the spice scale. Overall, I also gave this book a 3 out of 5. I was interested in the storyline but again the FMC being very much a damsel in distress was something that was driving me a little crazy and would probably be the only negative I take away from this re-read. I would definitely still recommend this book if you were looking for a vampire read that started the craze back in the day. Also, if you like damsels, I think this would be an enjoyable read.

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