Week 34 Review: Dark Song

From Goodreads:
Two Carpathians find hope in the bond that ties their souls in this passionate novel in Christine Feehan's #1 New York Times bestselling series.

Stolen from her home at a young age and tormented for centuries, Elisabeta Trigovise is scared to show herself to anyone. Even though she has been rescued and is now safe within the Carpathian compound, she has lived in fear for so long she has no idea how to survive without it. She wants to answer the siren call of her lifemate--but the very thought terrifies her.

Before he found Elisabeta, Ferro Arany was an ancient warrior without emotion. Now that his senses have come alive, he knows it will take more than kind words and soft touches to convince the fractured woman that they are partners, not master and prisoner. For now, he will give her his strength until she finds hers, allowing the steady rhythm of his heart to soothe Elisabeta's fragile soul.

But even as she learns to stand on her own, the vampire who kept her captive is desperate to claim her again, threatening the song Elisabeta and Ferro are writing together. 

My Review:
This was such a great read! I love Christine Feehan's writing and I love this series, and I'm so glad that we've gotten 30 full length books so far, and the series doesn't seem to be slowing down in the slightest. Because it means that we got Elizabeta and Ferro's story, and we'll get future couples as well! I'm so happy and excited! Though it's sometimes hard to remember all the developments from previous books, especially if they haven't been mentioned in a while.

Elizabeta has a long road to recovery, after being kidnapped and held captive for most of her long life. And I felt for both her and Ferro, because of what she went through, and the healing that she needs. Healing that he had to balance letting her heal, but not be a permanent crutch so she could avoid dealing with her issues. So that was great to read. Because this book is more character driven than plot driven then other books, not as much was going on. On top of that, what she's used to are things that are pretty offensive to the modern woman, so he's judged for that. But he puts her first, which is the most important part! 

There were maybe clarifications of the soul that they share. Maybe. Elizabeta was afraid what would happen if she lost hold of her half of the soul. But some of the terminology around this annoyed me, because sometimes it seemed like it was really just his soul or something, and that ticked me off a tad. Though I'm not sure if that was what was meant or not. But there were some intriguing plot developments that I'm excited to explore further in future books! 

We did get to see some faces that we haven't seen in a while, get some updates in their lives, which was really great. Like Elizabeta's brother Tristan, and his lifemate, Jolie, and Darius and Tempest and their kids. Plus we've known about Elizabeth and Ferro for a little while now, and I'm just so glad that we got these two as a couple, because because Elizabeta is older, she is more powerful, and that caused a few revelations which were really fun to read! 

This was a really great read, and I can't wait to have more of this wonderful series! 

Author: Christine Feehan
Series: Dark #30
Read: August 21st, 2020
Source: NetGalley
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2020 Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Berkley Books
Expected Publication: September 1st 2020

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