Monday, November 9, 2015

Immortal Kiss by Laura Daleo


Title: Immortal Kiss
Author: Laura Daleo
Publisher: World Castle Publishing
Genre: Paranormal, Romance, Mythology
Publication: February 15, 2015

My Rating: 2/5

Source: Publisher on NetGalley

Centuries ago ten powerful vampire gods first walked the earth; their blood thirst knew no boundaries. The destruction of mankind was inevitable. Recognizing their weakness, they selected twelve wise human beings to transform with their godly blood. These twelve, known as The Old Ones and The Council, govern The Ten. A blood lottery appeasing The Ten’s hunger was set forth into the human world and passed down every fifth generation, continuing into the present day.

All of Beth Ryan’s life a mysterious mist watched over her, a mist she believed to be a vampire. On a cold winter night, she comes face to face with Philippe Delon, a 700 year old vampire with a human soul. Beth is certain Philippe is the vampire behind the mist. She is drawn to him, accepting his immortality without question or fear.

Beth and Philippe cannot deny their love for each other, nor do they try to fight it. Within days of their encounter, Beth accepts Philippe’s invitation to move into his mansion. The mansion unlocks the door to the vampire world and exposes secrets from Beth’s past. Within its walls, she learns the true identity of the mist, her link to the blood lottery, and betrayal of her loved ones. Surrounded by lies, Beth stands before The Council begging for resolution.



**I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**

When I started reading this I wasn't very sure of what was going on. We know there's this girl who's been living her whole life with some kind of mist who comes visit her in her room. Then she spends years dating her childhood friend and, suddenly, the guy who's supposed to be the mist shows himself and asks her to move in with him immediately. And she says yes.

Not only does she say yes, but she doesn't even take her stuff with her. I mean, girl, don't mean to be a party pooper, but people do break up sometimes. How can you move in with a guy you barely know and just leave your belongings at your old apartment because "he's got a house full of stuff"? Be realistic, girl.

Then they are completely in love with each other and Beth starts turning into some kind of half-vampire from receiving Philippe's blood... because vampires ejaculate blood.

And by the way, haven't we had enough of those "always use a condom" lessons?? Wear your condoms, people.


But that didn't really surprise me, Beth proved to be very immature and not too bright during the whole book. Just leave it to her to make the worst decisions possible, she doesn't even stop to think about any consequences her actions could lead to.

This was also so full of contradictions that I found myself lost more than once. And everything happens way too fast.

But I'll admit that the story about how vampires were born was really cool and original. I do enjoy mythology a lot, so seeing that and vampires put together was very nice.


Have you read this? Any vampire stories you'd recommend?

Thank you for reading! Bye-Bye! 

22 comments:

  1. I think I liked it so much was the fact I thought the "cheesy" factor was humerous! ;) It reminded me of the cliche vampire movies from the old days.

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    1. Yes, that part wasn't that bad haha those guys were crazy about her!

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    2. Everything in your review was spot on Carla! I looked past some of it because she was "enthralled" by him and she had loved the mist since she was a young girl. I guess that is where the saying "love is blind" comes from... :)

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    3. Yeah, I can understand why she moved in with him so quickly though, she had spent her whole life with the mist after all. But I seriously wanted to slap the girl more than once haha.
      Although I did love the whole story about the gods, that was very cool.

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  2. Okay, this book sounds weird to me LOL! Vampires ejaculating blood? I'm going to have to pass. :P Great review!

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    1. Hahaha yeah, that's definitely different. Most people have enjoyed this book though, I think I'm part of the minority. Thanks! :)

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  3. I´ve never heard about this film before ! It looks like good ! :)
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    1. A lot of people have really loved it, although I didn't enjoy it that much.

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  4. ummm... blink....blink...blink...this
    sounds
    terrible..
    who the hell moves in with a stalker? like...seriously..?

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  5. Interesting combination of good and not-so-good plot elements..... If there's one thing I HATE in romance novels -- whether paranormal or not -- it's a female protagonist who is not too bright. And from what you say in this review, I can see that I would love to smack this girl! Lol. I also don't like that she suddenly leaves her childhood sweetheart to go live with this vampire guy, whom she knows next to nothing about. Sounds very shallow to me!

    Thanks for the review! I will definitely avoid this one, even though I LOVE vampire romances! Also, thanks for dropping by and commenting on my "Pirateship Down" post, as well as for entering the giveaway! : )

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    1. Yes! I really hate it when a female lead is not bright at all, it's all so annoying! I definitely wanted to smack her hahaha. I don't think she cared too much about her childhood sweetheart though, but things were going too fast with the other guy!

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  6. Oh no, I don't think I could want to read this one at all! It does sound like Beth is a bit ditzy and doesn't really think anything through before doing it, as well as sounding a bit immature. Oh, and the whole ejaculating blood thing? That's a bit weird if I think about it...

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    1. Yes, the main character was very immature and didn't really make good decisions :/
      Hahahaha yeah, it was a bit weird.

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  7. I just had an operation so i’ve slept for literally three weeks and i’m having so much fun catching up on your content!! xxx



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    1. I hope you're feeling better now! Thank you so much for your comment :)

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  8. Not a fan of immature main characters who are reckless and don't consider consequences haha. Love how your review is so honest and to the point, makes finding out about books that much more interesting and appealing.

    Anna xx

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    1. Me neither, they can be so annoying! Thank you so much, that's so nice of you :)

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