Review: Nocturne by Syrie James

Description

When Nicole Whitcomb’s car runs off a Colorado mountain road during a blinding snowstorm, she is saved from death by a handsome, fascinating, and enigmatic stranger.

 

Snowbound with him for days in his beautiful home high in the Rockies, she finds herself powerfully attracted to him and soon comes to realize that the feeling is mutual. But there are things about him that mystify her, filling her with apprehension—and Nicole can’t shake the feeling that he doesn’t want her there.

 

Who is Michael Tyler? Why does he live alone in such a secluded spot and guard his private life so carefully? What secret—or secrets—is he hiding?

 

Nicole has secrets of her own and a past she is running from—but Michael understands her better than anyone she has ever known. Soon, she is falling as deeply in love with him as he is with her.

 

But as the sexual tension between them builds, the clues mount up. When Nicole learns the terrifying truth—that her host is an ages-old vampire who is torn between his love for her and his desire for her blood—there’s nowhere for her to run but into the blizzard raging outside, and he’s the only one who can save her life.

 

Filled with unexpected twists and surprises, Nocturne is a page-turning, haunting, and deeply romantic story of forbidden love that will grab your heart and not let go. (Goodreads)

 

Book Details

Title: Nocturne

Author: Syrie James

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages

Publisher: Vanguard Press

Release date: August 2, 2011

Language: English

ISBN-10: 159315674X

ISBN-13: 978-1593156749

Author’s Website

Source: Publicist

Review

I think Nocturne is the first book I have read that only has two characters throughout the book. Not that that’s a bad thing. As I was thinking of my review I was just surprised by that fact. Syrie James does an amazing job of pacing in Nocturne. I sat  down to read a few pages looked up and had read 100 pages, not even realizing I had done it.

As far as leading men go, I really liked  Michael Tyler. Michael is a vampire that has reduced himself to a life of solitude so that he will never hurt another. I loved learning about all the skills he had mastered, the things in history he had seen, and the people he had met in all his years alive. I found Michael’s history very interesting and enjoyable. He is a tortured soul and I felt for him.

Nicole Is the only other character in nocturne. To be honest I just never connected to her. I think It is the fact that she is made to be too perfect of a match  for Michael. With the exception that he is a vampire and she is human.

Even though I didn’t care for Nicole’s character, I was still in tears when I finished Nocturne. Syrie James writes beautifully and the ending was wonderfully bittersweet. I will be looking into any of her future paranormal writings.

Happy Reading,

It's good. I had fun for the most part.

Recommended For

Adults: For sex and violence.