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First Drop of Crimson

Night Huntress World, Book 1

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First Drop of Crimson

By: Jeaniene Frost
Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
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About this listen

From the New York Times best-selling author of the Night Huntress series comes a breathtaking new journey to the dark side of desire.

The night is not safe for mortals. Denise MacGregor knows all too well what lurks in the shadows - her best friend is half-vampire Cat Crawfield - and she has already lost more than the average human could bear. But her family’s past is wrapped in secrets and shrouded in darkness - and a demon shape-shifter has marked Denise as prey. Now her survival depends on an immortal who lusts for a taste of her.

He is Spade, a powerful, mysterious vampire who has walked the earth for centuries and is now duty-bound to protect this endangered, alluring human - even if it means destroying his own kind. Denise may arouse his deepest hungers, but Spade knows he must fight his urge to have her as they face the nightmare together, because once the first crimson drop falls, they will both be lost.

©2010 Jeaniene Frost (P)2010 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
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Critic reviews

“Book by book, Frost builds her reputation as an author who delivers only the best.” (Romantic Times)

“[Frost’s] gift for vivid plotting is enhanced by the confident strokes of a writer at the top of her game.” (Fresh Fiction)

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This is one of a series of books, about vamps and their galpals with super powers. This is a good storyline however i felt the choice of narrator did the story an injustice at times, or maybe it was just the combination of cliched text and the narrator. Some of the characters were British, and unfortunately the only accent available to the reader were Cockney and posh Cockney, let me tell you it is not a pretty event for the ears when a character sounds like a victorian chimney sweep selling oranges and apples on a market stall.

Good book, not impressed by the narrators accents

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Having read and enjoyed most of the series about Cat and Bones I thought I would try this offshoot too. The story didn't disappoint, but oh my goodness...that accent. Seriously, Bones has the worst cockney accent you've ever heard. Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins sounds practically perfect in comparison. I found myself laughing every time Bones spoke, which was very off-putting.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Her god-awful accent for Bones. It ruined the book.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Laugh in all the wrong places, because of Bones' accent!!

Any additional comments?

Please, get rid of the narrator for the next books!

The worst 'Brit' accent since Dick Van Dyke...

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so this is a side story in the world of cat and bones and I enjoyed it. I would have liked to have seen a little more of cat and bones in it as I feel given the main characters are their best friends they would have been a bit more involved but I guess the author felt that would make it less about the two leads in this story.

there was an interesting storyline to this one, throwing demons into the mix. it definitely keeps the reasons our favourite vampires have to keep going to war fresh!

worth a read/listen and slots nicely into the night huntress story arc.

I recommend reading the books in the order suggested by the author so you have a fuller appreciation of who eveyone is and what they mean to each other. I actually started with Vlads story without realising how much more there was. those books are fantastic by the way. but I've now gone back to listen to the whole story of the night huntress world from the beginning and I'm really enjoying it.

pretty good

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Enjoyed the way this book fits in with the rest of the Bones and Kat series and shows the back story for Spade and Denise. Very emotional in parts and I loved the way their relationship was not instant but grew. I have really enjoyed all of Jeaniene Frost books. Strong stories and complex characters

Good Listen

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I'm seeing alot of bad reviews saying the accent is bad etc.
I am English and I don't find it annoying or wrong I think it's great and the story is great one of the few book series to be able to get me to read every single book in the night huntress universe.

Good listen

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