As usual, Lara Adrian does a superb job of balancing the action with the romance. The action is intense as the Order struggles to track down the missing Breedmates and destroy both Dragos and the plans he seems to have put in place. The chemistry between Brock and Jenna, who both have enough relationship issues to kill any normal romance, is simply overwhelming - to the characters and to the reader. Front and center in the romance is Jenna - she is NOT a breedmate [as the previous heroines have been] but a human victim of the Ancient. It seems the Ancient left a bit of himself inside her and that 'bit' is changing Jenna in ways no one can predict - especially her. Many of the changes have proven beneficial but this portion of the storyline is left unresolved - she is still a 'work in progress' at the end of the book.

As the Order lives and works together, we get glimpses into the lives of characters from earlier books; which is one of the great things about a well written series!

And speaking of order... Would I recommend reading these in order? A definite yes! Could you read them out of order? Yes, but you'd lose something of the depth and there is definitely a series-wide story arc. Could you read this one without reading any of the others? No. The storyline really begins in Shades of Midnight.

Great book. A keeper - and now I'm waiting [none too patiently] for Deeper Than Midnight...

Midnight Breed
1. A Kiss of Midnight (2007)
2. Kiss of Crimson (2007)
3. Midnight Awakening (2007)
4. Midnight Rising (2008)
5. Veil of Midnight (2008)
6. Ashes of Midnight (2009)
7. Shades of Midnight (2009)
8. Taken by Midnight (2010)
9. Deeper Than Midnight (2011)