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Title: Shades of Gray by Amanda Ashley ISBN: 0-505-52243-8 Publisher: Love Spell Pub. Date: January, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.04 (28 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Modern-day Vampire Love Story
Comment: Alexi-Bound by chains of silver, the vampire had slept for 100 years, locked in a world of pain and hunger, until the seductive scent of one woman's blood recalled him to ravenous life. Marisa- Unnerved by the sight of the carnival's captive "vampire," she stumbled from the tent-into the arms of the most striking man she'd ever seen. Mesmerized by his supernatural embrace, she believed him when he swore all he desired to drink were her kisses. Grigori- Lost in darkness, Grigori found new sustenance in the light of Marisa's love, and new purpose in his life. Only he could protect her from the evil that stalked the night. Now, hungering for her bittersweet caress, he vowed to show her that not all the undead were monsters, and that somewhere between the black and white of damnation and desire lay infinite...Shades of Gray. I was under the impression when I bought this book that it was a historical romance. The cover is misleading. But it is a good read. I think it could have been more action-packed. It had all the wonderful workings of a great love story but there was something lacking toward the end, but I did enjoy the story. If you love vampire stories this is a pretty good book.
Rating: 3
Summary: vampire love story
Comment: This was the first Amanda Ashley book I had read. Though cringed a little at the stereotypical romance cover, I decided to give it a try.
"Shades of Gray" is the story of Grigori, a two hundred year old vampire and Marissa, a modern day woman who plays the leading lady in this work. There are several secondary characters including the evil Alexi, also a vampire, and Ramsey, a vampire hunter. The story begin with Marissa inadvertenly reawakening Alexi after he had been bound for a hundred years. Both Ramsey and Grigori are hunting Alexi, though for very different reasons. Ramsey out of a sense of duty and the belief all vampires are evil, and Grigori out of a need for revenge for past wrongs.
Ashley is wonderful in creating characters that are likeable and believeable. Her scenes are unique and set well. She created interesting dilemnas for her characters that could easily have led this to be a great work.
Sadly all those conflicts led to a flat ending and a so so story.
One major annoyance for me was the repetition of descriptions. I lost count of how many times Ashley described Grigori's voice as sounding as "rich as chocolate" or "dark chocolate" or "chocolate velvet." And so on it went. He was described over and over when once would really have been enough.
The dilemna of Grigori's late wife and Marissa's burgeoning relationship with Ramsey could have added so much to this story but it is all blithely ignored and everything wrapped up nice and neat. The fact that Marissa seems a strangely weak character helped not at all. Her whole life seems to revolve around being alone and going to and from work. No one really inquires about her life, even when she disappears for days on end.
The first half of the book is a series of "go away and come back" scenes as Marissa and Grigori struggle to decide if they want to be together or not. The same scene of kissing and then Grigori fleeing lest he take Marissa's blood is seen at least three times and gets boring after awhile.
For a light afternoon read go for it. For a keeper keep on looking.
Rating: 5
Summary: Shades of Enjoyment
Comment: This contemporary vamp book opens with a Halloween visit to a carnival bizarre. Imagine stepping up creaky wooden viewing block to view the coffin at your midsection better. Your hand is inexhorably drawn to touch the slack being lying staked...and....initially, nothing.
However, Marissa's ordinary life is skewed as a different vamp enters her life.
I'd enjoyed this book immensely--it included vamps, time travel, Italian moonlight...and a villain you'd wish to stake yourself, if possible.
The sequel, "After Sundown" is also enjoyable for different reason. Fast, easy reads, though I'd found the conclusion of the latter rather abrupt.
I highly recommend her earlier bks "Dark Embrace" and "Sunlight, Moonlight".
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Title: A Darker Dream by Amanda Ashley ISBN: 050552208X Publisher: Love Spell Pub. Date: July, 1997 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: After Sundown by Amanda Ashley ISBN: 0821775286 Publisher: Zebra Books (Mass Market) Pub. Date: February, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Dance With The Devil: A Dark-Hunter Novel by Sherrilyn Kenyon ISBN: 0312984839 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 07 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Deeper Than the Night by Amanda Ashley ISBN: 050552113X Publisher: Love Spell Pub. Date: August, 1996 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Midnight Embrace by Amanda Ashley ISBN: 0505524686 Publisher: Love Spell Pub. Date: February, 2002 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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