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“I always love Feehan's novels”
Anne Seymour wrote this review Saturday, November 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“the author shines telling us a both passionate and intriguine story.
nadia r wrote this review Monday, November 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I loved it. ”“It's very good but not a fav. ”
Michelle S wrote this review Sunday, September 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Loved it!”
Porita A wrote this review Friday, August 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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Dana W wrote this review Friday, July 24 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“i like that the women in Feehan's books aren't perfect. makes for better reading. plus Byron's just adorable”
Haley O wrote this review Wednesday, May 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Not one of my favorites... but a decent read!!”
NICOLE N wrote this review Saturday, April 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“At the age of five, she lost her parents at a tragic accident when their yacht exploded. Alerted by her sixth sense, she survived when she managed to jump overboard and later rescued by fishermen. Now at the age of thirty-seven, Antonietta Scarletti is a world-famous concert pianist and composer, and has the world at her feet. She is also heiress to the Scarletti fortune, which is a burden for her in some way for she is attracting the attention of fortune hunters. Resigned to the fact that no man could love her for herself, she has vowed never to marry nor share her heart with anyone. And then she met Byron Justicano.
Michelle wrote this review Saturday, February 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Many years ago, he was trapped and tortured by a vampire and used as bait to lure their Prince and his lifemate. He survived by hanging on to the hope that his lifemate awaits him somewhere. Blaming himself for endangering his friends, he turned his back on his people and homeland and traveled the continent hunting the undead. And it is in his self-imposed exile that he finally finds his salvation - the light that has kept him alive those many years ago.
When Byron saw her walked out onstage, he was mesmerized by the way Antonietta seemed to weave her magic over her audience, captivating every one of them. He knew in that moment that she was the one. But he also realized that she is different, strong-willed and craves her independence. And so he vowed not to force her, making sure that she comes to his world willingly. So he starts by gaining her friendship and eventually her trust.
Having read DARK PRINCE and DARK DESIRE, I was so glad to find out that Byron had his own story, especially after all the sufferings he endured from his torture. And it was great to see that he was as I imagined he would be. I liked how gentle he was with Antonietta and how he gave her a choice. I admired Antonietta's courage, how she didn't let her blindness stop her from achieving her goals, and how she embraced Byron's world with open arms.
DARK SYMPHONY is a sensual and humorous novel. Unlike the other books in the series, this is a much lighter read and one of the funniest. I laughed so much at Byron's nephew's antics and seeing how mortified he is. This is also fascinating because Antonietta is a descendant of the main characters from THE SCARLETTI CURSE, and although it is not necessary to read that book, it would at least give you a richer understanding of the family history. And by incorporating the true nature and gifts of the Scarletti family with the Carpathians, we are now introduced to a whole new range of possibilities (and probably another story), for the author also introduces us to a new breed of species, the Jaguar, which the Scarlettis descended from.
This is the ninth Dark Series book that I have read and I still can't get enough of those Carpathians. Enjoyable! ”
“Don't Read.”
Lauren K wrote this review Wednesday, December 3 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Set in modern-day Italy, this is book 10 in Christine Feehan's Dark Carpathian series. This time around the focus is on Carpathian Byron Justicano, a master craftsman capable of calling gems up from the earth. After unintentionally putting the life of his best friend's lifemate in danger years ago, he decided to exile himself form his homeland and family. He turned his back on his craft and put his own life in jeopardy hunting vampires - Carpathian males that have embraced evil and kill for pleasure, thus endangering all Carpathians.
Susan wrote this review Monday, October 27 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
He was not born to be a hunter however, and eventually he is drawn to the haunting music created by Italian concert pianist, Antonietta Scarletti. She is his lifemate - born to be the light to his terrible darkness, and destined to be bound to Byron for all eternity. Blinded and orphaned as a child by an explosion on the family yacht, Antonietta, a strong psychic, is heir to the Scarletti family fortune and the massive Scarletti palazzo, where she lives with all her relatives.
When Byron learns that someone within the family is siphoning off the family treasures and slowly poisoning Antonietta, her grandfather and her cousin, he draws upon his supernatural powers to catch the villain, but he soon finds out that the Scarletti family has a supernatural secret of their own.
From reading other people's review of this one, it seems that you either really like it, or you hate it. I liked it a lot. I found it to be a departure from the previous novels in the series. Unlike the women in the other books, Antoinetta was unafraid of her destiny. She was not running away from her fate and she "saw" Byron with perfect love and acceptance from the beginning of the story.
Byron also felt different than the other Carpathian males I've come to know and love over the past few months. He was not as rigid (pardon the pun)and demanding with Antoinetta as other males have been with their lifemates. He would have been perfectly happy to live with her as a mortal, and in the end, die with her. Bryon left the decision up to Antionetta completely, and she chose him.”
