Dark Prince

Author's Cut Special Edition

By: Christine Feehan

Narrated by: Abby Craden

Length: 17 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

Enter the enchanting world of the Carpathians, where dark adventure, mystery, and love await, and the desires of two daring hearts unite in one irresistible passion.

A telepathic hunter of serial killers, Raven Whitney helps to catch some of the most depraved criminals. But her work keeps her from getting close to others, and has drained her body and spirit. In need of rest and rejuvenation, she embarks for a vacation far from home.

Mikhail Dubrinsky is the prince of the Carpathians, the powerful leader of a wise and secret ancient race that thrives in the night. Engulfed by despair, fearful of never finding the mate who can save him from the encroaching darkness, his soul cries out in loneliness - until the day that a beautiful voice full of light and love responds, softly soothing his pain and yearning.

From the moment they meet, Raven and Mikhail are helpless to resist the desire that sparks between them. But just as fate unexpectedly brings these life mates together, malevolent forces threaten to destroy them and their fragile love. Yet even if they survive, how can these two lovers - Carpathian and human - build a future together? And how can Mikhail bring Raven into his dark world without extinguishing her beautiful goodness and light?

©2011 Christine Feehan (P)2011 HarperCollins Publishers

Love it!

27:57 accidentally read Raven as Mikhail, but it was overall great with the narration

Terrible narration

Story was interesting but narration was awful. This. Is. How. It. Was. Narrated. A. Pause. After every. Word. There was no flow to the reading. And reading was quite monotonous. I will not continue to the next. One.

I liked it

The story was good, wish the female less meek or maybe it was voice acting

Could have been so much better

To start with...the narrator was absolutely fantastic! I have a soft spot for Phil Gigante but Abby Craden was even better because she was able to do an excellent job even with the male voices. FANTASTIC!
The story line was good and could have been great. Truthfully, if I hear "possession" one more time - I am going to puke! If you're a female who enjoys being "possessed" by a male, then go for it. It irked me to no end. The heroine is smart but stupid, Mikael gentle but possessive. How idiotic. She kept saying she has a mind but acted like a stupid ditsy girl. He kept saying he wants to accommodate her independence but when it came down to it, it was "do as I say or I will take over and do it for you!"
I really like the story but was greatly annoyed by the two main characters. I had also listened to another Feehan novel (out of sequence) with a similar annoyance ( so, I haven't learned my lesson!) and this one seemed to be the first of the series. But, it was added very recently. It made the whole storyline a little confusing for me.
Overall, if you can manage the cons, there is none better than Feehan to write those steamy scenes. But, beware of being 'possessed'.

not able to go beyond the 1st of the 3 sections

I was really looking forward to this book. It started great and within literally 5 min the hero was in love and in another 2 minutes the heroin was returning the sentiments. Oh ppppppppppp--lease. Soooo goofy. Literally nothing happened the entire first third. A little sex and I guess we should all be good to go. No twists necessary after that. I really tried but I was board out of my mind. So decided to stop torturing myself. I deleted the book from my phone. Phew. Now on to something with an actual story.

does not Flo

the story starts on chapter 6 then some chapter later starts over. the story is ok once it starts over

i loved it

i really loved it nice and long voices were done very well. i am going to start the next book now..

awesome

it was an awesome book start to finish. highly recommend the entire series. read all of the books already. now just enjoy listening to them on the way to and from work.

Listening instead of reading

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes anyone who has a problem with eyesight will be able to continue to enjoy a good book through audiobooks. If you do not have an eyesight problem these audiobooks allow you to do housework or other things while listening to great stories.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Julian Savage I liked his sense of humor.

What does Abby Craden bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Not sure how to answer that.

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

No I was just a fun book to listen to because of the new twist on how vampires came to be.

Eye role

The story started a little too abruptly, but it’s the heroine (if you can call her that) that really ruins this book. How absolutely stupid and troublesome can one character be. The narrator doesn’t help by making her sound whiny the entire time. I will try the second book in hopes the author writes a better character.