Chasing Midnight
Books and Publications Average Rating:

Rating: - Entertaining and Different
In the vast sea of paranormal romance the thing that stands out the most about this series is the time period-vampires and werewolves in 1920s New York. To my knowledge this hasn't been attempted before and for that alone, the author is to be commended.

The Plot:

Allegra Chase is a fiercely independent vampire woman who is searching for a friend who has recently disappeared after having been turned vampire himself.Griffin is a werewolf who spends his life hiding from his wolf-side in favor of a society that is unaware of the existence of non-humans. He joins forces with Allegra when his own good friend goes missing and he suspects a connection to the vampire clan. As they fight to save their friends, they are drawn to one another and ultimately fall in love.

The Best Things About this Book:

The setting and time period are quite interesting, and surprisingly perfect for characters like vampires and werewolves. The night clubs, the fashion, the gang wars,the societal restrictions all blend seamlessly with the paranormal world in which vampires and werewolves fight to keep the peace between their races, and to keep their existence hidden from humans.

The plot, while difficult to follow at time, is fairly engaging. There is a lot of action and mystery to be had along with the romance.

Allegra is a very interesting character. She embodies the defiant 20s flapper type, full of her own independence and sexuality, not afraid to break rules. Griffin is a fitting balance for her in an almost opposites-attract sensibility.

Why it lost a star:

If there is an issue with this book at all, it is length. Some of the content, while engaging, was unnecessary and could have easily been cut to the chase. Krinard seemed to be concerned with fitting in as much detail as possible, and it simply was not needed-it can become tedious and hard to follow.

I would recommend this book to both paranormal and historical fans, with the caution that much of the content is more this than romance.

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Rating: - Relentless
Usually I don't want a book to end...but this one couldn't end soon enough; it was relentless! It just kept going on and on and on...from one perilous situation to another - enough already! It was worse than the old Saturday afternoon movie theatre serials. And, while the author did attempt to get the details of the era correct, she stumbled big time w/ the "forensic evidence" comment. Forensic evidence (the term) didn't come into common usage until recently (when forenisc science became popular). I was much more interested in the cute dog w/ the author in her picture than I was in what happened to these characters. The book was an unfortunate waste of valuable time (that could have been spent reading something worthwhile).

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Rating: - Had a hard time finishing....
The first chapter seemed promising...but after that I had a hard time finishing the book. I read the first half of the book and then I skimmed through the rest and read the last few chapters to find out how the story ended. For me, the book was boring, took forever to get to the point and like the other reviewer wrote, not much of a romance novel.

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Rating: - Don't waste your time
I picked this book up because I thought the concept was new and innovative. I could hardly finish this book!! The author failed to explain important plot details and the few explanations the author chose to give were too convenient, and trite. It seems as if Ms Krinard wrote/solved her plot dilemmas on the fly with very little forethought. I am a big fan of Paranormal romance, this was definitely the worst I have ever read and the romance was practically non-existent.