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Night Realm by Darren G. Burton is a detective/PNR book set in Australia where P.I. Ryan Fox is hired to retrieve research by a scientist who is working on an immunization against vampires. The mysterious woman who hires him also has a brother who becomes a love interest to Ryan's very angry and rebellious sister Chelsea. Detective Marks of the Homicide division is hot on the trail of a serial killer who leaves mutilated bodies all over Australia.

This was my first read from this author and while I did enjoy parts of this book there were parts that didn't come off. They were either too fantasical to ring true or just didn't come off well. Ryan's POV narrative seemed clipped and didn't flow well. Also way too much descriptive narrative concerning Ryan's showering and dressing details. Det. Mark's POV read very well and I really connected to his character, much more so than Ryan's. Ryan's relationship with his sister didn't get it for me either, he just seemed to blow her off again and again so it left me with no empathy of his view of her. The author did manage to surprise me with a couple of twists which is hard to do considering all the detective novels I have read in my life. I realy loved Mr. Burton's villians, they are nothing like what the usual fare is in PNR/UF these days. Its really hard to write pure evil and the author managed it very well. Chelsea did nothing but make me want to slap her silly and she seemed a little wooden at times. The ending however left something to be desired. It was too rushed and was confined to a few pages and wrapped up way too easily too fast. A few of the plot threads at the end didn't ring true for me. Such as, Selena not bothering to help Ryan outside of her house while he and the police were being attacked. You can't tell me a vampire with that kind of hearing had no clue what was going on in her own driveway. And that also brings me to an another unbelievable thread where Det. Mark's walks out with vials of the vaccine and Ryan from a police station not in his jurisdiction and just starts driving away to kill the bad guys. When the police are killed it took up all of a couple of sentences compared to pages of Ryan's mundane daily tasks. Selena also had a complete lack of empathy and yet her insistance on not feeding on humans did not gel. And then in the end we know full well she wanted to remain a vampire yet nothing was forthcoming on her transition other than she was not happy, but the next thing you know she is calling Ryan for a date....wth?? The author's premise was good, his world building good as far as his settings. I really liked Det. Mark's and wish that he was the protag in this story and not Ryan. This author could do really well on detective novels without the paranormal thrown in and his forensics was spot on and maybe could delve a little deeper into that side of crime scenes. If he did I would definitely be up for those books, perhaps a series? All in all it was not a bad read, trust me I've read much worse and this was worth my time. I have not read any of the author's numerous erotica books, by the way. Just saying!


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Night Realm edition by Darren G Burton Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks Reviews

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Recommended for serious vampire fans
Read from June 17 to 20, 2013 -- I own a copy, read count 1

Night Realm is a paranormal, young adult-ish book that incorporates a crime/detective story in too. The criminal side of the story was quite well researched and I thought it was believable, although not too intricately written. I would have liked to see more of that side of the story.

The paranormal side of the story leaves little to the imagination. It is much the same as any other vampire book, if you've read Twilight or Vampire Diaries you'll likely know just about everything there is to know about being a vampire in this book (alas - they don't sparkle).

The side stories and characters were flat, it was fairly obvious that they were created and introduced for the purpose of being killed or used in some way in the story. While the main character (Ryan) was fairly developed, his sister Chelsea, left quite a bit to be desired. Her thought processes seemed scattered and some of them completely out of character, or the character I created from my understanding of Darren's writing at least.

I had issues with the haphazard way in which Travis (Chelsea's mysterious boyfriend) was willing to do as Chelsea asked after such a short period in time of them being together. This 'Oh, I've just met you but I will die for you, you must be my soul mate' crap that's cropping up in young adult books these days is seriously insane! It doesn't work, it ruins an otherwise reasonable story most of the time and despite the fact that falling in love at that age does feel like that, it still leaves this reader with a very unnatural feeling.

The story in itself is not that bad. I probably would have given this a 3 out of 5, but I struggled immensely with the crazy amount of detail given to mundane every day things.

Each time Ryan entered a room we were given a run down on every piece of furniture and person in there, in intricate detail. Every time Ryan felt the need to have a shower, we knew every step of the process.

I get that certain chracters are habit driven, some are very alert and observant, but the reader simply does not need to know all that stuff UNLESS it adds to the character, further develops the plot or ties in later in some way. To me, this felt like there had been a word count total set and Darren fell about 10,000 words short. Seriously not needed.

An example of this was at about 23% in, I'm paraphrasing here, but each thing listed is mentioned in the story

Ryan lathered himself up, danced around under the water, patted himself dry, brushed his hair, sprayed on cologne, put on his undies, picked black slacks over a suit, debated on a white, black or charcoal shirt, put his wallet in his back pocket and his keys in his front pocket.

This level of unimportant description was rife throughout the entire story. It is not needed.

I did notice a couple of other things

55% - Why is it that no one even slightly thinks about the bite wounds being made by a vampire? Yes, we all believe they are not real, but just about everyone knows what one is and despite the immediate feeling of being stupid that would come from thinking it could be a vampire, it - to me at least - seems to be the first and most natural conclusion. They could of course then talk themselves out of it, but really, the fact that NO ONE says "Oh hey, that looks like a vampire bite" to me seems completely and utterly unnatural and unbelievable.

96% - 'but I'm not (no) match for him, unfortunately.'

The ending... what can I say?!

It was cheesy and made me want to throw up a little in my mouth.

**Note I was provided an electronic copy of this book in return for an honest review**
+I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The author's writing is very detailed, which made this an easy to process read. It had a good amount of drama without trying too hard in a genre which, in my opinion, is the case a lot of the time.

+I felt attached to a few of the characters, which helped keep me emotionally invested in the story. I wanted to know what happens!

+Normally, I dislike books that constantly flip between points of view. But with Night Realm, I felt that each switch transitioned smoothly, thanks to the use of *** to differentiate. I found these switches easy to follow, & think it helped to make me so tied to the characters.

+I liked that it was set in Australia. Thanks to the author's descriptions, the landscape in which this was told was very beautiful, a great back drop.

-I did find a few grammatical mistakes, & a few times throughout, the sentences seemed a bit too short & choppy.

All in all, I give this a 4/5 star rating. Night Realm is a gripping novel that left me asking- is there going to be another book? I would recommend to vampire fans who like their fanged creatures on the non-sparkly side.

-Thank you to Darren G. Burton & Giveaways group for the free copy-
Picked for my library. Go on long trips frequently and have a large selection on hand so I am prepared. Also part of my Hurricane prep. Once read I shall update the evaluation.
This was a quick good read. The story was interesting from beginning to end. Has me wondering what will happen in the next book.
We all know vampires are not real, I hope. The book really holds your attention and draws you in this out its length. Q
Night Realm by Darren G. Burton is a detective/PNR book set in Australia where P.I. Ryan Fox is hired to retrieve research by a scientist who is working on an immunization against vampires. The mysterious woman who hires him also has a brother who becomes a love interest to Ryan's very angry and rebellious sister Chelsea. Detective Marks of the Homicide division is hot on the trail of a serial killer who leaves mutilated bodies all over Australia.

This was my first read from this author and while I did enjoy parts of this book there were parts that didn't come off. They were either too fantasical to ring true or just didn't come off well. Ryan's POV narrative seemed clipped and didn't flow well. Also way too much descriptive narrative concerning Ryan's showering and dressing details. Det. Mark's POV read very well and I really connected to his character, much more so than Ryan's. Ryan's relationship with his sister didn't get it for me either, he just seemed to blow her off again and again so it left me with no empathy of his view of her. The author did manage to surprise me with a couple of twists which is hard to do considering all the detective novels I have read in my life. I realy loved Mr. Burton's villians, they are nothing like what the usual fare is in PNR/UF these days. Its really hard to write pure evil and the author managed it very well. Chelsea did nothing but make me want to slap her silly and she seemed a little wooden at times. The ending however left something to be desired. It was too rushed and was confined to a few pages and wrapped up way too easily too fast. A few of the plot threads at the end didn't ring true for me. Such as, Selena not bothering to help Ryan outside of her house while he and the police were being attacked. You can't tell me a vampire with that kind of hearing had no clue what was going on in her own driveway. And that also brings me to an another unbelievable thread where Det. Mark's walks out with vials of the vaccine and Ryan from a police station not in his jurisdiction and just starts driving away to kill the bad guys. When the police are killed it took up all of a couple of sentences compared to pages of Ryan's mundane daily tasks. Selena also had a complete lack of empathy and yet her insistance on not feeding on humans did not gel. And then in the end we know full well she wanted to remain a vampire yet nothing was forthcoming on her transition other than she was not happy, but the next thing you know she is calling Ryan for a date....wth?? The author's premise was good, his world building good as far as his settings. I really liked Det. Mark's and wish that he was the protag in this story and not Ryan. This author could do really well on detective novels without the paranormal thrown in and his forensics was spot on and maybe could delve a little deeper into that side of crime scenes. If he did I would definitely be up for those books, perhaps a series? All in all it was not a bad read, trust me I've read much worse and this was worth my time. I have not read any of the author's numerous erotica books, by the way. Just saying!