Bella Forrest

The 6th book in the bestselling "A Shade Of Vampire" series has arrived! Welcome back to The Shade... Derek and Sofia are finally enjoying a well-deserved break. Staying at a resort with good food, sun and sea, Sofia is thrilled to witness Derek's re-introduction to the human world. They would almost be mistaken for a normal young couple, if it were not for the red-eyed monster lurking in the shadows and watching their every move, waiting for his signal to pounce...

A Gate of Night

Christina Baltimore 

This book was just okay for me. 

Sofia and Derek are married. Derek is human and they head off for a honeymoon. All seems to be going well until the let down their guard. Darkness is stalking them and shortly after they start their honeymoon, the are taken to The Blood Keep. It is Sofia that the Elder is after. They collect immunes and keep them at The Blood Keep to feed on and entertain themselves with. Kiev want what Derek has. He wants to know what is so special about Sofia. 

Derek is taken to the witches' Sanctuary and tries to gain control of himself and his newfound power. He fails miserably, as he always does without Sofia at his side. Sofia is his control. Eventually, time starts running out for Sofia and her situation and Derek returns to The Shade. Derek is met with staggering revelations once he returns and has a hard time controlling himself. 

The Shade is under attack by the darkness and the Elders. The Shade's vampires are being used against each other and the Naturals are under attack as well. A few of the vampires and hunters flee to hunter headquarters to regroup and plan an attack on The Blood Keep. Sofia is planning her escape as well. As with everything else, things go wrong with both the rescue and the escape. Sofia becomes the price for the actions of The Shade's witch and the Ageless gives her to Curor in an attempt to maintain balance between the Elders and the Guardians. 

This book was okay. I'm glad that Sofia and Derek's story is coming to and end with the next book. I am invested in the their outcomes but I have no intention of continuing with the series after that. My decision comes mostly because I hate the way the story jumps from one point of view to the the next every little bit. It's distracting. Also, when listening to the audio I find myself tapping the skip 30 seconds button more and more. I'm just at the end of my tolerance for the slow moving plot and changing POVs.

A Gate of Night

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