Dark Legacy (Carpathian Novel, A) Hardcover – September 5, 2017

I own every book written by C. Feehan and treat them like they are golden treasures but this book was BORING! Too many characters, no depth to any of the characters especially the main H&h. I usually read C. Feehan's books in one setting but this book took three days to read because I would have to go back to see if I missed something because the H wimped out and h was weak, spineless and stupid. If I hadn't reread Dark Carousel the day before I started Dark Legacy I would have been lost the whole time with all the back ground characters. I'm glad I didn't waste my money on a hardbound book. As it is,I feel like I paid way too much for an e-book. Some of my books, especially the paperbooks of C. Feehan are falling apart from age and rereading but Dark Legacy probably won't get a second reading. If C. Feehan has a ghostwriter she needs to get a new one.

Love the series and generally can't wait for the next book. Almost always read in one sitting. This one was tough to get through. Took me three days of putting down and forcing myself to try to finish. Characters lacked depth and there wasn't much of a plot other than fighting, sex, and worrying. Also it was annoying that the warriors seemed so clueless, with vampires continually outsmarting them. There WERE some cute moments. But not enough to save this book.

I am a longtime fan and faithful reader of Christine Feehan's Dark series. Dark Legacy is not for the faint of heart and I must admit it took another read to understand the true magic and majesty of the story. After the first read, I was heartbroken to discover the horrific torture, rape and abuse of a sweet character introduced into the storyline several books ago. Sadly, the current political climate, social & civil discontent, the loss of lives & homes from recent natural disasters and threat of war have dampened my spirits and colored the enjoyment of the story. Thankfully, I let it rest and gave it another read.Amazingly, the second read captivated my attention from the first page until the last. Dragomir Kozul is an ancient, ancient Carpathian warrior that has spent the past several centuries in isolation with other members of the brotherhood in a hidden monastery high up in the Carpathian mountains. Given a brief respite from the never-ending darkness and the possible location of his lifemate, Dragomir arrives in San Diego, California to assist a fellow warrior under attack by a horde of master vampires. Much to the Carpathians surprise, the infamous head of the vampires, the Malinov brothers, have massed an army of vampires and puppets and created a vast underground network housed beneath the city. In the midst of the initial attack, Dragomir heard the cry of HER voice, his lifemate, Emeline Sanchez. Dragomir has spent the past several centuries with the brotherhood in isolation and unused to human interaction during modern times. Emeline was brutally attacked by the vampires and suffers from constant mental attacks nightly. She harbors secrets and won't allow anyone to heal or assist her. Surprisingly, Dragomir isn't the autocratic, chauvinistic, insensitive cave man I expected. With a great deal of patience, sensitivity, love, honor and respect, Dragomir courageously gains Emmeline's trust and together they forge a strong foundation for a lifetime. The road to happily-ever-after is a difficult journey plagued with monstrous pitfalls but the Carpathian community is a resilient one and comes together as a family to deal with the crisis.This story was vintage Christine Feehan at her best. Secrets were unveiled, a few mysteries resolved with several surprises along the way. And my precious Gary Daratrazanoff played a pivotal role center stage to heroically save the day. Bravo Christine!

I own every book in this series and I always look forward to this next one. I was a little disappointed with the direction of this book. I was vested in Mikhail, Gregory, Raven and all those characters. Tariq and even Gary"s characters I'm finding it difficult to invest in. I would have enjoyed the presence of some of the old characters in this story to give it continuity. I hope the next book in the series come along soon.

This book was not as engaging as the previous. The cast is becoming to unrealistic and the plot predictable. This will be my lastDark Series purchase.

Not normal when I finish a book and I think “Yawn”. Seriously I felt like I have read this concept of this story somewhere before. Not a fan of the neediness of Emeline. How does a street kid get so scared of her own shadow? Okay yes I have not been around hundreds of street kids but I have been around enough and they mentally don’t give up so much. I was not a fan of Emeline. Not a fan of Drago..... Theses names are getting harder and harder to pronounce. It was good to see Gary again. Even though this Gary is a lot different since the last book I guess he went through some serious changes. Welp. I really wish this series would end. It has really really dragged on. Will I re-read this again? NOPE. Do I recommend? I really don’t want to but it is a series and the next book will hinge on knowing what happened in this series. A lot did yes and new characters with harder names to pronounce were introduced.But yeah - Yawn.There was nothing exciting in this book and there was nothing that draws me back. 👎🏾👎🏾

I love Christine Feehan Dark series but this one was unbelievably difficult to get through. Dragomir and Emeline are one dimensional and the fight scenes are exhaustive. Simple is best.

I've gotten 10% of the way in this book and am astonished at how stupid these apparently ancient Carpathians are written. They all know this master vampire didn't leave the area, they just dealt with a hideous situation in the last Dark book with him and yet they are completely unprepared???? Come on, Christine, I know you can do better than this.

This is Dragomir and Emeline's story.She's sacrificed herself to rescue five children but with excruciating pain and lasting effects from the evil hands of the master vampire, Vadim Malinov.Dragomir has resided in the monastery for centuries in the Carpathian mountains, believing he and his brotherhood are too dangerous to circulate in the modern world. When they're given hope they, the ancient warriors, move to America, where they encounter an army of vampires...And his lifemate.An engrossing addition to the Dark series with plenty of action packed bloody battles, humour and love. The storyline was great. Deep, dark and dangerous and you'll be glad to know without the added pages, upon pages, of boring repetitive sex scenes, (although expect some😁!).Thoroughly enjoyed but still don't understand the need to waste nearly forty odd pages at the back of the book for the healing chants and the meaning of the Carpathian words?! Does anyone actually read them???

The story line is good, ie in continuing the fight against evil, but too much detail of love between life mates and not enough action. The whole book feels like the story is being dragged out , worth reading as part of the series but not otherwise, like a short story with chunks of life mate details added to pad it out.

Better than previous books but considering what she'd been through l find it difficult to believe that she'd be having sex with dragomir not long after being raped by vadim. Seems to be more about their sexual relationship with just a bit of storyline to pad it out. I also find it strange that adter discussing in the previous book about Vadim using splinters of himself that they destroyed suddenly Gary shows up and its like they'd never considered him doing this and Gary had discovered it l mean there should be continuity between books and it was only the previous one so not sure if l'll be buying anymore which is a shame as used to be an autobuy for me.

I love the Carpathian series. The characters and the world they inhabit, excellent. But and its a big but, in the last few books the story has suffered at the expense of a stronger erotic content. The Carpathian men have always been dominant, bordering on dictatorial but never harsh. These last few books have a rougher edge to the sex scenes, of which there are a lot, spankings and such are becoming the norm. Now I'm not a prude but the heroine in this book had been severely sexually assaulted a few months previously but has no problem submitting to whatever the hero wants to do to her. I'm all for whatever floats your boat but I cannot reconcile a victim of such abuse bouncing back so easily. The behaviour of the "hero" is more suited to Miss Feehans Leopard People.series. I do not expect the Carpathian men to be saints but I do expect what I'm reading to make sense. These books could be so great. It's a shame.

Yes there was a good story to this book, but it got very repetitive with all the healing every time there was a battle. I think instead of pages of boring sex like the others become his one was filled the healing instead.What I want to know is why on earth don't these guys make there self some armour lol