Book Review - Dark Challenge (The Carpathians (Dark) Series, Book 5)

Dark Challenge (The Carpathians (Dark) Series, Book 5)
By Christine Feehan

Editorial Reviews
Product DescriptionA New York Times Bestselling Author
Julian Savage was golden. Powerful. But tormented. For the brooding hunter walked alone, always alone, far from his Carpathian kind, alien to even his twin. Like his name, his existence was savage. Until he met the woman he was sworn to protect . . . When Julian heard Desari sing, rainbows swamped his starving senses. Emotions bombarded his hardened heart. Was Desari more than his perfect mate? Julian had met his match in this woman, but would she drive him to madness . . . or save his soul? --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Challenge-Carpathians-Book/dp/0505524090/ref=cm_lmf_tit_5_rsrsrs0

My take on the book:

The fifth in the ongoing original saga of the Carpathians, Dark Challenge introduces us to four new characters as well as the twin, Julian, of the 'hero' Aidan in Dark Gold. It also introduces Desari (Dara) a Carpathian Female who is equal in power to Julian, which makes for an interesting situation as none of the Carpathian males (except those in Desari's 'family unit') are used to dealing with Carpathian women who are the equal of their power. It also brings a unique twist into the mix as the two carpathian females introduced to us, each have a unique power that the Carpathian males were unaware that Carpathian women of power have. More over we find that Desari & her brother Darius are the long lost siblings of Gregory.

This book, I felt, had a deeper depth to it than the last four. It really showed how hard it was for Carpathian males to live together, and showed a deep interaction between the "family unit" of Desari (including a sweet sister relationship between Desari and Syndil, the other female Carpathian). All of the characters were delightfully interesting, and the situation between Julian and the other male Carpathians, especially between Darius and Julian, was quite amusing and real.

Spoiler here, but it also hints big time that we will be seeing more about the legendary warrior twins, Gabriel and Lucian. I cannot wait to read their story. The story Christine gave in the book set up quite a stage for their stories, and so far Christine has proven that her sequels can stand on their own two feet and do not fall in the trap of most sequels of wearing out the same plot over and over.

All in all this was just a good book that was steamy, romantic and impossible to put down!