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"Dreams can change."

I loved this story! After the gruesome prologue there is non-stop action: the plot is thrilling, and so complex, that I don’t even dare to summarize it. Brilliant characterization, incredible sexual tension, and Cole’s hallmark humor make this book unputdownable.

Once both ��é�dz��� and Conrad were humans. ��é�dz��� became a ghost, Conrad changed to a vampire. Now both of them suffer from being what they are.

In his human life, Conrad was denied any happiness; his change to a vampire infuriated him, and he became a hitman. He went insane by drinking his victims to death because he attained not only their blood, but their horrible memories as well.

Now bloodthirst blurs his mind. He is hunted by his enemies, by hallucinations, by horrible memories of his own and his victims��. He desperately runs to his end. He is a man who definitely needs to be saved.



On the contrary, ��é�dz��� lived a full life; she was a celebrated ballerina. It is so touching that as a ghost she is still filled with exhilaration: she tries to brighten her colorless existence with stolen trinkets, and stolen moments. She is unimaginably lonely, still she has a positive attitude.
She is bantering, playful, and I love her delicate sense of humor.
Her abilities are remarkable even in this ghostly existence, but by the end of the story she becomes a very, very special being.



At the beginning of the story, Conrad’s insanity is represented by short, staccato sentences in simple present tense. This fragmented style perfectly pictures how unstable he is. At first, he is unable to make a distinction between reality and unreality. He doesn’t know whether ��é�dz��� is a delusion, a fractured memory, a hallucination, or a ghost.

��é�dz��� is incorporeal, so Conrad is forced to behave reasonably and collected if he wants to keep her by his side. It helps him to defeat his insanity. He feels clearer, more focused in her presence. Conrad is intense, morose, feral, but also has a romantic, gentle side.

The sexual tension is incredible in this novel, since they are incapable of touching each other in the larger part of the story. They get to know each other by talking, teasing, and debating. Waiting and hope give an extra sensation to the story.



Conrad and ��é�dz���’s story is a very original and peculiar installment of the Immortals After Dark series.