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No Rest for the Wicked (Immortals After Dark, Book 2) | 
| Author: Kresley Cole
Publisher: Pocket Star Books
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Pages: 384
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Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.1
ISBN: 1416509887
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9781416509882
ASIN: 1416509887
Publication Date: October 31, 2006
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 Sequel to A Hunger Like No Other June 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the second full length novel and third story in the Immortals After Dark Series.
It opens with Kaderin the Coldhearted (Valkyrie) coming to kill vampire Sebastian Wroth. The villagers below his castle are apparently terrified of him even though he's done nothing to provoke their fear. However, it quickly becomes apparent that she is his destined Bride, and rather than kill him, she flees, leaving a somewhat disgruntled vampire behind. Their meeting has two consequences - Sebastian's heart begins to beat, and Kaderin after centuries of being an unfeeling killing machine starts to feel emotion again.
Kaderin has more important things on her mind, however. She is about to take part in the Talisman's Hie, a kind of supernatural scavenger hunt, with the ultimate prize being a key that will allow the holder to travel backwards in time. Kaderin wants the key to be able to rescue her sisters who were slaughtered on a battlefield centuries earlier - the last time she showed mercy to a vampire. Deciding it's the only way to get close to her, Sebastian joins the Hie as well. But to gain the prize will require more than teamwork, it will take the ultimate sacrifice.
Of the two main characters I find myself slightly preferring Sebastian. Kaderin takes a little longer to warm to. But I think this is probably intended, as until this story she's been completely emotionless. It's heartwarming to read about her reawakened emotions and how they take a toll on her when she no longer sees the world in black and white.
Sebastian was turned into a vampire against his will. And he does seem to have spent a goodly amount of his immortality moping. However, this all changes when he meets Kaderin and acknowledges that maybe everything does happen for a reason, as if he wasn't a vampire he would never have met her.
I will admit when I started reading I wasn't sure about the setting - the Talisman's Hie. But I really got into it. Knowing what the prize is you can see why the competitors are all prepared to fight so desperately for it. Kaderin wants to save her sisters, Bowen the lykae wants to save his mate, Sebastian considers going back in time to save his family. When the stakes are that high you understand the ruthlessness of their behaviour.
Things I love about Kresley Cole's books.
*The banter between the characters, everyone is just so darn witty and NRFTW is no exception.
"We've established that you can't kill me."
She glared at him over her shoulder. "I ache to make those your last words."
*The fact that I believe it when the characters say I love you. In all of her books the relationship feels organic. When they get to the 'I love yous' I believe they mean them.
*The variety of her characters. Here we have demons, sirens, witches, vampires, gods, elves. Each species has its defining characteristics. But every single person we meet, no matter their species, is an individual. Even the minor characters have intriguing hints dropped about their stories.
This leads me to my one niggle about the series, which is that as it goes on, sometimes it's slightly too much. Some of the intriguing hints feel a little half-finished. The books are that good though, that I have a tendency to shrug my shoulders and assume that all will become clear in a few books time. This is probably one of the best PNR series around at the moment and I recommend it highly.
 A spectacular sequal in the Immortals after dark series December 12, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
When Kaderin is sent to a castle to kill a vampire it is Sebastian who she meets, a human turned vampire. Instead of taking his life she is giving him life, because from the moment their mouths meet, their tongues start to dance. A kiss of life is given as Sebastian's body recognizes his Bride and the Blooding starts to hum through every cell, his heart starts to pump again, lungs fill with air as his body roars to life. This is possibly the most erotic moment in Sebastian's life....until his Bride runs from him as the sun rises over the hills.
Sebastian never had much to live for but Kaderin is all the reason he needs. Adapting to this era he traces Kaderin in to a room full of magical beings. Every chosen one from their factions in entering The Hie, a contest where all need to seek magical artifacts and thereby can win points, whoever three reaches the 78 point marker first will enter the finals. The ultimate price: an artifact that will allow the owner to jump back into time twice. Kaderin has lost her two sisters a thousand years ago and now she has a chance at bringing them back and no warrior with a body that advertises to sin is going to distract her...much. When Sebastian finds a way to enter The Hie there is a smile of pure male satisfaction on his face, this contest just gotten a whole new power to reckon with!
In this Hie the stakes have never been so high....
No rest for the wicked is a masterfully told tale, it engages the reader in to a contest with vivid personalities whom are all driven to find the next artifact, and they all want or need the prize for some personal reason. The past of Kaderin and Sebastian is so well developed that it enhances the impact of their emotions. The setting of The Hie and all the Lykae's, Valkyrie's, Vampires and other beings are more than enough proof of the enticing world that Kresley Cole created, still it doesn't take the focus from the main couple, no it makes it all the more dynamic and gripping as their love awakens and evolves amd artifacts are found.
There are many fabulous secondary characters though Bowen captured my attention, he is so tortured that he screams for his own story, I can only hope that Kresley Cole hears him and tells this story sooner than later. The love between Kaderin and Sebastian is slowly working its way in to an absolutely unforgettable romance with at the end a heart wrenching moment that rendered me breathless. Their sensual encounters also take time to be build up and crest into a steaming eruption of hungry bodies and passionatly written scenes that almost burn your fingers as you turn the pages. Sebastian, though a gentleman and a man of honor, roars his claim, fulfilling all my wants and desires of what I love to see in a hero. Together they tell a spectacular and well paced tale of romance and adventure leaving room for future stories to be told.
With that Kresley Cole has enthralled me, leaving me wanting for more, curious of the further world building because I still feel many questions need to be answered. The Accession coloring the setting of the Immortals after dark world is intriguing, The Factions are for me a superb vision of fantasy which I want more of and with that it leaves me with nothing more to tell everybody than that I'm satisfied from start to finish with this tale
I can't wait for those next entries is this series! No rest for the wicked solidifies the quality of the Immortal after dark novels.
reviewed by Leontine
no rest for the wicked (imortals after dark,book 2) November 7, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
kresley cole has done it again, this book is amazing it has romance, danger, passion all rolled into one it is a fantastic read i couldnt put it down it had me hooked from start to finnish.
Wild, witty, sexy characters and a good plot! October 12, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
After reading A Hunger Like No Other (Book 1)I was totally hooked on KC's Immortals After Dark series and couldn't wait for No Rest for the Wicked (Book 2). I was not disappointed. Other reviewers have covered the synopsis well, so I can only add that the story of Kaderin (a kick-ass valkyrie) and Sebastion (a sexy,lovable, yes lovable) vampire is inspired. I chuckled at the machinations of some of the characters, teared-up over Kaderin's angst and totally fell in love with Sebastion. The characters are well written and so much fun - they almost jump of the page. I am now just so impatient for books 3 and 4 to be released.
Although No Rest for the Wicked is an excellent stand alone book, I would agree with a previous reviewer that they are more fun when read in order. Also two characters that don't seem to have their own book but appear in books 1 and 2 are 'Myst the coveted', aka Mysty the Vampire Layer (don't ask) and Nikolai Wroth (vampire general and Sebastion's brother). Their story 'The General Wants Forever' has been published in an anthology entitled 'Playing Easy to Get"; also featuring novellas by Jaid Black and Sherylin Kenyon. Well worth getting the anthology just for Kresley Cole's story. Myst and Nikolai are HOT, HOT, HOT; and sparks fly right from the start of their steamy story.
Fabulous Series September 21, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I started my "love affair" of paranormal romance last year when reading "No Rest for the Wicked". This left me absolutely hooked, as I now own every book in print by Kresley Cole!!!
I began to 'feel' for the characters and the love scenes are very hot. I definately recommend reading Kresley Cole, but must say that the "Immortals Afer Dark" series is still my favourite. After all - who can resist a sexy vampire or werewolf??
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