The Woo Woo Inn gets such great visitors; would love to go there. Another great romance from Ms. Bangs. Hope these keep coming. ( )

Just finished this book. I didn't know it was the third in a series. I had a hard time getting started with this one. I almost put it up several times but boy am I glad I didn't.
I am not saying that this book is the next great American novel but it is highly enteraining. This book was at times sexy, humorous and far fetched. You never quite know what you are going to get. Vampire cliches....check. Sexy scenes....check. Crazy scenes that would be rediculous on their own....check.
If you are looking for something purely entertaining... this book is for you! ( )

The author obviously has a very good sense of humor and is showing through the lines in the pages. Which makes a very fun reading indeed!

I only realized that this is the third book in the THE MACKENZIE VAMPIRES SERIES halfway down the book. Maybe if I've read the first three books first, then perhaps I would have a greater appreciation of events and characters. As it is, the story telling quality wasn't very compelling. I find my mind wandering while reading that it took me a few weeks to finish this book.

I would say this is a good read but not grab-your-attention-and-carry-you-away kinda book.

Cherry's Rating: 3 out of 5

My review online: http://www.cherrymischievous.com/2009/08/taste-of-darkness.html ( )

Fun and fluffy reading. Humor, a little romance, a little sex, makes for a fun few hours of reading. Reinn is the executioner for his vampire clan, but when he meets the offending vampire's future in laws, he starts re-thinking the clan's motto of pure blood marriages, as he falls for a werecat named Kisa. Kisa has a few secrets of her own, she is a rare type of cat.
Complete with Catnip bandit, Nina Bangs strikes again. ( )

As with all of Nina Bang's romance novels, A Taste of Darkness is filled with the right amount of everything: touching romance, hot steamy love scenes, paranormal themes left and right, some action/suspense, and a truck load of laughs! It is a great ride, from beginning to end, and it will have you coming back for more!

If you've read any of Nina's books before, either from the Mackenzie Vampire Series or her Castle of Dreams Trilogy, then you are already well acquainted with our two favorite Cosmic Troublemakers, Sparkle and Graymede. If you do not know them, then you are in for one hell of a laugh! They're always making trouble *duh, it's their 'job'* but they always manage to turn it around to something positive, giving the reader PLENTY of laughs along the way.

The storyline is great, not too deep, but not so fluffy light that you're left wondering where the plot was lost between editing and publishing. Bang's stories, this book included, are always charming and captivating, and they will keep up until dawn trying to finish it! And the romance is scorching, a perfect combination of passion and true love.

And as if all of that wasn't enough to make you run out and grab this book, the story's world is filled with every paranormal creature you can imagine-- harpies, vampires *More than one kind, actually.*, werewolves, all kinds of shapeshifters, demons...the list is almost endless! The hero in A Taste of Darkness is not only a vampire, but also a sexy one that still carries his medieval sword with him and he's Scottish.. well, kind of. He and his 'family', the Mackenzies, kind of 'adopted' the name and heritage hundreds of years ago, but still, I can easily image the rough Scottish burr. :) What more can you possibly ask for?

5/5 STARS! One of the best paranormal authors out there, Nina Bangs delivers in this amazing, rollicking romance. A definite must read for any one, and don't forget to grab her other books--once you are introduced to one sexy vampire hero, you won't be able to resist the need to find out what is in store for the other ones! ( )