Dark Stranger: The Dream (The Children of the Gods #1)

Ok, these are probably the BEST books I have read in a long time. The writer is extraordinarily talented in bringing her cast of characters to life. Although the premise of immortals may seem unbelievable to some, the way Lucas writes makes you believe you could sit down and have coffee when any of them. Well, almost any of them:) You will have to read to see which ones you want coffee with! I devoured each of these books in order. I couldn’t put the series away. Usually I read a couple in a series and then move on to something else. I read one right after the other until I had read all of them and now can’t wait to read the next one. I truly look forward to these. Not having been one who typically reads a book with steamy sex scenes (yes there are some – so if that will offend you – don’t read) but these are so well done and such an integral part of the stories. You will have to read the books to find out why! If you like mysteries and love stories that are not typical –written by one of the best authors I have read in a really long time then please pick up the first book and read then in order. Do you have to read in order – no, but you will enjoy them so much more if you do. With summer coming up these would be great to take on vacation. Thanks Ms. Lucas for a great series!

I had read every book in the series to date now waiting impatiently for May I was looking to go back and re-read when I found the first book of Annani’s story. I am anxious to read the rest. I would like to say that I read all the book up to Turner and Bridget’s final book in a matter of weeks. I was so into the stories, the world Lucas created, and the lives of all the characters I couldn’t put the books down. I would read into the wee morning hours not even realizing time was passing and have to stop reading without wanting to so I could get enough sleep to be able to take care of my children. Lucas, is you read this please know that I love the way you created an amazing world and story that is enthralling and addictive and I can’t wait to continue to support you as an author and read everything you choose to write…you have a supernatural gift for story telling!

Dark Stranger The Dream is merely the first book of a captivating paranormal series. I selfishly have read the first 12 “can’t put ’em down” books, before taking the time to write my review of the first book, and am writing it now, only because I have a break while I await the publication of the 13th book… and because I love this author!
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Caution: Spoilers ahead.

All the greatest stories are founded on the never ending war between good and evil.

The characters in The Children of The God series are literally larger than life, especially Kian, the leader of his clan of Immortals, and son of Annani, the only remaining goddess in existence. Kian and his sister Amanda live in America, in a secure compound with others of their kind. Their immortality is kept a secret from the rest of the world, although they actively work and socialize with humans. They are the good immortals. They’ve been at war for centuries with another, much larger group of immortals, lead by a wicked man who is intent on the destruction of Annani and her descendants…

I liked Lucas’ concept of gods and goddesses, and their immortal children existing, and thus being the foundation of so many of the myths and legends found in our cultures. The gods and immortals are flawed as are humans. Some are very good and some are wicked…

In a creative twist, the immortals have venomous fangs that are induced by aggression or arousal. They are able to “thrall” the minds of humans into forgetting, which suggests immortals may be the basis for the many vampire legends. Some immortals have additional paranormal abilities, which leads Annani’s daughter, Amanda, a neuroscientist and researcher working at a university, to postulate that humans with paranormal abilities may actually be dormant immortals. She searches for “dormants” through using her research into paranormal abilities.

Lucas’ characters are unique, richly interesting, and they have depth. I generally do not like reading sex scenes, because so often the are crudely or poorly written. Lucas is an exception. She writes about lovemaking tastefully and well. It is a pleasure to read her books.

On a final note, Lucas’ story describes a world in which those in power who are good, try to lift up the rest of the world and help others. Those who are evil, spread the evil using their power, wealth and greed. Unfortunately, we are seeing this today in our world in the treatment and oppression of women, children and gays in some cultures of our world.

Let us hope that good, will ultimately conquer evil in reality, as it usually does in fiction.

I stumbled on this series looking for something to read that is close to J.R. Ward’s Black Dagger Brotherhood series.
I LOVE IT. I’m on the 7th book currently and I love the storyline. The characters are awesome and the immortal touch
keeps it interesting. I especially love the characters Annani and Kian. Even though the series is “immortal”, the conversations
are believable and the romantic scenes not as far fetched as some of the romance out there. I downloaded the first 11 books
as a package deal through Amazon and have now downloaded books 12 and 13. You won’t be disappointed!

Im always on the look out for good new writers to follow, and this could have been a good story as the bones of it showed loads of promise. What ruined it for me was, the writer introduced too many characters far too soon in the story, not only that but she went on and on in extreme detail describing how beautiful they all were to the point that, she drowned out most of the story with it and it just became. well, boring. I absolutely hate it when the writer pads out the story so much that you end up skimming to find the plot to the story thats worth reading, and thats what I ended up doing with most of this book. Usually writers that do this drone on in incredible detail about the clothes that the character is wearing i.e. the designer and the type of fabric, colour, hue, print etc. or the wall paper, chintz fabric, colours and design and type of furniture. Its all padding and yes, you need to set the stage but not for pages after pages that, by 60% in, you think oh, finally the actual start of the story, only to find that, nope, more boring padding. That amount information/description just makes it become more paraphernalia than actual necessary to the storyline plot and should have been cut out and just dotted in now and again to give the read a idea of representation for their imagination to depict, not chapter after chapter of what amounts to, loads of characters with fabulous shiny manes and amazing lustrous skin and what they like to wear. Its not necessary at that point, that kind of info should be injected in when they are pulled heavily into the plot. Its just too much; you just end up skimming lines or nodding off. I get the impression from reading the synopsis on the continuing sagas in this series that it pretty much carries on in the same vane, which is a pity, as Id have bought the next book in the hopes that the writer has improved her style.

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