Karina Halle is someone we've read again and again because she always seems to be willing to challenge herself to write in new worlds, and by doing that, challenges us to try to follow her. It's been a while since we've read anything by her and so when Nocturne came across the screen, it was time to jump back in.
In Nocturne she not only put us back in 1947 Hollywood, but she also added vampires. Fun! I've read some of her other vampire novels and enjoyed them, as I enjoyed this one too. Her take on the Black Dahlia murder(s) and the corrupt underbelly of the city of stars, plus the sinister desires of one brand of vampire added up to quite a lot of things going on. And while this wasn't my favorite thing I've ever read (sometimes it felt like it dragged a little), I did enjoy it.
A nice escape for the norm..but definitely pay attention to the warnings before the book-this may not be for everyone.
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SYNOPSIS:Los Angeles, 1947.
The city is drowning in secrets and blood—and Lena Reid just lost her best friend to the shadows.
Elizabeth Short is dead. The press calls her the Black Dahlia.
Lena wants answers. Closure. Revenge.
What she finds instead… is him.
Victor Callahan is danger in a three-piece suit. An ex-boxer with fists like thunder and eyes that promise ruin. He’s supposed to help her.
Instead, he haunts her. Follows her. Wants her.
He doesn’t remember what happens after dark.
The blackouts. The blood.
The hunger.
But Lena’s not afraid of monsters.
She falls for them.
She is one.
Now, with a serial killer circling closer and a secret society pulling strings behind the curtain, Lena has one rule
Don’t let a vampire fall in love with you.
Because once he does…
He’ll never let you go.
Seven meets L.A. Confidential with a vampire twist, in this true crime and film noir-inspired standalone dark romance from New York Times Bestselling author Karina Halle. This book contains mature content with potential triggers--please consult the Content Warning at the start of the book.
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