{"id":27825,"date":"2021-11-12T08:29:44","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T13:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=27825"},"modified":"2022-10-16T03:46:20","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T03:46:20","slug":"review-dark-tarot-by-christine-feehan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/12\/review-dark-tarot-by-christine-feehan\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f Dark Tarot by Christine Feehan"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-27825\" data-postid=\"27825\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-27825 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bbbcac8 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_49667e8 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7036296 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/dark-tarot-christine-feehan.jpg?resize=331%2C500\" width=\"331\" height=\"500\" title=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Dark Tarot by Christine Feehan\" alt=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Dark Tarot by Christine Feehan\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a1982ef customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Sandu Berdardi continues to exist only to protect his people. An ancient Carpathian, his entire long life has been dedicated to honor above all else. He knows his time has passed, especially since he has not been able to find his lifemate\u2014the anchor to keep him sane in a world he no longer understands. But just as he truly starts to give up hope, a voice reaches out to him in the night and his world explodes into color.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Adalasia enters Sandu\u2019s mind seamlessly, as if she has been a part of him forever. While she can see the shape of things to come in her deck of cards, her gift is both a blessing and a curse. The true course of Sandu\u2019s quest remains unclear, with danger waiting at every turn. She cannot see everything the future holds, but she does know it is a journey they will take together.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">By joining him, she will start them down a dangerous, seductive path from which there is no coming back&#8230;.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_23787e9 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2d1ea91  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16466 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3-hearts.jpg?resize=135%2C44\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Nov 9, 2021<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>The Dark<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>35<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Sensual\/Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $14.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>\u201cThere it was. A low murmur. A woman\u2019s voice. Her voice. Adalasia. She was real. Not a figment of his imagination. He went completely still, his heart pounding, blood thundering in his ears before he could get control. He immediately swept away that unacceptable reaction. Emotions had no place in the life of an ancient, a hunter of the undead. He had no idea if his woman was being held hostage or if she was his enemy. No matter which it was, she was his lifemate and he would sort it out. To do that, he needed to be in absolute control.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Sandu Berdadi<\/strong> is a powerful ancient Carpathian who spends his life fighting the undead to protect his people, but he feels that his time is dwindling. He has been wandering aimlessly searching for his lifemate, but he has been unable to find her. She will be the lightness to the darkness inside of him. Sandu begins to despair that he will ever be able to find her when he hears a voice inside his mind warning him of dangers to come, and he instantly recognizes that this is the voice of his lifemate. He knows that he must find her. Sandu and Adalasia go on this journey of discovering their fated love and facing an evil like they have never faced before. Their path is savage and full of danger, but their love is deep and all encompassing.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>Christine Feehan\u2019s<\/strong><\/em> graphic world building is substantial and far-reaching in her <em>Dark<\/em> series, and it transports the reader to a place full of demons, vampires, seers, and tons of other magical beings. I struggled with this book because it is the thirty first book in the series, and I have never read any of the others. This absolutely can\u2019t be read as a stand alone because Sandhu\u2019s character arc begins in other books, and there are many cameos by past couples that we see throughout Adalasia and Sandhu\u2019s journey. It is because of this intricate world building that I would suggest beginning this series at the first book. Sadly, I couldn\u2019t form any sort of connection to the main characters. I am also not used to Christine Feehan\u2019s style of writing, and I found some of it to be very choppy. The sentence structure did not flow at times, and it felt jarring to me as a reader. I didn\u2019t think this was all bad though because the chemistry between Adalasia and Sandhu was electric, and I found their love to be sweet and a little spicy.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you\u2019re already a fan of this series or<em><strong> Nalini Singh\u2019s<\/strong> <\/em>Archangel series then you will probably enjoy this one. I do not recommend picking this one up without having previously read others in this series.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Michelle<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_eb0616c customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/30sUizQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/dark-tarot\/id1553002357?itsct=books_box_link&amp;itscg=30200&amp;ls=1&amp;at=11l88k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/dark-tarot-christine-feehan\/1138802840?ean=9780593333198\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/dark-tarot-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Christine_Feehan_Dark_Tarot?id=9qQbEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sandu Berdardi continues to exist only to protect his people. 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An ancient Carpathian, his entire long life has been dedicated to honor above all else. He knows his time has passed, especially since he has not been able to find his lifemate\u2014the anchor to keep him sane in a world he no longer understands. But just as he truly starts to give up hope, a voice reaches out to him in the night and his world explodes into color.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Adalasia enters Sandu\u2019s mind seamlessly, as if she has been a part of him forever. While she can see the shape of things to come in her deck of cards, her gift is both a blessing and a curse. The true course of Sandu\u2019s quest remains unclear, with danger waiting at every turn. She cannot see everything the future holds, but she does know it is a journey they will take together.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>By joining him, she will start them down a dangerous, seductive path from which there is no coming back....<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3-hearts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Nov 9, 2021<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>The Dark<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>35<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Sensual\/Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $14.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>\u201cThere it was. A low murmur. A woman\u2019s voice. Her voice. Adalasia. She was real. Not a figment of his imagination. He went completely still, his heart pounding, blood thundering in his ears before he could get control. He immediately swept away that unacceptable reaction. Emotions had no place in the life of an ancient, a hunter of the undead. He had no idea if his woman was being held hostage or if she was his enemy. No matter which it was, she was his lifemate and he would sort it out. To do that, he needed to be in absolute control.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Sandu Berdadi<\/strong> is a powerful ancient Carpathian who spends his life fighting the undead to protect his people, but he feels that his time is dwindling. He has been wandering aimlessly searching for his lifemate, but he has been unable to find her. She will be the lightness to the darkness inside of him. Sandu begins to despair that he will ever be able to find her when he hears a voice inside his mind warning him of dangers to come, and he instantly recognizes that this is the voice of his lifemate. He knows that he must find her. Sandu and Adalasia go on this journey of discovering their fated love and facing an evil like they have never faced before. Their path is savage and full of danger, but their love is deep and all encompassing.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>Christine Feehan\u2019s<\/strong><\/em> graphic world building is substantial and far-reaching in her <em>Dark<\/em> series, and it transports the reader to a place full of demons, vampires, seers, and tons of other magical beings. I struggled with this book because it is the thirty first book in the series, and I have never read any of the others. This absolutely can\u2019t be read as a stand alone because Sandhu\u2019s character arc begins in other books, and there are many cameos by past couples that we see throughout Adalasia and Sandhu\u2019s journey. It is because of this intricate world building that I would suggest beginning this series at the first book. Sadly, I couldn\u2019t form any sort of connection to the main characters. I am also not used to Christine Feehan\u2019s style of writing, and I found some of it to be very choppy. The sentence structure did not flow at times, and it felt jarring to me as a reader. I didn\u2019t think this was all bad though because the chemistry between Adalasia and Sandhu was electric, and I found their love to be sweet and a little spicy.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you\u2019re already a fan of this series or<em><strong> Nalini Singh\u2019s<\/strong> <\/em>Archangel series then you will probably enjoy this one. I do not recommend picking this one up without having previously read others in this series.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Michelle<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/30sUizQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/dark-tarot\/id1553002357?itsct=books_box_link&amp;itscg=30200&amp;ls=1&amp;at=11l88k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/dark-tarot-christine-feehan\/1138802840?ean=9780593333198\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/dark-tarot-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Christine_Feehan_Dark_Tarot?id=9qQbEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27825"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29101,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27825\/revisions\/29101"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}