***5 Stars***
My rating didn’t change and after reading my original review it really does sum up how much I adored Nightbloom the first time I read it as well as this time and this one is still my favorite of the three. Watching Ella break out of her shell was a lot fun and Pax was just alpha AF goodness. And the two of them together just fit. They had a flow to them, even when there was a bit of awkwardness tossed into the mix, that made their journey fun to experience.
If you want the full meal deal review, scroll on down, but I love this world and revisiting it was a lot of fun. The Nightwing series should be read in order as each one does build on each other and more pieces of the world are added on as you go. You don’t HAVE to read these before the Vale of Stars series, but I highly recommend it since these characters are still around and make appearances in the books.
~ Copy provided by the author & voluntarily reviewed ~
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Original Review
#lovemesomeMorgonKind
Yup. I hashtagged that bitch. That’s how much I adore this series. I love the world that Ms. Cross has built, the history of how the Morgons came to be and the characters (at least the good ones) that inhabit it, hell I want to find a way to move there and find myself a Morgon male. And true to form, as soon as I started to read the prologue I fell down the rabbit hole instantly and didn’t want to be pulled out.
Nightbloom is the third and final book in the Nightwing series (something that didn’t make me happy until I remembered the Vale of Stars series) and focuses on Paxon and Ella, who we’ve gotten glimpses of in Soulfire and Windburn and who I can say I liked based on those, but now I absolutely adore them!
Paxon I fell in absolute adoration with. In the previous books he’s something of a player, but still a nice guy but in Nightbloom we get to see all sides of him and all I can say is he is the ultimate alpha male. He’s sexy, sweet, charming, confident, protective and just a bit possessive. He’s also dominant without being domineering, considerate and has a compassionate nature that shines through. Let’s put it this way. You know when they say they had a dopey smile on their face? That was me whenever Paxon was around.
Ella. I did adore her at the end, but I will admit that it took me awhile to get there. She’s sweet, loves her friends, loves her family but was so used to towing the line that there were things that she allowed to happen that had me wanting to shake some sense into her, but when she finally started to take charge of her fate, was when she started to shine. The fire that lived in her came out in force and I loved watching her fight for what she wanted while still maintaining who she is at her very core.
Paxon and Ella’s burgeoning relationship was fun to watch (remember the dopey smile thing). The attraction is pretty instantaneous and lust isn’t far behind, but Ms. Cross does an excellent job of building their relationship outside of that and showing us, not just telling, why they should be together. There were so many swoon/dopey smile worthy moments that I’m pretty sure I used up my quota for the rest of the year and much of it had to do with how Paxon viewed Ella. He saw the strong, confident woman she could be if only she’d take the mask off and he was determined to make that happen. Though this isn't to say that they didn't have a few bumps in the road to their HEA which includes prejudice against Morgons and an asshat of a boyfriend, who had me snarling almost every time he was around, but I really enjoyed how it all came together in the end.
If you haven’t read the first two in the series, you can read this as a standalone because Ms. Cross does an excellent job of explaining the Morgon world and getting you caught up with the important people, but you'll really be missing out on the history of the Morgons and humans, which is a very crucial element. The writing is solid, pacing is great and you can really tell just how much Ms. Cross loves and enjoys bringing this world to life for the reader.
And just as a little note: If you haven’t read all of the books that make up the Morgon Kind world, I will suggest that you read Soulfire, Windburn and Nightbloom first then start Waking the Dragon which is the first in the spin off series, Vale of Stars, which has already been released. You don’t have to but I think it’ll be worth your while in the end.
The Bottom Line: While I’m sad that this is the last book in the series, I’m very thankful that she decided to do a spin off series with Vale of Stars so I can still get me fix because #ilovemesomeMorgonKind!
~ ARC received from Kensington Books ~ Lyrical Press via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. ~
The love between a human and a Morgon, the dragon-hybrid race, tempts fate once more…
All her life, Ella Barrow has allowed others to make her decisions. Forced to stifle her artistic talents and stay in a loveless relationship with Clayton Kerrington, the man her mother believes to be her perfect match, Ella’s life may be safe—but it’s not her own. Paxon Nightwing, on the other hand, is anything but the safe choice.
A charming and alluring Morgon, Paxon sees Ella for the woman she truly is. His bold confidence and protective nature ignites a passion she’s never felt before. But a dark family tragedy forces their secrecy—until Clayton makes it impossible to hide their clandestine affair. Will Ella be strong enough to fight for herself at last? Or will she succumb once more and risk losing the only man she’s ever loved?
Release Date: October 1st, 2018
Juliette lives in lush, moss-laden Louisiana where she lives with her husband, four kids, and black lab, Kona.
Multi-published author of paranormal and urban fantasy romance, she loves reading and writing brooding characters, mysterious settings, persevering heroines, and dark, sexy heroes.
From the moment she read JANE EYRE as a teenager, she fell in love with the Gothic romance. Even then, she not only longed to read more novels set in Gothic worlds, she wanted to create her own.
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