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Black on Blue (eBook)
| Black on Blue | |
|---|---|
 Black on Blue eBook Cover, written by Jeanna Pride | |
| Author(s) | Jeanna Pride |
| Series | Incubus |
| Publisher | Dark Deeds Books |
| Publication date | April 14, 2016 |
| Media type | eBook |
| Length | 26 Pages |
| ASIN | B01EBHR532 |
| Preceded by | Scarlet Dreams |
| Followed by | White Wedding |
For other uses of the word Incubus, see Incubus (disambiguation).
Black on Blue is an eBook written by Jeanna Pride. It is the second work in the Incubus series by this author. In this work one of the characters is an Incubus.
Overview
- Title: Black on Blue
- Author: Jeanna Pride
- Published By: Dark Deeds Books
- Length: 26 Pages
- Format: eBook
- ASIN: B01EBHR532
- Publishing Date: April 14, 2016
Other Works in this Series on SuccuWiki
Plot Summary
When Detective Sergeant Melanie Brooks and her hunky partner visit a party packed with political elite in search of a known pimp and escort runner, she can’t be aware that her quarry knows her darkest secrets, and is possessed of infernal powers. She soon finds herself facing the dark truth about herself, her desires and a wantonness she kept carefully hidden. Will she succumb to her true nature?
Book Review
The following review was originally published by Tera on her Blog, A Succubi's Tale on April 26, 2016
Melanie has always been the hunter, but she finds herself encountering one that is stronger than she. A battle of control leads to an admission of her own needs and within that, the needs of another. Some choices have consequences, some lives are changed, and in the end, only one can be the winner… if there is such a thing.
Much like the first work in this series, the tone is very dark, bordering on occasion of being close to hopeless. The singular theme of this work, again, revolves around domination and that being very dark, brutal, and heartless. As such, again I couldn’t find a means to enjoy the story, because of my own experiences of the past.
The beginning of the work has some moments, a few instances where the characters tell of themselves, of who they are, what they intend, and that was interesting. But moments after the incubus, who still remains without a name, appears and begins to draw the main character of this work into his world, the story changes.
The encounter starts out somewhat realistic, but it soon turns the corner into fantasy and there comes a point where what happens just took me out of the story completely. The change in Melanie, the gloating of the incubus, the destruction of another character takes the life out of the story and leaves, much like the first work, a lot of pain and suffering behind.
Like the first work, it’s unclear what happens to Melanie exactly in the aftermath, though there is more of a hint given as to her ultimate fate. It’s this part of the story that interests me, but doesn’t seem to be considered. As such, there is a missing part of the story that needs to be told. What the incubus does in the “real world” is one thing. but the larger question is what is the point, why is he collecting these souls and for what purpose?
The writing is still very good, the character development is there. if not too much so. The erotica still doesn’t have a lot of heat for me. Perhaps the author needs to move from the erotica into telling more of the story that the series is underpinned by. I think in that moment, the story will be something more than I have seen it to be so far.
Two out of five pitchforks.
The overall theme of the first work in the series continues and along with it a seeming lack of direction and meaning. The main character, the unnamed incubus, seemingly doesn’t develop, his story isn’t told and there’s just so many questions left by the end. Developing the character to be something more than “just an incubus” would be nice. More so, having a name, and more still, giving his purpose a moment to be told.