Viper (Nighthawks MC, #1) (2024)

This is, by far, the worst book I have ever read. The main character is abusive and controlling and condescending and essentially runs a cult where he can call for a hit without being questioned. I might review this more thoroughly later but I don't want to subject myself to thinking about this book any more today on purpose.

Vane & MyAnna: TRIGGERS: sexual assault, kidnapping, assault. So I'm gonna say that this book had so much potential. It consists of two romance tropes that I absolutely love... Vampires & werewolves and motorcycle clubs. But the author got too caught up on the flashbacks of Vane's life starting from his turning, I mean the flashbacks, if you separate them from the rest of the book, leaves maybe a little less than half the book if that. I think we know more about Vane's history than we do about MyAnna and she is the heroine (so to speak) of the book. Then there's moments that literally happen in the blink of an eye where you're like "how did we get to this moment, when we were just here..." And you scrunch up your face and have to go back and re-read because there literally was no set up for that new scene. I love the concept, even moreso, I love that this MC allows female vampires in their club. Also the story was very anti climactic. There was no build up. I will give her points though for shedding a little light on each of Vane's lieutenants since they each have their own story. But again that time could have been spent on MyAnna.
I'm sadly disappointed. But I may give "Shadow" a chance.

Different take on vampires in a kind of motorcycle club. Features a lot of violence, obviously loyalty between members and tiny bit of romance with a notion of the happy ending. Can be read as a stand alone though part of a series. Book 1 features on Viper, the leader, gives insight into his luitenants who will each have their own stories in the rest of the series

Amz Prch. Oct. 20, 2023

Didn’t finish at 55%. I actually really liked viper. He wasn’t too over the top, or rather, he was a little over the top but balanced it with being relatable and likable surprisingly. But I am just very particular when it comes to the love interests meeting because a lot of romance novels are heavily cliche and unoriginal when it comes to this part. This was no exception sadly. At first I thought it would be unique given the circ*mstances. But I just didn’t like Myanna at all. I don’t like a girl who is uptight and “feisty” when dealing with her love interest. I mean feisty might be okay if it feels natural but in this instance and in many other romances I’ve read the girl is shown as “feisty” just to give the guy something to smirk at and be all “amused” by. Which is the case here. I’ve seen it done a lot and I don’t like it. Myanna had a good reason to be actually upset with viper feeling like she’s just gone from being with one captive to another, but she comes across as just looking for a fight so viper can then be just tickled by her opposition. But Like I said, the first part is great. The romance is just clumsy. I can tell the author has an agenda to get across so it doesn’t feel natural and when a story doesn’t feel natural it makes me uninterested. The deal breaker though was when they try and set up a house and life for Myanna and how she reacts when they show her her new place made my eyes roll. It was soooo corny and cheesy I wanted to die lol. But I guess this book probably just is what it is: an alpha bad boy vampire meets a “feisty” human and they both fall in deep love with each other after one conversation. But why does it always just have to be that line? The “for some reason she’s different” line. Like why so lazy? Why can’t the author show me a few sequence of events that show me why the guy would think this girl was different and stood out to him? I’d rather the author focus on them getting to know each other and watching them form a connection than reading every detail about vipers past and how everything came to be for him. I liked some of it but I skimmed through a lot of it because it wasn’t as interesting as the present in my opinion.

Could have been so much better

First things first, the author seriously needs to add a trigger warning SOMEWHERE. I checked her website, too, and nope. Nothing. I don’t personally have a trigger for this, but some people do, so to include these scenes with no warning is unusual and a little rude, in my opinions. So if you’re reading this before you read the book, please be aware that there are two r@pe scenes. Neither are violent or long, but they’re still there, and there is no warning in the book’s description, on her website, or before the book starts.

As for the story itself, eh, it was okay. I was really excited to read a story about a vampire MC, but I feel like it kind of just fell flat. I did like Viper’s flashbacks and getting to see how he got to where he is in the present day; that was a pretty cool addition to the main storyline.

I didn’t care for the author’s writing style, though. The characters seemed rather immature and not well thought-out, and the writing felt stilted.

I don’t feel like we got to really know MyAnna at all, sadly. We know she’s curious and a little feisty, but that’s it really. Oh, we do learn she’s apparently claustrophobic, but she actively and willing sleeps under a bed. What?? Make that make sense, please.

I struggled to finish this book, honestly; it just wasn’t my cup of tea. I probably won’t end up reading the rest of the series. 3/5 stars overall, and that’s me being pretty generous. Definitely give the series a shot, though! I couldn’t get into it, but you may love it!

DNF @ 30%

It is - IMO - inadmissible that a romance book doesn't introduce the FMC until 30%. It's a 220 page book, so it's not like we'll have lot's of time to develop the romance plot or the characters.

The plot so far is a really choppy and somewhat mismatched patchwork of the Motor Club internal structure, flashbacks (tons) to the time the MMC was turned vampire, and some random wolf enemies.
I'm sure this will be a bit developed in the following books in the series (which have other characters as MCs) but I'm also sure that there aren't enough pages left in this one for the development to lead us to a whole line of plot.

The writing style is decent (that's why I rated one more star), but that plot structure, the lack of and FMC for 30% of the book and the mess of it all lead me to rate this book despite DNFing.

I'm, cleaning my kindle that if full of "stuff your kindle day" books and I keep cursing. I found some gems, but it's like 10% of it.

I like the idea of it and wanted to like it but it really wasn’t good. It kept going back and forth between his past and present, idk if it was to set up the mc and how everyone knew each other or what but it was too much. And it felt like I got the cliff notes of it, there was no detail whatsoever about the relationship and no big issue or obstacle, either for the mc or the couple. MyAnna went from being scared and locked in a room to clingy to him and begging to stay, with literally no hint of any relationship between the two. I think they talked maybe twice before that. And then the last chapter jumped to a year later and him proposing but again no substance to the relationship or anything. Very disappointed and unsure if I want to try to read the next one bc sometimes the second books are a lot better than the first.

DNF at 54% when MyAnna (and what sort of name is that anyway) begs Viper to "Take me home, Viper...The only place I want to be is with you"
I think the author needed to spend less time on flashbacks that don't really advance the story any and more on developing a relationship between the two of them that would justify that declaration.
I'm not a fan of motorcycle gang stories, but I thought the supernatural theme might add something I'd enjoy but it didn't, maybe it kept me going in hopes of something worthwhile continuing for.
With eye rolling lines like "who smiled down at me wickedly" when a character is being forced to marry against her will I began to lose the will to go on.
MyAnna with her cliche fiesty-ness and lower lip biting just pushed me over the edge of my tolerance threshold.

I enjoyed reading Viper, the first book in a new series, and getting ‘the lay of the land’ to open this new series. The back and forth from when Viper was changed to current day was a little hard to follow at first. I’m not normally a fan of that but as the book progressed it made more sense on why the author decided to set the book up that way. The characters were well developed, even the other members of the club, but I personally felt like there could have been more time spent on the love story between Viper and MyAnna and less on all the finding and fighting and killing other paranormals. Overall, I really enjoyed the book and plan to read the rest of the series as it continues. I look forward to the other members books.

This is not your average MC which made for refreshing reading. Vane who became known as Viper leads this MC thanks to his character which us readers want to see who is beneath that character. The author gives it to us really good. You will find one of the foundations he has in this is trust in that he has those around who he trusts in this MC. His approach and such of humans is hardly tolerated but one night he gets to get soul smacked is how I call it by a human named MyAnna. Oh her eyes he probably drowned in them. Turn the pages to see if it can survive though the two of them.

I honestly didn’t mind that this book switched POV, but this was almost a DNF. It also bounces between past and present to help you better understand the male main character. The story development was very basic and I feel like events were not built up in a way that made sense. It went from “oh. They rescued her and basically kidnapped her for themselves” to “Oh. They’re mated and she wants to turned into a vampire” so fast it felt forced and fake. The main character just seemed like a dick the entire time with very, very small moments of redemption. I won’t be continuing the series.

The story is very slow paced, mainly due to every other chapter being a flashback to how Viper became a vampire. For me, this hugely detracted from the romance story in the rest of the book. I kept giving the book time to get better, but the love story was also weak.... one minute he's rescuing a human girl from wolves and locking her up in his compound without a care in the world for her. The next they are declaring they love each other and are coupled up. No build up. No drama. Just a HEA which made no sense.

**** DNFed at 56%*****
And I have no desire to give it another try

I'm a total dark romance girly so the dominant personality of the MM doesn't bother me. What the issue is there was no relationship building at allllll. Also Some of the words used just didn't fit/ outdated I.E. "skivvies"

Most of the scenes in the book had no flow. Or were random and unnecessary. The book needs more character development / relationship building to make it feel more natural and authentic/ believable.

Book comes off like a first draft and not a final product.

I picked this ebook up free on Amazon and it sounded really interesting vampires werewolves and bikers plus romance with an 18+ theme but unfortunately It was not really for me I struggled to connect with the characters the internal thought process of the main character was full of red flags. the book is told mostly from vipers pov and is told In Two timelines one the present day and one starting from when he was turned in to a vampire for me the way the story was told felt disjointed and spent more time in to past than the present and the relationship felt to instalove

As Viper is the first book in the series the backstory and lead up is amazing! It is slightly slow at first but once you get all the details it makes the book that much more! My favorite line in the entire book is: "Whoa slow down snake boy, you don't have to worry about me" "I only have eyes for you. My heart is yours. Just don't freaking break it." The dynamic between the main characters is refreshing banter and true adoration. I give this book 5/5 and I can't wait to read the next one!

I loved this book. I couldn't stop reading even though I had to cuz of life responsibilities. But I loved Viper storyline and how all the characters developed. I'm gonna be honest in the beginning I did get lost a bit with the whole timeline but as it progress it all made sense.

Viper is total hard-core bad*** and I just added him to my new book boyfriend list
I can't wait to read the rest of the series!

Good

This book is the beginning of a new series. The story line was good and I liked the characters. What I didn't care for was the back and forth in time, I know is was the set up for the series, but it was distracting. Also the majority of the book was more of how the male character came to be and less about the couple. That being said, I plan on giving the next book a read.

Loved this book!!! Drama, romance, action all mixed together with an MC and the paranormal - what more could you ask for? The characters are awesome, well developed and come alive to the reader. Being a Louisiana native, I really enjoy that the book is set in my back yard. Can’t wait to read the next in the series!!

I really enjoyed this take on Vampires and Werewolves. In most paranormal books they seem to be at odds with each other. I am not usually a huge MC fan but I really enjoyed this one. The characters are well developed and the story flowed. I can't wait to learn more about the other guys in the MC and to see where Viper and Myanna's relationship goes!

different

Not sure how I feel about this book. On one hand it’s so different I like it, yet on the other it feels as though information is missing or I’ve not picked up on something. Liked the idea of the mc but to be honest MyAnna was too weak, simple and vapid as a character for the president. Not sure I’d read another.

DNF

Got about six chapters in and couldnt figure out why Viper went by both Vane and Venom. It was weird. The plot was too i your face, vamps vs horrible werewolves. The kill like its their job but they dont get paid. Who nominsted them judge and jury. Not enough MC stuff to be cslled an MC series. And holy wow, the head guy didnt like working on the bikes, def not a biker.

I felt like a lot of the chapters based in the past were unnecessary and didn't add to the story. I also didn't think that the female main characters pov chapters were needed. The story would have been the same if they were taken out. I think the writing was good enough not to DNF, but it was the story that fell flat for me.

I liked the book. It’s what your preference is. I like the hunting of other paranormals. I like the characters. I prefer books like this that have a little romance tha. A book that has seven pages of else’s scenes. This had both but more action

Viper has been a vampire longer than he can remember but when he moves to New Orleans to try and clean things up he comes across MyAnna. She had been kidnapped by wolves who are causing some havoc in town. His club will try to clean things up but can he be without MyAnna moving forward?

I really enjoyed this MC Romance. I've been in a reading rut, having a hard time getting into anything but this captured my attention and I had a hard time putting it down! It's an easy, exciting read.

This story was okay. I honestly never felt a connection with the characters and then they were in love. I just didn't feel anything about them. The writing was fine and the story was fine, just nothing exceptional.

Great start to a new series. This author is new to me so I’m looking forward to reading her book. Viper is filled with drama, action & paranormal! Yes I said paranormal. It makes things very interesting. Looking forward to the next book!

DNF: 24%

I've pretty much been over vampires since Twilight, but I love MC Club books so I figured I've give this one a try.

So far it's just been a pissing contest between vampires and werewolves - and I'm talking werewolves that only turn at the full moon.

I'm bored.

Boring

It was too hard to follow. It skips too many times and I couldn't even make it through the book. This was supposed to be a romance where's the romance. I stopped reading after the 10th chapter.