The Carpathian Series also known as the Dark Series is one of the longest series I have read to date. This series has a total of 20 books with another coming out in in late 2010.
I've had very mixed feelings about the books and even now, while in the midst of finishing the 20th book, am still quite conflicted.
Upon reading the first book "Dark Prince" I was very interested and excited about reading the series expecting to learn more about the characters introduced. I was both shocked and intriqued when diving into the second book of the series to learn that the writer went a very different way. She made each book about different characters with very little, if any, reference to the characters in the previous books. While the characters and stories were interesting I found myself a bit bored mid way through the series. Each character, each book, seemed to be a slight variation (at least personality and relationship wise) as the book before. I ended up skipping through many pages of 'mating' anxious to get into the actual story.
Even with all that I will say that I have enjoyed most of the books immensely. My favorite of all to be "Dark Celebration" Book 18 also titled a Carpathian Reunion. I was extremely excited to read about many of my favorite characters.
I do think that part of the reason I struggled with some of the books was due to me reading them back to back. Had I had weeks or months between reading the books I believe I wouldn't have ended up bored. So while I do recommend this series I would seriously advise giving space between each book.
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