No Rest for the Wicked by Kresley Cole Book Review
What happens when a cold-hearted valkyrie assassin meets the one vampire she can’t bring herself to kill? That’s the question No Rest for the Wicked by Kresley Cole dares to ask, and then answers with slow-burn tension, supernatural angst, and a high-stakes race across the immortal world. If you’re craving old-school paranormal with addictive chemistry and a plot that actually moves, this one’s for you.
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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
No Rest for the Wicked by Kresley Cole
Immortals After Dark #2
October 31, 2006
Read this if you want:
- Vampire romance
- Fated mates
- Supernatural competition
What is No Rest for the Wicked by Kresley Cole all about?
A valkyrie known as the Cold-Hearted. A vampire who wants to die, until he meets her. No Rest for the Wicked by Kresley Cole throws these two immortals into the Talisman’s Hie, a brutal competition with a prize powerful enough to rewrite history. But the real battle? Choosing between vengeance and love.
No Rest for the Wicked by Kresley Cole Book Review
Ahhh Sebastian! *swoons* He is the perfect man. Old-time gentleman, shy, knows what he wants and fights for it, just… perfect! I wish I had my own Sebastian!
OK, so now that I got that out of the way… Kaderin is a valkyrie and she’s been “cursed” with not being able to feel for a thousand years, since the death of her sisters, who were killed by a vampire. She is tough (as all valkyrie are), loves and lives to kill vampires and for the Hie (like the Amazing Race). That whole concept was new and interesting. Kaderin always enters (and wins) this race and this year is no different. Well, except for the fact that before it starts she hears of a vampire in a castle and goes there to slay him, but realizes that she can’t. She is his Bride, and because of him, after so long, she starts to feel again. She in turn wakes him from years of misery.
Sebastian is Nikolai Wroth’s brother. He was turned by Nikolai against his will and has hated being a vampire during his whole existence. He just wishes for final death. And Kaderin is the one supposed to bring it to him, which he is fine with, until he realizes she’s His. The one for him. His Bride. And he will do anything to have her, protect her, cherish her, and live eternity with her.
While Kaderin has to compete in the Hie, Sebastian enters as well, with the intention of wining for her. The prize seems to be something she wants above all other things. A key to go back in time twice. He doesn’t think it could work, and he doesn’t know why she wants to get it, but he is determined to help her or win it for her. They have some competition, and some tough competition in the form of Bowen, the lykae who we met in the previous book, and who wants the key to go back in time and rescue his dead mate.
There’s a lot of action, intrigue, and some pretty amazing sexual tension and eventually, yes, pretty amazing sex. And even though Sebastian is not a virgin, he’s not the most experienced in that department so it’s up to Kaderin to teach him, which he learns quickly, and to be his first in many things.
Their relationship develops perfectly. It’s not the “I’m in love” at first sight, their love develops from constantly being together, liking each other, their company, their support. Even though there were no major events in the overall world for this series, this was an excellent book and I’ll be looking forward to reading the next one soon!
If you’re still thinking about that tortured vampire who just wanted to die until he met the valkyrie who made him want to live again… same. No Rest for the Wicked by Kresley Cole might technically be a second installment, but its mix of action, heat, and emotional payoff stands completely on its own. Now the only question is: are you emotionally prepared for the rest of this series?
About the Immortals After Dark Series by Kresley Cole
Kresley Cole’s Immortals After Dark series dives deep into a rich paranormal world where vampires, lykae, witches, demons, and valkyries fight, love, and clash across centuries. Each book spotlights a different fated pair, but the overarching Lore plotline keeps evolving.
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