(opinião em português depois da opinião em inglês)
Synopsis: Fire isn't the only thing that can make a vampire burn.
Jack Valentine is no stranger to a manhunt, but usually she's the one doing the hunting. In retrospect, maybe her assassination attempt on the Primus – the most powerful Silver in existence – was a mistake. She probably shouldn’t have murdered her ex-girlfriend either, however necessary it seemed at the time. But if Jack could take back only one thing from that awful night, it would be telling Killian Drake that she... sort of likes him.
On the run from the Primus's guards and fearing retribution from at least three different directions, Jack has no option but to lie low. For a disaster-magnet like her, that's one hell of an ask, but she'd stay in hiding forever if it meant she could avoid Drake.
Unfortunately, she didn't walk away from her murderous endeavours unscathed. With poison in her veins, Jack is now very literally hot-blooded, and getting hotter all the time. She needs Drake's healing kisses to keep herself from going up in flames, which forces them into just the kind of proximity she's trying to avoid.
One way or another, someone's about to get burned.
Valentine's Day is the fourth book in Josie Jaffrey’s Seekers series, an urban fantasy series set in Oxford, England.
Valentine’s Day is the fourth book in the Seekers series, an urban fantasy set in Oxford, and I swear… this series just keeps getting better with every book.
(Warning: if you haven’t read the previous books in the series, don’t continue reading this review, as it naturally contains spoilers from earlier events.)
So, after the (terrible) decisions Jack made in the previous book, she’s literally caught between life and death: either she dies at the hands of Primus… or from the poison running through her veins.
And the best part: do you know the one thing that keeps her alive (even if only temporarily)? Drake’s kiss 😭😂💀
Have I said that I ship these two? Yes! But in this book, even though I didn’t think it was possible, the ship intensifies even more.
But of course… nothing is easy. Since the cure isn’t permanent and has to be administered repeatedly, it only delays the inevitable, forcing Jack to confront Drake’s feelings for her and her refusal to admit her own.
I loved the slow burn, but in the middle of so much denial, I just wanted to shake Jack and say: “Admit you love him already!”
Aside from the romance, I love that there’s always an investigation case to solve, which helps us better understand how the world of the Silver works. Even with the Seekers extinct, the former members simply can’t stop investigating (and thankfully so, because it helps expand the Silver world).
As I mentioned in my review of the previous book, Winta’s Day is a story about decisions, which makes Valentine’s Day a story about the consequences that follow.
Disclaimer: This book was provided to me by the author in exchange for an honest review. This partnership does not influence my opinion of the work.
Rating: ★★★★★ (4,5/5)
With love, Brenda
Opinião em Português:
Valentine’s Day é o quarto livro da série Seekers, uma fantasia urbana passada em Oxford, e eu juro… esta série só fica melhor a cada livro.
(Alerta: Caso não tenhas lido os livros anteriores da série, não avances na leitura desta opinião, pois, naturalmente, existem spoilers de acontecimentos anteriores.)
Então, depois das (péssimas) decisões que tomou no livro anterior, Jack está literalmente entre a vida e a morte: ou morre às mãos do Primus… ou do veneno que lhe corre nas veias.
E a melhor parte: sabem qual é a única coisa que a mantém viva (ainda que temporariamente)? O beijo do Drake 😭😂💀
Eu já disse que shipo destes dois? Já vos disse que faço ship da Jack com o Drake? Já! Mas, neste livro, ainda que achasse que isso não era possível, o ship intensifica-se ainda mais.
Mas claro… nada é fácil. Como a cura não é definitiva e ter que ser feita recorrentemente, apenas adia o desfecho final, e isso obriga Jack a lidar com o que Drake sente por ela e o que ela própria sente por ele e se recusa a admitir.
Adorei o slow burn, mas, no meio de tanta negação, apetecia dar uns abanões na Jack e dizer: “Admite que o amas!”
À parte do romance, adoro que exista sempre um caso policial para resolver, que nos permite perceber melhor como funciona o mundo dos Silver. Mesmo com os Seekers extintos, os antigos membros simplesmente não conseguem deixar de investigar e, ainda bem, nós agradecemos, pois isso ajuda a explorar o mundo dos Silver.
Como vos disse na minha opinião do livro anterior, Winta’s Day é um livro sobre decisões, o que faz com que Valentine’s Day seja um livro sobre as consequências que se seguem.
Disclaimer: Este livro foi-me cedido pela autora em troca de uma opinião honesta. A parceria não altera a minha opinião sobre a obra.
Classificação: ★★★★★ (4,5/5)
Com amor, Brenda
