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First off Kresley Cole is one of my absolute favorite authors, so much so that I bought this book the day it came out. I really didn't like the beginning of the series, besides the books a Hunger Like No Other and Dark Needs at a Nights Edge, the interim few I wasn't too sold on. But once she got to Pleasure of a Dark Prince I was absolutely hooked.
MacRieve is about the Lykae Uilleam MacRieve and finding his fated mate. Of course nothing is that simple. What I really appreciated was that Cole developed a serious and tragic back story that wasn't simply in place of actual character development. I really hate when authors create a sad or horrific back story without flushing out the character. Cole creates vastly different characters in each of her books, while still keeping that core strength that most romance readers crave.
MacRieve was basically an asshole for most of the book, but while I understood why he did take it over the top when he found out what exactly his mate, Chloe, was. And I won't spoil that (fairly obvious) surprise. Chloe was a fairly awesome female main character. She is extremely brave, takes no shit from anyone, including MacRieve. But she is also forgiving, which I really like in woman in romance books. I hate when they hold a grudge for an entire book. Cole gives you a glimpse of the happiness they can have, snatches it away, then gives back ten-fold. And I loved it.
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