Dream Guardians exist on another plane of existence, only crossing over to
mingle with humans on the dream plane, to protect mortals from the
Nightmares, who feed on fear. But their mission is twofold: protect
mortals from Nightmares, while simultaneously searching for the Key, a
mortal who was foretold would open the bridge between realms, bringing
destruction with them.
Aidan is one of the most powerful Dream Guardians. He has never failed in a
mission, part of which involves playing dream lover to mortal females in
order to save them from the Nightmares. He has been with thousands of
women, none of whom have seen him for himself or touched his heart. Lyssa
Bates is different, in many ways. Not only does she have an unexplainable
ability to block the Dream Guardians, one night in her arms leaves Aidan
shaken, craving her more. But more and more he begins to fear she is the
Key his people have been searching for. He knows to the very depths of his
soul she can’t possibly be evil, and protecting her from the other Dream
Guardians swiftly becomes his primary goal…
Sylvia Day very rapidly became one of my newest favorite authors. When her
newest book, Pleasures of the Night was offered to us for
review, I did not even stop to read a blurb, I snatched it up without
hesitation! Once again, this author did not let me down – far from it!
This book satisfied so many of my literary loves: paranormal, romance,
erotic… The writing is stellar, as readers have come to expect from a
Sylvia Day novel, and the characters are wonderful. I was immediately drawn
to both Aidan and Lyssa, and my interest in both only grew as the story
progressed.
Not surprising, since this is book one of her new Dream Guardians
series, the author stirs plenty of interest in the supporting characters as
well, laying the groundwork for several sequels in just this first novel.
She even manages to capture the readers’ interest in a very minor but
memorable character who provides us with a healthy dose of comic relief
during the one scene she appears in. Keep your eye out for Mrs. Laughin –
I am hoping she graces us with her presence and more hilarity throughout the
series!
Day wraps up Pleasures of the Night with a great ending for
the romance between Aidan and Lyssa, but with the certain feeling that this
is an auspicious beginning to what will be a wonderful series and some
intriguing ongoing mysteries that will weave the books in this series
together. The first book hasn’t yet released to the public and already I’m
itching to get my hands on the second!
Reviewed by Jennifer
