DNF @ 20%. I vehemently dislike the female main character. After learning what she did just for a man who only cares about himself and sleeps with other women. I can't continue.

I started this book, and gave up only 120 pages in... I usually don't give up on books, but I just couldn't care about this one. The present was boring, the past didn't make me care or feel like it was vital to the present. I get its a build up to something (I'm guessing) but it just didn't hook me enough to care to read on and find out what it was.

I received the America covered version of the book, I have seen that the UK version has a different cover to it.
First off The Taker is a large book with 450 pages which I did think was a bit daunting when I started reading it. With a blend of historical romance, paranormal and some sexual content.

The book starts off with Dr Luke Findley at work in the hospital when Lanore is brought in covered in blood but also a murder suspect.
The book then goes back in time and Lanore is telling Luke her story of her life from a little girl, to being immortal and being 200 years old!
During the time Lanore is telling Luke about her past she also talks about the past of another person who made her immortal. Every so often the book jumped back into the present.

Lanore was in love a boy named Jonathan the most handsome boy in the world in her eyes. She would do anything for him, to be with him for him to love her like she loved him.

The Taker was very sad, evil in places , spellbinding and heart wrenching there were a lot of surprises along the way.

I am not usually one for historical type books but as this had other elements in it too it was AMAZING. It was well written, kept me wanting more and after reading all the good reviews on it before has it didn’t let me down at all.

Is there no other way to prove a character is evil than to have them sexually assault people?

Here's the story summary: a lot of horrible yet somehow uninteresting people waste immortality by pining over other uninteresting people.

not sure if I'll read book 2....hmmmm

Update: Apparently, I forgot I read this previously and re-read it. I have to admit I did not remember one word, not one word. And my take over a decade later is less generous than my original review. I found the characters annoying, the storyline felt scattered and many plot holes.

Well, this was certainly different from what I expected. The story starts in present day Maine, where we meet Lanny who's been brought into the ER after murdering her companion. Luke, the physician on duty, is immediately attracted to her and thus begins the tale of Lanny and her immortal life. The story, which goes back and forth between different centuries, is filled with unrequited love, sex, violence, rape and obsession. Not exactly topics that will appeal to everyone. Having said that, the author is a very talented storyteller and I did get caught up reading this first story in a trilogy.

Damn. It's that good. The transition between time periods is almost seamless, and the depth of the character development is some of the best I've come across in years. Can you say page turner?

This book was very good. Too intriguing to put down!

I really enjoyed this book, and I will definitely be reading the next installments in the trilogy. It was very nice to read a story that I haven't read before, unlike a lot of books coming out lately which are all the same story with different characters!

I really liked Lanny, I think even though she has her faults, she is still a good person who is just trying to survive the horrible ordeal that she has had to go through.

I can't wait to read more.

I recieved this book through the GoodReads First Reads Giveaway. This has not affected my review in any way.