Seize the Night is the story of Tabitha and Valerius. It's a kind of an "opposites attract" kind of relationship set amongst the Dark Hunterverse. We've met both Valerius and Tabitha throughout all of the books taking place in New Orleans and it was nice to really get to know both of these misunderstood characters. If you want to know if Seize the Night was one of my favorite in the series the answer is no. However, it was still pretty good even if it was on the average side. 
 I was happy to finally see a calmer side of Tabitha that's not always running around like a lunatic. I mean, she does that too, but it was great to see how her brain actually works. As I read on I really did learn to like her quite a bit as a heroine. She is fiercely loyal, confident, and independent which are all incredibly important traits to consider in a romantic female lead. I loved that she could take care of herself and didn't need saving constantly. So I guess what I'm really trying to say is that she was a pretty kick-ass lead character. Valerius is really just lonely at the end of the day because no one wants to be his friend. Poor little guy! In his heart I feel like he is every bit as fiercely loyal as Tabitha is and because of that they work together as a couple despite being complete opposites. Also he's not all he-man macho and he lets Tabitha fight for herself and I LOVED it. They just really complimented each other incredibly well and I appreciated that they were adults about their relationship. There wasn't any stupid drama to break them apart which let their relationship evolve naturally. I wish more romances could take on this same philosophy because drama for the sake of drama is cliche at this point in the game. 
 As for the smut, I think there could have maybe been more. What we got was pretty decent though so I don't feel let down. There is a scene with food being used but it's not sexy food like chocolate or fruit or something. (view spoiler)[ It involves shrimp and melted butter which is just such an odd choice. However it was written in a way where it just kind of felt like they were goofing around but still buttery shrimp is not classified as a sexy food. Am I right? (hide spoiler)] 
 The writing style still very much remains "because I said so." So much of the plot and world building can just be written off with a flick of Acheron's hand and it's getting to be lazy writing. I mean I have long ago suspended disbelief with this series and I find it very enjoyable when I just accept whatever nonsense is happening. In Seize the Night there is a lot of world building accomplished but it needs to be more than "just because" in order for the universe to have some consistency. (view spoiler)[ So Acheron is an actual god hence the "flick of his wrist" comment before. It seems like every time things get tough Ash just shows up and undoes everything. Why let anyone else fight in the first place? (hide spoiler)] In this one Ash really shakes things up and a lot of things will never be the same. (view spoiler)[For starters like everyone is immortal now. EVERYONE! Kyrian and Amanda and Tabitha and Valerius = immortal. Well... almost everyone is immortal. What about Julian and Grace? Or Marissa? Or any of the future children? I'm not sure if this was a sloppy plot point or if this is going to be further discussed in a later installment. But it just left too many questions for my liking. (hide spoiler)] And we see the birth of a new Dark Hunter. (view spoiler)[ Nick... poor, loveable Nick. He makes a terrible decision to sleep with Simi (he didn't know who she really was) hence getting the wrath from Acheron. Then his mother is murdered and he kills himself to force Artemis into turning him into a Dark Hunter. Poor Nick. He's got a rough road ahead of him. (hide spoiler)] 
 So in the end I have a lot of new questions about the Dark Hunterverse that need some explaining. I really hope these are addressed soon because I hate letting my imagination speculate forever. I also hope they bring the humor back full force going forward. Seize the Night had some jokes and things that were humorous but it wasn't quite as funny as previous installments. Overall, I enjoyed Tabitha and Valerius's romance even if it was on the average side. Not the best one or the worst one but still pretty fun.