Today is the day, you know, THE DAY! The one where Jacob is only $1.79 for Nook and Kindle. It is a one-day-only sale, so grab it while it’s hot!
So in our Nightwalkers theme, today we have my review on book number 2, Gideon, and the wonderful people at Kensington have offered a giveaway of Gideon (US/Canada only). Now you can grab Jacob for $1.79 and you have a chance to win Gideon…a great way to get a jump start on the series! To enter, leave a comment with your email address. That’s it!
My rating: 3.5 of 5 flames
Okay, my rating on this book is low even though I love the story. In fact I will continue on in the series specifically because I love the storyline and the world Jacqueline Frank built.
My complaint is the way she writes…it is unnecessarily and overly formal,repetitive and way too overly-analytical.
My best example was when Gideon and Legna finally got to the point of being intimate and the author spent like 8 pages on the mental foreplay. But it wasn’t really foreplay, it was repetitive and annoying passages of Legna and Gideon over analyzing their thoughts and relationship.
It started out great with an interesting prologue between Damien (vampire prince) and Gideon. Both are the eldest of their respective races, and they have a mutual respect for each other. Gideon is warning Damien about the latest threat of black magic against their races. I then completely lost interest until Legna and Gideon had a scene together. It was good, and then it got better, but still with too much re-hashing of Jacob and Isabella, and the plot from “Jacob.” If someone hadn’t read “Jacob,” they would be confused by “Gideon” even with all of the summary. It’s just that type of a series- and there’s nothing wrong with that. Ms. Frank could’ve wrapped up the summary in 2 paragraphs, not several pages.
That is what made me skim…the constant repeating of the same thing over and over. We get it. Gideon doesn’t feel he’s worthy of Legna and Legna doesn’t understand Gideon’s feelings of unworthiness. Please, move on.
If you can get past the repetition and the overly dramatic inner monologues, the story itself is fantastic. Really, it is. the concept of the Nightwalkers is great! The battle scenes were great, the rescue operation was short, sweet and to the point, I just wish more of the book had been that way. The way that Gideon and Legna imprint on each other is neat to watch unfold…they’ve been fighting it for 10 years and haven’t even known it. I just wish that there had been way more dialogue and way less inner monologue. And the heat that simmered between them was soo steamy.
So, yes, I’ll finish the series (and not just because I have all the books-I truly am vested in the characters). I just hope that Elijah has more interaction between characters, and less extrapolating.
I’ve not read this series yet but have heard good things. Will definitely add to my TBR list.
Thanks for the giveaway!
bimmergrlmd at gmail dot com
I’ve read Jacquelyn Frank’s Shadowlander’s series, but have not read her Nightwalkers series yet, so I really appreciate your honest review. I found a few of the same elements of her writing in the series I read. I still want to read the rest of her work, but this gives me both the good and the bad of what to expect.
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I’m glad the sale has been extended since the price is still $1.79. I haven’t read the Nightwalker series yet but it sounds great.
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The buzz about this series has me wanting to read it! Thanks for the offer. I will spread the word 🙂
Awesome giveaway! I loved Gideon’s character and watching him lose his composure from time to time is soooo much fun. Plus that silver hair and eyes are muy sexy!
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This series looks great and I now have it on my wish list.
Nice review and great giveaway.
Ronda Tutt
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Thank you for letting me know about Jacob! I made sure to buy it, now I’d love to win Gideon =D
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Love this series, thanks for the giveaway!
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This sounds good:) thank you for the chance to win:)
elliott2668(at)yahoo(dot)com
I havent had the chance to read this series yet! Hope to reach it soon!
Annie
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thanks guys, and it’s a really great series, I’m loving Adam.
I can’t wait to start this series! I have the “Jacob” already. Hope to read it this week.
Sheri
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Thank you all for entering, the contest is now closed.
Winner is Sheri/Anonymous, will be posted in ADAM review