Gideon by Jacquelyn Frank
(The Nightwalkers #2)
Piatkus Books (Jan 2012)
Paperback, 337 pages
Paranormal Romance
So, anyone that read my review for Jacob, which is the first book in the Nightwalker series, knows I really wasn’t looking forward to reading Gideon. I will say that I enjoyed it more than I thought I would, but it still drew too many parallels to a character from a different series, and it continued to distract me from this one.
Gideon is the most ancient of his race. A body demon and spectacular healer, he has lived a 1000 years and has become one of the most respected demons alive. Despite having been around as long as he has, he is still susceptible to the sexual urge that claims all demons during Samhain and Beltane. Eight years ago, Gideon found himself inexorably drawn to Magdalena, a female mind demon, and sister of his close friend. He almost lost himself in the warmth of her kiss, and the lure of her body, but he managed to find the strength to walk away believing her to be nothing more than a “child” in comparison to his many centuries alive.
I do like Gideon, but he really is way too much like Gregori from Christine Feehans Dark series for me to be able to take him to heart. I did enjoy the way that his character changed however, from aloof to panting once Legna got hold of him.
Magdalena is the younger sister of the Demon King Noah. She is the most powerful mind demon around and is slowly getting stronger, surpassing all that have come before her. Having lost her parents early on in her life her older siblings have bought her up, with the help of her Siddah (similar to a Godparent). Since their moment of passion eight years ago, Legna has avoided Gideon at all costs, remaining in the same room as him only as long as it would take for her to quickly and quietly take her leave. His rejection of her, dismissing her as a child, still burns her now.
The plot continues on from Jacob, with more on the threat from the Necromancers, who can pretty much own your demon ass if they know your real name, calling you from where ever you may be to turn you into a slobbering heap of ugly lust, rampaging for your next fix of sex, and, oh, killing the person on the receiving end.
Other nightwalkers (vampires, and werewolves) are now being pulled into the war with the Necromancers in a bid to eliminate the threat, and a war ensues between the factions. This time we get to meet the Queen of the Lycanthropes, Siena, and to experience the chemistry between her and Elijah, the Captain of Noah’s Warriors. Woah, am I looking forward to that book!
VERDICT:
Ho hum. Gideon was ok. It’s definitely not something that I would encourage everyone to rush out and buy, and in all honesty I wouldn’t have minded skipping this one (and did actually find myself skimming a bit towards the end), other than it fills in some storyline that I would be missing if I hadnt read it. There are a few exciting bits, but they all seem to be over really quickly, and yet the boring bits seem to drag with lots of description. There is a supposedly huge battle towards the end of the book but it’s all over within just over half a chapter.
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I’m not surprised as you said you weren’t really looking forward to Gideon’s book. At least now it’s out of the way so you can start reading about Elijah – I just hope it’s good.
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I remembered the reply button!! whoot..check me out tonight!! I am hoping so as Elijah is just soooo sarky (from what I have seen so far) and his main squeeze is the Were queen so i get the impression sparks are gonna fly!!! and and and… I have 3 days of no kids as of monday as they are going out to a club so whoot!!!!!!!
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I hate when you end up skipping parts of a book, hoping it will get better. sorry this wasn’t that good for you. On to the next.
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I always appreciate everyone’s opinions on my books, and to be honest with you the first to books may have been rather heavily influenced by my love for both Christine Feehan and Sherrilyn Kenyon. But I think they stand on their own two feet with their own unique qualities. And by book three you’ll see I went completely off the map.
Then the Shadowdwellers Series goes beyond that….and now my latest…well let’s just say I’ve definitely grown into my own!
Thanks for reading!
Hugs and Kitties,
Jacki
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Hi Jacki,
First of all, thanks so much for reading my review, as I am sure you must get mildreds of them! I really do love the world that you have created for your characters, and they most definitely do have their own unique qualities. I love both Christine Feehan and Sherrilyn Kenyon, in fact they are both on my top ten list published here. I have only just ‘found’ you, but I have been recommended the Nightwalker series by quite a few people so I am looking forward to making my way through the books, and am hoping to move onto some of your other series when I am done. I am just about to pick up Elijah, which is a book I have been looking forward to since reading Jacob. I can just tell the relationship between Elijah and Siena is going to be an interesting one!! Can’t wait!
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TWO!!! I must have missed the W!
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LOL got to hate typos!! I spend half my life going back and correcting… either that or autocorrect!!! send some of the weirdest texts since that has been created!
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