The exciting debut of a new paranormal romance series
As a Miami narcotics detective, Leah Daniels never knows how her day will turn ... read full description
As a Miami narcotics detective, Leah Daniels never knows how her day will turn ... read full description
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Jan 24, 2009
Inara
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Well, I absolutely loved this book! Maybe one of the reasons for being so enthusiastic about this novel is my own interest in mayan mythology, culture, calendar and prophecies. Jessica Andersen did a wonderful job of combining all these elemens in an exciting storyline which hooked me from the first page...
Twenty years ago King Scarred-Jaguar made a fatal mistake in his fight against the evil Order of Xibalba and their demons which ended in killing almost all of his Nightkeepers, who prote More...
Twenty years ago King Scarred-Jaguar made a fatal mistake in his fight against the evil Order of Xibalba and their demons which ended in killing almost all of his Nightkeepers, who prote More...
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Mar 01, 2010
Lady Danielle "The Book Huntress"
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Although Dr. Jessica Andersen has my admiration for undertaking such an ambitious series, I have to say I was disappointed with this book. It took me the better part of the month of February to read, and that's rather unusual for me. There were issues that I had with this book that made it hard to keep reading, quite frankly.
For one thing, I never really came to like the hero, Striking-Jaguar, or the heroine, Leah. I did come to respect them, eventually. But I was not in love with More...
For one thing, I never really came to like the hero, Striking-Jaguar, or the heroine, Leah. I did come to respect them, eventually. But I was not in love with More...
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Dec 12, 2011
The blurb and premise of this book were both so promising. Mayan prophecy, Jaguar man, ritual sacrifice, magic whatnots. A dead cert, you'd think. Sadly, no. What could have been a lean, uncompromising storyline suffers from a complete lack of editing, and a frantic overload of world-building. Most of it reads like a droning sort of lecture, and the parts that aren't segue very uncomfortably in: the occasional fumble and tickle between the main boy and the main girl wedges itself in between
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Aug 26, 2010
DarienMoya
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^^I NEED AN INFORMATIONKEEPER FOR THIS ONE!^^
3.5
Nightkeepers, the first in the Final prophecy series, and man if it isn’t a doobie ( yeh I said doobie). It is a book with a lot of information and characters, and I had a hard time keeping up with everything going on. The first book in any series are always a wealth of information, you know the author has to work the room, get nice and acquainted with the reader. Well this one had a lot going, I am talking More...
3.5
Nightkeepers, the first in the Final prophecy series, and man if it isn’t a doobie ( yeh I said doobie). It is a book with a lot of information and characters, and I had a hard time keeping up with everything going on. The first book in any series are always a wealth of information, you know the author has to work the room, get nice and acquainted with the reader. Well this one had a lot going, I am talking More...
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Jun 21, 2008
Barbara
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Very entertaining entry in the paranormal romance genre by a new author. Not a vampire or a were-anything in sight. Rather we have the Mayan gods and the magic wielding Nightkeepers, who are sworn to protect humanity from the coming "end of the world as we know it". The main focus of this first book is on Strike, leader of the Nightkeepers, and Leah, human Miami cop. But we are introduced to the whole band of Nightkeepers and a set of very nasty bad guys--setting up more books to c
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Jan 28, 2012
Felicia
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My review of this book is going to be 2-fold.
What I loved: The story was unique. The characters were well thought out and executed. The action was intense. The amount of research and thought put into creating a history for this book and tying it to real history was amazing. The fact that at the end I couldn't wait for the second book, tells you just how much I enjoyed it. The author is a very good writer and storyteller.
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What I loved: The story was unique. The characters were well thought out and executed. The action was intense. The amount of research and thought put into creating a history for this book and tying it to real history was amazing. The fact that at the end I couldn't wait for the second book, tells you just how much I enjoyed it. The author is a very good writer and storyteller.
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Apr 28, 2011
Consuelo
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I had not realized how long is being since the last time I read a book that both frustrated me and fascinated me and the same time. So many details and confusion that the stubborn part of my brain refuses to let go. Let's face it isn't that what we want a book to do. Who wants boring??? I just have to be patience and chip away at this series one book at a time.
The truth is that this book is good the only thing is that unlike other series this series needs to be read in correct More...
The truth is that this book is good the only thing is that unlike other series this series needs to be read in correct More...
May 10, 2010
The Romance Reviews (Carole)
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4.5 stars out of 5.0 stars
"Great angst and conflict, and incredible worldbuilding. A must read!"
If you were like me and thought "I've watched 2012 and I don't need to read a book on the Mayan doomsday prophecy", you'd have missed out on a lot. Just the prologue of this book alone packed quite a huge punch and, though I thought I wouldn't like the book much, I was soon so caught up in the story that I used whatever free time I could snatch to read.
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"Great angst and conflict, and incredible worldbuilding. A must read!"
If you were like me and thought "I've watched 2012 and I don't need to read a book on the Mayan doomsday prophecy", you'd have missed out on a lot. Just the prologue of this book alone packed quite a huge punch and, though I thought I wouldn't like the book much, I was soon so caught up in the story that I used whatever free time I could snatch to read.
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Apr 26, 2009
Amanda
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Book #47 of 2009
If I could have given this book 3.5 stars, that's the rating it would have gotten. The one thing holding me back from the higher rating is the nature of the early relationship between Strike and Leah. From the beginning, they shared some very erotic dreams, and then a very powerful... experience, but after that their relationship sort of fizzled as Strike wiped her memory of their encounters and tried to stay away. Even when he brought her to live in the Nightkeepe More...
If I could have given this book 3.5 stars, that's the rating it would have gotten. The one thing holding me back from the higher rating is the nature of the early relationship between Strike and Leah. From the beginning, they shared some very erotic dreams, and then a very powerful... experience, but after that their relationship sort of fizzled as Strike wiped her memory of their encounters and tried to stay away. Even when he brought her to live in the Nightkeepe More...
Jun 15, 2011
Vanessa
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On a whole this was an okay read. There were many aspects that fascinated me. I enjoyed how the majority of the characters for the future books are introduced here. I like how the readers are given a glimpse into the lives that the young displaced Nightkeepers were living as they were beginning to be brought in to Skywatch. This being the first book in the series I feel that some of the story was lost with the history and the back story. Andersen has created a very unique world for her warriors.
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Mar 31, 2009
Nonny
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Pleasantly surprised with the quality of the storytelling in NIGHTKEEPERS. Outside of the historical fiction genre, I have frequently found many books dealing with Mayan/Aztec/Olmec/etc mythos and culture to be misrepresenting at best. Andersen has clearly done a lot of research and gotten things right, which makes this Mesoamerican history geek very happy.
The story is strongly remniscient of J.R. Ward's work, in that the heroes are all uber-muscular warrior men with destined romances More...
The story is strongly remniscient of J.R. Ward's work, in that the heroes are all uber-muscular warrior men with destined romances More...
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Jan 27, 2012
Maida
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****SOME VERY MINOR SPOILERS****
Okay can I just say WOW!!!!! This book was amazing! It was a whole new world for me and I have to say I loved every part of it! It had every thing you can imagine...the mystery, the action, the romance, the intense moments, the hot guys and awesome girls and even some pretty pissed off Mayan gods! and oh yeah.....I forgot the end of the world as well! That's right this entire More...
Aug 08, 2011
Bookwormgirl
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This was a very confusing book. Sometimes it was a four star book; the pacing, characterization and dialog are excellent (in some places). Then it would become disjointed, and info dumps would abound. Also, some of the shifts in perspective were just jarring.
I like multiple perspectives, I like learning about the story form different point of views, but here there are too many voices and it was hard to really connect with any of the characters. This was Strike and Leah's story but it w More...
I like multiple perspectives, I like learning about the story form different point of views, but here there are too many voices and it was hard to really connect with any of the characters. This was Strike and Leah's story but it w More...
Jul 03, 2011
Christi
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Full review reposted from my Smitten with Reading blog....
My Review:
This review on this book may be a little bit different simply because I read book #6 in this series, StormKeepers, before any of the others (you can see that review HERE.) This book is the first in the Night Keepers series. Normally when you read a first book in a paranormal series, they tend to get bogged down in all the details of establishing the world. Reading this book, I could see where it might be this way. More...
My Review:
This review on this book may be a little bit different simply because I read book #6 in this series, StormKeepers, before any of the others (you can see that review HERE.) This book is the first in the Night Keepers series. Normally when you read a first book in a paranormal series, they tend to get bogged down in all the details of establishing the world. Reading this book, I could see where it might be this way. More...
Jun 06, 2011
Lauren
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Nightkeepers
3.5 Stars
Synopsis:
The apocalypse is coming on December 21, 2012 and the Nightkeepers, a race of warriors with special powers originating in the barrier between this world and the next, are the only ones who can prevent it. Detective Leah Daniels is investigating a cult dedicated to human sacrifice and cashing in on the end of the world. She is on the verge of becoming their latest victim when Strike Jaguar, the Nightkeeper prince, rescues her and the two disco More...
3.5 Stars
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The apocalypse is coming on December 21, 2012 and the Nightkeepers, a race of warriors with special powers originating in the barrier between this world and the next, are the only ones who can prevent it. Detective Leah Daniels is investigating a cult dedicated to human sacrifice and cashing in on the end of the world. She is on the verge of becoming their latest victim when Strike Jaguar, the Nightkeeper prince, rescues her and the two disco More...
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Dec 16, 2010
Melanie
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Ok... This was a pretty good book.. I'm only giving it three stars because of the convoluted plot: I was expecting more romance, but this read more as a simple paranormal to me, with a dash of romance thrown in.
We're plunged into this complicated world of mythology (which I loved), bloodlines, divine enemies, blood sacrifices, revenge,... you name it! I felt like there were way too many things going on at once, and I kind of think a short prequel might have been nice (where all the Nightk More...
We're plunged into this complicated world of mythology (which I loved), bloodlines, divine enemies, blood sacrifices, revenge,... you name it! I felt like there were way too many things going on at once, and I kind of think a short prequel might have been nice (where all the Nightk More...
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Jul 16, 2011
Yvonne
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Mayan Calendar countdown is on and Justin Timberlake and Madonna only have two seconds to save the world. Ok, not really, our main characters are Strike and Leah and they have four and a half years. It took awhile to get into this one. I really thought about putting it down in the first couple of chapters but something kept me hooked and I'm glad it did. While some reviews I read were very frustrated in how long long it took the couple to get together, I didn't have a problem with it. I liked th
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Jan 09, 2010
Kathleen
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I was surprised at how well I liked this novel. Despite its length, 443 pages in MMP, I never became bored or had the urge to put it aside. Andersen made the Mayan mythos believable.
The Nightkeepers are descendants of Atlanteans who guided the ancient Egyptians and later the Mayans. A generation before the current time, the Nightkeeper king lead their people in an effort to close the barrier between dimensions to prevent demons from crossing over and dominating the Earth during More...
The Nightkeepers are descendants of Atlanteans who guided the ancient Egyptians and later the Mayans. A generation before the current time, the Nightkeeper king lead their people in an effort to close the barrier between dimensions to prevent demons from crossing over and dominating the Earth during More...
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Aug 04, 2008
Catherine
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Heck, yes. Mayan calendar, end of days, human sacrifices, hot sex, pretty good writing, non-stop action...what's missing? Not much. Well, except I looked up the astrological chart for 12/21/12 and it didn't look like much, which sort of burst my bubble. But I like imagining this shit is real, and we're going down at the end of days unless the efforts of Strike, Jox, Red-Boar et al are fruitful.
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Jul 27, 2011
Reika
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Andersen uses the Mayan 2012 end of the world prophecy of the backbone of this story. She does skillfully weave the actual facts of the existing prophecy and her story together. However there are times when the book seriously slows down. This is partly due to the fact that she introduces a lot of characters to you. While I do understand why she did that, it's obvious that she is setting up stories for furture books in the series this also takes focus away from the hero and heroin, Strike and Lea
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Jun 14, 2010
Lili
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Too many pages, way too much explanation, too many characters, too much gore… just TOO MUCH!
I loathe Strike and Leah, I’m pretty sure they’re bi-polar, their love story was silly and most of the time didn’t make sense at all. I usually try to give a new series at least a three book chance but I don’t think this one will be worth the time.
On a side note, I’m a Mexican citizen and I found totally and completely disrespectful, offensive and plain stupid that this author took her time t More...
I loathe Strike and Leah, I’m pretty sure they’re bi-polar, their love story was silly and most of the time didn’t make sense at all. I usually try to give a new series at least a three book chance but I don’t think this one will be worth the time.
On a side note, I’m a Mexican citizen and I found totally and completely disrespectful, offensive and plain stupid that this author took her time t More...
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Feb 16, 2011
Natasha
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First off I want to say, "Nightkeepers" received a 3 1/2 from me. I just wish Goodreads allowed 1/2 stars!
Jessica Andersen is a new author for me. I've only heard of this series a few times before reading "Nightkeepers", but what I did hear sounded good, so I was stoked to read this for this months BBA.
I don't have anything particularly bad to say about this book, it was written well, and had great characters and an interesting plot. I just found sometimes it wa More...
Jessica Andersen is a new author for me. I've only heard of this series a few times before reading "Nightkeepers", but what I did hear sounded good, so I was stoked to read this for this months BBA.
I don't have anything particularly bad to say about this book, it was written well, and had great characters and an interesting plot. I just found sometimes it wa More...
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Feb 22, 2010
Missy Ann
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Left me kinda meh.
It was obviously heavily researched.
It was well written.
I was impressed that there weren't continuity errors left & right. The author did a good job there.
But the story wasn't that compelling. The end of the world is in 4 years and I was just kinda feeling meh about it. Was there a lack of urgency? Maybe... And I do have issues at the end with Leah & how it was handed. Deus ex machina.
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It was obviously heavily researched.
It was well written.
I was impressed that there weren't continuity errors left & right. The author did a good job there.
But the story wasn't that compelling. The end of the world is in 4 years and I was just kinda feeling meh about it. Was there a lack of urgency? Maybe... And I do have issues at the end with Leah & how it was handed. Deus ex machina.
My other issue I suppose you cou More...
Aug 16, 2011
Michelle
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Nightkeepers is the first book in the Final Prophecy Series by Jessica Andersen. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the book despite the fact that there were some very big complaints from me as the reader.
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There were a few things that I really liked about Nightkeepers. Andersen has a background in science and you can read more about her bio here. I always love it when you can see a bit of the author's personality and the way they think come out in their writing More...
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There were a few things that I really liked about Nightkeepers. Andersen has a background in science and you can read more about her bio here. I always love it when you can see a bit of the author's personality and the way they think come out in their writing More...
Oct 27, 2009
Dorri
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For generations the Nightkeepers, a race of Mayan warrior preists, magic users and their protectors, have been using their gifts to stop the demons of the underworld from breaking through the barrier and causing the end of times. In a single stroke, the Nightkeeper King sacrificed their race to close the barrier between worlds. Few survived: Jox, the royal Winikin (a protector and conscious for the Nightkeepers they protect); Anna and Striking-Jaguar aka Strike, his royal untrained Nightkeeper
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Apr 18, 2010
Nina
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I hyped myself up about this book, a lot having to do with the recommendation of JR Ward and my fellows on goodreads. One star itself goes to the creative and originality of the "Final Prophecy" series. I have to say, the story was slow and often too specific. I felt that the main characters 'Strike' and 'Leah' had too much conflict between themselves in this story. I felt like saying, "Just get together already!" At times I was very confused because there wasn't a glossary
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Jul 27, 2011
Can't finish this book, I have tried and tried to get into the story and characters but can't. There has not been many books that I haven't been able to finish reading but this is the worst story I've read in along time!!!! I haven't been able to get a feel for the characters, sometimes it takes a few chapters to get inot the book but I made it to page 274 and have had enough.
I am a big fan of J.R Ward have all her books but can't say I'll ever be a fan of the Night Keepers. May try re-read More...
I am a big fan of J.R Ward have all her books but can't say I'll ever be a fan of the Night Keepers. May try re-read More...
Mar 15, 2011
Paranormal
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Leah just wanted to find the crazy end of the world cult that was responsible for her little brothers death. But what she found was a hole new world she never knew excited, and with it came the man of her dreams, literally.
Strike accidentally runs into the woman he has been recently dreaming about. Not a strong likeness but the exact woman. Premonition is not a trait Nightkeeper males get , so strike feels there must be some other connection between them, but before he can take the More...
Strike accidentally runs into the woman he has been recently dreaming about. Not a strong likeness but the exact woman. Premonition is not a trait Nightkeeper males get , so strike feels there must be some other connection between them, but before he can take the More...
Nov 11, 2009
Gina
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I finished this one at about 2am this morning. When I hit the last stretch in the book, I didn't want to put it down, LOL!
First: the characters. While I sometimes don't like a book with loads of characters vying for attention, I have to admit this one wasn't like that; not at all. The main characters were the focus, the secondary characters were in the picture but not overbearingly. I found each intriguing and complex with their own set up troubles/faults/anxieties.
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First: the characters. While I sometimes don't like a book with loads of characters vying for attention, I have to admit this one wasn't like that; not at all. The main characters were the focus, the secondary characters were in the picture but not overbearingly. I found each intriguing and complex with their own set up troubles/faults/anxieties.
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Jun 14, 2011
Anna
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Night Keepers was an average story with detailed world building heavily steeped in mythology. Descendents of powerful magi, who are called Night Keepers, must keep a psi barrier from falling and demons from entering, which would end the world. According to the Mayan calendar this date is December 21, 2012.
The background and purpose of the Night Keepers is more interesting than the characters. The premise of this series is exciting yet it failed to deliver. At times, I felt as if More...
The background and purpose of the Night Keepers is more interesting than the characters. The premise of this series is exciting yet it failed to deliver. At times, I felt as if More...
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