Noah (Nightwalkers, #5)

Jan 05, 2012 Laura the Highland Hussy rated it 3 of 5 stars

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My thoughts on Noah are a little mixed, so I may be a bit scattered. I think that this whole series has been an interesting mix of an interesting plot, wait, no a fantastic plot, but with overly dramatic and repetitive writing. My main complaint through these 5 books have been the writing. It annoys the crap out of me. BUUUUT, the characters and plot more than make up for it. I mean I did read 5 books here! I must like something!

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3.5 flames
My thoughts on Noah are a little mixed, so I may be a bit scattered. I think that this whole series has been an interesting mix of an interesting plot, wait, no a fantastic plot, but with overly dramatic and repetitive writing. My main complaint through these 5 books have been the writing. It annoys the crap out of me. BUUUUT, the characters and plot more than make up for it. I mean I did read 5 books here! I must like something!

I hated that Ruth (our villainess extraordinaire) was nowhere to be found. In fact she was mentioned only once. now this would not be a big deal, except that this book was it! Done, the series is finito! Only recently has the author finally bowed to the masses to write Jasmine's story. Although to be fair, I thought Jasmine was an absolute bitch. I mean manipulative and rude. But everyone excuses her because "that's just how she is." lame excuse. But my point was that Ruth has had not only an active role in the past 4 books, but a very vicious one at that, with this plan that has been building and building and then we got to book 5 (remember, at the time it was the last in the series!) and then Ruth never showed, was mentioned once in passing and it fizzled.

I know, I know, I still haven't gotten to Noah and Kestra. So Kes is a druid/human hybrid who basically is human til she meets her Imprinted mate, and then boom, her druid half becomes active. She gets powers and a hot demon king..sweet! too bad she is too stubborn to realize it. Although I liked Kes for the most part. Noah I loved. Alot of the reviews bagged on him for not being his usual strong fearless self, but that's the whole point with the mate. She throws him off his game. And he does the same to her. Noah used Corrine to find his mate and he used Jacob and Bella's daughter to take him back in time to save her from an awful death...but he USES their toddler for this. he deliberately kidnaps her and uses her talent...I actually was able to forgive him that, some reviews couldn't get past that, but it didn't bother me as much as the over-thinking of everything...Can we get one conversation where the characters don't withdraw into themselves for a few pages of self-awareness? I'd like one conversation without that please.

I however, did read it cover to cover, and I liked the storyline enough to give it 3.5 stars-but no half ratings right? I think it could have been a 5 star if it weren't the last in the series, or if it had actually answered some questions there, rather than raising more. Like where is Ruth? What are we to assume, the bad guy never gets their come-uppance? What about Seth and Leah...the future of demonkind? And what about Syreena and Damien? Do they ever get pregnant? I just think that it was too open-ended. I had hoped some questions would be answered in the Shadowdwellers series, but from what I can tell, nothing is resolved. Also, JF is planning on writing Jasmine's story, but when Noah was written, this was the end of the series-it was written as the end. That is why the loose ends bothered me the most.

So, I have a love/hate relationship with this series, and book. I probably won't read the next book whenever JF gets around to writing it, since I don't care enough about Jasmine to want to read her story. Maybe after Damien I could have, but she was uber-bitch in this and I just don't care.

ETA
I did read Adam which is Jasmine's book, and I loved it. I thought I'd let everyone know the updated thoughts over here :)
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Aug 31, 2008 Julie (jjmachshev) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2008-reads

Oh, oh, oh. I'm still riding high after finishing "Noah" by Jacquelyn Frank, book five of her 'Nightwalkers' series. This series has everything I want in a paranormal romance/urban fantasy: mega-hot heroes, strong heroines, vampires, demons, and weres (Oh, my).

Kestra is a successful mercenary who uses her intelligence, agility, and highly trained body. She's also a woman who has suffered horrible loss and lives with survivor guilt every day. Until one evening, on a mission gone bad, she's saved...more

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Aug 16, 2011 DarienMoya rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: rrrc-challenge-a-to-z-2011, 2011-reads, action-movie-to-the-face, demon, favorites, vampires, wolves-shifters

^^NOAH LET ME INTO YOUR ARK!^^

I am so in love with Jacquelyn Frank’s world of demons. I could read about them all day, and it would not be enough. I love how detailed everything is, and usually where I would be bored I am just revelling in it all.

Book 5 in the Nightwalkers series is by some extraordinary stuff, most will not agree because we expected the world from Noah. I am glad he was no extraordinary demon because it would have been too much. He was everything I wanted and more, though the...more ^^NOAH LET ME INTO YOUR ARK!^^

I am so in love with Jacquelyn Frank’s world of demons. I could read about them all day, and it would not be enough. I love how detailed everything is, and usually where I would be bored I am just revelling in it all.

Book 5 in the Nightwalkers series is by some extraordinary stuff, most will not agree because we expected the world from Noah. I am glad he was no extraordinary demon because it would have been too much. He was everything I wanted and more, though the book is less action packed than those before, this one lets you know there’s gonna be a war and it will be magnificent.

Noah is the caretaker of his race; he is not just king but someone who cares deeply for his people and his loved ones. Though he is the strength and compassion for many, at then end of they everyone goes home to their imprinted mate and he hopes for a just a little of that love. When vivid dreams including only one-woman start happening, Noah knows that the woman is destined to be his mate, all that is left is to find her and get it done.

The book mainly revolves around how Noah finally meets his mate, and the impact it will have on her life and those around them. Kestra just cannot believe the world she was thrust in (heheheh) and to make matters worst, it’s the dominant he-man from her dreams. She wants him something kind of fierce but she’s a ‘nobody can’t hold her down’ kinda woman. That includes the man saying she belongs to him, because the world has taught her never trust and eventually those you love will die.

I just loved reading this book, Kestra is kick-ass a little bit of a bitch most times but she still kicks ass. Noah is sex on legs, but he is still just Noah through and through. I am so glad I got to see a different side of him, where he got to be just a little bit selfish. Yet he still manages to be the leader his people deserve (like a boss). I cannot say how fecking impressed I am, love these guys love this world.

So much going down in the Nightwalker world, vampires killing other nightwalkers to gain their power. A crazy fire demon still on the loose and is working with those crazy ass necromancers. Jacob, Gideon, Elijah and Damien are still sexy. I am a slut for all of them! This series is defiantly worth the read.

I hope she writes about Stefan (real character), and Steve (made him up) and some other people cus I just wanna keep reading and loving this world.

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Oct 26, 2008 Kelly rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance-paranormal

I loved all of these books and will add this series to one of my favs. It was a nice combination of everything.

I do have a few cons...It did have a tendency to be repetative with regards to Kestra's struggle to love Noah. Also, her background story with regards to her tragedy wasn't carried out well. For something so tragic as it was suppose to be, was not well served with a summary.

Also...the largest complaint is that I've heard that this was suppose to be the last book of the series. If this i...more

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Aug 31, 2008 Gina rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: erotic, fantasy, mystery, own, paranormal-supernatural, romantic-suspense, suspense

Terrific! Sensual and erotic with mystery and suspense combined!

Noah is coming to the edge of his sanity. As a demon, he feels deeply, and during the moon phase of Sahmain and Beltane, if the needs of a male demon aren’t met, his insanity grips the better part of him, making him do things he doesn’t want to do. Noah struggles with this more and more as the centuries go on, and for the past six months, he’s been dreaming of a wild woman who pushes him right to the brink of his sanity. He wants he...more Terrific! Sensual and erotic with mystery and suspense combined!

Noah is coming to the edge of his sanity. As a demon, he feels deeply, and during the moon phase of Sahmain and Beltane, if the needs of a male demon aren’t met, his insanity grips the better part of him, making him do things he doesn’t want to do. Noah struggles with this more and more as the centuries go on, and for the past six months, he’s been dreaming of a wild woman who pushes him right to the brink of his sanity. He wants her, badly, and it has to be soon.

Kestra is a strong woman who endured so much as a teen and grew up refusing to become a victim again. She pushes herself on a physical level, making herself tough in mind as well as body. The dreams she has with Noah are sensual, erotic, pleasing, but then again, are just that… Dreams. Figments of her imagination, or so she believes.

Yet, their dreams hold power to each other, and it takes Noah a while to come to the understanding of who Kestra is to him - his Imprinted mate. But suddenly, the dreams stop, for a week, but it doesn’t really dawn on him why. Until he goes to Bella’s sister, Corrine, for help to find his Imprinted mate. He becomes shocked when he finds out why he hasn’t been dreaming of her.

Kestra met one of the men she did something for, looking for payment. Usually she meets the pay-offs in a public place to avoid any confrontations or anything else of that matter. This time, she went to him, and it cost her her life. Shot in the head after her payment, she dies, and that’s when the dreams stop.

However, to go back a week in time to see what happened was with help from Corrine, but of Bella and Jacob’s daughter, Leah. Even at the tender age of two, her power is growing, and one of them is that she can manipulate time. When Noah finds out his Imprinted is dead, his sanity comes to the breaking point, and almost kidnaps Corrine and Leah to manipulate time back a week to save Kestra.

That works, but it costs him as well as others. Kestra is finally with him, in his arms, and becomes his mate. But Kestra doesn’t believe in it, and leaves, only to be drained of her life bit by bit. But Noah gets her back, and slowly, Kestra comes to believe in what Noah is telling her is now her life, and is adjusting well through everything - except between her and Noah. She doesn’t believe in love. She did once, and it cost her her parents lives and nearly her own. But with a lot of work, Noah convinces her, and finally she manages to admit that love really does exist.

The story made me laugh and cry. At first, when Kestra admits that she’d been hurt before, that someone she trusted had hurt her, you figure the usual. Only, it’s not the usual. She’d been through a complete horror, and I can’t imagine a woman being able to survive that, let alone push herself to what and where she is now. An incredibly strong woman, she builds a wall around herself as protection, and comes unglued when Noah shatters it.

Noah learns a few lessons himself - surprising himself with his indecisions, he does the best that he can. He hurts her indirectly, and it takes everything in him to repair it.

It’s awesome to watch Kestra change, to become someone who truly makes herself shine, regardless of her past. To see her push past it was superb.

Erotic love scenes leaves the reader panting, the suspense leaves the reader holding their breath, and the action has you cheering the good guys on. Incredible, and I can’t wait for the next!(less)

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Feb 20, 2009 Mickey rated it 4 of 5 stars

Noah was a good addition to the Nightwalkers series, but it was not my favorite out of the five books Jacquelyn Frank has published so far. She usually does a great job at having the two main characters fall in love slowly with reason yet keeps the rest of the story flowing in the background. I have long awaited for Noah to find his partner, but I thought that the way they fell in love was a tad bit sketchy. She does mention a long background between the two for 6 months (you will have to read i...more

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Feb 16, 2010 Nely rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Last (for now), but definitely not least, in the series is Noah. The Demon King has no intentions in claiming a mate, for his only goal is to protect his kind from their human and Nightwalker enemies. But for the past six months this has become more and more difficult for him. Not only have most of his friends found their significant others, but he has been having vivid dreams of a woman that has him on the brink of madness. When he finally gets the courage to go out of his way and find this mys...more Last (for now), but definitely not least, in the series is Noah. The Demon King has no intentions in claiming a mate, for his only goal is to protect his kind from their human and Nightwalker enemies. But for the past six months this has become more and more difficult for him. Not only have most of his friends found their significant others, but he has been having vivid dreams of a woman that has him on the brink of madness. When he finally gets the courage to go out of his way and find this mysterious woman, knowing that she is his mate, it is only to watch her die. He risks everything (from relationships to his life) on a daring experiment to go back in time and save her. But even saving her may not be enough, because now he has to find a way to win the heart of a woman so scarred she may not be able to love.

Kestra is a successful mercenary who works for the highest bidder, but she is also a woman who has suffered terrible losses in her life. When she finds herself running from danger and lands in the arms of a powerful male, she can't help but wonder where she's seen him before.

I have to admit that this is the book that I looked forward to the most throughout this series. You meet Noah from the first book and you can't help but look forward to the day where you read his story... and I was not disappointed. This book had everything romance, mystery, suspense, it was sensual and erotic. It had the perfect blend of all these elements that made it such a fantastic read. Kestra's story was heartbreaking - the trauma and loss that she suffered brought tears to my eyes and I am so glad that she found her mate in Noah. Someone who could protect and treasure her, yet let her be the strong vibrant woman that she is. Obviously there was plenty of scuffle between them while they got the gist of their relationship... with a lot of tantrums, tears and walking-off moments, but nonetheless, this is what made them unique and endearing in my eyes.

Although there are still quite a few loose ends, especially when it comes to the bad guys who seem to be MIA throughout this story, but hopefully that will be remedied when Ms. Frank publishes the next book in the series. I'm not sure who that story will be about - but I can't wait to find out.(less)

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Jul 03, 2010 Lady Valee rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: pnr-romance

I loved Noah's story, it was really good, an excelent addition to the Nightwalkers series, but it was not my favorite.

I mean I loved it but I just was expecting a bit more. Maybe because I read somewhere that this was supposed to be the last book of the series, but it just can't be, I mean so many things need an ending; for example, what happened to Ruth? She wasn't even mentioned in this book. 4 previous books to develop her story and in the last one she doesn't appeared.

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Jun 09, 2011 Lisa Lap rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, fiction, paranormal, paranormalromance, booksireadoverandover

Finally Noah gets an imprinted mate! The demon king has needed one for a long while now and I was so relieved for him that he finally found Kestra. However, Noah became a smaller version of himself because of his fear of losing her. Noah, for me, has always been larger than life - even more so than the others. By seeing Kestra's death - which he then circumvents to save her - he sort of folded in on himself to me. He withheld so many facets of his personality to not scare Kestra off that I wante...more Finally Noah gets an imprinted mate! The demon king has needed one for a long while now and I was so relieved for him that he finally found Kestra. However, Noah became a smaller version of himself because of his fear of losing her. Noah, for me, has always been larger than life - even more so than the others. By seeing Kestra's death - which he then circumvents to save her - he sort of folded in on himself to me. He withheld so many facets of his personality to not scare Kestra off that I wanted to scream in frustration. When Legna and Bella both told him to just be himself - and that anyone he has ever loved has never turned away from him he finally became NOAH again. Even more frustrating was to then realize that Kestra was aware of how Noah was holding himself back the entire time. I felt it wasted a lot of time that could have been put to better use. Damn Noah and his stubborn spirit. Nice little twist to have the fairy tale be the story of his parents.

I think what happened to Kestra was horrible, but I also think the story of how what happened to her turned her into a marine then a merc was never really fleshed out. So she is tactician and a warrior and displays incredible abilities once she begins emerging as a druid... like we had any doubt Noah's mate would have these qualities? I wish we knew more about the why instead of just getting the deets. Still there was no denying the chemistry between Kestra and Noah was red hot as is should be for the Fire Demon King.

The side stories were a little distracting at first because they weren't picking up from where Ruth and Nico left off their rebellion. The "threat" this time was from rebelling factions displeased over the marriage of Damien and Syreena. I like how we get to see characters from previous books but in this case it felt a little disconnected. Damien's fears are well founded that his people are not eager to accept what was previously taboo - his marriage to Syreena. The leap for rebelling vampires to try absorbing other Nightwalker powers wasn't a big one as of course there will be corrupt Nightwalkers. Hello - RUTH - why hasn't she figured this out and where was she throughout this book?

I realize a lot of the "side stories" in this book were to set up the next story arc but I felt it jumped around a little more than previous books. I'm curious to see where it goes from here, although it will be a while and it will be with a Nightwalker species not really talked about much - Shadowdwellers. We'll see. I know I'll keep reading and I hope Noah and Kestra's story gets a little more play in the future.

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Sep 07, 2008 Gypsie Holley rated it 3 of 5 stars

I have waited to read this since Jacob. There is still nothing better than Jacob. This was really good, although at times I felt like it seemed long and too detailed. Or maybe my mind kept going other places, distractions over riding my concentration. There were a few questions that were left unanswered or cleared up with Kestra. Nothing wrong with Noah's character and I feel for him. I was happy to see all other characters from other books in there and sad at some of the ways things left and wi...more

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Jan 03, 2009 Elisa rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: All paranormal romance fans.

Shelves: best-in-the-supernatural-genre

Noah, the true monarch and patriarch of the Nightwalker world, is definitely a favourite character of mine. I loved this book, and I loved watching Noah learn about himself and others, and grow as an individual. As the fifth instalment, I was a little taken aback by the different style in which it was written as compared to the other Nightwalker novels, but I quickly got over it. I loved the updates of "old" characters (which is no doubt why I really love series novels) and the introduction of t...more

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Jan 15, 2009 Kaleigha rated it 4 of 5 stars

I read this one second, after Jacob, since I could get my hands on it before the others. I was very much looking forward to his story, and for the most part was not disappointed. I found that it lacked a little spark that had been there in the first book of the series, Jacob. I think the problem I had, such as it was, was that I did not feel that Kestra was equal to Noah. I did not dislike her as a character, but I did not find she was enough for the Demon king. She did come into her own towards...more

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Dec 07, 2012 Aurian Booklover rated it 5 of 5 stars

Finally, Noah, the Demon King has found his mate. He just doesn’t know how to handle it. He has been dreaming of her for six months now, and he still doesn’t know her name. Every night she fights him again, until he persuades her with kisses and caresses and his superior strength, she cannot escape his arms. And those encounters are hot, but not enough.
Finally Noah searches out Corrine, the Druid mate of Kane. Corrine has the power to find the destined mates for the Demons, but so far, only thr...more Finally, Noah, the Demon King has found his mate. He just doesn’t know how to handle it. He has been dreaming of her for six months now, and he still doesn’t know her name. Every night she fights him again, until he persuades her with kisses and caresses and his superior strength, she cannot escape his arms. And those encounters are hot, but not enough.
Finally Noah searches out Corrine, the Druid mate of Kane. Corrine has the power to find the destined mates for the Demons, but so far, only three desperate Demons have sought her out to use her services.

Corrine can make the connection with Noah’s mate, and she finally tells him her name: Kestra. What she does not tell him, is that she is a mercenary, and a damned good one at that. But when he stops dreaming of her after this session, he is getting worried. And when his next session with Corrine reveals the truth: she has been murdered, Noah looses his mind. It is close to the next Hallowed Moon, and his emotions are all over the place. And so he betrays the trust of those who love him, and does the unthinkable: go back in time, and safe her life. But after that, the guilt he is feeling makes it impossible to claim his mate, even though he knows she will suffer from it. A wakening druid needs her demon mate to feed on his energy, a symbiosis that goes two ways. When he finally comes to his senses, is it too late to win her? Will he loose her after all?

Kestra doesn’t easily believe everything he tells her about his world, but finally the truth sinks home. She will have to adapt, ever since the horrific events of her childhood, she has kept people and relationships at arms length. She doesn’t want to go through the pain of losing a loved one ever again. And now she has a Soulmate, someone made for her especially. She has a whole new world to learn the rules about, and new dangers to face. Luckily, she is a warrior herself and no shrinking violet, and her powers are invaluable to Noah and the Demons. Especially when they are being targeted by the Rogue Vampires, and Kestra has to safe herself.

I have totally no inspiration to write this review, because my current book is demanding all my free time. And I think, after that one, the rest of the series. Which is very bad, as I really, really enjoyed Noah. So, I am going to stick with a short review this time, and urge you all on to read the series yourselves.
Please do read them in order, as some major storylines come together in this book. And there are some important and/or fun updates on the previous couples in the series.

I loved this book. I could sympathize with Noah, but he could have given Kestra a bit more credit. How would he have reacted if his world and beliefs were turned upside down? He has had centuries to get used to the idea of a soul mate, and Kestra is still young.
Kestra is resourceful and resilient, and she knows how to fight and how to plot. She is strong and kick ass, and I admired her immensely. She meets all the other Demon warriors head on, refuses to be intimidated by them. Of all the heroines in this series, she is my favourite. I love the different powers everyone has, and how all the previous couples play a part in this book.

Jacquelyn Frank has written another enchanting book, and I devoured it. I love her world building, her characters, and her battles. She has a great sense of humor, and she also writes smoking hot love scenes. Literally in this book.

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Nov 21, 2012 Maggie rated it 5 of 5 stars

this book in my opinion was amazing. we really got to see a new side to Noah that while it had been hinted at we didnt really explore. now we do in this book :D i love the fact that Noah finally has someone to love with all his heart and soul. now he won't be left behind or left to sulk by his friends :D the story overall was touching and we find out a bit more about Noah's parents and get to know Noah's bonded mate. i love the fact that she's just as dangerous as any Nightwalker women and can t...more

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Nov 02, 2012 Carey Sabala rated it 4 of 5 stars

After reading and reviewing almost all the books in the series (this is 5 out of 6 currently), I was probably anticipating this story the most. From book 1 - Jacob, I really liked King Noah the most out of all the characters thus far and I really wanted him to have a great HEA although by the middle of this book, I wanted to ring his ever loving neck and was wishing him to the bowels of Hades. To say Noah goes off the rails in the book is putting it mildly but let's just say that once he sets hi...more

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Feb 04, 2012 Michelle Tempted By Books rated it 1 of 5 stars

I FORCED myself to finish this. This whole series was a drag for me. WAY,WAY, WAY, WAY, WAY, WAY,WAY, WAY, WAY, WAY, WAY,WAY, WAY, WAY, WAY, WAY,WAY, WAY, WAY, WAY,WAY,WAY, WAY, WAY, WAY TOO many details. Oh did I say that too much? Well that is how this series read to me. ARGH! I just wanted to scream. In fact I think I may have growled a time or two. This side stories and internal dialogue take FOREVER. The incessant details make the stories so long and so slow and put me to sleep.

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Aug 23, 2011 Dine rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Samhein und Beltane sind zwei Ereignisse, während denen die Dämonen gerne dem Wahnsinn verfallen und ihre Würde, ihre Gesetze und alles, was sie ausmacht, über Bord werfen, um ihrem fleischlichen Gelüsten nachzugehen. Mit dem Ergebnis, dass um sie herum alles zerstört wird, wenn dies eintrifft.
Eines dieser zwei großen Feste im Jahr steht kurz bevor und der Dämonenkönig Noah wird von Träumen heimgesucht, die heißer nicht sein könnten. In diesen Träumen ist er seiner zukünftigen Gefährtin begegnet...more

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May 12, 2011 jD rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: series_fantasy, fantasy_romance, 2011-read

This one was a mixed bag for me. If I rated it based on expectation, it would be 3 stars. If I rated it on individual plot direction, it would go lower. So I decided to rate it based on the level of personal enjoyment overall, put-down-ability, emotional manipulation, and plot advancement. When factoring these things only, I can comfortably settle at 4 stars and sleep well with the decision.

This five book journey began when I could no longer ignore the hype of the fan base for this series. I had...more This one was a mixed bag for me. If I rated it based on expectation, it would be 3 stars. If I rated it on individual plot direction, it would go lower. So I decided to rate it based on the level of personal enjoyment overall, put-down-ability, emotional manipulation, and plot advancement. When factoring these things only, I can comfortably settle at 4 stars and sleep well with the decision.

This five book journey began when I could no longer ignore the hype of the fan base for this series. I had to know what Ms. Frank was peddling with the Nightwalkers. Starting with Jacob (Book 1) I knew I was going to have to speed read through the overtly wordy seduction scenes. Ms. Frank made it easy because she did not mix in plot advancement along with the thousand words it takes to go from kiss to afterglow. Thank God or I would have pulled out my hair trying to wade through the sex scenes that are somehow not erotica. It’s not teasing but more like heavy petting. I would say it’s romantic for those who really love reading excessive dialog about a caress. Sorry, I’m jaded about these things, so I will stop before I rant and this series does not deserve that.

Noah is the King of the Demons. We meet him in the first book and we follow him as he leads through troubled times without a mate by his side. I loved Noah from jump. I could not wait to read his story. I was curious as to what type of woman Destiny would provide for him. I expected it to be one of the species that have not been heavily covered in the series like the Shadow-dwellers or the sirens or better still – Jasmine the vamp but no. Kestra is a dormant Druid who Noah initially encountered via dreams. He comes to realize she is his soul mate and sets out to find her with Corrine's help since her gift is finding soul mates anywhere in the world. The process is usually straightforward but for Noah, several things went horribly wrong resulting in choices with devastating ramifications. Fighting against odds, Noah finds Kestra and brings her to his home in England where the games begin. Kestra is not trying to have any part of Noah, fate, imprinting, and/or the business of soul mates. I liked her right off the bat. She felt real to me in that she was always thinking. This one is not stupid. I feel Ms. Frank created the perfect mate for Noah.

The weaknesses in this installment for me were many. I didn't like that whole creative integration of the fairytale. I would have liked to have it at the beginning as a whole story not interwoven in the first half of the book then have it disappear as a creative tool. The worst plot miss of all – NO RUTH! Ruth was such a great villain and to just drop her from the story without providing some glimpse as to where the hell she is and why she is hiding. Bad move Ms. Frank. The book is written from third person so jumping from one perspective to another is expected. It happened with every character in the book so why not Ruth? Jacob, Elijah, Gideon, Damien, and Noah all deserve to have a piece of her. But NO. Instead of wrapping Ruth’s story with Noah’s, we get new batch of protagonist. Bad Form Ms. Frank. The replacement bad guys were not original and had a cartoonish feel. Yeah, we saw it coming based on Damien’s book but it didn’t work. Nico could have pulled off the whole vampire killing demons for power instead of a gang of upstarts.

Saving the best for last – loved the fact that Ms. Frank addressed the emotional trauma of infertility with her couples. Especially to have the men talk so openly about the impact to themselves and their mates. I loved the fact that Damien was struggling with his leadership and wondering if he should give up being the Prince of his people. I loved the pain caused by the rift Bella and Noah suffered as the result of his actions. I loved that Noah’s story showed what happens if the soul mate does love her intended and accepts the bond. Mostly, I loved how Ms. Frank displays the richness and blessings of friendship and community. No matter how powerful she makes her heroes and heroines, they are dependent upon friends, family, and community to survive, soul mate or no.

With this all said, I am done with the series. I don’t care how many books come out after this one. I made the investment in the original primary characters and got screwed out of a conclusion to the Ruth storyline. There is too much antagonism amongst these species to drag out one bad seed this long. As a matter of fact, a new one could have popped up in each book and it would have worked. It feels like Ms. Frank is not sure where she is going. I travel with GPS everywhere. I really don’t like the lack of direction, so I’m out. I leave behind a strong recommendation to potential readers, this is a good series. It’s not perfect but it is good. You will love these characters and the world they inhabit. I don’t regret the investment of time to read these five all the way through.
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Aug 23, 2010 Therese rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance

The book title isn't very creative, but it definitely makes it easier to identify which book it is in the series! Although this is book #5 in the series, this is the first one I've read thus far. Noah is king of a race of demons and his specialty is fire. This book's primary focus is on how he meets and gets along with his mate Kestra, who is a druid. She is smart and powerful in her own right, which is always a positive for me.

Noah makes some pretty serious mistakes throughout this novel, whic...more

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Jun 18, 2010 Andrea rated it 2 of 5 stars

She lost me the moment the hero used a child--a supposedly beloved niece--as a hostage. Nothing could redeem Noah, the demon king, in my eyes after that, no matter how crazy he was at the time. It is impossible for me to view him as hero material.

So disappointing, since I've enjoyed the rest of the series. Frank has created a novel world out of many common paranormal creatures: shapeshifters, vampires, demons, etc. The other heroes have been appealing, despite some paternalistic excesses. The ro...more

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May 20, 2010 Bookwatcher ~Mary MooCow~ rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: demons, hate-it

It was 2008... I remember clearly... I finished Damien (the 4# of the serie)

. I was so happy! Was a great story and I was exulting for the sequel… and I wait… eat my nails waiting… buy the preorder… wait the arrive from England… take the book from the post men smiling

… start and read all night… and everything was…. FOR NOTHING!!!
WHY??? WHY??? This book is terrible! Noah was a wuss king, nothing like the great demon of fire that scary all the others!

Whyyyyyy??? Why the book I think would be t...more

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Nov 16, 2009 Barbara rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: vampires-werewolves-oh-my

Noah is book 5 of the Nightwalker series and it's a good continuation of the story but I was slightly disappointed. I was expecting a much grander story for the Demon King and I've always loved Noah in the past books so I was really looking forward to the story.

Noah has been having vivid erotic dreams about a woman. He can't see her face or knows where she lives but he is silently tormented by her. He decides to seek the help of Corine, a Druid Matchmaker to see if she can help find his love. He...more

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Aug 07, 2009 Natasja rated it 3 of 5 stars

Noah, the King of the demons has always been in control of his powers, but lately he feels restless. Family and friends close to him found their mates and are settling down, but his need to find his mate is becoming almost unbearable. With Samhain just around the corner, Noah feels the need and he knows he is no exception to the rules. If he fails and cross the line, he knows he has to deal with his enforcers Jacob and Bella. But Noah cannot ignore the dreams he has lately of his mate, although...more Noah, the King of the demons has always been in control of his powers, but lately he feels restless. Family and friends close to him found their mates and are settling down, but his need to find his mate is becoming almost unbearable. With Samhain just around the corner, Noah feels the need and he knows he is no exception to the rules. If he fails and cross the line, he knows he has to deal with his enforcers Jacob and Bella. But Noah cannot ignore the dreams he has lately of his mate, although he doesn’t know who or where she is, he knows she is the one for him. The only way to save his mate life is to break some rules and risks almost the life of his precious little godchild, who happens to possess the power to do it.

Kestra Irons has a dangerous job but she loves it, she has spent most of her life on her own. Lately she is having dreams about an unknown gorgeous man and doesn’t know what to think of it. But when her last job turn into a bloodbath, this mysterious man shows up and takes her away from her home and country. She is grateful that he save her life, but she is not buying all those stuff about life mates and powers, so Kestra fight him with everything she’s got.

But Noah doesn’t give up that easily, so he has to convince her that they were meant to be together and he needs her and her newfound power to stop a threat that comes from the inside.

Noah by Jacquelyn Franks is the fifth novel in her Nightwalker series. Just like the previous novels I love the way Jacquelyn Frank mingles the different species together with danger and romance.

From the beginning of this series I was anxious to read King Noah’s story, but it was not quite what I hoped for. Noah is a fire demon, one of the highest and strongest of their kind, but I didn’t quite saw that in this novel. I love the fact that Noah did everything in his power to get to his mate and his determination to convince her that they belong together. I also love the fact that Noah accepted the punishment Bella gave him for using her little daughter in his game, even though he knew it would break his heart.
I have to agree that Kestra was indeed the right woman for Noah, one who matches to him in strength, power and especially her stubbornness. She is a strong woman with a mind of her own and isn’t afraid to say what is on her mind.

Together with the rest of the Nightwalkers they fight yet another threat to their kind, but I missed the biggest threat of all, which we saw from the beginning of this series. We all know Ruth is the traitor among the demon kind and she is determined to destroy Noah, but where was she in this novel. Especially because this novel should have been the last in this series and I was waiting for a confrontation between Noah and Ruth. The good news is that there will be another novel in this series and Jasmine is the leading lady, so hopefully the Ruth situation will be resolve then.

I believe the two strongest secondary characters where Jacob and his mate Bella. They both stole my heart from the beginning and in this novel Bella show herself to be the enforcer she is, but most of all the protected mother. The way she handle Noah after his little game, where he used her daughters powers to do the job really put a smile on my face.

Although this novel is not the best in this series I still am a huge fan of Jacquelyn Frank and her Nightwalkers. I’m looking forward to Jasmine’s novel and I’m curious to see who will deal with Ruth and her followers.
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May 21, 2012 Liz rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

"Noah" is the fifth installment in Jacquelyn Frank's Nighwalker series. To me, it was the best book of the series so far. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It has plenty of laughs and a couple of tear-jerker moments. The sexy-time here has got to be the hottest sexy-time of all the books so far!

"Noah" is a little separate from the rest of the series, I think. The Evil Bitch doesn't make any kind of appearance in this book at all. Its unusual because she has been the "Big Bad" probably since the se...more "Noah" is the fifth installment in Jacquelyn Frank's Nighwalker series. To me, it was the best book of the series so far. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It has plenty of laughs and a couple of tear-jerker moments. The sexy-time here has got to be the hottest sexy-time of all the books so far!

"Noah" is a little separate from the rest of the series, I think. The Evil Bitch doesn't make any kind of appearance in this book at all. Its unusual because she has been the "Big Bad" probably since the second or third book. However, every time she gets away, I get completely enraged so its nice to have a break from that!!!! A new threat has come up though and all of the Nightwalkers are affected by it. Vampires have found out that by taking the blood of other Nightwalkers (Shadowdwellers, Lycanthropes, Demons), that they (Vampires) gain the power of Nightwalker they take from. A small group of bad Vampires decides to start collecting powers so that they might challenge Damien, Prince of Vampires. People have gone missing and some have turned up dead and mangled. Many of the groups turn to Noah, as he has encouraged peace between the Nightwalkers for as long as anyone can remember.

But this book is (obviously) about Noah, the Demon King. He is a loving, compassionate man and is well loved by everyone, especially those who know him best. Noah decides, after months of dream filled and restless nights, that he must find his mate, the one he dreams of. Demons have a "perfect" mate, what humans would call a soul mate, and once they find and encounter that mate who is destined to be theirs, they become an Imprinted pair. When a Demon Imprints upon someone, they both feel this need, compulsion to be with each other. It is overwhelming and all-encompassing. When a Demon and a human are Imprinted, its actually life or death for them to be together. After a Demon and a human Imprint, the human cannot leave the Demon's side for very long or the human will die. They lose their life energy and slowly die.

As you could guess, Noah's mate is a human. But he must find her first. So he enlists the help of the Matchmaker, Corrine. The Matchmaker is married to a young Demon. She is human but she is a human/Druid hybrid. Druid are humans but with special powers. The Matchmaker's power is the ability to find a Demon's mate, wherever in the world they may be. Corrine and Noah find Kestra, Noah's intended. They find her but she is less than enthusiastic. She is an independent woman and needs no man. She kicks him out of her "dream" (even though its only half dream) but they need more information. Noah decides to give her time to come to terms with all of this but he has stopped dreaming of her, which is strange. About a week later, when Corrine and Noah go into the trance or whatever it is that allows them to find her, they see that she has been murdered!!! THAT'S why he hasn't dreamed of her. SHE'S DEAD!!!! How do they see it? And how does Noah save her, time and circumstance be damned? Well, you'll need to read the book to find out!!

This was a great read. Great pacing. A lot less of that annoying inner monologue that stretches for 20 pages. Noah is a Fire Demon so he's all hot and sultry. Kestra is a bad-ass broad with a tragic past but you love her anyways. Its so much fun to watch this big, sexy dude with a sweet, squishy heart break down these walls that this powerful, beautiful woman has rightfully built for herself. And like in all really great novels, it has my favorite theme: he saves her and she saves him right back! Definitely a must read!!!!! (less)

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Mar 19, 2012 Drucilla rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: f

I was really looking forward to Noah's book, but I was very disappointed. This series seems to be going quickly downhill. What started out as a very cool fantasy/paranormal romance series is quickly turning into your standard, no surprises paranormal romance. Ruth and Nico aren't in this book at all and as the main villains of the series, I don't know why they weren't. The plot of the rogue vampires did fit well considering what happened in the previous book, but it just didn't have enough impor...more

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Jul 03, 2011 Maria rated it 5 of 5 stars

Finally the story of Noah!! “Noah” by Jacquelyn Frank, the fifth book in Nightwalkers series tell us the story of the Demon King himself.
The lonely king finds his mate. He has lived so many centuries without a passionate love and now it’s time! For the last six months he has been dreaming a mysterious woman and he knew that she is the one for him. Although he was famous about his stoicism and his sanity, he reaches to a point that he can’t stand his loneliness anymore. Because of that, he made s...more Finally the story of Noah!! “Noah” by Jacquelyn Frank, the fifth book in Nightwalkers series tell us the story of the Demon King himself.
The lonely king finds his mate. He has lived so many centuries without a passionate love and now it’s time! For the last six months he has been dreaming a mysterious woman and he knew that she is the one for him. Although he was famous about his stoicism and his sanity, he reaches to a point that he can’t stand his loneliness anymore. Because of that, he made some big mistakes and some of his best friends got hurt. He is very strong and his only wish is to find the woman which is destined to become his mate. He also is a great and very respectful king by all the Nightwalkers. He hates himself because at the beginning of the story he becomes so selfish in order to find his mate, but he can’t see that everyone else understand his motives. He is too harsh with himself.
Kestra is a very brave and strong woman with a hard life. She has known the worst effects of an extremely possessive relationship and now she doesn’t need anyone. But most of all, she doesn’t want to love anyone. Her story is very tragic and she doesn’t say it from the beginning and when I read it, I cried! When she meets the man who has been dreaming for the past six months the last thing she wants is a mad stranger who tells her that she is meant for him! But Noah saves her and he shows her his world. At first she is both afraid and curious for Noah and his world but she knows that now is hers too. I love her character’s development in the book. We can see the way she is changing and the way she helps Noah to be a different man.
I was waiting for the book since I read the first of the series. I love Noah! I like the fact that in this book we see for a while a more dark side of him. He is patient with Kestra and the love he has for her is so great that he doesn’t care for the fact that they can’t have children. In the book we learn the story of his parents and even we know the tragic end it doesn’t matter, because we can see that they had many years of great love. Noah, wants to live such a love and Kestra too, although she doesn’t let herself be happy. They are perfect for each other!
In the book we also can see the other characters of the series and I have to say that everyone has troubles. The fact that we continue learning about their lives is one of the reasons that I like this series so much. The others? Oh, let me think… Yeah! All these great hot scenes! Of course, the plot is excellent and the author becomes even better with each book!
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Jun 06, 2012 ☂ ℬrandi rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: demons-jinn-devil, french-novels, pnr, read-in-2012, shifters, special-powers, vampires

3.5

It's been an interesting journey getting to Noah's book. And Noah, might I add, has a very large uh, book. It's massive in comparison to the other books (well over 100 pages more). So in that massive amount of space we revisit our old pals Gideon and Legna (and baby Seth), Damien and Syreena (working hard on making on baby), Elijah and Siena (but she's present only once I think and the couple are petrified of having babies) and Jacob and Isabella (and Leah, Noah's ♥), with an important appear...more 3.5

It's been an interesting journey getting to Noah's book. And Noah, might I add, has a very large uh, book. It's massive in comparison to the other books (well over 100 pages more). So in that massive amount of space we revisit our old pals Gideon and Legna (and baby Seth), Damien and Syreena (working hard on making on baby), Elijah and Siena (but she's present only once I think and the couple are petrified of having babies) and Jacob and Isabella (and Leah, Noah's ♥), with an important appearance by Corrine (and Kane). So the whole gang is back and it's nice to check in but in all those pages, and a great deal is spent on those others, we actually don't learn too much. That's a shame because as I'll mention later this book felt like it was the end and Frank was wrapping things up. It that was her intention I don't think it was executed well. In some ways this book felt more like Noah and Kestra's story mixed with a great deal of Damien and Syreena (and Jasmine). And I'm simply not warming to Jasmine. I respect her relationship with Damien but I don't like her much.

What to say about Noah and Kestra? Well, Noah is out of control and nearly unrecognizable in the beginning. That's a shame because I loved 'old' Noah a great deal. He goes through some really gut wrenching stuff early on and at moments it's quite powerful (and fantastic!). Still Noah is pretty awesome and though he's not himself (arguably a plot device) I still loved reading about him. Kestra is a decent heroine. She'll make a good queen (if it can't be me) and the way Noah finds her (first in his dreams) and then how he finds her in the real world are both really, really cool. Kestra's story is traumatizing and a bit repetitive but again all powerful stuff.

Ruth is mentioned only once but otherwise doesn't make an appearance. There are other villains to face so the book isn't without a conflict but it's odd that Ruth has been the main villain for 4 books and finally when she's set to go up against the King of Demons -her King- she's nowhere to be found. Odd. I did read on GRs that Noah's was meant to be the final book which makes this even more peculiar. As I mentioned above, it felt a lot like Frank was wrapping up everyone's story but it was not done well enough to be a finale book. Plus the fact that Ruth was suddenly no longer an issue seems like a defect in the storytelling. As a whole there were too many questions left unanswered and too many fun things not expanded upon like future babies and their futures. Noah was released in 2008 and it's not until 2011 that we get Adam so I'm assuming his is meant to now be the ending (or current ending anyway) to the Nightwalkers series. I also hear that it's Jasmine's story (I barely care about her :() but here's hoping there is a proper wrap up in that book and Jasmine earns my allegiance.

The best part of this book, besides just Noah, and the most emotional parts are those dealing with Leah (then Isabella as a result). It's really great stuff and I think it's a spoiler if you know what I'm talking from reading these reviews so I won't expand upon it.

The book felt like a mash up and a bit unfocused as far as who this story was meant to be about. The conflict was great and I don't know how to do it better but I think it's part of the reason the story felt divided. The whole thing ended abruptly and as a finale book it tried but failed in leaving me feeling good about the Nightwalkers future. If simply another book in the series it was as good as any other but not as good as the best ones. One other prop is that this book provided a little more insight into Noah, Gideon, Damien and Elijah (less Jacob). Specifically it clued me in on Noah's intentions, learned from Gideon's book involving Legna as a girl, that I hadn't noted as important/conflict worthy previously. I finally understood those things and recognized that they were conflicts -- so I might go back and edit my Gideon review at the very least. I think much like Gideon's book, I felt like Noah's story had the potential to be phenomenal and blow they others out of the water but it didn't live up to my (perhaps undue) lofty assumptions.

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Jun 27, 2011 Shawna rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: rated-3-stars-or-above, series-books, adult-paranormal-or-paranormal-roma

I loved Noah in this book. We finally get to see that he is not always in control of himself or his feelings. That even though he is very logical most times that he can still be ruled by his emotions. I loved how Kestra was a very strong willed woman with not only military/mercenary background, but also an education in proper etiquitte. Afterall a woman for a king must be able to be lady like as well as independent. She was a perfect fit Noah. Don't get me wrong she definitely get on my nerves a...more

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Dec 29, 2011 Sandra rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: anyone who loves PNR

Recommended to Sandra by: Michelle who knows me too well

Shelves: bad-doggie, flowers-and-chocolates, i-vant-to-suck-your-blood, nailbiters, supernatural, series, reviewed-on-blog

This is an apt image. Noah, the Demon King, a Fire Demon over 700 years old, has watched those around him fall under the spell of the Imprinting. He's happy for them but also longs for his own mate.

In this book, he finally gets what he's been wishing for.

Of course, it can't all be flowers and chocolates, and Jacquelyn Frank delivers yet another riveting example of her masterful story telling. Noah's mate is much like the other women in this series - strong, powerful and perfectly matched to th...more

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Feb 06, 2009 Mojca rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: everyone who's looking for a great read

Shelves: jacquelyn-frank, paranormal-romance-fantasy, part-of-a-series, series-nightwalkers, high-sensuality, favorites, gr-author, demons, own

For the past six months, Noah, the Demon King, has had difficulty keeping his darker and "baser" instincts under control, plagued by tantalizing and incredibly real dreams of the woman clearly destined to be his mate. But if she fights him even in his dreams, he can only suspect the fight she'll put up in real life.

Kestra Irons is living her life on the edge, trying to purge her deep-rooted fears with deadly stunts. Yet one day, the Grim Reaper is waiting and her life is extinguished with a sing...more

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