Nightwalker (Dark Days, #1) in Book Bloggers Anonymous

Oct 02, 2010 Anna rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: vampires, urban-fantasy, read-2010

Review originally posted at http://bookstobrightenyourmood.blogsp...

I was debating for quite some time whether to read this book or not.What with my unsuccesful picking among urban fantasy titles lately,i was afraid this book might be turn out to be a dissapointment.Having read it now,there's only one thing i can say: i couldn't be more wrong in my assumptions and i shouldn't wait so long to read it!

Nightwalker,is the first novel in what seems to be a really exciting series.It had everything i'm Review originally posted at http://bookstobrightenyourmood.blogsp...

I was debating for quite some time whether to read this book or not.What with my unsuccesful picking among urban fantasy titles lately,i was afraid this book might be turn out to be a dissapointment.Having read it now,there's only one thing i can say: i couldn't be more wrong in my assumptions and i shouldn't wait so long to read it!

Nightwalker,is the first novel in what seems to be a really exciting series.It had everything i'm looking for in an urban fantasy series,non stop action and a really subtle romance,that promises to grow as the story progress.
The fact that the protagonist was a 600 year old female vampire that kicks ass was a fresh turn among all those titles where the vampire who kicks ass is usually male!In Nightwalker,both the male and female protagonist are quite strong and they take turns protecting each other.At last,Drake presents a leading couple where both of them stand on their own feet,they are independent and their survive is not a matter of the strong one looking after the weakest one,but more a matter of trusting each other and managing to cooperate.I haven't encountered such a leading couple since Jeanniene Frost's Night Huntress series.

The plot is quick paced and battles are constantly succeeding one another,never letting you put down this book.In the plus side of this book is the fact that Drake tries to create a new world of vampires,weres and other mythical creatures,which may not be something completely new,but the relations between all those creatures is definitely something i haven't encountered in a book yet.

The romantic element as i said,is quite subtle or even non existent in this novel,but the attraction between Mira and Danaus is evident and promises to unravel into something exciting over the next books in the series.

All in all,Nightwalker was an amazing start of a series that i will most definitely keep on reading.I love urban fantasy titles and this one is worth the timing reading it! ...more

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Oct 05, 2010 Stella rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal, urban-fantasy

I'm still under its spell. Jocelynn Drake's writing style is simply amazing, her descriptions are evocative and poetic, she is a true writer! Another series I will have to add to my TBR list!

Nightwalker is the first novel in Jocelynn Drake's Dark Days urban fantasy series, and despite the fact that at the beginning I could only progress slowly, that didn't keep me from falling in love with Jocelynn Drake's poetic writing. So persevere, because after the initial 80-90 pages the novel's pace picks ...more

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Jul 03, 2008 Jai rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Nightwalker is a debut novel by Jocelynn Drake, and the first book of the Dark Days series. This urban fantasy has vampires, or nightwalkers as they call themselves, as the main supernatural creature. Our protagonist Mira is an over 600 year old nightwalker, not a newbie to the scene, the guardian of the city of Savannah, with the special ability with fire that no other nightwalker has. Although the descriptions of scenery sometimes tends towards dramatic metaphor, the book has a great, suck-the ...more

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Sep 25, 2009 Caitlin Wyatt rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I was quite fond of this book. I really enjoyed its fast paced nature, and I loved how Jocelynn Drake just jumped right into the story. I liked the fact Mira was a vampire, she seemed powerful but struggled against the powers of her makers, and she was still haunted by a tragic past. She just wanted to live a simple live ruling her domain. She is a misfit even in the vampire world, but she carries her burden gracefully. She wants to be sure of her power, but she is still so scarred and afraid du ...more

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Nov 13, 2009 Jax O rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I believe this book to be an excellent start for a new series. There were so many bumps and twists in this book I never found myself unable predictting anything in this book. Mira and Danaus relationship is addicting, I will be reading the next book to see where their future will lead them.

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