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Stormwalker (Stormwalker, #1)

Allyson James

Start date: June 1, 2011

Finish date: June 30, 2010

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Apr 21, 2010 Alisha rated it really liked it

Rating: 3.5
Not a bad series start! This is a very western-America-centric book, starring a Navajo stormwalker (you guessed it; she can control storms) named Janet Begay. Janet's proud of her Dine heritage and as such the book is flavored with Native American....uh...flavor. ^_^ Her big challenge in life is dealing with her evil-goddess mother's unwanted attentions; apparently, Janet's inherited some of her mother's considerable powers, and mommy dearest wants to use her to open up a sealed porta Rating: 3.5
Not a bad series start! This is a very western-America-centric book, starring a Navajo stormwalker (you guessed it; she can control storms) named Janet Begay. Janet's proud of her Dine heritage and as such the book is flavored with Native American....uh...flavor. ^_^ Her big challenge in life is dealing with her evil-goddess mother's unwanted attentions; apparently, Janet's inherited some of her mother's considerable powers, and mommy dearest wants to use her to open up a sealed portal to the "Underworld."

The premise sounds a smidge cliche, and it sort of is, but overall I thought the execution of the story was quite interesting, as was the main character herself. Janet was fairly easy to root for. She realizes when she's been/being an idiot and seems to be a realist about her plight in life....which is nice to read about, especially in the midst of so many other maddeningly daft or annoying UF heroines that abound.

Now, this being said...I don't know why exactly, but something about this book kept me from being crazy about it. The supporting cast wasn't as big a draw for me as it tends to be in books of this type. But then, said characters were mostly buttheads to Janet, so that could have colored my view a bit. ^_^ But really, they just weren't very interesting. Neither was the main "villian" here, Janet's mother. By the climax of the story, I wasn't so invested in the characters (with the exception of Janet) that the pages were whizzing by. Too bad.

I'll also mention that, while I'd still classify this book as UF, there are some heavy PnR elements involved. The ultimate focus is on Janet's struggle with her mother and all that accompanies her heritage. But a lot of time is spent revisiting Janet's past history with her on-and-off lover, Mick. And once he comes on stage, there's a considerable amount of heat. Again and again. ^_^

Yep, so this wasn't a show stopper for me, but it was a solid series starter. As for the potential for future installments...we'll see. Sometimes I can see a WIDE range of exciting possibilities after finishing a "first book". But with this one it was tough. That's not necessarily a bad thing, though...could be that Allyson James has a lot up her sleeve. Looking forward to it. ...more

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Jan 20, 2012 Christal rated it it was amazing

Shelves: gods-and-goddesses, weres-and-shifters, female-lead, vampires, urban-fantasy, favorites, demons, magic, pi-detective-cop, dragons

I really liked this book, really liked it. I'm not even 100% sure why. I started reading it and I did not want to put it down.

The story is fast-paced and I love all the characters (well, almost all; I'm still not sold on Nash). Janet is super awesome, aside from her unfortunate last name of Begay (yes, seriously). Mick is so so hot. I normally skim sex scenes in books so that I can get back to the plot faster, but I read the ones in this book. Yes, they were steamy, but I really felt like the t ...more

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Jul 03, 2010 Shelleyrae at Book'd Out rated it really liked it

I really enjoyed Stormwalker, a fresh blend of characters and creatures that is interesting. Janet is likeable in that tough yet vulnerable way with an interesting power. Mick is something a little different and very appealing. The supporting characters have a lot of potential and add a lot to the story.
I enjoyed James's sense of humor running throughout and also felt the action scenes were well handled.
There is not a lot I don't like about Stormwalker and i am looking forward to the next instal ...more

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Jun 10, 2010 Laura Lulu rated it liked it

Shelves: urban-fantasy, magic, dragons

There were parts of this story that I loved, and parts that I thought were a bit cheesy. Some of the dialog felt awkward to me, not natural. And I am a sucker for the initial attraction and building of a relationship, that's why I love UF. But in this book, so much of that had already happened "off-screen", so it was hard for me to be gung ho about the romance.

But the series has potential, and I will read the next book. But I'm not chomping at the bit to do it. :)
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Feb 08, 2017 Kelly (Maybedog) marked it as other

Shelves: how-audiobook, how-series, why-i-would-like-to-thank, what-native-american, what-modern-fantasy, what-paranormal-romance, what-magic, what-dragons, why-try-again-later

Really great world building, powerful heroine who isn't nasty and rude, but once again, a horrible, violent beyond powerful scary love interest. He hits her the first time they meet because she won't hit him! She thinks he's going to rape her at first. It's so disgusting. At least she leaves him when he had all the power in the relationship and treats her like a child. Although I don't get why him doing something wonderful for her birthday was a catalyst for it. ...more

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