Watchers in the Night (The Guardians of the Night, #1) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Oct 10, 2013 Shan ~A~ rated it liked it

I love pnr, but this one was pushing it in the reality department. I just don't think that it is believable that a woman would wait for three years for a man that you have assumed jilted you. I would have been pissed not worrying about where the heck he went off to. I am also supposed to believe that he would show himself when she was "in danger", when she was once a cop and now a PI.

Anyway, besides that I thought the story was ok. I love the different takes that authors have on vampires. Some ...more

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Jun 23, 2010 Sherri rated it liked it

I’ve been a fan of Jenna Black since I first picked up her Morgan Kingsley series, so I was excited to finally get a chance to explore this new series The Guardians of the Night. Note to readers: The Guardians of the Night Series is Ms. Black’s first published series (2006-2008) which predates her Morgan Kingsley, Fairiewalker and Nikki Glass series, so be aware you are reading early works and adjust your expectations accordingly.

Watchers in the Night is the first in the series and introduces us I’ve been a fan of Jenna Black since I first picked up her Morgan Kingsley series, so I was excited to finally get a chance to explore this new series The Guardians of the Night. Note to readers: The Guardians of the Night Series is Ms. Black’s first published series (2006-2008) which predates her Morgan Kingsley, Fairiewalker and Nikki Glass series, so be aware you are reading early works and adjust your expectations accordingly.

Watchers in the Night is the first in the series and introduces us to the Guardians and to the Killers, the Guardian’s enemy. The book has a slightly different take on vampires; in which the vampires are fighting against their own kind and not against another supernatural creature.

Carolyn Mathers is a cop that has been jilted – three years ago by Gray James. We don’t get to read about their relationship before the jilting; we are left with a couple of memories that each shares in the book, so it was hard to believe that Carolyn was left devastated by that event, but that is what we are meant to believe.

Gray was changed into a vampire on the night of his bachelor party and never made it to the altar to wed Carolyn. He struggles to move forward into a live he never chose and has started to watch Carolyn from afar. On a night when he thinks she is in danger, he intercedes and reveals himself to her.

There are a couple of storylines going on in this book but the main one is that there is a serial killer on the loose and it looks like Gray is the prime suspect. There are a multitude of characters in the book and it looks like some will get their own book. I’m most curious about Drake and perhaps Jules, since I can’t believe he is that big of a jerk (but you never know).

Watchers in the Night is a decent paranormal romance addition. There isn’t much unique about it; hey I am reading it 9 years after its release, but it was a fun, quick read. It was also interesting to see how Ms. Black’s writing depth has evolved and matured over those years.
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