Nightwalker (Stormwalker, #4) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Mar 19, 2012 Christal rated it really liked it

Shelves: magic, female-lead, vampires, weres-and-shifters, witches-warlocks-and-mages, paranormal-romance, lesser-known-creatures, gods-and-goddesses, dragons

I am really glad that Ms. James decided to continue on with this series because I love it, but I didn't love this book quite as much as the previous three. It still had some really fantastic components, but the pacing felt a little slow. That said, I still rated it 4 stars so I obviously liked it. :-)

I love Janet and Mick as a couple and they definitely felt more settled in this book. You could see that they were solid now and doing their best to support each other in their own ways. I don't thi I am really glad that Ms. James decided to continue on with this series because I love it, but I didn't love this book quite as much as the previous three. It still had some really fantastic components, but the pacing felt a little slow. That said, I still rated it 4 stars so I obviously liked it. :-)

I love Janet and Mick as a couple and they definitely felt more settled in this book. You could see that they were solid now and doing their best to support each other in their own ways. I don't think that all their problems are over, but I think they are well on their way to having a handle on them.

Coyote is one of my favorite characters in this series and I am glad that we got some more page time for him. His wife Bear is a bit strange though and they have some disturbing "courting" rituals.

Janet and Ansel both proved their true colors in this one and I am so happy that everything worked out in the end. Ansel is a great addition to the books and provided the background for a great mystery.

I never thought I would say this, but I loved having Janet's sister Gabrielle around. Now that she is under her grandmother's guidance, she's getting less evil but she's still a firecracker of fun. You can't trust her to always do the right thing, but you can trust her to always be ready with a hilarious quip or comeback. She's kind of like Buffy but more evil-ish.

The focus on Native American myths and magic was fascinating and brought a bit more of Janet's heritage to light. We've always know that her grandmother had power but we learned a little bit more about it here. I don't want to spoil anything, but Janet does become involved in the search for a very powerful Native American relic.

All the other usual characters are here to round out the story and we run into a few baddies that seem like they will be popping up again. The dragons stop in to complicate things, as usual, and the Magic Mirror gets its sass on from time to time.

Overall, this was a very enjoyable read though not my favorite in the series. That said, I am really eager to learn more about Janet, Mick, Coyote, Gabrielle, and the rest of the fabulous characters in this series. I hope that Ms. James is planning to continue on with more books. ...more

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Jan 03, 2012 Judithe rated it really liked it

Shelves: e-book, pn-shifter, pn-vampire, pn-various-supes, pn-witches, pn-dragons, e-book-kindle, z-2012-dragon-books, z-2012-reads, z-2012-challenges

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