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Gideon (The Nightwalkers, Book 2)
written by Jacquelyn Frank
Studio : Zebra
by Zebra
Publisher : Zebra
Released : 2007-06-01
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9780821780664
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 56 reviews)
List Price : $6.99
Our Price : $3.18
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Product Description |
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They're called the Nightwalkers - proud, ancient beings who live in the shadows, existing just beyond the human world. But there are also dangerous humans who hunt them - necromancers who use the blackest magic to manipulate them. And for a Demon named Gideon, the battle against these evil forces will soon be all too personal...For a thousand years, Gideon has healed his people. And as the oldest surviving male of his race, his wisdom has always been respected without question. But Gideon knows that even he is vulnerable to the powerful, primitive desires that befall his kind during Hallowed moons - and nine years ago that truth was hammered home when he found himself claiming Magdalegna, the Demon King's sister, in a wild embrace. Horrified by his lack of control, he left her wanting and furious - and then exiled himself for the better part of a decade. Now, with necromancers threatening his people - and Magdalegna nearly their victim - Gideon must face another truth. He and the beautiful, stubborn Magdalegna are destined to be together, to share a love as deep and old as time itself. But first he needs to regain her trust. Then he'll have to save her life... |
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A little disappointed by it |
Gideon, the most powerful and oldest demon, and a healer, has spent eight years in self-imposed exile. He had always been drawn to Magdelegna, younger sister of the demon king Noah, but he resisted his feelings for her after a shared kiss. This caused an attack to a human woman during Beltane, something that the Enforcer Jacob prevented. Shamed by this, Gideon exiled himself.
He returned to help in the war between demons and necromancers, and now he is overseeing Isabella's pregnancy. This means being around Legna, the woman he couldn't forget, and the attraction between them still flares hot. She has her own problems, too. After being Summoned by the necromancers, her powers grew too fast. Now she must confide in Gideon, although all she wants is to avoid him.
It's more tedious book than the first. It has very dense parts, much less action, and the romance was a little forced. I liked Legna, but Gideon didn't convince me. I expected a more alpha character, more mysterious, dangerous and sexy.
We see the secondary characters from the first book, we get more insight in the vampires, the necromancers remain a little plane, and we are introduced to a new Nightwalker species: the lycanthropes, very interesting.
Although the book was a disappointment (I give it 2 and a half stars), I suppose I'm going to read the next books, at least Elijah, to see if it goes back to the level of Jacob.
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Not that good........ |
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Not horrible, but not good. Very wordy and very little action. I felt as if I were watching a Charlie Brown Cartoon, cause the pace was very slow....... What a shame, this story had sooooo much potential. I will give this series one more chance by reading Book #3. |
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Disapointing after Jacob |
I hate writing wishy washy reviews that are middle of the road. Unfortunately that is where this is going as it pretty accuratly describes the book.
I won't do a review of the storyline, it has been handled already by better reviewers than I...
I really enjoyed Jacob. The tension between the two characters was white hot, the action was great, I loved the side characters and I felt the series was off to a great start. The female love interest Bella was funny and irreverant and watching the interactions between her and these much older beings was hilarious at times.
I had high hopes for Gideon, I actually ran out and bought it on my lunch hour the day after I finished Jacob. I can't describe how dissapointed I was. This book felt at times as if it was written by someone else completly, a more stodgy middle of the road romance writer instead of the
fresh new feeling her first book in the series had.
The witty sharp dialogue was almost completly missing. Instead there were ridiculously long verbose conversations between characters that bordered on purple prose. One conversation in maybe the first chapter was so bad between the brother Noah the Demon King and his empath sister Magdelengna, that I put the book down and thought, this isn't a good portent for things to come. Real brothers and sister, don't mush all over eachother almost like lovers, I find it hard to believe it would be different for ones who have supposedly lived together for 200-300 years. He says to her at one point, something to the effect of I wonder why no man has asked me for your hand in marriage and I was stunned. She is this supposedly stunninly beautiful woman, the Kings sister, 300 years old, and NOBODY has asked her to marry them before? Noah had seemed vital and fascinating in the first book, in this book he comes off a cardboard cut out.
The tension between Lengna and Gideon felt as if it was resolved within the first couple chapters, after that it was all down hill.
Gideon and Lengna seemed like interesting characters in Jacob, but they got dull fast in this book, and the action was spread out over so many characters that their backstory and love got kind of short shrift. You can tell by this book who the author is setting up for the next book. I hope she finds a way to condense the backstory of the first books so it doesn't become so much show and so little tell.
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GOOD READ - THOUGH NOT AS GOOD AS JACOB |
Continuing on the footsteps of Jacob here is the second installment on Jacquelyn Frank's Nightwalker series.
I really love Jacki Frank's novels as I love Frank's writing style. She's created a magnificent world of Nightwalkers, so real you almost believe that they exist.
I found myself looking forward in reading GIDEON as I had so enjoyed the first installment - JACOB. GIDEON was a great book - though it had a few flaws and I was a little disappointed. The premise, plotline and characters are memorable - created with great depth, drawing you into their lives - almost like they are family members. However - the huge amount of prose, description and narration - makes you feel at times this is a James Mitchener novel! LOL
GIDEON is the most Ancient and powerful of Nightwalkers - having existed for centuries. Being present even when the Demon and Druids wars took place, he remembers those awful days. Having recently come out of a nine year self-exile and being a Medic Demon - he must ensure that the Enforcer's wife Bella - the newly found Druid/Human is taken care of during her pregnancy.
Every since Magdalegna was Summoned by the Necromancers, she has been experiencing a surge in her powers. A Mind - Empath Demon, she realizes that these powers don't manifest themselves until a Demon is an Elder. Legna has no choice but to confide in Gideon - as she doesn't understand these new powers.
After Gideon conducts his Medic exam - he realizes Legna is his destined mate and she has inherited some of his powers since he rescued her from the Summoning.
He's carried tremendous guilt and inner turmoil, as he was in the Counsel that approved that Druids were removed from their Demon mates and therefore die without each other. He doesn't believe in absolution and he's forever dammed to carry that guilt in his soul.
After a brutal attack by the Necros almost kills Bella and her unborn child, the Demon race realize that the evil of the Necromancers has grown powerful and they are about to launch a war of extinction on all Nightwalkers.
I enjoyed GIDEON, but as I mentioned the narration and self-reflection got way out of hand. I agree that considering the complexity of the story, events that took place in JACOB needed to be revisited, but it felt that this was a re-telling of JACOB all over again and Gideon's and Legna's was dimmed for all the recounting.
There was not enough interaction and involvement between Gideon and Legna and the story revolved too much around the Necro confict. Also, the battle that ensues between the all-women-necro forces VS the Nightwalkers is a bit ludicrous and found myself skimming.
The book ends with the Beltane wedding celebration. There is rejoicing and mourning as well - as Demons and other Nightwalkers have been killed in the battle. For the first time in Centuries, Demons, Lycanthropes and Vampires are putting aside their differences to fight a very real foe, as a Demon traitor is now leading the Necros in a fight to extinguish all the Nightwalkers.
I am looking forward in reading ELIJAH and I hope that the story revolves around Elijah and Siena - Lycanthrope Queen - I hope that the storyline revolves around them and not entirely the Necro war. |
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Hard to get through..... |
I am sorry to say that I struggled with this one. It was an act of sheer will and perseverance that allowed me to even get to the end. I can't say that I didn't skim a few pages hear and there...but I did finish it!
I loved the first book, Jacob, and couldn't wait for this one. I could've/should've waited and saved my time. Legna is someone I couldn't wait to hear more about. I loved her heart and soul that she showed in Jacob, but unfortunately it didn't continue in this one. I found her character boring and "overworked" for much of the book. She did not live up to what her potential was.
Gideon as well fell flat for me. As he is called the "Ancient" because he is the oldest of the demons, very powerful, and a healer..I felt that he was ANCIENT. He was boring and tired and felt "old" to me. I struggled to find him as mysterious and intriguing as I did in Jacob.
This book is nicely setting up the next book Elijah. Sounds familiar. Jacob set up Gideon and Legna's story beautifully and then just "mailed it in". I hope the same will not be true of Elijah's story or we might be looking at a one hit wonder! |
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