Elijah (The Nightwalkers, Book 3) by Jacquelyn Frank
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Book Reviews of Elijah (The Nightwalkers, Book 3)
Book Review: i love this whole series
Summary: 5 Stars
whole series is so hot you'll burn your hands. guaranteed to improve your love lifeBook Review: love this author
Summary: 5 Stars
Easy read, somewhat silly in the love department (his budging biceps caught her attn and she could not help but wonder what the rest of him looked like) just made that up, but silly things like that. Besides the corny love/sex scenes, it is entertaining and light. I like this series a lot. Book Review: An Interesting Romp
Summary: 3 Stars
"Elijah" is the first book I've read by Jaquelyn. This is a romance between a man and woman of slightly different races, neither quite human. It takes place in a modern day variantion. The man is injured in an ambush, the woman finds him and nurses him back to health, and viola! It is a classic plot, nicely done, always a winner.
That said, this book starts really ... really ... really slowly ... like watching wheat grow, or trying to out-sleep a cat. The first two chapters have no dialog, almost no action, just loads of back-story presented as summaries. It reminded me of a UFC match I watched where the two combatants lay without moving for 30 minutes in the same position (the guard), while the crowed chanted "Boring, Borring, Boring!" That about summarizes the first two chapters.
But once you get past those chapters, "Elijah" is pretty good. It has some really fun ideas, creative characters, and interesting personalities. The mood is melodramatic and fun. I loved the woman's race in particular -- way cool! From chapter 2 to about 2/3 of the way through is really quite good. And then...
Then the book really should have stopped. There is an obvious point where the author could have said "the end" and had a solid 4-star book, slightly shorter than Elijah. The couple has worked out their differences, gotten married, close to black. Alas, no. Instead, it starts point-of-view hopping madly between what are obviously characters from previous books, a kluged ending that distracts from and weakens the main romance and doesn't really seem to fit.
Altogether, a fun book for a lazy afternoon reading in your hammock. Enjoy! Oh, and consider stopping when the main couple work out all of their differences.
Book Review: Swan song for this reader...
Summary: 2 Stars
The first book of this series, Jacob, left me with that "Wow!" feeling after I turned the last page. I thought it was fresh and innovative and interesting, and I enjoyed the characters immensely. Imagine my disappointment, then, when I just couldn't get through Gideon, the second book in the series. Couldn't connect with the characters at all; couldn't stay interested in the story. Still...despite my dissatisfaction with Gideon, I went ahead and bought Elijah mostly because of the still-fond feelings I had for Jacob.
Blech.
I had two main issues with Elijah. One is that I feel like Frank includes WAY too much exposition. She narrates the story to the reader, rather than writing it in such a way that immerses the reader IN the story. Also, at times there's a noticeable imbalance between the exposition and the dialogue, and that imbalance disrupts the flow and rhythm of the story. An interesting premise becomes lost in the yawn-inducing, droning info-dump. My other issue with Elijah, the character, is that I feel like Frank emasculated him. He's supposed to be a strong, virile male, but he was so mush-mouthed, so hearts-and-flowers and overly in touch with his emotions that it was difficult for me to view him as a "manly" man. I like my romance novel heros to be a bit tender, but I also still want them to be MASCULINE, and Elijah, for me, wasn't.
I was on the fence before reading Elijah, but now that I have, I've definitely fallen off that fence. I won't be continuing with this series.
Book Review: What happened?
Summary: 2 Stars
I was so disappointed with the characterisations in this book.
The series started so promisingly - loved the characters in "Jacob",the paranormal world,everything about it..
The last two books have been as dry as dust and i haven't been able to finish either one.No emotion.No depth of character.
Shame.