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whimsicalmeerkat's review against another edition
3.0
They got tangled in her hair. Somehow it didn't impact their mood. Oh, romance logic...
birdloveranne's review against another edition
3.0
I thought this was pretty good. I liked the characters and the plot. 3.5 stars.
charitypink's review against another edition
4.0
A great continuation to a series about demons. But in this world, demons seem to have a stronger moral code than humans, yet they have good and bad people among them, just like every other race. If you've read Jacob, this second book in the series will definitely not disappoint!!!
madhamster's review against another edition
4.0
2nd in a series with demons - who aren't all that bad, honestly! Gideon is their healer - he's over a thousand years old - and has had a fascination for the king's sister, Magdelegna, for years.
mlcreads's review against another edition
3.0
This second book in the series did not capture my attention the way first book did. I found the story a little slow moving. The mating of Legna and Gideon should have been more captivating. The story does introduce new characters with the ware's and the vampires playing a larger roll.
allisonw9909's review against another edition
3.0
The only thing that got me through this book were the other charaters. It felt like we were rereading the same scences sometimes with Gieon and Legna. I found myself skimming through some of the paragraphs because they were simply restating something we already knew. I did like it enough that I want to attempt reading Elijah. Hopefully I will like his charater more.
emjay24's review against another edition
3.0
This is second in a series, and i dont think i ever read the first in the series... but i wasnt really lost. this book moves very slowly, and the whole thing is more a chapter in the series than an actual book, because there was very little real action, and it's obviously building up to a battle between the demons/vampires/werewolves and the bad necromancers. i liked learning about the demons, who arent bad at all. the imprinting thingie reminded me of the twilight series, esp since the first book was about someone named bella and jacob imprinting, but this series was around before twilight...so maybe she stole from this author. not sure if ill continue the series or not... for it being so slow...
maferg01's review
5.0
Another great addition to the series. I really loved having Gideon's story come next in the series and Legna was perfect opposite him. I loved the way it ended and am starting Elijah's story immediately.
booksabrewin's review
5.0
After being exposed to Jacquelyn Frank's world of fabulous fantasy in Jacob, I found myself absolutely ravenous for the next installment in the book. So, I took myself down to my local used bookstore (that also happens to be my work) and bought out the entire Nightwalkers series. That's right, I am hooked. I met Gideon a bit in the first book, but was curious to see how this closed off man who had a distinct air of snobbery could ever allow himself to find a place not just in the Demon society but in the heart of the female. I had to find out.
Gideon is the oldest of his kind. The oldest surviving demon. He has been Siddah (essentially godparent) to countless demon fledglings, including the race's very own king, Noah. He is astute at being a fundamentalist. He knows how to act and what to do in certain situations, but he is not well versed in how to interact with others. The people around him that are supposed to love and respect him only seem to fear him. They think he has gone mad after locking himself away for 8 years with no public interaction. He only came out of hibernation after Jacob was injured. He had no choice but to start to face the world he had long since abandoned. And that includes the woman he abandoned too.
Legna knew Gideon as nothing more than an Ancient demon. She respected him as she was supposed to be she couldn't hide the frustration and hurt she also felt whenever he entered the same room as her. It was before his 8 year hiatus that he and her had shared a passionate encounter to which he ended quickly and retreated. Only a year after abandoning her to her ruminations on what went wrong, Gideon was caught stalking a human female and was swiftly brought to justice by Jacob, the Enforcer. People believe he left the public eye because of humiliation, but Legna suspects its her fault entirely.
Gideon and Legna know there is some draw they both have for each other but the distance in their ages and Gideon's social retardation keeps them apart. It is up to Legna to see if she can teach the elder how to once more feel and experience the world she so adores.
When I met Gideon in the first book, I didn't care for him. I felt he was one of those older characters who think they know everything and everyone else is just simpering idiots. After his snarky ways with Isabella I was ready to write him off entirely. It did not stop me from grabbing this book and hoping for the best. I am extremely glad I did. Gideon really altered my perception of him. I saw behind the mask that was plastered across the pages of Jacob and learned of Gideon's pain and the role he has to play as the oldest of their kind. I also got to know Legna a bit more and she was just as delightful as I first thought she would be.
The love entanglement between Legna and Gideon had a lot more bumps along the road than the first couple. I liked the fact that Frank maintained her poetic sonnets of love when Gideon and Legna spoke to each other, but also found a way to bring humor to situations. In one such instance, Gideon was discussing how he hadn't felt attracted to a woman in quite some time, Legna replied that she did not want to know about it if it happened within the last 1000 years (how old Gideon is). Gideon feigned innocence and replied, "Did I mention I was a virgin?" I had a good giggle and the reservations about Gideon as a character were long gone.
Gideon is the second installment in a fantastic series of the love shared between creatures of the night. Even the boogymen of lore need a little lovin'.
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cruzm1's review
2.0
Again the love scenes and parts of the back story are too lengthy for my taste, but must read in order to get to book 4. Hopefully I'll like this series more by then... (hmm.).