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whitney0498's review
5.0
I have been provided with a copy of Mystik Warrior by the author for an impartial review. This is the second book in the Dark Warrior Alliance series and it was great getting to go back into this world. In this story we get to see Jace and Cailyn and I absolutely loved getting to see this happen. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series.
raven168's review
2.0
*phew* I made it thru this one without giving up. Man, I rock. Or it could be because I skimmed thru a lot of it...either or. I honestly cannot say why, but I really really hate the relationships between the main characters of these books. It's the worst when the parts I skip over are the smexy times and am more interested in reading the main story. I just roll my eyes soooo much with all the bullshit these couples say to each other, or about each other. It's all so ridiculous.
I went into this prepared to be proud of Cailyn for breaking off her engagement when she started lusting after another man. Let's just forget the fact that she became obsessed with Jace after seeing him for a handful of minutes and never even spoke to him. No? Good, because that bugged the shit out of me. Unfortunately, I never was proud of her. Because for the whole goddamn book all we hear from her is how she still loves her (ex)fiance but how she also can't stop thinking about Jace's body. The poor girl! How can she choose between these two!?
We start with Cailyn on her way home from her sister's wedding and while her and her best friend are driving, they get run off the road and attacked by the bad guys. Her best friend will never be the same, or even human, again. And Cailyn had some faerie curse placed on her that is slowly killing her. So of course they end up back at Zeum. Did I spell that right? And from there we get the lustful thoughts of both Cailyn and Jace ad nauseam no matter how dire the situation. Because PRIORITIES.
Jace is determined to save Cailyn's life no matter the cost. He may not believe he deserves a mate, but he will see her safe and happy if it kills him. Jace's past plays a big roll in how he lives his life. Admittedly, when I read he was a prisoner I most certainly didn't jump to the kind of prisoner he was. So yeah, the guy has issues to work thru. To save Cailyn him and some of the others have to not only find Baba Yaga, but make it to her alive, and then convince her to help. That part was actually pretty good.
Once Cailyn is better we can move on to fighting the demons, trying to figure out what they're up to with all of their kidnapping of women, and figuring out prophecies. All of which was good and interesting. Ruined by Jace and Cailyn and how they can think of nothing but what they want to do to the other. I truly don't normally mind this. But there is no balance in these books. It's overwhelmingly the lustful thoughts of these characters who don't know a goddamn thing about the other but want to spend the rest of their lives with them. With a story sprinkled in here and there. A good story at that. Just to be overshadowed by two adults that can't keep it in their pants.
Oh. Also. That ending was a complete and total cop-out. What a predictable and stupid way to make it so Cailyn doesn't have to choose.
A lot happens in this book that will lead to a bunch of future books. I planned on going forward with them too. I really did. But I just can't. I'm not enjoying these at all enough to keep wasting my time.
I went into this prepared to be proud of Cailyn for breaking off her engagement when she started lusting after another man. Let's just forget the fact that she became obsessed with Jace after seeing him for a handful of minutes and never even spoke to him. No? Good, because that bugged the shit out of me. Unfortunately, I never was proud of her. Because for the whole goddamn book all we hear from her is how she still loves her (ex)fiance but how she also can't stop thinking about Jace's body. The poor girl! How can she choose between these two!?
We start with Cailyn on her way home from her sister's wedding and while her and her best friend are driving, they get run off the road and attacked by the bad guys. Her best friend will never be the same, or even human, again. And Cailyn had some faerie curse placed on her that is slowly killing her. So of course they end up back at Zeum. Did I spell that right? And from there we get the lustful thoughts of both Cailyn and Jace ad nauseam no matter how dire the situation. Because PRIORITIES.
Jace is determined to save Cailyn's life no matter the cost. He may not believe he deserves a mate, but he will see her safe and happy if it kills him. Jace's past plays a big roll in how he lives his life. Admittedly, when I read he was a prisoner I most certainly didn't jump to the kind of prisoner he was. So yeah, the guy has issues to work thru. To save Cailyn him and some of the others have to not only find Baba Yaga, but make it to her alive, and then convince her to help. That part was actually pretty good.
Once Cailyn is better we can move on to fighting the demons, trying to figure out what they're up to with all of their kidnapping of women, and figuring out prophecies. All of which was good and interesting. Ruined by Jace and Cailyn and how they can think of nothing but what they want to do to the other. I truly don't normally mind this. But there is no balance in these books. It's overwhelmingly the lustful thoughts of these characters who don't know a goddamn thing about the other but want to spend the rest of their lives with them. With a story sprinkled in here and there. A good story at that. Just to be overshadowed by two adults that can't keep it in their pants.
Oh. Also. That ending was a complete and total cop-out. What a predictable and stupid way to make it so Cailyn doesn't have to choose.
A lot happens in this book that will lead to a bunch of future books. I planned on going forward with them too. I really did. But I just can't. I'm not enjoying these at all enough to keep wasting my time.
taterbugxo's review
4.0
When I read the first book to Dark Warrior Alliance, I immediately liked Jace, so glad his book was the second one in the series. Mystik Warrior was was good book. I loved the passion between the two main characters in it... loved it.
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