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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
Much better than the first book. Dahlias character has really interesting talents, and her and Nathan have good chemistry. Next up is Gators story. That should be fun.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
DNF - I really wanted to like this one and loved the action and paranormal backstory. However, the hero and heroine just didn't do it for me. As a UF, this would have been a great book, but the romance was lacking IMHO.
I read this because I bought a bunch of books in this series at a book fair ($2/box!!!), and the first one wasn't the worst thing I've ever read. But, this book is terrible and ridiculous. Actual excerpt speculating about how a "gifted" woman walked/danced/floated on a steel cable:
"I'm willing to bet that she's generating an antigravitational field to levitate the cable. It could be done by psychokinetically converting the underside of the cable into a superconductor, and applying the Li-Podkletnov technique of spinning the nuclei in the atoms of the underside to generate a sufficiently powerful antigrav field to lift it."
Yaaawwwnnn... It wouldn't be so bad if this level of intelligent (ha) dialogue continued throughout the novel. (It would still be bad, actually, because this is not a Crichton novel.) But, the rest of the book is romance-y, angsty garbage talk about lips and breasts and ENERGY. Energy, energy, energy.... I got so bored with this story that I actually considered going back and counting all of the times the author wrote the word "energy." (It has to be in the thousands.)
The story dragged, the characters were incredibly dull, and the writing was unacceptably repetitive.
"I'm willing to bet that she's generating an antigravitational field to levitate the cable. It could be done by psychokinetically converting the underside of the cable into a superconductor, and applying the Li-Podkletnov technique of spinning the nuclei in the atoms of the underside to generate a sufficiently powerful antigrav field to lift it."
Yaaawwwnnn... It wouldn't be so bad if this level of intelligent (ha) dialogue continued throughout the novel. (It would still be bad, actually, because this is not a Crichton novel.) But, the rest of the book is romance-y, angsty garbage talk about lips and breasts and ENERGY. Energy, energy, energy.... I got so bored with this story that I actually considered going back and counting all of the times the author wrote the word "energy." (It has to be in the thousands.)
The story dragged, the characters were incredibly dull, and the writing was unacceptably repetitive.
I'm liking this series but this isn't my favorite couple. I actually liked them better apart than I did as a couple. Dahlia seemed stronger when she wasn't around Nico and he was a little too overbearing for my taste. Their relationship didn't seem balanced to me and I'm not really a fan of that dynamic in my romances. But I love the whole Ghostwalkers concept and I'll definitely keep reading the series.
Book 2 of the Ghost Walker series. I just love getting to know each member of the team! This is the story of Dahlia and Nico and wow is it filled with action and steamy! This book requires cool showers! LOL! ;-)
Another terrific read by Christine Feehan one of my all-time favorite authors!
~Hope
Another terrific read by Christine Feehan one of my all-time favorite authors!
~Hope
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
3.5 stars
Tbh, I've been avoiding this series for quite a few years due to my lukewarm feelings towards CF's Dark/Carpathians series. Boy was I surprised when I began reading this book - this read more like [b:Kiss of Snow|8712343|Kiss of Snow (Psy-Changeling, #10)|Nalini Singh|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327439236s/8712343.jpg|13585210] than the lackluster writing and recycled formula of the Carpathians. The story did drag a bit and there were many many passages that I was tempted to skim but because I didn't read book1, I felt I had to be vigilant and soak up every piece of information and backstory I could get. I'm fairly certain this book would've been less confusing in the beginning chapters if I'd read the previous book but to those who prefer not to read a series in order/read every book in a series, don't worry because enough adequate information is given throughout this book (some were repetitive though) that new readers won't feel completely lost.
Story:
Dahlia was adopted by an evil scientist, with too much time and money on his hands, from an undisclosed Asian country when she was a little girl. Dr. Whitney, her adoptive father, brought her to the States and housed her and several (number undetermined as of this book probably to keep amount of heroines open for future books) other little girls he's adopted from around the world in a laboratory where he experimented on them and asically stripped their minds of it's natural defenses in order to enhance/create psychic abilities (telepathy, brain that computes math like is machine, enhanced hearing, ability to control/absorb energy, etc). About two decades later, Dahlia's working for the government in a hush hush high clearance department as a Retriever who steals back stolen confidential information. All's well until someone in her organization betrays her and she's now on the run for her life. Luckily for her, Nicolas (another of Dr. Whitney's experiments, but voluntary) caught wind of her existence and will stop at nothing to bring her to safety at the Ghost Walker(other men and women with abilities who were "enhanced" by the crazy doc) compound. Long story short, love blossoms yadee yada yada, they fall into bed and into love with one another.
Gripes:
I know this is PNR, but stopping every couple of paragraphs to make out while you're on the run from snipers aimed to kill just isn't realistic. Have these two no sense of self preservation?
Tbh, I've been avoiding this series for quite a few years due to my lukewarm feelings towards CF's Dark/Carpathians series. Boy was I surprised when I began reading this book - this read more like [b:Kiss of Snow|8712343|Kiss of Snow (Psy-Changeling, #10)|Nalini Singh|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327439236s/8712343.jpg|13585210] than the lackluster writing and recycled formula of the Carpathians. The story did drag a bit and there were many many passages that I was tempted to skim but because I didn't read book1, I felt I had to be vigilant and soak up every piece of information and backstory I could get. I'm fairly certain this book would've been less confusing in the beginning chapters if I'd read the previous book but to those who prefer not to read a series in order/read every book in a series, don't worry because enough adequate information is given throughout this book (some were repetitive though) that new readers won't feel completely lost.
Story:
Dahlia was adopted by an evil scientist, with too much time and money on his hands, from an undisclosed Asian country when she was a little girl. Dr. Whitney, her adoptive father, brought her to the States and housed her and several (number undetermined as of this book probably to keep amount of heroines open for future books) other little girls he's adopted from around the world in a laboratory where he experimented on them and asically stripped their minds of it's natural defenses in order to enhance/create psychic abilities (telepathy, brain that computes math like is machine, enhanced hearing, ability to control/absorb energy, etc). About two decades later, Dahlia's working for the government in a hush hush high clearance department as a Retriever who steals back stolen confidential information. All's well until someone in her organization betrays her and she's now on the run for her life. Luckily for her, Nicolas (another of Dr. Whitney's experiments, but voluntary) caught wind of her existence and will stop at nothing to bring her to safety at the Ghost Walker(other men and women with abilities who were "enhanced" by the crazy doc) compound. Long story short, love blossoms yadee yada yada, they fall into bed and into love with one another.
Gripes:
I know this is PNR, but stopping every couple of paragraphs to make out while you're on the run from snipers aimed to kill just isn't realistic. Have these two no sense of self preservation?