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One Silent Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon

ckjaer88's review

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2.0

fast, predictable read with little character depth and no humor. the idea of using the gods in this fashion is good and most of the characters have the potential to be interesting, but alas Kenyons writing skills just isn't good enough to fullfill that particular potential. Will not be continuing this series.

anadomingos's review against another edition

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3.0

A serie está num rumo muito diferente, e a escrita da autora muito "cut to the chase", pessoalmente é um estilo que me agrada.

Tinha algumas expectativas quando a este livro, afinal Stryker é um dos vilões de serviço nesta serie, vê-lo como herói de um livro, é bastante engraçado. Uma das coisas que sempre gostei nele foi a sua honra de guerreiro, o facto de ele abominar a tortura. Neste livro vemos uma faceta mais "humana", compreendemos muito as acções dele.

Se pensarmos um bocadinho este livro mostra-nos que nem sempre tudo o que parece é e que a vida não é a preto e branco, os maus não são sempre maus nem os bons sempre bons.

A Zephyra foi personagem com quem não simpatizei particularmente, embora perceba bem porque é que ela é tão dura.

ofearna's review against another edition

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4.0

re-read Jan 3, 2014

vi_isreading's review against another edition

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4.0

Far from the best of the series but I gave it an extra star for the wiki telling me that Zephyra’s favorite pass time as: torturing mankind

plush's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I really enjoy this series. Acheron was such a good book, and honestly this book provided a ton more worldbuilding than the small ones usually do. That being said…

Why can’t everyone be friends? I love Nick, I don’t totally hate Stryker, Acheron is so dope, Apollymi is just trying to live life. I just wish they could all get along 😂 I understand that they are all morally opposed and essentially incapable of fighting for the same side, but damn do I wish they would. 

The romance is very instalove. Also, they were originally together when they were 14, and they keep referencing how good the sex was at that time, major icky to me. Honestly, I didn’t particularly like these two together. I don’t feel like they inspired each other to be better at all. I don’t know. They are definitely still the bad guys, and I feel awful for Jared. 

4/5 stars

cactusmagknit's review against another edition

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slow-paced

3.0

jazzrizz's review against another edition

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5.0

I thought this was a great book to set up the next phase of Kenyon's Dark-Hunter world.

It was nice to see a softer side of Stryker. What a twist with Nick!

jazzrizz's review against another edition

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5.0

I can't believe how fast the re-reads are going! Why Stryker isn't my favorite, I really love this story.

jscarpa14's review against another edition

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3.0

Every time I read this book I'm always kind of divided on my thoughts about it. On one hand Stryker is one of my favorite villains I've ever read. I like him because despite being a villain he has honor, a twisted sort of honor yes, but honor all the same. He's also one of the best kind of villains, the ones that aren't inherently evil. He's not bad for the sake of being bad, he's bad because of a need for survival for both himself and his people. And he's got a chip on his shoulder because he's been just as crapped on as every other hero in Kenyon's Dark-Hunter series. That said it's also a little hard to root for a guy who has the subjugation and destruction of my species on his to do list. As I'm not the human that killed his grandchild nor are most of his victims I don't really feel that the entire human species should be deserving of his hatred and to be honest I think if it were to come out that there really were preternatural species in our world I'd be one of those people that would be like that's cool, let me and mine live our lives in peace and I'll afford you the same courtesy. I've never been one to hate for the sake of hating or fear because something or someone is different. I'd like to think that most modern human kind of have the same outlook so it's hard not to take a little offense that he hates us all just for being born human. Just sayin'.

Anyway I personally didn't feel this book started off strong, it took me a bit more to get into it than other novels in the series, but that said it was kind of like March if it comes in like a lamb it goes out like a lion or vice versa. I enjoyed the insights in to Stryker's past and meeting Zephyra who I thought was a really interesting multifacted character. I also loved the interplay between Stryker and the other characters within this story. Anyone who reads this will be hard pressed not to see Stryker as a creature with a strange sort of honor after it's completion. The scenes between Stryker and Appolomyi were actually some of my favorites. However where I think this novel really shines is in the story lines of the secondary characters - the introduction of Nick as the Malachi and the introduction to Jared all together (not to be confused with Jaden who is a whole other entity I'd love to know more about) Additionally Savitar's scenes with Appolomyii were great. (I'd love to see those two get together, that would be a story I'd kill to read.)

Kenyon adds even more layers to her world with Stryker and Zephyra's story making it even more rich and multifaceted than ever before. When this story ends the Dark Hunter World becomes and whole new ball game and I for one can't wait to see how it plays out.

mooncricketjp's review against another edition

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4.0

Always more needed.

So, this isn’t my favorite of the series and I think some parts weren’t needed, it still made me want more.