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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Talk about a cliffhanger ending!!!! Argh!!! And I didn't have the next book at the ready. This is one of my favorite UF series. Its unique with a whole different world-building than anything else I've read. I recommend the series if you want something that is non-werewolf and non-vampire.
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
David proposes and now Jo has to organise a wedding whilst also dealing with the usual Warden politics, Djinn drama and all sorts of other nonsense. Like recovering from radiation poisoning. Obviously.
On that note, it was actually nice to see Jo having to take time to recover from radiation poisoning, instead of being magically instantly healed as is the norm. Otherwise, this had the usual breakneck pacing that I love and expect from this series.
David annoyed me by being weird and refusing to accept that antimatter might exist. He's never usually insanely unreasonable, and I understand it was a whole thing with all the djinn unable to comprehend it and that was the point, but also the main thing about David is that he’s not like the other djinn, he’s not unfeeling and he doesn’t treat humans like idiots normally.
The amount of radiation and recovery from radiation poisoning in this book gave me whiplash.
I was very confused by the shotgun wedding at a random location when they'd previously stated they wanted it to be at the church where their daughter is tethered. I understand they were laying a trap for the bad guys but the entire thing was doomed from the start. And the lack of communication regarding consequences of the marriage was just bizarre - Jo is so ridiculously impulsive all the time, but it never makes sense to me that David indulges her in this, being as he's an immortal creature that's lived for centuries. You'd think he'd try to ponder actions before he's forced into reacting again to whatever the latest insane thing is that Jo has done.
This book’s plot didn't go anywhere particularly fast, between repeatedly being attacked by unseen forces, radiation recovery and long car journeys. Kinda surprisingly low on action and drama, considering we ended up with the biggest betrayal twist this series has thrown at us so far - right near the end.It was kinda just "oh yeah Paul's evil and now Jo has murdered him, anyway that's that dealt with". No real build up and no witnessing the fall-out afterwards. It was a bizarrely small death for such a big character, and such a lack of emotive reaction from Jo and the other characters who were betrayed by the guy.
Can't believe we wouldn't let the poor girl just buy a wedding dress without having someone dump a tornado or an earthquake on her. Poor Jo.
On that note, it was actually nice to see Jo having to take time to recover from radiation poisoning, instead of being magically instantly healed as is the norm. Otherwise, this had the usual breakneck pacing that I love and expect from this series.
David annoyed me by being weird and refusing to accept that antimatter might exist. He's never usually insanely unreasonable, and I understand it was a whole thing with all the djinn unable to comprehend it and that was the point, but also the main thing about David is that he’s not like the other djinn, he’s not unfeeling and he doesn’t treat humans like idiots normally.
The amount of radiation and recovery from radiation poisoning in this book gave me whiplash.
I was very confused by the shotgun wedding at a random location when they'd previously stated they wanted it to be at the church where their daughter is tethered. I understand they were laying a trap for the bad guys but the entire thing was doomed from the start. And the lack of communication regarding consequences of the marriage was just bizarre - Jo is so ridiculously impulsive all the time, but it never makes sense to me that David indulges her in this, being as he's an immortal creature that's lived for centuries. You'd think he'd try to ponder actions before he's forced into reacting again to whatever the latest insane thing is that Jo has done.
This book’s plot didn't go anywhere particularly fast, between repeatedly being attacked by unseen forces, radiation recovery and long car journeys. Kinda surprisingly low on action and drama, considering we ended up with the biggest betrayal twist this series has thrown at us so far - right near the end.
Can't believe we wouldn't let the poor girl just buy a wedding dress without having someone dump a tornado or an earthquake on her. Poor Jo.
Enjoying the Djinn Universe, but the books are missing the mark otherwise
The unique view Ms Caine gives to this world and the Djinn and elemental powers is great. I’m not liking the books as much as I did the first couple in the series.
The last book seemed like a cliffhanger. Having them all join together in Seacasket and then end it with “Let’s Go Save The World” seemed like it was a precipice cliffhanger before the next stage of the fight. Where the next stage was being everyone working together.
The start of this book suddenly has Jo and David back in Florida. No one seems to be working together anymore and then we have the concept of antimatter destroying the Djinn and the introduction of a whole new villainous group, the Sentinels.
I can sort of understand how that maybe antimatter would be something that the Djinn didn’t see. Being such logical creatures, I don’t see how they would just ignore it. Too many of their allies are pointing it out, yet not one of the old or new Djinn thought about “The Unmaking” as being a possibility of what this substance was? The fact it gives off so much radiation, which they can see, or at least the effects from that radiation, should have been a big clue to them.
There is also the production of all this antimatter/Unmaking material. There had to have been Demons released sometime in the past history of the earth before defeating them. Yet the Djinn didn’t know that the Demons were how this substance was made. Seems very unlikely.
It’s been brought up that the wedding is important to David, not as much so for Jo. If any of the other Djinn are concerned about the binding vows, then help them to write the vows so it won’t be as binding, or binds both sides but also supports each group.
Returning Bad Bob as a character was ridiculous. Somehow in the aftermath of Imara’s death and rebirth as the Earth Oracle, then Bad Bob’s Demon somehow was reborn to our world. Really? That’s just too coincidental.
That Paul Giancarlo joins the Sentinels seems unlikely. Yes, he lost lots of friends under his watch to the Djinn. Yet he knows that there are such things as Demon Marked and Demons, and even knows that Bad Bob tried to subvert Jo with one and died as the result. So when Bad Bob turns up again he suddenly is willing to forget all the bad stuff this guy did, especially to Jo, whom he loves. He even knew he slept with a memory infused Jo-Demon in the last book. There is no way he is going to join the Sentinels and Bad Bob. Leave the Wardens, sure. Turn his back on the Djinn and maybe even Jo, possible. Join Bad Bob’s Sentinels, never. How does he even explain that Bob is alive, unless it’s by Demon power.
I did like that the Wardens turned the tables on the Sentinels and outed themselves to the world. They were going to have to do that anyway. There was no way to put that genie back in the bottle (pun intended), too many news agencies knew enough to keep digging. Making it into the spectacle of the wedding was just cheap theatrics for the book. It didn’t progress the story and didn’t ring true to the characters involved.
The Djinn books. The book that Star had which she needed Venna/Alice to open and use it, but the book that Ortega has, only a non-Djinn can access it. Weak plot point. There is also the fact that Ortega says he traded it to a Warden. Knowing that it is a Djinn controlling book, but allowed a Warden to get it. Who cares when he says that the Warden didn’t recognize that he was a Djinn. He just gave a way for a Warden to control the Djinn, or have access to powers they don’t typically know about. Ortega may have OCD but he’s not a moron.
Lastly, Venna obviously knows more about what’s going on then she’s telling. She even points out to Jo that she already knows who the Sentinels are, and I think she was asserting its Bad Bob. So Venna is not helping Ashan or the New Djinn? Seems unlikely.
It’s a fun universe and the concept could be used in a lot of different ways. The books though don’t do it justice beyond the first couple. Each book seems repetitive and formulaic, not to mention leaving large plot holes and then suddenly the hero or heroine saves the day without any buildup of how they got what was needed to do that.
The unique view Ms Caine gives to this world and the Djinn and elemental powers is great. I’m not liking the books as much as I did the first couple in the series.
The last book seemed like a cliffhanger. Having them all join together in Seacasket and then end it with “Let’s Go Save The World” seemed like it was a precipice cliffhanger before the next stage of the fight. Where the next stage was being everyone working together.
The start of this book suddenly has Jo and David back in Florida. No one seems to be working together anymore and then we have the concept of antimatter destroying the Djinn and the introduction of a whole new villainous group, the Sentinels.
I can sort of understand how that maybe antimatter would be something that the Djinn didn’t see. Being such logical creatures, I don’t see how they would just ignore it. Too many of their allies are pointing it out, yet not one of the old or new Djinn thought about “The Unmaking” as being a possibility of what this substance was? The fact it gives off so much radiation, which they can see, or at least the effects from that radiation, should have been a big clue to them.
There is also the production of all this antimatter/Unmaking material. There had to have been Demons released sometime in the past history of the earth before defeating them. Yet the Djinn didn’t know that the Demons were how this substance was made. Seems very unlikely.
It’s been brought up that the wedding is important to David, not as much so for Jo. If any of the other Djinn are concerned about the binding vows, then help them to write the vows so it won’t be as binding, or binds both sides but also supports each group.
Returning Bad Bob as a character was ridiculous. Somehow in the aftermath of Imara’s death and rebirth as the Earth Oracle, then Bad Bob’s Demon somehow was reborn to our world. Really? That’s just too coincidental.
That Paul Giancarlo joins the Sentinels seems unlikely. Yes, he lost lots of friends under his watch to the Djinn. Yet he knows that there are such things as Demon Marked and Demons, and even knows that Bad Bob tried to subvert Jo with one and died as the result. So when Bad Bob turns up again he suddenly is willing to forget all the bad stuff this guy did, especially to Jo, whom he loves. He even knew he slept with a memory infused Jo-Demon in the last book. There is no way he is going to join the Sentinels and Bad Bob. Leave the Wardens, sure. Turn his back on the Djinn and maybe even Jo, possible. Join Bad Bob’s Sentinels, never. How does he even explain that Bob is alive, unless it’s by Demon power.
I did like that the Wardens turned the tables on the Sentinels and outed themselves to the world. They were going to have to do that anyway. There was no way to put that genie back in the bottle (pun intended), too many news agencies knew enough to keep digging. Making it into the spectacle of the wedding was just cheap theatrics for the book. It didn’t progress the story and didn’t ring true to the characters involved.
The Djinn books. The book that Star had which she needed Venna/Alice to open and use it, but the book that Ortega has, only a non-Djinn can access it. Weak plot point. There is also the fact that Ortega says he traded it to a Warden. Knowing that it is a Djinn controlling book, but allowed a Warden to get it. Who cares when he says that the Warden didn’t recognize that he was a Djinn. He just gave a way for a Warden to control the Djinn, or have access to powers they don’t typically know about. Ortega may have OCD but he’s not a moron.
Lastly, Venna obviously knows more about what’s going on then she’s telling. She even points out to Jo that she already knows who the Sentinels are, and I think she was asserting its Bad Bob. So Venna is not helping Ashan or the New Djinn? Seems unlikely.
It’s a fun universe and the concept could be used in a lot of different ways. The books though don’t do it justice beyond the first couple. Each book seems repetitive and formulaic, not to mention leaving large plot holes and then suddenly the hero or heroine saves the day without any buildup of how they got what was needed to do that.
I love love love this series. This book had a lame storyline about the media (read it and you'll know what I'm talking about ) but I just can't get enough of these characters and this world. The writing is so good, the main character so believable and interesting, even the cheesier romance parts are fun to bite into. I <3 it!
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Woah. WOAH. I think this is my favorite of the series. I audibly gasped at least three times while reading. I like that the explicit romantic aspects are pretty much non-existent at this point in the series (which isn't to say there's no romance), because I'm not sure it's really this author's strength. I really love this world that she's created, I'm LOVING the changes and the twists and who is character is becoming along the way. Even minor characters continue to develop with each book. This was a strong addition to the series.
PS. THANKS FOR THE FREAKING CLIFFHANGER.
PS. THANKS FOR THE FREAKING CLIFFHANGER.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I really am such a fan of this series! It's a really fun read, and the craziness surrounding David and Joanne's wedding and Bad Bob making an appearance...okay, I'll admit to being surprised by that, and I totally didn't see it coming. But...he came back in a way that wasn't annoying, and Bad Bob reappearing totally wasn't cheesy. Actually, I found it pretty believable, which is good, because it totally could have gone the other way. (I'm glad it didn't).
Gale Force was a lot harder to put down than some of the other books, and I think it's because there's only two books left. Things keep getting worse for the Wardens, and you can't help but wonder how things are going to end up. We do see Luis Rocha make an appearance, which made me a little happy, because I really liked him in Outcast Season. Which makes me wonder if there's going to be more of a connection between the two series, and if we'll see any of the events in Outcast Season.
The stable anti-matter was totally creepy and the Dijinn not being able to see it made it even creepier. Seriously. It's creepy. And part of me wants to how that particular development will work out...but at the same time, I don't want to know. Chasing Bad Bob and putting a stop to the insanity...I so hope things work out for the good guys. Admittedly, they are stretched pretty thin, and with Dijinn who are unable to detect the anti-matter, things are going to get really interesting really fast. Well, more interesting than things already are.
Final Thoughts: I'm not sure what else to say about Gale Force. I totally loved it, and things are getting really intense in such a good way. Gale Force gets 5 stars.
Gale Force was a lot harder to put down than some of the other books, and I think it's because there's only two books left. Things keep getting worse for the Wardens, and you can't help but wonder how things are going to end up. We do see Luis Rocha make an appearance, which made me a little happy, because I really liked him in Outcast Season. Which makes me wonder if there's going to be more of a connection between the two series, and if we'll see any of the events in Outcast Season.
The stable anti-matter was totally creepy and the Dijinn not being able to see it made it even creepier. Seriously. It's creepy. And part of me wants to how that particular development will work out...but at the same time, I don't want to know. Chasing Bad Bob and putting a stop to the insanity...I so hope things work out for the good guys. Admittedly, they are stretched pretty thin, and with Dijinn who are unable to detect the anti-matter, things are going to get really interesting really fast. Well, more interesting than things already are.
Final Thoughts: I'm not sure what else to say about Gale Force. I totally loved it, and things are getting really intense in such a good way. Gale Force gets 5 stars.