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halynah's review
4.0
Four solid stars! I liked the characters, the plot, style of writing and mythology. If you expect romance - that's not your book - it focuses on action. All in all - pretty good!
amybraunauthor's review
5.0
Very, very cool series. A strong female lead, complex and interesting story, awesome action, great characters, and awesome mythology references. Can't wait to keep going! :D
samrushingbooks's review
5.0
This was a really quick and entertaining read. Nikki as a narrator was easy to relate to and it was nice to watch as she was basically forced to accept that woo-woo stuff is actually real. I was really curious about Anderson and whose descendant he was, and I was grateful that we found out by the end of the book. The only half-negative thing I can say about this book is that the back cover summary makes it seem like certain characters would have a larger role than they actually did. Still, I look forward to seeing what happens in the sequel.
beastreader's review
4.0
Nikki Glass is a private eye. Her latest client needs her help to rescue a woman who is part of a cult. The woman, Melissa is ready to leave. Nikki has a bad feeling but she ignores it and agrees to help anyways. Things quickly go from bad to worse. First Nikki has a car accident that kills her client and the next thing Nikki knows, she is now immortal. Soon Nikki is caught in the middle of a battle between the Olympians and Descendants.
Dark Descendant is the first book in a brand new series, Descendant from author, Jenna Black. I have read Jenna’s young adult Faeriewalker series and am enjoying it. The Descendant series is so different from the Faeriewalker series and I like this. Right from the beginning I was hooked on what was happening in the book. I like Nikki. Though, here new powers of immortality would have scared someone else and they did a little to Nikki, she instead decided to embrace them and learn all that she could about them. Even in the face of danger, Nikki was still standing up to the bad guys. To be honest I really don’t know who I am for…the Olympians or the Descendants. They both have great powers that I want to get to know more. I can not wait to read book two.
Dark Descendant is the first book in a brand new series, Descendant from author, Jenna Black. I have read Jenna’s young adult Faeriewalker series and am enjoying it. The Descendant series is so different from the Faeriewalker series and I like this. Right from the beginning I was hooked on what was happening in the book. I like Nikki. Though, here new powers of immortality would have scared someone else and they did a little to Nikki, she instead decided to embrace them and learn all that she could about them. Even in the face of danger, Nikki was still standing up to the bad guys. To be honest I really don’t know who I am for…the Olympians or the Descendants. They both have great powers that I want to get to know more. I can not wait to read book two.
annaclaire's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
adowling's review
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. It's a different take on Urban Fantasy; Greek Gods instead of vampires, werewolves, and the like. Very well paced, zero romance though there were a few graphic points, and a very interesting heroine. That's all I have time to say, there's a second book in this series that's calling my name.
jeremybost's review
3.0
After reading some of the Repairman Jack series, I am upset that this main character doesn't have an ankle holster and some knifes strapped on her. With her extremely accurate aim, she should have multiple throw-able weapons hidden on her.
Instead, she lugs around this backpack with a gun and some rocks somewhere in it. LOL
She should also have a silenced pistol.
Instead, she lugs around this backpack with a gun and some rocks somewhere in it. LOL
She should also have a silenced pistol.
vikingwolf's review
I had previously read another series by this author so when I saw she had written an urban fantasy series with mythology, I couldn't wait to read it! I so wanted to love it! But I pretty much hated it.
Let me talk about the good parts. I liked that there was no insta-luv or love triangle crap with the MC. Yea, a nice change! I really liked the concept of the book and the melding of so many mythologies. I liked the idea that the fate of man was in the hands of the children of the Gods. But one of the problems was that there just wasn't enough mythology in the book. We don't get the detail that I was looking for. And there were other issues with the book as well.
Firstly the characters. Our MC was ok and I think she is the kind of character that you would like more and more as the book goes on. She is smart, makes the odd mistake but she isn't dumb. It was our so called group of heroes that I totally despised. These are supposed to be the good guys that we root for and love and I HATED them. They are violent psychopaths who are obnoxious with no redeeming features at all. The way they treat Nikki in the beginning is horrific and they wonder why she doesn't trust that they are on the same side? They beat the crap out of her countless times! She gets hurt LESS by the bad guys! Sorry but I don't root for violent psycho asshats.
The repetition is something that I have an issue with this author about. In the Morgan Kingsley series I loved the story but got tired of the body sharing demon trying to seduce her in her head every time they discussed tactics, Morgan constantly fighting with a character and showing disgust over the gay relationship. After two books of that I got tired of it which was a shame because I liked the story. We have the same issue here of Nikki constantly being accused of being a spy, proving herself in some way and accused again. Yawn! OK we get it, no need to keep repeating it over and over again.
This had the potential to be good but making the same mistakes over again in a new series makes me think that the author is going to use this in all her books so I'm not looking at any more.
Let me talk about the good parts. I liked that there was no insta-luv or love triangle crap with the MC. Yea, a nice change! I really liked the concept of the book and the melding of so many mythologies. I liked the idea that the fate of man was in the hands of the children of the Gods. But one of the problems was that there just wasn't enough mythology in the book. We don't get the detail that I was looking for. And there were other issues with the book as well.
Firstly the characters. Our MC was ok and I think she is the kind of character that you would like more and more as the book goes on. She is smart, makes the odd mistake but she isn't dumb. It was our so called group of heroes that I totally despised. These are supposed to be the good guys that we root for and love and I HATED them. They are violent psychopaths who are obnoxious with no redeeming features at all. The way they treat Nikki in the beginning is horrific and they wonder why she doesn't trust that they are on the same side? They beat the crap out of her countless times! She gets hurt LESS by the bad guys! Sorry but I don't root for violent psycho asshats.
The repetition is something that I have an issue with this author about. In the Morgan Kingsley series I loved the story but got tired of the body sharing demon trying to seduce her in her head every time they discussed tactics, Morgan constantly fighting with a character and showing disgust over the gay relationship. After two books of that I got tired of it which was a shame because I liked the story. We have the same issue here of Nikki constantly being accused of being a spy, proving herself in some way and accused again. Yawn! OK we get it, no need to keep repeating it over and over again.
This had the potential to be good but making the same mistakes over again in a new series makes me think that the author is going to use this in all her books so I'm not looking at any more.
colorfulleo92's review
3.0
Nikki is a descendant of Artemis and cannot in fact die. When she finds this out she gets ne "friends" who is also descendants of goods. From Eros, Loki and Kali. But the olympians is set on destoring them, but they haven't quite realised who they are dealing with and Nikki won't go down with out a fight. A quite the fun and entertaining first book in the series and I might continue on with the series. Didn't fall in love with the story or characters just yet but I enjoyed the concept.