A review by jessrock
Eidolon by Jordan L. Hawk

2.0

This story tried to cover too much ground in its limited pages, so it didn't end up doing anything very well. There's a stolen talisman, but the thief is tracked down near-instantly and surrenders it immediately when he realizes it really does have powers; there's the malevolent spirit haunting the talisman, but it's near-instantly handled with Whyborne's firestarting trick; and then they go home for a sex scene. The story is told from Griffin's perspective and while it's nice to see what attracts him to Whyborne after only hearing Whyborne's perspective in [b:Widdershins|16128152|Widdershins (Whyborne & Griffin, #1)|Jordan L. Hawk|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1352121658l/16128152._SY75_.jpg|21952704], it got too over-the-top with Griffin being sure Whyborne is going to leave him at any moment. The story could have been fun if the talisman plot had more substance to it but overall this felt skippable and I probably should have just gone straight from book 1 to book 2 in the series.