Series: The World of the Nightwalkers,
#1
By: Jacquelyn Frank
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date: October 30, 2012
Format: D-ARC
Source: publisher via Edelweiss for an
honest review
Docia Waverly’s life is about to change.
After being hit by a speeding van she hovers in the Ether and is given a
choice. She can live but with consequences or she can die and leave her brother
Jackson who has raised her since she was 5 alone. The choice was pretty easy
for Docia.
After coming home from the hospital she
realizes that the van that hit her wasn’t an accident and the people that want
her dead are still gunning for her. Enter the every sexy Ram to her rescue. Of
course Docia has no idea who this over muscled goliath is but there is a voice
in her head telling her it is safe.
Ram and his friends are here the help
Docia accept the other voice in her head that is actually going to be
cohabiting with Docia. Unfortunately, who they believe is inside Docia is their
queen, Hatshepsut, and Ram knows that his attraction to her can go no further. She
belongs to their King, Menes, when he is finally reborn. But why does he feel
so pulled towards her when in the many past lives he hasn’t. Also thrown in the
mix is Docia’s overprotective cop brother, Jackson. His role plays out very
well and the surprise that Frank throws in the end was unpredictable and
amazing. I can’t wait to read the next installment.
And so this begins Frank’s spinoff to
her Nightwalker series. We are introduced to Bodywalkers who are souls of
Ancient Egyptians that ended up in what they call the Ether after being
mummified. They found a way to rejoin the living by cohabiting with willing
humans. This angered the God Ra who cursed them to only walk at night. The
Bodwalkers have enemies called Templar priests, who are Bodywalkers also but
don’t want to cohabitate with their soul; they want dominate them and the human
race. They also want to bring down Menes and Hatshepsut.
Loved the love story between Docia and
Ram and the twist that is thrown in that explains why they have such an instant
attraction to each other. When they finally decide to just go for it, it is
explosive and tastefully done. Another aspect that I loved was the character of
Leo, who has been kind of a protector of Docia and Jackson since they were
young. He is kind of the anti-Jackson. Whereas Jackson has to obey the law
being a cop and all, Leo uses less conventional ways of finding out
information. I am wondering where Frank will be going with him since he just
kind of disappears at the end.
I really enjoyed this first book in
Frank’s new series. The world she has created is interesting and I know will
never get dull. I love Ancient Egyptian themed fantasies so this one fit the
bill perfect. It had just the right intensity to keep the reader turning the
pages and enough twists to make sure we anticipate the next book. Loyal
Jacquelyn Frank readers will not be disappointed.
PURCHASE FORBIDDEN
1 comments:
Itching to read this book, but since it breaks away from her other series that I have not read yet I think I will start there for now. Awesome review! very tempting
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