Author: Michelle Rowen
Series: Nightwatchers #1
Published: 29 May 2012 by Mira/Harlequin
Length: 348 pages
Warnings: violence,
romance 12+
Source: Publishers
Other info: Michelle
has also written other series, mainly for adults.
Summary : I don't
do dangerous. Smart, über-careful, ordinary Samantha-that's me. But I
just couldn't pass up a surprise kiss from my number-one unattainable crush. A
kiss that did something to me...something strange. Now I feel hungry all the
time, but not for food. It's like part of me is missing-and I don't know if I
can get it back. Then there's Bishop. At first I thought he was just a
street kid, but the secrets he's keeping are as intense as his unearthly blue
eyes. If he's what I think he is, he may be the only one who can help me. But
something terrifying is closing in, and the one chance Bishop and I have to
stop it means losing everything I ever wanted and embracing the darkness inside
me.... NIGHTWATCHERS When angels and demons must work together,
something beyond evil is rising...
Review: Samantha
is your normal girl-not that popular, not that pretty, not that amazing. But at
a party, she gets kissed by a boy, Stephen, and is subsequently noticed by
everyone. From there, she meets Bishop, who she falls for, and learns what she
has become-a Gray, that feeds on souls
with kisses. As well as this,o Bishop is an angel and she ends up running
around with two angels and two demons.
It's not the most original concept of all time, but it's
pulled off quite well. It's really nice having angels that get bloody often. We
also get a long talk about the angel and demon lore in the Night Watchers
series, which makes sense and is really nice. The second part of the lore,
explained by Natalie, was narrated quite flatly so it made me case less about
it.
About Natalie. She's a fairly important character in terms
of her relationship with Sam and so on,
but she comes along halfway through out of nowhere. And we've only known her
for a few pages before her big reveal.
The other characters aren't that standout-y, but they're
good enough for me to care about them. The whole Bishop and Kraven thing was totally
unexpected but wasn't explored too much. It'd be nice to see it develop in
later novels.
Samantha started off a bit of a stereotype that didn't
improve when the popular guy kisses her, but slowly, by the end of Dark Kiss
anyway, she's grown into someone interesting who you like. The voice is full of
not that deep thoughts, mainly stating the obvious.
Plot-not that original or unpredictable, but still enjoyable.
Some twists I saw coming, others I didn't. There's a few plots moving
underneath the main one, but it's not complex or hard to follow.
The end is satisfying, but not the kind that leaves me
desperate for more. However, it is a good world that Rowan has developed and
I'll read Wicked Kiss if I get the opportunity.
Overall: Strength 3 tea to a novel that plays with
angels and demons well.
:) sounds like a normal book, nothing special. nice review!
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