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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Dull paranormal novel brings nothing new to the table., November 2, 2006
This review is from: Eternally (Book 1) (Silhouette Nocturne) (Mass Market Paperback)
Kieran McIntyre is an immortal guardian who fights demons. The particular demon who is haunting Hollywood is one that Kieran had captured but allowed to escape in the late 1800s. I never guessed that this demon, given the time period and explanations of strange violations of women, once was Jack the Ripper because that is not an overused and trite explanation for one of the greatest unsolved mysteries.
Shockingly, in a never before heard of twist, Kieran may have met his Destined Mate in reporter Julie Carpenter. Kieran can read the thoughts of his Destined Mate and having sex with His destined mate makes him stronger, strong enough to catch the demon. Of course, Kieran doesn't explain this to Juliana because he can read her mind and knooooows she wants to mate with him.
Julie, the Destined Mate, is a reporter who doesn't do any reporting in this case, but does spend alot of time hidden in Kieran's home when she is not doing TSTL things like escaping. This book is set in Hollywood, but has nothing to do with the movie industry or with the setting. It has nothing to do with investigative reporting. It was nothing to do with Kieran's position as a reclusive philanthropist. I don't even know why the author bothered with time, place, setting, occupations and the like since none of that mattered. The conflict is one that could have been meaningful. Julie and Kieran must come to terms with her mortality and his immortality. The problem is that the conflict was too little too late and wasn't well balanced with the suspense plot which sometimes seemed to dominate the story and sometimes seemed an afterthought.
Of course, the requisite sequel baits are provided including an advisory Guardian from Spain and a house sitter cum bodyguard cum recently made Guardian former Navy SEAL. There seemed to be not one original idea in this book. It was hackneyed, done and redone. I was so bored that I could barely bring myself to turn the page and read the rest of the book. But wait, there was an original thread throughout the book. Kieran called Julie "woman" throughout the book. Woman, you want me. Woman, you drive me crazy. Woman, this book is a snoozer.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
So disappointed, February 20, 2007
This review is from: Eternally (Book 1) (Silhouette Nocturne) (Mass Market Paperback)
I had discovered an excerpt of this book in a Nocturne preview booklet and thought that this was going to be a good book. I could of been. I could not of been more disappointed. The first 20 pages or so started out with a bang, like this was going to be a winner, then it went south and kept on going south. Right after the hero and heroine meet they aren't together then at all because he does not want the responsibility. The author diverts the storyline to the hero's demon fighting and his feeble attempts to stop multiple murders. The hero is not even around to thwart his "new mates" friends attacker in her own house, because he just isn't around. If the two do get together after the initially brief encounter, it is briefly and both of them just quarrel continously. This hero and heronine need a counselor right from the start. When will some writers understand that you need a little conflict, but when the couple quarrel all of the time that is not a liitle conflict it just becomes stressful and tiresome. This is not a romance book, it is a quarrel book. I read to have a good time not to get a headache. Well, this book was a headache. 120 pages of this book was enough for me and now it is moving on to the garbage.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting Dark Paranormal, December 4, 2006
This review is from: Eternally (Book 1) (Silhouette Nocturne) (Mass Market Paperback)
Guardian, immortal fighter of evil, Kiernan hunted a demon in the Hollywood Hills. To him, Destined Mates are legend. But when his hunt crosses the path of Julie Carpenter, he realizes there may be truth to the old stories, and he needs her. Because if he can't capture the demon then Julie is in danger, and the rest of the world with her.
This first book of the Guardians series introduces us to the world of the Guardians. We meet several other individuals who, I am sure, will have their stories told as well. Julie comes across as a strong willed heroine who isn't afraid when she probably should be, and Kiernan is a brooding, dark hero complete with a long, black coat.
If you feel like some of the aspects of this story have been told before, it's true. And there are aspects of this story that feel as if they've been pulled from other places, other mythololgies, but this reader found herself interested in Julie & Kiernan's story. The fact that the Guardian didn't drink blood, yet had immortality. And the fact that someone named "Michael" (angel anyone?) kept them from dying intrigued me enough to turn the pages. In the end, I found a good, satisfying read.
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