While Janet and friends try to relax in Vegas, Janet discovers that one of Mick's old nemeses has called in a debt, which is bound to result in Mick's death. This is a problem for dragons, and Janet and Gabrielle have to convince Drake and Colby to assist them before it's too late.
The cover is not the best even though the cover is apropos to the story, but don't get discouraged by it because the inside is totally kick-ass!
The good news is, this is a good book. The bad news is, you have to get through several books to get here. Reading this series in order may not be a must, but, it gives you a better appreciation of the people and events that happens in this book.
I don't know if Colby is red in his dragon form but this image of a red dragon is sure impressive!
Empirical Evaluation:
Story telling quality = 4.5
Character development = 5
Story itself = 4.5
Ending = 4.5
World building = 5
Cover art = 2.5
Pace = 4
Plot = 4
Allyson James writes paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and erotic romance (paranormal and futuristic). She is a nationally bestselling author, a multiple RITA nominee, an RT Award winner, and a Prism winner. She also writes romance (paranormal and historical) as Jennifer Ashley. See Allyson's website for current and upcoming books. See also Allyson's GoodReads bookshelves for all books under all pseudonyms.
All is quiet at Janet Begay’s Crossroads Hotel, where the paranormal is normal, until Emmett Smith, the most powerful mage in the world, arrives to announce his intent to steal Janet’s smart-mouthed magic mirror.
Janet already has her hands full trying to keep her sister Gabrielle under control as well as plan her upcoming wedding to her dragon-Shifter boyfriend Mick and taking care of the weird creatures that suddenly turn up at Barry’s biker bar.
When Janet is knocked out fighting the creatures, she wakes up seemingly in the past, when she and Mick had first met and traveled across country by motorcycle, alone and free. The dream seems so real that Janet begins to forget it isn’t.
The dreams call her back, each one more powerful than the last, until she can no longer distinguish between past and present — and she’s not the only one affected. Janet and her friends — Mick, Cassandra, Nash, Gabrielle, Coyote, and the dragon — must band together to thwart this greatest of magics before it splits them into fragments and leaves the world vulnerable to the most evil of evils.
Source: Info in the About Dreamwalker was from GoodReads at https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17621449-dreamwalker on 26/01/2016.
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I think this dragon softail bike would be an awesome ride for Janet Begay! :)
By the way, the cover art sucks! The last book was not the best in this series so I went into this one a little apprehensively. Glad to find that Allyson James got her mojo back! This book was an enjoyable read! Plus of course it got dragons and I am a huge fan of dragons! Specially the hot, sexy male kind! Anyway, it has been a long time since the last book so the sting of Nightwalker has faded considerably already. As in, I have forgotten my ire about it. So this book got a fresh start, so to speak. Which was a good thing. I ended up enjoying this book as opposed to the last book in this series. And of course, the wonderful world building is still there. I also love meeting the characters again like long lost old friends. Learning more on how Gabrielle is turning out. That was good! I liked that one! The plot though... felt just a tad bit flimsy to me. It barely eked out through a story. A wrong move and it wouldn't be there at all... That's how it felt like. So the plot was a downer. But it was not enough to bring the rating of this book down to less than 4. I enjoyed this book and looking forward to Dragon Bites!
Empirical Evaluation:
Story telling quality = 4.5
Character development = 5
Story itself = 4.5
Ending = 4.5
World building = 5
Cover art = 2.5
Pace = 4
Plot = 3
Allyson James writes paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and erotic romance (paranormal and futuristic). She is a nationally bestselling author, a multiple RITA nominee, an RT Award winner, and a Prism winner. She also writes romance (paranormal and historical) as Jennifer Ashley. See Allyson's website for current and upcoming books. See also Allyson's GoodReads bookshelves for all books under all pseudonyms.
Stormwalker Janet Begay, proprietor of the Crossroads Hotel, a place where the paranormal stop for a safe night’s rest, discovers the hard way that a slayer is targeting Ansel, a Nightwalker who’s become the hotel's more-or-less permanent resident.
When Janet and her lover Mick intervene to save Ansel’s un-life, they find that the attack is the beginning of an oncoming storm. Janet has her hands full already with the upcoming marriage of her father, the return of a woman who claims to be Coyote’s wife, her crazy half-sister, a couple dragons on her back, and her worry about Mick, who’s behaving strangely again.
But it seems that everyone is after Ansel, who fears he killed the woman he loves in a Nightwalker frenzy. Janet must choose between protecting Ansel, or facing the most powerful magical beings in the world, who are willing to destroy Janet, Mick, her hotel, and everyone she cares about to get to Ansel and his secrets.
Source: Info in the About Nightwalker was taken from GoodReads at http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12953022-nightwalker on 21/12/12.
Review:
I dived into this book right after finishing Shadow Walker (Book 3) and I was quite happy to continue reading on with what happens next after grandma took evil stepsister under her wing. Then it was quite mundane after that. I hate these dragging episodes which seems to plague this series. But then again, the books somehow always redeems themselves with a good twist in the plot and/or a good ending. However this book dragged from start to finish. Although it has the same fantastical elements as previous books of course, this one just couldn't keep my attention. My mind starts to wander and I have to work to keep reading. What was that all about?!? Anyway, I guess it gotta happen one day in an author's life where his/her work would slump. And for this series, this book is it. However it still got the same fantastic world building that this series has!
Empirical Evaluation:
Story telling quality = 2
Character development = 4
Story itself = 3
Ending = 3.5
World building = 5
Cover art = 4
Pace = 2
Plot = 3.5
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