Brekke K. (sfvamp) - , reviewed on 7/1/2010 + 108 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 10

Everyone has already written such lovely reviews that it's hard to come up with something original to say. I will start by admitting that I'm not a fan of Allyson James' other works. I picked up Stormwalker based on the fabulous reviews on PaperbackSwap and belatedly realized that the author was responsible for one of my least favorite paranormal romances ever! Dragon Heat was so bad I never finished it and returned it asap to the Borders from which I purchased it, profusely apologizing to the staff that I simply never return books but had to get this one out of my sight. With that bad experience in mind I reluctantly made a bet with myself that I would give Stormwalker a few chapters to convince me not to take it back. I expected some very bad writing but was very much pleasantly surprised!

I don't know if Dragon Heat was a fluke or if the author's writing has evolved into something that I like or what, but the other reviewers are right in saying that the plot of Stormwalker is very engaging and readable, the characters diverse and intriguing, and the world different enough to stand out from other paranormal books saturating the market. I will definitely pick up the sequel, Firewalker, in November. The story has plenty of romance and some sex, but it could easily be marketed as a straight fantasy. The character dynamics make you more intrigued with their byplay and less with who ends up with whom.

Meanwhile I'm going to have to see about possibly giving the author's Dragon Series another chance . . .

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