Helpful Score: 2
Many series begin to weaken after awhile and I get the sense that the author continues because the fans demand it, or just for the money but somehow the characters and/or plot just seem to run out of steam. I opened Cape Storm (Book 8) fearing disappointment but Rachel Caine's Cape Storm still delivers and I am eagerly awaiting book nine.
Helpful Score: 1
Cape Storm was OK. Joanne has to deal with a Demon mark and helping the Wardens and Djinn fight Bad Bob. Throughout most the story, she's struggling to maintain her morality and it's a constant fight. Things don't go quite as planned and there was one scene of extreme emotional intensity. Things wrapped up in the usual Caine manner. My fascination with Joanne and company has come to an end, unfortunately. I'll probably read the next in the series, but honestly, I wish the author would wrap it up already.
Helpful Score: 1
I have enjoyed the first 7 books of this interesting supernatural romance series about weather wardens and Djinns. But this latest release "Cape Storm" which I even marked my calendar for its release date, and was the first to buy it...was a terrible disappointment. I think the author, Rachel Caine, is sick of her characters which would explain why she makes them so disagreeable and unlikable, and even kills them, for almost the entirety of this book. If I'd known how awful this story was I'd have skipped it, and just keep enjoying the other 7, which is why I gave it only 1.5 stars because somehow they were still alive at the end of the story. Joanne doesn't even have her new curly black hair on the book cover.
Weather Warden Joanne Baldwin and her new husband, Djinn David, are on the cruise of a lifetime. No, not a honeymoon cruise. This time they, along with fellow wardens and djinn, are tracking a killer hurricane. The storm was created by the demon Bad Bob, who wants to wipe out the Djinn and doesn't care if there are any other casualties. As Jo is pulled toward the darkness of the storm, David and Lewis wonder if she can be saved or will the demon within her drive her to Bad Bob's side.
I was a bit disappointed with this entry in the Weather Warden series. I was bored with the middle portion of the book and almost gave up on it. It felt like we were just rehashing old plot points from earlier books in the series. With the ending that was written, this book could have wrapped up the series. But I know this isn't the end since there is one more book in the series. I'll see where that one takes us. My rating: 3 Stars.
I was a bit disappointed with this entry in the Weather Warden series. I was bored with the middle portion of the book and almost gave up on it. It felt like we were just rehashing old plot points from earlier books in the series. With the ending that was written, this book could have wrapped up the series. But I know this isn't the end since there is one more book in the series. I'll see where that one takes us. My rating: 3 Stars.
Still good, but the ideas are wearing out...
Ms. Caine its time to end this series, its gotten stale & BORING!!! Halfway through I stopped because I couldn't remember what I've read ~ not a good sign.
Love this series!
