Jane R. reviewed on 9/3/2009 + 7 more book reviews

Ive skimmed dark hunter books before, so I was interested. But its universe + back-story seemed as complicated as Babylon 5, impossible for a newbie. So, I thought that a character origin novel would be a good introduction.

All Acherons child abuse stories do NOT make a good first impression. Whod want to connect with a character undergoing relentless humiliation? Pretty soon, in each situation, I found myself thinking, whats the worse betrayal that could happen to Acheron now? At that point, it became predictable.

I found the first part tiresome, and I almost quit several times. But, I soldiered on to see the origin of the dark hunters.

During the second half of the story, I could NOT keep my suspension of disbelief. Now, I love paranormal stories, and Im right there with you if you ask me to believe in vampires, greek gods, werewolves, demons, magic, and Atlantis.

What I couldnt believe is that they found a diary that had been under the sea for 9,000 years. Then, how does the top-notch archeologist treat this priceless artifact? She carries it around in her backpack, like a school notebook. She doesnt even protect it with a padded envelope.

Hasnt SK gone to a museum, or talked to a real archeologist? Live bombs are treated less carefully than medieval books (only 2000 years old, and written on leather(vellum), not paper). Such books are kept out of the sun, and within temperature& moisture controlled environments.

OK, maybe magic or advanced Atlantian technology preserved the book, but the author never mentioned it. Neither did the archeologists. Nobody in the book said, Wow, thats some kind of ink that stays on the vellum for 9000 years, under the sea. The modern ink on my paperbacks smear if I touch it with a sweaty finger

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