Search - One Silent Night (Dark-Hunter, Bk 13)

I've read all of Sherrilyn Kenyon's novels, and by far, this is one of the worst. When it first arrived I noticed it was much shorter than most of the Dark-Hunter series novels. Plus the font is much larger, so it truly was a quick read. I don't understand why Kenyon is now trying to make Stryker into a hero. I can't help but wonder if she's just trying to put out as many books as possible. If you haven't read all of the Dark-Hunter series books (or you aren't a die hard fan) I say skip this one--she has plenty of other books out there that are much better.

I'm not going to go into a lot of plot detail because its been explained before, but I will warn you this, you have to have read at least 80% of the other books in the series in order to know whats going on. As it was I still couldn't remember half of the old plot details from books I've read in the past. If you've read any of the Dark Hunter Series before this you know that Stryker is the evil leader of the Daimons who once partnered with Apollomyi to destroy the human race and is now trying to become the ruler of the world. Son of Apollo but cursed to walk in the darkness like his Daimon brethren he is at the end of his desire to live. He summons War, a demon that does in fact cause War to break out, to kill both Acheron and Nick Gautier, two of his nemesis. In the meantime his ex-wife the equally evil Zephyra is asked by Artemis to kill him but he cons her into living with him for two weeks so he can win her back.

The romance was lukewarm, the character of Stryker as a loving man seemed forced to me. Zephyra, the love interest was mean and cold, which should be a perfect match for Stryker the king of evil, but unfortunately she just seemed like a whiny, ungrateful brat. She also introduces several new characters and plot twists that just add more confusion to an already weird plot. I'm starting to have a hard time keeping up with all of the otherworldly beings and their powers and weird names they have, but maybe I'm just slow. Oh and did I mention that the book is only 310 pages long, which would usually take me a little while to read but it looks like she increased the size of the typeface and spacing to make the book seem longer then it actually is. In total it took me three hours to read, which makes me want my money back. I used to love the Dark Hunters but this book seemed like a forced effort to produce more novels rather than something that took time and heart to write. If this was the first book in a new series I wouldn't have even made the effort to finish the first half of the book. This may be my last Sherrilyn Kenyon novel, but being the stupid person that I am I'm sure I'll buy and read the next crap she produces. If you want to try a new paranormal series that is pretty interesting I would try Kresley Cole's "Immortals After Dark" series.

While this book in the series isn't one of my favorites...let's face it, Archeron was amazing and will be a hard installment in the series to top. I think Styker's story was important to tell in the overall scheme of the series. I especially like the psychology that is threaded through the series, ie.family and friends. This book in the series will tide me over until the next one is released, I much prefer reading about the Dark Hunters and not the bad guys, but sometimes it's important to see the world from the other point of view.

I never once in the whole Dark Hunter experiance felt a kind feeling for Stryker... I think this book was a waste of my time, and wish that Sherrilyn would of put her pen to paper and wrote about someone else... one of the female Dark Hunters even!!!! I gotta have this one for the collection, but I still wonder why!!!!

wonderful, so much better than i actually thought that it was going to be

I think Ashlea B was a little too critical about this book! Everyone has a good and bad side! Sherrilyn Kenyon was NOT trying to make Stryker out to be a hero so to say. She was simply showing both sides of Stryker! This book was amazing just like all the other Dark Hunter books!
Please if you love the series, do NOT skip this one! I personally hate Stryker, and after reading this book I do see him in a new light, but I do not love him like I do most of the other guys!! Stryker is the way he is for reasons unknown to us until you read this book!!