One Silent Night (Dark-Hunter, Book 13)

One Silent Night is book 13 of the Dark Hunter series. For those of you who haven't read the previous books, let me just say that you shouldn't read this book until you've read the previous 12. With out reading the previous books, the plot to this one would seem confusing and probably meaningless. If you have already finished this book and didn't like it because it was confusing, I suggest that you go back and read the previous books and then read this one again. It may seem a little better to you.

On a different note I will admit that this book had me worried. After the success of Acheron I was expecting this book to be several steps down in quality. I mean this is a book about Stryker. The "enemy". This was something totally new to me and I wasn't sure how I'd respond to it. Although it didn't reach to great heights as Acheron and Night Play (note that these were my two favorite books in the series), it was very good. It actually changed what I think of Stryker as a character. Granted he is still a "bad guy" and pretty much a jerk, but he is the kind of bad guy that I appreciate. You also see a much softer side to him, but this in no way steers him from his usual cool tough guy attitude.

*Small spoiler***For those who are confused about the time frame, the story takes place during Acheron, before Ash gets married. So Ash and Tory are engaged at the time***

Sherrilyn Kenyon definitely didn't disappoint me when it came to this story. Definitely one of my favorite authors. She always introduces new characters and twists to the story and it just makes the series all the more exciting. I give this book 4 1/2 stars because it was a new twist doing a novel on the villan and to have it turn out so good is another big plus.

I may be in the minority, but I really enjoyed this book. I thought it was refreshing change and a daring move for Sherilynn Kenyon to tell a romance from the perspective of two villains and not to have the villains be redeemed in the end. To have a romance novel end with the heroine evilly plotting against the human race in the end was hysterical! I also liked the fact that Sherilynn Kenyon finally decided to tell a story from the Daimon perspective--I always felt that they got the short end of the stick in these novels. However, I do feel Sherilynn Kenyon is getting too lost in the elaborate mythology of her own world--which in this novel was getting confusing and a tad tedious. However, generally, I did enjoy this novel.

I never liked Stryker. I darn sure do not like his nasty Queen Zephyra. I was not at all interested in Their HEA. But, I enjoyed this book. I loved checking in on Ash and Tory, Savitar, Nick, Simi and meeting a potential demonito friend for Simi (Nimrod). I always like seeing Katra and Sin because I hated their book and SK needs to redeem them. Anywho, the bad guys were horrid. The Gallu must go. I do not mind all the new characters as long as the old ones are brought back. However, that trick which the Daimons now possess makes me mad. They now have a one-up on the Dark Hunters. I loved Savitars and anybodies witty arguments. Him and Apollymi, OMG?? I enjoyed the book, but I cannot possibly cheer for a heroinne that enjoys enslaving & torturing any being. And, I did not like Medea. She seemed a little childish for someone who had a child and was previously married.

I liked how SK gave insight to the evil character Stryker, let you see his jaded point of view but still kept him evil. Stryker is betrayed as an evil individual who has a moral code -- even if some of his tactics are less than ideal. He is after all one of the main bad guys.

The story is a fast and enjoyable read, just like the rest of the series. You usually don't see a story from the bad guys point of view. I can't wait for the next book!

Kenyon is an amazing talent. She can write a book about a bad guy, make him the hero of his own story, and still keep him a bad guy! The characters and detail of this imaginative world are continually entertaining. Can't wait for the next one. I'm glad she's chosen to share her creations with us.