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Soooo, this was not good. But not good in a the-genre-has-grown-up sort of way. This book is from 2006 and just like bodice rippers are out of style in the romance genre, I think the sort of plotting in this book has gone out of style in the paranormal romance genre. We readers just expect so much more now than a thinly defined Other enemy of paranormal origin, a characterless alpha hero and a sweet little thing heroine. Maybe this would have been enough when there weren’t a lot of other PNR books around, but not anymore.

The enemies from across the ill-defined border are literally just called Others and the reader learn almost nothing about them except that they’re evil in some way that effects the environment. But even this little bit of information is compromised at the end and maybe wrong. (A “twist” I saw coming from the beginning.) The hero has no history or character beyond alpha-asshole warrior man. The heroine has a little more, but not much. The romance is instant, except that they’ve known one another for three years. So, I still have no idea why they suddenly had this sudden, irresistible attraction to one another. And the book has a bad case of sex=love. They have sex and suddenly they’re in love. The villain? Totally obvious (as is the bigger villain that is carrying over to the series). [Spoiler] If you are told the bad guy is a guard and only one guard in the whole book shows up more than once and is given a name, that’s the bad guy.

All in all, the mechanical writing and editing is fine. This was apparently Morgan’s first book and there are tons now, so I’m willing to give her another chance, maybe with something a little more recent. Plus, I do have three more Paladin of Darkness books to read.

Note: I bought a used copy here on Amazon.


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Dark Protector Paladins of Darkness Book 1 Alexis Morgan 9781416520368 Books Reviews

I wasn't sure that I would like this one when I bought it, cause there are alot of books trying to be a Dark-Hunter or Carpathian look-a-like. Also a first book in a series has to set the stage for the rest, and that is hard for an author to do. If it's just one book she is free to interpret things in a very broad manner, but a series has to follow a certain outline and can narrow an author's focus.

However, after getting through the first third, where alot of the explainations have to come, I found I like the premise of the books. I definitely will be on the outlook for more.

Devlin Bane is a Paladin, a secret warrior who protects Earth from the Others. He has been fighting for a long time and each warrior finally turns into what he fights (an Other). So they have a Handler who patches them up when they die in battle, or ends their lives if they turn Other. I Know, I know, sounds like you've heard it before. But I guess I never get enough of Macho Men.

Dr. Laurel Young is his Handler. She is Handler for alot of the Seattle Paladins. But she in not in love with alot of the Seattle Paladins, only one, Devlin Bane. It is forbidden for a handler to love a paladin.

Everything goes along as usual until Devlin is killed by a human. There is a conspiracy in the Ordinance or Research Division. The attacks on Devlin lead to revealing the secret desires of both of them. Both are in danger now and the other Paladins rally to protect their friends. Everything leads to a violent conclusion.

This has very graphic love scenes and leaves you with alot of questions,I hope we get some answers in her next novel. But I have to conclude there will be more novels. For the first novel in a series I think it is better than most of the others I have read. And I do think it is worth the price and the time.
All righty. Well, I just came across this series as a recommendation in someone's list of paranormal romances, so I'm late to the party and have some catching up to do. No worries, I read really fast when a book is good, and this one was. That is not to say it wasn't without issues and things I hope the author improves on as the series continues, but compared to a lot of series I have tried and failed to get into lately, this one was better than most.

I liked Devlin, but wasn't super interested in him to be honest. He was described as losing his humanity and in danger of turning Other, but he seemed to have very human emotions and acted quite in control. So I thought he would be more interesting and volitile than he was. We also get next to no background for him, which hurt as well. We at least get more information about Laurel's past, and as romance heroines go I liked her well enough. I wasn't totally into them as a couple, as so much of it just seemed to be about sex. But I guess the build up to that happened "off stage" since these two knew each other before the story began. I never felt any real sparks, though, other than when they were first contemplating being together. I found myself more interested in Blake Trahern and getting information about the other Paladins than truly caring for Devlin or Laurel.

The "who is the bad guy" plotline did keep me guessing between a few different people until close to the end when I figured it out. So that was well done. I'm not sure who the "greater" bad guy is yet, either, so I'm interested in continuing the series to find out what is going on and why. HOWEVER.... as I have seen other reviewers mention, the world building here is a bit weak. It's never really explained where Paladins come from, how they are identified, how they end up working there to defend the Barrier. It's sort of hinted at that they come from Others crossing with humans... maybe? I expect a first book in a series to explain at the very least the basics of the "race" or whatever of the heroes. That was not done. What makes a Paladin a Paladin, what can they do, etc? Even the Barrier concept was vague. I thought it was a natural phenominon, but at the end the Paladins can apparently bring it back up from a distance. Um, how? Another issue I spent a lot of the book wondering if the existance of Paladins was common knowledge or not. By the end, we know it is not. Well.... then how do the people at Research and Ordnance know about them? Who decides whom to tell about them so they can be hired to work with them? Again, I know this is only the first book, but the basic concepts of the world need to be explained a LOT better than this before the end. It made me wonder if the author even knew the answers, or was winging it and hoping to figure it out later. The story and world felt incomplete, and I had a hard time connecting and being immersed.

I'm intrigued enough, however, to move on to the next book, and overall I did enjoy the book. The writing is solid, although as is the usual in books of this genre there were some major eye-rolling moments (It's a pet peeve of mine when breasts have a flavor, for one thing...). But I have tried the first book in a number of series lately and been unable to finish the majority of them. This one, I read in under a day. I saw that Trahern's story is up next, so that was encouragement to move on! If the author can work on solidifying her world concepts, this series has a lot of promise.
Soooo, this was not good. But not good in a the-genre-has-grown-up sort of way. This book is from 2006 and just like bodice rippers are out of style in the romance genre, I think the sort of plotting in this book has gone out of style in the paranormal romance genre. We readers just expect so much more now than a thinly defined Other enemy of paranormal origin, a characterless alpha hero and a sweet little thing heroine. Maybe this would have been enough when there weren’t a lot of other PNR books around, but not anymore.

The enemies from across the ill-defined border are literally just called Others and the reader learn almost nothing about them except that they’re evil in some way that effects the environment. But even this little bit of information is compromised at the end and maybe wrong. (A “twist” I saw coming from the beginning.) The hero has no history or character beyond alpha-asshole warrior man. The heroine has a little more, but not much. The romance is instant, except that they’ve known one another for three years. So, I still have no idea why they suddenly had this sudden, irresistible attraction to one another. And the book has a bad case of sex=love. They have sex and suddenly they’re in love. The villain? Totally obvious (as is the bigger villain that is carrying over to the series). [Spoiler] If you are told the bad guy is a guard and only one guard in the whole book shows up more than once and is given a name, that’s the bad guy.

All in all, the mechanical writing and editing is fine. This was apparently Morgan’s first book and there are tons now, so I’m willing to give her another chance, maybe with something a little more recent. Plus, I do have three more Paladin of Darkness books to read.

Note I bought a used copy here on .