NIGHT HUNTRESS

Author: Yasmine Galenorn ISBN: 9780425225462 1/2009 PARANORMAL Publisher: BERKLEY

We're the D'Artigo sisters: sexy, savvy operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. But being half-human, half-Fae means our supernatural talents always go haywire at the wrong time. My sister Camille is a wicked good witch who attracts men like honey attracts flies. Menolly's a vampire who's still getting the hang of being undead. And me? I'm Delilah, a werecat who's been marked by the Autumn Lord as one of his Death Maidens. And wouldn't you know it, Karvanak—the demon general who stole the third Spirit Seal—is back. And this time, he's out for blood... The Hags of Fate enjoy seeing me squirm. First, my boyfriend, Chase, mutters another woman's name in his sleep. Then I discover the Autumn Lord has a very special plan for me. But things go from bad to deadly when Karvanak—the Raksasa—returns. In order to get his greedy hands on both the fourth Spirit Seal and his former associate, Vanzir, he kidnaps Chase. Now, we have to find a way to rescue the man I love without risking the safety of both Otherworld and Earth...

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

NIGHT HUNTRESS continues the story of Galenorn’s Half-human/Half-fae D’Artigo sisters, this time focusing back on Deliliah and her state of affairs. The larger plot, that of Karvanak and the hunt for the Spirit Seals, serves to complicate her life beyond her endurance.

Deliliah is my favorite sister of the three and Galenorn puts her through the ringer in this novel. Relationship troubles, family troubles and the search for the truth of who she is and what she means to the Autumn Lord overwhelm her almost. Honestly speaking, her problems with her boyfriend Chase are well-founded, but there is a lack of proactive change. She acknowledges the problems, she has a better choice of mates, but in the end she does nothing. That bothered me a whole lot.

For long time readers of this series, the plotline throughout the books (Karvanak) is not progressed a whole lot. Not anything that isn't expected, at least. Not wholly unexpected, since the series isn't ending on this book, but I would give me left arm for a more decisive victory.

The weakness in this book is that you do have to be a long time reader. Explaining Deliliah's role alone would take much too long—never mind her two other sisters and their relationships and powers. This isn't a series you can just skip around for the sister you like (which I would prefer) featured in the book. The threads aren't just intertwined, but thoroughly meshed screened together.

In the end, if you like the series then you are likely to enjoy this book. If, like me, you only like certain aspects (or characters), find detailed synopses for the other books and borrow this one from the library.

Alexandra Cenni