Book Review: Night Walker by Lisa Kessler

My thoughts:


When I was given the opportunity to participate in Lisa Kessler's virtual book tour, I jumped at the chance.  You see, I have known Lisa for several years now (oddly enough, we met on MySpace) and I have followed her writing career, reading her stories and her updates regarding the novels she was working on and offering encouragement along the way.  Night Walker was one of the novels she was working on during that time and I am pleased as punch for her and also so proud of her accomplishment.

Now I'm not a big reader of paranormal romance.  In fact, I'm not much for romance novels at all.  However, I had been reading Lisa's stories over the years and I really liked her style of writing.  I am pleased to say that Night Walker just works on so many levels.  First of all, anyone who knows me, knows I love the idea of reincarnation and this is an almost immediate premise in the book.  Yes! And adding a love story along with reincarnation just makes it even better.  But also, there are a moral implications at the base of the story that give it even more depth.  I was pleased that the characters were likable and I developed an easy connection with them, with the exception of one very unlikable character, Jose, who is about as vile as they come.  Don't worry...you're not supposed to like him.  This really isn't a typical "vampire" novel, although many may try to pigeonhole it that way.  As I said, it's more of a love story with a conscience.  The moral issues were subtle, but recognizable.  The displacement of Native Americans by the Spanish and the betrayal of the confessional by a monk (which leads to a despicable act) are the issues interlaced in the plot and I thought their presence added greatly to the depth of the novel.

I feel I must touch on the love scenes which are one of the reasons I tend to steer clear of the PR genre.  I'm not fond of the explicit or overly erotic scenes.  I have to send kudos Lisa's way.  She really made the scenes sensual and classy (with the exception of Jose's scenes, but his aren't supposed to be).  Would that other writers in this genre would take Lisa's lead and I just might become a convert!

Finally, the epilogue gives us an intriguing glimpse of what's to come as the Night series continues and I have to say...I can't wait! Well done, Lisa, on this wonderful first novel.

Read more about Night Walker in Lisa's Guest Post from earlier today.


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FTC Disclosure:  I received an eCopy of this book for review.  This honest opinion is mine alone and I received no monetary compensation for sharing it.