Welcome to Coffee Pot Reviews! These are short and sweet reviews done in the length of time it takes my coffee pot to brew! I have been reading Jessica Andersen’s Nightkeeper series since they began in 2008. I love this paranormal tale, with it’s blend of mythology and magic. It is the story of a group of warriors charged with stopping a Mayan prophecy and saving mankind before the demons of the underworld rise up and destroy all on December 21, 2012. Each tells the story of one couple and further advances the overall plot to save mankind. Today I am sharing my thoughts on Magic Unchained & Spellfire.
by Jessica Andersen
Series: Nightkeepers #7
Genres: Paranormal Romance
Source: Purchase
Cara Liu is determined to unite the forces under her leadership but when Nightkeeper Sven enters the scene, Cara has trouble separating her duty to her people from her desire for her ex-lover. Their secret affair will not only jeopardize a tenuous alliance among the Nightkeepers, but it also distracts them from a danger within their own ranks planning a vicious betrayal...
In the seventh book of the tale, we get Cara and Sven’s story. She is a Winikin, one who is meant to serve the warriors. He is a mage with a wolf familiar. They grew up side by side, but a duty to the man that raised him to send Sven away. Tensions are hot between the warriors and Winikins and now is not the time for old feelings to flame up between them. But is this the will of the Gods? This was another action-packed installment as we rapidly advance towards the end date. They face betrayal, tricks from the underworld, and lose a member of their team. Andersen grabs you on page one and barely lets you up to breathe. I immediately connected with Sven and Cara as they struggled to deal with loyalty and their own feelings. The romance was hot, heartbreaking and felt genuine. The overall plot to the storyline progressed with some startling revelations. I love the direction she is taking with the Winikins. Fans of stories surrounding mythology, romance, and history with kick-ass warriors and paranormal woo-woo will love this series.
Wow what an awesome conclusion to a terrific action-packed series. Rabbit has always been one of my favorite characters. He has always been the underdog, making foolish mistakes and searching for answers. This tale delivers his and Myrinne’s romance and I found it to be sweet and genuine. I love seeing growth in characters and Andersen did an awesome job with Rabbit. We also face December 21, 2012, and the Nightkeepers last chance to save the world. I love the blend of mythology throughout this series. The characters were all very real to me, and became a family of sorts. Andersen did a phenomenal job with this final book, tying up loose ends, throwing some unbelievable and brilliant twists in there, that had my heart racing. This has been one heck of a ride and I am sad to see this series come to an end. If you are looking for an intense paranormal series, with fleshed out kick-ass characters this series is an awesome place to start.
About Kimberly
Kimberly is a coffee loving book addict who reads and listens to fictional stories in all genres. Whovian, Ravenclaw, Howler and proud Nonna. She owns and manages Caffeinated PR. The coffee is always on and she is ready to chat. BlueSky | Facebook | Instagram
kimbacaffeinate
thanks Danielle, this was an awesome series
kimbacaffeinate
This is a great series, and I loved the history/mythology aspect.
Blodeuedd
Loving this feature as I am all in for short reviews, and more reviews 😀
kimbacaffeinate
Thanks Blodeuedd oddly enough I started it because I do not like
to have multiple posts, especially for ARC’s and sadly there are not enough days in the month for all of the books I read..bwahhahaha!
Diana Leigh
Still waiting on the demons to rise up today… *grins* Love the new feature! I think next year all of my reviews will be short and sweet (or at least just short). 😉
kimbacaffeinate
thank you Diana and these are fun reviews to do, since these are books I am reading for my own pleasure..LOL
kindlemom1
Believe it or not I haven’t heard of this series yet! It sounds like something I really need to check out.
Thanks for the reviews!
kimbacaffeinate
Thank you, I really enjoyed this series 🙂
kimbacaffeinate
hehehe..wait till you see wait happens ..eep!
Heidi
WEll I am guessing that the characters in both books did their jobs to stave off the demons unbeknowst to us normal humans as we are here and still ticking….I am glad you survived the first major blizzard of the year. I am so glad I don’t live where you get pounded by blizzards. I hate driving in snow… hate it!
kimbacaffeinate
O.o me too it was a miserable time. Tomorrow is my daughter’s graduation, we have an open house from 1 to 5 and sometime during the party my in-laws will arrive.
emaginette
They both sound great. On to the TBR pile they go. 🙂
kimbacaffeinate
Thank you cupcake!
Christy (Love of Books)
Ooooo.. I need to read the Nightkeepers series..
kimbacaffeinate
Oooooo you do!
Turning the Pages
Yay for more coffee pot reviews! I can’t believe I’ve never heard of this series before. Im going to have to see if my library has them!
kimbacaffeinate
thanks Kimberly!
kimbacaffeinate
of course..any excuse to make a pot of coffee!
kimbacaffeinate
o.o I hope you do, loved this series 🙂
Bella's Shelf
Mayan coffee..lolz..I LOVED the mocha latte’s. I had 2 🙂 I have a question..Do you turn on the coffee pot and write the review to time it and make sure it doesnt go over? Cuz I would. But I am weirdly OCD like that. lolz..OMGOSH I bought SOOOOOOOOOO many of those 99 books for 99 cents! I am avoiding the post like the plague now!
I think this sounds like a cool series and i love how you did the reviews for books 7&8.
Candace Robinson
I don’t know that I’ve really heard anything about this series but it sounds like one I might love! I love growing attached to a world full of great characters. I’ll have to watch for the first one!
kimbacaffeinate
I really enjoyed this series and would love to hear your thoughts 🙂
kimbacaffeinate
Oooo I agree <3
The Readingista
I am sooo behind on these series, but will have to give them a try. Spellfire sounds amazing and it is always great to hear that a series finishes so strong.
Aurian
Lol, I just read the first two books, but as we are still alive today, I guess they managed to safe us all 🙂 But I will read the next books someday soon.