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SPECTR #6
Summoner of Storms
Previous cover edition for ISBN 9781941230053
Federal exorcist John Starkweather’s life is in tatters. His best friend Sean betrayed him. SPECTR, the agency he viewed more as a surrogate family than an employer, wants him dead. His only allies are members of the mysterious organization called the Vigilant, whose motives remain in question.
The only thing keeping John together is the presence of his lovers: Caleb Jansen, a powerful telekinetic, and Gray, the vampire spirit possessing Caleb.
Together, they must not only evade capture, but somehow stop SPECTR from building an army of demon possessed soldiers. If they are to succeed, John must question everything he’s ever believed about SPECTR and spirits. And Caleb and Gray must decide how far they’re willing to go—not just for John’s love, but for his very life.
Federal exorcist John Starkweather’s life is in tatters. His best friend Sean betrayed him. SPECTR, the agency he viewed more as a surrogate family than an employer, wants him dead. His only allies are members of the mysterious organization called the Vigilant, whose motives remain in question.
The only thing keeping John together is the presence of his lovers: Caleb Jansen, a powerful telekinetic, and Gray, the vampire spirit possessing Caleb.
Together, they must not only evade capture, but somehow stop SPECTR from building an army of demon possessed soldiers. If they are to succeed, John must question everything he’s ever believed about SPECTR and spirits. And Caleb and Gray must decide how far they’re willing to go—not just for John’s love, but for his very life.
177 pages, ebook
First published June 29, 2014
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Jordan L. Hawk
84 books2,634 followersJordan L. Hawk is a trans author from North Carolina. Childhood tales of mountain ghosts and mysterious creatures gave him a life-long love of things that go bump in the night. When he isn’t writing, he brews his own beer and tries to keep the cats from destroying the house. His best-selling Whyborne & Griffin series (beginning with Widdershins) can be found in print, ebook, and audiobook.
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May 4, 2019
Summoner of Storms by Jordan L Hawk and narrated by Brad Langer is book six in the series. I liked how everything seemed to come together in this book and tied up loose ends. Plenty of action and excitement! Best book of series but need to read series in order!
Narration stayed consistent throughout this series!
Narration stayed consistent throughout this series!
June 5, 2014
I have just consumed this book.
Like the raspberry dark chocolate truffle it is.
And I shall go back and nibble on it again.
Because it is THAT damned good.
Wow, JLH love, I have no sports metaphors that can even come close to how good this was.
It is like a handful of baby stoats--deadly, adorable and oh so blood thirsty.
Dude. Wow.
Like the raspberry dark chocolate truffle it is.
And I shall go back and nibble on it again.
Because it is THAT damned good.
Wow, JLH love, I have no sports metaphors that can even come close to how good this was.
It is like a handful of baby stoats--deadly, adorable and oh so blood thirsty.
Dude. Wow.
December 30, 2016
Written May 15, 2015
3 1/2 Stars - A grandly bombastic and dramatic final installment - Luckely quite romantic as well
Book #6
It was really good to at last listening to this last sixth serial-part. I'd hopes that all mysteries should finally be solved, all villains destroyed and we should get a grandly sweet and peaceful threesome HEA. ~ Were my expectations met?
Sorry to say: I didn't feel for it so much this time..
If I'm completely honest it's a true fact that I'm not a very good series reader. I get tired easily, and I'd rather get a fresh new couple of lovers to get to know and new sweet yummy love in each and every book. In this case were probably six action-filled audiobooks just too much for me.
But as a whole, without a doubt, have this been a good series. In my liking was (of course) the romantic element, the relationship development between these three men lovely to follow. All in all a ★★★★☆ serial.
~ It is needed to say: I have been in a strange book mood these last days. Another week and this would probably have ended as an solid happy four star read.
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Summoner of Storms is the last (6 hrs) novella part in the SPECTR 6 books serial. PRN crime novellas written by a favorite author - Jordan L. Hawk. Add to that: Narrated by a simply amazing M/M voice belonging to Mr Brad Langer.
These books are all fast-phased, action filled, paranormal (quite bloody) stories about to win over scary creatures and evil men. It is also a serial with a touching sweet lovestory about a kind of odd and very unique manly "threesome".
Five enjoying —a bit twisted, both creepy and spooky— shorter romances with well told interesting crime cases before this last one. Now was it time to at last solve these three characters messy life and even bigger world-saving problems as well.
(Reviews, characters etc but not any huge storyplot spoilers: )
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And just the other day I got a message that it will be a SPECTR 2 series, starting with #2:1 - Mocker of Ravens. Gosh!!
I LIKE - a solid good end
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The SPECTR 1 series:
3 1/2 Stars - A grandly bombastic and dramatic final installment - Luckely quite romantic as well
Book #6
It was really good to at last listening to this last sixth serial-part. I'd hopes that all mysteries should finally be solved, all villains destroyed and we should get a grandly sweet and peaceful threesome HEA. ~ Were my expectations met?
Sorry to say: I didn't feel for it so much this time..
If I'm completely honest it's a true fact that I'm not a very good series reader. I get tired easily, and I'd rather get a fresh new couple of lovers to get to know and new sweet yummy love in each and every book. In this case were probably six action-filled audiobooks just too much for me.
But as a whole, without a doubt, have this been a good series. In my liking was (of course) the romantic element, the relationship development between these three men lovely to follow. All in all a ★★★★☆ serial.
~ It is needed to say: I have been in a strange book mood these last days. Another week and this would probably have ended as an solid happy four star read.
********************************************
Summoner of Storms is the last (6 hrs) novella part in the SPECTR 6 books serial. PRN crime novellas written by a favorite author - Jordan L. Hawk. Add to that: Narrated by a simply amazing M/M voice belonging to Mr Brad Langer.
These books are all fast-phased, action filled, paranormal (quite bloody) stories about to win over scary creatures and evil men. It is also a serial with a touching sweet lovestory about a kind of odd and very unique manly "threesome".
Five enjoying —a bit twisted, both creepy and spooky— shorter romances with well told interesting crime cases before this last one. Now was it time to at last solve these three characters messy life and even bigger world-saving problems as well.
(Reviews, characters etc but not any huge storyplot spoilers: )
*********************************************
And just the other day I got a message that it will be a SPECTR 2 series, starting with #2:1 - Mocker of Ravens. Gosh!!
I LIKE - a solid good end
******
The SPECTR 1 series:
November 25, 2019
-------Orig review March 2017-------
I absolutely LOVED this series! It was sexy and satisfying, through and through. Gray, Caleb and John are just perfect.
I absolutely LOVED this series! It was sexy and satisfying, through and through. Gray, Caleb and John are just perfect.
June 9, 2014
Ahhhhhhh. /happy sigh.
Love the series, love the plotting, love the overall story and the horror and the terrifically weird menage set up with Gray and Caleb sharing their body. A great final instalment. Loved it all.
Love the series, love the plotting, love the overall story and the horror and the terrifically weird menage set up with Gray and Caleb sharing their body. A great final instalment. Loved it all.
June 9, 2025
3rd re-read June 2025
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On to the next one!
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On to the next one!
May 4, 2016
Keep your friends close, your lovers closer, and your enemies six-feet under.
Something’s rotten in the halls of SPECTR…and it isn’t the three-year-old tub of forgotten leftovers. No, it turns out that the higher-ups are looking to create something much worse than an army of NHEs-–not that a seething mass of semi-controlled NHEs is something to scoff at–-and it is down to John, Gray, Caleb, and a band of Vigilants to take them all out.
So…no problem. It isn’t like Caleb and John are now wanted men, or anything. Or that the Vigilant seems to be losing members like blood thru a sieve. Or that John might have to trust a friend turned foe, all in the hopes of saving the men his ex-friend previously shot in the head. And it is not like they have to worry about the fact that the other side seems to have helicopters, tanks, and demons (oh my!) at their increasingly blood drenched fingertips.
See. No problem. Just a walk in a blood-soaked, minefield-infested, demon patrolled, park.
*internal squees of perfect happiness*
Oh let me count the ways in which I love this book:
1) John, Caleb and Gray getting it on–and getting it on hard, and repeatedly. No more dancing around the issues of love and attraction, in this book it is full-on full-steam-ahead go get your man (or men, in this case). There is probably more sex going on in this book than in the others, but I am 100% ok with that, not just because it was hot, but because it served an actual purpose (drakul cum: now with additional superpower giving properties!). And Toppy Gray…*shivers*…yeah, that was good. Very very good.
2) Me a grown-up, you a grown-up, he’s a 5000 year old vampire…so let’s talk this shit out.
Thank you, Sekhmet! You have no idea how much this idea of ‘nobly sacrificing your relationship’ pisses me off in vampire books. Because, almost inevitably, it always happens without ever consulting the other partner(s) in the relationship. I have no problem (mostly) with realizing that the loss of someone you love, way before you will probably ever join them in death, can hurt like a bitch and may not be worth it. What I have a problem with is one person deciding that for the other. And nothing is guaranteed. Caleb could get nuked, and who knows if that is something they can come back from…but that isn’t stopping John from loving (and staying with) with Gray and Caleb. So I more than appreciated that Caleb did not fall into such a(n annoying) cliché.
3) John’s identity crises. I think I really connected with John in this book, more so than I did in the previous five. This is probably because John is being forced to look at the world–-and more importantly, SPECTR–-without the rose-tinted glasses of a boy who was saved, raised, and protected by a group of people he thought of as family. SPECTR is not what John thought it to be. It has taken something he believed with his whole soul and twisted it into some type of perversion that almost breaks him. And yet…and yet can’t seem to ditch his beliefs, even if the organization he followed threw them by the wayside. Because those beliefs are who he is. What he knows is right. And if he has to bring SPECTR down in order to protect the people he swore to protect…then he is going to do it, and goddess save anyone who gets in his way.
4) Comeuppance meet Forsyth. Forsyth, comeuppance. I knew there was no way this was going to end without wrapping up Forsythe in a nice little bow and feeding him to something with really pointy teeth. But the battle that rages, and the changes in Gray/Caleb were beyond awesome. I love me a big-baddie fight, and this one delivered it with double side orders of smackdown and phenomenal cosmic power. And that I wasn’t exactly sure how it was going to go down in the end, what the cost of all that power was going to be…made it all the more delicious. Death and mayhem should not fill me with the warm and fuzzies, but then again, I have never been known to be normal (or stable).
Honestly, I could go on for another two pages, raving about every specific thing I loved about this book. But what I think it comes down to, in the end, is just a well written story that refuses to take the easy way out, or let the characters become so clichéd that they become meaningless. And it does it all while making the story enjoyable and so filled with tension that turning the page is an agony and a relief. Every page has the potential to break you, to kill someone or something you love. To bring ruin to a world. And yet, each page brings such love, such dedication, such goddamn hope that you can’t help but think “yes. Yes, this is what I wanted. What I waited for.”
I am always sad to see the end of a series. Especially when it has been one that I have loved since almost the first word. I so enjoy this world and these characters. But when it came down to the end, when it came time to say goodbye…I was oddly ok with it. I’ll miss them. I’ll think fondly of them (and their bedroom antics). But this ending makes it possible for you to let go. At least for a while. At least until you decide to visit again. Because the thought of never seeing Gray, Caleb, and John again, is a rather sad one. But then, goodbyes usually are.
So if this is goodbye, and if we must say farewell, then I shall try to do it with a smile…and save the tears for when we get to say hello.
This book was provided free in exchange for a fair and honest review for Love Bytes. Go there to check out other reviews, author interviews, and all those awesome giveaways. Click below.
(And if further, most amazing, totally awesome news...Jordan Hawk said she is going to write a second series in this universe!!! *dies*)
Something’s rotten in the halls of SPECTR…and it isn’t the three-year-old tub of forgotten leftovers. No, it turns out that the higher-ups are looking to create something much worse than an army of NHEs-–not that a seething mass of semi-controlled NHEs is something to scoff at–-and it is down to John, Gray, Caleb, and a band of Vigilants to take them all out.
So…no problem. It isn’t like Caleb and John are now wanted men, or anything. Or that the Vigilant seems to be losing members like blood thru a sieve. Or that John might have to trust a friend turned foe, all in the hopes of saving the men his ex-friend previously shot in the head. And it is not like they have to worry about the fact that the other side seems to have helicopters, tanks, and demons (oh my!) at their increasingly blood drenched fingertips.
See. No problem. Just a walk in a blood-soaked, minefield-infested, demon patrolled, park.
*internal squees of perfect happiness*
Oh let me count the ways in which I love this book:
1) John, Caleb and Gray getting it on–and getting it on hard, and repeatedly. No more dancing around the issues of love and attraction, in this book it is full-on full-steam-ahead go get your man (or men, in this case). There is probably more sex going on in this book than in the others, but I am 100% ok with that, not just because it was hot, but because it served an actual purpose (drakul cum: now with additional superpower giving properties!). And Toppy Gray…*shivers*…yeah, that was good. Very very good.
2) Me a grown-up, you a grown-up, he’s a 5000 year old vampire…so let’s talk this shit out.
“You think I should break up with him, if it turns out I’m living the eternal youth vampire stereotype…But if we’ve learned one thing in the last week, it’s you have to talk shit out. So instead of making John’s decisions for him, I’d ask him how he felt. Because guess what? The three of us are partners in this. I’m not going to act like I know what John needs better than he does. He’s an adult, which means he gets to make his own choices. So if you think I’m going to nobly sacrifice my relationship with him, you’re out of luck. I’m not a big enough asshole.”
Thank you, Sekhmet! You have no idea how much this idea of ‘nobly sacrificing your relationship’ pisses me off in vampire books. Because, almost inevitably, it always happens without ever consulting the other partner(s) in the relationship. I have no problem (mostly) with realizing that the loss of someone you love, way before you will probably ever join them in death, can hurt like a bitch and may not be worth it. What I have a problem with is one person deciding that for the other. And nothing is guaranteed. Caleb could get nuked, and who knows if that is something they can come back from…but that isn’t stopping John from loving (and staying with) with Gray and Caleb. So I more than appreciated that Caleb did not fall into such a(n annoying) cliché.
3) John’s identity crises. I think I really connected with John in this book, more so than I did in the previous five. This is probably because John is being forced to look at the world–-and more importantly, SPECTR–-without the rose-tinted glasses of a boy who was saved, raised, and protected by a group of people he thought of as family. SPECTR is not what John thought it to be. It has taken something he believed with his whole soul and twisted it into some type of perversion that almost breaks him. And yet…and yet can’t seem to ditch his beliefs, even if the organization he followed threw them by the wayside. Because those beliefs are who he is. What he knows is right. And if he has to bring SPECTR down in order to protect the people he swore to protect…then he is going to do it, and goddess save anyone who gets in his way.
4) Comeuppance meet Forsyth. Forsyth, comeuppance. I knew there was no way this was going to end without wrapping up Forsythe in a nice little bow and feeding him to something with really pointy teeth. But the battle that rages, and the changes in Gray/Caleb were beyond awesome. I love me a big-baddie fight, and this one delivered it with double side orders of smackdown and phenomenal cosmic power. And that I wasn’t exactly sure how it was going to go down in the end, what the cost of all that power was going to be…made it all the more delicious. Death and mayhem should not fill me with the warm and fuzzies, but then again, I have never been known to be normal (or stable).
Honestly, I could go on for another two pages, raving about every specific thing I loved about this book. But what I think it comes down to, in the end, is just a well written story that refuses to take the easy way out, or let the characters become so clichéd that they become meaningless. And it does it all while making the story enjoyable and so filled with tension that turning the page is an agony and a relief. Every page has the potential to break you, to kill someone or something you love. To bring ruin to a world. And yet, each page brings such love, such dedication, such goddamn hope that you can’t help but think “yes. Yes, this is what I wanted. What I waited for.”
I am always sad to see the end of a series. Especially when it has been one that I have loved since almost the first word. I so enjoy this world and these characters. But when it came down to the end, when it came time to say goodbye…I was oddly ok with it. I’ll miss them. I’ll think fondly of them (and their bedroom antics). But this ending makes it possible for you to let go. At least for a while. At least until you decide to visit again. Because the thought of never seeing Gray, Caleb, and John again, is a rather sad one. But then, goodbyes usually are.
So if this is goodbye, and if we must say farewell, then I shall try to do it with a smile…and save the tears for when we get to say hello.
“Hey. Don’t cry.” Caleb offered a crooked, weak grin. His gaze went past John, and he nodded at the sky. “Look. Storm’s ending.”
This book was provided free in exchange for a fair and honest review for Love Bytes. Go there to check out other reviews, author interviews, and all those awesome giveaways. Click below.
(And if further, most amazing, totally awesome news...Jordan Hawk said she is going to write a second series in this universe!!! *dies*)
November 29, 2015
Satisfying ending, lots of action in this book... although have to say that book 5 remains my personal favorite. I'm very glad the series is continuing with SPECTR 2!!
February 27, 2015
I have loved every book in this series and even though this one took quite a while to get going, I still really enjoyed it. It was difficult to get my head around Gray, the vampire spirit, sharing a body with Caleb, at first, but their intense love for John brings them all together and it works. I thought the ending was fantastic, everything I hoped it would be.
August 15, 2018
Just as fantastic as the first time I listened to this!! Total comfort series ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️!
February 23, 2020
Audiobook review4,5 stars
The final battle is fast approaching and the gang is gearing up and preparing for it. Enlisting everyone they think can help. When they learned what Forsythe has planned for all the NHE’s he’s collected they are all horrified and scramble to stop him any way possible – before it’s too late.
That final battle was epic and brutal, and fit all the build-up from the previous books. We saw Gray truly manifest and everyone realising what that truly meant, what immense power he held. If people were scared of him before, that’s nothing compared to now. Much of the book did deal with the battle and the preparations for it, the gathering of information, people and supplies. But that wasn’t the only thing that was going on. A lot happened on the personal sides of our guys as well.
Understandably, with everything that has happened in the past few books John is having a hard time. Coming to terms with the betrayals of not only his best friend but also the organisation he’d dedicated his life to. He does know one thing for sure; he loves Caleb and Gray fiercely and will do anything to protect them.
Caleb and Gray are also moving forward. I love how they’ve really come to terms with their situation, how deeply they’ve bonded. I can’t imagine their situation is easy in any way shape or form, but it works for them. I also love how they treat their relationship with John, starting to talk things through. And more importantly, not deciding what’s best for the other, but respects them enough to ask. They’ve all come a long way in the past couple of months, and while they still have ways to go they stand on solid ground.
I think Brad Langer is synonymous to this series and these characters. From the start you can feel how he engages with the characters and the plot, he feels it and makes the listener feel it too. It all comes alive with his performance. Not to mention he adds so much to the feel of it. He makes you feel the tension, the fear and creepiness of certain moments and more than anything adds to that sense of place. Feeling the mist and fog, the claws or teeth digging into flesh… It’s brilliant!
I only have one small complaint; during a lot of the intense moments the POV switches were abrupt and without warning or some kind of signal. That usually work when you read a book, but when you listen to it, you usually need some kind of cue that we’ve changed location or POV – a longer pause between the sections, anything. There were several times where the POV changed and the narration continued on in the same pacing. It was confusing and threw me out of the story at some inopportune moments. But you know what, if that’s my only complaint – I’m darn happy.
Summoner of Storms marks the ending of this first SPECTR series, but not the end of Caleb, Gray and John. It will be interesting to know what they will do next. I do believe they won’t keep out of trouble for long though…
A copy of this book was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review
November 4, 2018
✮4.5 Stars✮
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August 9, 2018
I am so sorry this series (so far) has come to an end. I want more!! This was such a great series and I loved the ending. Although I need to go back and re-listen to the last 10 minutes because I got a little distracted (driving), so I kinda missed the big bad getting his comeuppance. ;) Highly recommend this series and can't wait to continue! 5 stars all the way around.
April 19, 2020
A good last book in this series
March 31, 2017
Great ending to this series in a dramatic battle!
Now I'm ready for SPECTR 2 :)
Now I'm ready for SPECTR 2 :)
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December 25, 2014Review for entire spectr series--a fun end to a fantastic reading year.
This is a difficult series for me to review, and I've decided not to rate it until I've had some more time to mull.
Unequivocally: Jordan L Hawk has a brilliant, creative mind with a fantastic grasp of plot and characterization. She could very easily become a favorite writer for me. (But... To follow)
This story plays with concepts of familiar/other, mythology, paranormal, horror, the occult, voodoo, and strangely enough, polyamory. And it does it all really well. The plot arc over six books is flawless.
The three main characters, Caleb, Gray, and John, are all fascinating. Fully formed characters with well fleshed out goals, motivations, and conflicts. I enjoyed watching them come together in fits and starts, and the growing intimacy was really nice to to watch.
Here's the but....
The mechanics of the writing left me with the impression that these books were not subject to a full editorial process. Exposition was clunky in places, too much of it delivered via dialogue. Repeated words, homophone errors (and in one notable place, both: a homophone error repeated multiple times on one page), and some significant typos. Setting relied too heavily on names of places rather than the feel of them. As someone very familiar with Charleston, i would have liked to see a deeper connection to a place I love.
I think with a proper, hard core edit, this series would be among the best the m/m genre has to offer.
i do not review books i would not recommend to others. In spite of its flaws, this series is a diamond in the rough, and it is recommended, in particular to fans of the paranormal, the occult, super plotty stories, and unique characters.
(Review written on the ipad, not subject to a full editorial process. Fuck capitalization.) ;)
This is a difficult series for me to review, and I've decided not to rate it until I've had some more time to mull.
Unequivocally: Jordan L Hawk has a brilliant, creative mind with a fantastic grasp of plot and characterization. She could very easily become a favorite writer for me. (But... To follow)
This story plays with concepts of familiar/other, mythology, paranormal, horror, the occult, voodoo, and strangely enough, polyamory. And it does it all really well. The plot arc over six books is flawless.
The three main characters, Caleb, Gray, and John, are all fascinating. Fully formed characters with well fleshed out goals, motivations, and conflicts. I enjoyed watching them come together in fits and starts, and the growing intimacy was really nice to to watch.
Here's the but....
The mechanics of the writing left me with the impression that these books were not subject to a full editorial process. Exposition was clunky in places, too much of it delivered via dialogue. Repeated words, homophone errors (and in one notable place, both: a homophone error repeated multiple times on one page), and some significant typos. Setting relied too heavily on names of places rather than the feel of them. As someone very familiar with Charleston, i would have liked to see a deeper connection to a place I love.
I think with a proper, hard core edit, this series would be among the best the m/m genre has to offer.
i do not review books i would not recommend to others. In spite of its flaws, this series is a diamond in the rough, and it is recommended, in particular to fans of the paranormal, the occult, super plotty stories, and unique characters.
(Review written on the ipad, not subject to a full editorial process. Fuck capitalization.) ;)
July 17, 2014
First and foremost, this series needs to be read in its entirety to be properly appreciated. The six books together take place over roughly 40 days (plus the epilogue), and the plot doesn't really slow down between the installments. The characters grow, though, they change and develop, and the final result is nothing short of beautiful.
April 2, 2022
I enjoyed this one the most. Good conclusion to this season.
July 2, 2014
The SPECTR series is a six act play introduced in Hunter of Demons, where a world of unreality is written into contemporary Charleston, South Carolina. SPECTR agent and exorcist John Starkweather; artist Caleb Jensen, a then unregistered paranormal; and Gray, the non-human entity who takes up residence in Caleb’s body, deliver a motherload of action and imagination to the M/M paranormal genre.
One of the things I’ve loved from the beginning of this series, and most especially in Summoner of Storms, is the world building Jordan L. Hawk delivers. The attention to detail in her mythology finds the perfect balance, never once getting bogged down in minutiae, yet feeling so whole that it’s easy to forget this plane of existence can’t be found outside of her imagination. When the narrative is seen from Gray’s point of view, it’s written in such a way that offers an entirely different perspective and experience to the reading, a shift that adds not only another layer of dimension to him as a character but to the writing as well, making it feel as though Gray is leading the reader along, inside his mind, into danger. The author directs and maneuvers the action from scene to scene, and book to book, with such precision that it left me stunned one moment and in awe the next. The climactic scene at Fort Sumter in Summoner of Storms was top notch suspense and imagery with a heart-tugging chaser that delivers the final punch to John, Caleb, and Gray’s story.
It shouldn’t have been possible, but Gray himself is such a richly layered and endearingly honest character that it doesn’t strike me as unusual to think of him as an individual and to have embraced the relationship that grows between these three characters. Watching John and Caleb fall in love, Caleb and Gray fall into a bond of friendship and deep affection, and John and Gray begin to develop a loving connection with each other doesn’t sound like it should’ve worked, but it does because each of these men are human—even Gray, at times—flaws and all, and they’re portrayed so in an imperfect world where they must fight prejudice and betrayal and psychopathy, not to mention all manner of demon.
Summoner of Storms has left me in a funk that can only happen when I’m this sorry to see a series come to an end. The lack of the pretty bow on the tidy ending has left me hoping that even though this is named as the final book in the series, this won’t be the final time we get to see John, Caleb, and Gray together.
The SPECTR series is paranormal romance with bite, for readers who’re looking for something a little extraordinary. As a huge fan of this, the Widdershins series, and of the author, I won’t hesitate to recommend this series, if you haven’t read it yet; and Summoner of Storms, if you have because it’s got everything you’ve come to expect from John and Grayleb: action, danger, suspense, romance—it’s the perfect topper to a fantastic series.
One of the things I’ve loved from the beginning of this series, and most especially in Summoner of Storms, is the world building Jordan L. Hawk delivers. The attention to detail in her mythology finds the perfect balance, never once getting bogged down in minutiae, yet feeling so whole that it’s easy to forget this plane of existence can’t be found outside of her imagination. When the narrative is seen from Gray’s point of view, it’s written in such a way that offers an entirely different perspective and experience to the reading, a shift that adds not only another layer of dimension to him as a character but to the writing as well, making it feel as though Gray is leading the reader along, inside his mind, into danger. The author directs and maneuvers the action from scene to scene, and book to book, with such precision that it left me stunned one moment and in awe the next. The climactic scene at Fort Sumter in Summoner of Storms was top notch suspense and imagery with a heart-tugging chaser that delivers the final punch to John, Caleb, and Gray’s story.
It shouldn’t have been possible, but Gray himself is such a richly layered and endearingly honest character that it doesn’t strike me as unusual to think of him as an individual and to have embraced the relationship that grows between these three characters. Watching John and Caleb fall in love, Caleb and Gray fall into a bond of friendship and deep affection, and John and Gray begin to develop a loving connection with each other doesn’t sound like it should’ve worked, but it does because each of these men are human—even Gray, at times—flaws and all, and they’re portrayed so in an imperfect world where they must fight prejudice and betrayal and psychopathy, not to mention all manner of demon.
Summoner of Storms has left me in a funk that can only happen when I’m this sorry to see a series come to an end. The lack of the pretty bow on the tidy ending has left me hoping that even though this is named as the final book in the series, this won’t be the final time we get to see John, Caleb, and Gray together.
The SPECTR series is paranormal romance with bite, for readers who’re looking for something a little extraordinary. As a huge fan of this, the Widdershins series, and of the author, I won’t hesitate to recommend this series, if you haven’t read it yet; and Summoner of Storms, if you have because it’s got everything you’ve come to expect from John and Grayleb: action, danger, suspense, romance—it’s the perfect topper to a fantastic series.
April 17, 2024
Ok, I'm completely and utterly in love with this series and it's definitely become a favorite. I love Caleb, I love John, and I love Gray -- they're just so perfect together. Not to mention all the awesome paranormal goodness that SUMMONER OF STORMS and the rest of the series brings. I loved the way Jordan L. Hawk incorporated it all and the unique ideas they brought to the genre. This last installment of series 1 was action packed and full of gut check moments for our characters and it all culminates into a huge monster showdown. I was riveted!
And talk about a truly unique poly relationship; I'm not even sure if that's the right way to categorize it since Caleb and Gray are sharing the same body but I was here for it. I love all three of these guys and their devotion to each other. I can't wait to jump into series 2!
Content Warning: brief mention of past suicide attempt; on page death of a parent; grief, gore, human sacrifice
And talk about a truly unique poly relationship; I'm not even sure if that's the right way to categorize it since Caleb and Gray are sharing the same body but I was here for it. I love all three of these guys and their devotion to each other. I can't wait to jump into series 2!
Content Warning: brief mention of past suicide attempt; on page death of a parent; grief, gore, human sacrifice
January 2, 2017
Wow what a great series - I have consumed these books in the same way Grey consumed the NHEs ! This was a real non stop adventure from beginning to end. I enjoyed the fact that each book continued to build on the same theme and often had me holding my breath as to what the hell came next. I adored Grey and his protective feelings for Caleb & John and I loved the fact that all three characters worked out the best way forward. A really great series and an awesome way to spend my day !
May 15, 2024
Reread 05/2024 review- 3.35 stars??
Reread 07/2021 review- 2.6〜2.95 stars????
Original 02/2015 review- 3 stars. Mehh. I didn't like this as much as the other ones.
Reread 07/2021 review- 2.6〜2.95 stars????
Original 02/2015 review- 3 stars. Mehh. I didn't like this as much as the other ones.
December 29, 2022
Well, I don't know what to say about this series. ..brilliant ..The best £0.99 I've ever spent
November 11, 2017
That was one hell of a ride!
I liken this series to working similar as a season of tv. This is a complete arc and can be read on its own, with a beginning, middle and end. There is room left though for more stories to be told, and if the second series Ms. Hawk is working on is anything like this one, I'll be eager to read it. But I don't know if I can wait months in between books, and she's only halfway through the next series. Dilemma!
I'd sworn off vampire books way back in high school when I tired of Anne Rice, and I really haven't read very many at all since then where the vamps were front and center. There's the Dresden Files, and now this, and both that series and this one do some really refreshing things with their version of vamps. (I guess the Kate Daniels series does too but that whole series was bordering on corn with a hefty side of cheese. ... Cheesy popcorn? Yeah, I think that fits. Starts off promising but you just can't finish the whole bag.) Here, the "vamp" in question only has the blood drinking to liken it to common vamp lore, and even that isn't used in the usual way, so I really enjoyed how everything was changed up and made its own thing. Also, no sparkling. No sparkling is always key to a good vamp story. :D I'm not going to rush and start reading more vamp-centric stories after this, mind you. I really am done with that genre, but I'll make an exception for this series.
I did get rather bored with the sex scenes. Maybe reading these one at a time as they came out, they might not have seemed as numerous. But reading the bundle, one story after another, I just started finding the sex scenes tedious halfway through, and by this one I was skipping them to get back to the plot.
Another thing that got repetitive was how Ms. Hawk reiterated basic information - characters' appearances, basic background info, etc - in each book, I guess so those who decided to come in halfway through wouldn't be lost. It started to drag things out that didn't need to be dragged out. Thankfully, she did keep these bits to the bare minimum, but even those bits I started skimming/skipping. And what is her obsession with tigers? No, stahp!
Once again, Ms. Hawk shows her flare for action as the team figures out the big conspiracy afoot and all the plot threads come together in one epic climax. This is one of those stories I would love to see on the big screen. There's even a new development with J/C/G that opens up all sorts of possibilities for the next series. And then there's Sean, who inspires various complicated feelings. He's easily the most interesting character here and has the most potential to really grow in the next installment.
I liken this series to working similar as a season of tv. This is a complete arc and can be read on its own, with a beginning, middle and end. There is room left though for more stories to be told, and if the second series Ms. Hawk is working on is anything like this one, I'll be eager to read it. But I don't know if I can wait months in between books, and she's only halfway through the next series. Dilemma!
I'd sworn off vampire books way back in high school when I tired of Anne Rice, and I really haven't read very many at all since then where the vamps were front and center. There's the Dresden Files, and now this, and both that series and this one do some really refreshing things with their version of vamps. (I guess the Kate Daniels series does too but that whole series was bordering on corn with a hefty side of cheese. ... Cheesy popcorn? Yeah, I think that fits. Starts off promising but you just can't finish the whole bag.) Here, the "vamp" in question only has the blood drinking to liken it to common vamp lore, and even that isn't used in the usual way, so I really enjoyed how everything was changed up and made its own thing. Also, no sparkling. No sparkling is always key to a good vamp story. :D I'm not going to rush and start reading more vamp-centric stories after this, mind you. I really am done with that genre, but I'll make an exception for this series.
I did get rather bored with the sex scenes. Maybe reading these one at a time as they came out, they might not have seemed as numerous. But reading the bundle, one story after another, I just started finding the sex scenes tedious halfway through, and by this one I was skipping them to get back to the plot.
Another thing that got repetitive was how Ms. Hawk reiterated basic information - characters' appearances, basic background info, etc - in each book, I guess so those who decided to come in halfway through wouldn't be lost. It started to drag things out that didn't need to be dragged out. Thankfully, she did keep these bits to the bare minimum, but even those bits I started skimming/skipping. And what is her obsession with tigers? No, stahp!
Once again, Ms. Hawk shows her flare for action as the team figures out the big conspiracy afoot and all the plot threads come together in one epic climax. This is one of those stories I would love to see on the big screen. There's even a new development with J/C/G that opens up all sorts of possibilities for the next series. And then there's Sean, who inspires various complicated feelings. He's easily the most interesting character here and has the most potential to really grow in the next installment.
May 4, 2019
This is the end of the first part of the saga of John, Gray, and Caleb and I was completely hyped and enjoyed it completely.
Great and fun!
Now this is what I’m talkin’ about!
Great and fun!
Now this is what I’m talkin’ about!
June 26, 2020
this conclusion was so epic!
cant wait to get to series 2
cant wait to get to series 2
July 22, 2014
A good ending to a great series. A lot of time was taken up by running around in the first half of the story. The battle between the drakuls was well done showing just how monstrous Gray is. The back to work ending felt a little empty like saving several states is just another day's work for John, Gray and Caleb.
July 4, 2014
While I'm sad this series is over, I loved the final chapter! This series is just so inventive, so interesting, so fascinating and so engaging. Unfortunately I have to run out for the holiday but I promise to write a real review later this weekend.
If you haven't read this series yet, I highly recommend you pick it up.
If you haven't read this series yet, I highly recommend you pick it up.
July 7, 2014
I hate that this series is over. But I loved this book so much. Gray is much more badass than I originally thought. And esoteric spunk, too funny. So thank you Jordan Hawk. For one of the best paranormal series that I have ever read.
December 10, 2020
I've really enjoyed this series and Summoner of Storms wraps up the first SPECTR series with a bang. After all the reveals in the previous book I was excited to start this one and see what would happen here. This book is a bit longer than the previous ones and it nicely dives deeper into those revelations and also brings more reveals to light. It's filled with action, as well as some great twists and reveals. And some romance and steam as well. I really like how this series mixes those different elements into a great read.
So much has changed in the last book that I wasn't quite sure what to expect of this book. They have a new enemy now and have to figure out what's going on. And now that the relationship changed form between 2 guys to 3 the romance feels different too. Which was all handled well. I also liked how we get to question something a character has done and see the other characters struggle with that as well. Then there are some interesting questions and reveals about what exactly Grey is and the what the Vigilant are.
There is a big showdown at the end and the rest of the book builds on to that. There are some reveals and twists along the way and slowly they figure out what their enemy is up to and then it's a mad dash to try and stop this plans. There is plenty of action and there's this big action filled ending to this book and the way things get wrapped up after that was great to read.
I really liked seeing how the romance developed. From the start there have been hints that it might turn into this relationship and it was awesome to see it all get explored in this book. It's great seeing how Caleb and Gray amicably share the same body now and how there's no jealously between them. They share John and their body and it goes well. It's also great to see John fully embracing this and I liked their romance and seeing how it all worked. There's a bit more steam in this book than in the previous one,s but I thought that fit well with the recent developments and also the big finale of the ending.
This was a satisfying ending to the series that wraps up the main plot lines, ends the romance plot line at a great pace and ends on a hopeful note as they face the rest of their lives. I am kinda curious where the next series will be about as this could easily work as a series ender. So I actually have no clue what the focus on those will be. There is enough open to develop more, but no big things that feel like they need answers now. I enjoy reading about these characters and already bought the second series and look forward to seeing what the characters will face there.
To summarize: This was a great ending to this first SPECTR series. This book is a bit longer than the previous installments and provides a satisfying conclusion to this series. There is plenty of action, as well as some reveals and twists. I also liked seeing how the romance develops and how the characters deal with their new relationship. Gray and Caleb become better at sharing their body and now also share a lover and it was interesting to see how that all worked out. The ending was an exciting tension filled battle. This book wraps up the main plot lines well and could easily work as series ender, but there will be more stories. I look forward to diving into the second series.
So much has changed in the last book that I wasn't quite sure what to expect of this book. They have a new enemy now and have to figure out what's going on. And now that the relationship changed form between 2 guys to 3 the romance feels different too. Which was all handled well. I also liked how we get to question something a character has done and see the other characters struggle with that as well. Then there are some interesting questions and reveals about what exactly Grey is and the what the Vigilant are.
There is a big showdown at the end and the rest of the book builds on to that. There are some reveals and twists along the way and slowly they figure out what their enemy is up to and then it's a mad dash to try and stop this plans. There is plenty of action and there's this big action filled ending to this book and the way things get wrapped up after that was great to read.
I really liked seeing how the romance developed. From the start there have been hints that it might turn into this relationship and it was awesome to see it all get explored in this book. It's great seeing how Caleb and Gray amicably share the same body now and how there's no jealously between them. They share John and their body and it goes well. It's also great to see John fully embracing this and I liked their romance and seeing how it all worked. There's a bit more steam in this book than in the previous one,s but I thought that fit well with the recent developments and also the big finale of the ending.
This was a satisfying ending to the series that wraps up the main plot lines, ends the romance plot line at a great pace and ends on a hopeful note as they face the rest of their lives. I am kinda curious where the next series will be about as this could easily work as a series ender. So I actually have no clue what the focus on those will be. There is enough open to develop more, but no big things that feel like they need answers now. I enjoy reading about these characters and already bought the second series and look forward to seeing what the characters will face there.
To summarize: This was a great ending to this first SPECTR series. This book is a bit longer than the previous installments and provides a satisfying conclusion to this series. There is plenty of action, as well as some reveals and twists. I also liked seeing how the romance develops and how the characters deal with their new relationship. Gray and Caleb become better at sharing their body and now also share a lover and it was interesting to see how that all worked out. The ending was an exciting tension filled battle. This book wraps up the main plot lines well and could easily work as series ender, but there will be more stories. I look forward to diving into the second series.
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