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Weather Warden #7
Gale Force
Weather Warden Joanne Baldwin is on vacation when her Djinn lover, David, asks Joanne to marry him. She's thrilled to say yes, even if some others may be less than happy about it.
Unfortunately, Joanne's pre-marital bliss is ended by a devastating earthquake in Florida. And she can't ask David and his kind for assistance. Because the cause of the quake is unlike anything Joanne has ever encountered, and a power even the Djinn cannot perceive.
Unfortunately, Joanne's pre-marital bliss is ended by a devastating earthquake in Florida. And she can't ask David and his kind for assistance. Because the cause of the quake is unlike anything Joanne has ever encountered, and a power even the Djinn cannot perceive.
306 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published August 1, 2008
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February 8, 2024
“Djinn?” It was the question we were all dreading and the reason, on some level, that Lewis and I hadn’t wanted to tell David about what we found. Because either he knew, which was bad, or he didn’t know, which was worse.Gale Force is the first time we actually have Jo working as a Warden — specifically in the capacity of a Warden — which is strange giving that’s the name of the series. It’s book seven, after all.
While on vacation, David proposes to a restless Jo; she says yes and we’re immediately whisked off to Jo choosing wedding dresses with Cherise sometime later. But since we’re reading a Caine book, this quiet moment is spoiled when an earthquake strikes.
That said, I do actually think this book embraces more quiet moments. David and Jo’s relationship is given room to breathe between life-and-death situations. They’ve been together months, maybe a year, and Jo only asks what his mortal surname is now. The “situationship” nature of their relationship has always been a problem for me, and David’s pathological devotion to Jo (at the expense of his people and the world) doesn’t alleviate those flimsy foundations.
It’s not about whether or not David will sacrifice everything for Jo; that’s not the measure of a relationship for me. It’s more about understanding why he would chose to do so, and saying he loves her isn’t enough.
At the same time, we’re on book seven — I can either accept the premise that its a true love story or I need to move on to a different series, and Caine gives me just enough crumbs this time to do the former.
But even so, the Sentinels’ position wasn’t that Djinn ought to be treated with care and caution — it was that none of them deserved to live. That every single Djinn in existence had to be hunted down and destroyed for the human race to survive.The Sentinels are a splinter group of Wardens that believe the Djinn, without being bound, are only a menace to humanity and the Wardens in particular.
After the events of Firestorm, when the Djinn were freed from their enslavement and violently retaliated against the Wardens, this sentiment naturally has more hardliners.
With Lewis leading the Wardens and taking a pro-Djinn stance, Gale Force deals with acts of terrorism from The Sentinels as they target Joanne because of her engagement to David.
Meanwhile, a reporter is hounding Jo about the Wardens, and while I wasn’t terribly enthusiastic about this side-plot (with my suspicion that Caine was done with Sarah being proven right), it did lead to Lewis holding a press conference and divulging the ins-and-outs of Wardens, Djinn and magic to the general public. We don’t get a lot of fallout from that, but I assume that’ll be covered in the next book.
My feelings around David soured considerably by the end. Marrying Jo was stupid. He did it knowing it could enslave his kind once again, and it fucking does. This clusterfuck of an ending is David’s fault.
He can tell Jo that Demon Bad Bob would have found another way, but David just handed him this way. He’s a dumbass who should have never become The Mother’s Conduit. And now Jo is fucked too.
This book does a better job of juggling Jo’s personal and professional life, especially in how they clash, and for that alone it might be the strongest instalment right next to Thin Air.
March 8, 2021
I was eager to return to Rachel Caine's Weather Warden series, one of my favorites, but this seventh installment was a bit disappointing. There's virtually no resolution of the main conflict--this looks like part one of a much longer book, so it would probably be good to start part two, Cape Storm, without a break. And hopefully some of the problems I had with the story in this book will be ironed out in the next one. Even so, I enjoyed the reading this time around.
I certainly liked our first-person narrator and Weather Warden extraordinaire, Joanne Baldwin, who's adapted well to her increased supernatural powers. Her relations to the other Wardens were fairly vague, though, with the exception of a very solid-sounding working relationship with Lewis, the boss of the United States Wardens. Lewis certainly has his head on straight in this story and appears to cooperate productively with David, leader of the New Djinn, who's now engaged to Joanne.
So I liked Lewis, and Joanne's best friend Cherise was delightful as ever. Ashan, leader of the Old Djinn, had considerable depth as an opponent and sometime villain, and his sister Venna was an intriguing character. Too bad David himself didn't measure up (in my view); I can understand being torn between sincere love for Joanne and responsibility for the well-being of one's people, in this case the New Djinn, but I'd say David's decisions during this adventure were wildly inconsistent, going first one way then another.
As usual, Joanne is attacked and nearly killed in new and strange ways, supernatural violence is rife, and complicated conflicts rule the scene, what with Wardens, New Djinn, Old Djinn, Oracles, and maybe Demons at cross purposes at least some of the time, and who really serves the interests of Mother Earth? She's a controlling force off stage in this episode. Not only are the battle scenes quite chaotic--the plot itself gets a bit chaotic too. Maybe I just like story lines to be more defined.
In particular, the big bad guy who emerges from the confusion is treated some of the time as a familiar adversary who's come back and at other times as a totally new supernatural power in a familiar disguise. That may be cleared up in the next book, when our friends really come to grips with him. Yes, no resolution here. And Joanne's relationship with David (true love! yay!) certainly advances----but I wouldn't take any bets on what lies ahead.
Overall, the world Rachel Caine has built for this series is quite refreshing within urban fantasy. The supernatural elements mesh with forces of nature and the planet itself (through Mother Earth and her Oracles, one of whom is Joanne's own daughter resurrected). The primary players are (1) the Wardens, who develop varying degrees of power over weather, fire, and earth; and (2) the Djinn, immortals with powerful magic who for a long time were enslaved (in glass bottles!). There was a terrible war between the Wardens and the Djinn, with many deaths, and loyalties are still very much in question. If you've gotten tired of vampires and werewolves, you may really like the Weather Wardens' world!
I certainly liked our first-person narrator and Weather Warden extraordinaire, Joanne Baldwin, who's adapted well to her increased supernatural powers. Her relations to the other Wardens were fairly vague, though, with the exception of a very solid-sounding working relationship with Lewis, the boss of the United States Wardens. Lewis certainly has his head on straight in this story and appears to cooperate productively with David, leader of the New Djinn, who's now engaged to Joanne.
So I liked Lewis, and Joanne's best friend Cherise was delightful as ever. Ashan, leader of the Old Djinn, had considerable depth as an opponent and sometime villain, and his sister Venna was an intriguing character. Too bad David himself didn't measure up (in my view); I can understand being torn between sincere love for Joanne and responsibility for the well-being of one's people, in this case the New Djinn, but I'd say David's decisions during this adventure were wildly inconsistent, going first one way then another.
As usual, Joanne is attacked and nearly killed in new and strange ways, supernatural violence is rife, and complicated conflicts rule the scene, what with Wardens, New Djinn, Old Djinn, Oracles, and maybe Demons at cross purposes at least some of the time, and who really serves the interests of Mother Earth? She's a controlling force off stage in this episode. Not only are the battle scenes quite chaotic--the plot itself gets a bit chaotic too. Maybe I just like story lines to be more defined.
In particular, the big bad guy who emerges from the confusion is treated some of the time as a familiar adversary who's come back and at other times as a totally new supernatural power in a familiar disguise. That may be cleared up in the next book, when our friends really come to grips with him. Yes, no resolution here. And Joanne's relationship with David (true love! yay!) certainly advances----but I wouldn't take any bets on what lies ahead.
Overall, the world Rachel Caine has built for this series is quite refreshing within urban fantasy. The supernatural elements mesh with forces of nature and the planet itself (through Mother Earth and her Oracles, one of whom is Joanne's own daughter resurrected). The primary players are (1) the Wardens, who develop varying degrees of power over weather, fire, and earth; and (2) the Djinn, immortals with powerful magic who for a long time were enslaved (in glass bottles!). There was a terrible war between the Wardens and the Djinn, with many deaths, and loyalties are still very much in question. If you've gotten tired of vampires and werewolves, you may really like the Weather Wardens' world!
August 10, 2008
I love love love this series. This book had a lame storyline about the media (read it and you'll know what I'm talking about ) but I just can't get enough of these characters and this world. The writing is so good, the main character so believable and interesting, even the cheesier romance parts are fun to bite into. I <3 it!
March 25, 2020
I am loving this ultra cool urban fantasy series! The premise is unique and it’s an action packed read!
August 19, 2024
I really shouldn't be surprised that the wedding went to shit but damn it, I wanted it to be a happy day. Just a little bit. This story better have a happy ending for these love birds or I'm gonna be royally pissed.
Over and out
Over and out
February 21, 2019
This book felt like a big departure from the first six installments in the series. Don’t give me wrong, I have been lamenting the fact that Joanne and David haven’t had a moment to even breathe, much less any quality time to enjoy each other. Here, that changes in a big way. The book begins with them happy and in love, so much so that he asks her to marry him.
I have mixed feelings about it. On the one hand, I absolutely love these two together and I felt like they really needed this opportunity to reestablish the relationship. On the other, Rachel Caine completely dropped the ending of the last book. The magnetic poles had reverse on the earth, for crying out loud, and not only are they not trying to fix it, as far as this book is concerned, it never happened at all. That is definitely a departure for this author, because she usually dots every I and crosses every T.
Someone is very upset about the idea of this union. Or someones, I should say. There is a new threat to both the wardens and the djinn. They are the sentinels and their plan of attack is with a substance that the djinn cannot see or even conceive of. It was very interesting to sort of pull these all powerful beings out of the mix in the problem-solving.
But for as much as I enjoy the series, and I did enjoy this book, there were a few things off. I want David to love Joanne as unconditionally as he does, but it’s also a bit concerning how he vacillates back-and-forth between his undying devotion for her and his need to lead his people. In one moment, he is willing to sacrifice everything for her, and then another, it is the opposite. He gave me whiplash.
My other concern, the villains here. The sentinels, the new group I was talking about, is built from disgruntled Wardens. It led to one death that was tough to swallow and I didn’t feel it got enough attention or showed enough emotional repercussion. And then the leader… I don’t even know where to start there. It got a halfhearted explanation, but it felt kind of plucked from the sky. I didn’t believe that person made sense, at least in terms of how he came back. I’m sorry, I’m being cryptic, but I don’t want to spoil it for you.
I did enjoy the deep and abiding love that is so obvious between David and Joanne. I loved the friendship that she continues to have with Charise. I am intrigued by poor Kevin and I want to see set a positive resolution for his character. As always, the descriptions of the world through the eyes of the weather wardens are beautiful and lush. I love the world building. And the cliffhanger ending, while kind of a downer, guarantees I will be back to read the next book. This series is quite a ride.
Rating: B
I have mixed feelings about it. On the one hand, I absolutely love these two together and I felt like they really needed this opportunity to reestablish the relationship. On the other, Rachel Caine completely dropped the ending of the last book. The magnetic poles had reverse on the earth, for crying out loud, and not only are they not trying to fix it, as far as this book is concerned, it never happened at all. That is definitely a departure for this author, because she usually dots every I and crosses every T.
Someone is very upset about the idea of this union. Or someones, I should say. There is a new threat to both the wardens and the djinn. They are the sentinels and their plan of attack is with a substance that the djinn cannot see or even conceive of. It was very interesting to sort of pull these all powerful beings out of the mix in the problem-solving.
But for as much as I enjoy the series, and I did enjoy this book, there were a few things off. I want David to love Joanne as unconditionally as he does, but it’s also a bit concerning how he vacillates back-and-forth between his undying devotion for her and his need to lead his people. In one moment, he is willing to sacrifice everything for her, and then another, it is the opposite. He gave me whiplash.
My other concern, the villains here. The sentinels, the new group I was talking about, is built from disgruntled Wardens. It led to one death that was tough to swallow and I didn’t feel it got enough attention or showed enough emotional repercussion. And then the leader… I don’t even know where to start there. It got a halfhearted explanation, but it felt kind of plucked from the sky. I didn’t believe that person made sense, at least in terms of how he came back. I’m sorry, I’m being cryptic, but I don’t want to spoil it for you.
I did enjoy the deep and abiding love that is so obvious between David and Joanne. I loved the friendship that she continues to have with Charise. I am intrigued by poor Kevin and I want to see set a positive resolution for his character. As always, the descriptions of the world through the eyes of the weather wardens are beautiful and lush. I love the world building. And the cliffhanger ending, while kind of a downer, guarantees I will be back to read the next book. This series is quite a ride.
Rating: B
June 3, 2014
Wow. I am really enjoying this series. If you have not yet had a chance, Rachel Caine's Weather Wardens series is a unique urban fantasy series to read. The Weather Wardens are an agency that controls and dissipates storm systems and attempts to reduce the damage caused by storms. The Weather Wardens do this with the assistance of powerful djinns.
I think that what I love about this series is that it is so original. The Weather Wardens have a magical ability to see things in the aetheric, so they have a different perception of the power behind storms, etc. It's kind of like having a second sight up in the atmosphere, very cool.
I love the main characters Jo and David. Jo is a Weather Warden and by this book, she has been through a lot. Let's just say that she is special to avoid too many spoilers of earlier books. Jo's best friend and lover is David, a very old and powerful djinn. David is very attractive, well built, and a very attentive and loving boyfriend.
The supporting cast is great. There's Cherise, Jo's human best friend. Cherise is one of those spunky, gorgeous, very efficient kind of friend. If you want anything done, say, like a wedding in under 24 hours, Cherise is your go-to girl. Cherise's boyfriend Kevin is an interesting character. When we meet him earlier in the series he is a horrid teenager who was badly abused by his mom. Now, he is snarky, but I see him growing into a good role as a powerful Weather Warden. I adore Lewis, the head of the Weather Wardens. He's definitely a man you'd want by your side.
I must take a moment and thank the Weather Wardens for getting rid of that awful frontal system that threatened to ruin our holiday weekend this year.Victoria Day or planting weekend would not have been the same had it been rainy and cold ALL weekend.
I think that what I love about this series is that it is so original. The Weather Wardens have a magical ability to see things in the aetheric, so they have a different perception of the power behind storms, etc. It's kind of like having a second sight up in the atmosphere, very cool.
I love the main characters Jo and David. Jo is a Weather Warden and by this book, she has been through a lot. Let's just say that she is special to avoid too many spoilers of earlier books. Jo's best friend and lover is David, a very old and powerful djinn. David is very attractive, well built, and a very attentive and loving boyfriend.
The supporting cast is great. There's Cherise, Jo's human best friend. Cherise is one of those spunky, gorgeous, very efficient kind of friend. If you want anything done, say, like a wedding in under 24 hours, Cherise is your go-to girl. Cherise's boyfriend Kevin is an interesting character. When we meet him earlier in the series he is a horrid teenager who was badly abused by his mom. Now, he is snarky, but I see him growing into a good role as a powerful Weather Warden. I adore Lewis, the head of the Weather Wardens. He's definitely a man you'd want by your side.
I must take a moment and thank the Weather Wardens for getting rid of that awful frontal system that threatened to ruin our holiday weekend this year.
December 21, 2015
Call this 2.5 stars, rounded up out of fondness.
This book starts out awkwardly in the context of the series: its predecessor ended on a major crisis needing to be resolved, and by Gale Force that entire crisis has just... evaporated. It reads like it's been retconned completely out of existence, because no one so much as mentions it: not the switching of the magnetic poles the protagonists were trying to prevent, not the historic four-way collaboration they brought together to make it work. This is most frustrating in the context of the Wardens organization, which was set to undergo seismic shifts at the end of Thin Air, but by now shows no sign of shifts but for Lewis being in charge. (Of the US only; the Wardens Council is apparently still around and still stodgy as fuck, despite the fact that most of the old guard has been killed at this point.)
The main plot does seem clever at first, I'll give it that. The idea of a substance invisible to the Djinn, and the immediate establishment of it as incredibly deadly to everyone around it, makes for an interesting mystery and some solid narrative tension. Unfortunately, the more that's revealed about what's going on, the less it makes any sense.
The subplot related to Jo and David's marriage is... messy. Let me be blunt: David is a moron in this book. He's making a big romantic gesture, yes, but he also does not care that it's going to affect a lot of other people. Just as he's blind to the book's antagonistic forces, he's blind to the consequences of his own choices, and it's really not showing him in a good light. Between this and being taken in by the demon in the last installment... this golden boy is looking a little tarnished.
Speaking of tarnishing:
The good news is that Cherise continues to be Cherise, which is to say lovely, smart-mouthed, and an amazingly Badass Normal in a mess of magic. Her friendship with Jo is one of my favorite things about the series, and if it seems like I say this about every book, it's because it's true of every book.
Seven books down, two to go. Here's hoping the last two improve upon this one.
This book starts out awkwardly in the context of the series: its predecessor ended on a major crisis needing to be resolved, and by Gale Force that entire crisis has just... evaporated. It reads like it's been retconned completely out of existence, because no one so much as mentions it: not the switching of the magnetic poles the protagonists were trying to prevent, not the historic four-way collaboration they brought together to make it work. This is most frustrating in the context of the Wardens organization, which was set to undergo seismic shifts at the end of Thin Air, but by now shows no sign of shifts but for Lewis being in charge. (Of the US only; the Wardens Council is apparently still around and still stodgy as fuck, despite the fact that most of the old guard has been killed at this point.)
The main plot does seem clever at first, I'll give it that. The idea of a substance invisible to the Djinn, and the immediate establishment of it as incredibly deadly to everyone around it, makes for an interesting mystery and some solid narrative tension. Unfortunately, the more that's revealed about what's going on, the less it makes any sense.
The subplot related to Jo and David's marriage is... messy. Let me be blunt: David is a moron in this book. He's making a big romantic gesture, yes, but he also does not care that it's going to affect a lot of other people. Just as he's blind to the book's antagonistic forces, he's blind to the consequences of his own choices, and it's really not showing him in a good light. Between this and being taken in by the demon in the last installment... this golden boy is looking a little tarnished.
Speaking of tarnishing:
The good news is that Cherise continues to be Cherise, which is to say lovely, smart-mouthed, and an amazingly Badass Normal in a mess of magic. Her friendship with Jo is one of my favorite things about the series, and if it seems like I say this about every book, it's because it's true of every book.
"Live loud, Jo. It's the only way to win. No fear."
Seven books down, two to go. Here's hoping the last two improve upon this one.
August 15, 2013
2,5 stars
I hadn't read a Weather Warden book in a while now. I went to verificate that, and it turns out that i read Thin Air in the distant month of September 2012.
And back then i remember loving it( my reviews say so..)...so i guess i should have read this series in one sitting...
..because, now, i really had a hard time caring for what the character had to went through in this story.
And it always ends with a cliffhanger of some sort, doesn't?? Arghhh....
Trying to contain the rant...*deep breath*
I'm just gonna say, that more than half this book felt like chick lit. Nothing wrong with that. But i'm just not in the mood for it...
Then i'm getting tired of Joanne's and Cherise fashion sense. Also i couldn't care less with what the other people are wearing...i understand that this book provided the "environment" for Joanne's and David's wedding, things got a little more...fluffier(does this word exist??)...but honestly there were just too many confusions with....EVERYTHING!! (It got somewhat ridiculous with the wedding dresses thing!! Heidi Klum? Really??)
Then the plot was just weak, and most of the time just MORE OF THE SAME. Who cares...
It appears that i'm over this series once and for all...and if i hadn't already bought the next one, i would be saying "bye, bye now" to the Weather Warden series.
I hadn't read a Weather Warden book in a while now. I went to verificate that, and it turns out that i read Thin Air in the distant month of September 2012.
And back then i remember loving it( my reviews say so..)...so i guess i should have read this series in one sitting...
..because, now, i really had a hard time caring for what the character had to went through in this story.
And it always ends with a cliffhanger of some sort, doesn't?? Arghhh....
Trying to contain the rant...*deep breath*
I'm just gonna say, that more than half this book felt like chick lit. Nothing wrong with that. But i'm just not in the mood for it...
Then i'm getting tired of Joanne's and Cherise fashion sense. Also i couldn't care less with what the other people are wearing...i understand that this book provided the "environment" for Joanne's and David's wedding, things got a little more...fluffier(does this word exist??)...but honestly there were just too many confusions with....EVERYTHING!! (It got somewhat ridiculous with the wedding dresses thing!! Heidi Klum? Really??)
Then the plot was just weak, and most of the time just MORE OF THE SAME. Who cares...
It appears that i'm over this series once and for all...and if i hadn't already bought the next one, i would be saying "bye, bye now" to the Weather Warden series.
January 18, 2023
I keep saying intense when I talk about these books but that's what we get. We get so much action and strategy trying to run the bad guys it's kinda great.
Then usually we get a big fight or two until the next book where it picks up for the next fight.
This one had a lot of fights, and some shocking twists.
Sentinels are fighting Joanne and David getting married. Djinn are divided, it's a mess.
I am diving right into book 8!
Then usually we get a big fight or two until the next book where it picks up for the next fight.
This one had a lot of fights, and some shocking twists.
Sentinels are fighting Joanne and David getting married. Djinn are divided, it's a mess.
I am diving right into book 8!
December 11, 2018
El año pasado empecé esta serie de urban fantasy que tenía pendiente y me dije a mi misma que me la iba a leer de tirón. Después de terminar el séptimo volumen y encontrar un hueco para dejar mi impresión, que no sean unas pocas palabras en el móvil, puedo decir que esta serie es "alucinante".
Me encantaaAAAAaaaaAAAAaaaa!!!!!!!!
Me fastidia haberla descubierto a estas alturas porque me encontré con que la autora sacó el último volumen de la serie a través de kickstarter y me lo perdí!! :S
¿Que puedo decir de esta serie?
La fantasía urbana no da muchos quebraderos de cabeza a sus lectores.
Suele ser una "kick-ass girl" de prota, que en este caso, además tiene poderes para manejar el clima (tornados, tormentas, etc..) con el típico tio bueno de co-protagonista que por lo general, no es humano, ya sea vampiro, hombre lobo, superman o lo que se le ocurra al autor.
En esta serie, como toque original, el prota masculino, David es un "Djinn", usease, un genio de la lámpara venido a más. En vez de lámparas, la autora se ha decantado por cualquier botellita de cristal mona y le puedes pedir lo que quieras sin limitaciones numéricas como el de Aladino.
¿Y qué ocurre cuando una kick-ass girl y un djinn se enamoran?... Pasan cosas muy malas, ñeñeñeñeñe y ahi es donde la autora empieza a meter caña y a putear a los protas... Mola un montón, porque a la pobre Joanne no le da ni un minuto de respiro.
La serie es pura fantasía urbana, con sus escenas "hot" pero no tan eróticas como para sobrepasar la fina línea de la romántica paranormal. Tiene muchísima acción, de hecho, Joanne Baldwin, la prota es más pupas que el Harry Dresden de Butcher, que ya es decir. Esta mujer está todo el día hecha una m... Mira que intenta ir siempre de punta en blanco pero siempre acaba por los suelos.
David, el co-protagonista aunque peca bastante de empalagoso, siempre encima de Joanne prometiéndole amor eterno. Y la extensa galería de personajes que los acompañan, cada uno con su peculiaridad, hacen de esta serie, una delicia para los que como yo, estamos enganchados a este género.
Una de las cosas que más me ha llamado la atención y que todavía no había visto al leer una serie, es empezar el libro siguiente en el mismo punto donde se quedó el libro anterior. La primera vez que me pasó me quedé muerta. ¿En serio?.
Aparte de eso, me encanta los giros que da la trama. No pensé que a estas alturas me pudieran sorprender. Hay escenas tan farragosas que cuando no las podía leer de tirón, cerraba el libro y me preguntaba como se las iba a apañar la autora para arreglar la situación.
Al volver y leer la resolución, me quedaba alucinada... En vez de arreglarla, ¡era peor que antes!
Sinceramente, me lo estoy pasando bomba con estos libros.
Recuerdo que hace tiempo me presenté voluntaria para reseñar títulos en una editorial y en la ficha que había que completar, había una pregunta muy curiosa, algo así como ¿Te gustaría que hicieran una película o una serie basada en este libro?. WTF??
Si me hicieran esta pregunta sobre estos libros, firmaba con sangre...
Esta serie ya forma parte de mis favoritas..
Me encantaaAAAAaaaaAAAAaaaa!!!!!!!!
Me fastidia haberla descubierto a estas alturas porque me encontré con que la autora sacó el último volumen de la serie a través de kickstarter y me lo perdí!! :S
¿Que puedo decir de esta serie?
La fantasía urbana no da muchos quebraderos de cabeza a sus lectores.
Suele ser una "kick-ass girl" de prota, que en este caso, además tiene poderes para manejar el clima (tornados, tormentas, etc..) con el típico tio bueno de co-protagonista que por lo general, no es humano, ya sea vampiro, hombre lobo, superman o lo que se le ocurra al autor.
En esta serie, como toque original, el prota masculino, David es un "Djinn", usease, un genio de la lámpara venido a más. En vez de lámparas, la autora se ha decantado por cualquier botellita de cristal mona y le puedes pedir lo que quieras sin limitaciones numéricas como el de Aladino.
¿Y qué ocurre cuando una kick-ass girl y un djinn se enamoran?... Pasan cosas muy malas, ñeñeñeñeñe y ahi es donde la autora empieza a meter caña y a putear a los protas... Mola un montón, porque a la pobre Joanne no le da ni un minuto de respiro.
La serie es pura fantasía urbana, con sus escenas "hot" pero no tan eróticas como para sobrepasar la fina línea de la romántica paranormal. Tiene muchísima acción, de hecho, Joanne Baldwin, la prota es más pupas que el Harry Dresden de Butcher, que ya es decir. Esta mujer está todo el día hecha una m... Mira que intenta ir siempre de punta en blanco pero siempre acaba por los suelos.
David, el co-protagonista aunque peca bastante de empalagoso, siempre encima de Joanne prometiéndole amor eterno. Y la extensa galería de personajes que los acompañan, cada uno con su peculiaridad, hacen de esta serie, una delicia para los que como yo, estamos enganchados a este género.
Una de las cosas que más me ha llamado la atención y que todavía no había visto al leer una serie, es empezar el libro siguiente en el mismo punto donde se quedó el libro anterior. La primera vez que me pasó me quedé muerta. ¿En serio?.
Aparte de eso, me encanta los giros que da la trama. No pensé que a estas alturas me pudieran sorprender. Hay escenas tan farragosas que cuando no las podía leer de tirón, cerraba el libro y me preguntaba como se las iba a apañar la autora para arreglar la situación.
Al volver y leer la resolución, me quedaba alucinada... En vez de arreglarla, ¡era peor que antes!
Sinceramente, me lo estoy pasando bomba con estos libros.
Recuerdo que hace tiempo me presenté voluntaria para reseñar títulos en una editorial y en la ficha que había que completar, había una pregunta muy curiosa, algo así como ¿Te gustaría que hicieran una película o una serie basada en este libro?. WTF??
Si me hicieran esta pregunta sobre estos libros, firmaba con sangre...
Esta serie ya forma parte de mis favoritas..
May 17, 2022
This review is also featured on Behind the Pages: Gale Force
Enemies never seem to leave Joanne and David alone. When word leaks that the two are engaged, a new threat appears, one the Djinn are unable to see. Someone has found a blind spot for the powerful beings, and the wardens aren’t strong enough to fight alone. Joanne must find a way to make the Djinn see the threat to Mother Earth. With each attack, the Earth is thrown into further chaos, and innocent lives are lost. But without a united front, there will be no winning this time.
Despite Gale Force being book seven in the Weather Warden Universe, there's still plenty of world-building. David will finally part ways with information on the Djinn giving Joanne and readers long sought out lore. And as events begin to spiral out of control, the outside world begins to realize something is amiss. The carefully hidden world of Wardens and Djinn may not be so hidden anymore. Reporters begin to hound Joanne and David, trying to expose what is happening behind the scenes. Between dodging the press and staving off the newest threat, everyone has their hands full.
Rachel Caine has a way of planting seeds for later conflict into early plot lines. There they sit cultivating over the course of a few books before bringing them back into the forefront of the main plot. This was done expertly in Gale Force as old opponents rear back up with new challenges for Joanne and company. And while Joanne may have gained quite a bit of power since last facing them, she has a long way to go before she can harness her full potential. Both the Wardens and Djinn will be tested as their enemies launch an assault no one could have predicted.
And even with the extra boost in power Joanne receives, Rachel Caine makes sure she has to develop as a character before being able to fully use it. There are no easy choices for Joanne to make. And though there is still a bit of her old self tossed into the story, Joanne’s a lot less focused on designer clothing and much more focused on survival. No longer a solo act, Joanne has a team at her side and her relationships run deep. She’ll do all she can to protect those she loves. Gale Force is appropriately named, as the action never lets up and there are some powerful emotional hits that will assault the reader. Brace yourselves, this one is going to twist and turn, never letting up and breaking off mid conflict. Readers will be left demanding to read the next book.
Enemies never seem to leave Joanne and David alone. When word leaks that the two are engaged, a new threat appears, one the Djinn are unable to see. Someone has found a blind spot for the powerful beings, and the wardens aren’t strong enough to fight alone. Joanne must find a way to make the Djinn see the threat to Mother Earth. With each attack, the Earth is thrown into further chaos, and innocent lives are lost. But without a united front, there will be no winning this time.
Despite Gale Force being book seven in the Weather Warden Universe, there's still plenty of world-building. David will finally part ways with information on the Djinn giving Joanne and readers long sought out lore. And as events begin to spiral out of control, the outside world begins to realize something is amiss. The carefully hidden world of Wardens and Djinn may not be so hidden anymore. Reporters begin to hound Joanne and David, trying to expose what is happening behind the scenes. Between dodging the press and staving off the newest threat, everyone has their hands full.
Rachel Caine has a way of planting seeds for later conflict into early plot lines. There they sit cultivating over the course of a few books before bringing them back into the forefront of the main plot. This was done expertly in Gale Force as old opponents rear back up with new challenges for Joanne and company. And while Joanne may have gained quite a bit of power since last facing them, she has a long way to go before she can harness her full potential. Both the Wardens and Djinn will be tested as their enemies launch an assault no one could have predicted.
And even with the extra boost in power Joanne receives, Rachel Caine makes sure she has to develop as a character before being able to fully use it. There are no easy choices for Joanne to make. And though there is still a bit of her old self tossed into the story, Joanne’s a lot less focused on designer clothing and much more focused on survival. No longer a solo act, Joanne has a team at her side and her relationships run deep. She’ll do all she can to protect those she loves. Gale Force is appropriately named, as the action never lets up and there are some powerful emotional hits that will assault the reader. Brace yourselves, this one is going to twist and turn, never letting up and breaking off mid conflict. Readers will be left demanding to read the next book.
January 12, 2010
This story was pretty good, until the end. I really dislike the hopeless endings Caine puts on these stories every now and again. This was one of them. In this story, the demon that put the mark on Joanne, the heroine, in a very early book, comes back and causes trouble for everybody. The djinn are quarreling amongst themselves. Joanne's love David has a new job that puts barriers up between them. And then everything goes straight to patooey. Stuff can get really bad in the middle of the book, but I think it ought to be "Okay" at the end. Maybe not everything resolved, but this book's problem resolved and the characters with a breathing space. This book ends on a real downer, with none of the problems resolved whatsoever, and it doesn't make me want to get the next book to see what happened. It makes me want to give up on the series entirely. I'm sorry about that, because I've really enjoyed some of the books. Depending on how the next one ends, I might pick it up--but it's going to be really hard.
May 12, 2009
Oh, you poor souls who picked up Ill Wind and have read each book as it was released.
My favorites of urban fantasy: The Hallows, Sookie, Mercy, and now Weather Warden. Am I embarassed to say that I am seeing a big trend? Hell no! So all of the women are bitchy and the men run the gambit because there are just too many wonderful men to choose from:) Ahhh, who will win. Adam, Eric, David...David wins. Oh alright, a tie between Eric and David.
This is the perfect series for me. Tons of action, swept off your feet, heart pounding, change the entire story in the blink of an eye action.
The romance. I want urban fantasy with a heavy dose of romance and boy is this book heavy.
Great characters, even the bad guys, and there are some pretty sick puppies here.
An author not afraid to make her readers twist and hang with horrible endings, case in point me blubbering away at the end of book 5. maybe I'll ramble more later...
My favorites of urban fantasy: The Hallows, Sookie, Mercy, and now Weather Warden. Am I embarassed to say that I am seeing a big trend? Hell no! So all of the women are bitchy and the men run the gambit because there are just too many wonderful men to choose from:) Ahhh, who will win. Adam, Eric, David...David wins. Oh alright, a tie between Eric and David.
This is the perfect series for me. Tons of action, swept off your feet, heart pounding, change the entire story in the blink of an eye action.
The romance. I want urban fantasy with a heavy dose of romance and boy is this book heavy.
Great characters, even the bad guys, and there are some pretty sick puppies here.
An author not afraid to make her readers twist and hang with horrible endings, case in point me blubbering away at the end of book 5. maybe I'll ramble more later...
April 30, 2011
I really liked the Weather Wardens series way back when, but stopped reading because of the [insert adjective of choice here] cliffhanger endings, which I completely detest. Now that Rachel Caine's finished writing the series though, I decided to borrow GALE FORCE from the library and see whether I wanted to continue reading the books.
GALE FORCE was a quick read, but nothing out of the ordinary IMO. I like how Joanne and David's strong relationship was portrayed, but the story-telling itself wasn't engrossing enough - I admit to skimming in parts. The overall atmosphere was all doom-and-gloom as well, with nothing ever going right for Jo. The "what's the worst thing that can happen to XYZ" kind of plotting usually makes for great stories, but here it was just rather depressing.
And yes, there was a cliffhanger ending. Gah. I'm not invested enough to get the final two books in the series.
GALE FORCE was a quick read, but nothing out of the ordinary IMO. I like how Joanne and David's strong relationship was portrayed, but the story-telling itself wasn't engrossing enough - I admit to skimming in parts. The overall atmosphere was all doom-and-gloom as well, with nothing ever going right for Jo. The "what's the worst thing that can happen to XYZ" kind of plotting usually makes for great stories, but here it was just rather depressing.
And yes, there was a cliffhanger ending. Gah. I'm not invested enough to get the final two books in the series.
April 24, 2013
In all honesty I don't know why I'm still reading these except that I'm hoping eventually there will be a conclusion satisfactory or not. Yet another episode of characters acting crazy and other soapy twists and turns. I'm finding it harder to accept some of David's decisions and motivations. Also, the way the magic works in this world seems like it is constantly changing and that the core rules we were given at the beginning have been drastically changed to suit the need of the story. There's mysteriously no mention at all about the magnetic poles shifting that was the drama of the minute at the end of the last book so I guess they fixed it, yay? The wedding and media bit seem so outlandish and seem like they just exist as a means to end rather than an evolution of the story in progress.
October 13, 2008
There have been so many ups and downs in Joanne's life, so many that I don't know how one person can survive them all. And this book had some wonderfully happy moments, but there was also a lot of pain. And Joanne and David are in a situation now that looks like there might not be a way out or a happy ending. Definitely a series to keep me on the edge of my seat.
January 15, 2012
Another exciting installment in the Weather Warden series. Joanne is her usual bad ass, butt kicking self. Saving the world and preserving the balance of all things on Earth. The best part? She does it all while planning her wedding to her hot, sexy Djinn boyfriend David! I'm already looking forward to book 8!
March 18, 2013
Definitely my least favorite so far. Joanne is impulsive and incredibly reckless, and yet other people continue to defer to her opinion. Almost all of her solutions end up in death or massive destruction of property.
Only two more left to go, and I'll likely finish them off out of sheer curiosity to see if Caine can bring the quality back up.
Only two more left to go, and I'll likely finish them off out of sheer curiosity to see if Caine can bring the quality back up.
July 4, 2019
Really enjoying this series
April 17, 2020
Review Scheduled to go live on blog on May 11th @ Naomi’s Reading Palace
June 22, 2010
Gale Force is book 7 in the Weather Warden series and I would strongly recommend reading the series in order. I think if you tried to read this as a stand alone book you'd probably be missing too much of the back story to get the full enjoyment from the book. I'm really enjoying this series though so I'd definitely recommend checking it out starting with Ill Wind.
The story starts with Jo on a well deserved vacation - not that she actually wants to be there, she'd much rather be getting stuck into her job as a Warden than sat around doing nothing. When David proposes she is thrilled and begins planning the wedding but not everyone is happy for them - in fact there are a lot of people who are prepared to stop the wedding at any cost. Ashan and the old Djinn are determined to stop the wedding but the wardens aren't too keen on it either. After events in the previous books relations between Wardens and Djinn are still volatile with the Djinn harboring a deep seated resentment for the thousands of years of slavery they have suffered at the hands of the Wardens. The Wardens are still wary of the Djinn after seeing so many of their friends die in the war between the 2 races.
In the midst of planning the wedding of the year Jo is also being chased by reporters who want to know more about the Warden organisation. On top of that when a devastating earthquake hits Florida it soon becomes clear that they are facing an enemy unlike anyone they have faced before. Worse still is the fact that David and the Djinn are completely unable to detect the danger and unable to help in the fight. With the wedding ceremony planned as a way to bring out their enemy are Jo and David actually going to make it down the aisle? Even if they do will they survive to enjoy their wedding night?
Events in Thin Air made book 6 in the series a very different read than the previous books in the series, I still enjoyed it but not as much as I had enjoyed the previous books. I'm very pleased to say that with Gale Force the series is back on top form and was a thoroughly enjoyable read. I still love Jo as a heroine - I like the fact that she is prepared to fight for what she believes in no matter what the personal cost. She has a lot to deal with in this book but I thought she coped admirably.
I absolutely love David - who wouldn't want this gorgeous Djinn as their own? - and I really liked the development in his and Jo's relationship throughout the book. I also really like Jo's best friend Cherise and loved her in this book. It's great to have a supportive female character who is human with no supernatural abilities but still has an important role to play in the story. The plot is fast paced and has so many twists thrown in you'll feel like you're on a roller coaster ride. With past characters making re-appearances and old friends making devastating betrayals it is hard to tell who Jo can trust. Although some of the plot lines are tied up at the end things are left wide open for the next book & I can't wait to get my hands on Cape Storm. I really am struggling to work out how Rachel Caine is going to be able to resolve things between the Djinn and the Wardens but also how they are going to be able to fight this new enemy.
If you're a fan of the series then I'm sure you'll enjoy Gale Force, even if you weren't keen on Thin Air I'd definitely recommend giving it a try. If you haven't started the series yet then I'd recommend it to urban fantasy fans but you really should start with book 1 Ill Wind.
The story starts with Jo on a well deserved vacation - not that she actually wants to be there, she'd much rather be getting stuck into her job as a Warden than sat around doing nothing. When David proposes she is thrilled and begins planning the wedding but not everyone is happy for them - in fact there are a lot of people who are prepared to stop the wedding at any cost. Ashan and the old Djinn are determined to stop the wedding but the wardens aren't too keen on it either. After events in the previous books relations between Wardens and Djinn are still volatile with the Djinn harboring a deep seated resentment for the thousands of years of slavery they have suffered at the hands of the Wardens. The Wardens are still wary of the Djinn after seeing so many of their friends die in the war between the 2 races.
In the midst of planning the wedding of the year Jo is also being chased by reporters who want to know more about the Warden organisation. On top of that when a devastating earthquake hits Florida it soon becomes clear that they are facing an enemy unlike anyone they have faced before. Worse still is the fact that David and the Djinn are completely unable to detect the danger and unable to help in the fight. With the wedding ceremony planned as a way to bring out their enemy are Jo and David actually going to make it down the aisle? Even if they do will they survive to enjoy their wedding night?
Events in Thin Air made book 6 in the series a very different read than the previous books in the series, I still enjoyed it but not as much as I had enjoyed the previous books. I'm very pleased to say that with Gale Force the series is back on top form and was a thoroughly enjoyable read. I still love Jo as a heroine - I like the fact that she is prepared to fight for what she believes in no matter what the personal cost. She has a lot to deal with in this book but I thought she coped admirably.
I absolutely love David - who wouldn't want this gorgeous Djinn as their own? - and I really liked the development in his and Jo's relationship throughout the book. I also really like Jo's best friend Cherise and loved her in this book. It's great to have a supportive female character who is human with no supernatural abilities but still has an important role to play in the story. The plot is fast paced and has so many twists thrown in you'll feel like you're on a roller coaster ride. With past characters making re-appearances and old friends making devastating betrayals it is hard to tell who Jo can trust. Although some of the plot lines are tied up at the end things are left wide open for the next book & I can't wait to get my hands on Cape Storm. I really am struggling to work out how Rachel Caine is going to be able to resolve things between the Djinn and the Wardens but also how they are going to be able to fight this new enemy.
If you're a fan of the series then I'm sure you'll enjoy Gale Force, even if you weren't keen on Thin Air I'd definitely recommend giving it a try. If you haven't started the series yet then I'd recommend it to urban fantasy fans but you really should start with book 1 Ill Wind.
May 24, 2018
ARGhh got half of my review written and hit the wrong key! All gone :(
So what was I saying?
Oh, its been almost 12 months since I finished Thin Air but finally my library got Gale Force and Cape Storm and I have begged them to put Total Eclipse on order.
The talents of the Weather Wardens and the Djinn are something different and lead into interesting situations with a neat balance of action and emotion. The world and the charcters evolve over the series and flow from one book to the next.
I appreciate that JoAnne holds her own despite David being such a large part of the story. Their relationship never runs smooth, but generates enough romantic wistfulness to satisfy HEA fans. The banter between the characters is always a fun distraction from the life and death battles.
The plot itself was fast paced, yet not absurdly so, and I thought the new threat was a creative and intriguing one. I do sort of feel there were a few loose threads left waving that I hope Caine will deal with in Cape Storm.
Can't wait til after work so I can start it. A great series that should satisfy PNR/HEA and UF fans alike.
So what was I saying?
Oh, its been almost 12 months since I finished Thin Air but finally my library got Gale Force and Cape Storm and I have begged them to put Total Eclipse on order.
The talents of the Weather Wardens and the Djinn are something different and lead into interesting situations with a neat balance of action and emotion. The world and the charcters evolve over the series and flow from one book to the next.
I appreciate that JoAnne holds her own despite David being such a large part of the story. Their relationship never runs smooth, but generates enough romantic wistfulness to satisfy HEA fans. The banter between the characters is always a fun distraction from the life and death battles.
The plot itself was fast paced, yet not absurdly so, and I thought the new threat was a creative and intriguing one. I do sort of feel there were a few loose threads left waving that I hope Caine will deal with in Cape Storm.
Can't wait til after work so I can start it. A great series that should satisfy PNR/HEA and UF fans alike.
March 26, 2009
Rachel Caine's books have one problem with them, whether they are Weather Warden or Morganville Vampire. When I buy books, I enter into a contract with the author. They get my money and time, and I get a complete story with a beginning, middle and end. Very few of Rachel's books have actual endings. Cape Storm isn't out until August. I need that book NOW!
December 19, 2014
I've been doing a marathon with these books. They read as one story with the good old cliffhanger at the end so it's nice to have the all done at once. Light entertainment with mild romance although the author's been getting more daring as she progresses with the love affair and they are a bit dated so probably the graphic sex was not the norm when she started this series.
August 19, 2008
I enjoyed this book a lot, as I do all of hers. I was a little annoyed with the ending, it seemed a bit rushed and then just ended in the middle of things. Which is typical of Rachel but still seemed a bit sudden.
October 17, 2016
Not as good as some of the other books it just didn't have the suspense they had. Jo does a lot of shopping in this book, I won't say why as it will spoil it. A new evil is on the horizon and the wardens are under threat of being exposed to the general public.
April 7, 2022
Joanne and David haven’t had a moment to even breathe through this whole series, much less any quality time to enjoy each other. Here in this entry, that changes in a big way. But shit is hitting the F A N! Loved this entry!
August 8, 2016
Couldn't put the book the down, specially near the end. So much pain in this book. I have no idea where this series is going...
June 5, 2021
Yeah, this was another amazing, fantastic story! Loved watching her deal with the latest crisis that is particularly troubling, as well as wedding planning!
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