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Guardians #2
Nevermore
Reborn moments after Queen Isabella of Spain orderedher lover's death, Santos accepted eternal life in exchangefor protecting humanity. For centuries, he's kept himselfsecluded in a hillside mansion. But all that changes onenight when he takes in a woman who claims to have seenhim in a vision.
A dire prediction has convinced Erin Brady she will bemurdered on her thirtieth birthday—and that Santos is theonly man who can help her. Unwittingly drawn to the beautywho can read his thoughts and heart like no one ever has,Santos realizes she is his Destined Mate. And with the threatof her imminent extinction ticking like a time bomb, Santossuddenly has something worth dying…and worth living for.
A dire prediction has convinced Erin Brady she will bemurdered on her thirtieth birthday—and that Santos is theonly man who can help her. Unwittingly drawn to the beautywho can read his thoughts and heart like no one ever has,Santos realizes she is his Destined Mate. And with the threatof her imminent extinction ticking like a time bomb, Santossuddenly has something worth dying…and worth living for.
304 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published February 1, 2007
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About the author
Maureen Child
1,154 books548 followersUSA Today best selling author Maureen Child is the author of more than ninety romance novels and novellas. Maureen is a five time nominee for the prestigious Rita award from Romance Writers of America.
One of her novels, A Pocketful Of Paradise, was made into a CBS-TV movie called The Soul Collector, starring Melissa Gilbert, Bruce Greenwood and Ossie Davis.
Over the years, she’s written under lots of different names and she prefers the term ‘pseudonym’ to ‘alias’. As Ann Carberry, she wrote western historical romances. As Kathleen Kane, she wrote not only Americana romances, but western paranormal romances as well. As Sarah Hart, she wrote one really spectacular western paranormal that is still one of her favorites. And once, Ann Carberry even wrote a Victorian historical which she absolutely loved doing.
Under her own name, Maureen writes short contemporary novels for Silhouette Desire—books she loves to write because of their fast pace and condensed story telling. Maureen is also writing funny, contemporary paranormal romances for NAL and darker paranormal stories for Silhouette Nocturne.
Maureen writes paranormal romance novels under the pesudonym of Regan Hastings
One of her novels, A Pocketful Of Paradise, was made into a CBS-TV movie called The Soul Collector, starring Melissa Gilbert, Bruce Greenwood and Ossie Davis.
Over the years, she’s written under lots of different names and she prefers the term ‘pseudonym’ to ‘alias’. As Ann Carberry, she wrote western historical romances. As Kathleen Kane, she wrote not only Americana romances, but western paranormal romances as well. As Sarah Hart, she wrote one really spectacular western paranormal that is still one of her favorites. And once, Ann Carberry even wrote a Victorian historical which she absolutely loved doing.
Under her own name, Maureen writes short contemporary novels for Silhouette Desire—books she loves to write because of their fast pace and condensed story telling. Maureen is also writing funny, contemporary paranormal romances for NAL and darker paranormal stories for Silhouette Nocturne.
Maureen writes paranormal romance novels under the pesudonym of Regan Hastings
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September 30, 2018
On the run for her life, Erin Brady seeks refuge in an antique shop. There, she touches a dagger, and her gift of Sight shows her a man, a warrior. Instinctively knowing only he can save her, Erin seeks him out. When Guardian Ricardo Santos first meets Erin, he is immediately drawn to her, but he does not want the distraction of an attractive woman to sway him from his mission to rid the human world of demons. As it becomes apparent that both demons and humans are after Erin, Santos races to find out why. He learns that Erin's father, a demon, wants to kill her on her next birthday to steal her powers for his own. Humans who want to prevent that are determined to kill Erin to thwart the demon. In the meantime, Santos and Erin are drawn to one another, and Santos is forced to admit that she is his Destined Mate. He doesn't want a mate, but Erin may not survive long enough for it to matter.
An interesting blend of urban fantasy and paranormal romance. Would have enjoyed it more when I was young and naive. At my age, the falling in love in a matter of days was simply insipid. Santos doesn't want Erin around, at least at first, yet he decides to park her in his bedroom to keep an eye on her. Really? I guess that helped, huh? Sex was hot, action was exciting, but the ending was a tad dramatic.
An interesting blend of urban fantasy and paranormal romance. Would have enjoyed it more when I was young and naive. At my age, the falling in love in a matter of days was simply insipid. Santos doesn't want Erin around, at least at first, yet he decides to park her in his bedroom to keep an eye on her. Really? I guess that helped, huh? Sex was hot, action was exciting, but the ending was a tad dramatic.
March 31, 2025
This book was a goddamn DELIGHT. Someone is trying to kill a psychic that can read objects. She touches a knife, sees a beautiful man and instinct tells her he is the one who can protect her. So, she follows the knife and it leads her from Maine to San Diego. When she finds him, they realize they have a connection and then BAM. They’re Destined Mates. Every time they have sex their individual powers grow. Can you hear me giggling like a crazy person!?
I’m not going to spoiler bar — this book has psychics, demons, immortals called Guardians who protect our world from demons, druids, witches. The MMC died while on a ship during a storm. He called it the Niña. Because of COURSE he was on Christopher Columbus’ voyage to America. Of COURSE he was a protector of the throne who had an affair with Queen Isabella, who had him killed on the voyage because her husband found out. I was literally cackling while reading this part!
Child packs an incredible paranormal romance into 151 pages. Authors today could never. Romance is truly unmatched.
Tropes: touch her and die, age gap, kidnapping, fated mates
I’m not going to spoiler bar — this book has psychics, demons, immortals called Guardians who protect our world from demons, druids, witches. The MMC died while on a ship during a storm. He called it the Niña. Because of COURSE he was on Christopher Columbus’ voyage to America. Of COURSE he was a protector of the throne who had an affair with Queen Isabella, who had him killed on the voyage because her husband found out. I was literally cackling while reading this part!
Child packs an incredible paranormal romance into 151 pages. Authors today could never. Romance is truly unmatched.
Tropes: touch her and die, age gap, kidnapping, fated mates
June 12, 2017
NCT #10
January 20, 2023
Too quick to get hot but the plot idea is good
July 21, 2011
Guardians - warrior men given immortality to fight demons and to protect humanity... Ricardo Santos - lover of and betrayed by Queen Isabella, died because of that betrayal, and invited to become a guardian - a job he has taken with high honor and commitment.
Erin Brady - seer - when she touches an object, she can 'see' it's past, who held it, what happened... this 'gift' has caused her grief - starting with an adopted father who rejected her when he could see that she 'saw' him gambling & drinking, lying to his wife... and rejected by her fiance... 5 years earlier she received a letter from her birth mom warning her that her father would kill her on her 30th birthday... and when her 30th bday is a month a way, she is threatened... she tries to hide, but fails...
and 2 weeks to go, she hides in an antique shop, and picks up an old knife - and has a vision of a gorgeous man, on the deck of a sailing ship in the midst of the storm - this vision is different, and the man sees her, then someone plunges the knife she is holding into his back, and he dies as he is tossed overboard... she purchases the knife, then has one more vision, of him present day in San Diego - and she feels moved to go to him, that he can protect her...
Using the knife as a hot or cold finder, she locates him...
there is attraction between them... there is hesitency between them... they can communicate telepathically - he accepts the responsibility to protect her, and to find out what is trying to harm her... he is aware that she is probably his Destined Mate, but he struggles with this... they become lovers - they are submerged in one another, yet still he holds a bit back (the part hurt by Queen Isabella), and ascerts that they will part once she is safe, so that she can live a life free of the stress of his warrior life... hmmmm
so they finally uncover that 30 years earlier, a cult had called for the demon Abaddon - he had taken a psychic woman (Erin's mother) and impregnated her, with the plan that on the dawn of the offspring's birthday, he would kill her and take her power, and lead his legions to conquor the world... another group of people are trying to kill her before her birthday to prevent his taking of her power...
as she struggles with being of demon blood - she confronts Santos with his lack of trust in her... and once he sees his past and how it controls his feelings for Erin, he gives up the pain of Isabella's betrayal, and fully gives his heart to Erin... Santos takes her to his home in Spain, and 2 nights before her birthday, while he is fighting demons, she is pulled into the demon world, captive of her father... when Santos feels her fear, he rushes to her - goes into the demon region, tracks her, fights her father. She, in an effort to protect Santos, and stop her father, thrusts the Isabella knife into her own chest - she dies, Santos kills her father - and she awakens - her true power on her 30th birthday is immortality...
ahhhhh
Erin Brady - seer - when she touches an object, she can 'see' it's past, who held it, what happened... this 'gift' has caused her grief - starting with an adopted father who rejected her when he could see that she 'saw' him gambling & drinking, lying to his wife... and rejected by her fiance... 5 years earlier she received a letter from her birth mom warning her that her father would kill her on her 30th birthday... and when her 30th bday is a month a way, she is threatened... she tries to hide, but fails...
and 2 weeks to go, she hides in an antique shop, and picks up an old knife - and has a vision of a gorgeous man, on the deck of a sailing ship in the midst of the storm - this vision is different, and the man sees her, then someone plunges the knife she is holding into his back, and he dies as he is tossed overboard... she purchases the knife, then has one more vision, of him present day in San Diego - and she feels moved to go to him, that he can protect her...
Using the knife as a hot or cold finder, she locates him...
there is attraction between them... there is hesitency between them... they can communicate telepathically - he accepts the responsibility to protect her, and to find out what is trying to harm her... he is aware that she is probably his Destined Mate, but he struggles with this... they become lovers - they are submerged in one another, yet still he holds a bit back (the part hurt by Queen Isabella), and ascerts that they will part once she is safe, so that she can live a life free of the stress of his warrior life... hmmmm
so they finally uncover that 30 years earlier, a cult had called for the demon Abaddon - he had taken a psychic woman (Erin's mother) and impregnated her, with the plan that on the dawn of the offspring's birthday, he would kill her and take her power, and lead his legions to conquor the world... another group of people are trying to kill her before her birthday to prevent his taking of her power...
as she struggles with being of demon blood - she confronts Santos with his lack of trust in her... and once he sees his past and how it controls his feelings for Erin, he gives up the pain of Isabella's betrayal, and fully gives his heart to Erin... Santos takes her to his home in Spain, and 2 nights before her birthday, while he is fighting demons, she is pulled into the demon world, captive of her father... when Santos feels her fear, he rushes to her - goes into the demon region, tracks her, fights her father. She, in an effort to protect Santos, and stop her father, thrusts the Isabella knife into her own chest - she dies, Santos kills her father - and she awakens - her true power on her 30th birthday is immortality...
ahhhhh
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July 6, 2008
Ini Harlequin Nocturne pertama yang diterbitkan GPU... Asli, bagus. Jarang ada novel yang mengangkat kisah dari dunia "gelap" seperti vampir, iblis, penyihir dan sebagainya.
And guess what? Buat saya, romantika dari dunia ini bagus. Memperkaya daya khayal kita, hehe.
Back to the story, intinya, Erin Brady -menjelang ulang tahunnya yang ke-30, mendapat ancaman pembunuhan dari ayahnya sendiri. Saat dikejar kejar seseorang (or sesuatu?) dia masuk ke toko antik dan menemukan pisau dari abad 15. Ketika memegang pisau tersebut, Erin yang paranormal, segera mengalami penglihatan mengenai apa yang terjadi dengan pisau tersebut di masa lalu.
Erin melihat pembunuhan seorang pria di atas kapal. Selain itu, ia juga melihat pria yang terbunuh tersebut tengah bertarung melawan makhluk aneh di daerah San Diego, California di masa sekarang. Erin kaget dan tidak menyangka pria itu bisa hidup kembali. Mengikuti naluri paranormalnya, Erin menuju ke tempat pria tersebut berada.
Sesampainya di California, Erin mengalami kecelakaan di depan rumah si pria abadi dan diselamatkan oleh pria ini. Ternyata, pria ini adalah Santos, sang penjaga abadi. Pekerjaannya adalah memburu iblis dan mengembalikannya ke dimensi asalnya. Erin pun menceritakan masalah yang menimpanya. Santos bersedia membantu.
Berdasarkan pisau yang nyaris membunuhnya, Erin melihat gambaran di masa lalu, di tanah Irlandia, di mana seseorang sedang dibunuh gerombolan orang yang menonton menyebut kata "Abbadon". Santos segera meminta tolong pada Penjaga Abadi di Irlandia untuk menyelidiki siapa Abbadon.
Terungkap bahwa Abbadon adalah iblis jahat yang berniat menguasai dunia dengan cara memiliki anak dari Breanna Shea -penyihir hebat. Betapa kagetnya Erin ketika mengetahui hal ini, hal ini berarti bahwa dia adalah anak iblis...
Seiring perjalanan Santos dan Erin saling jatuh cinta, tapi Santos tidak ingin mencintai Erin dan tidak mau menyerah pada cintanya karena pernah dikhianati oleh pacarnya di masa lalu. Bahkan, terbunuhnya Santos di abad ke 15 karena pacarnya tersebut.
Satu hari menjelang ultah, Erin diculik Abbadon untuk dibunuh. Santos pun segera mengejar Erin dan bertempur melawan Abbadon. Menjelang fajar ulang tahun Erin, Abbadon terbunuh oleh Santos, Erin pun juga membunuh dirinya sendiri dengan harapan bahwa Abbadon tidak akan menguasai dunia dengan terbunuhnya Erin.
Tetapi, di sinilah keajaiban terjadi. Karena Erin membunuh dirinya sesaat sebelum fajar, maka Erin pun bisa hidup kembali, bahkan kehidupannya abadi. Hal ini diperkuat pula dengan matinya Abbadon. Erin dan Santos pun hidup bahagia...
And guess what? Buat saya, romantika dari dunia ini bagus. Memperkaya daya khayal kita, hehe.
Back to the story, intinya, Erin Brady -menjelang ulang tahunnya yang ke-30, mendapat ancaman pembunuhan dari ayahnya sendiri. Saat dikejar kejar seseorang (or sesuatu?) dia masuk ke toko antik dan menemukan pisau dari abad 15. Ketika memegang pisau tersebut, Erin yang paranormal, segera mengalami penglihatan mengenai apa yang terjadi dengan pisau tersebut di masa lalu.
Erin melihat pembunuhan seorang pria di atas kapal. Selain itu, ia juga melihat pria yang terbunuh tersebut tengah bertarung melawan makhluk aneh di daerah San Diego, California di masa sekarang. Erin kaget dan tidak menyangka pria itu bisa hidup kembali. Mengikuti naluri paranormalnya, Erin menuju ke tempat pria tersebut berada.
Sesampainya di California, Erin mengalami kecelakaan di depan rumah si pria abadi dan diselamatkan oleh pria ini. Ternyata, pria ini adalah Santos, sang penjaga abadi. Pekerjaannya adalah memburu iblis dan mengembalikannya ke dimensi asalnya. Erin pun menceritakan masalah yang menimpanya. Santos bersedia membantu.
Berdasarkan pisau yang nyaris membunuhnya, Erin melihat gambaran di masa lalu, di tanah Irlandia, di mana seseorang sedang dibunuh gerombolan orang yang menonton menyebut kata "Abbadon". Santos segera meminta tolong pada Penjaga Abadi di Irlandia untuk menyelidiki siapa Abbadon.
Terungkap bahwa Abbadon adalah iblis jahat yang berniat menguasai dunia dengan cara memiliki anak dari Breanna Shea -penyihir hebat. Betapa kagetnya Erin ketika mengetahui hal ini, hal ini berarti bahwa dia adalah anak iblis...
Seiring perjalanan Santos dan Erin saling jatuh cinta, tapi Santos tidak ingin mencintai Erin dan tidak mau menyerah pada cintanya karena pernah dikhianati oleh pacarnya di masa lalu. Bahkan, terbunuhnya Santos di abad ke 15 karena pacarnya tersebut.
Satu hari menjelang ultah, Erin diculik Abbadon untuk dibunuh. Santos pun segera mengejar Erin dan bertempur melawan Abbadon. Menjelang fajar ulang tahun Erin, Abbadon terbunuh oleh Santos, Erin pun juga membunuh dirinya sendiri dengan harapan bahwa Abbadon tidak akan menguasai dunia dengan terbunuhnya Erin.
Tetapi, di sinilah keajaiban terjadi. Karena Erin membunuh dirinya sesaat sebelum fajar, maka Erin pun bisa hidup kembali, bahkan kehidupannya abadi. Hal ini diperkuat pula dengan matinya Abbadon. Erin dan Santos pun hidup bahagia...
April 2, 2012
Berawal dari sebuah surat yang diterima Erin Brady dari ibu kandung yang tak pernah ditemuinya, isi surat itu tertulis:
"Anakku tersayang, walaupun aku belum pernah menggendongmu dalam pelukanku, cintaku untukmu takkan pernah pudar. Aku mengirimkan surat ini sebagai peringatan, pada ulang tahunmu yang ke-30, ayah kandungmu akan datang. Dia akan menyerap kemampuan paranormalmu, kemudian membunuhmu. Kau harus melindungi diri sebagaimana yang pernah kulakukan sebelumnya dengan memberikanmu kepada orang lain untuk diasuh. Ketahuilah bahwa aku akan selalu mencintaimu.
ibumu
Breanna Shea"
Dan menjelang ulang tahunnya yang ke-30, pesan yang disampaikan ibu kandungnya benar-benar terjadi, teror mulai diterima Erin, sehingga ia terpaksa meninggalkan rumah dan pekerjaan yang dicintainya, Takdir mempertemukannya dengan seorang Ricardo Esteban Amadeo Santos Sang Penjaga Abadi(Tahun Kelahiran: 1459, Tahun Kematian: 1492, Tahun Kelahiran Kembali: 1492).
Santos seorang pria Spanyol kelahiran 1459, Ia adalah awak kapal Nina, kapal yang mengawasi pelayaran Columbus menemukan dunia baru, karena hubungan cinta terlarangnya dengan ratu Isabella, ia dibunuh demi menyelamatkan muka Ratu Isabella atas perselingkuhan yang telah diketahui oleh suami Ratu Isabella (Fernando II dari Aragon).
Kejadian-kejadian penting dalam masa pemerintahan Isabella (lahir di Madrigal de las Altas Torres, 22 April 1451 – meninggal di Medina del Campo, 26 November 1504 pada umur 53 tahun) dari Kastilia adalah diselesaikannya Reconquista dengan mengalahkan Sultan Granada Muhammad XII (Sultan Boabdil), penjelajahan Christopher Columbus, serta pengusiran umat Muslim dan Yahudi dari Spanyol (Inkuisisi Spanyol). Ketiga peristiwa ini terjadi pada tahun 1492.
Kembali ke kisah Erin, dengan ancaman yang semakin mendekat menjelang ulang tahunnya, mampukah Santos melindungi Erin..???
atau Santos ditakdirkan untuk hidup sendirian selamanya..
"Anakku tersayang, walaupun aku belum pernah menggendongmu dalam pelukanku, cintaku untukmu takkan pernah pudar. Aku mengirimkan surat ini sebagai peringatan, pada ulang tahunmu yang ke-30, ayah kandungmu akan datang. Dia akan menyerap kemampuan paranormalmu, kemudian membunuhmu. Kau harus melindungi diri sebagaimana yang pernah kulakukan sebelumnya dengan memberikanmu kepada orang lain untuk diasuh. Ketahuilah bahwa aku akan selalu mencintaimu.
ibumu
Breanna Shea"
Dan menjelang ulang tahunnya yang ke-30, pesan yang disampaikan ibu kandungnya benar-benar terjadi, teror mulai diterima Erin, sehingga ia terpaksa meninggalkan rumah dan pekerjaan yang dicintainya, Takdir mempertemukannya dengan seorang Ricardo Esteban Amadeo Santos Sang Penjaga Abadi(Tahun Kelahiran: 1459, Tahun Kematian: 1492, Tahun Kelahiran Kembali: 1492).
Santos seorang pria Spanyol kelahiran 1459, Ia adalah awak kapal Nina, kapal yang mengawasi pelayaran Columbus menemukan dunia baru, karena hubungan cinta terlarangnya dengan ratu Isabella, ia dibunuh demi menyelamatkan muka Ratu Isabella atas perselingkuhan yang telah diketahui oleh suami Ratu Isabella (Fernando II dari Aragon).
Kejadian-kejadian penting dalam masa pemerintahan Isabella (lahir di Madrigal de las Altas Torres, 22 April 1451 – meninggal di Medina del Campo, 26 November 1504 pada umur 53 tahun) dari Kastilia adalah diselesaikannya Reconquista dengan mengalahkan Sultan Granada Muhammad XII (Sultan Boabdil), penjelajahan Christopher Columbus, serta pengusiran umat Muslim dan Yahudi dari Spanyol (Inkuisisi Spanyol). Ketiga peristiwa ini terjadi pada tahun 1492.
Kembali ke kisah Erin, dengan ancaman yang semakin mendekat menjelang ulang tahunnya, mampukah Santos melindungi Erin..???
atau Santos ditakdirkan untuk hidup sendirian selamanya..
August 23, 2012
Nemu di rak obralan Gramedia depan Sarinah Malang. Pertama kali nyobain Harlequin Nocturne karena pertimbangan genre PNR-nya. PNR itu salah satu genre favoritku, dan karena tempatnya di rak obralan, ya dibeli aja :p
Erin Brady. Di usianya yang ketiga puluh ayahnya bakal ngerebut kekuatan paranormalnya. Dia dikejar-kejar sama 'anak buah' ayahnya dan sejak ultahnya makin deket dia jadi sering dikuntit dan juga nyaris tewas karena percobaan pembunuhan. Saat sembunyi ke Maine, Erin nyentuh pisau punya Ricardo Santos dan Erin kelempar ke masa lima abad yang lalu, saat Santos mati. Erin jadi percaya Santos bakalan bisa ngelindungin dia, jadi Erin pergi nyariin si Santos.
Lima abad yang lalu Santos ketemu sama 'bayangan' Erin, nggak tahu kalau ternyata Erin itu pasangannya. Santos Penjaga Abadi, pembasmi iblis, dan dia nggak kepengen perasaannya ke Erin bikin dia distracted dari tugasnya sebagai Penjaga Abadi.
Ceritanya biasa aja sih, tapi lumayan bagus. Agak tipikal deh: ceweknya nyaris mati, damsel in distress, ketemu si cowok yang ternyata abadi dan bersedia ngelindungin si cewek, sparks fly, dan bham! Mereka akhirnya saling tertarik. Harlequin bagus juga, bikin genre 'dewasa' tapi PNR. Lumayan lah biar nggak bosen sama buku-buku PNR YA. Endingnya juga masuk akal banget. Kan ada banyak yang endingnya ternyata maksa dan kelihatan aneh banget, tapi Nevermore endingnya nggak maksa.
Ada lanjutannya ya? Well, sayang banget aku belinya obralan, jadi nggak ada lanjutannya, bahkan kalaupun aku nyari *cemberut*
Erin Brady. Di usianya yang ketiga puluh ayahnya bakal ngerebut kekuatan paranormalnya. Dia dikejar-kejar sama 'anak buah' ayahnya dan sejak ultahnya makin deket dia jadi sering dikuntit dan juga nyaris tewas karena percobaan pembunuhan. Saat sembunyi ke Maine, Erin nyentuh pisau punya Ricardo Santos dan Erin kelempar ke masa lima abad yang lalu, saat Santos mati. Erin jadi percaya Santos bakalan bisa ngelindungin dia, jadi Erin pergi nyariin si Santos.
Lima abad yang lalu Santos ketemu sama 'bayangan' Erin, nggak tahu kalau ternyata Erin itu pasangannya. Santos Penjaga Abadi, pembasmi iblis, dan dia nggak kepengen perasaannya ke Erin bikin dia distracted dari tugasnya sebagai Penjaga Abadi.
Ceritanya biasa aja sih, tapi lumayan bagus. Agak tipikal deh: ceweknya nyaris mati, damsel in distress, ketemu si cowok yang ternyata abadi dan bersedia ngelindungin si cewek, sparks fly, dan bham! Mereka akhirnya saling tertarik. Harlequin bagus juga, bikin genre 'dewasa' tapi PNR. Lumayan lah biar nggak bosen sama buku-buku PNR YA. Endingnya juga masuk akal banget. Kan ada banyak yang endingnya ternyata maksa dan kelihatan aneh banget, tapi Nevermore endingnya nggak maksa.
Ada lanjutannya ya? Well, sayang banget aku belinya obralan, jadi nggak ada lanjutannya, bahkan kalaupun aku nyari *cemberut*
September 13, 2023
Nocturne pertama keluaran GPU yang aku baca :D
Setelah banyak baca genre PNR dan UF, yang ini ternyata biasa - biasa aja :P
Formulanya sama aja kayak biasanya, yang cewe diincer kekuatan jahat, yang cowo abadi pisan. Cewe suka sama cowok, cowoknya menolak mati- matian, karena ga mau cewenya terancam bahaya, lagian dy kan udah kakek - kakek, walo aslinya masih ganteng inside =)). Dan ditutup sama happy ending, karena.. apalah arti genre Paranormal ROMANCE, kalo ga ada hepi ending. Walo sedikit maksa kadang - kadang.
Herannya tetep aja suka bacanya, hehehe.
Dan, baru teringat kalau Nevermore ini sebenarnya bisa masuk dalam daftar buku - buku yang berkesan dan membuatku suka sama genre PNR. Nevermore juga buku yang aku baca saat menjalani operasi dulu di RS dan kekurangan bahan bacaan. Jadi mikir, emak dulu mungkin bakalan shock tahu anaknya sudab doyan baca Harlequin dengan adegan ranjang yang wow, wow, wow :)). Atau, mungkin itu juga kenapa pas abis resepsi nikah kemaren ga dikasih wejangan sama sekali karena dianggap sudah tahu X))
Setelah banyak baca genre PNR dan UF, yang ini ternyata biasa - biasa aja :P
Formulanya sama aja kayak biasanya, yang cewe diincer kekuatan jahat, yang cowo abadi pisan. Cewe suka sama cowok, cowoknya menolak mati- matian, karena ga mau cewenya terancam bahaya, lagian dy kan udah kakek - kakek, walo aslinya masih ganteng inside =)). Dan ditutup sama happy ending, karena.. apalah arti genre Paranormal ROMANCE, kalo ga ada hepi ending. Walo sedikit maksa kadang - kadang.
Herannya tetep aja suka bacanya, hehehe.
Dan, baru teringat kalau Nevermore ini sebenarnya bisa masuk dalam daftar buku - buku yang berkesan dan membuatku suka sama genre PNR. Nevermore juga buku yang aku baca saat menjalani operasi dulu di RS dan kekurangan bahan bacaan. Jadi mikir, emak dulu mungkin bakalan shock tahu anaknya sudab doyan baca Harlequin dengan adegan ranjang yang wow, wow, wow :)). Atau, mungkin itu juga kenapa pas abis resepsi nikah kemaren ga dikasih wejangan sama sekali karena dianggap sudah tahu X))
June 26, 2013
Sang Penjaga Abadi tidak bisa menjadi tua, tidak bisa mati, sudah berumur lebih dari lima ratus tahun, mengalami pengkhianatan dari wanita yang dulunya ia bersiap untuk melindungi wanita itu dengan taruhan nyawa.
Namun dua kali bertemu dengan gadis bermata hijau yang selalu menghantui pikiran Sang Penjaga Abadi, Santos, akhirnya diketemukan oleh gadis itu.
Erin, gadis yang memiliki bakat dapat mengetahui masa lalu suatu benda ketika menyentuhnya, akhirnya memutuskan bahwa ia harus bertemu dengan petarung gagah yang mati dibunuh dan jatuh ke laut itu untuk membantunya agar tidak dibunuh oleh ayahnya.
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rasanya alurnya sedikit lambat, atau mungkin juga karena rasanya aku bacanya terlalu lama dari biasanya (gara-gara tugas -.-) tapi yah memang ceritanya tidak terlalu menggugahku kaya yang lain, makanya bacanya bisa melar.
Tapi secara keseluruhan, cukup rame, walau aku sudah ada pikiran mengenai identitas Erin--dan ternyata benar.
Namun dua kali bertemu dengan gadis bermata hijau yang selalu menghantui pikiran Sang Penjaga Abadi, Santos, akhirnya diketemukan oleh gadis itu.
Erin, gadis yang memiliki bakat dapat mengetahui masa lalu suatu benda ketika menyentuhnya, akhirnya memutuskan bahwa ia harus bertemu dengan petarung gagah yang mati dibunuh dan jatuh ke laut itu untuk membantunya agar tidak dibunuh oleh ayahnya.
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rasanya alurnya sedikit lambat, atau mungkin juga karena rasanya aku bacanya terlalu lama dari biasanya (gara-gara tugas -.-) tapi yah memang ceritanya tidak terlalu menggugahku kaya yang lain, makanya bacanya bisa melar.
Tapi secara keseluruhan, cukup rame, walau aku sudah ada pikiran mengenai identitas Erin--dan ternyata benar.
August 1, 2015
Not as interesting as the first one. Maybe because Erin had one too many stupid moments. And I'm disappointed at Santos' character.
From the first book, the way he interacted with Kieran, I was expecting him to be more laid back and fun but turned out he was more overbearing and full of noble stupidity shit.
The author use 'even though we're destined mate I decided you have no place in my warrior life aka I'm terrified of commitment so after this is over we'll go separate ways oh the pain but alpha male knows what's best' formula that's too similar to the first book. What's worse was when Kieran decided this he was yet to acknowledge his love for Julie, where as Santos declared his love first and get I love you too from Erin but still insisted that they can't be together.
Well, he finally face his feeling for her, then there's an intens fight with the demon and HEA but I've lost interest.
From the first book, the way he interacted with Kieran, I was expecting him to be more laid back and fun but turned out he was more overbearing and full of noble stupidity shit.
The author use 'even though we're destined mate I decided you have no place in my warrior life aka I'm terrified of commitment so after this is over we'll go separate ways oh the pain but alpha male knows what's best' formula that's too similar to the first book. What's worse was when Kieran decided this he was yet to acknowledge his love for Julie, where as Santos declared his love first and get I love you too from Erin but still insisted that they can't be together.
Well, he finally face his feeling for her, then there's an intens fight with the demon and HEA but I've lost interest.
June 19, 2011
ga sia2 nunggu & kumpulin uang buat beli buku ini. sesuai yg diharapkan, it was cool. action ma romance-nya kuat & seimbang. pasti lebih bagus lagi kalo iblisnya lebih jelas deskripsinya & lebih mengancam. & 1 lagi, pasti lebih bagus kalo Erin harus lebih berusaha untuk meyakinkan Santos tentang masa lalu yg harus dilepasin, tentang Isabella & sebagainya. nilai + karena Santos manggil Erin dgn sebutan querida walau dia belum bisa ngelepas masalalu. nilai + lg karena Santos bisa mengakui perasaan nya (te amo) pada saat kenangan ttg Isabella masih ada di pikirannya.
April 1, 2009
He's Santos, a Spaniard who died on his way to America aboard the Nina. He choose to come back and fight as an immortal warrior.
She's Erin Brady and several people seem to want her dead. Something will happen on her thirtieth birthday and some people want it to come to pass and there are others who want it stopped.
There are brainless moments on both their parts but the ending was excellent. People making some very very hard decisions and sticking with them.
She's Erin Brady and several people seem to want her dead. Something will happen on her thirtieth birthday and some people want it to come to pass and there are others who want it stopped.
There are brainless moments on both their parts but the ending was excellent. People making some very very hard decisions and sticking with them.
August 15, 2017
Membaca novel ini serasa nonton serial TV Buffy atau Angel. Immortal warrior versus demon, gitu lo. Tapi di samping cerita berantem supernaturalnya, porsi adegan-dewasa-di-atas-17-tahun-nya makan 50% dari halaman yang ada, jadi... aku melanggar niat sendiri untuk nggak baca roman berbumbu gini selama bulan puasa... Untung dibacanya setelah buka sih...
Kesimpulan akhir, biasa aja sih...
Kesimpulan akhir, biasa aja sih...
July 30, 2008
walau alur ceritanya kayak charmed tapi bagus juga
June 29, 2009
But I've read the Indonesian one (from Gramedia Pustaka Utama)
December 3, 2009
baca bukunya kayak nonton pelem action...bener2 keren si santos nya hohoho...
October 5, 2010
baru sempet baca sekarang stelah dibeli lama ^^ nga ngecewain bukunya. bagus ^^
September 5, 2013
harlequin pertama yg gue baca. dan bukan selera gue. gak tamat bacanya. cuma sampe setengah. sampe adegan romannya berlembar-lembar. :))
June 30, 2008
How Romantic...
June 25, 2011
it was good, but took to long to read-couldn't keep focus
January 8, 2012
lumayan bagus novel ini,seru n romannya terasa.
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