Night Fall: A Novel

I really liked this book from beginning to end. The hero (Simon) and heroine (Kess) were likeable characters, with different background story lines that I liked, it made it different (not cookie cutter) and interesting. (no spoilers, but Simon was having issues with his Psi Powers but didnt fall into the woe is me role, and what power he did have was very unique from the other TFLAC books, and Kess was just a 3 dimensional heroine flaws and all, not all good not all bad, just interesting and funny and you rooted for her... As a avid reader, they are all the same after awhile especiallhy if you read alot of the same genre....But this was what I was looking for.. Interesting and a good read, not confusing not too deep just fun and well written..

Night Fall is the start of a new trilogy into the same world that her Edge books (Edge of Danger, et al) are in. While I enjoyed all the Edge books, I found this book both a bit confusing and a bit lacking.

I've never preferred books where the hero and heroine and lusting each other through every page from the minute they met and yet have no idea what the other is like other than their looks. While the heroine of this book is very open and I feel that the hero knows her fairly well by the end, I don't believe that the heroine knows him except through her own (perhaps) rose coloured glasses. Of course we, as the reader, know that he's a great guy so I suppose that we shouldn't concern ourselves about this. This takes about a half point off my rating.

The book seems to contradict itself at times such as whether or not Simon and Nomis can or cannot be in basically the same place. It's stated early that they cannot, but later they are. Is it "just not a good idea" because of other people seeing them together or is there a reason that they shouldn't be close to each other? Again that's another half point.

The major conflict at the end was difficult for me to follow and I wish that it had been clearer what was happening. Another half point.

There seemed to be little to no character development. The two main characters were developed somewhat, but no one else. A chapter in the beginning showing the medical team interacting so that we could get to know the two missing doctors would have been nice. A little more about the president (a very one dimensional character) would also have been nice, although perhaps he was supposed to have no real personality or mind. I don't know. It was strange to have a book take place in Africa and yet not really see a single African character. The no personality president doesn't count.

This was an okay read. I liked the main characters and generally enjoyed reading their story. I will certainly get the next book in the series and hope for a better read. Perhaps the faults and missing parts of this book will be better explained with the following books. that has certainly happened before.

Atlanta based public relations expert Kess Goodall refused to allow the city's PR community to destroy her though they shut her out of jobs after her latest insane stunt led to her firing; instead she accepted a PR position in Central West Africa. The President of Mallaruza Abioyne Bongani hired her to help him with his reelection campaign.

Abi also asked his college roommate Terrorist Force Logistic Assault Command (T-FLAC) psi operative Simon Blackthorne to investigate the recent increase in border fights and raids with the Hureni; Abi, a half-wizard, believes a full wizard may be behind the attacks so he wants a friendly full blooded wizard on his side just in case. Simon quietly investigates the incidents seeking magical remnants. He and Kess are attracted to one another, but avoid one another until a bloodbath by machetes followed by scavengers of workers bring them together.

The latest T-FLAC romantic suspense thriller (see WHITE HEAT and HOT ICE) is an exciting African adventure that blends some magic with non stop action. The story line is fast-paced from the moment the lead couple discovers the gruesome massacre and never slows down. Enhancing the tale is the often humorous gender war between these polar opposites as Simon introduces Kess to the notion that there is a lot more under the sun than science.

Harriet Klausner