So the novel we have here today is Sherrilyn Kenyon’s “One Silent Night.” This is Strykerius’ (Stryker’s) story, along with his ex-wife. The opening premise of the story is for Stryker to summon War (not the God of War, Ares, but the actual Titan, if memory serves me correctly) so War would kill Acheron and Nick (recurring Dark-Hunter series characters). However, there is a small catch to this plan. War will fulfill Stryker’s request, however, he will also destroy Stryker as well as the world, because War can’t really be controlled.
A minor spar breaks out between the Dark-Hunter and Daimon worlds. Someone (either Artemis or Apollymi) summons Zephyra (Stryker’s ex-wife) to take Stryker down and kill him. At first, I saw her as a really static character. I pictured her as a short, brunette girl. I was wrong. She’s described as pale and blonde later on. She seemed neutral at first, with her allegiance sworn to Artemis (kind of…Artemis gave her and her daughter shelter, but still treats them like crap).
But once Stryker sees his ex-wife, they duel. Stryker wins, and for two weeks, he tries to win back his ex-wife’s heart. Oh, and he finds out that the daughter Zephyra has, is actually HIS child. And her name is Medea! There’s some reference to Greek poets in here, and I just wanna point out that “Medea” is actually a play by Euripedes. I know, I had a full research project on this play two years ago and STILL have the portfolio for it.
The story with Zephyra is that she is a “woman scorned,” just like the Medea of Euripedes lore. Stryker left her when they were both married young (around the age of fourteen) because Stryker was scared to stand up to his daddy, Apollo. For centuries, Zephyra had to raise her daughter alone. Medea had a husband and her own child, both of which were killed.
During the “family time” with Phyra, Medea, and Stryker, Medea is caught in the middle of whatever her parents are doing (she walks in on them naked, and Stryker pretty much talks about sex with his ex wife in front of their daughter, which grosses her out). This is pretty damn funny. Additionally, there’s a line in the book where Medea says she doesn’t want some stranger in her bed (one of Stryker’s guards), to which Stryker pretty much responds he’s proud of his newfound daughter for saying that.
We find out that Stryker pretty much is vulnerable when it comes to Zephyra. He actually kept a few mementos of her – including a painted tile of her portrait, the green ribbon she wore in her hair to her wedding, and her wedding ring that she threw at Stryker before he left her. When Phyra finds out about this, she gets flattered but doesn’t know whether or not she really wants to stay with Stryker. Half of her wants to kill him, and the other half wants to fuck him.
As for Stryker himself, he wants to fuck her, and let his honor dictate that he let Zephyra kill him.
Blah, blah, blah, blah, War. Blah, blah, blah, blah demonic attack…and dude, you would NOT believe how War gets killed in the end. It’s like, WTF?
A minor spar breaks out between the Dark-Hunter and Daimon worlds. Someone (either Artemis or Apollymi) summons Zephyra (Stryker’s ex-wife) to take Stryker down and kill him. At first, I saw her as a really static character. I pictured her as a short, brunette girl. I was wrong. She’s described as pale and blonde later on. She seemed neutral at first, with her allegiance sworn to Artemis (kind of…Artemis gave her and her daughter shelter, but still treats them like crap).
But once Stryker sees his ex-wife, they duel. Stryker wins, and for two weeks, he tries to win back his ex-wife’s heart. Oh, and he finds out that the daughter Zephyra has, is actually HIS child. And her name is Medea! There’s some reference to Greek poets in here, and I just wanna point out that “Medea” is actually a play by Euripedes. I know, I had a full research project on this play two years ago and STILL have the portfolio for it.
The story with Zephyra is that she is a “woman scorned,” just like the Medea of Euripedes lore. Stryker left her when they were both married young (around the age of fourteen) because Stryker was scared to stand up to his daddy, Apollo. For centuries, Zephyra had to raise her daughter alone. Medea had a husband and her own child, both of which were killed.
During the “family time” with Phyra, Medea, and Stryker, Medea is caught in the middle of whatever her parents are doing (she walks in on them naked, and Stryker pretty much talks about sex with his ex wife in front of their daughter, which grosses her out). This is pretty damn funny. Additionally, there’s a line in the book where Medea says she doesn’t want some stranger in her bed (one of Stryker’s guards), to which Stryker pretty much responds he’s proud of his newfound daughter for saying that.
We find out that Stryker pretty much is vulnerable when it comes to Zephyra. He actually kept a few mementos of her – including a painted tile of her portrait, the green ribbon she wore in her hair to her wedding, and her wedding ring that she threw at Stryker before he left her. When Phyra finds out about this, she gets flattered but doesn’t know whether or not she really wants to stay with Stryker. Half of her wants to kill him, and the other half wants to fuck him.
As for Stryker himself, he wants to fuck her, and let his honor dictate that he let Zephyra kill him.
Blah, blah, blah, blah, War. Blah, blah, blah, blah demonic attack…and dude, you would NOT believe how War gets killed in the end. It’s like, WTF?
Okay, so this isn’t the most creative blog I’ve written. I don’t mean to say that this book is boring, but as my first actual Sherrilyn Kenyon novel (not counting the Dark-Hunter MANGA or her MacAllisters/Brotherhood of the Sword) – okay correction, my first Dark-Hunter novel, this is pretty damn funny, witty, and sexy, all rolled into one. It wasn’t boring, but we all know that I’m not much of a critic.
“Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.” Damn straight.
“Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.” Damn straight.
Anyway, it's almost 11:00pm. I'll try to do better on future reviews, but don't expect much from me. I started Kat Martin's "Reese's Bride" tonight, but didn't get very far. It will have to wait till Lent is over. Which is fine by me because I definitely need to get cracking down on schoolwork.
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