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Rogue Rider (2012)

by Larissa Ione(Favorite Author)

4.39 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0749955570 (ISBN13: 9780749955571)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Piatkus

series

Lords of Deliverance

review 1: Jillian comes across a large naked man in deep Colorado snow, pushes the logs off her sled and rolls him on, taking him back to her cabin. Good care revives him and he says his name is Reseph. His lack of inhibitions is worrying and he also seems to have amnesia. Jillian tries to keep control of the situation, very much alone with this stranger.A fallen angel meanwhile is conversing with a friend from which we learn that the man is one of the Four Horsemen from the Book of Revelations. Angels and demons are his way of life. Prior to this novel, the world it seems was under siege by vicious demons, and nobody knows why they disappeared.Jillian drives Reseph into town and buys him some clothes, takes him to the sheriff. He wants to stay with her but for all she knows, he cou... moreld be a serial killer, though a hot one. Later that night, the stranger reappears at her cabin. Jillian welcomes him, because she's just found that some neighbours have been killed, and the demons have returned... but maybe she's trusting the wrong man....The paranormal side of ROGUE RIDER is surreal, with fallen angels throwing barbecue parties where hellhound pups cavort with kids while angels grill hotdogs. Names like Pestilence, Harvester and Thanatos give it an inaccessible feel but the characters are complex ones with a background in earlier parts of the 'Lords of Deliverance' series. Read as a standalone it is hard to get into the paranormal aspect but Jillian's story grounds us in her reality. She's a fine tough female, shooting a demon without hesitation.Strong language, explicit sex and gory deaths of people and animals mean this book won't suit everyone. Those who enjoy a horror read will like ROGUE RIDER but I'm just not into horror, and I had not read any of the earlier ones, so I would advise getting the earlier books first.
review 2: As enjoyable as any of the other Lords of Deliverance or Demonica series, but I did have a hard time getting into this one at first. I hadn't read any books in the series in a while, so I had to struggle to remember some of the characters, situations, and conflicts at times. Ione did a good job of jogging my memory for the most part, but every once in a while I was a bit disengaged from the story. I also sometimes questioned characters' motivations and decisions, but it all came together for me eventually. I do really appreciate how Ione ties in all the secondary and tertiary characters and how she brings back some of the primary characters from previous books in the series. I got to know them so well in previous books, I'm happy to check in with them and see how they're still doing. I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the series. less

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