Derik's Bane (Berkley Sensation)
by MaryJanice Davidson
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Author: MaryJanice DavidsonEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-01-04
ISBN: 0425199975
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Berkley
Book Reviews of Derik's Bane (Berkley Sensation)
Book Review: Not nearly as good as prior Wyndham Werewolf stories
Summary: 3 Stars
Could my three year love affair with MJD's books be on the skids? Well, it needs some counciling or therapy at the very least. I was really disappointed in this book, which I had been looking forward to for over a year. It's plot is thin and silly and though Derik is totally lovable, Sara is the same cookie cutter heroine that has become standard in MJD's books. Yes, it's full of her trademark snarky humour and pop culture references (especially Food Network's annoyingly perky and extremely over-exposed Rachael Ray), but those alone can't carry a book. After the terrific first Wyndham Werewolves story, Love's Prisoner from Secrets Volume 6 as well as others including Jared's Wolf from Secrets 8, I had expected the same mix of werewolf lore, steamy sex and suspense. I found little of any of that in this book, however.
The basic storyline is that Derik Gardner, who had grown up within the Wyndham werewolf pack, has begun to show signs of turning alpha, picking fights with his packleader and best friend Michael Wyndham for no good reason. Derik does not want to fight or challenge Michael for leadership of the pack and so he jumps at a mission to kill one Sara Gunn who is supposedly the reincarnation of Morgan Le Fay and whose presence signals that the end of the world is coming - and soon.
Derik sets out for California to complete his mission, but when he meets Sara he cannot bring himself to kill her. She's just too pretty and she smells too good! Together they decide to confront the evil that plans to use Sara for it's own ends and to save the world. Along the way Sara and Derik share snarky banter and a little steamy sex and eventually fall in love. But can they save the world?
I don't get this latest trend that has King Arthur, his knights and Camelot as some paranormal plot device (I didn't particularly care for it in Angela Knight's Master of the Night either). Here we get some convoluted story of Arthur's followers trying to bring him back to life or some such thing and I just found it a bit silly is all. Usually I grab MJD's books and devour them immediately, but after this one, I find that I'm not doing that. As a matter of fact I still haven't read Hello, Gorgeous! and I've had that for over a month. Not a good sign for me. I can only hope that this is a temporary slump and that forthcoming MJD books will be up to the standard of books like Undead and Unwed, Thief of Hearts, Love Lies, etc.
I especially look forward to her three story anthology Really Unusual Bad Boys (10/05) which includes a reissue of short story Canis Royal: Bridefight and two more shorts about shapeshifters in a place called the Sandlands.
Summary of Derik's Bane (Berkley Sensation)
Derik's a werewolf with alpha issues--and a body to die for.
Sara is the personification of unspeakable evil--and smells like roses.
Now if they could just stop drooling over each other long enough to save the world.
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