Name: The Watcher
ISBN: 9781101208649

Jeanne C. Stein

Newly-made vampire Anna has become a Watcher-one of the supernatural world's enforcers- even as she fights to control her vampiric rage. When a series of very dangerous events threatens to draw out her unstable powers, her Watcher mentor sends her away for her own safety. But if there's one thing Anna has always been able to find, it's trouble.

The Watcher

Anna, a Watcher who keeps supernatural criminals in check, finds herself unable to control her rage as her lover, a DEA agent, disappears, a serial killer terrorizes San Francisco, and a Wiccan sorceress plans to raise up a demon.

Jo H

More random thoughts
1) More nasty female characters. Where's Anna's female friends? Or any female character of substance that is not antagonistic or downright villainous? I want more Sorrell for example.
2) I do like that Anna is a fairly sexually active (she is vampire now after all) but that so far there is very little romance in the series. (I read romance genre books for that).
3) The action ramped up a bit for me in this one, but yet again, it was obvious from the start who at least one of the villains was.
4) Why lie to Anna about David? Totally unnecessary.
5) I am liking the world more and more in each book. I like the very animalistic nature of the vampires, that some of the common preconceptions are carried out in this world (like not eating solids, like garlic-phobia) but also that some are subverted (like day walking). But the lack of reflection thing doesn't make sense, especially given that they still photograph in stills and on video.
6) I think this is the one where we meet a black character. A police officer who appears in one very short scene. No sign of any other POC characters yet though that I can recall.
7) Why are (almost) all of the villains Hispanic? Why Why does Anna seem to hate Mexico so much still but ends up going there?

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