I have lots of mixed feelings about this one. I liked how the plot drew upon the series' own continuity (view spoiler)[(Gerry Wallace's tranq mix and I have lots of mixed feelings about this one. I liked how the plot drew upon the series' own continuity (view spoiler)[(Gerry Wallace's tranq mix and general treachery) (hide spoiler)]. I also liked where the novel avoided revisiting old ground. We've had so many books about Mercy's conflicted feelings about becoming part of Adam's pack that it was good that Briggs' didn't feel the need to go over that again (well, not too much). On the downside, the pacing was very strange. (view spoiler)[I think the last-minute shift from human antagonists (the rogue Cantrip agents) to supernatural ones (oh, wait, vampires were pulling the strings after all!) was supposed to feel like a huge plot twist. It felt more like a letdown. I didn't care about William Frost as a villain: he was introduced so late in the novel and I remembered very little of his brief earlier appearance in the series. The final confrontation didn't have much meaning for me. (hide spoiler)]
Overall, I think Fair Game (Briggs' most recent novel in her other series set in this 'verse) was a better read. Its endgame set up some really interesting developments for later books, and I wish this novel had done more to capitalize on that. ...more
This was a generally unobjectionable way to while away a sunny afternoon, though I am already forgetting the plot. That said, perhaps I should have giThis was a generally unobjectionable way to while away a sunny afternoon, though I am already forgetting the plot. That said, perhaps I should have given it an extra star for the intense schadenfreude I am feeling while reading other people's reviews. ...more
I don't know why I keep reading Krentz/Quick's new books, as she keeps writing the same one over and over again. Habit, I guess?I don't know why I keep reading Krentz/Quick's new books, as she keeps writing the same one over and over again. Habit, I guess?...more
Eh, how did this get two starred reviews? JAK's books are solid guilty pleasure reads for me, most enjoyable when she makes me believe in the chemistrEh, how did this get two starred reviews? JAK's books are solid guilty pleasure reads for me, most enjoyable when she makes me believe in the chemistry of the leads. That doesn't happen here: Krentz doesn't make me believe in Judson's and Gwen's attraction, but rather introduces it as a fact which happen before the book begins. Overall, Krentz has done all this better before....more
Better than I expected! When I read #11 in this series, series fatigue had definitely set in--it felt like Harris had written herself into a lot of coBetter than I expected! When I read #11 in this series, series fatigue had definitely set in--it felt like Harris had written herself into a lot of corners, and that left her going in circles with not very interesting characters. This is better: it benefits from a tighter focus on Sookie's main circle, and it shakes up her world in fairly meaningful ways by the end. (view spoiler)[Obviously, the writing was on the wall for the end of Sookie and Eric's relationship in the last book, but I am so relieved to see it gone, even if it took most of this book for it to actually happen! (hide spoiler)] This series is still fluff, but at least it's entertaining fluff again....more
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