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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Review: Blue Fall by BB Griffith
Blue Fall
Author: B. B. Griffith
Release Date: Sept. 1, 2011
Publisher: Griffith Publishing
The Tournament #1
ISBN: #978-0982481748
Genre: Sci-fi/Thriller
Format(s): Paperback (514 pgs.), e-book
Book Source: Publisher/Author
About the book:
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"There was a time...long ago, when whole nations, entire races of people, pinned their hopes and futures on individual warriors. Whole wars were won and lost on the outcome of a single battle between heroes. Entire countries were moved. Empires rose and fell..."
In Blue Fall, that time has come again.
A routine investigation throws a hapless insurance agent down the rabbit hole, into a world where the rich and powerful place wagers on the greatest game on earth. They call it the Tournament. It offers competition without limits. It is beholden to no man, and constrained by no law, and it is extremely dangerous. But where does the true power lie in this World Cup of warfare? With those who place the bets, or with the deadly players themselves? And can one man expose the secret before they find him?
What Nima’s talking about:
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The over-arching premise of Blue Fall is an elementary one: competition. There is inherent struggle and suspense in the pitting of one side against another. This simple concept, however, is not an uncomplicated one in the pages of Blue Fall. B.B. Griffith’s debut novel seeks to accomplish two goals. The first is to provide an escape for those of us who love to flee reality into the pages of a good book. The dedication reads, “If you’ve been known to open up a book simply to escape, then Blue Fall is dedicated to you.” This explains its unapologetic length coming in at over 500 pages. In my opinion, better editing would have tightened the multitude of pieces and characters of this story into a more fluid read. It doesn’t follow, however, that it wasn’t a good read.
The second goal is where things get interesting. Following the dedication, there is a quote from Joseph Heller’s famous character Milo Minderbender in Catch-22, “Frankly, I’d like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private industry.” Griffith takes this nugget of an idea and runs with it. What would war look like between nations if it were pared down to teams of only three individuals each? What kind of back-up structure and resources would they need? How would you keep it secret from the public at large so they could go on living their lives undisturbed? What if you allowed private wagers? Let outcomes dictate foreign policy? So many tantalizing “what if’s” that kept me reading even when the prose turned muddy.
The first character we are introduced to is Frank Youngsmith, an insurance adjuster. After the initial investigation of an unusually large life policy payout which brings him in contact with people and information he just doesn’t want to know, Frank disappears from the storyline only to reappear almost at the very end. This surprised me since in reading the book’s description I expected to follow him as the main character throughout the book. I consider it a potential flaw that Griffith seems to introduce us to many characters, like Sarah Walcott, the daughter of a tournament doctor, who don’t prove to be significant or even necessarily contributory to the action of the book. As Blue Fall is billed as “volume one” of the Tournament, I can only suppose that these insignificant characters will become significant in future volumes.
The first two-hundred pages are a character study, including some of the minor characters. If you like back story, you’ll love the time spent on this feature of the book. I found myself heading into the main action unsure of who I was supposed to be rooting for because even after learning their history, I didn’t especially like any of the tournament players. I learned more about them by the way they behaved in the heat of battle than I did in any of the preliminary slices of life.
The flaw that ate at me the most was the lack of explanation about the Tournament’s origin and history. Titles are assigned to team members, Striker, Sweeper, and Captain, but their roles weren’t well defined outside of a single conversation among the members of Mexico’s team, “‘Of course you would say that,’ Lilia said. ‘That is what you do. You sweep. But me? I strike. I create the mess that you clean up.’” Even once they were in play and the scientifically engineered diodes that incapacitate players in a simulated death started to fly, it didn’t seem to me that there was a strong assertion of those designations. We arrive into the Tournament in its fifth year. It appears to be a pivotal year because the Tournament is changing. Outcomes are more significant to those backing each team and the “battles” are becoming more public. This kind of warfare can’t be kept a secret much longer despite staggering sums of money and infiltration into public services. The captain of Ireland’s team makes this observation, “It was folly to think that anything resembling that first meeting would be feasible anymore. The Tournament was morphing: changing itself and also changing everyone involved... The power each team had been given made their true colors rise to the top, and what had emerged wasn’t always pretty…” It would be nice to have a better idea of the original intention and structure of the Tournament before seeing how it changes in this and future volumes.
The reader is left with many loose ends that we can only hope will be addressed in the next book. Have the non-lethal diodes/bullets changed or does multiple exposures have unanticipated long-term effects? Why are these particular individuals chosen to represent their countries? Even after learning their back-stories, we still don’t know what makes them so special. And just what of all those minor characters??
Despite its flaws, Blue Fall has great action scenes. With the inevitable morphing of the Tournament, all those what-if’s should provide tremendous fodder for the volumes to come. There is potential here which I hope very much is realized in the next installment of The Tournament.
Nima’s Rating:
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Liked it - recommend (B+)
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Review: Lies & Omens by Lyn Benedict
Lies & Omens
Author: Lyn Benedict
Release Date: April 24, 2012
Publisher: Ace
Shadows Inquiries #4
ISBN: #978-1937007508
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Format(s): Paperback (320 pgs), e-book
Book Source: Publisher
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Sylvie Lightner is a P.I. specializing in the unusual—in a world where magic is real, and Hell is just around the corner.
After escaping secret government cells and destroying a Miami landmark, Sylvie’s trying to lay low—something that gets easier when a magical force starts taking out her enemies. But these magical attacks are a risk to bystanders, and Sylvie can’t let that slide.
When the war between the government and the magical world threatens the three people closest to her—her assistant, her sister, and her lover—Sylvie has no choice but to get involved with hidden powers bent on shaping the world to their liking. Now, with death and disaster on the horizon, even if Sylvie wins, things will never be the same...
What G & U are talking about:
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Lies & Omens is the fourth novel in Shadow Inquiries series. Sylvia is still trying to understand the ramifications of her actions in the previous novel, Gods & Monsters. She killed Lilith, created a new god out of a fury, and watched the death and resurrection of her boyfriend, Demalion. You’d think she might catch a break after going through all of this, but no…it seems the fates are conspiring against her. This does, however, lead to a new beginning – one we are eager to read more about!
The interplay between Sylvia and the other characters continues to keep us interested. Her snarkiness and brashness help to ground her. It is very easy to identify with Sylvia despite the supernatural experiences she finds herself in. Her decision-making process when she is stuck between a rock and a hard place is humanizing. We especially loved seeing the interplay between her and Erinya, the fury-turned-god. In Lies & Omens Sylvia sees the total cost of what her choice to make Erinya a god is doing, not just to Sylvia but also to the world. She must try to fix what Erinya is doing to the world, heal Lupe (an out of control shape-shifter), learn to deal with Demalion and his new body, cure an amnesia epidemic, and end the war that has seems to have been declared on the ISI.
Gikany and Una would highly recommend a reread of the previous novel, Gods & Monsters. We found the beginning of the novel to be a bit slow and it was entirely due to trying to remember where we left off in the last novel. However, halfway through Lies & Omens the plot picks up and takes off! It is completely engrossing partly because it gets horribly complicated, but also because it is entirely fascinating. All the different plot lines converge into a cataclysmic climax. It was incredibly difficult, if not impossible, to put down (we may have been reading at stop signs, stop lights…slowing down early to hope to catch the yellow so we could have red light to read at….).
Lies & Omens is a wild and fun ride. If you haven’t picked up this series, feel free to pick it up on Gods & Monsters, or better yet, start at the beginning of the Shadow Inquiries series. It’s certainly worth it!
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Loved it - enthusiastically recommend (A)
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Galley Giveaway Contest from Shiloh Walker
I just found out about this AWESOME giveaway Shiloh Walker is running on her website:
Check out Shiloh's latest project...Blade Song. Enter to win a galley to review...and she's giving away 50!
You can enter via her blog. You can tweet about it. And if you post about it to your blog, you get a couple of extra entries...
About the book:
Kit Colbana—half breed, assassin, thief, jack of all trades—has a new job: track down the missing ward of one of the local alpha shapeshifters. It should be a piece of cake.
So why is she so nervous? It probably has something to do with the insanity that happens when you deal with shifters—especially sexy ones who come bearing promises of easy jobs and easier money.
Or maybe it’s all the other missing kids that Kit discovers while working the case, or the way her gut keeps screaming she’s gotten in over her head. Or maybe it’s because if she fails—she’s dead.
If she can stay just one step ahead, she should be okay. Maybe she’ll even live long to collect her fee…
Are you interested in winning an advanced review galley? Visit Shiloh's site HERE. For an excerpt of the book visit Shiloh under her new pen name, J. C. Daniels HERE.
Check out Shiloh's latest project...Blade Song. Enter to win a galley to review...and she's giving away 50!
You can enter via her blog. You can tweet about it. And if you post about it to your blog, you get a couple of extra entries...
About the book:
Kit Colbana—half breed, assassin, thief, jack of all trades—has a new job: track down the missing ward of one of the local alpha shapeshifters. It should be a piece of cake.
So why is she so nervous? It probably has something to do with the insanity that happens when you deal with shifters—especially sexy ones who come bearing promises of easy jobs and easier money.
Or maybe it’s all the other missing kids that Kit discovers while working the case, or the way her gut keeps screaming she’s gotten in over her head. Or maybe it’s because if she fails—she’s dead.
If she can stay just one step ahead, she should be okay. Maybe she’ll even live long to collect her fee…
Are you interested in winning an advanced review galley? Visit Shiloh's site HERE. For an excerpt of the book visit Shiloh under her new pen name, J. C. Daniels HERE.
Review: Warrior Enchanted by Addison Fox
Warrior Enchanted
Author: Addison Fox
Release Date: May 1, 2012
Publisher: Signet
Sons of the Zodiac #4
ISBN: #978-0451236616
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Format(s): Paperback (384 pgs), e-book
Book Source: Publisher
About the book:
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Pisces warrior Drake Campbell and his zodiac brethren have driven themselves to the edge. He’d love to take comfort in the arms of the woman he cares for, if only she would lift her emotional barriers to him.
White witch Emerson Carano has more to worry about than the Pisces warrior. Their affair may be red-hot, but she keeps the sexy man at arm’s length to avoid getting hurt. When her estranged brother, Magnus, suddenly reappears—wielding a dangerous dark magic—Emerson has no choice but to ask Drake and his brothers for help.
Long-buried secrets and dangerous alliances will threaten the very foundation of the warriors while striking at the heart of Emerson’s carefully constructed world. Can she put aside her fears to join forces with the only man who can help her—even if her own family must pay a terrible price?
What B is talking about:
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Drake Campbell is battle-weary and jaded after millennia of trying to protect humanity, as much from itself as anything else, but the Pisces warrior has found a new reason to live and love in the tiny witch next door. Though she’s spent years insulating herself against the dangers of caring for someone else, Emerson Carano just can’t help herself when it comes to the gorgeous immortal who threatens to shake down every wall she’s so carefully built around her heart. Now they have to battle together against a common enemy to save themselves and those they love, but it’ll take both of them finding faith in one another to keep everyone alive.
Though it’s several novels into the series, I’d never read any of the Sons of the Zodiac books, a fact I’m now fairly sorry about. This story was a lot of fun to read. It’s full of magic and action, and plenty of convincing sexual heat between the two main characters. Throw in an adrenaline-fueled cliffhanger of an ending, and Warrior Enchanted makes for a really good story.
Unlike some other novels I’ve read that revolve around an Alpha male and his vexing, but lovable, heroine, it is Emerson who puts up the biggest fight against their relationship in Warrior Enchanted. Drake never wavers in his steadfast pursuit of her, and Fox does a great job imbuing him with genuine patience and perseverance, rather than a more clichéd sense of exasperation and accommodation. Emerson’s denials do weigh things down occasionally, but she’s got a lot of inner conflict to work through in the midst of a battle that affects them all, and does so with an impressive display of personal strength.
Emerson and Drake are absolutely perfect together, each exhibiting the qualities of their zodiac signs to perfection. They complete one another, fight against one another, understand one another, and need one another desperately. Sexually, they are amazing together, and neither has any hesitation about indulging in what they both need in bed. Still, Fox presents a valid question: what happens when even great sex isn’t enough?
For me, Warrior Enchanted was a surprisingly fresh take on the conflicts and machinations constantly being played out in literature between mortals and gods. Fox handily keeps her warriors from becoming one-dimensional, and her heroines are each uniquely talented and capable women able to stand beside their men as equals in the war they are fighting. Having now added the previous Sons of the Zodiac novels to my TBR list, I’m already looking forward to seeing how the warriors’ story will play out.
B’s Rating:
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Enjoyed - strongly recommend (A-)
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Monday, May 21, 2012
Review: Tangle of Need by Nalini Singh
Tangle of Need
Author: Nalini Singh
Release Date: May 29, 2012
Publisher: Berkley
Psy/Changeling #11
ISBN: #978-0425247563
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Format(s): Hardcover (432 pgs), e-book
Book Source: Publisher
About the book:
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Adria, wolf changeling and resilient soldier, has made a break with the past—one as unpredictable in love as it was in war. Now comes a new territory, and a devastating new complication: Riaz, a SnowDancer lieutenant already sworn to a desperate woman who belongs to another.
For Riaz, the primal attraction he feels for Adria is a staggering betrayal. For Adria, his dangerous lone-wolf appeal is beyond sexual. It consumes her. It terrifies her. It threatens to undermine everything she has built of her new life. But fighting their wild compulsion toward one another proves a losing battle.
Their coming together is an inferno…and a melding of two wounded souls who promise each other no commitment, no ties, no bonds. Only pleasure. Too late, they realize that they have more to lose than they ever imagined. Drawn into a cataclysmic Psy war that may alter the fate of the world itself, they must make a decision that might just break them both.
What I’m talking about:
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Much to my delight, for the third straight book, Ms. Singh focuses attention on the SnowDancer pack, a wolf-changeling pack that is one of the two powerhouses of the western US (the other is the DarkRiver Leopard pack). Tangle of Need opens a short time after the explosive (literally) conclusion of the previous book, Kiss of Snow. Two wolves that have been in the peripheral are now thrust into the spotlight. Riaz is a lone wolf, who has recently returned to the home den. Likewise, Adria has also recently return home after a failed relationship left her a bit broken. The two are both dominate wolves and have a tough time getting along. However, their fiery attraction cannot be denied!
Overall, Riaz and Adria have a wonderful Changeling courtship. Their volatile nature leaves them alternating between lust and frustration, desire and denial. Right from early on, their exchanges are smart and sensual, and always full of passion. At times there is so much sexual tension and simultaneously anger between them that I could feel the tension internally. I actually wanted to cower from the display of dominance. Ms. Singh understands these feelings so well and is a master at conveying it on the page.
Even with the excitement and fervor, I had a tough time connecting with Riaz and Adria and the story in general. There is a lot that is going on in this book. First - major sections of the story are focused on newly mated SnowDancer leader, Hawke and his dangerous X-Psy, Sienna. I enjoyed their story immensely (Kiss of Snow), but their “intrusion” into this book fell flat for me. I felt that there was too much attention on this couple that just had a whole book. And while some of the passages are interesting or sexy, several are not necessary for moving the overall plot forward, and reading them drained me. And while it is good "slice of life" story telling, I just didn’t feel the heat between them like I did in the previous book. Several times I almost wanted to skip their sections and get on with the story.
Another factor that I felt kept me from connecting was the introduction (or re-introduction) of MANY new characters. There are so many new names and it was overwhelming trying to keep track of who is who (there is a handy glossary in the front of the book, though). Not only does the reader need to focus on several new SnowDancers, there is a new Changeling pack introduced, the Human Alliance rears its head again, and of course there are all of the Psy the reader must keep straight. In addition, there are a few times when the Changelings go over logistics for training, security, etc. and I felt completely lost.
I question the introduction of the water-based Changeling pack, BlackSea. They contacted SnowDancer to form an alliance. Meetings are conducted, and the reader is only mildly informed of the on-going situation. What really frustrated me is that in the end (of the negotiations), we are told the SnowDancers discovered the reasons why BlackSea reached out (after being secluded for a long time), but the reasons are never made clear to the reader. I felt this side-story wasn’t well developed and gave the book almost a “transition” feel to it.
Although I had a difficult time connecting to the story, there are many gems within Tangle of Need. One side storyline involves my favorite couple, Mercy and Riley. Another is a short dialogue between the Psy twin sisters, Amara and Ashaya in which Amara questions her own mental stability. The scenes with Psy counselor Kaleb Krychek and the Psy Arrow squad are interesting, slightly revealing and leave you wanting to know so much more.
As the book progressed and Riaz and Adria move forward in their relationship, I did become more attached to the couple and story. But it did take over two-thirds of the book to get there. And even after you think that they are going to make it, both have to confront their past in order to move forward. I will admit, I was dreading that part of the book, but Ms. Singh’s handling was nothing cliche or contrived.
After it was all said and done, I struggled a bit with the rating for this book. In the end, I liked it. Adria and Riaz are a great couple, and I love how hard he fights for her and them. I love the moment when she realizes her future is in her own hands. But it took a long time to get there. The book is filled with new characters, or peripheral ones that now have more book time. It is filled with a lot of political maneuvering. It is filled with a lot about Sienna and Hawke. There was a lot of jumping around, and I just couldn't focus and develop an attachment to the primary couple and story for a long time.
In the end I am giving Tangle of Need a B+. It is a good story and there is a lot of development in the Psy wars. I am excited to see what will happen next (especially with how the book ended!) Maybe in time, with a reread, I may bump to an A-, because after all, it is Psy/Changeling... I adore this series and really, there is never a bad story. The passion found in the wolf pack is sensual and although it took a while to find me, it was still there.
My Rating:
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Liked it - recommend (B+)
Books in the Series:
SLAVE TO SENSATION
VISIONS OF HEAT
CARESSED BY ICE
MINE TO POSSESS
HOSTAGE TO PLEASURE
BRANDED BY FIRE
BLAZE OF MEMORY
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Romance at Random Diamond Jubilee Celebration and GIVEAWAY!
Romance at Random is sponsoring a special GIVEAWAY and blog hop... Why a Diamond Jubilee Hop? For their newest hero Nev, in ABOUT LAST NIGHT, by Ruthie Knox
First, a bit of trivia:
The Diamond Jubilee takes place in 2012, marking 60 years of The Queen’s reign. The Queen came to the throne on 6th February 1952 (her Coronation took place on 2nd June 1953).
Buckingham Palace is responsible for coordinating the events of the Diamond Jubilee central weekend (2nd–5th June 2012), as well as for organizing The Queen’s program in her Diamond Jubilee year.
Now, more about Nev:
He feels trapped and miserable in his family’s banking empire located in downtown London, England. But beneath his pinstripes is an artist struggling to break free. Albeit, his bohemian-self is trying to emerge, Nev is respectful of his roots and tradition & we want to help him celebrate his queen.
Join Romance at Random and several blogs, including mine, for the hop — starting 5/21 and ending 5/31. Romance at Random will be randomly giving away some of their jewels of romance, to celebrate the UK’s Diamond Jubilee including:
- 1 winner, 1 copy – Born To Darkness by Suzanne Brockmann
- 1 winner, 1 copy – The Proposal by Mary Balogh
- 1 winner, 1 copy – Darker After Midnight by Lara Adrian
- 3 winners, 1 copy of Witchful Thinking by HP Mallory
- 10 winners, 1 copy of a PREVIEW from Net Galley of About Last Night by Ruthie Knox
- 10 winners, 1 copy of PREVIEW from Net Galley of Deep Autumn Heat by Elisabeth Barrett
TO ENTER... use the Rafflecopter entry form, below! And scroll down to see who else is participating - readers can enter from each participating blog, so hop away!!
Be sure to come back on June 1st for Nima’s review of About Last Night (she LOVED it!)
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
ARC Review: Lethal Rider by Larissa Ione
Lethal Rider
Author: Larissa Ione
Release Date: May 22, 2012
Publisher: Grand Central
Lords of Deliverance #3
ISBN: #978-0446574501
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Format(s): Paperback (464 pgs), e-book
Book Source: Publisher
About the book:
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Thanatos, the most deadly Horseman of the Apocalypse, has endured thousands of years of celibacy to prevent the end of days. But just one night with the wickedly sexy Aegis Guardian, Regan Cooper, shatters centuries of resolve. Yet their passion comes with a price. And Thanatos must face a truth more terrifying than an apocalypse-he's about to become a father.
Demon-slayer Regan Matthews never imagined herself the maternal type, but with the fate of the world hanging in the balance she had no choice but to seduce Thanatos and bear his child. Now, as the final battle draws closer and his rage at being betrayed is overshadowed by an undeniable passion for the mother of his child, Thanatos has a life-shattering realization: To save the world, he must sacrifice the only thing he's ever wanted-a family.
What I’m talking about:
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Lethal Rider opens roughly 8 months after the exciting conclusion of the second Lords of Deliverance book, Immortal Rider. We are quickly brought up to speed on the state of Regan Matthews, long-time Aegis demon hunter who is 8 months pregnant with the child of the fourth Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Thanatos aka Death. In the previous book we followed Regan as she was tricked into believing that a child by Than would stay the impending Demon Apocalypse. At the end of the book, Than’s brother and sister put him into a coma-like state and did not tell him about the child. Now Than has escaped his catatonic state and tracked down Regan. He is hell-bent on revenge until he finds out she is carrying his child, after which Than experiences an array of emotions and isn’t certain which direction he should take.
First of all... I LOVED this book. I tell you, each subsequent book of Ms. Ione’s series gets better. The opening chapters of Lethal Rider are superb. The story seamlessly moves into the next phase of the story while bringing the reader up to speed on pertinent events from the previous book. The details from the past are woven into this story in a manner that doesn't seem intrusive.
Regan and Than have a lot to overcome, and it’s not a smooth ride. She was brought up to hate demons and although she knows they aren’t all bad, it’s still tough for her to trust in and believe them. Yet she also has a major guilt complex over what happened to Than (she tricked him into having sex with her), even though she was mislead and drugged. Finally, she has low self-confidence, believing that once the baby is born, she will be unwanted by her Aegis family. Than... well, he’s an immortal half angel-half demon, and harbinger of death. He lead a celibate life for roughly 5,000 years, believing if he had sex, his seal would break and he would become the demon, Death. He is alternately lusting after and admiring Regan, then hating her for her part in his “deflowering.”
I will say that I felt sorry for both characters - my heart ached because I felt that they were both victims, and they were both hurt by the situation. I felt that there slow journey to love was well-played and extremely sensual. Although even I had a rough time in the beginning when Than was determined to use Regan as a sex slave to “make up” for the 8 months he was placed in a coma. The section of the book when this issue comes to a confrontation made me very nervous. There is a very fine line -- although, Than may have said to himself he's not going to force Regan to have sex, his words are very much to the contrary. It made me squirm, even with Regan refusing to beg and taking charge of her situation.
Although this is Regan and Than’s story, the supporting characters all play significant rolls. Pestilence, the first Horseman and only sibling to turn evil, is gaining power and control over the Earth. Several times while reading the book, I wondered what an average human was experiencing during these dark days. We see what the demon population is going through, but what about someone like me? I would love to read about that! Pestilence is still utterly wicked and the perfect villain.
There are also a wide array of characters that will continue to be significant in the next book. Some of the Aegis brethren are of particular interest. They make some (in my opinion) really bad decisions and draw a line in the sand. I cannot wait to see what happens next! Plus we have the heavenly watchers Reaver and Harvester... knowing that Reaver’s book is coming out after the final Lords of Deliverance, I am already putting pieces of the puzzle together trying to figure out what will happen. Finally there is an unknown “baddie,” someone helping Pestilence, and WOW - will there be some fall out in the next book. Although I like the twists that lead to some of the actions in Lethal Rider, I was not entirely on board with the reasons behind the biggest one. Unfortunately, I can’t discuss much of that without major spoilers, so you get cryptic here.
Finally, I have to say that the humor in these stories is incredible... Dry, witty and fantabulous!! Sarcasm is infused into almost every character’s persona... Here is a little sample from Regan:
Hanging out with her colleagues in her spare time would be about as fun as unclogging a toilet with a spoon.
In conclusion, Lethal Rider truly is the best book yet from the series. The story had me on the edge of my proverbial seat almost the whole book. The plot was fantastic, the twists and turns suspenseful, and there is still so much to be resolved. I can only imagine where Ms. Ione will take us from here!
My Rating:
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Loved it - enthusiastically recommend (A)
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Immortal Rider (Lords of Deliverance #2)
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