Good series getting better
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I think that this is a series that is improving with every book. It is also good to see that the focus stays on the investigation in hand - Riley is an investigator after all - and isn't going for the easy sex-fest of LKH's Anita Blake. KA is much more comfortable (and credible) in her Australian location than the 2 earlier werewolf novels she set in the USA. The paranormal elements are well thought out and work well including the snippy Admin Vampire! Keep up the good work.
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Sixth in Riley Jenson, Guardian, series
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Riley Jenson is an unusual character. She's part-wolf, part-vampire, working (initially against her will but perhaps not so now) as a Guardian, an enforcer for law in the supernatural world. She lives with her twin brother Rhoan and is still trying to come to terms with the fact her lover Kellen walked away from her some months before.
It probably helps to have read the previous books in this series, "Full Moon Rising", "Kissing Sin", "Tempting Evil", "Dangerous Games" and "Embraced by Darkness" as the backstory isn't always completely explained. This story sees the welcome return of Quinn, the Old Vampire who couldn't cope with Riley sharing her attentions with other men (and I don't blame him). Riley seems to be settling down, however, so that when Quinn walks back into her life there's possible some kind of a future for them.
The romance part of this book, however, is downplayed compared to the plot as Riley tries to uncover a serial killer with some strange powers. When various women get shredded by a strange animal claw, high-society men are left dead in public places and then more people start to die with a rather different footprint, it seems that Riley has her work cut out for her. Might the killer or killers strike closer to home? Are they in fact some monsters she's never previously heard of?
Riley's a great character with her forthright but loyal nature. The interactions with her boss's PA, Salliane, are fun as usual although with a rather different tone than the previous books. Her relationship with Quinn was nicely written and not overdone. This was an enjoyable episode in this series although the world of things-that-go-bump-in-the-night seems to be increasing rather rapidly and that sometimes feels, to this reader at least, rather lazy plotting. This book will appeal to those who have read the previous books and I did enjoy it, particularly the Australian rather than American/British/Irish setting.
Originally published for Curled Up With A Good Book © Helen Hancox 2008
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Sixth in Riley Jenson, Guardian, series
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Riley Jenson is an unusual character. She's part-wolf, part-vampire, working (initially against her will but perhaps not so now) as a Guardian, an enforcer for law in the supernatural world. She lives with her twin brother Rhoan and is still trying to come to terms with the fact her lover Kellen walked away from her some months before.
It probably helps to have read the previous books in this series, "Full Moon Rising", "Kissing Sin", "Tempting Evil", "Dangerous Games" and "Embraced by Darkness" as the backstory isn't always completely explained. This story sees the welcome return of Quinn, the Old Vampire who couldn't cope with Riley sharing her attentions with other men (and I don't blame him). Riley seems to be settling down, however, so that when Quinn walks back into her life there's possible some kind of a future for them.
The romance part of this book, however, is downplayed compared to the plot as Riley tries to uncover a serial killer with some strange powers. When various women get shredded by a strange animal claw, high-society men are left dead in public places and then more people start to die with a rather different footprint, it seems that Riley has her work cut out for her. Might the killer or killers strike closer to home? Are they in fact some monsters she's never previously heard of?
Riley's a great character with her forthright but loyal nature. The interactions with her boss's PA, Salliane, are fun as usual although with a rather different tone than the previous books. Her relationship with Quinn was nicely written and not overdone. This was an enjoyable episode in this series although the world of things-that-go-bump-in-the-night seems to be increasing rather rapidly and that sometimes feels, to this reader at least, rather lazy plotting. This book will appeal to those who have read the previous books and I did enjoy it, particularly the Australian rather than American/British/Irish setting.
Originally published for Curled Up With A Good Book © Helen Hancox 2008
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Disappointing - is this the same Riley Jensen? SPOILER
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Book 6 is nothing like the previous novels. Yes, we know Kellen left Riley at the end of book 5 and she's still getting over his loss, but it's almost as if she's had a personality transplant. Kade is still around and willing, ready and able!, as are Ben the stripper/model, and Quinn, but even with the latter, passion does not explode as in the previous books. I mean, as I write this, I've just gone past page 227 (of 352) and still there hasn't been a sex scene or moon-dance. It's as if this is a totally different Riley. I found some mention of book 7 on google, which has no working title, and does not appear on the author's website at all, tho some of the plot was given away. Let's hope book 7 gets Riley back on form!
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