Dangerous Games - Keri Arthur - getting better with every book
|
I won't bother rehashing the plot here, because Amazon gives far better summaries than me. Suffice to say this is the fourth Riley Jenson novel and, in my humble opinion, the best one yet. Riley is a little older and wiser when it comes to her relationships. Although the cloning saga first three books is ostensbily over, there are threads still hanging that tie in nicely with this new mystery.
Arthur deepens and darkens Riley's world, pitting our intrepid heroine against ancient gods and dangerous temptations, skillfully weaving old myths with the modern world. There is further exploration of Riley's developing psychic powers and her role as a reluctant guardian.
I hesitated in giving the last Riley book - Tempting Evil - five stars because two reoccuring points annoyed me. The first was Arthur's repeated use of the phrase "my hormones did a happy jog/shuffle/dance/etc." This continues to be an annoyance, but the plot is so fast-paced and fascinating it's now less of an annoyance. The second was Riley's relationship with Quinn, the vampire who proclaims to love her but spends a lot of time manipulating her and lying to her. In Dangerous Games, Riley re-evaluates this part of her life, clearly finally as sick of Quinn as I am.
In light of Riley coming to her senses, and because this was a thoroughly enthralling, darkly entrancing book, I'm giving Dangerous Games five stars and hoping Embraced by Darkness is as good.
|
|
The story so far
|
I realy enjoyed all of the Riley Jensons Guardian Books and this book I also enjoyed but that being said it was not to the standard of the other books of the series.
Sex while a good over powers sections of the book. While the bad guys are part of a sex cult there was a bit too much for the story.
Also parts of the book while some a the main charactors are together you would not understand some of what they say or do if you have not read the other books.
If I was to pick up this book and read it, I am not so sure that I would be on the look out for the other books in the series.
But then again Keri Arthur is head and sholders above other authors of this style and she does understand what a story is and how to use a plot, and her charactor Riley is fun, smart and someone you would love to meet in real life. I am looking forward to see what she does next.
|
|
|
one of the best books ever
|
|
the story was one of the best i have ever read on the line with laurell k hamilton and charlain harris.A whole new exciting world with werewolvs vampires and sickening sycho clones.very good plot /caracters life like/and funny
|
|
not so dangerous
|
As a frequent reader of paranormal romance, I'm always on the look out for new authors. Especially when the books involve vampires and werewolves. I was therefore, quite intrigued by Keri Arthur's idea of a half vampire half werewolf heroine.
Keri Arthur creates her own supernatural world within our known world and introduces new rules that can be somewhat startling. There are vampires created in labs, mental powers enhanced by drugs, and werewolves who have a very enhanced sex drive, but at least she sticks to the old one vampires can't go out in sunlight.
The main character Riley and her twin brother Rohan work as agents for the Directorate of other Races. They are trained killers and make sure that no bad guys threaten humans or supernatural beings. However, not only do they use violence but also sex to get information.
Someone is killing women. They are all missing their small finger and are gutted but oddly enough they have a smile on her face. Riley's investigation leads her to a club that is not quite what it seems. To get into the club she might have to do more than she bargained for.
As far as the story goes it is well paced and a good little who done it plot. I didn't really take to the main character. That might be due the fact that it is book number 4 in the series. Also as much as I enjoy the odd sexual interlude there was way too much of it that wasn't even necessary for the story line.
I wouldn't run out and get the other books. It is just a 2 out of 5 because the murder story and fight scenes were good.
|
|
|
United States | 
United Kingdom | 
Canada