In a Fix (In a Fix, #1)

Oct 12, 2012 Maja rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc-2012, failed-to-impress, just-another-book-crush, netgalley, totally-saw-that-coming, urban-fantasy, reviewed-in-2012, what-does-she-see-in-him

I don’t much care for books that are almost urban fantasy, but not quite. In a Fix has a bit of urban fantasy, a bit of paranormal romance and a bit of chick-lit, I suppose. It is light-hearted and sure, it’s occasionally funny, but it’s just not my cup of tea.

The paranormal element is so weak, it’s almost non-existent. A group of people, including our heroine Ciel, has the ability to steal the smallest piece of someone’s aura, which allows them to assume the form of this person. It’s like Polyj...more I don’t much care for books that are almost urban fantasy, but not quite. In a Fix has a bit of urban fantasy, a bit of paranormal romance and a bit of chick-lit, I suppose. It is light-hearted and sure, it’s occasionally funny, but it’s just not my cup of tea.

The paranormal element is so weak, it’s almost non-existent. A group of people, including our heroine Ciel, has the ability to steal the smallest piece of someone’s aura, which allows them to assume the form of this person. It’s like Polyjuice potion, minus the nasty liquid. As you can imagine, this is a very fertile ground for humorous situations, especially since Ciel, and her two best friends and love interests, Billy and Mark, all have this ability. However, lack of worldbuilding made me think that most of the elements in this book were just thrown in in the attempt to make it as funny as possible and little things like making sense became of secondary importance in the process. There are authors who are skilled in writing books like they’re episodes of Looney Tunes, but sadly, Linda Grimes is not one of them.

Not every heroine needs to be a kick-ass heroine, but every heroine needs to have at least something I deem worthy of respect. There isn’t much to admire about Ciel – she is indecisive, whiny at times, utterly childish and incapable of standing up for herself. She is constantly upset that her family sees her as a child, and yet she behaves like one in every situation. She has a schoolgirl infatuation with a family friend and CIA agent, Mark, and even keeps a diary full of her fantasies about him. Can you imagine Kate Daniels with a diary full of her name combined with Curran’s last name, surrounded by little hearts? I think not. This little detail was probably meant to be cute, but honestly, that’s not how I saw it at all.

What made it even worse was that I simply couldn’t understand the attraction. If Mark had any qualities worth mentioning, anything other than his good looks, I might have found the whole thing entertaining. But see, Mark was a condescending jerk who kept treating Ciel like a two-year-old. His every sentence was awfully patronizing.

The plot itself, if it can be called that at all, wasn’t much better. I won’t even try to explain it because it can’t be explained. I’ll only mention that it involves a spoiled little rich girl, CIA operations and actual Vikings and dare you to come up with a story that would combine these three things and actually make sense. You can’t. I win.

I always want more from urban fantasy, even when it’s insanely good, like the aforementioned Kate Daniels series. I want well-defined worlds, admirable characters, solid plots and decent writing at the very least. Grimes achieved none of those things.

Based on the reviews I’ve read, people seem to have liked this book much more than I did, so please take my words with a grain of salt. Give In a Fix a chance if it sounds at all interesting. I tend to be overly sensitive when it comes to urban fantasy.

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Aug 14, 2012 Jill rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy-pnr-sci-fi-romance, 2012-debuts

Ciel Halligan is able to adapt her aura so that it's an exact replica of any another person's. With her own business as a facilitator she's able to solve her client's problems by 'becoming' them. Now Ciel finds herself in the middle of a CIA investigation involving her friend Billy and her brother's friend Mark, who are both adapters like Ciel.

This is such a great read and especially since In a Fix is a debut for author Linda Grimes. The book is well-plotted, fast paced and with some great, fles...more
Ciel Halligan is able to adapt her aura so that it's an exact replica of any another person's. With her own business as a facilitator she's able to solve her client's problems by 'becoming' them. Now Ciel finds herself in the middle of a CIA investigation involving her friend Billy and her brother's friend Mark, who are both adapters like Ciel.

This is such a great read and especially since In a Fix is a debut for author Linda Grimes. The book is well-plotted, fast paced and with some great, fleshed-out characters. Written in the first-person from heroine, Ciel's point-of-view, the ubiquitous UF love triangle even threatened to become a love square at one point.

The opening scenes were a little hard to follow at first trying to work out who's who, as there were a lot of aura adapters pretending to be other people. Once that was sorted out, the story was good to go. My only other quibble is that the world of the aura adapters isn't as detailed or deeply explained as I would have liked. There were mentions of adapters having a genetic quirk who don't actually shape-shift but deal in energy, with the talent emerging fully in adulthood.

For me the real strength of this novel lies in its heroine Ciel and her smart, funny voice. The dialogue is brilliant and her two main men are very, very nice. Ciel does make a decision at the end of the book and I'll be interested to see where this leads if there's a sequel. Ciel is lacking a little in self-confidence, but she's funny, clever with loads of personality and out to prove herself.

The idea of the baddies in this urban fantasy being modern-day Vikings intent on restoring the male populations flagging masculinity was pretty imaginative and humorous. This neo-Viking group has been red-flagged by the CIA. This group's nefarious plans to improve manliness levels is hilarious. And there are lots of funny scenes and dialogue. I love when Ciel takes on the aura of a drunken, over-sexed college boy at one point.

Linda Grimes has written a really different, very funny urban fantasy. Full of great characters and dialogue, In a Fix is a recommended read for lovers of urban fantasy and light romance.

Steam: 2.5

ARC courtesy of Tor/Forge via NetGalley

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Mar 27, 2013 Elspeth rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: twenty-twelve, arc, kindle, netgalley, good-from-far-but-far-from-good, skimmed

When I signed up to read this book I was expecting a kick ass female lead. A leading lady who is a little bit Mystique, a little bit Jackie Chan, and a whole lot of Ryan Reynolds in the last words department.

WRONG!

Fucking Ciel wants to be a Mary Sue, but is failing hard.

First off is her morals, she is okay with sleeping with someone elses boyfriend. It's even in her contract, signed and everything, but as soon as her mark goes down on bended knee no more bumping uglies for this leading lady. No...more

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Sep 03, 2012 Steph rated it 4 of 5 stars

4 1/4 stars

Really not bad for a debut. I don't say this often, but it starts off a tad too fast and deep in the thicket of things. It was a little confusing at first and a bit hard to get into for that reason. However, after hanging in there for a couple of chapters, it quickly turns more fun than cumbersome.

Fast paced and fun, edging slightly towards light-hearted and humorous UF story telling, Ciel is a for-hire aura-sort of shifter. I still don't quite get the whole slipping on another perso...more

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Oct 18, 2012 Melindeeloo rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy

2.5 stars = pretty good. In a Fix had a five star premise that was intriguingly original - the heroine, Ciel, is an aura adapter and can take on the appearance of anyone whose aura that she's sampled. For her business Ciel is a 'life coach' who solves people's problems by standing in for them. When the story starts out Ciel is on a job that should be all fun in the sun and sultry romantic moonlight nights when things go wrong and her 'cousin' who is also an adapter - and has been secretly keepin...more

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Aug 18, 2012 Melliane rated it 5 of 5 stars

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This book was a real surprise for me. I confess I was immediately attracted by the synopsis, well we don’t often meet human chameleons in literature, or it wasn't my case until now. I therefore was very intrigued to discover something new and to learn more about this incredible talent.

We discover a young heroine, Ciel (I never thought it was possible to use "Ciel" as a name, but I really love the idea), a woman who sells her services to the persons who need...more Mon avis en Français

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This book was a real surprise for me. I confess I was immediately attracted by the synopsis, well we don’t often meet human chameleons in literature, or it wasn't my case until now. I therefore was very intrigued to discover something new and to learn more about this incredible talent.

We discover a young heroine, Ciel (I never thought it was possible to use "Ciel" as a name, but I really love the idea), a woman who sells her services to the persons who need it, well the ones who can pay her as well. She can become any persons if we ask her, and when her last client asks her to replace her to get her wedding ring, the job doesn’t seem so difficult. But she is so wrong, and while she finds the ring, her “fiancé” Trey is kidnapped by some modern Vikings, and the bungalow where they lived, is blown up. So many things that weren’t in her planning. Besides, when she realizes that her cousin Billy keeps an eye on her, as the best friend of her brother, Mark, she is really angry. But it’s not even the end. When despite everyone tells her what to do, she decides to check on her Client’s health, she finds herself in a compromising situation. Kidnapped when she looked like Mina, the Trey’s girlfriend, she will end in a big, complex story. But, well, she is lucky enough to always attract the most crazy and dangerous situations in a second. And when she begins to understand that she is attracted by Billy and Mark, and that they’re not indifferent either, things get even more complicated.

I must say that I really loved these two men. They’re totally different and both of them really interesting! It’s difficult to really understand Mark or to know what he wants from our beautiful heroine. He is very secretive but we know that he would do anything to protect Ciel. Billy, is more like the ugly duckling of the family, always immersed in something suspicious, but he is also very intriguing (well if not, it wouldn’t be so fun). We understand easily his interest for our heroine and he will do anything to win her attention, for her to see him differently. I loved their arguments all along the book, or even the Ciel’s attempts to avoid all the orders that everyone gives her. It’s a heroine who has a wonderful sense of humor, something that is very pleasant to discover with the chapters. She is funny, not very lucky but so determined when she decides to do something. Well, even if it’s always synonym to a new disaster.

From the start of the book I was hooked by the plot and the rhythm of the story. This volume is very different from the urban fantasy novels I read before, I even thought I have a girl like Stephanie Plum in a different world. Well I really loved this book and I’m so curious to learn more now. I highly recommend this new series!(less)

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Sep 15, 2012 Kadbury(Young Readers) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Kadbury(Young Readers) by: Tynga

Shelves: not-ya, netgalley

I might give this a 4.5 .

This book was so much fun! I need the sequel!

I really enjoyed this novel! I was smiling and laughing throughout the entire novel.

Linda Grimes introduces a new type of species that have abilities very similar to that of Mystique from X-men.(a.k.a the blue chick who can change her entire appearance and become any other person) .It was interesting to read about a new type of paranormal creature. I wanted to know more about their history and how their abilities work but eve...more

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Sep 06, 2012 Jo rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012-challenge, review-for-vbc, netgalley

Originally reviewed for and posted at Vampire Book Club

Rating (out of 5): 4 stars

In a Fix isn’t your typical urban fantasy. It’s a magic- and mythical creature-free zone. Instead there are a select number of the population who have a genetic mutation giving them the ability to alter their appearance. By touching another these ‘Adaptors’ can exactly mimic their aura, shifting to a carbon copy of that person. Ciel Halligan uses her talent as a Facilitator. Clients hire to her to become them in ord...more Originally reviewed for and posted at Vampire Book Club

Rating (out of 5): 4 stars

In a Fix isn’t your typical urban fantasy. It’s a magic- and mythical creature-free zone. Instead there are a select number of the population who have a genetic mutation giving them the ability to alter their appearance. By touching another these ‘Adaptors’ can exactly mimic their aura, shifting to a carbon copy of that person. Ciel Halligan uses her talent as a Facilitator. Clients hire to her to become them in order to solve some of the stickier situations in their lives.

When her latest job means going on holiday to the Bahamas with the attractive boyfriend of her client in order to secure a marriage proposal, Ciel can think of worse ways to earn a living. That is until their luxury villa is bombed and the boyfriend is kidnapped. Bad for Ciel but great for us readers, as what follows is a tale of body-swapping hijinks that features Neo-Viking terrorists, globe trotting and, at one point, a quite miraculous escape from a medieval war machine.

As the characters change faces like we might change socks, it can be confusing to begin with, but each of them has such a distinctive personality that soon becomes easy to follow. With a plot worthy of a spy novel that moves at breakneck speed, the funny and quick writing style of In a Fix means the book never gets overwhelming.

Having grown up surrounded by over protective boys, Ciel is fed up of constantly being underestimated. So when her pseudo cousin Billy and long time crush Mark come in ready to take over, Ciel refuses to be sidelined. Her sometimes reckless need to prove herself tends to get her in more trouble than anything else, but she never whines or sits back waiting to be rescued. She may not be the baddest on the block but she’s certainly resourceful and her inner dialogue makes her incredibly likeable.

Whilst she’s eager and willing, there are certain situations that her inexperience shows, primarily in the emotional tangle she finds herself in with Mark and Billy. Both have pros and cons, and while I found myself firmly on one team, there is plenty for scope for a full out wooing war to come in later books.

This book had me in stitches, the unique premise lending itself perfectly to action and humor going hand in hand. With Baddies that manage to be sinister and hilarious at the same time and a heroine who hasn’t quite got it all figured out but will give it a damn good go anyway, In A Fix opens what promises to be a very original new series, a series that is definitely going on my watch list.

Sexual content: Kissing and sensual situations
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Sep 03, 2012 Joy (joyous reads) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc, for-review, own

Debut author Linda Grimes brings forth a new offering in the Urban Fantasy genre. Her characters are not shape shifters but chameleons in the same guise as Raven Darkhölme; more popularly known as Mystique of the X-Men series.

The Gist: Ciel assumed the identity of a client to snag a proposal from the millionaire boyfriend - in which she was successful...for the most part. If you can ignore the whole, someone-tried-to-blow-her-up thing and the whole, kidnapping-for-ransom thing, I guess you can s...more Debut author Linda Grimes brings forth a new offering in the Urban Fantasy genre. Her characters are not shape shifters but chameleons in the same guise as Raven Darkhölme; more popularly known as Mystique of the X-Men series.

The Gist: Ciel assumed the identity of a client to snag a proposal from the millionaire boyfriend - in which she was successful...for the most part. If you can ignore the whole, someone-tried-to-blow-her-up thing and the whole, kidnapping-for-ransom thing, I guess you can say it was sort of, kind of, a success. But when the boyfriend was kidnapped by Vikings (?!), Ciel realized that her romantic mission just got real, yo.

The Review: This book was action from the get-go; but the set up was like a soothing taste of a sweet alcohol - goes down smooth but fire in your belly afterwards. You're thrown right in the thick of things as soon as page four, give or take. It definitely doesn't leave room for a nap because you're in the chase right away. There's not a shortage of funny banters between characters here, which to me is an almost always prerequisite for an Urban Fantasy paranormal read. The characters' ability to zing people just adds another layer of badassery in their repertoire.

I like the characters for the most part. Ciel, however, is a heroine that I feel have yet to reached that full kick-ass stature. I think she needs to kick those boys to the curb and tell them they're not the boss of her. Ya know what I'm sayin'? I'm irked at the protective side of Mark and even the underhanded way Billy keeps popping in when she's in trouble. She's surrounded by He-Men who wanted to keep the little woman in a bubble. Please.

Cold killer she's not - well, she couldn't hurt anyone for that matter. She hesitated a lot and had the propensity to waffle as far as men around her is concerned. Sure it's what made her real and relatable but readers still may find this attitude off putting. Aside from the fact that she's an "adaptor", she's pretty much on the yet-to-show-her-full-potential stage. I, for one am looking forward to the next books just to watch Ciel develop into a heroine worthy of her powers. Just imagine the possibilities! The ability to change into whoever you want and get out of situations as easily as slipping into another identity. This brand of super power is unheard of in this genre - for me, at least. Readers would also find confusion with identity switches at first and would take a bit re-reading to get a full handle on the switcheroos. But once you get used to it, hilarity ensues (see drunken, constantly horny frat boy and Queen Elizabeth).

VERDICT: Action-packed, humorous and original; Linda Grimes delivers a new fare to the urban fantasy genre that will sure to catch on and readers would have no complaints of devouring. This series is one not to be missed.
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Sep 04, 2012 Shellie (Layers of Thought) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Recommended to Shellie (Layers of Thought) by: Tor Books (Jen & Cassie)

Shelves: spec-fic-fant-urban, blog-reviews, country-us, country-nordic, genre-womens-chic-lit-romance, read-in-2012

Original review posted at Layers of Thought.

A laugh-out-loud, fast-paced, new romantic urban fantasy series with a sexy love triangle, bound to keep readers sleep deprived and waiting for the next in the series.

About: Ciel is a feisty, petite red head with loads of freckles which she dislikes every time she looks in the mirror. But she doesn’t linger too much on her perceived inadequacies and gets on with life since she has a new business; after all she is an adult. Or so she tells herself, even...more Original review posted at Layers of Thought.

A laugh-out-loud, fast-paced, new romantic urban fantasy series with a sexy love triangle, bound to keep readers sleep deprived and waiting for the next in the series.

About: Ciel is a feisty, petite red head with loads of freckles which she dislikes every time she looks in the mirror. But she doesn’t linger too much on her perceived inadequacies and gets on with life since she has a new business; after all she is an adult. Or so she tells herself, even though her family and friends behave otherwise.

Ciel’s business is based upon using her genetic talent of “aura adapting” (the ability to take on the form of another person) to assist wealthy clients in need. In her latest job, Ciel has taken on the image of a drop-dead gorgeous wealthy young woman. She is to travel to the Bahamas to obtain a proposal for marriage and an engagement ring from her client’s even richer and perfectly handsome boyfriend. But to Ciel’s chagrin things don’t go as easily as she hoped or planned.

When Ciel’s dreams of a sexy (she has been granted sanctioned sex with her client’s boyfriend), luxurious and “paid vacation” becomes a mess, she is more than a little upset. Even though the bungalow of the two wealthy love birds’ is blown into pieces, and the hunky would be groom is missing, Ciel still has her job to think about. She needs to return her client’s fiancé (with the ring) to collect her earned money even though it’s Neo-Vikings that are the cause of the problem.

The story becomes even more twisted, and hilarious, as Ciel’s two very male, sexy, meddlesome, and controlling childhood friends (aura adaptors too) become deeply involved – believing that she needs protecting and is incapable of taking care of herself.

Thoughts: I devoured this book in three sittings, which is rare for me. I am a “grazer” when it comes to reading. Meaning: I read bits and pieces of many different books, sometimes completing them, often not. However, with In a Fix I had to find out what was going to happen next in the book on several levels - dramatically and romantically.

But the best part is that I laughed myself silly throughout the story, and I liked the main character. Ciel, is self effacing, strong and will not let life’s messy events keep her from getting her job done or doing mostly the right thing. I liked that she refused to let her two male childhood friends, hell-bent on keeping her in the dark and safely in an office, stop her from living her life, taking care of her new business and haphazardly saving a few lives.

I recommend pushing through to the second third of the book if you are having any trouble with the first several chapters, it was worth it for me. It’s highly recommended for its snarky (beware of strong language) and not completely politically correct humor (what truly funny humor is), pant-inducing romance scenes (includes some hilarious and sexy nudity), and its old fashioned chivalry with a modern twist (guys will be guys humor.) This was great genre fun! It’s a 4 star in my opinion. I will be waiting for the next book in the series.(less)

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Aug 27, 2012 roxtao rated it 4 of 5 stars

I received this novel by courtesy of Tor Books publisher and the author, Linda Grimes. Thank you for offering me In a Fix in order to write a review. Because English is not my native language, please excuse the possible mistakes.

In a Fix is the first novel I read that has a protagonist with..chameleonic abilities. Ciel Halligan, the novel’s heroine has the ability to take someone’s look and voice. Which is, according to Ciel, totally different from what a shape-shifter does. Ciel transforms her...more I received this novel by courtesy of Tor Books publisher and the author, Linda Grimes. Thank you for offering me In a Fix in order to write a review. Because English is not my native language, please excuse the possible mistakes.

In a Fix is the first novel I read that has a protagonist with..chameleonic abilities. Ciel Halligan, the novel’s heroine has the ability to take someone’s look and voice. Which is, according to Ciel, totally different from what a shape-shifter does. Ciel transforms her talent into a business, using it to solve the problems that her clients are trying to avoid. Her current mission consists of obtaining a marriage proposal for her client. But everything goes wrong and Ciel finds out that her friends, Billy and Marc are involved in the disappearance of her client’s boyfriend. She also discovers that they plan to solve the case alone, leaving her into safety, far, far away from the whole mission. Naturally, Ciel has other plans. And from this to kidnapping, unplanned trips to Sweden, meetings with an unfriendly clan of modern Vikings that put her life in danger there’s just a tiny step. Furthermore, Ciel finds herself in a romantic disaster.

The story is pretty appealing, the author’s writing style really funny and the book has no big imperfections. But still, something is missing. I’m not sure why, but I didn’t feel drawn in the story, I wasn’t captivated by it, I didn’t get the feeling that for a few days I lived in the characters’ skin. Sometimes, I had the impression that there was a humor excess, like the author tried to make absolutely all the situations and the dialogs really funny. Indeed, there were some pages where I kept giggling, but there were a lot of fragments were the fun seemed a little forced. Sometimes, the story was so unbelievable because of the heroine’s choices that I was almost tempted to abandon the novel for a period. And overall, I think that it was the suspense that lacked. I didn’t feared for a second for the protagonist and I never had the feeling that the situation might become really ugly.

Oh, and the protagonist’s attitude is totally bizarre. Although the author tried to show us a strong and mature female character, with a good business and a well organized life, which is capable of taking care of herself and knows what she wants, Ciel’s actions show the contrary. Ok, we all know that when somebody tells you not to do something, you are tempted to throw yourself exactly in the middle of that thing. It doesn’t matter if you’re 10 years old or if you’re an adult. So the first time when Ciel acts on her own, doing what her friends had forbidden, it’s understandable. But when she gets in trouble again and again and again… Especially when Ciel has absolutely nothing in common with the situation. She doesn’t have the ability to solve the mission that she tries to solve, she can’t stop the malefic plans of her enemies, she can’t save anybody, not even herself, she can’t give any kind of help to the persons which are actually capable of solving the case. But she keeps destroying everything and she runs again and again in her enemies hands, after each moment when she is finally saved by her friends.

Pros:

- I liked the relations that the author built between the persons that share the same talent. If in other books the characters that have some kind of supranatural ability are usually solitary persons or they live in small groups, in this novel things are different. Ciel is part of a real clan, because everybody that has the ability to change their appearance are somehow related, they keep close relations for the whole life, so their community may be seen like an extended family.

Cons:

- During the story, Ciel first feels attracted by the client’s boyfriend, than we find out about her crush for Mark, later she kisses Billy and she flirts with one of the Vikings. A little too much, right? But we ignore this and we go on only to discover in the end that Ciel is almost virgin. Really?? Was it really necessary for the author to introduce such a thing? I don’t understand where are these ideas coming from in the novels written in the last few years: the heroine to be “pure”. It doesn’t matter that they might be over 25 or something similar, but they need to be still virgins or at least to have had maximum one experience of 30 seconds, so this way the experience might be ignored. Ok, I suppose that the virgin’s portrait works when the protagonist has 15-16-17 years old, maybe it’s some kind of attempt to induce some moral standards for the young public. But from this to creating the same characteristics for the protagonists, no matter if they’re 15 years old or 25, it’s a little to much. I understand that the love that appears between the heroes must be truly special, but I really don’t think that’s the only way to show this.(less)

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Sep 04, 2012 Cayce rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

4 stars

After reading the first line of the blurb I knew I have to read this book. "The start of an original new urban fantasy series starring human chameleon Ciel Halligan" I mean a human chameleon and urban fantasy? Doesn't it sound absolutely fan-freakin-tastic? Urban fantasy is one of my favorite genres, and the idea of using human chameleons as main characters is super unique. I don't think I've ever come across with it in any book yet. Plus the name Ciel* has also got me.

And it's been a wh...more

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Sep 09, 2012 Alicia rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: netgalley, urban-fantasy, dnf-review, own-kindle

This book and I never quite connected. The premise was intriguing. The main character, Ciel, and her buddies are "adapters," people who take on other people's auras and thereby imitate their shapes, voices, and appearances.

Let's start with what I liked about the book. I liked Mark, a man Ciel has had a crush on for most of her life. I found her feelings for him and her hesitance to act on those feelings to be believable. I appreciated that her attraction to him was more than just physical and wa...more This book and I never quite connected. The premise was intriguing. The main character, Ciel, and her buddies are "adapters," people who take on other people's auras and thereby imitate their shapes, voices, and appearances.

Let's start with what I liked about the book. I liked Mark, a man Ciel has had a crush on for most of her life. I found her feelings for him and her hesitance to act on those feelings to be believable. I appreciated that her attraction to him was more than just physical and was based on a lifetime of encounters. It was easy to become invested in their relationship, and I rooted for them to get together.

I also liked Ciel's reactions to taking on new auras. While using an aura, her body took on characteristics of the person she was copying. For example, as Mina, Ciel was prone to crying because Mina is a crier. As "Boner Benjamin," Ciel was horny for no good reason. That was a fun and interesting side effect of adapting.

Sadly, I had trouble connecting with Ciel outside of her relationship with Mark. I suspect this was partially because she wasn't herself enough; she was too busy playing other people. Her internal monologue remained intact when she took on other auras, but without actions connected to that dialog—actions that were true to Ciel as opposed to the person she was playing at the time—I never bonded with Ciel.

I also had trouble with the fact that, although the issues presented in this book were serious, Ciel didn't take them seriously enough. Multiple times, she was held captive and her life was at risk. Her associates were also held captive from time to time, as well. These should have been intense situations. Ciel should have taken these situations seriously. But it didn't work out that way. The book was just too light-hearted for its content. Ciel kept her good humor too well, and she rushed into things without thinking. I never felt the suspense or urgency that these situations should have created.

Also, the theme of being held captive was a bit overused, in my opinion. It was like events kept repeating themselves. I wanted to see new scenarios from one chapter to the next, but I didn't get that. It was like an ongoing game of catch and release.

For those who want a light-hearted read with a unique premise, I might recommend this book. But it simply wasn't for me. I stopped reading at 50%.(less)

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Aug 02, 2012 Scooper Speaks rated it 4 of 5 stars

Favorite Lines: “Guess you could say I’m a kind of life coach. At least, that’s my cover with all but the select few nonadaptors who know about us. Only instead of teaching people how to solve their own problems, I just do it for them. My clientele tends to be more comfortable with delegating than learning.” (p. 13, e-galley)

In a Fix is a fun urban fantasy novel written by Linda Grimes that had me thinking “go go Gadget arms.” That should tell you not to take it seriously. It’s an outrageously c...more Favorite Lines: “Guess you could say I’m a kind of life coach. At least, that’s my cover with all but the select few nonadaptors who know about us. Only instead of teaching people how to solve their own problems, I just do it for them. My clientele tends to be more comfortable with delegating than learning.” (p. 13, e-galley)

In a Fix is a fun urban fantasy novel written by Linda Grimes that had me thinking “go go Gadget arms.” That should tell you not to take it seriously. It’s an outrageously comedic book featuring characters with fantastic abilities who are placed in an urban setting.

I’ve got to tell you–I was a little confused in the first chapter of the book. I didn’t understand what was going on so I’m going to simplify it for you. Mina is a rich chick who wants her boyfriend to propose to her, but she’s nervous it won’t happen so she hires Ciel. For a price Ciel can alter her aura which allows her to take on another individual’s appearance and level of fitness. So when the book opens we get Ciel who has “shifted” into Mina and is making out with Mina’s boyfriend. We also get other aura adaptors who are pretending to be other people which created a mess of confusion.

Now those other adaptors are men. Attractive, single men who Ciel becomes sexually drawn to in tingly ways before the story ends. In a Fix is not a romance, but it gives Ciel a couple of guys to lust after while avoiding a permanent entanglement with either. Ciel is immature and child like at times, so either of the men would be a good fit. Both of them are responsible adults. Mark is serious, while Billy is playful.

Let’s move on to the villains. They are neo-Vikings who believe the Viking lifestyle is the only way to live. Silly. Do you hear me? The villains are goofy. And their big plan is straight out of an Inspector Gadget cartoon and is exactly what you would expect some play acting men to concoct. Now it may feel as if I’m being derisive, but after I decided to just go with “it” I had a great time reading In a Fix.

Ciel is a trouble magnet who somehow manages to stumble into absurd situation after absurd situation. I laughed out loud and wondered how Grimes could top each crazy adventure. She showed me when she brought in a catapult. Yes, a catapult. You’ll be seeing the similarity to cartoons when you read In a Fix, but you won’t be thinking kids when you read it. It’s sexy, action packed and humorous. If you’re anything like me you’ll have picked the man you want Ciel to explore more of with in a physical romantic way. Book two in the In a Fix series is called Quick Fixed and will be released in 2013.
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Sep 01, 2012 Shelley aka Gizmo's Reviews rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-releases, netgalley-arc

*Genre* Fantasy
*Rating* 3.0

*First thoughts*

Ciel Halligan is known as an aura adapter. She's a facilitator, or an intrepid fixer of other people’s problems who can insert herself into their lives, and in turn, make their lives better or worse depending on the situation. It's too bad that she couldn't fix her own life which is full of trials and tribulations!

Ciel is a very stubborn character who refuses to listen to her step-cousin/nemesis Billy Doyle, or her brother’s best friend Mark who works...more

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Sep 04, 2012 Julie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2012

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In a Fix is the first book by debut author Linda Grimes and it is just wonderful. A really fun read.

The premise is so unique; it was one of the things that drew me to the book. Ciel is an aura adaptor. She can take one someone else’s aura and look, act and sound like the person she takes on. So cool! Because adaptors aren’t all that common, they tend to stick together. This is where the ‘family’ comes from. Taken at face value, Ciel is related to almost...more Posted at Yummy Men & Kick Ass Chicks

In a Fix is the first book by debut author Linda Grimes and it is just wonderful. A really fun read.

The premise is so unique; it was one of the things that drew me to the book. Ciel is an aura adaptor. She can take one someone else’s aura and look, act and sound like the person she takes on. So cool! Because adaptors aren’t all that common, they tend to stick together. This is where the ‘family’ comes from. Taken at face value, Ciel is related to almost everyone in this book – but really, they are all just close friends. Even her cousin isn’t really her cousin, and that’s good because Billy, he’s yummy…and one of the men she is interested in. *wink wink*

I think that is a good transition to start talking about the men in In a Fix. Oh the men! First there is Mark. He is a secret agent of sorts and best friends with Ciel’s older brother. He is very protective of her and sees her as a little sister. But Ciel has been crushing on him forever and really wants him to see her as more than an awkward girl with an unfortunate nickname. Then there is Billy. OMG I loved Billy! From the moment he appears on the page, he cracked me up. But yes ladies, there is also a very sweet side to him. All together now…*swoon*.

Back to Ciel for a minute. I really enjoyed her character. To the point that if she continues being this sassy and sweet, I may just have to add her to my favorite characters list. She wants so badly to be one of the boys. She wants to be brave and hard core and kick ass…but her heart is just too big to truly allow her to be like that. What is cool is that this book is written in the first person point of view from Ciel’s perspective and with that we are privy to her internal dialogue – and those paragraphs were some of my favorite moments in the book. We witness while she is trying to work herself up to doing something because the boys are doing it and we witness when she is berating herself when she can’t quite get there. Many laugh out loud moments during those scenes! There is such an innocence to Ciel that makes her so endearing. You want to cheer her on yet protect her at the same time – which is, come to think of it, exactly how the boys treat her.

Story wise, this book was a little out there. Ciel is hired by Mina to get her boyfriend Trey to propose. While on the vacation with Trey where Ciel is to do her job, Trey gets kidnapped and Mina/Ciel gets a mysterious phone call with eerie instructions. Then the Queen shows up. Trust me, it’s funny. Basically, Trey is not quite who we think he is and he gets caught up in some sort of bid from a crazed Swedish organization who want to take back the world from women (there is more to it than that but I’ll just let you read the book to find out what). I asked myself ‘what the hell is going on here?’ many times while reading it…but in a good way. Just when you feel something might get explained, it turns into something else entirely. But don’t worry, it’s not annoying. It just keeps you on your toes.

The one little thing that I did find a tad bothersome was when Ciel didn’t listen to Billy or Mark and ended up getting herself (either as herself or as her client) kidnapped. This happens so many times! I wanted to shake Ciel and say ‘don’t you think you should maybe listen this time seeing as what happened the last few times you didn’t listen?!’ Of course, her not listening does have its key moments in the plot but… I hope some of Ciel’s haphazard nature cools off a bit in the next book because otherwise that may indicate that she’s not really growing as a character and that would be too bad because really really, I love her.

In a Fix is a brilliant book. The way the characters interact, the comfortable dialogue and the internal thinkings of our heroine are just amazing. Add to that a fascinating premise and potential for anything to happen and you have the makings of a series with serious potential. I have no doubt that this series will continue being awesome and I highly and strongly recommend this book.

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Sep 03, 2012 Nafiza rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: net-galley, 2012, books-i-own

This delicious urban fantasy surprised me on several levels. I didn’t expect to like it as much as I did considering the main character had something of a harem going on but you know what? I just went with it and enjoyed the heck out of it. Ciel has this irrepressible voice, irreverent and charming – she is the quintessential younger sister with many older brothers who coddle her and protect her even when protecting is the last thing she wants. There is also a delicious friend of older brother w...more This delicious urban fantasy surprised me on several levels. I didn’t expect to like it as much as I did considering the main character had something of a harem going on but you know what? I just went with it and enjoyed the heck out of it. Ciel has this irrepressible voice, irreverent and charming – she is the quintessential younger sister with many older brothers who coddle her and protect her even when protecting is the last thing she wants. There is also a delicious friend of older brother who never seems to see her for the woman she is and a best friend who has recently blurred the lines of their relationship. Then there is the action – you are running, screaming, avoiding being shot, being drugged and then escaping – there are mad men wanting to increase the testosterone level of the general male population and a sexy CIA agent who may or may not be kissing (and other things) Ciel’s crush. And most irritating of all, there are all these men who keep on trying to “protect” Ciel.

The pace of the story is akin to riding a roller coaster and I’m not just saying that. This is not a serious affair where the survival of the world depends on these characters but more a light hearted foray into a family, somewhat like the mafia, who are able to change their appearance at will. It’s fun, it’s sexy and it packs a hell of a punch. I really liked this one. The whole plot and the overarching narrative is a bit out there but not enough that it is utterly unbelievable. The villains are, of course, appropriately villainous but more caricatures than actual serious villains and it works in this novel.

Where the romance is concerned, I, of course, see-sawed between Billy and Mark because though the latter seems more dependable, the former is more fun and rather more honest. Billy doesn’t play games but Mark, it seems, does. Billy also wins major points for letting Ciel be the person she wants to be without wanting to protect her every second. Who knows what the triangular relationship is going to look like next but if Grimes has taught me anything with In A Fix, it’s that I’m going to enjoy finding out. Strongly recommended for those who love wicked wit in their protagonists, delicious kisses and just sheer irrepressible fun.(less)

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Sep 04, 2012 Trisha Leigh rated it 5 of 5 stars

The most fun I've had reading a novel cover to cover in one day in a long, long time. Brava.

Also, I'm seriously rethinking my decision to be happily single. Yeesh, THOSE MEN.

The book has a unique, inherently funny premise - people with the ability to "pinch" auras, resulting in the ability to look like anyone they touch. This alone makes for a million laugh out loud scenes, but my favorite involves a hot man getting busted trying to disrobe what APPEARS to be the Queen of England on a bathroom...more

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Jun 20, 2012 Joanne rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-debutantes

This book was SO MUCH FUN. I expected a kickass character-I mean, just look at that cover-with the viking helmet and the redhead standing over it? You know you're going to get something hard core. But what I wasn't expecting were the hard core laughs. This book, about Ciel, an aura adapter with a serious need to prove herself to the overprotective men in her life, is funny, witty and sexy, with not one, but two (maybe even three) hot guys that vie for her attention. But what I especially loved a...more

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Sep 03, 2012 Ashelynn rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: recommend, reread-a-million-times

Holy crapoly, I freaking LOVED In a Fix by Linda Grimes! Is it rude of me to say I didn’t expect to love it as much as I did, because it’s the truth. I SO DID NOT expect to fall so hard for In A Fix, but I am super glad I did. SUCH an amazing book! And so, so hilarious. LOVE. <3

I’m going to admit right here and right now that I have a girl crush on Ciel. She is my FAVORITE and I wish I was her. But only because of Billy (GASP, I know. I was so for Mark until the ending.) (More on that later....more

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May 14, 2013 Donna rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: library, urban-fantasy

Ciel Halligan is an adaptor, which means she can take on another person's appearance and physical traits.

The book explains that adaptors wear the aura of other humans rather than truly shifting shape. But considering that this aura-grabbing affects Ciel's physical space in the world (for example, she adapts into a child whose small wrists can slip out of handcuffs), I don't see how that makes much practical difference. The abilities are interesting, but they lead to some confusing passages, espe...more

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Mar 24, 2013 KariLynn Dell rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book came along at the exact right time for me. Life was hectic and hard, I needed a break, and In a Fix is the kind of story that takes you along for a fast-paced frolic in the way that a movie like Romancing the Stone does. At times it crosses the line into campy and borderline ridiculous but it’s all in such good fun that I just laughed and went with it.

It does have a love triangle and those are not my favorite, especially in the beginning of a series where there’s the potential for it t...more

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Feb 21, 2013 Owlcat Mountain added it

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(Description nicked from B&N.com.)

“Snagging a marriage proposal for her client while on an all-expenses-paid vacation should be a simple job for Ciel Halligan, aura adaptor extraordinaire. A kind of human chameleon, she's able to take on her clients' appearances and slip seamlessly into their lives, solving any sticky problems they don't want to deal with themselves. No fuss, no muss. Big paycheck.

This particular assignment is pretty enjoyab...more I don't use star ratings, so please read my review!

(Description nicked from B&N.com.)

“Snagging a marriage proposal for her client while on an all-expenses-paid vacation should be a simple job for Ciel Halligan, aura adaptor extraordinaire. A kind of human chameleon, she's able to take on her clients' appearances and slip seamlessly into their lives, solving any sticky problems they don't want to deal with themselves. No fuss, no muss. Big paycheck.

This particular assignment is pretty enjoyable...that is, until Ciel's island resort bungalow is blown to smithereens and her client's about-to-be-fiancé is snatched by modern-day Vikings. For some reason, Ciel begins to suspect that getting the ring is going to be a tad more difficult than originally anticipated.

Going from romance to rescue requires some serious gear-shifting, as well as a little backup. Her best friend, Billy, and Mark, the CIA agent she's been crushing on for years—both skilled adaptors—step in to help, but their priority is, annoyingly, keeping her safe. Before long, Ciel is dedicating more energy to escaping their watchful eyes than she is to saving her client's intended.

Suddenly, facing down a horde of Vikings feels like the least of her problems.”

Let me say first of all that Grimes has created a pretty unique premise. Most books about shape-shifters allow the characters to retain their own personalities and quirks, but Ciel’s powers cause her to take on aspects of others’ personalities. This means that she not only has to take care to know the person’s likes and dislikes, but she has to be prepared to endure emotions and urges not her own. It’s an interesting twist and one that I wish could have been integrated into the plot a little more instead of being mostly a gag.

That said, the gags can be very funny. One of Ciel’s disguises is a man that is almost constantly horny, and taking on his aura means dealing with the physical complications of such feelings. Her friend Billy first shows up in the story wearing the aura of the Queen of England and dressed as a typical tourist. Even Ciel’s job contains the seeds of comic misunderstandings—stepping into someone else’s life to solve their problems is bound to create opportunities for things to go horribly wrong.

Unfortunately, there were other aspects of the book that kept me from enjoying it. The romance portion of the novel takes over the narrative far too often, alternating between Ciel’s two male companions, and Ciel herself spends way too much time obsessing over them. Worse, neither man treats Ciel with respect, filling pages with condescending attitude and male posturing. I never came to like either of them because of the way they acted towards the main character.

Because of this, the plot is hampered and doesn’t move along very well. Most of what I read followed the formula of “something happens, the men tell Ciel to let them handle it, she sneaks out and gets in trouble, she gets bailed out” on endless repeat, interspersed with Billy and Mark vying for her attention. Cutting out a lot of this back-and-forth would have strengthened the plot.

In a Fix has an interesting premise that is marred by too much romantic interplay and too little respect shown to the main character. I’m not sure if I’ll continue with this series, but I am curious to see if the author can play around more with her shape-shifter concept and flesh it out more.

This review originally appeared on Owlcat Mountain on February 21, 2013.(less)

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Jan 14, 2013 T.A. White rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy

I've been dancing around this book for a few months now but put off reading it time and again. When I saw it in the library I decided it was finally time to sit down and read it. I'm glad that I did.

Linda Grimes introduces the character of Ciel Halligan, who is sort of like a human chameleon and can borrow other's peoples aura to assume their appearance. The premise of the book is an original one that I haven't seen very often in the genre. It is a face paced book that will keep your attention u...more

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Dec 31, 2012 drey rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-reads, urban-fantasy, romance-paranormal

In a Fix is a fast read, with sexy characters and a tongue-in-cheek sense of humor. Ciel Halligan is an aura adaptor – she can take on someone else’s appearance, and actually be them – with a bit of work to observe mannerisms and habits. She’s smart enough to realize that it’s a handy skill, and parlays that into a business, dealing with things her clients don’t really want to – on their behalf.

The jobs aren’t always bad, either. Her current assignment involves an island resort, a hunky honey, a...more

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Dec 04, 2012 Melissa rated it 5 of 5 stars

In a Fix by Linda Grimes :

This is a laugh out loud kind of book. Seething that will keep you laughing throughout the whole thing. The characters are so easy to relate to and they have this easy going vibe between them all.

You absolutely fall in love with Ciel. She is funny outgoing, and knows what she wants. You can easily relate to her easy going ways, and you respect her for what she will do for the ones she considers friends and family.

Then there is Billy her best friend who just makes you s...more

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Oct 16, 2012 Lisa {Silverlight} {Paranormal/Urban Fantasy Reviews} rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc, netgalley, own

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In A Fix is an Urban Fantasy, with humor, action, and engaging characters, by debut author Linda Grimes.

Ciel Halligan is an aura adapter. She can jump into someones body and basically become them. Assuming the persons identity is her job. People hire her, why? you ask, well, have you ever felt like you couldn't do something or handle a problem in life? I'm sure you have, ever wish you didn't have to do it? That's where Ci...more
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In A Fix is an Urban Fantasy, with humor, action, and engaging characters, by debut author Linda Grimes.

Ciel Halligan is an aura adapter. She can jump into someones body and basically become them. Assuming the persons identity is her job. People hire her, why? you ask, well, have you ever felt like you couldn't do something or handle a problem in life? I'm sure you have, ever wish you didn't have to do it? That's where Ciel comes in, she assumes the persons identity and accomplishes the feat.

In this latest job, Ciel has to assume the idenity of a woman who wants to find out if her boyfriend is ready to propose-he's hot and wealthy-and the job seems fairly easy, but things are never easy and when things take a turn for the worst, Ciel tries to become the heroine, but not without the help of two concerned men in her life.

There is Billy, her best friend. They both have great bantor together and there is some sexual tension between the two, although, most of it is harmless flirting. He makes Ciel laugh and is quick to take her side and understands, that Ciel would love to "spread her wings" and accomplish missions without having protection from him or Mark.

Then there is Mark. He's a professional. He comes across as strong, in a Marine like fashion, always looking out for his best friend's sister, Ciel, he tends to treat her like a kid, and protects her from danger. But, Ciel wants to spread her wings and take on the dangers-head first- and wants to be included in missions, so there is a slight tension between these two, because of that. There is also alot of sexual tension, on Ciel's part for Mark. She crushes on him, and has been crushing on him for a long time.
There is a slight love triangle between these three, but it doesn't seem to be a brooding one.

I really enjoyed In A Fix, I enjoyed the action, humor, and bantor, between the three main characters. Although, I can say I wasn't a fan of the way the whole plot was thrown at you all at once. I think I would of enjoyed a little more back story, but the action toward the end of this book was enjoyable as Ciel, finally seems to show she can "hang" with the big boys, and maybe she's just not the little sister to Mark's best friend, maybe she can and will be someone Mark can finally show his true feelings too, because deep down inside you know he cares for her, and has feelings for her.

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Sep 29, 2012 Stephanie rated it 4 of 5 stars

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FANGS, WANDS & FAIRY DUST
9/29/2012
IN A FIX
A Heroine in Spite of Herself

In a Fix
by Linda Grimes
September 4, 2012
Tor Books
Trade Paperback, 336 pages and e-book formats

Ciel is the woman who rarely if ever does what she's told. She can look like anyone she touches due to a genetic anomaly that makes her an adaptor. From the sounds of it she's no slouch in the looks department, but doesn't think she is very pretty. Ciel's business is life fixing. She'll become your double and do t...more

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Sep 24, 2012 Paranormal Haven rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Ciel is an aura adaptor. This means she can put on anyone’s aura she meets. Taking on another person’s aura makes her look just like them—think shape changer, but without all the bone and muscle transformation. Ciel also fixes things. If there is a party or function a client doesn’t want to go to she can assume their aura, and do it for them. The story starts out with Ciel in Mina’s aura. Mina has hired Ciel to go on vacation for her and get a proposal out of Mina’s boyfriend, hunky Trey. Things...more Ciel is an aura adaptor. This means she can put on anyone’s aura she meets. Taking on another person’s aura makes her look just like them—think shape changer, but without all the bone and muscle transformation. Ciel also fixes things. If there is a party or function a client doesn’t want to go to she can assume their aura, and do it for them. The story starts out with Ciel in Mina’s aura. Mina has hired Ciel to go on vacation for her and get a proposal out of Mina’s boyfriend, hunky Trey. Things go awry when their bungalow blows up, and Trey is kidnapped.

In a Fix is the first book in the In a Fix series; it is also the debut novel for author Linda Grimes. It is on the lighter side of Urban Fantasy. There are kidnappings, embarrassing situations, pissed off Vikings and a boat load of odd fitting outfits (because of the shape changing). While some of the situations might sound serious, they are packed full of Ciel’s sassy or not so sassy commentary.

Once Trey is kidnapped, in enters Billy and Mark into the novel. Billy is Ciel’s childhood friend who can also take on auras, as is Mark. Mark is Ciel’s long time crush and her brother’s best friend. After they are introduced, so is the potential for what turns out to be a love triangle. Billy is your classic bad boy, while Mark is the pushy alpha male. There is angst, but it isn’t the end of the world teenage angst. It is filled with embarrassing situations that Ciel finds herself in, and hilarious antics.

The plotline goes from Trey’s kidnapping, to Ciel getting kidnapped in Mina’s form. After being kidnapped, watching people get shot, and drugged Ciel still won’t sit still. Ciel is one of the heroines that is told to stay where it is safe and stay out of trouble, but just can’t do it. Mark works for the government, and handles tough situations, in other words, the man knows what he is doing. Of course she can’t listen to him, because this means he is treating her like a child. It’s above and beyond stubborn.

The situations Ciel gets herself into are where it is at. The writing is straight forward, and easy to get through. Readers may have some issues at the very start of the novel working out who is who at first, since they are shape changers (aura thieves?). Shapes are changed, and names are thrown around, but it isn’t that hard to hold onto and figure out. The easy pace of the novel makes it a quick read.

This is a fun debut novel. The love triangle might be over played lately, and readers who are tired of it might want to look somewhere else, but I enjoyed how it was handled. Ciel is a fun character, but she can be not only predictable, but dense. I am looking forward to seeing these characters grow and transform over time. I also hope it keeps the thread of humor that had me snickering throughout the novel.
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Sep 15, 2012 Ioana rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: adult, fantasy, my-reviews, romance, urban-fantasy, supernatural

In a Fix is Grimes’s debut novel and the first book in a new UF series. Now, you all know (or maybe you don’t) that I’m always on the look out for another UF series like, say, Mercy Thompson or Kate Daniels, that I could really get into. As such, I thought I’d give In a Fix a try, since the blurb sounded interesting.

The novel’s heroine, Ciel, is an adaptor, a person with a genetic mutation that allows her to replicate someone’s aura perfectly, thus imitating their appearance, voice, smell etc. T...more

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