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Heat Stroke (Weather Warden #2)

by Rachel Caine

3.85 · rating details · 3,746 ratings · 232 reviews

Mistaken for a murderer, Weather Warden Joanne Baldwin is hunted down and killed by her colleagues. Reborn as a Djinn, she senses something sinister entering earth's atmosphere-something that makes tomorrow's forecast look deadly.

Mass Market Paperbound, 335 pages

Published August 3rd 2004 by Roc (first published March 8th 2004)

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Dec 21, 2009

Natasha rated it

If you haven't read Ill Wind(book 1) this review may contain spoilers. If you have, read on!
Heat Stroke is the second installment in the Weather Wardens series by Rachel Caine. Joanne, once a powerful, yet impulsive Weather warden is now a Djinn. David turned her and now he's trying to teach her the ropes. Jo now must leave all things human behind(which she finds easier said than done) and learn how to be a djinn. What she doesn't realize is what Daivd had to go through to create her and ...more

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Dec 10, 2011

Sandy rated it

Heat Stroke is the second installment in the Weather Warden series by Rachel Caine. It picks up where Ill Wind finishes and follows Joanne Baldwin, former Weather Warden turned Djinn, and her Djinn lover David, as they begin a new journey together, as free-range, unclaimed Djinns. Before Joanne was a powerful Weather Warden who possessed a Demon Mark and died becoming a hero.. but what nobody knows (except for Lewis) is that she was reborn into a Djinn thanks to David. Now that the damage has be...moreHeat Stroke is the second installment in the Weather Warden series by Rachel Caine. It picks up where Ill Wind finishes and follows Joanne Baldwin, former Weather Warden turned Djinn, and her Djinn lover David, as they begin a new journey together, as free-range, unclaimed Djinns. Before Joanne was a powerful Weather Warden who possessed a Demon Mark and died becoming a hero.. but what nobody knows (except for Lewis) is that she was reborn into a Djinn thanks to David. Now that the damage has been done, she must learn the ropes to harnessing and using her newfound powers (which are pretty cool!).

Danger in the form of a rift in the aetheric finds their way to David and Joanne, who both are stumped and clueless when they come across coldlight (aka blue glitter/sparklies) that is both unheard of and questionable, leaking from the rift. Trouble calls when they are both ordered to see Jonathan - the first and most powerful Djinn (aka their god). Turns out the consequences of David breaking laws and turning Joanne into a Djinn must be paid. What Joanne doesn't know is that David's actions caused him to become weaker and weaker ('suicide by girl') as he continues to pour his energy into sustaining Joanne as they are both just half a Djinn. She has a week to learn the hard way how to fully adjust by learning under the tutelage of Patrick - the only other human who successfully changed into a Djinn. She can no longer rely on David's help as he's now under Jonathan's control.

Learning from Patrick is not the hard part - it is escaping being claimed when the pair, along with Lewis, are paid an unexpected visit from Yvette Prentiss - a beautiful female version of Bad Bob - and teenage stepson Kevin. As it turns out, Patrick owes her a favour and that favour is repaid by taking Joanne. Joanne is now claimed for the first time by her horny, lecherous stepson. But she's only a means to an end. Yvette is really after David, and has been for a long time. This is when the action starts to escalate as Joanne must find a way to save David (as he eventually comes to save Joanne and gets reclaimed by the evil, sadistic Yvette to pay the price for her freedom), free herself from Kevin, and help repair the rift - oh and save the world at the same time, with very limited help.

The Weather Warden series is fast becoming one of my favourites. The storylines are not always enticing but the plot really does thicken and the action kicks in about halfway through this book. Joanne is a spectacular force to be reckoned with. She's smart, lethal, heroic, and has nine lives. She's also witty, sarcastic, fearless and isn't afraid to question authority. As far as heroines go, she's likeable and well-rounded and remains constant, although the other characters around her change and grow. I definitely recommend this series to any romance/paranormal/urban fantasy/adventure fans. I have very few complaints. You really get sucked into Joanne's world and as a reader, find it pretty hard to get your head out of the book! 4.5/5 stars.(less)

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Jan 29, 2010

Summer rated it

Shelves: demons-angels, magic, paranormal, urban-fantasy

I think I'm in love with this series now. I'd gush more about it but I'm buried under a mountain of homework again. I stayed up until 1:30 in the morning the other night just to finish this book and lost a lot of sleep over it. But it was totally worth it.

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Sep 28, 2011

JoyfulK rated it

Caine's novels are mind candy. The plot moves faster than the main character normally drives, and that's saying something, given that she likes to drive classic sports cars at speeds in excess of 100 mph. The character development, although there is some, is slow. Although the titles are based on weather, weather isn't the point. The plot development focuses much more on the corruption of power and of institutions created by persons. The character focus is not between the Weather Wardens and the...more

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Dec 30, 2011

Gaijinmama rated it

Shelves: fiction, paranormal

I'm definitely sticking with this series.
The protagonist, Joanne is cool...kicks butt even when wearing lime-green Manolos. Caine writes snappy dialogue and her takes on paranormal weather control and djinn
(yes the kind that have to stay in bottles until their masters call them) make sense.
And David. Swoon. Drool. What a hottie. I do enjoy a bit of the Adults-Only, but this is one of the few books that keeps me going, even at strictly PG-13 level. It's just a damn good story...more

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Nov 02, 2007

Laura rated it

Recommends it for: dark urban fantasy fans

Shelves: urbanfantasy

This is Book Two in the "Weather Warden" series. It is well written, but has its ups and downs. Some of the downs, which really made the plot drag, were hard to get through and seemed rather silly to me. However, by the end of the book I found them all to be important to the plot, so hang in there! The ending is a good one and sets you up for the next book in the series. I can definitely see why I was advised to read this series in order...the storyline does flow continuously from...more

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Jan 02, 2012

Erin rated it

Shelves: adult, magic, fantasy, urban-fantasy

Love love love this book! I thought the first one was good but this one is even better! I am definatly going to stick with this series! The whole book is filled with action, romance, suprises, suspense friendship, death, regret and the world about to end drama.

Heat Stroke is the second book in the Weather Wardens series. Joanne who was once a very powerful Weather Warden (who controlled air and water) has been turned into a Dijinn. In this book she has to struggle to deal with her ne...moreLove love love this book! I thought the first one was good but this one is even better! I am definatly going to stick with this series! The whole book is filled with action, romance, suprises, suspense friendship, death, regret and the world about to end drama.

Heat Stroke is the second book in the Weather Wardens series. Joanne who was once a very powerful Weather Warden (who controlled air and water) has been turned into a Dijinn. In this book she has to struggle to deal with her new life. David turned her in the last book when she died and he had to give half of his life essence to make her, making them both vulnerable. So he is trying to teach her the ropes and the dos and don'ts of being a Dijinn. Joanne struggles to leave her human life behind while doing do. What David has not told her is that when he made her he caused a rift between the demon and human world. Which caused a whole bunch of problems throughout the book.

Joanne and David are sent to meet Jonathan - who is the most powerful and oldest Dijinn, and we learn that until David gave half of himself to Joanne that he was the second most powerful Dijinn. Jonathan tells Joanne that she has a week to learn the ropes - without the help of David and sends her packing to Patrick - the only other half-human half-dijinn in existance. Patrick throws a whole bunch of tests Joannes way to help her learn about the ins and outs and also to help control her power. When Lewis comes along as he has seen this rift in the aetheric he asks Joanne to be his Dijinn as he needs her help. While helping out Lewis, Patrick gives Joanne to a Yvette - Bad Bobs female equivalent - as a repayment for a favour. As Yvette wants David to fulfil her nasty fantasies. This is where it gets more interesting because David gets captured trying to save Jo - so she needs to save David, free herself from the horny Kevin who likes to put her in french maid costumes, help repair the rift that no one knows how to fix - and it seems she is the only one who is not affected by the blue sparkly glitter that is coming out of it and save the world from being destroyed by a giant storm that no one seems to be able to control.

I loved this book overall. And the End WOW just blows you away.

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Dec 15, 2011

gigi pryce rated it

Shelves: fantasy, weather-warden, urban-fantasy-reads

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May 19, 2011

Kate rated it

Shelves: fantasy, female-authors, publisher-penguin, romance, poorly-edited-ebooks, read-in-2011

After reading Ill Wind, I didn’t know how I would feel about the Weather Warden series. That’s all right. Heat Stroke tells me a lot, and most of it’s not good. Oh, it could be worse, but not by a whole lot. Much of what I found likable in Ill Wind isn’t present in Heat Stroke at all.

My biggest complaint is with the magic system. Ill Wind was good about tempering its magic with a bit of (pseudo)science, which I think is necessary in urban fantasy. Urban fantasy isn’t epic...more

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Aug 05, 2010

Kt from A Book Obsession.. rated it

Shelves: a-c

Wow, I thought the first book was good, but this one blew it out of the water. It picks up right where the last one left off with Joanne trying to figure out her new Djinn powers. Even though David tries to hide it from her, Joanne quickly finds out there are consequences for him saving her. The leader of the djinns, Jonathan, gives her a week to learn how to support her own power or both David and her will lose their lives. Jonathan sends her to another djinn for training but a disturbance ethe...more

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Jan 10, 2010

Tammy rated it

Shelves: witches-and-magic-users, urban-fantasy

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. As with the first book, this one kept surprising me. At the end of the first book Joanne had been turned into a djinn, saved from death by her lover, the djinn David. We open with her and David, having classes in Djinn 101 and also having sex. Lots and lots of sex. I admit it, I got scared. I thought I was in for the dread "paranormal-romance" aka softcore porn with magic. But... no.

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May 17, 2009

Greenly J rated it

So in an excellerated frenzy i searched for a book that would tide me over the first week of Summer vacation. I chose the First Book of this series Ill Wind. Found it decent but not amazing had what I wanted in the time that I wanted it. Only problem was that it took me a Day to finish so I made myself read the sequel. This book is easy, with some interesting parts. The biggest problem is the delivery. So Caine has this awesome view where storms are actually living creatures set out to destroy u...more

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Sep 11, 2010

Katyana rated it

Shelves: ass-kicking-women, fantasy, series

I liked this one better than the first, mostly because I wasn't completely and utterly boggled by the ending.

I feel like this series has incredible potential, but just hasn't... dug down and grabbed it yet. Things feel oddly chaotic and unrooted. It just feels off.

In addition, there are a couple things that just continue to agitate me. Lewis, like the rest of the series as a whole, feels like he just can't get it together. It is weird and undermining for someone this ...moreI liked this one better than the first, mostly because I wasn't completely and utterly boggled by the ending.

I feel like this series has incredible potential, but just hasn't... dug down and grabbed it yet. Things feel oddly chaotic and unrooted. It just feels off.

In addition, there are a couple things that just continue to agitate me. Lewis, like the rest of the series as a whole, feels like he just can't get it together. It is weird and undermining for someone this badass to be... almost meek. He has been rescued, by my count, 4 times in 2 books. What the heck? I like Lewis, I really do. But I feel like it is time to ... well, to be crass, shit or get off the pot. He needs to take control of his life, put himself in the driver's seat, and stop just being a passenger. He also needs to make some connections, real connections, because the lone ranger thing clearly isn't working out so well for him. Nor is he happy.

The Wardens all - ALL - piss me off. I hate the whole lot of them, and can only pray that, since the storm didn't finish them off this book, next book Mother Nature will try dropping tactical nukes. I'll be honest, I am having a really difficult time with the fact that they are all self-righteous, self-assured moronic douchecanoes. Every single decision they make is the wrong one, and it is becoming tedious. Having them pop up to constantly accuse Jo of being a villain and carrying this looming threat of lobotomy... frankly, they are becoming ridiculously caricatured inept villains.

And the Djinn are just the other side of the same coin. I have sympathy for them, because the enslavement is HORRIBLE. As this book clearly demonstrated, it is rape. But then at the same time, they behave like they are twins to the Wardens. Equally full of themselves, equally positive that the sun shines out of their collective asses and they aren't capable of a wrong decision.

I am tired of having every single character in this book be an enemy. Even ones who don't intend to be - Lewis, David - still cause harm by making decisions that have horrible repercussions for Jo (let me bind you to my bottle, it's safe, I promise; let me tear the universe asunder for you, I am sure that can't be as bad as it sounds, right?). It becomes depressing, and a little emo, to watch her continually beat down by everyone around her. She's surrounded by people who either leave her dealing with consequences not of her own making (Lewis, David, Jonathan), or think she's the Devil Incarnate and is single-handedly calling down the End of Times (all the Wardens, a good handful of djinn, and even herself on occasion with all the "it's my fault" whining... though really, who can blame her for feeling that way, given all that is going on around her).

That said, I love the universe. I love the powers. I love the sentient nature. I love the possibilities. I think this series could be AMAZING if it would just get it's shit together. So I will keep reading, and keep my fingers crossed.(less)

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Jan 07, 2012

Wesley rated it

Shelves: 2012-reading-challenge

OK, for starters the 2nd half of this book was much better for me than the first. So I’ll talk about that because obviously it sets up for the next book. I won’t have any spoilers here so simmer down. I was getting very nervous until this picked up for me. I’m getting more impatient on giving a new series the benefit of the doubt. What were probably 3 strikes and your out before are without a doubt 1.5 and your out. The 2nd half of this book to me completely saved it. You almost need the sluggis...more

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Sep 21, 2011

Cathy rated it

Shelves: fantasy, great-cover, magic-users, paranormal, read-in-2011, urban, romance

More fun urban fantasy. I was worried when Joanne insisted on going to her own funeral even though everyone insisted that it was too dangerous, it looked for a while that she might be another Too Stupid To Live character. But despite being very headstrong, the author didn't let it get in the way too much, unlike too many I've read.

I'm very interested to see how the author deals with the fact that she got Joanne and David together right away in book one over the course of a long seri...more

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Mar 14, 2009

Yvette rated it

In the 1st book Joanne was a weather warden, helping to protect humanity from the wrath of Mother Nature. At the end of the first book she is killed, but David, a powerful djinn, manages to resurrect her as a djinn so now she must learn how to be a djinn.

For some reason she is still linked to David and draining his power so she must learn to harness power on her own. Meanwhile something strange is going on in the ethereal plane and it has David scared.

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Jul 27, 2009

Laura rated it

Ok. Once again, I really liked the second book in this pretty long series. In fact, I really got pulled into the story and got stressed out when the MC was being pulled in multiple directions. Basically, I really connected with the characters more in this book than in the previous. Joanne's a bad-ass, and I really like that.

That being said. I really REALLY wish the author would stop adding so much "weather". I know it's a series about a Weather Warden, but seriously. I wen...more

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Aug 06, 2009

Angela rated it

Shelves: borrowed-from-library

Spoiler Alert: Please do not read this review unless you have already read the first book in this series, Ill Wind. The events of this book are strongly based on the ending of the last and I would hate to give anything away. I do have a review of Ill Wind that I posted in July.

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Heat Stroke essentially picks up right where Ill Wind left off. Joanne Baldwin was transformed from a human Weather Warden to a Djinn in order to preserve her life. No...more

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Jan 11, 2011

Ithlilian rated it

Shelves: urban-fantasy

I had a hard time getting excited about this book because the first one didn't impress me too much. The entire plot is about a rift opening in the sky that Lewis wants closed, Joanne attempts to close it and notices blue sparkly objects. Blue sparkly objects are bad. That's pretty much it, throw in a love story with David and a few other characters: Patrick, ifrit Sara, djinns Jonathan and Rahel, and that sums it up. Nothing momentous in my opinion. The author tries to add some action and intens...more

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Jul 13, 2011

Kayleigh O'dell rated it

I finally finished it! This was such a tough read for me due to the serious lack of chapters, I mean come on - chapter one is approx 200 pages long! When I stop reading I like to stop at the end of a chapter, so the next time I pick up my book I'm beginning a new one.

Anyway - back to the story. This is the second instalment of the Weather Warden series, if you haven't read Ill Wind then you need to before reading this. Joanne is now a Djinn, and must get accustomed to the way of Djin...more

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Jun 07, 2011

Jennifer (Books That Spark) rated it

Heat Stroke is the second instalment of Rachel Caine's Weather Warden series. I would definitely recommend reading this series in book order, beginning with the first instalment Ill Wind. This will save from experiencing any confusion when reading Heat Stroke as the storyline does flow continuously from book to book.

The protagonist Joanne, once a powerful and passionate Weather Warden, is faced with the challenge of adjusting to her new life as a Djinn. Following the events of the p...moreHeat Stroke is the second instalment of Rachel Caine's Weather Warden series. I would definitely recommend reading this series in book order, beginning with the first instalment Ill Wind. This will save from experiencing any confusion when reading Heat Stroke as the storyline does flow continuously from book to book.

The protagonist Joanne, once a powerful and passionate Weather Warden, is faced with the challenge of adjusting to her new life as a Djinn. Following the events of the previous book, Joanne’s old life is now over and there's a lot to learn about her new one. Luckily for her, David, her love interest and reason for her survival and transformation, is on hand to help her grow accustomed to her altered state. As he's a Djinn too, he appears to be the perfect man for the job. However, David's act of saving Joanne is not without terrible consequences.

Alike to the first book, Heat Stroke is fast paced and full of action. However, I felt it took a bit longer for this action to start in this instalment in comparison to the first. On the other hand, when it did arise, the plot consisted of a lot of twists and turns which help to ensure I kept reading. One of the best things about the story lines in this series so far is that they're never predictable.

In this instalment readers can expect to achieve a greater understanding of the Djinn which were introduced to us in the first book. I found the concept of the Djinn and their history captivating and I was certainly pleased to learn more about them. As well as the revisiting of great characters from the first book, we're introduced to some equally great new ones. For instance, there's Jonathan, the Djinn God, who's powerful but also pretty cool. There's also Patrick, the once-human Djinn, who provides some laughs with his pervy Santa Claus persona.

Arguably, the only downside to Heat Stroke is that although it's a book of 389 pages, it consists of only two chapters. This could give the impression that it's a lengthy read but the plot is ongoing so it's understandable that it hasn't been broken up into smaller parts. Don't let the length of the two chapters put you off as there's sufficient exciting action which gives the book the potential to be read in one sitting alone.

Overall, I am pleased with the Weather Warden series so far. Caine's art of blending together fantasy with an urban setting results in a believable, unique take on the supernatural. Not only are the plots interesting and fresh, but her take on the magical is new and enthralling. I believe this series has the potential to grow stronger with each instalment. Heat Stroke will provide you with a great read and will captivate you throughout. The ending includes a big twist I didn't see coming and has left me eager to continue to the next book in the series, Chill Factor.

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Apr 05, 2010

Mike (the Paladin) rated it

Shelves: fantasy, urban-fantasy

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I'm sorry. I'm sorry because I blew about $35 on 4 of these books at once on the say so of an enthusiastic fan who insisted that I "must buy" the first 4 because they run together and I'd regret it if I didn't. I'm sorry because I see a lot of people like these...but I am beginning to wonder if $35 is reason enough to slog through more of this. This one is starting out as silly and uninteresting as the first.

Oooooh...she's not human anymore....oooooh she still likes to driv...moreI'm sorry. I'm sorry because I blew about $35 on 4 of these books at once on the say so of an enthusiastic fan who insisted that I "must buy" the first 4 because they run together and I'd regret it if I didn't. I'm sorry because I see a lot of people like these...but I am beginning to wonder if $35 is reason enough to slog through more of this. This one is starting out as silly and uninteresting as the first.

Oooooh...she's not human anymore....oooooh she still likes to drive fast....ooooh she's vulnerable because she's now a "free Djinn" and could be "claimed....ooooh, you get the idea. I'm this close to flinging all 4 into my to be sold box leaving the last 2 unopened.

I'll let you know.

AFTER READING TO PAGE (almost)40.

ENOUGH!

I got through 40 pages, Joanne has gone from being an overly romantic rather dense woman to being an overly romantic dense Djinn. The book is beginning with attempts at foreshadowing done through hinting at another past relationship etc., etc, etc. I'm sorry, it's not worth it. I am not dragging myself through another long pointless road trip being told how much Joanne likes to drive fast and the way her car acts (and of course feels) about it. I am not interested in how difficult it is for Joanne to "turn off or down" her sexual senses and reactions now that she's "no longer human".

I've read that Ms. Caine has written other novels. I hope with all my heart that they are better than this.

I have learned my lesson...don't buy books on the insistence of a mega-fan of the writer. I assume I fell prey to someone who is a romance fan...but it has cost me money from my "limited book budget". I was told that if I liked the Butcher Dresden books I'd like these...not so. I rate the Dresden books as some of my favorites...these, the last 2 will join the first 2 in the "to be sold box" without being read.

I've run on this problem once before...if you liked the Dresden books then you'll like, whatever. Apparently Jim Butcher transcends a lot of other tastes. I am sadly disappointed with these books and will be very careful about what I buy on the advice, "if you like Harry Dresden you'll like these" in the future.

1 Star..and it's a gift from me. Maybe you like these, and if you do I'm very happy for you, I don't.(less)

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Jun 22, 2011

Nikki rated it

Shelves: fiction, own, paranormal, urban-fantasy, 2011

I was disappointed by the second in the Weather Warden series. The first half of the book was not overly entertaining and I wished the action would proceed like it did in book 1. There seemed to be some inconsistencies in the book, some "huh?" moments. The humor/snappy wit was seriously lacking in this installment and was really needed. There was far too much dull but serious bits going on without a balance of humor. It seems to be that Joanne becoming a Djinn was surprising for the fi...more

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Oct 04, 2011

Deborah rated it

Shelves: urban-fantasy, sheroes

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Jun 13, 2010

Marcia added it

Shelves: read-from-the-library, urban-fantasy

This is the second book in Rachel Caine's Weather Warden series. Our main character (heroine would be a strong word, but I wouldn't go so far as to call her an anti-heroine) Joanne Baldwin is readjusting to her new life, after dying and coming back as a djinn. Her relationship with her djinn lover, David, deepens as he tries to teach her about her new powers, but she soon learns of the great sacrifice he has made to save her life and transform her from human to djinn. Joanne's new life is furthe...more

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Aug 05, 2011

C. Teresina rated it

"Life" is great for Joanne Baldwin. She's a Djinn and still with David, the Djinn who saved her life by turning her into something else.

As Joanne travels deeper in th Djinn's world, she gets a first hand look at life inside a glass bottle when she's claimed by a sociopathic teenager as part of a power play masterminded by his stepmother--a friend of the Warden who transferred his Demon Mark to Joanne in "Ill Wind"--to get to David.

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Feb 20, 2010

Arlene rated it

Shelves: elemental-magic-powers

I have mixed emotions after reading this. I was frankly irritated at jo. She claims to have deep feeling for David but is also inlove with Lewis. I can't understand why she did not obeyed Kevin when he said to kill his mother. It was an outright command and the compulsion should have taken effect right away but Jo had to convince Kevin if that's what he really wants. I don't get it. David was suffering and she doesn't want to kill Yvette.
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Jun 02, 2011

Candace rated it

once again i am very impressed by caine and it always amaizes me how much effort and precise detail she puts into discribing the present situation.
Heat stroke for me was (MEGA WICKID) it was filled with action, romance, regret, devastation, death, friendship, world near ending etc. etc. I mean what more do you want? It was friggin entertaining (for me).I love the concept that all the relationships are; shall we say......as good as doomed.
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Jul 28, 2011

Lexie rated it

Shelves: series-weather-warden, genre-urban-fantasy, review-blog, books-owned

If these things keep happening to Joanne I may have to start seeing who gets beat up almost to death more often her or Kate Daniels. So we left Joanne having been informed that she's now a Djinn--which I find highly suspect and convenient that it could happen. Actually given the current trend to endings in this series I'm wondering about the convenient things that continually happen to Joanne.

Good news is that just 'cause she's technically dead as a mortal it doesn't mean we don't ge...moreIf these things keep happening to Joanne I may have to start seeing who gets beat up almost to death more often her or Kate Daniels. So we left Joanne having been informed that she's now a Djinn--which I find highly suspect and convenient that it could happen. Actually given the current trend to endings in this series I'm wondering about the convenient things that continually happen to Joanne.

Good news is that just 'cause she's technically dead as a mortal it doesn't mean we don't get to see her friends, associates or David's abs anymore. The bad news is that we do get to sit through a little bit of a 'Oops! New Djinn didn't know I could do that!' training mode.

Things heat up (get it?) pretty quickly for Joanne and David as David tries to teach Joanne how NOT to get herself claimed, they both try to figure out who's messing around in the Oversight so horribly, old friends (flames?) appear to knock their relationship around a bit and oh yeah Joanne ends up pulling a 'I Dream of Genie' bit for a little while.

While some of the book felt a little repetitious--I understand what the Weather Wardens do, I understand just how powerful Lewis is, yes we know the Wardens 'killed' you Joanne--a whole bunch of other stuff was intriguing and new. As Joanne learned about being a Djinn, which is a lot of work for no pay, we also got to see how David operates and some of his motivations. Learned more about what its like for a Djinn to be 'claimed' and the vast amount of power differences between the claimed and the free.

And for fun Joanne laments her lack of speedy cars. Which is cute.

Honestly speaking I kind of questioned the long term goals of David and Joanne; if Yvette, Kevin and Jonathan hadn't shown up I'm not entirely certain this would have been an interesting enough novel just with the two of them. They're not quite formed yet in some ways--comparatively speaking Joanne has only known David for about two weeks, half of which she's laid injured, out cold or being misled about his identity.

The end had me biting my lip in both fascination and irritation. I was fascinated because after a long(ish) speech by David to Jonathan about what it feels like to be 'claimed' things seem to take a different path. Irritated because it had such an obvious hook to make the reader want to read the third book that I was ready to toss it across the room. If I didn't HAVE the next three books in the series I likely WOULD have thrown it across the room.

Still with CHILL FACTOR waiting on my shelf, and the next Morganville Vampires book not due out for a few months yet, I have time to digest a bit. This isn't a terribly deep series or thought-provoking one, but its a pleasant piece of fluff to entertain one for an evening or afternoon.

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Jul 09, 2009

仔, 我决定爱你一萬年 rated it

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Emang gampang jadi Djinn..
susah tauu.. tanya aja sama Jo, biarpun dibimbing David, belajar mengendalikan kemampuannya ga gampang, apalagi karena dy terikat sama David makin susah lagi untuk mengambil sumber kekuatan selain dari David.. padahal David sudah ngasi separuh dirinya agar Jo bisa "hidup".
Lagi latihan biar bisa lepas dari David, Djinnie Jo malah diculik Kevin, abg kurang kasih sayang haha.
Ibunya Kevin mo jadiin Jo sebagai umpan biar David nyelamatin Jo lagi. ...more

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“Sorry, is my new Djinn name Mushroom ? Because I don’t like being kept in the dark and fed bullshit, David. Just so you know.” — 3 people liked it

“Tell me something about yourself.” “I’d rather save the small talk.” “There’s no need to be rude, child, and believe me, I’m asking for a reason. Tell me something about yourself. Anything.”
“I’m twenty-eight . . .”
He rejected that one out of hand. “Something personal. Something . . . interior. Tell me something you love.”
I thought about it for a long few seconds, then said, “Ralph Lauren’s summer line this year. Not the spring collection, which was way too pastel, and the winter was really crappy, all bland browns and grays. But he’s got some good fabrics this summer, kind of a hot tangerine matched with dull red. Only he skirts, though. Hiscapri pants are for shit. Pockets? Who wants pockets on capri pants? What woman in her right mind puts extra fabric on her hips?”
There was a long and ringing silence. Patrick’s eyes were wide and rather frightened.
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his throat and said, “Anything else apart from fashion?”
“What do you want me to say? Puppies? Fluffy kittens? Babies?”
“Let’s try something simple. Your favorite food.”
I rolled my eyes. “Chocolate.” Duh .” — 3 people liked it

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