Corine Solomon is a handler. When she touches an object she instantly knows its history and its future. Using her ability, she can find the missing...
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Feb 19, 2011
Nicole
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Ok, this may be a hard review to read because I find it hard to put into words the things that didn't sit right with me and this book. First off, it's my favorite genre and it's a series, so I had high hopes. But then it quickly became one of those books that I had to force myself to finish and I really hate that, I mean, I started doing housework instead of reading and that's just wrong! This book had too much going on and nothing at the same time. (vague much Nicole?) The concept of Corine and
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Jan 11, 2010
Gem H
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This was a really strange book for me. I had bought it on the premise that the author Patricia Briggs had recommended the author and in ways I see similarities between Corine and Mercy from Briggs books.
The premise for this book is that Corine is asked by her ex-lover and manager to help find his mother who is missing. She agrees out of love for his mother, Min, as she lost her mother in a fire when she was 12 years old. Corine has been hiding out in Mexico for the last few years, More...
The premise for this book is that Corine is asked by her ex-lover and manager to help find his mother who is missing. She agrees out of love for his mother, Min, as she lost her mother in a fire when she was 12 years old. Corine has been hiding out in Mexico for the last few years, More...
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Feb 06, 2012
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When this book started off, I thought I was going to end up liking it much more than I did. It had a more adult, Urban Fantasy tone reminiscent of Sign of the Zodiac series for me. It was a little noir-ish & the dialog was a bit hard boiled but not OTT. I really thought I was going to appreciate the main character Corine, as a smart yet, conflicted for good reasons heroine. She initially seemed to know her mind well enough & could handle herself.
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Mar 19, 2009
Kim
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Please note: this review is based on an ARC I received; the book itself is due out April 7.
If you haven't read anything by Ann Aguirre yet, what are you waiting for? Blue Diablo is a refreshingly new entry in the urban fantasy genre, featuring a sassy protagonist who is haunted by her past. Corine Solomon is a handler, who can read the history of an object by touch alone. Her ability was given to her by her mother as she died in a fire; consequently, every time Corine uses the ability s More...
If you haven't read anything by Ann Aguirre yet, what are you waiting for? Blue Diablo is a refreshingly new entry in the urban fantasy genre, featuring a sassy protagonist who is haunted by her past. Corine Solomon is a handler, who can read the history of an object by touch alone. Her ability was given to her by her mother as she died in a fire; consequently, every time Corine uses the ability s More...
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Apr 05, 2010
Summer
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I want to write a better review of this book as I really liked it, but with school starting back up tomorrow I'm swamped. The basics is it's about a woman named Corine who has psychometry, the ability to touch an object and sense it's past and in Corine's case, sometimes it's future as well. She's been running around most of her life, but most recently she's been running away from her ex-boyfriend Chance. Chance is a mysterious man who somehow has incredible luck. They used to work together as a
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Mar 22, 2009
Diana
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The latest kick-ass heroine on the scene is Corine Solomon, a handler who can read the history of what happened around a person touching the object. Her skill was acquired the tough way. She inherited it so she is burned every time she uses the skill which caused her no end of problems growing up as a foster child. A year and a half after fleeing Chance who she loved but believed was just using her for her unusual skill he turns up at her tiny pawn shop/second hand store in Mexico City with the
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Dec 11, 2011
Hali
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I've really liked Ann Aguirre's Grimspace books and while waiting for the next Sirantha Jax box I downloaded Blue Diablo. Blue Diablo's Corine Solomon is not so different than Grimspace's Sirantha Jax, both are strong but vulnerable woman who have hidden depths, and both have had a hard past. Unlike Sirantha who first meets then falls in love with March who saves her from her fate in the first book, Corine had run away from her past and her lover to escape her past.
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Dec 09, 2011
Kathy
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First in the Corine Solomon urban fantasy series revolving around Corine, a handler of objects, and the new life she may be making in Laredo.
<h2>My Take</h2>
This was good! A completely different take on the paranormal emphasizing some unexpected Gifts: handling objects to learn their history and Luck. Aguirre creates a sense of everyone out for themselves at the start and as the story progresses, the truth of the main characters' intentions emerges creating the pro More...
<h2>My Take</h2>
This was good! A completely different take on the paranormal emphasizing some unexpected Gifts: handling objects to learn their history and Luck. Aguirre creates a sense of everyone out for themselves at the start and as the story progresses, the truth of the main characters' intentions emerges creating the pro More...
Nov 30, 2011
Jeannie
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This paranormal murder mystery is so much more than a simple murder tale. Corine Solomon, a 27yr old woman is introduced to the reader with the mystifying words, "Right now, I'm a redhead..." well, that told me she is hiding something but I was amazed by just what she was hiding in Mexico City living as an illegal alien.
This tale bounces into high gear when Corine's ex, Chance walks in and announces his Mother has been abducted. You see Corine is a 'handler' and almost lost h More...
This tale bounces into high gear when Corine's ex, Chance walks in and announces his Mother has been abducted. You see Corine is a 'handler' and almost lost h More...
Apr 25, 2011
Carolyn F.
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Hmmm, I loved Ann Aguirre's Sirantha Jax series so I came to this book thinking I'd love it too. My expectations were too high. The book is good but not as good. I'm planning on reading the rest of the series, but mostly because I want to see what happens between Corine and Chance.
Corine ran away from a relationship with Chance when it felt like he didn't care how much she was hurt in using her gift and never really opened up to her during their time together. In fact, when he f More...
Corine ran away from a relationship with Chance when it felt like he didn't care how much she was hurt in using her gift and never really opened up to her during their time together. In fact, when he f More...
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Jan 12, 2011
Ithlilian
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I've been looking forward to reading this for a long time. Disappointed does not even begin to describe how I feel. Usually, I can read any UF and enjoy it, but Blue Diablo was not enjoyable at all. I see that many do not agree, but I would like to present some of the reasons I did not enjoy this book so that prospective readers have both the positive and negative viewpoints. First, the novel is largely bickering between the main character and her ex. I understand that they are exploring why the
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Dec 30, 2010
Yolanda
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Corine is a handler. She can see the history of an object just by touching it. But the 'gift' doesn't come without a price. Every time she handles something she gets a new burn mark on her palm and it hurts like hell. Both physically and emotionally. She once used this ability as a way of making money with her former lover, Chance. A man with his own bizarre gift of luck that can play havoc on other people.
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But when something truly awful happened and she ended up in the hospital, she More...
Dec 20, 2010
Becca
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Blue Diablo revolves around Corine Solomon, who has a gift for seeing the past and sometimes future of an object. But this gift tales a toll every-time she uses it the object normally burns her hand, and is obviously painful with certain objects. Corine lives in Mexico and owns a small store which she adores. This all comes crashing down with the arrival of her ex Chance, who she left when he was sleeping. Chance is also gifted and he and Corine used to work together before a big accident that e
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Oct 13, 2010
Mel
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Jul 28, 2010
Larissa
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It has taken several hair-dyes, numerous identities and a trip across the border for Corine to begin to feel safe enough to call one place her home, but that all changed when her ex Chance turned up on her doorstep. Someone they both love dearly has disappeared and Chance wants Corine back, but not just to help find his mother.
Corine is gifted, she can find things, know things, all with a single burning touch. She spent most of her life running from those who wished to exploit this gif More...
Corine is gifted, she can find things, know things, all with a single burning touch. She spent most of her life running from those who wished to exploit this gif More...
May 14, 2010
Sarah
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Corine is a handler which means that she can touch an item and know it's history but using her gift comes at a high price. She has been living in Mexico City for the last 18 months trying to hide from her ex-boyfriend Chance and the life they had together. Although they used to help people with her gift they often ended up getting into trouble and made some dangerous enemies along the way. Now Corine just wants to live a quiet life and keep her "gift" a secret.
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Jan 06, 2010
Deb
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I'm easing into the paranormal romance genre one budging inch at a time, since I can't have a new Laurell K. Hamilton book every week (sigh). Many of the books in this genre are pretty terrible or imitations of each other--I'll eventually post those reviews as well.
The main character Corine can sense the past of an object, but it burns her hands every time due to the way she inherited her gift. While living as an illegal alien in Mexico (the author notes the irony of this), Corine is More...
The main character Corine can sense the past of an object, but it burns her hands every time due to the way she inherited her gift. While living as an illegal alien in Mexico (the author notes the irony of this), Corine is More...
Aug 06, 2009
Azar
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Okay, I have to admit: I picked this book up for one reason and one reason only. The protagonist's ex was a man named Chance with strange luck. (This will only make sense to any fans of the mid-90s TV series Strange Luck. *g*)
That said, I really enjoyed it. Corine is an engaging heroine (much frumpier than the girl on the cover, which amused me) with believable fears and issues (considering the world she lives in). I liked that her gift didn't come without a price, and found the reason More...
That said, I really enjoyed it. Corine is an engaging heroine (much frumpier than the girl on the cover, which amused me) with believable fears and issues (considering the world she lives in). I liked that her gift didn't come without a price, and found the reason More...
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Jun 27, 2009
Janice (Janicu)
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Blue Diablo is the first book in a new urban fantasy series by Ann Aguirre, who also writes the lovely science fiction romance series starring Sirantha Jax.
The Premise: This series centers around Corine Solomon, who is a Handler - someone who can touch an object and recall its past. This means she's really sought after for her skills, but they have a high price for Corine, physically and in other ways. At the start of Blue Diablo More...
Blue Diablo is the first book in a new urban fantasy series by Ann Aguirre, who also writes the lovely science fiction romance series starring Sirantha Jax.
The Premise: This series centers around Corine Solomon, who is a Handler - someone who can touch an object and recall its past. This means she's really sought after for her skills, but they have a high price for Corine, physically and in other ways. At the start of Blue Diablo More...
May 29, 2009
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May 07, 2009
Brooke
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Corine Solomon is a handler. If she touches something that's magically charged, she can see its past; like who held it last, where its been, or events surrounding the item. Sometimes she can even see the future. In the past she used these powers to look for missing persons, and to put the bad guys in jail. Now, she just wants the simple life she's set up for herself in Mexico, but people keep trying to find her and put those powers to use again. People like her ex-boyfriend, Chance, who is despe
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Feb 23, 2011
Ruth
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Corine Solomon has been in hiding for the past year and a half. As a Handler, when she handles an object, she is thrown into a vision of the past, present, and sometimes future of the object. A year and a half ago her boyfriend Chance and she worked together to find lost people and bring justice to those who inflict harm on others. She left after an incredibly painful near death experience and never looked back. Chance has been mooning over her since she left but refused to chase after her. When
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Jun 23, 2011
Anachronist
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What I liked:
The main heroine, Corine Solomon, is a very likeable girl - she has an unusual gift, wears grunge, hippie clothes, can run a business on a shoestring budget and never gives up, no matter what. She has also some flaws J I love flawed heroines. The book is told from her POV.
The book is set in Mexico and then on the US- Mexican border which I found rather exotic.
The pace of narration was quick enough to keep me interested
The fact that Cor More...
The main heroine, Corine Solomon, is a very likeable girl - she has an unusual gift, wears grunge, hippie clothes, can run a business on a shoestring budget and never gives up, no matter what. She has also some flaws J I love flawed heroines. The book is told from her POV.
The book is set in Mexico and then on the US- Mexican border which I found rather exotic.
The pace of narration was quick enough to keep me interested
The fact that Cor More...
Jan 31, 2011
slayra
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RATING: 1.5 stars.
I don't know if it's the author's writing style (it must be, at least partially, as I had some trouble getting through Grimspace as well) but this one was hard to read through. The plot was very simple and straightforward, not that interesting; maybe not enough for a full novel, so the author fills pages and pages with Corine (the main - sort-of - character) contemplating her past relationship with Chance, her ex-boyfriend who appears on her doorstep at the beginnin More...
I don't know if it's the author's writing style (it must be, at least partially, as I had some trouble getting through Grimspace as well) but this one was hard to read through. The plot was very simple and straightforward, not that interesting; maybe not enough for a full novel, so the author fills pages and pages with Corine (the main - sort-of - character) contemplating her past relationship with Chance, her ex-boyfriend who appears on her doorstep at the beginnin More...
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Mar 27, 2009
Bridget
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Corine Solomon's peaceful life in Mexico changed in the blink of an eye. One minute she's happily running her shop and the next, Chance strolls in and her life becomes chaotic once again. His mother has disappeared and he needs her help. You see, Corine isn't just your everyday, average person. She's "gifted". She can touch an object and it will show her parts of the past, but this talent comes at a price.
When Corine meets Officer Saldana, an empath, sparks fly. Figurativel More...
When Corine meets Officer Saldana, an empath, sparks fly. Figurativel More...
Jan 27, 2010
Dorri
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Ann Aguirre is a hit no matter what genre she is writing! Blue Diablo introduces us to Corine and her ex-boyfriend Chance. Corine happens to be a 'handler' or someone who can read the history of an item by touching it, but it comes at a price. Chance is the ex-boyfriend Corine ran from when his talent with luck put her life in jeapordy. Now Chance has forced his way back into her life because he needs her talent to find his Mother, Yi-Min-Chin. Maybe even in time to save her from death. Bu
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Jun 27, 2010
E.
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Corine Solomon has the power of psychometry which means that she can tell the history of an object that she holds but this psychic power comes at the price of injury to herself. She has fled a relationship because she is afraid the the powers of luck that her ex-lover Chance uses extract too high a price on those around him and she barely escaped her life during their most recent escapade. Having settled in Mexico, she has reinvented her persona and is content to sell antiques and live immerse
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Apr 05, 2011
Stacy
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Why the heck did it take me so long to read this book? I have had it on my reader for at least a year and just kept on passing it by. What a mistake that was and I'm glad I finally opened it up and started reading it. Corrine was a very like-able character, I enjoyed her gift, she can pick something up and find out the history of it or the person that owned it but it comes at an expense to her as she is usually seriously burned on More...
Why the heck did it take me so long to read this book? I have had it on my reader for at least a year and just kept on passing it by. What a mistake that was and I'm glad I finally opened it up and started reading it. Corrine was a very like-able character, I enjoyed her gift, she can pick something up and find out the history of it or the person that owned it but it comes at an expense to her as she is usually seriously burned on More...
May 14, 2009
Vickie
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I love reading urban fantasy, especially gritty well-written UF. BLUE DIABLO fit the bill to the proverbial T!
Corine Solomon, the reluctant champion, is diggin' her quiet life as a pawn shop owner in Mexico City. She can feel the provenance of an item, know where it's going after it leaves her shop. It's definitely better than the life she ran from. That life was harsh, filled with people who only wanted her for her gift of finding missing persons.
Her ex walked into her shop one da More...
Corine Solomon, the reluctant champion, is diggin' her quiet life as a pawn shop owner in Mexico City. She can feel the provenance of an item, know where it's going after it leaves her shop. It's definitely better than the life she ran from. That life was harsh, filled with people who only wanted her for her gift of finding missing persons.
Her ex walked into her shop one da More...
Apr 06, 2009
Jennifer
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I have been sitting here wasting time trying to write a perfect review because I enjoyed this book so much. Lets be real people...I loved this book! It was an excellent read with a great mix of mystery, suspense, action, supernatural elements, and some romance thrown in. Actually romantic interest might be a better description since Chance and Corine share a romantic past and their future is a bit cloudy. They are a couple who work well together and care deeply for each another, yet can't seem t
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