i have to admit i was a little iffy about this one because i wasnt sure if this one would hold a lot of the elements i have grown to love in the series. still, after all we read about keely i was dying to see her story unfold.
the fleshing out of keely was done really well. we pretty much saw her form other family member's perspective for so long. usually saying how no one can control the wold child. in book seven we heard a completely different side with Cam. this story took that thread and showed us what Keely has really been up to these last years, and she has been anything but wild.
it surprised me that the McKay boys didn't embrace Jack sooner. that man was one in the same with that bunch. then again, maybe that is exactly why they didn't want the man near their little sister. he had a little bit of everything going on. his personality seemed to go form zero to sixty in seconds, but never in a out of character type of way. somehow it always worked for him.
after the grumbling i did over Cam's book i was thrilled to see that the series wasnt taking a nose dive.
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by Ilona Andrews
new_user wrote: "LOL @only the dolphins could hear. xD I need to read this soon."
after reading the walmart line how can you resist getting it? i say that ALL the time now btw.
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i did not dig the style of writing. at all. overall the entire read was less than thrilling. even the scenes with the three of them were just cold. the characters pretty much behaved like fourteen year olds. their hormones and moods were all over the place. grown men throwing tantrums doesn't really do it for me. the only one that was the least bit interesting was Rowdy, and he got little page time where he wasn't naked and sweating. i assume that was a set up for another book. i don't the teasing was enough to hook me into reading it. ]]>
"the writing ... meep!"
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lacking time for a proper review, but this book was even better than i expected. considering the reviews i read before hand, i expected a lot. the characters for book 2 were cleverly entwined in this one. by the ending you were not only engrossed in the story before you but the one coming as well. ]]>
by Mackenzie McKade
and for those playing along at home one can find such things even on amazon way cheaper then one would find similar items in specialty stores
not that i was looking.
its for that horse i was thinking of getting one day ... ]]>
by Ilona Andrews
i read this series in 2 days. there was no way to stop. i am still in love with them. i am with you, it is one of the best series i discovered. ]]>
I couldn't put this puppy down for anything. once i started i am not sure i even blinked.
this installment of allie's life picks up almost right after book 2. allie is trying to remember the parts of the last few weeks that have been erased by her magic use while settling into her new apartment. she also has to take care of the hounds, pass magical tests by the Authority, rediscover the magic between her and Zay, and her dead father is in her head taking control of her body. not too much to handle right?
the new characters of Shame and Stone we probably some of my favorite parts. they are both so completely lovable i hope we see plenty of them in the future. shame just made me laugh every time he opened his mouth. stone kept giving me these hilarious mental pictures of this huge gargoyle licking your feet like a dog.
it was nice to see more of zay's world and his involvement in the authority. he's still mysterious and as yummy as ever but we know more about him and his powers. the intimate scenes between him and allie are probably my fave out of all the para romances. they are so well done. i think it is the way Monk concentrates on the ebb and flow of the magic rather than being graphic.
i do have to admit that with so many new characters and all of their magical flavors i felt like i needed a spread sheet after awhile. it was a lot to keep track of. with the authority and its members being so secretive it was confusing at times. this one does blood magic, but not death magic, while that one does life magic and never blood magic. maybe a flow chart would help?
allie has her hands into so many new pies that this series can really end up anywhere. i cant wait to see which way it all goes. ]]>