Kissing Sin (Riley Jenson Guardian, #2) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Dec 15, 2012 Qylie rated it really liked it

And the plot thickens! The second book has a lot of depth. The story gets far more complicated! The sex is very plentiful but still not doing much for me. I did like the richness of the characters. Riley faces some life decisions that felt very real. It added a lot of depth to her character. She loves Quinn but has enough self respect to want him to love her back for who she is and not who he wants her to be. I think the author did a really good job of balancing the over arching plot while conti ...more

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Jan 28, 2010 Christina T rated it really liked it

Shelves: 14-000-in-2014-book-count-challenge, 2014-challenge

Originally I was going to review this second book in the Riley Jenson series along with the 3rd book all in one review because I read both books back to back making it hard to separate them. I ultimately decided to just go ahead with separate reviews. So.....

Spoiler Warning: While writing my review I decided that I was going to give away a spoiler. It does not effect the balance of the book. I will not give away anything like Col. Mustard in the Library with the Candlestick but this spoiler is n Originally I was going to review this second book in the Riley Jenson series along with the 3rd book all in one review because I read both books back to back making it hard to separate them. I ultimately decided to just go ahead with separate reviews. So.....

Spoiler Warning: While writing my review I decided that I was going to give away a spoiler. It does not effect the balance of the book. I will not give away anything like Col. Mustard in the Library with the Candlestick but this spoiler is necessary to know for many readers.

What Worked: The opening sequence was straight up thrilling. Reminded me of a mystery/thriller which was totally an awesome beginning. Also through the course of the book the lines between friends and enemies are crossed which makes for some really interesting situations. Riley, herself, is proving to be a strong stand up woman who takes no grief from anyone, even her boss. Although still struggling with her path towards becoming a guardian she is finding that it might just be inevitable.

What Didn't Work: Once again we are bombarded with the werewolf needing sex thing. Arthur's werewolves are sensual creatures who have no sexual hang ups what-so-ever. Meaning what we, as humans, might deem morally wrong (like sleeping with a man you just met 15 minutes ago or having sex with a different man every night) werewolves wouldn't. They are all about free love and sex is just sex. No emotional attachment except to their soul mate once they meet them at which point they would become monogamous. To tell the truth I thought about quitting this book 50 pages into it when I'd already read 2 sex scenes, one of which was with a stranger. (view spoiler)Since Arthur's werewolves have sex whenever and with whomever without an emotional attachment the sex is just unsexy. Nothing about any of the sex scenes could be considered sensual IMHO.

One more thing that I thought didn't work was the continuing storyline from book 1 to this one. That storyline still had no closure and will continue into book 3. I prefer books with full and complete story lines only because many people don't read books in order. I actually prefer to read in order but I like the option of doing just the opposite. Continuing story lines make this not an option even though most authors do a decent job of recapping.

In A Nutshell: Despite some really negative points the awesome sauce of a heroine that I believe Riley to be outweighs the bad. I basically had to ignore all the sex and focus on the rest which really made this book a winner for me. Will I read it again? Eh...maybe. Will I read the next...already did. These books are compelling and addicting. Reader beware though on what I've outlined in the What Didn't Work area. ...more

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Aug 09, 2013 Thenia rated it liked it

Shelves: series, paranormal, r-ab, reviewed, vampires, shifters, 2013

Riley Jenson's story continues, but the narrator of the book is different than the one in the first book. It took me a while to get used to her accent and I have to admit I'm not a big fan of it, but she did a decent job portraying the various characters.

Riley, as all shifters in her universe, is quite promiscuous and views sex as a potential tool to be used to help her reach her goals when it's not simply done for the enjoyment of it. Her partners are many and varied, and most of them have thei ...more

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May 26, 2009 Shelleyrae at Book'd Out rated it really liked it

This is the first I have read of this series - and loved it. Great pace - plenty of action, great attitude. Looking forward to reading more of them.
Similar to the Anita Blake series

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