Bite Marks (Jaz Parks, #6) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Aug 21, 2009 The Flooze rated it liked it

Shelves: urban-fantasy-paranormal, glutton_for_punishment, vanquished_2009, owned

I keep reading these books...and yet I've only really enjoyed one installment. What is it that keeps me going?

I suppose it's the handful of moments toward the end of each that show what Rardin is capable of accomplishing. There's usually a fight scene or a splattering of gore that's particularly exhilarating.

In this one, the final showdown is entertaining, as is the audacious use of kangaroos. It's exciting, but I saw the resolution coming many, many chapters before, so...eh.

We do get a compel ...more

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Jan 17, 2012 Charlotte (Buried in Books) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy, vampires

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Better the second time round. Although there are still bits I don't quite get (why they have to go to Morocco to find the Rocenz for example), maybe my mind wasn't quite on it.

There is the air of change in this story - the feeling that Jazz's time working for the government is coming to an end.

After finally getting busy with Vayl (between books), while she recovered from her injuries picked up in the last book, the whole crew arrive in Australia. This time to stop Gnomes from destroying a NASA s Better the second time round. Although there are still bits I don't quite get (why they have to go to Morocco to find the Rocenz for example), maybe my mind wasn't quite on it.

There is the air of change in this story - the feeling that Jazz's time working for the government is coming to an end.

After finally getting busy with Vayl (between books), while she recovered from her injuries picked up in the last book, the whole crew arrive in Australia. This time to stop Gnomes from destroying a NASA space station based in Canberra. Interesting take on Gnomes - blue noses, terrible eyesight, live underground.

There are a couple of major roadblocks to their mission though. The Demon that's after Cassandra makes an appearance - because Cassandra admits she's engaged to Dave - which means she spends a large part of the book hiding.

Second roadblock is Brude, after biting him in the last book and accidentally ingesting some of his blood he's taken up residence in Jazz's mind, causing a nasty rash and in some cases complete paralysis (which means no kissy kissy, or bumping uglies with Vayl). It means that Jazz is completely excluded from certain parts of the plan, as it becomes clear that Brude has ulterior motives and is watching everything they do.

There are some great touches - Astral the robokitty, who goes from mild mannered kitty to slightly creepy talking and dancing kitty after Jack accidentally takes her head off.

Learning that Vayl likes to dig holes when he becomes "frustrated" (knowing that he once struck oil).

The introduction of "Teen Me" was another nice touch - to understand where Jazz tripped that switch that made her the person that she was. That in order to protect her sister she took the life of another and wasn't affected by it - to feel that she was broken in some way because of it. But Vayl never saw her in that way - because he's just the same.

Oh, I can totally picture Gerard Butler as Vayl as well. Tall, dark, built and smoking hot. Hmm, hmmm, hmmm. I would totally break me off a piece of that. ...more

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May 07, 2009 Charlotte (Buried in Books) rated it liked it

Shelves: urban-fantasy

Jaz and her crew find themselves in Australia, trying to prevent a Gnome attack on a NASA station. Jaz and Vayl have finally got it together (there are a lot of meaningful looks, whispered conversations due to Jaz coming down with a "rash" caused by the mental passenger she picked up in the last book) - so still no sex.

There something about this book that just doesn't hang right me with. The story seems to be lacking something (there's too much going on that Jaz doesn't know about - which is nec ...more

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Oct 29, 2009 Literary Ames rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-in-2009, hunters-warriors-assassins, urban-fantasy, dtb, vampires

For me Bite Marks was all about the characters and the laugh-out-loud moments. I wasn't too invested in the story I was more interested in Jaz and Vayl's new relationship and Bergman's transition from paranoid geek to brave field agent. The funniest moments (and there are many) revolve around Cole's need to track down and pet a kangeroo and Astral the robokitty, Bergman's latest invention.

The inclusion of a sneak preview of Bitten in Two has me thinking that Bergman will be fighting off the atte ...more

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