I feel fairly certain now that KC isn't going to resolve this love triangle until the Very Last Book. If she drags it out that long and doesn't end itI feel fairly certain now that KC isn't going to resolve this love triangle until the Very Last Book. If she drags it out that long and doesn't end it with Cassie and Pritkin living happily ever after in domestic bliss, I'm going to freakin' lose my shit....more
This was a potentially five star book that suffered from a Saggy Middle. And that's all I remember from the very in-depth review I wrote in my head whThis was a potentially five star book that suffered from a Saggy Middle. And that's all I remember from the very in-depth review I wrote in my head when I first finished it last week....more
A woman wakes up on the beach, naked next to the body of an also naked dead man. She can't remember anything about who she is or how she got there. BuA woman wakes up on the beach, naked next to the body of an also naked dead man. She can't remember anything about who she is or how she got there. But she starts to notice strange things about herself, things she can do and she can't remember why.
This is the first chapter of Destiny Kills, and it's really good. If this had been what the whole book was about, it might have been a really great read. Unfortunately, Destiny remembers everything by the second chapter, and now it's just a typical "I have to save my friends but the bad guys are after me" story.
(If you don't want to know what Destiny remembers in the second chapter, stop reading here. Mild spoilers ahead.)
Destiny is a sea dragon, who was caught and kept in a research facility on Loch Ness for 11 years. She escaped, but has to get back to rescue her mom, and the children that are still being kept there. But of course the scientists are after her. They want her back in the facility where they can poke, prod and study her. She was their only fertile female, and they want to breed little dragons. Her "boyfriend by circumstance", Egan, escaped with her but then got killed (he was the dead body on the beach.) Now Destiny has to team up with Egan's half brother, Trae, an air dragon. Trae wants Egan's ring, and Destiny has it. Oh, and of course, Destiny and Trae are soulmates.
So... shapeshifter who was captured and kept in a research facility as a subject of fertility testing, has now escaped and has no problem with a lot of running around naked? Does this sound familiar to anyone else?? (*cough* Riley Jenson *cough*)
It's a pretty basic story with some likeable characters and some moderate action scenes. There's a romance, with no real romance in it... just "we're really attracted to each other" and then suddenly "I guess we're together forever." It was just okay. There was nothing about it that struck any "Ugh!" buttons in me, but there was also nothing really great about it. It's a 3 star book. 'Nuff said....more
I loved this almost as much the second time as I did the first. I think the only thing that made it less enjoyable was that I accRead count: 12/07 5/09
I loved this almost as much the second time as I did the first. I think the only thing that made it less enjoyable was that I accidentally left it somewhere and had to wait almost three weeks to get it back before I could finish it, so the ending wasn't as great as it would have been if I were still all caught up in it. But basically, JR Ward is the queen of paranormal romance. It just doesn't get any better than this.
This would have been five stars, but the last 200 pages dragged. I feel like this would have been better if it had been shorter. I mean, I know that wThis would have been five stars, but the last 200 pages dragged. I feel like this would have been better if it had been shorter. I mean, I know that would have compromised its position as "epic" fantasy, but... quality over quantity, guys.
Otherwise, I loved this book. It was the first book in I don't even know how long that had me truly hooked from the start and kept me there. It's like a medeival-ish soap opera. I immediately bought all the sequels....more
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