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breylou's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
screamingphoenix405's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
ammbooks's review against another edition
4.0
I continue to love her characters. These books are a great choice for a quick from the start read.
kate_and_books's review against another edition
5.0
First read 13th August 2013. Gave it 4*.
Reread 10.07.2015.
So I have just finished reading this book for the second time. And it just isn't good it is better than the first time. 5 "Love is never easy. Not the real kind anyway." Stars.
We met Baojia in the Elemental Mysteries books. Annnd he had a thing for B which did not make me a happy bunny. I wasn't entirely sure that Ms. Hunter was able to pull it off by making me personally like him. Well, I personally fucking adore him.
Instead of fulfilling his assignment which was protecting B. He fought Lorenzo instead. Cast in to exile by his sire Don Ernesto he has spent the last three years in San Diego. He is bored. Very bored. That is until a certain red head walks into his club and shakes up his world.
Natalie Ellis is a reporter for the Tribune in San Diego. Natalie is like a dog with a bone and persistent to say the least. She is following a story about dead women being left on the American/Mexican border. To help her Dez gives her Baojia's name.
He doesn't want to help her at first. She wants to go to Ivan and by using his amnis he tries to stop her investigating in the story.
"Trust me. I have a Feeling that if you ever remembered this, you'd be more than a Little bit pissed off."
He can't get Natalie off his mind. She is under her Aegis. Although he isn't doing the whole human thing he starts to feel something for Nat and the feelings are mutual.
Nat realises that there might have been something with B but is all soon cleared up. Nat and George (Baojia) are so good together.
"You have super strength, right?" "Shouldn't this be going faster?" He turned Frustration evident on his dark Features. He pointed to his chest. "Water vampire." Then he spread out his arms. "Desert!"
The love between them is as clear as day.
"You can die," he said again. "And you would be gone. And I would have nothing"
To help Nat he breaks free from his sire. There are always snakes within the Family.
Ms. Hunter wrote a winner for me with this book once again and it was funny and full of suspense as usual. Although Nat seriously has no self preservation skills.
We meet new characters, Tulio is a really old vampire. We see appearances of Brigid, Carwyn, Gio and B. As well as Tenzin and Ben. I feel like so a perv when it comes to Ben.
The plot of the story was once again a hit for me. The elixir is still out there and destroying humans as well as vampires.
Nat has so much to take on board and to make life altering choices. I liked the epilogue and I didn't. They move to San Francisco under the aegis of Katya. I would like to see a book with her. Also with Lucian as well.
Reread 10.07.2015.
So I have just finished reading this book for the second time. And it just isn't good it is better than the first time. 5 "Love is never easy. Not the real kind anyway." Stars.
We met Baojia in the Elemental Mysteries books. Annnd he had a thing for B which did not make me a happy bunny. I wasn't entirely sure that Ms. Hunter was able to pull it off by making me personally like him. Well, I personally fucking adore him.
Instead of fulfilling his assignment which was protecting B. He fought Lorenzo instead. Cast in to exile by his sire Don Ernesto he has spent the last three years in San Diego. He is bored. Very bored. That is until a certain red head walks into his club and shakes up his world.
Natalie Ellis is a reporter for the Tribune in San Diego. Natalie is like a dog with a bone and persistent to say the least. She is following a story about dead women being left on the American/Mexican border. To help her Dez gives her Baojia's name.
He doesn't want to help her at first. She wants to go to Ivan and by using his amnis he tries to stop her investigating in the story.
"Trust me. I have a Feeling that if you ever remembered this, you'd be more than a Little bit pissed off."
He can't get Natalie off his mind. She is under her Aegis. Although he isn't doing the whole human thing he starts to feel something for Nat and the feelings are mutual.
Nat realises that there might have been something with B but is all soon cleared up. Nat and George (Baojia) are so good together.
"You have super strength, right?" "Shouldn't this be going faster?" He turned Frustration evident on his dark Features. He pointed to his chest. "Water vampire." Then he spread out his arms. "Desert!"
The love between them is as clear as day.
"You can die," he said again. "And you would be gone. And I would have nothing"
To help Nat he breaks free from his sire. There are always snakes within the Family.
Ms. Hunter wrote a winner for me with this book once again and it was funny and full of suspense as usual. Although Nat seriously has no self preservation skills.
We meet new characters, Tulio is a really old vampire. We see appearances of Brigid, Carwyn, Gio and B. As well as Tenzin and Ben. I feel like so a perv when it comes to Ben.
The plot of the story was once again a hit for me. The elixir is still out there and destroying humans as well as vampires.
Nat has so much to take on board and to make life altering choices. I liked the epilogue and I didn't. They move to San Francisco under the aegis of Katya. I would like to see a book with her. Also with Lucian as well.
deaniewink's review against another edition
3.0
Holy wow this book was intense! There was so much going on it was hard to keep up and I wasn’t sure who to trust for like 75% of the book.
I didn’t feel Baojia and Natalie’s chemistry as much compared to the others in this world though. He was a little too bossy and her lack of self-preservation was mildly annoying so it made it harder to get into. It also felt the writer couldn’t make up her mind between wanting insta-love or a slow burn.
The villain choices were excellent! I feel like a certain vampire villain at the end of the book might turn out to be a long haul Lorenzo type of villain and I’m here for it. The next books are going to be interesting!
I didn’t feel Baojia and Natalie’s chemistry as much compared to the others in this world though. He was a little too bossy and her lack of self-preservation was mildly annoying so it made it harder to get into. It also felt the writer couldn’t make up her mind between wanting insta-love or a slow burn.
The villain choices were excellent! I feel like a certain vampire villain at the end of the book might turn out to be a long haul Lorenzo type of villain and I’m here for it. The next books are going to be interesting!
gillian66's review against another edition
5.0
Another great book from Elizabeth Hunter. I wasn't too keen on reading a book on Baojia and although I bought the book as soon as it came out I have only just read it. Why oh why did I wait so long. It was a lovely story and I fell in live with Baojia. It was fast moving, fun, romantic and all the old charactors came back for a visit. Well done Elizabeth. Thank you.
mdlaclair's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked this book more then i thought i would. The author had seemed to fall in to a little bit of a pattern with her vamp stories and this was a refreshing change. I think my favorite part was getting to see how deep Baojia really was. Natalie was a fun character to get to know. i definitely will keep on reading these books
nadiareadsstuff's review against another edition
5.0
4.5 stars... I didn't think I'd feel strongly about baojia, but holy smokes... Great book... I so want more from this new series... I'm seriously jonesing the tenzin/Ben story, because duh... There SHOULD be.
bookworm2913's review against another edition
5.0
Ooh, an ending left open to interpretation, kinda
Boajia has fascinated me from the start, so I was super stoked to FINALLY dive into his story (pardon the pun)!!
I was more than happy with the flow of his story (again, totally didn’t mean that pun either 😄) and LOVE Natalie. She’s a woman who goes after what she wants, regardless of the danger. Maybe sometimes TOO willful, but it makes for an interesting adventure. She was a perfect counterpoint to Boajia’s personality and I was a bit teary by that ending. I’m hoping to get a few more glimpses of them in future books to see where they really go from here!
Boajia has fascinated me from the start, so I was super stoked to FINALLY dive into his story (pardon the pun)!!
I was more than happy with the flow of his story (again, totally didn’t mean that pun either 😄) and LOVE Natalie. She’s a woman who goes after what she wants, regardless of the danger. Maybe sometimes TOO willful, but it makes for an interesting adventure. She was a perfect counterpoint to Boajia’s personality and I was a bit teary by that ending. I’m hoping to get a few more glimpses of them in future books to see where they really go from here!