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kathydavie's review against another edition
1.0
First in the Alien Huntress paranormal romance series. It will definitely be my last in this series.
The Story
Mia Snow has been called out to a homicide. A man, William Steele, has been found nude in a dicey neighborhood and it's only luck that Mia and Dallas each find a clue that narrows the list of suspects down. All on that list are aliens, which confirms that their unit, AIR, is in charge.
The team members of AIR are hoping this isn't a serial killer as Steele is the fifth man who's been snatched in the Chicago area although he is the first to turn up dead. Their boss, Jack Pagosa, gives them til morning to solve it…oh, really…well, that is just so realistic. Fortunately, Mia and Dallas are cynical enough that they suspect Lilla en Aar and the policeman who arrested her so they have lots to do that first night. Now if Lilla only had some realistic dialog and George Hudson weren't so obviously an idiot. If life worked this way in the real world we wouldn't have a lot of criminals skating about.
Then we meet Kyrin en Aar, Lilla's brother who is obsessed with Mia. Leaping into her vicinity with no finesse whatsoever and quickly eliciting a lustful reaction from her…yawn… Then we get to meet Howdy Doody…oops, I mean the steely-eyed sex club owner, Mark St. John.
We finally get to the sex part when Kyrin kidnaps Mia out of AIR headquarters when he strips her and dresses her in one of garments worn by women from his planet and ties her to the bed…double yawn…
I'm sorry, Showalter is [not] trying so hard to create some tension [of any sort] and I'm just not feeling it as she has Mia fighting with Kyrin about his keeping her prisoner, telling her that there are things he can't tell her because she is not yet ready to hear it. So naturally, he gives in and tells her. She rages off with completely unbelievable reactions. Okay, I might believe them if she were, oh, 16 instead of 28. Oh look, read this at your own risk…
The Characters
A.I.R. is short for Alien Investigation and Removal. A branch of law enforcement tasked with hunting down and executing aliens who have broken human laws. Sounds rather like Anita Blake.
About the only positive I find in this story are the interactions between Mia and her team. The dialog is realistic and showcases their camaraderie. If only I didn't have to read the bits in between…
My Take
This could be a good story if Showalter had taken the time to develop it. As it is, the "leaps of intuition" and the inner dialog are embarrassingly lame and I cringed as I read through this really bad space opera. Yeah, Mia may be kick-ass, but she can be stupider than *ahem*. She's a lousy interrogator and it takes her how many pages to figure out that the central theme is fertility?? Then when Kyrin kidnaps her…oh brother.
"…the hem of my black leather jacket danced around my calves." If she's wearing a jacket and its hem is down to her calves, she is short and she must have taken it off and tied the sleeves around her waist.
It "just happens" that hair follicles are found at each crime scene that pinpoint the murderer?
The Cover
The cover is very sexy with its deep royal cast and the sexy woman in her black patent leather bustier. I think she must have wandered over from another story because there aren't any women in bustiers in this one…
The Story
Mia Snow has been called out to a homicide. A man, William Steele, has been found nude in a dicey neighborhood and it's only luck that Mia and Dallas each find a clue that narrows the list of suspects down. All on that list are aliens, which confirms that their unit, AIR, is in charge.
The team members of AIR are hoping this isn't a serial killer as Steele is the fifth man who's been snatched in the Chicago area although he is the first to turn up dead. Their boss, Jack Pagosa, gives them til morning to solve it…oh, really…well, that is just so realistic. Fortunately, Mia and Dallas are cynical enough that they suspect Lilla en Aar and the policeman who arrested her so they have lots to do that first night. Now if Lilla only had some realistic dialog and George Hudson weren't so obviously an idiot. If life worked this way in the real world we wouldn't have a lot of criminals skating about.
Then we meet Kyrin en Aar, Lilla's brother who is obsessed with Mia. Leaping into her vicinity with no finesse whatsoever and quickly eliciting a lustful reaction from her…yawn… Then we get to meet Howdy Doody…oops, I mean the steely-eyed sex club owner, Mark St. John.
We finally get to the sex part when Kyrin kidnaps Mia out of AIR headquarters when he strips her and dresses her in one of garments worn by women from his planet and ties her to the bed…double yawn…
I'm sorry, Showalter is [not] trying so hard to create some tension [of any sort] and I'm just not feeling it as she has Mia fighting with Kyrin about his keeping her prisoner, telling her that there are things he can't tell her because she is not yet ready to hear it. So naturally, he gives in and tells her. She rages off with completely unbelievable reactions. Okay, I might believe them if she were, oh, 16 instead of 28. Oh look, read this at your own risk…
The Characters
A.I.R. is short for Alien Investigation and Removal. A branch of law enforcement tasked with hunting down and executing aliens who have broken human laws. Sounds rather like Anita Blake.
About the only positive I find in this story are the interactions between Mia and her team. The dialog is realistic and showcases their camaraderie. If only I didn't have to read the bits in between…
My Take
This could be a good story if Showalter had taken the time to develop it. As it is, the "leaps of intuition" and the inner dialog are embarrassingly lame and I cringed as I read through this really bad space opera. Yeah, Mia may be kick-ass, but she can be stupider than *ahem*. She's a lousy interrogator and it takes her how many pages to figure out that the central theme is fertility?? Then when Kyrin kidnaps her…oh brother.
"…the hem of my black leather jacket danced around my calves." If she's wearing a jacket and its hem is down to her calves, she is short and she must have taken it off and tied the sleeves around her waist.
It "just happens" that hair follicles are found at each crime scene that pinpoint the murderer?
The Cover
The cover is very sexy with its deep royal cast and the sexy woman in her black patent leather bustier. I think she must have wandered over from another story because there aren't any women in bustiers in this one…
magikspells's review against another edition
2.0
Whoops I finished this book a while back and I forgot to update. It was so memorable lol
vixxen1122's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
ladyshrake's review against another edition
I found the male lead to be overbearing, and it felt like he was belittling the main character.
prairie_meg's review against another edition
1.0
This book was essentially just back to back eye rolls on my part. Not my cup of tea.
Unlikeable characters and predictable plot twists seem to be the two biggest offenders.
Unlikeable characters and predictable plot twists seem to be the two biggest offenders.
alikatson's review against another edition
3.0
This book dragged for me. For the first 75% of the book Mia was overly aggressive, don't get me wrong, I love strong warrior women but she was too much at times. She has her reasons but it grated on me, I also disliked a lot of the other characters for most of the book.
The overall story was interesting which is the only way I was able to keep reading the book. I feel like the book would have been stronger If Mia has gotten with Kyran earlier in the book because that is where it picked up for me and it was the last quarter of the book.
The overall story was interesting which is the only way I was able to keep reading the book. I feel like the book would have been stronger If Mia has gotten with Kyran earlier in the book because that is where it picked up for me and it was the last quarter of the book.
beckyrendon's review against another edition
4.0
Sleeping giants
They say to let sleeping giants lie. Mia has obviously never heard this. She is fists of fury, raging sense of responsibility, and dedication. She does not however possess the ability to let things go.
A.I.R. agent of infamy, aka Angel of Death, Mia gets her alien- every single time. This time takes quite the turn but Mia triumphs over evil yet again.
Sexy and fun alien romp with police action galore, Awaken Me Darkly is apparently just the beginning!
They say to let sleeping giants lie. Mia has obviously never heard this. She is fists of fury, raging sense of responsibility, and dedication. She does not however possess the ability to let things go.
A.I.R. agent of infamy, aka Angel of Death, Mia gets her alien- every single time. This time takes quite the turn but Mia triumphs over evil yet again.
Sexy and fun alien romp with police action galore, Awaken Me Darkly is apparently just the beginning!