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geezenstack444's review against another edition
1.0
I had a really hard time getting into the book and did not like the main character. It was a really dull book, but I had already purchased the second book so I read them both. The second is better then the first.
nicolerene's review against another edition
2.0
I'm feeling really, really generous as I write this review, so I am giving this book two stars.
I will skip the plot recap because it was wierd, but not in an interesting way, and I'm not really sure what the point was.
Essentially, the main character is a stunt woman who returns to Hollywood to search for her missing alcoholic father, with the help of his former PI coworkers. The catch is that the PI firm he worked for specializes in paranormal investigations and it looks like her father may have been made vampire.
The heroine has some strange sexual compulsion which makes her want to pick up skeezy guys in bars for meaningless sex and soon after the start of the book, she begins an intangible affair with her "ghostly" new employer. Confused yet?
I really didn't care for this book. The characters were weak and boring, the plot went nowhere, and I really had no interest in the main character.
I say skip it unless you have nothing else better to read.
I will skip the plot recap because it was wierd, but not in an interesting way, and I'm not really sure what the point was.
Essentially, the main character is a stunt woman who returns to Hollywood to search for her missing alcoholic father, with the help of his former PI coworkers. The catch is that the PI firm he worked for specializes in paranormal investigations and it looks like her father may have been made vampire.
The heroine has some strange sexual compulsion which makes her want to pick up skeezy guys in bars for meaningless sex and soon after the start of the book, she begins an intangible affair with her "ghostly" new employer. Confused yet?
I really didn't care for this book. The characters were weak and boring, the plot went nowhere, and I really had no interest in the main character.
I say skip it unless you have nothing else better to read.
vikingwolf's review against another edition
1.0
I didn't get very far with this book so I'll cut to the chase of why I didn't like it.Our heroine Dawn is looking for her missing father who has been working with a paranormal agency. So she is summoned by the agency boss who has some questions for her and the interview begins with him subduing her and looking into her mind by sexually assaulting her with his mind powers.We get a lovely description of how horny she is getting while he quizzes her and then when The Voice with no body has had his fun,Dawn seems happy to be going with the rest of the agency team on their next assignment.
Are you kidding me??? Some hidden guy uses mind control to screw with you in more ways than one and you just hang out with his minions for the day? Oh get real, I'd have been on the next flight home at the very least. When you sit and snort at your book in disbelief and annoyance, you know that you aren't going to get much further with it. Dawn was annoying from the start and should have been demanding answers about her father instead on joining the team on assignment. And both team members were rude, unpleasant and unlikable so you could say that this book had nothing going for it from page one!
Are you kidding me??? Some hidden guy uses mind control to screw with you in more ways than one and you just hang out with his minions for the day? Oh get real, I'd have been on the next flight home at the very least. When you sit and snort at your book in disbelief and annoyance, you know that you aren't going to get much further with it. Dawn was annoying from the start and should have been demanding answers about her father instead on joining the team on assignment. And both team members were rude, unpleasant and unlikable so you could say that this book had nothing going for it from page one!
git_r_read's review against another edition
4.0
WOOF! This was a pretty exciting start of a series and I highly look forward to reading the rest of it.
That said, it took me a bit to like the main character, Dawn. Her daddy and mommy issues bugged me at first, but I realized I couldn't really hold that against her and I moved on. Glad I did.
The premise of the story, especially the vampire lore, was unique. It's part of why I love reading paranormal/supernatural books. Each one has a new bead on the lore.
The grit and grime of Hollywood added to the story. Everyone seemingly wanting to stay in the spotlight, remain desirable by the public and what they are willing to do to obtain it.
I don't typically dig on erotica/romance in my paranormal and I had to get past my *er* factor, but they are well written scenes and the action was more on the street (or under them) than between the sheets, so I was fine.
Favorite character had to be Kiko, one of the investigators at Limpet & Associates. My favorite kind, Smartass funny.
Four WOOF sparkly diamonds.....
That said, it took me a bit to like the main character, Dawn. Her daddy and mommy issues bugged me at first, but I realized I couldn't really hold that against her and I moved on. Glad I did.
The premise of the story, especially the vampire lore, was unique. It's part of why I love reading paranormal/supernatural books. Each one has a new bead on the lore.
The grit and grime of Hollywood added to the story. Everyone seemingly wanting to stay in the spotlight, remain desirable by the public and what they are willing to do to obtain it.
I don't typically dig on erotica/romance in my paranormal and I had to get past my *er* factor, but they are well written scenes and the action was more on the street (or under them) than between the sheets, so I was fine.
Favorite character had to be Kiko, one of the investigators at Limpet & Associates. My favorite kind, Smartass funny.
Four WOOF sparkly diamonds.....
veronica87's review against another edition
2.0
This book is about 24 year old, stuntwoman Dawn Madison who returns to the Hollywood town she grew up in to find her missing father. In order to do so she teams up with her father's co-workers at the PI agency where he had been employed. Only it turns out that this PI agency deals in the supernatural, a world that Dawn never knew existed. There is Kiko,a little person with psychic abilities and aspirations to become a movie star, and Breisi, a techno geek and former telenovela star who has aged out of stardom at the ripe age of 31. Oh, and there's the boss or, as Dawn likes to call him, The Voice. The boss is never seen by anyone so think of this as a supernatural version of Charlie's Angels.
This is okay as a first book. The characters are likeable enough and the world of the vampires in the Underground provides an interesting angle though I suspect that future books will reveal more. As it stands by the end of this book I'm not entirely sure why the vampires' plans pose any real threat to the human world. The Boss/Voice is another mystery that remains by the end of this book. I'm curious to know just what and who he is. It should also be noted that Dawn uses sex as a way to unwind from a hard day, and since joining up in the search for her father she's having more hard days than usual. That said, there is not really a whole lot of sex in this book. There is however the rather interesting way that The Voice um...reaches out to Dawn.
All in all it's not a great book but it's not bad as far as first books go. It's not told in first person POV, which is not what I'm used to reading in UF these days so that took some adjusting on my part at first. I liked it enough to move on to the second book if for no other reason than I want to see if we ever get to meet The Voice in person...or whatever he is.
This is okay as a first book. The characters are likeable enough and the world of the vampires in the Underground provides an interesting angle though I suspect that future books will reveal more. As it stands by the end of this book I'm not entirely sure why the vampires' plans pose any real threat to the human world. The Boss/Voice is another mystery that remains by the end of this book. I'm curious to know just what and who he is. It should also be noted that Dawn uses sex as a way to unwind from a hard day, and since joining up in the search for her father she's having more hard days than usual. That said, there is not really a whole lot of sex in this book. There is however the rather interesting way that The Voice um...reaches out to Dawn.
All in all it's not a great book but it's not bad as far as first books go. It's not told in first person POV, which is not what I'm used to reading in UF these days so that took some adjusting on my part at first. I liked it enough to move on to the second book if for no other reason than I want to see if we ever get to meet The Voice in person...or whatever he is.
melaniipon's review against another edition
2.0
I hardly remember this book. I actually bought this book because my friend gifted the second one to me - without realizing it WAS the second one. I guess this book didn't stand out too much with me.
faerytaleonfire's review against another edition
3.0
This one definitely falls into the category of mind-rotting brain-candy, but it's definitely into reading if you fancy that sort of thing. It's got vampires, an emotionally damaged yet ass-kicking protagonist, and sex that is only just barely justified by the plot. It's also got a psychic midget and lots of over-the-top death scenes. I don't know that I'll ever read it again, but I'm definitely buying the second one when it comes out.
jess_readsromance's review against another edition
1.0
I probably should have at least tried to finish it but I couldn't....its not great. I wasn't captivated at all I didn't even get to the vampire bit...or start chapter 3. I think I shall stick to YA fiction with girls falling for vampires/wolves/demons/angels. Done and done!