Review #6: Last Kiss Goodnight

Title: Last Kiss Goodnight
Author: Gena Showalter
Series: Otherworld Assasins #1
Released Date: December 26, 2012
Type: Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy, Adult, Aliens, Magic, Shapeshifters

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The breathtaking first novel in New York Times best selling author Gena Showalter’s new paranormal romance series, Otherworld Assassins, featuring a black ops agent who is captured and enslaved…and the beautiful deaf girl who holds the key to his salvation…

THE SWEETEST TEMPTATION…

Black ops agent Solomon Judah awakens caged and bound in a twisted zoo where otherworlders are the main attraction. Vika Lukas, the owner’s daughter, is tasked with Solo’s care and feeding. The monster inside him yearns to kill her on sight, even though she holds the key to his escape. But the human side of him realizes the beautiful deaf girl is more than she seems—she’s his.

THE ULTIMATE PRICE…

Vika endures the captives’ taunts and loathing, hoping to keep them alive even if she can’t free them. Only, Solo is different—he protects her. But as hostility turns to forbidden romance, his feelings for her will be used against him…and he’ll be put to a killer test.


*****

Again, Gena Showalter hadn't disappointed. This one was a bit twisted, nice in a few ways and shows what human(or humanoid species in the case)  were capable in dire, dire, times like being caged and showcased and used in a circus just because they're different. Vika's father I really wanted to kick and behead and give him some self-deserved ass-kicking that I'm sure would be ten-times worse than what he'd done to Vika, Audry and all the others who suffered in his care. 

Love this one because its detailed in the gorey scenes that I could easily picture it in my mind. Like zombie-apocalypse-gore + hard-core warriors = one memorable(if not tummy curdling) book.

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Now, what to say about this one... hmmm...


Well, first off, I felt really sorry and kind of feel for Vika. Not that I myself was abused like her, but her pain.. I don't know, just jump from the pages for me and kind of...you know. Anyway, I commend her spirit in the face of her (twisted) father's kind of "love." Vika's deafness was a spell I think, or was it? Becasue it was after her father died that she could finally hear, or was that because of Solo sharing-thing?

Anyway, love Solo's intense-ness and his total warrior mode. He's a great guy, just rough around the edges. He's unconciously holding imself back from the world, from people, so that he couldn't hurt them if he got into a rage. Yes, he kept saying that he didn't care for the things he's done in the past, the "clean-ups" he'd have to do in his job, but that just made him what he is in the book and learned to come to love Vika. That part of him(besides Dr. E's attempts) was one of the things I really appreciated in this book. 

Let me say that this book is way different from Ms. Showalter's previous works. Its so dark, edgy and twisted that I now crave more. The guys or warriors finding peace, and light from their mates is a common enough scene in her books and I'm such a sucker for happy-endings. But still, the names these aliens in the book take are ridiculous for one. Okay, some funny and some that's so unusual, it's like a new word...

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Review #4: Undead in My Bed

Title: Undead in My Bed
Author: Katie MacAlister, Molly Harper, Jessica Sims
Series: N/A
Released Date: September 25, 2012
Type: Vampire, Paranormal Romance, Adult Fiction, Fantasy, Shapeshifters, Humor

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A sizzling vampire romance anthology featuring enticing novellas from beloved and bestselling authors Katie MacAlister, Jessica Sims, and Molly Harper.

In “Shades of Gray” by Katie MacAlister, Noelle is a Guardian: a demon-wrangler, imp-banisher, and all-round secret protector of humans from the Otherworld. While working on the set of a ghost-busting reality show in a haunted castle, she meets a sexy vampire, and together they prevent a Master Demon from killing everyone in the castle.

In “Undead Sublet” by Molly Harper, executive chef Tess Maitland is banned from her five-star kitchen in Chicago to recover from “exhaustion.” Choosing a random rental house in Half-Moon Hollow to spend time in, she’s unaware that the house comes with a strange man. Even though Sam Masden’s ex-wife has rented the house out from under him, the divorce settlement allows him access to it for another ninety days. With Tess unable to go anywhere else, and Sam unwilling, a war of epic proportions is declared—and romantic sparks and heavy pots fly.

Jessica Sims’s “Out With a Fang” features Ruby Sommers, a lonely were-jaguar who signs up for a blind date through the paranormal dating agency Midnight Liaisons. When she arrives, she finds out that her date, a vampire, was the human she’d been in love with four years ago but was forced to dump.

*****

Shades of Gray - As a lover of the Dark Ones series, let me just say that, again, another good story. Katie MacAlister again applies characteristics to the leading lady here just like the others from past works in the series. Noelle, the leading lady, becomes the Knight or in this case, Lady in shining armor who comes to the rescue of the damsel--lad--in distress. Sorry, Man in distress. With her unwavering faith, determination and confidence in herself, Noelle truly not only one heck of a Guardian, but also a true Beloved. 

Undead Sublet - All I can say is that Molly accomplish something past novels failed to do. It made me want to cry, laugh and be in awe when I was reading this short story. Tess and Sam's journey was rocky at first and I agree with Tess on some things that I think I can relate to. Though I have no current love interest as of now, I too want to strangle Sam for the friend's comment. If he really likes Tess, why can't he just make it obvious?? Not making some insane comment like "...I thought we were friends..." 

Out with a Fang - Like the previous story, this too has the friends-with-benefits assumptions. A shifter with a sweet, somewhat-innocent name like Ruby...the name just doesn't go with the kick-ass-ask-questions-later personality, in my opinion. But I think it adds to her appeal because, as portrayed in the story, looks are definitely deceiving. The guy, Michael, is kinda coming off weak here despite its strong moments compared to the were-jaguar. For me, this story comes off bland, okay maybe a little okay but it just isn't for me. 

Overall rate: 3/5