tamreel_stitches's review against another edition
1.0
The main character was boring and the other characters were boring as well.
lzw's review against another edition
5.0
Love it! What a quick read, so delicious from start to end.
kaziteega's review against another edition
4.0
It is a fun read, very action packed with a little bit of romance thrown in.
geleeregina's review against another edition
2.0
I really wanted to like this book, but it just didn't click for me. It seemed like a re-hash of many other, better urban paranormals out there.
see_sadie_read's review against another edition
2.0
I've had just plain rotten luck lately. This is the latest in a string of disappointing PNR. I thought about upping my rating to a 2.5 at one point - 2 for the first half and then a 3 for the last half. But then I reached the end and saw how many open threads were left and gave up on the idea.
My primary complaint was the first person narrative. I really don't like them. I always wonder why exactly the person is telling the story in the first place. It's exacerbated in this case because the heroine, Nyx, is constantly referencing her Drow powers. I don't know how many times she says, "because of my Drow half...," "I'm Drow so...," "my Drow powers enable me to..." It was a lot though. It felt very much like someone who was overly proud of their heritage and taking every opportunity to brag on it. How many of you like spending time with braggarts?
Then there was all of the unnecessary detail in the first half of the book. (It did lighten up in the latter half once the reader was expected to have gotten used to what sort of person Nyx was, which is part of why I considered upping the star rating.) The fact is that I just didn't care if her coat was by Fendi, bag is Dolce & Gabbana and her shoes were Salvatore Ferragamo. Couldn't they just be a coat, purse and heals? And what is an XPhone. It got really distracting being referenced as such. Couldn't it just be a phone, cell, or tablet? I found the whole first half of the book really cluttered with this sort of detail, as well as with all of the descriptions of all of the different species.
Lastly, I didn't get a feel for any of the characters other than Nyx (and just barely her). You know how most books have a couple side characters who you see, but don't know. That's how every character in this book felt. Everyone seem inconsequential. They popped up every now and again to throw out a witticism and then disappeared again.
The whole Paranormal Peacekeeper idea was interesting and there was some interesting world-building. But the whole thing was fairly predictable and wrapped up shockingly easy. I generally just found the whole thing disappointing.
My primary complaint was the first person narrative. I really don't like them. I always wonder why exactly the person is telling the story in the first place. It's exacerbated in this case because the heroine, Nyx, is constantly referencing her Drow powers. I don't know how many times she says, "because of my Drow half...," "I'm Drow so...," "my Drow powers enable me to..." It was a lot though. It felt very much like someone who was overly proud of their heritage and taking every opportunity to brag on it. How many of you like spending time with braggarts?
Then there was all of the unnecessary detail in the first half of the book. (It did lighten up in the latter half once the reader was expected to have gotten used to what sort of person Nyx was, which is part of why I considered upping the star rating.) The fact is that I just didn't care if her coat was by Fendi, bag is Dolce & Gabbana and her shoes were Salvatore Ferragamo. Couldn't they just be a coat, purse and heals? And what is an XPhone. It got really distracting being referenced as such. Couldn't it just be a phone, cell, or tablet? I found the whole first half of the book really cluttered with this sort of detail, as well as with all of the descriptions of all of the different species.
Lastly, I didn't get a feel for any of the characters other than Nyx (and just barely her). You know how most books have a couple side characters who you see, but don't know. That's how every character in this book felt. Everyone seem inconsequential. They popped up every now and again to throw out a witticism and then disappeared again.
The whole Paranormal Peacekeeper idea was interesting and there was some interesting world-building. But the whole thing was fairly predictable and wrapped up shockingly easy. I generally just found the whole thing disappointing.
tita_noir's review against another edition
Stilted dialogue. A heroine who tries too hard to be Kick Ass!! a story that I could not even be bothered to care about even 100 pages in.
But the real reason I gave up on this book is the Xphone. Xphone? What is an Xphone you ask? Well it is obviously smart phone (with a stylus). But it was mentioned, like, 40 times in the first few chapters.
"I drew my slim Xphone from my Dolce & Gabbana handbag"
"The Xphone screen felt like cool gel beneath my index finger"
"I shifted so I could set my XPhone on a clear space on my desk"
"I'd use my stylus to scribble a few thoughts on my XPhone"
"I scrambled to throw my XPhone into my purse and tug on my light Fendi jacket"
Btw, those quotes above...all within eight pages of each other...and I even left out quite a few.
But the real reason I gave up on this book is the Xphone. Xphone? What is an Xphone you ask? Well it is obviously smart phone (with a stylus). But it was mentioned, like, 40 times in the first few chapters.
"I drew my slim Xphone from my Dolce & Gabbana handbag"
"The Xphone screen felt like cool gel beneath my index finger"
"I shifted so I could set my XPhone on a clear space on my desk"
"I'd use my stylus to scribble a few thoughts on my XPhone"
"I scrambled to throw my XPhone into my purse and tug on my light Fendi jacket"
Btw, those quotes above...all within eight pages of each other...and I even left out quite a few.
heyt's review against another edition
2.0
The main problem I have with this book is the main character, Nyx. Half human half dark elf she was one glittery description shy of Mary Sue-hood. She's such a special snowflake that I'm surprised it took her as long as it did to figure out the demon mystery. The mystery itself was also very predictable as well. The only reason I'll read more of this series is because I got them at the bookstore close-out sale.
shelovestoread81's review against another edition
5.0
This book I was given to try from my friend Rhonda. She was right it is awesome. I love the story telling part of it and all the action. It was a different type of book and I can't wait to keep reading more of this series.
slc333's review against another edition
1.0
One and a half stars.
It is the type of story that would normally appeal to me and I wanted to like it but I felt it was a written version of paint by the numbers with no depth or reality to the characters. I am not quite sure how to describe it. It almost felt like the author had a checklist when she was writing (bad ass heroine, hot normal guy, hot paranormal guy, sassy best friend, paranormal crime fighting etc) but didn't actually care about the story or the characters enough to make them feel real. Conversely it there was also an element of try hard about this book. It was incredibly cliche and I never cared about the heroine. The closest she came with a character I would have had any interest in finding out about was Olivia who is infinitely more interesting than the heroine. I didn't even finish this one. I was very disappointed because I have read other stuff by this author that was not as bad. That being said I liked the idea behind the story and I have read reviews that the next 2 books are better than the first so I may give the series one more chance.
It is the type of story that would normally appeal to me and I wanted to like it but I felt it was a written version of paint by the numbers with no depth or reality to the characters. I am not quite sure how to describe it. It almost felt like the author had a checklist when she was writing (bad ass heroine, hot normal guy, hot paranormal guy, sassy best friend, paranormal crime fighting etc) but didn't actually care about the story or the characters enough to make them feel real. Conversely it there was also an element of try hard about this book. It was incredibly cliche and I never cared about the heroine. The closest she came with a character I would have had any interest in finding out about was Olivia who is infinitely more interesting than the heroine. I didn't even finish this one. I was very disappointed because I have read other stuff by this author that was not as bad. That being said I liked the idea behind the story and I have read reviews that the next 2 books are better than the first so I may give the series one more chance.
see_sadie_read's review
2.0
I've had just plain rotten luck lately. This is the latest in a string of disappointing PNR. I thought about upping my rating to a 2.5 at one point - 2 for the first half and then a 3 for the last half. But then I reached the end and saw how many open threads were left and gave up on the idea.
My primary complaint was the first person narrative. I really don't like them. I always wonder why exactly the person is telling the story in the first place. It's exacerbated in this case because the heroine, Nyx, is constantly referencing her Drow powers. I don't know how many times she says, "because of my Drow half...," "I'm Drow so...," "my Drow powers enable me to..." It was a lot though. It felt very much like someone who was overly proud of their heritage and taking every opportunity to brag on it. How many of you like spending time with braggarts?
Then there was all of the unnecessary detail in the first half of the book. (It did lighten up in the latter half once the reader was expected to have gotten used to what sort of person Nyx was, which is part of why I considered upping the star rating.) The fact is that I just didn't care if her coat was by Fendi, bag is Dolce & Gabbana and her shoes were Salvatore Ferragamo. Couldn't they just be a coat, purse and heals? And what is an XPhone. It got really distracting being referenced as such. Couldn't it just be a phone, cell, or tablet? I found the whole first half of the book really cluttered with this sort of detail, as well as with all of the descriptions of all of the different species.
Lastly, I didn't get a feel for any of the characters other than Nyx (and just barely her). You know how most books have a couple side characters who you see, but don't know. That's how every character in this book felt. Everyone seem inconsequential. They popped up every now and again to throw out a witticism and then disappeared again.
The whole Paranormal Peacekeeper idea was interesting and there was some interesting world-building. But the whole thing was fairly predictable and wrapped up shockingly easy. I generally just found the whole thing disappointing.
My primary complaint was the first person narrative. I really don't like them. I always wonder why exactly the person is telling the story in the first place. It's exacerbated in this case because the heroine, Nyx, is constantly referencing her Drow powers. I don't know how many times she says, "because of my Drow half...," "I'm Drow so...," "my Drow powers enable me to..." It was a lot though. It felt very much like someone who was overly proud of their heritage and taking every opportunity to brag on it. How many of you like spending time with braggarts?
Then there was all of the unnecessary detail in the first half of the book. (It did lighten up in the latter half once the reader was expected to have gotten used to what sort of person Nyx was, which is part of why I considered upping the star rating.) The fact is that I just didn't care if her coat was by Fendi, bag is Dolce & Gabbana and her shoes were Salvatore Ferragamo. Couldn't they just be a coat, purse and heals? And what is an XPhone. It got really distracting being referenced as such. Couldn't it just be a phone, cell, or tablet? I found the whole first half of the book really cluttered with this sort of detail, as well as with all of the descriptions of all of the different species.
Lastly, I didn't get a feel for any of the characters other than Nyx (and just barely her). You know how most books have a couple side characters who you see, but don't know. That's how every character in this book felt. Everyone seem inconsequential. They popped up every now and again to throw out a witticism and then disappeared again.
The whole Paranormal Peacekeeper idea was interesting and there was some interesting world-building. But the whole thing was fairly predictable and wrapped up shockingly easy. I generally just found the whole thing disappointing.