This series is my new addiction. Ethan is a guardian who has been keeping an eye on Charlie. Charlie is an ex-singer who is struggling to recover her life after a self-destructive streak. She's being watched by the guardians because her sister is currently dating a demon who wants to find a cure for vampires' bloodlust. Unfortunately, the demon has made plans for Charlie in order to secure her sister's cooperation. I wasn't too enamored with this one. The storyline was good, but I felt like it dragged in some places. I also wasn't really able to get on board with Charlie and Ethan's relationship. I loved Ethan and Charlie was a pretty great heroine, but something about them together just didn't click for me. The side characters in this one were pretty great though. We see a lot of Jake, a young guardian who was a Vietnam vet before being changed. He offers a lot of humor to story and its great to see the way he interacts with Charlie. I also enjoyed how Brook used this story to muddy the lines between good and evil. The first two books really have that demons are pure evil vibe going on. Even the first one does despite having a demon heroine, because her "goodness" is subtly attributed to her being only half demon. This one starts to blur those lines through showing the relationship between Charlie's sister and her demon boyfriend. Yes, he has an agenda but it comes across throughout the story that he really does love his girlfriend. However, the sister's attitude to what he does to Charlie pissed me off. But then, the sister in general annoyed me.

This is a really great paranormal series, but seriously if you're going to start reading these books do it in order. ( )

Definitely my least favorite Meljean Brook story I've read and it wasn't anything major just small things that took away from my overall enjoyment. The plot and world building are as good as ever. The romance was just a little flat for me.

I liked Charlie a lot until the end. She seemed to be sending so many mixed and confusing signals to Ethan and I can't stand lack of communication. I felt frustrated - and not in a good romancy-anxiety kind of way.

Ethan's character and actions are that of a hero to die for, but I found myself having to go back and re-read his point-of-view. I'm southern and I love a sexy drawl. I swooned hearing him say "reckon" (I said I'm southern), but the drawl written through-out and not just in the dialogue had me a little off-kilter and slowed the pace for me. I absolutely cringed every time he called her "Miss Charlie" during the super-hot sex scenes so I had to pretty much scan those.

I will be reading on in this series, as I feel sure this was a "just me" type thing and I look forward to the next book. ( )

TBR

Good. Didn't get all the references, but liked both characters & story ( )

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