Continuing with fun vampires...always a lot of laughs. ( )

I don't know but I've never been able to get into Katie McAlister's books. I had this on the shelf though so thought I'd give it another try.

It just seems a bit silly. I suppose at base that's what it is. The sense of humour in her books doesn't match mine so rather than enjoying it, I find it painful.

There was also way too much "I won't do that to you" with no explaination of why so when the female protagonist pushed and became the 'Beloved' and then turned immortal she was surprised by consequences that she really should have been told about before.

Just not my style in the end. ( )

I really liked the plot - which has some nice twists - and the romance itself, as well as the other characters. Clare especially stands out as the flower munching faery in denial. This is Katie MacAlister at her best, so if you like her type of humor, don't miss this book. ( )

Pretty much a re-writing of the Malese Falcon with vampires, half-elves and a modern setting. It's quite a fun story though with Paen the dark one, soulless and immortal who has to find a statue so his mother will keep her soul. He employs Samantha Cosse, a half-elf, to try to find the statue. Sam is good at finding things so she might be perfect. At the same time she has a commission to find a missing book.

Paen and Sam are attracted but can they survive the relationship without killing each other. Are they destined for each other or will they tear each other apart.

There are times when it's a bit predictable but there are some very funny moments that more than make up for the predictability. ( )

This book convinced me to track down her others. Interesting world and interesting scenario that causes 'dark ones.' Paen is a gorgeous hero and Sam is a fun heroine. The plot was a bit predictable but it's forgiven because of the lively dialogue and interesting secondary characters. ( )