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Call Me Wicked (Harlequin Blaze)

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Lauren Parish is on the run. The witch-hunters have found her and will do whatever it takes to see that she dies. Lauren is forced into hiding although she didn't plan on taking along her former lover and mortal, Carson McCullen. Unfortunately, he may be a target of the witch-hunters and Lauren is determined to keep him safe, no matter what the cost. The attraction between Lauren and Carson sizzles, but will it be the death of them? After all, consorting with mortals is a major offense for a witch....

CALL ME WICKED is an interesting foray into a world where witches are still hunted. Jamie Sobrato perfectly blends together the sensual and the paranormal to create one steamy but exciting story. I wasn't sure how Jamie Sobrato would handle the issue of mortals being addicted to witches, but she made the concept work for Lauren and Carson.

CALL ME WICKED is definitely a surprise hit for me! I have to admit that I almost passed this one by, simply because the Blaze line is not generally to my taste. What a delight, then, to discover such an entertaining and well done paranormal in this Harlequin line. Yes, the sex is scorching hot, particularly in some of the dreaming sequences between Lauren and Carson. However, Jamie Sobrato doesn't rely solely on those scenes for plot and instead has crafted an unusual approach in which a revolution or uprising is brewing within the ranks of the witches. Hopefully, Lauren's cousin, Sebastian, will get his own chance at happiness. After all, I want to know more about his living tattoos....

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I'm a lover of all things romance and I especially enjoy paranormal romance but this book fell short of being enjoyable for me.

I found the characters to be mostly unlikeable, especially the hero. He wasn't a jerk or a bad guy but he was weak, ineffectual and unjustifiably cocky. He did so many blatantly stupid things in his own arrogance that endangered everyone around him that I found myself wondering how the heroine fell in love with him. Lauren, the heroine, was a bit better but still nothing special but more mature than the hero. As far as characters go, the cousin, Sebastian was more interesting and mature than either one of the main characters.

The sex was hot but the relationship between the characters felt false and I couldn't detect any real emotion. Unfortunately, although it could have been good, the plot wasn't well-developed and it lacked interesting action. The book just felt awkward, immature, and superficial from beginning to end.