Most Helpful Customer Reviews
|
|
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyed this one, too, but..., October 27, 2009
I've enjoyed the Riley Jensen/Guardian series ever since getting a Kindle freebie of the first book a couple of months ago. I zipped through all of them, liking some better than others, but all have been enjoyable and worth the read. Bound to Shadows is no exception, but it had a couple of problems.
In this book, Riley tries to uncover who is beheading local vampires and killing women who are addicted to being bitten by vampires. The plot is fast-paced, but it seems to take a backseat to the dilemma between Riley, Quinn, and Kye. Usually I'm all for this kind of dilemma, loving the interaction and drama between the characters as much as an exciting plot. In this case, however, the drama and tension wasn't as intense as it could've been, or should've been based on previous books in this series.
I'm trying not to post major spoilers but this may contain mild ones, so please be aware of that before continuing.
Riley and Quinn's relationship has matured since the last book, and although Riley still feels the pull of her werewolf nature, she's committed to the love she feels for Quinn. That commitment should've been enough to make her resist accepting Kye as her soulmate - creating tension for the reader. The author didn't rely on that, though, and instead decided to villainize Kye too much. In previous books, he wasn't the epitome of warmth and kindness, but he wasn't quite the cold-hearted killer he was in this book. He didn't have many, if any, redeeming qualities in this book, so Riley's dilemma was too simplistic.
Although I've always pulled for Quinn, I wouldn't have minded seeing glimpses of what a relationship with a not-so-villainous Kye could have been. It would've made Riley's struggle to hold on to Quinn even more worthwhile and satisfying for the reader. The author usually does a better job with this emotional complexity and tension.
All that said, I did enjoy the book, just not as much as I hoped to. It just didn't quite reach its potential.
|
|
|
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
What happened to Riley?, October 28, 2009
I have enjoyed all the other Riley Jenson books enormously, but I kept wondering what happened to Riley in Bound to Shadows? Gone was the confident, assertive, kick-ass guardian, and in her place was a whiny, wimpy "Oh, I can't help myself because my wolf just won't listen" spineless character who is just plain annoying through the whole book. She finally grows a pair in the last chapter but only after someone else pays the price for her inability to make a decision. This book was very difficult to even finish.. I kept checking the title and author to make sure I had a Riley Jenson novel. Bring Riley back... please!!!
|
|
|
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Very Disappointed!!, November 13, 2009
There was so much potential with the storyline of having Riely's actual soul mate in the running for her heart. I found Kye to be the dangerous man Riely needs in her life to counter the tameness of Quinn. Arthur took Kye's posessive behavior and turned it into that of a psychotic and at the same time she turned Quinn into a very uninteresting character. Without the intrigue of who Riely will spend her life with, the series has lost something for me and I most likely will not be continuing with the series.
|
|
|
Most Recent Customer Reviews
|
by Keri Arthur
by Keri Arthur
by Keri Arthur
by Keri Arthur
by Laurell K. Hamilton
