Bucking heavenly orders, Grif refuses to let the sable-haired siren come to harm. Besides, protecting her offers a chance to solve the mystery of his own unsolved murder—and dole out some overdue payback for the death of his beloved wife, Evie.
Joining forces, Kit and Grif's search for answers leads beyond the blinding lights of the Strip into the dark heart of an evil conspiracy. But a ruthless killer determined to destroy them isn't Grif's biggest threat. His growing attraction to Kit could cost them both their lives, along with the answer to the haunting question of his long afterlife . . . (Goodreads)
Okay, so here's the thing: I picked this one up thinking I would *love* it. I mean, it has all the elements of what I generally enjoy: supernatural beings, wings, a mystery, a great female lead. But, while the writing was good, I just could not get into it. The main reason? Griffin Shaw, the main male character. I know some women like the '40's style gruff man who's strong but silent and often grumpy, but that is NOT me. I do not want some man who thinks he needs to watch out for me, take care of me, nor think that I am some kind of "lesser" because of my XX chromosomes. Nope. Not for me. And I've been there--I've been with that guy. And when Griffin started acting that way--understandably, as that's era he's actually from--it rubbed me the wrong way. I could not understand why Kit would put up with it. There was just no chemistry there. I kept reading, as the story and suspense was well done, but damn if I didn't want to take Kit and be like "He's a JERK! Can't you see that?" So, yeah, basically, I just had a really hard time with the romance in this book, which was understandably a huge part of the book. The antagonist and his horrific actions were deeply disturbing and kept me reading (to be sure he got his just rewards), but I don't think I'll be picking up any of the rest of this series any time soon.
Have you read any of the Celestial Blues books? How about read a book where the chemistry bothered you?
I hear you. The cranky 40-something sort of anithero isn't to my liking either.
ReplyDeleteThat happens. A character can come off entirely the wrong way.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read any of these books before, but it sounds like I might not be missing much...
ReplyDeleteSounds like the mystery part is done well. It can definitely be hard when you don't like a main character- especially a love interest. Thanks for sharing. :)
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