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Book 21, 2018
Since the weather was crummy again today, I stayed in for lunch. That allowed me time to finish reading Eternally by Maureen Child. It's part of Silhouette's "Nocturne" line, and I guess it's part one of "The Guardians" series within the line.
The book was a paranormal romance featuring journalist Julie Carpenter and Guardian Kieran MacIntyre. Kieran died in the 1500's and was reborn as a Guardian, tasked with protecting this realm from the denizens of other dimensions, including the demon he is tracking. When he and Julie meet, there is an instant attraction between them, although both try to resist it. Kieran discovers that Julie is his Destined Mate, and that joining with her will strengthen him in his quest to hunt the demon.
From Julie's perspective, Kieran is dashing and dangerous, but she suspects he may be unhinged when he tells her about the demon. Yet, she cannot stay away from him. I wonder if it would have been easier if he'd been bald and paunchy? Yes, that sound you heard are my eyes rolling.
- When Kieran tells Julie the only place she'll be safe is at his fortress-like home in the Hollywood hills, she agrees to let him take her there. Even though she believes he's crazy and dangerous. Because he's handsome. And a gazillionaire. "Gazillionaire" is the exact word the author used. Repeatedly.
- Kieran knows Julie is a distraction he can ill afford, but he can't keep away from her, nor keep his lips or his mitts off of her.
- Once Julie inevitably succumbs to Kieran's charms and lets him ravish her on a public beach (within a private bubble, of course!), she begins to believe his wild tales of Guardians and demons. Then, she starts to think Kieran simply used her to increase his strength. So she steals his car and makes a run for it.
- Kieran tracks her down, yells and threatens, and Julie agrees to go back with him. Can you say, 'Stockholm Syndrome'?
- While "in the act", the demon manages to take over Kieran's mind, which basically meant Julie was having sex with it. Ew ew ew ew. Ew.
- If the demon could take over Kieran's mind, why can't he do something similar to it?
- The big climax (or one of them, anyway) came when Julie heard Kieran calling out to her mentally, telling her the demon was near and she needed to run from the safety of the building where she was and meet him on the beach. And, she fell for it. How stupid can one woman be?!
- Fight scene, blood and death, declarations of undying love, blah blah blah
When I was young and naive, I would have found this swoon-worthy. Now that I'm older and wiser, it made me want to gag.
The story's premise was interesting, the author's writing was very good, and the sex scenes were hot, but the worn-out trope of "I simply cannot resist this handsome hunk o' manhood, even though I know he's dangerous" has grown so tedious that I can't even.
Favorite line: Of course, it could have been anyone. A neighbor out hiking the hillside, teenagers looking for a place to party, a demon.
Giving it three stars. It wasn't bad; I just didn't like it.
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The book was a paranormal romance featuring journalist Julie Carpenter and Guardian Kieran MacIntyre. Kieran died in the 1500's and was reborn as a Guardian, tasked with protecting this realm from the denizens of other dimensions, including the demon he is tracking. When he and Julie meet, there is an instant attraction between them, although both try to resist it. Kieran discovers that Julie is his Destined Mate, and that joining with her will strengthen him in his quest to hunt the demon.
From Julie's perspective, Kieran is dashing and dangerous, but she suspects he may be unhinged when he tells her about the demon. Yet, she cannot stay away from him. I wonder if it would have been easier if he'd been bald and paunchy? Yes, that sound you heard are my eyes rolling.
- When Kieran tells Julie the only place she'll be safe is at his fortress-like home in the Hollywood hills, she agrees to let him take her there. Even though she believes he's crazy and dangerous. Because he's handsome. And a gazillionaire. "Gazillionaire" is the exact word the author used. Repeatedly.
- Kieran knows Julie is a distraction he can ill afford, but he can't keep away from her, nor keep his lips or his mitts off of her.
- Once Julie inevitably succumbs to Kieran's charms and lets him ravish her on a public beach (within a private bubble, of course!), she begins to believe his wild tales of Guardians and demons. Then, she starts to think Kieran simply used her to increase his strength. So she steals his car and makes a run for it.
- Kieran tracks her down, yells and threatens, and Julie agrees to go back with him. Can you say, 'Stockholm Syndrome'?
- While "in the act", the demon manages to take over Kieran's mind, which basically meant Julie was having sex with it. Ew ew ew ew. Ew.
- If the demon could take over Kieran's mind, why can't he do something similar to it?
- The big climax (or one of them, anyway) came when Julie heard Kieran calling out to her mentally, telling her the demon was near and she needed to run from the safety of the building where she was and meet him on the beach. And, she fell for it. How stupid can one woman be?!
- Fight scene, blood and death, declarations of undying love, blah blah blah
When I was young and naive, I would have found this swoon-worthy. Now that I'm older and wiser, it made me want to gag.
The story's premise was interesting, the author's writing was very good, and the sex scenes were hot, but the worn-out trope of "I simply cannot resist this handsome hunk o' manhood, even though I know he's dangerous" has grown so tedious that I can't even.
Favorite line: Of course, it could have been anyone. A neighbor out hiking the hillside, teenagers looking for a place to party, a demon.
Giving it three stars. It wasn't bad; I just didn't like it.
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