{"id":882,"date":"2008-12-30T11:27:26","date_gmt":"2008-12-30T16:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=882"},"modified":"2021-09-22T17:30:26","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T21:30:26","slug":"tempting-danger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/882","title":{"rendered":"Tempting Danger"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tempting Danger<\/em> (2004) Eileen Wilks<\/a><\/p>\n

\"tempting_danger\"<\/a>Lily Yu is a young Homicide detective on the San Diego police force whose first major case is going to be a lupi killing–and the prime suspect seems to be the local werewolf prince.<\/p>\n

This is a very interesting book. The world is not quite our own, as magical creatures exist openly–although not always legally–and at some point in the past there was all but open warfare between humans and magical\/gifted creatures. That is pretty much as one would expect for a paranormal\/supernatural thriller. What is different is this is also a police procedural where the police officer remains concerned with following the law and procedure and the chain of command and rule of evidence.<\/p>\n

Of course this is also a paranormal romance, so there is a lot of boinking. What was nice was that the sexual tension\/romance was actually part of the plot, so there was a reason for it. (Yes, I still don’t much care for boinking in my books. Sue me.)<\/p>\n

The characters were also interestingly done. We slowly learn about Rule and Lily, and we learn about their pasts as they learn about each other. And although we learn much about them, there is a great deal we don’t learn or don’t yet know. Sometimes this can be frustrating, but it seems as if she has built a very complex world, so it makes a great deal of sense that there is much about the world and Lily and Rule we have yet to discover, and having us discover those things at the same time as Lily and Rule due is a good way of parceling out the information.<\/p>\n

There were some things I didn’t like. There was of course more boinking than I like, but that’s a matter of personal taste. The plot was a bit jerky in places–we’re given a sense of urgency in one point of view, but that urgency is not necessarily shared when we shift to another point of view.<\/p>\n

Overall it was a strong story. The pacing was fast and the plot drew me in quickly. I may have had some qualms, but did enjoy Tempting Danger<\/em>, and recommend it to anyone who enjoys supernatural fantasy and isn’t put off by boinking.
\nRating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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