{"id":9156,"date":"2017-07-18T19:58:26","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T23:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=9156"},"modified":"2021-05-30T10:10:36","modified_gmt":"2021-05-30T14:10:36","slug":"white-hot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/9156","title":{"rendered":"White Hot"},"content":{"rendered":"

White Hot<\/a><\/em> (2017) Ilona Andrews<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Guess what?<\/p>\n

I DESPISE THIS COVER TOO.<\/p>\n

It’s TERRIBLE.<\/a> I tells you nothing about the story except that there is boinking.<\/p>\n

BLETCH.<\/p>\n

OK, enough. How about the story?<\/p>\n

The story is good! Things are even more complex, and not just between Nevada and Rogan. The cabal that attempted to destroy Houston in the previous book have not been caught, and now Nevada is again caught up in their plots. <\/p>\n

Cornelius Harrison has come to Nevada for help in finding who murdered his wife and three of her co-workers. The company for which they worked claims it wasn’t work related and a private issue between the four, but no one who saw the bodies would believe that.<\/p>\n

Nevada doesn’t want to talk to job, but she owes Montgomery a favor (he helped her get in to interview a man who raped and murdered children, so the last child he abducted could be saved) and once she talks to Cornelius, she can’t turn him down.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is above our pay grade,\u201d my mother said. <\/p>\n

\u201cI know,\u201d I told her. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhy would you take this?\u201d <\/p>\n

Because he\u2019d sat in my office and cried, and I\u2019d felt awful for him. \u201cBecause she\u2019s dead and nobody cares. And he\u2019s paying us very well.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cWhen we talk about the deceased, we usually mention whom they left behind,\u201d I explained. \u201cWe say, \u2018She was a wife and a mother\u2019 or \u2018He leaves behind two children and three grandchildren.\u2019 It\u2019s almost as if the dead have no value unless we know that someone they are related to is still alive and mourning them. I feel terrible for Cornelius and Matilda. But I feel even worse for Nari.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is the kind of stuff I love about their stories. The people bits. That the secondary characters (like Cornelius and Bug) are just as–if not more–fascinating than the main characters.<\/p>\n

Plus, I absolutely adore Nevada’s grandmother.<\/p>\n

My grandma wore her \u201ctalk to the hand\u201d face. She also carried a can of spray paint in her hand. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is it, Hanh?\u201d Rogan asked. <\/p>\n

\u201cShe marked all of the ATVs with her initials!\u201d Hanh declared. <\/p>\n

\u201cBecause they\u2019re mine,\u201d Grandma Frida growled. <\/p>\n

\u201cShe doesn\u2019t get all the ATVs.\u201d Rogan\u2019s face took on a very patient look. <\/p>\n

\u201cYes, I do. I tagged them, they\u2019re mine.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cJust because you tagged them doesn\u2019t mean they\u2019re yours. I can walk into this motor pool and start tagging things left and right. That doesn\u2019t make them mine.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cAha.\u201d My grandma picked up a huge wrench and casually leaned it on her shoulder. \u201cHow are you going to tag things with broken arms?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I absolutely and utterly adore that.<\/p>\n

I also love Nevada’s siblings and cousins.<\/p>\n

\u201cAre we going to school today?\u201d Leon asked. <\/p>\n

\u201cNo,\u201d my mother said. <\/p>\n

\u201cGreat.\u201d Leon smiled. \u201cThen I\u2019m going to go outside and see if I can get a gun. Since my own family won\u2019t let me have one, I\u2019ll have to beg strangers.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s wrong with you?\u201d Catalina asked. <\/p>\n

\u201cDo you think guns are just lying around outside?\u201d Arabella asked. \u201cOr did someone plant a gun tree in our parking lot?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There was one other thing I absolutely adored–Nevada has to go to a fancy ball after almost being killed by one of the bad guys. While there, this happens.<\/p>\n

The man bent his head slightly toward me. His voice was deep and quiet. \u201cDo you need help?\u201d <\/p>\n

I had no idea what he was talking about. <\/p>\n

\u201cDo you need help?\u201d he repeated quietly. \u201cOne word, and I\u2019ll take you out of here and none of them can stop me. I\u2019ll make sure you have access to a doctor, a safe place to stay, and a therapist to talk to. Someone who understands what it\u2019s like and will help. \u201d <\/p>\n

The pieces clicked in my head. The bruise. Of course. \u201cThank you, but I\u2019m okay.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t know me. It\u2019s difficult to trust me because I\u2019m a man and a stranger. The woman speaking with Augustine is my aunt. The woman across the floor in the white-and-purple gown is my sister. Either of them will vouch for me. Let me help you.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cThank you,\u201d I told him. \u201cOn behalf of every woman here. But I\u2019m a private investigator. I\u2019m not a victim of domestic abuse. This is a work-related injury and the man who put his hands on me is dead.\u201d <\/p>\n

The man studied me for a long moment and slid a card into my hand. \u201cIf you decide that the injury isn\u2019t work related, call me.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I really really love that they put that scene in there, and that even among the elite people would care about abused women.<\/p>\n

But that cover? UGH.
\nRating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Published by Avon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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