Awaken Me Darkly
by Gena Showalter
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Author: Gena ShowalterEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-02-28
ISBN: 1416517170
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Downtown Press
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Book Review: A flirty fun read with a refreshing take.
Summary: 3 Stars
What's a gal to do, when her BFF and partner gets practically blown away while working a case that involves bounded and mutilated human men with an MO of dark hair and eyes; a possible renegade alien species, the Arcadians; the surfacing of strange abilities within herself; AND lusts after an alien male that could be behind it all? Well. Agent Mia Snow, of A.I.R, has just the right solution. She'll kick, punch and swear then kill her way to victory, and makes no apologies for it.
In a world where aliens have made contact with earthlings, and the setting futuristic, with pyre-guns, cars that drive themselves, voice DNA technology that can track anyone just by recording their voice, and synthetic coffee, you just don't know what to expect. Because Showalter keeps things both imaginative yet makes sure to keep most of it down to earth and current, it's not at all uncomfortable or strange. Just interesting and didn't come off silly.
Showalter does a good job of balancing how much to tell and how much not to as well as how strange to make it. She only gives as much as it's going to help the plotting of her story with none of the fat. And it's quite an easy read, for the most part.
The first half is so interesting because I've never read a paranormal book that also part sci-fi. But the investigation-mystery part dragged on, scenes included or extended to bring Kyrin en Arr, the possible suspect, and Mia together and to get us to know them. By the second half, it's so dialogue filled, and just too long and meandering, it does little to help move the plot along. There are several mediocre fighting scenes, a love scene that was okay and flat secondary characters--not that she gave them that much attention anyways. But they did their jobs well enough. This type of book is like sugar, so it's should have gone down pretty easy, but by the last quarter, I was caring less and less, especially when she had a few big surprises that I wasn't expecting.
Despite my misgiving, Showalter does have talent to tell a story, and to construct a world that was consistent, with some interesting surprises though plotting was okay at best. What happens in later chapters is backed up by things that happened or were said, observed, and thought in the beginning, so kudos to her for keeping it together. There is little emotional tug of wars, all of it very surface-level stuff, and characters that fit perfectly into stock molds, but you won't mind too much.
Mia Snow is tough and kills with little regret. She had great wit and candor that was both refreshing and funny, and definitely worth one read. And enough for me to read the next in the series.
Summary of Awaken Me Darkly
RIDDING THE WORLD OF EVIL,
ONE ALIEN AT A TIME.
In a time and place not too far away, Mia Snow is an alien huntress for the New Chicago Police Department, and she's the perfect girl for the job. Tough and sexy, she's earned each of her scars battling the elusive enemy among us. Now, investigating a series of killings, she is shaken to the core when a burst of violence leaves her partner Dallas fighting for his life. A tall, erotic stranger holds the power to heal the injured agent -- and to bind Mia in an electrifying and dangerous seduction. He is Kyrin en Arr, of the deadly Arcadian species -- an alien, a murder suspect -- who has Mia walking a knife's edge, risking her badge and even her life. . . and edging closer to a shocking revelation that will shatter everything she's ever believed.
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