Kissing Sin

I have read all of the popular, and many not so popular, series in urban fantasy and Riley Jensen is my favorite heroine. It took me a long time to decide to read the first book of the series because the favorite reviews are poor. I usually rely on fellow fans and their reviews to pick a series to read, but after how they really let me down with this series I don't trust reviews anymore. For example the most popular reviewer in book 1 is... "113 of 133 people found the following review helpful:2.0 out of 5 stars Meh. Disappointing., May 9, 2006 By Circejane (Michigan) - This review is from: Full Moon Rising (Riley Jensen, Guardian, Book 1) (Hardcover) As an avid Kim Harrison fan, I read this book when she recommended it on her website. Her other recommendation, Moon Called by Patricia Briggs, was an excellent read, so I dug into Full Moon Rising with high hopes, but was disappointed." Who is this Circejane and why are 113 people listening to her????!!!! She is so far off the mark that I question her taste in books, especially in Urban Fantasy. And, what is with the most popular reviewer for book 2.... J. Bergin???!!! Why are 26 people agreeing with this prude who has a problem with a woman/female were who likes sex and has multiple partners? Most of the reviews for book 2 sell this series short!! I am also a big fan of Patricia Briggs and Kim Harrison, and this series by Keri Arthur more than measures up to the series by those authors. I also love Karen Chance, Lara Adrian, Charlaine Harris, Jeaniene Frost, J.R. Ward (earlier BDB) Kresley Cole,... so Riley Jensen's place as my favorite Heroine means she is one kick ***, entertaining, and well written character. If you do not thoroughly enjoy each and every Riley Jensen book from 1 to 8 and can't wait for the next, then you obviously don't like urban fantasy. The world building, plots, characters, dialogue, and especially the character of Riley made this series un-put-down-able!!!! It is truly impressive that there are 8 books and each is better than the last. The character devlopment is great, and unlike some authors (like J.R. Ward) Keri Arthur does not make any drastic or odd changes that kill the series for the fans. I read the 8th novel right after it came out in April 2009 and have read tons of books since then. That it is Feburary 2010 and I am still excited for the 9th novel, and this series is still my favorite, should tell you to read this series.

The book is good, because it goes on with the plot developed on the first book, but having had some time in between. As a result, we learn that Quinn has put some distance between himself and Riley, even when Riley herself has been willing to explore what they had. I got attracted to the book and to the people who was in it as I got atracted to them in the first book. The only character I couldn0t get around was Kade, because I think he was a chracter that really didn0t add up much to the story. But maybe there will be some plot Kade's related on the way in the next books... I was glad when Quinn made his come back, because he's a character I really like, going hand-to-hand with sexy Kellen. The book was a nice development of the story, and I hope the other two continue to prove as good a read as the first two!

I loved this book, i brought book 1 and 2 on a whim and wasn't expecting much out of them but boy did i get my money's worth! Heaps of action, fast paced with a bit of romance (ok, more than a bit), did i say it has heaps of action? What can i say about the main character Rielly? She is a really loveable character with a strong head, i can't get enough of her or her world, i can't put these books down! A really good read, i highly recommend this series.

I've read the Anita Blake series and love the books -- except the fact that sex scenes will go on for pages and pages. I think that is unnecessary. This heroine has a lot of sex, but the sex scenes don't make up the whole entire book -- like the LKH's Princess Meredith books. I do like the story line -- that the heroine is half vampire and half werewolf and that she was given drugs that seem to have enhanced her abilities. I am curious which man is going to be her mate -- is it going to be the vampire (since she is going to be converting more to her vampire side) or the new alpha werewolf, Kellen? I do like the fact that these books touch on a female's sexuality and that it isn't necessary for them to conform to the double standard in society.

Although many reviews have already been written on this novel, I'm not sure we are giving the book as much credit as it deserves. Yes, it's another sexy paranormal, but the adventure component really leaves me breathless. The fights are well-staged and assaults led on enemy compounds with small groups of--er--good werewolves, vampires, shape shifters, etc are NOT predictable. There is an element of surprise/danger to the leads that is not always present in the more typical books. Also going beyond the sensuality part of this genre is always a welcome change. Yeah, everybody is as busy as little bunnies--including the bunnies--but the relationship between bunny-business, adventure and character is more balanced. My only "complaint" is the name of the Australian towns take a little getting used to--I keep thinking the characters are on another planet!.