Review by Vicky London
Bound to Shadows is book 8 in the Riley Jensen, Guardian series.
In the darkness, demons come out to play . . .
and someone must bring their sins to light.Part vampire, part werewolf, Riley Jenson knows what can happen when vamps don’t play well with others. But she’s never seen anything like this: a series of brutal murders surrounding the latest hot spot for vampire-human hookups—and the victims aren’t just killed, they’re beheaded. Now Riley is launching into action, toying with a seductive—and highly suspicious—club owner, and finding herself in the middle of another mystery: women being killed one by one, without a trace of violence.
For Riley, solving multiple cases—in a world going mad with human and vampire passions—would have been tough enough. Instead she has two jealous lovers on her hands: Kye Murphy, the amber-eyed werewolf who makes Riley’s wolf blood howl—and Quinn, the cool, elegant vamp who has over a thousand years’ experience at fulfilling women’s desires. While she’s busy juggling these two sexy beasts, Riley’s detective work takes a stunningly violent turn. Finding a murderer is now a matter of life and death. Especially since the killer has long since found her . . .
I had read only one other book in the series, book 1 which is Full Moon Rising. So, I remembered a few details of the series that helped me. I liked the story and didn’t really feel lost at any point as Arther did a good job avoiding oblique references that only fans would know about. She was explanatory enough without seeming to overload me with information. I did however feel like I was missing a chunk of the backstory between Kye and Riley as I think it would have made the ending of the book more dramatic. As it was, I was just a little confused about how she could have an attachment to a werewolf who is so cruel and is essentially a serial killer. I liked the interaction between Riley, her twin Rhoan and his partner Liander. Riley’s friends are certainly interesting and and having a boyfriend who is a vampire and part angel is pretty cool. The things I liked about this book however weren’t really compelling enough to make me want to go back and read the six other books. I would definitely read future books in the series.
If you’d like to know more about the Riley Jensen, Guardian series you can visit Keri Arthur’s website and see a reading order for the series: http://www.keriarthur.com/books/riley-jenson-guardian-series/
Release Date: October 27, 2009
ISBN-10: 0553591169
ISBN-13: 978-0553591163
Popularity: 5% [?]
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