Comments | janicu: On Vox: Skin Game by Ava Gray

janicu

On Vox: Skin Game by Ava Gray

Dec 22, 2009 21:04

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ann aguirre, paranormal romance, series, ava gray

Comments 16

jmc_bks December 23 2009, 01:13:25 UTC

I like Aguirre's writing, particularly her Corinne Solomon book, but I passed on Skin Game because of the "professions" of the protagonists. You have expressed the same qualms I have about this book -- criminal or morally ambiguous characters work in romance (for me) because in some way I get to see their redemption through the development of the relationship and eventual HEA. I got the impression that there was none in Skin Game, just a meeting of minds and hearts and criminal pathologies.

janicu December 23 2009, 04:53:35 UTC

They weren't immoral enough to bother me until that one thing that Kyra did that surprised me. Otherwise, yeah, this isn't a story where there is a redemption through love. They are who they are and they stay that way.

calico_reaction December 23 2009, 03:07:18 UTC

I just posted the review of this as well, over the weekend, I think. :)

janicu December 23 2009, 04:25:16 UTC

OK, I will link prob over the next day or so. Limited connectivity here where I'm staying for the holidays. I'm behind on blog reading.. eek!

calico_reaction December 24 2009, 01:21:16 UTC

Heh, I know the feeling of being behind. :-/

janicu December 25 2009, 19:04:21 UTC

The google reader has about 500 posts I need to read, and the friendslist and twitter have not been looked at. Oh well. It's been running around, EATING, some reading, EATING, writing a review, and then sleep.

Mmm! anonymous December 23 2009, 13:48:39 UTC

Thanks for the review! I'm very intrigued by this book, even more after reading this about the scene that bugs you. Of course as an Aguirre fan it's on my list. I'm in the mood for some moral ambiguity and steam...how much? We'll see. I sort of can't wait.

Re: Mmm! anonymous December 23 2009, 13:49:17 UTC

Oh, that was me, carolyn crane. I can never figure how to sign into livejournal! I need coffee!

Re: Mmm! janicu December 29 2009, 22:21:37 UTC

Lots of people have this issue.. sigh, LJ.. there's always my wordpress if that helps..

p2c2e December 24 2009, 01:54:15 UTC

This book sounds intriguing! I really want to read it now. I may have to track down a copy. Thanks!

janicu December 29 2009, 22:20:48 UTC

No problem! :)

aurillia December 29 2009, 02:10:00 UTC

I liked this one too Janice - um, review is somewhere, though after Anna's I found it hard to say anything original! I found it really interesting, from a writerly perspective, that the prose style was so different from the Jax books - most authors keep their style no matter what they write, but if I hadn't known Gray was Aguirre I would never have guessed.

janicu December 29 2009, 22:19:06 UTC

OK I missed it but I looked up giraffedays and found it! So.. more steamy than you expected, or less? I think it was more steamy than I usually go for. A total taste thing.

I will be linking to your review!

giraffedays January 2 2010, 22:18:13 UTC

Less steamy, actually, but only because I'd read a review by a friend on Goodreads that may have got my expectations up too high! In actual fact it was just right, but I had a problem regarding expectations with this book. It's funny, 'cause at the same time a lot of it was so unexpected and fresh!