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You Slay Me (Aisling Grey, Guardian, Book 1)
written by Katie MacAlister
Studio : Onyx
by Onyx
Release Date : 2004-09-07
Publisher : Onyx
Released : 2004-09-07
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9780451411525
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 90 reviews)
List Price : $7.99
Our Price : $2.99
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Aisling Grey is a courier enjoying a free, work-related trip to Paris when she learns she's a Guardian. That's a keeper of the Gates of Hell, for those who don't know. She finds this out from Drake Vireo, who's scrumptiously sexy-at least in his human form. Now Drake has stolen the package Aisling was sent to deliver, and she must track him down, get the package, and try to resist the passion boiling inside her. |
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Great read for SATC & Carrie Bradshaw fans |
Carrie Bradshaw + supernatural happenings + sexy dragon lover = Aisling Grey
Maybe it's because I started reading this book right after my daily fix of Sex & the City, but just 2 pages into the story & I already had SJP as Carrie Bradshaw playing the part of Aisling Grey in my head.
It may lack a focus on fashion, but it has just about everything else. Aisling & Carrie share the same age bracket, spunky & irreverent attitude, sarcastic American humor, & affinity for witty side quips. Both lives are rife with misadventures in & out of love, both women have quirks & rather naive personalities that can be endearingly irritating, and both are excellent heroines of the "I am single independent woman, hear me roar" sort. Even her snarky demon dog sidekick speaks (in my mind) like a New Yorker. Oh, and of course there's the steamy sex - except, in Aisling's case, it's "and the Hot Dragon" rather than "and the City."
Drake Vireo (Aisling's dragon lover) is very much the Mr. Big type. He's handsome, ridiculously wealthy, drives around in a black town car, is constantly thinking of business, & is just as frustratingly self-assured. His on & off relationship with Aisling is complicated, as despite their obvious physical attraction, their personalities often clash. Drake's aloof, arrogant, controlling, & way too serious. Aisling's talkative, quick to speak her mind, independent, & light-hearted. Not to mention they're both stubbornly set on what they want in life. As such, their fights are as fiery (pun intended, har har) as their love scenes. Hmm, sound familiar?
So, if you're looking for a light entertaining read with an SATC flavor, this series may be for you!
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curious but not hooked |
I picked up this book after making it through the entire series of Sherrilyn Kenyon and KM Moning's Fever series. I have to say I am having a tough time with it. The characters are nicely done and Jim has the best comebacks ever, but while reading the book, I just didn't feel the urge to keep going thru all the details. It seems a bit cluttered to me and I really want to know what is happening to Drake and Aisling.
I guess what I am missing is chivalry.
If you like the Dark Hunters and the Fever series, you might give this a try - but it may not overwhelm you at all. |
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Love it, love it, love it |
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This is one of those series that I think I am going to read over and over and over again. I absolutely loved this book. I find the way the dragons are described great, I love the chase that Aishling puts up. The only qualm I have with the book is that no matter what this woman does she is constantly making the wrong choices. She flies off the handle and doesn't think. Maybe if she were a little bit less dense, the read would be better, but I still love it anyway! I just tend to prefer my women to have it together a little better! |
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I hated this. Throughout the book, I couldn't wait to get done with it. |
The heroine Asiling and her demon sidekick a dog say mean things and use sarcasm toward almost everyone throughout the book. Not once did I find the sarcasm funny, witty or entertaining. It felt like someone telling unfunny jokes. Some readers might enjoy this type of humor. I do not.
The heroine does stupid things which I didn't like. She starts out believing she is a normal human. Others tell her that she is a guardian with powers, but no one tells her anything about those powers. She gets a spell book to tell her how to summon a demon. Instead of following the recipe, she decides to use substitute products and says "I'm sure it'll be good enough" (page 86). This annoyed me. Later she issues a public challenge to someone but has no idea of the rules which she later learns means to the death. At other times when attempting something magical that she's never done before, she will say something like "I am a professional. I have power. I can do this" (page 315). Her "faking it attitude" annoyed me. This author also used one of my hated pet peeves, described below.
CAUTION SPOILERS:
One of my pet peeves: Aisling is delivering a package to Aurora. No one answers the door so she walks in and sees Aurora dead with a dagger in her chest. Aisling stumbles and grabs the dagger, which she is holding as the police arrive and see her. She is now the main murder suspect.
Another stupid thing: She sees a bad guy in Drake's home. She incorrectly assumes that the bad guy works for Drake. As a result she believes Drake is the murderer, which is not true. She runs away from Drake and plans to expose him. Later, she claims Drake is innocent, but I didn't see anything happening to change her mind.
Drake is a dragon in human form. Aisling is the only person who can receive and send his fire which proves she is his one mate. They have sex a couple of times, she is drawn to him, but in the end, she leaves him. He says "You are my mate. You cannot deny fate." She says "I make my own fate. See you around." She leaves the country. This is not the traditional romance novel happily ever after. This is the first book in the Aisling Grey series. I assume they will get together eventually, but I'm not going to buy any more of those books to find out.
Sexual language: mild. Number of sex scenes: two. Setting: current day Paris, France. Copyright: 2004. Genre: paranormal romance. |
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Fantastic and Funny! |
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I don't normally like books written in first person, but this one was great! Aisling is funny and knows how to laugh at herself as well. At first, I was a little turned off by the flippant treatment of the "magical" world that she is in. Most paranormal books have a more serious tone and treatment of magic and such. By the end of the book, I was totally hooked. I love the characters and her side kick is the best I've seen in years. Definitely worth a read. |
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