Feel The Heat, Catch The Fever

Beware of Spoilers -

I finished this book yesterday. It was a looong read, which I didn't expect for some reason. I don't know if the book really was longer than the previous ones or if that's because I read this one on a kindle.

A few things really surprised me:

Dani - Didn't see that one coming at all, but I wish we got some closure on the whole issue. It was an awesome surprise twist though. I mean really, really surprising. I loved it!

V'lane - Just like with Dani, I was blindsided by this. We spent so much time trying to figure out what Barrons was that V'lane ended up being the one surprising the hell out of us. Lol! GENIUS, KAREN! GENIUS! I loved that surprise.

Barrons - I wasn't surprised with the whole Beast thing, but we still don't really know what he is. Initially, I was a little disappointed by his ending (BBQ) and not having any real answers about him because he was the only reason I continued reading the series. It's all about JZB for me.

But then I got to thinking harder about it, so now I actually kinda prefer it this way. 'Mystery' and 'Barrons' are synonymous with each other. If we knew everything there is to know about him - which would be a heck of a lot seeing how ancient he is - he just wouldn't be... well, himself. He would no longer be Barrons.

I think I read on the forum before that KMM is going to continue these books with a new series, so maybe we'll have a few more answers then. I don't know how much a role, if any, Mac/Barrons would play in the books though. I'm really not sure I'd even read them if Barrons wasn't involved. He's the only reason I read the series in the first place.

But then again I probably will cave in and read them just because Karen is a mastermind at creating sexy and, most importantly, BELIEVABLE heroes. She and Diana Gabaldon are the only two authors I've ever read that possess that gift. I wish there were more authors like them out there. Us ladies are pretty fortunate to have these two storytellers sharing their gifts of the written word to the world.

And I gotta say it now. For me, Barrons is creeping up there with Grimm, Drustan and Dageus. I know Barrons can be a jack@ss, but come on.... he oozes such INTENSITY. So much sexual chemistry, class and charisma. Then there's the fact that he isn't perfect and isn't ashamed of his flaws. He doesn't try to hide them and he never strays from the truth. He might, as he says, 'omit' certain things but he never ever lies. I just love him.

And oh boy. With all this talk of the silvers (aka MIRRORS) and how his UNDERGROUND LAIR was so CLASSY and SPARTAN-like...... hello? I had GB in my head there a la Phantom of the Opera and 300. ;o)

And GB is an intense, mysterious guy with an old soul vibe same as JZB. He possesses vast amounts of that sexual charisma too. I think that actor's recent comment is proof enough; that Gerry is so packed with sexual appeal that science is proving he can reverse menopause. Lol! Cute.



Ooh! I also loved that we finally know why it is Barrons wanted the book so desperately. That's something else I never saw coming.