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| Original Title: | Dancing With Werewolves (Delilah Street, Paranormal Investigator, Book 1) |
| ISBN: | 0809572036 (ISBN13: 9780809572038) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Delilah Street, Paranormal Investigator #1 |
| Characters: | Delilah Street |
Carole Nelson Douglas
Paperback | Pages: 394 pages Rating: 3.2 | 1815 Users | 159 Reviews
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NO SPOILERSI found this book pretty terrible, but at times (key phrase here, 'at times') in that so-bad-it's-amusing way. Some flaws amused more than others. Tense switching occurred in some scenes where I presume the author was trying to involve the reader in the action - but jarring confusion was the result instead. I wish the author had stuck to past tense, or at least been more consistent in tense switching during action moments.
More amusing were the eye-roll-inducing stereotypes and ethnic fetishes. The heroine is 'Black Irish', as the author reminds ad nauseam, even though she was *abandoned as an infant* and knows nothing of her heritage. As part of this, the author belabours her 'lily-white', gorgeously pale skin, her 'baby blues', and she is of course totally gorgeous, very slender but with cleavage, and desired by all despite lacking self-confidence. Mary Sue FAIL! The hero, Ric, is even worse in this regard. He's LATIN and epitomises every cliché ever, and his 'coffee-colored' etc skin gets as much screen time as Delilah's porcelain version. An excerpt of this ridiculousness:
"The dowser was looking as dazed and embarassed as I felt, thank God. His rich cocoa-colored skin had an ashy undertone. Tiny beads of sweat swept across his forehead, catching the twilight like a diadem.
He looked...dazzling. Like a fairyland lord come to take me away. From the electricity I'd felt between us, I was ready to go anywhere."
Borrowing from Twilight, I see. Unfortunately, I can rarely stand to read the word 'dazzling' (or variations) after the damage that series wreaked on the poor word. There are countless other instances of terrible similes; some of them made so little sense or were so random I just scratched my head, others were so vividly unusual I couldn't help but laugh. Whatever faults the author has, she does not lack for creative description!
If you can overlook the bizarre and the cliché, the many references to classic cinema were an interesting angle within paranormal romance, and the futuristic fantasy world was interesting, too, if somewhat shoddily and incompletely constructed - in particular the CinSims, who defy known science and whose workings remained unexplained.
The plot was decent although incredibly scattered, the dialogue usually bearable, and some of the ideas (Delilah and Ric's powers, other supernatural creatures) were creative and interesting. The author possesses a broad vocabulary and isn't afraid to flaunt it, but abuses her thesaurus. On the whole I found Delilah likeable; other than being a virginal victim (so overdone and so not appealing), she rarely annoyed me. I finished the book, and it was *entertaining*, but I have no desire to ever read more by this author, let alone further in the series.
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| Title | : | Dancing With Werewolves (Delilah Street, Paranormal Investigator #1) |
| Author | : | Carole Nelson Douglas |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 394 pages |
| Published | : | October 30th 2007 by Pocket Books (first published October 10th 2007) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Urban Fantasy. Paranormal. Shapeshifters. Werewolves. Mystery. Fiction. Vampires |
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Ratings: 3.2 From 1815 Users | 159 ReviewsNotice Appertaining To Books Dancing With Werewolves (Delilah Street, Paranormal Investigator #1)
While it must be admitted that this is competent genre fiction, this book feels like the literary equivalent of gorging oneself on twinkies. One wonders how would could have better spent one's time even if what was made was competently (if not particularly gloriously) made. At many points this book crosses well over the line from paranormal mystery into self-parody, and while this may play well with fans who want to read post-apocalyptic novels about beautiful heroines who quaver for handsomeNO SPOILERSI found this book pretty terrible, but at times (key phrase here, 'at times') in that so-bad-it's-amusing way. Some flaws amused more than others. Tense switching occurred in some scenes where I presume the author was trying to involve the reader in the action - but jarring confusion was the result instead. I wish the author had stuck to past tense, or at least been more consistent in tense switching during action moments.More amusing were the eye-roll-inducing stereotypes and ethnic
I really like Douglas's Midnight Louie mystery series and I like this new shift of hers. This first in what looks like will be an enjoyable series had a lot I liked: a great combo of urban fantasy, adventure, romance, alternate history, and mystery genres, it takes place in Las Vegas, new twists on vampires and werewolves, a female star with a lot of character and new, interesting magical abilities, a large, interesting supporting cast, and well written love scenes. I'm definately looking
Delilah Street was an unwanted orphan in a Catholic orphanage when Y2K brought all sorts of paranormal creatures into public. She had a difficult time because she was incredibly attractive to vampires with her Snow White coloring. Once grown, she became an investigative reporter in Kansas who focused on the paranormal beat. However, a jealous weather witch and a spurned vampire anchorman convince her to move away for a new start.Having seen a murder victim on CSI V who is her exact double helps
NO SPOILERSI found this book pretty terrible, but at times (key phrase here, 'at times') in that so-bad-it's-amusing way. Some flaws amused more than others. Tense switching occurred in some scenes where I presume the author was trying to involve the reader in the action - but jarring confusion was the result instead. I wish the author had stuck to past tense, or at least been more consistent in tense switching during action moments.More amusing were the eye-roll-inducing stereotypes and ethnic
A strange phenomena--when an author changes style or direction, there's often a violent knee-jerk reaction from fans to the shift. You constantly see people complaining about an author doing the same old, same old. Yet, let a writer give you a fresh premise, a plot totally unlike anything she's done before and readers surprisingly scream, 'burn the witch'. I think readers--fans--often seek long time authors out for 'comfort food'. The books may not be exciting, but you know what your money is
I thought that I would like this more. =(
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