Keri Arthur
Författare till Full Moon Rising
Om författaren
Keri Arthur is a writer of fantasy, horror fiction, and romance novels from Melbourne, Australia. She began writing at the age of twelve and has finished twenty-six novels as of July 2012. Her books have received many nominations and prizes, including raves from the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice visa mer Awards and PNR's PEARL Awards. She won the 2017 Australian Romance Readers Awards, Favourite sci-fi, fantasy or futuristic romance for her book Blood Kissed. Arthur is best known for a series of books revolving around the character Riley Jensen, who is a rare hybrid of vampire and werewolf and has a twin brother named Rhoan. Jensen works for an organisation in Melbourne called the Directorate of Other Races, which was created to police supernatural races. Her titles Fireborn made the Aurealis Awards finalist list for 2014. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre
Serier
Verk av Keri Arthur
Dancing with the Devil | Hearts in Darkness | Chasing the Shadows | Kiss the Night Good-Bye (2011) 2 exemplar
Pouto stínů (Strážkyně Riley Jenson #8) 1 exemplar
Keri Arthur Dark Angels Series 7 Books Bundle Collection (Darkness Unbound: Number 1 in series, Darkness Rising: Number… (2015) 1 exemplar
Dark Angels, Books 1-7 1 exemplar
Riley Jenson Guardian Series, 1-4 1 exemplar
Nebezpečné hry (Strážkyně Riley Jenson, #4) 1 exemplar
Volání úplňku (Strážkyně Riley Jenson, #1) 1 exemplar
Polibek hříchu (Strážkyně Riley Jenson, #2) 1 exemplar
Kissing Sin, Full Moon Rising, Tempting Evil, Deadly Desire, Dangerous Games, Beneath A Rising Moon, Beneath A… (2010) 1 exemplar
Shadow's End 1 exemplar
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Taggad
Allmänna fakta
- Födelsedag
- 1967-12-04
- Kön
- female
- Nationalitet
- Australia
- Bostadsorter
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Priser och utmärkelser
- P.E.A.R.L. nominee (New Author, 2001)
Medlemmar
Recensioner
Listor
Best Urban Fantasy (13)
Read in 2014 (4)
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Statistik
- Verk
- 81
- Även av
- 3
- Medlemmar
- 17,818
- Popularitet
- #1,235
- Betyg
- 3.8
- Recensioner
- 579
- ISBN
- 358
- Språk
- 6
- Favoritmärkt
- 76
The story is a satisfying mix of magical thriller accented with sassy humour and a dash of romance. It has everything you'd expect in an Urban Fantasy: witches, werewolves, vampires and even a zombie but with enough trope twisting to keep everything fresh. The plot was good thriller material with lots of action: abduction, murders, attacks on the good guys and a few surprises along the way. It was also crafted to introduce the main characters who are likely to form the ensemble cast in a series and to speed up the world-building.
The thing I liked most about the book was the relationship between Lizzie Grace and her human witch Familiar, Belle Kent. The idea of a witch having a lesser witch as a Familiar was fresh and fun, especially as the chemistry between the two of them worked so well. I loved that they could speak into each other's minds, that they had complementary strengths and that they respected one another. They're both heterosexual so the partnership is not sexual but it is a lifelong commitment.
I liked the magic system used by the witches and I loved the addition of possibly sentient Wild Magic. The concept of werewolves in modern Australia living on semi-autonomous reservations in the bush and then encouraging tourism to generate revenue amused me. They share a secret past which I'm sure will fuel their future adventures and their banter lifted the book.
I'd been worried that 'Blood Kiss' might be an early example of Romantasy, a genre that doesn't appeal to me but it turned out to be a fantasy with eye-candy romance on the side. I liked that romance parts weren't too eye-rollingly gushy and that they helped move the plot forward. Even so, the romance was still the most trope-heavy part of the plot. Thankfully, the relationship between Lizzie and Belle stayed centre stage, making the romance a relish rather than a main course.
I recommend the audiobook version of 'Blood Kissed'. Katherine Littrell kept the text moving and provided distinct and appropriate voices for the characters.
'Blood Kissed' works as a standalone novel but the set-up offers enough promise that I'll know I'll be back for more.… (mer)