Tempting Evil (Riley Jensen, Guardian, Book 3)
by Keri Arthur
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Author: Keri ArthurEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-02-27
ISBN: 0553588478
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: Dell
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Summary: 3 Stars
Riley Jenson bows to the inevitable and begins to train in bloody earnest in order to become a Guardian for the Directorate of Other Races. Her twin brother Rhoan, also half werewolf/half vampire is already employed in this capacity, working as a conduit between the city's monsters and the ordinary citizens of a multi-cultural Melbourne. The Directorate is keen to further explore Riley's developing psychic abilities which were heightened as a result of her recent capture by the debauched scientist Deshon Starr. Experimented on to the point where she lost a huge chunk of her memory, Riley is keen to bring the brilliant but twisted Starr down. Riley doesn't kid herself however that she is going to be able to stomach what's required to make that happen.
Deshon Starr owns many properties throughout town, some used to disguise the activities of the scientist's labs in which gene pool dabbling is the first order of business. To amuse his own people and visiting investors, Starr regularly puts out a display of hookers, also putting the hardier of the bunch into his own fighting arena with his gene-spliced creations. This is the entry point for Riley, a hardly recognizable version of Riley once her appearance, voice and demeanour have undergone some serious disguising. The delicious vampire Quinn is a concern as he continues on his own path of distracting Riley in many different manners from the task at hand. A werewolf is victim to many desires and Riley is going to have to try very hard to keep a lid on them all in order to get the job done.
Set in an alternate Melbourne after dark, Riley Jenson's world of werewolves, vampires and other shape shifting creatures is brilliantly alive with its throbbing gang-like subculture. There are all the rules of one person's spin on the monsters that always need to be in the back of the mind when following the story, as well as the information gathering that goes on when you are reading series novels. Sex would seem to have its place in all novels of this booming sub-genre, with TEMPTING EVIL being no exception to this unofficial rule. Sex of all description, willing or otherwise is detailed and because of the way Arthur has created her werewolves, will always be a major inclusion in the Riley Jenson series.
TEMPTING EVIL introduces many series threads for future works and is a better novel with a more coherent plot than its predecessor. Arthur seems to be hitting her stride with the foibles of her characters and has ladled some more action onto the plate. Detailed fight scenes are definitely a high point of reading these novels. There's a lot of unexplored territory for this new series to move into and that anticipation is most welcome.
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