Sunday, March 8, 2009

The Rogue Hunter by Lynsay Sands

The Rogue Hunter by Lynsay Sands (also on Vox)

Wow, has it really been over a month since I've posted? Hmm. There goes my resolution to post my reviews in a timely manner. Since my last post, I've read all four of Stephanie Meyer's Twilight series. Yep, all four gigantic books that got longer and longer. That review will come soon enough.

For now, here's Lynsay Sand's The Rogue Hunter, Argeneau Vampires Book 10. I've read quite a few of the books in this series, but not really in order and not very faithfully. I've liked some but did not love love love any. This one, I have to say, is a disappointment.

Garrett Mortimer is an enforcer with the Counsel. In this world, the "vampires" are actually injected with nanos, which help them heal etc. So they're basically indestructible, except for fire, beheadings etc. They can live forever and can procreate. They find their life mates - someone they can't read the minds of. They suck on bags of donated blood. Sometimes, there is a rogue who bites mortals and they have to send rogue hunters.

The love interest in this book is Samantha. She and her two sisters have been going to their cabin by the lake for years. Mortimer, his partner Bricker are staying with Pimms, who owns a cottage along the lake too. All three of them are hunting a rogue in the area. Mort realizes Sam is his lifemate when he couldn't read her or control her. But she's not at all what he pictured his lifemate to be. She's skinny and a lawyer, not at all a Jessica Rabbit type as he had always imagined. Ugh. Seriously? 800 years of immortality, and all he wants is a blonde with big boobs? But of course, he realizes she's awesome and falls for her. But I never really forgot he always wanted a Jessica Rabbit. Oh, Sam is also clumsy because of an ear infection (which is so random). Mort thought she was a drunkard and/or a klutz until he found out. Then after that, he's all, I will take care of you so you don't fall. But before he found out, that was just another strike against her. But they never resolved the ear infection. She just had it ... um ok. Very random.
So on top of the rogue hunter plot, Sam finds out her boss's god-daughter is missing. Mort investigates with her, thinking it might be the rogue. In the course of the two of them staying alone looking for the god-daughter, the two of them of course, try to hook up. But nature always ruins it. Once, they were about to do it in the lake when ... she gets LEECHES all over her in the lake. Seriously, leeches! OMG that completely RUINED the book for me. EWWW. Not only not romantic, but seriously, is there no other way to ruin the moment? I felt itchy for the rest of the book. And the rest of their hooking up is so not romantic because of it too. Ick. I'm itching again.
So I didn't entirely get the chemistry between the two. And the resolution was lame too. The mystery was not very mysterious. Then of course, Sam and Mort acknowledges they love each other. But she refuses to turn because she will have to leave her sisters. But she loves him so much she can't deprive him of his life mate. So she will think about it for a decade or two. Um. That doesn't feel like a resolution at all.

The whole book was just meh. Nothing memorable about it at all. And I guess Lynsay Sands is sort of known for her humor? I didn't find leeches amusing at all. I take it back, that was memorable. But not in a good way!

Overall: D