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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780515146899
ISBN: 0515146897
Label: Jove
Manufacturer: Jove
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: August 25, 2009
Publisher: Jove
Studio: Jove
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Amber tuner and independent prospector Lyra Dore lost her heart-and her discovery of a rare amethyst ruin-to cutthroat businessman Cruz Sweetwater. At least she had her artistically talented dust-bunny to comfort her...
But the ruin's mysterious power has put everyone involved with the project in danger. And only by trusting their psychic instincts will Cruz and Lyra survive- and surrender to the desire that binds them.
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I have have all the previous books in this series for awhile now and just loved them. Finally got the latest with this one and it didn't disappoint. Lyra and Cruz are great characters. Can't wait for the next book!
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"Obsidian Prey" is another installment of Jayne Ann Krentz's (aka Jayne Castle, Amanda Quick, et al) futuristic romance of life on planet Harmony.
I am a huge fan, owning all her books under all her pseudonyms. She is a great story teller with fast moving plotlines and snappy dialogue (why can't I ever come up with such witty rejoinders?)
The drawback to her writing is that it is formulaic: every book follows almost the same format--initial meeting of man and woman, immediate attraction, problem in the relationship, suspense plot brings them into intimate working relationships, the affair ends up in bed about three times, ultimate ending is happy. Formulaic or not, you feel good reading her work and she has just enough creativity that the plotlines hold your interest.
Obsidian Prey is a decent read, though not her best. As in all books about the planet Harmony, the characters are imbued with psychic powers that give them unique talents. In this case, the title refers to the "hero", Cruz Sweetwater's ability to manipulate a rare form of black amber (Obsidian) to ward off enemy attacks etc. He is the prey or target of the evil guys. The heroine, Lyra Dore (think of the Dores and Sweetwaters as the Hatfields and McCoys), is an "amber tuner" whose skills are critical to those wanting to control power by controlling the intensity of amber waves.
Reading JAK is like being with an old friend. You know what to expect and you get it. It is a pleasant experience.
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I enjoy Harmony and all of its twists and turns -- in fact I enjoy all the books written by JKA regardless of the era. This is part of the Arcane series that she is writing in three different eras, and I enjoyed the link to the Sweetwaters introduced in Running Hot. Great fun and a good read -- the double plot was a nice twist.
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I love JAK's novels, but couldn't even finish this one. The background story, in which the hero's family had unscrupulously taken over the amethyst mine (discovered by the heroine), ruined the book for me. That she would have loving feelings for a man who lied to her and was still unapologetic, seemed ridiculous. Where's the romance?
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"Obsidian Prey" is Jayne Castle's (aka Jayne Ann Krentz) latest installment from the planet Harmony. Amber tuner Lyra Dore has discovered the find of a lifetime. Only problem - her romantic interest, Cruz Sweetwater, takes it away from her. Lyra is understandably furious, breaks things off with Cruz, and nearly bankrupts herself in court costs, trying to get her claim back. As the story opens, Cruz has contacted Lyra - not to grovel, as she hopes, but because he needs her help. And so it goes.
This book regresses significantly. Did it not occur to Cruz to explain WHY he did what he did? Had he ever heard of COMPROMISE? Or communication? As it is, he comes across as a patronizing, insufferable, arrogant jerk. Lyra spent the entire book sulking or pouting - it would have been SO nice, for instance, if she'd extorted her rights back in exchange for her help, or kicked him to the curb, but noooooo. Due to his greater "power" (blech!), she comes across as manipulative and conniving - and went on FAR too often about the dismal Dore luck.
This book honestly reminds me of Krentz's earlier titles, the ones I never read, where the hero knows what the heroine needs better than she does, or she discovers that she doesn't really need autonomy, respect, power, money, status, a career or whatever, as long as she has TRUE LOVE... (and the hero was seldom called upon to make a similar sacrifice). In her more recent work, Krentz has done a good job at building more equal relationships without sacrificing romantic tension, but this book, sadly, didn't live up to her other works.
I'm glad I got it from the library and didn't buy it. Two stars - the extra is for Vincent, the dust bunny.
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