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The premise of this book is hard to explain. The heroine, Tina Clancy, doesn't fit the stereotypical UF mold. She thinks. She sometimes makes stupid choices, but she learns from her mistakes. She uses caution and takes backup. Tina wants to be a lawyer to help the little guy. At the beginning of the book we learn she about to take finals. Her top priority remains passing her finals so that she can achieve her dream. She brings it up constantly and devotes large amounts of time to studying.

I liked this story because the ideas in it are not the same old kick-butt, sassy, beautiful (but doesn't realize it), leather clad chick saves the day kind of things. Tina is a little older and wiser. She considers the implications of her actions and she has regrets. My complaint is about the author's descriptions of the males in the story. She makes references to actors from the seventies like James Garner as her standard of handsomeness. Such references were jarring and took me out of the story. I got the feeling that the author was much older or used to writing for a much older audience. It made her story seem dated and out of touch. In the future she should just describe her characters without comparing them to any real person.

I will read the next book in the series. I hope the dated comparisons are gone or minimized, because they take too much away from an otherwise delightful and interesting series.


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Boyfriend from Hell The Saturn’s Daughters Jamie Quaid 9781451656350 Books Reviews

The new series from Patrica Rice, I've read her other book and decided that I'd try this series under her new name. I've read the first two and they zip right along. Other reviewers have given you the story line, so I won't bother, but forget the cover art, it's not really relevant.
I really liked this book. I read a lot of urban fantasy books and so much of the time the stories seem the same with different faces. This was hands down different from any of the others.

I really enjoyed there wasn't a vampire or werewolf in sight. The Zone was completely a different place with the weird chemical spills. I also enjoyed the daughter of Saturn approach. I'm eagerly awaiting the next installment.

There were a couple points in the book that I was thrown for a loop. There would be references to events that seemed out of place and randomly inserted without backstory. A couple of times situations or things seemed to materialize because they were needed in the story but with no prior explanation of where they came from. Overall, it didn't distract from the story and I wouldn't knock it down a star for it. The oversights only happened a couple of times and I can forgive that for a fresh urban fantasy perspective.

Great read, I'll definitely be purchasing the next installment.
Hmm, this was kind of a switch for me. A lot of first-time authors spend a lot of time developing an overly complex world and not enough time developing characters. Here, the characters show a lot of promise (certainly enough to tune into the sequel) but the background was kind of muddled. The whole notion of "the Zone" was rather poorly thought out, or at least it wasn't explained well. You really have no idea half the time if the odd things are CBRN (Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear) or magic or demonic or . . . whatever. But the novel is saved by a main character who you really do want to root for an a backup cast of characters that is unique and just odd enough to keep your attention without seeming like desperate caricatures. While the romantic options were only vaguely set up (and of course there's more than one), the author made the correct decision to not have the main character (who prides herself on her independence)from falling in love at first sight (the poor writer's plot device). So the rather fractured background can be fairly easily remedied since the other elements are all in place. And Milo kinda rocks.
Boyfriend from Hell caught my attention back in 2012 with its kick-butt looking chick with a tire iron on the cover and a synopsis that promised a fun and interesting new world. I'm sad to say that Boyfriend from Hell didn't meet my attention at all, and was nothing like I expected. I've read a lot of great reviews for the book, and some even said it was UF borderline comic-bookie which I totally can get into but I didn't get that impression. Justine (Tina) is a 27 year-old law student who is in her last semester before she takes the bar, and as a side job she does the accounting for Andre's many businesses (owns multiple, if not all of the businesses in the Zone). The Zone is a cornered off section of the city of Baltimore where most of the area was affected by a chemical spill. The Zone is a place where people and things aren't as it seems...and the longer you're there you'd start noticing strange phenomenon going on. That is precisely what happened to Tina after her boyfriend Max tries to run her over with her own car in the Zone, except right before he was about to hit her she muttered `Damn you to hell' and Max and the car burst into a ball of flames. It turns out Tina's car was rigged, and she accidently sent him to hell without knowing. Whoever killed Max is hoping to tie loose ends with Tina because she's starting to figure out that there's more to the story, herself and the people of the Zone. Tina will stop at nothing till Justice is served, because after all she's the daughter of Saturn.

I thought the world building was fascinating, the Zone is full of different people with different abilities , I'm guessing this is where reviewers made the comparison to it being like a comic book...which I kind of get now but didn't get that impression right away as I said before. The chemical spill obviously affected people after being/living in the Zone for so long, some examples are; young guy with invisibility powers, a waitress that turns into a chimp every time she's frighten, and shape shifting kitty that turns into a bobcat-size cat whenever he sense danger just to name a few. Then we have our main heroine Tina, who I didn't really warm up to right away nor did it get better throughout the book. She is the daughter of Saturn, someone who dishes out justice to those that deserve it. Whenever she does something to defend either herself/ or someone she is rewarded with personal improvements, which I found a little weird. What kind of personal improvements? Well, after accidently sending her boyfriend to hell, overnight Tina's mousy limp hair is turned into this thick-luscious perfect shiny hair. Then after rescuing a co-worker from being rapped, Tina's scarred leg discrepancy is no more...instead she grew 3-inches, had prefect legs and no more limping.

I mean I thought the whole serving justice thing is cool, but Tina's over attitude just kind of sucks. Tina is known to be friendless, and even though she begins to see the people in the Zone as friends she still comes off as snooty to everyone. For instance Andre her boss is known as a lying sleaze ball, but never once was he mean or nasty to Tina. He may joke here and there (nothing offensive) but he does A LOT to help her, he's always there to save her from trouble, and seems to really like/care for her. What does Tina do? She mouths off at Andre every chance she gets, and at the same time says he's so despicable but still comments on how hot she finds him. Talk about ungrateful. When Tina discovered her new found ability, she thought herself as indestructible and can do whatever she wants which I found annoying. At the end Tina realizes it might be wise not to blow people/things up just because she could or to get new personal improvement...I don't even know what to say. It's kind of common sense to use your powers for the greater good, what Tina needed was a personality improvement.

Overall he ending felt rushed, and anticlimactic. The only thing that surprised me in the end was Max's fate. Bottom line, Boyfriend from Hell was an okay plotted story with an unmemorable cast (except Andre) and an unlikeable-annoying heroine (a little fyi, Tina uses the word `hell' a lot and every time she's going after a bad guy she screams `Damn you to hell'...it got tiring/old quick). As I mentioned at the start of my review, a lot of people actually enjoyed this book, so while it isn't for me...it might be for you. I suggest reading a chapter preview or except before reading/buying. The second book in the series, `DAMN HIM TO HELL' (figures that would be the title LOL) hits stores June 2013. I will likely not be reading the second book, but am interested in knowing what Andre is or what his ability is.
The premise of this book is hard to explain. The heroine, Tina Clancy, doesn't fit the stereotypical UF mold. She thinks. She sometimes makes stupid choices, but she learns from her mistakes. She uses caution and takes backup. Tina wants to be a lawyer to help the little guy. At the beginning of the book we learn she about to take finals. Her top priority remains passing her finals so that she can achieve her dream. She brings it up constantly and devotes large amounts of time to studying.

I liked this story because the ideas in it are not the same old kick-butt, sassy, beautiful (but doesn't realize it), leather clad chick saves the day kind of things. Tina is a little older and wiser. She considers the implications of her actions and she has regrets. My complaint is about the author's descriptions of the males in the story. She makes references to actors from the seventies like James Garner as her standard of handsomeness. Such references were jarring and took me out of the story. I got the feeling that the author was much older or used to writing for a much older audience. It made her story seem dated and out of touch. In the future she should just describe her characters without comparing them to any real person.

I will read the next book in the series. I hope the dated comparisons are gone or minimized, because they take too much away from an otherwise delightful and interesting series.