Enemies of our hero are often described post-fight with words like "chunks", "paste", "ash", or "dripping from the walls and ceiling". Mostly because if they hadn't he would have manifested a new superpower and killed everyone in 2.7 seconds. Just when you think he might be in real trouble this time he a) kills everyone in sight in 2.7 seconds (literally), or b) suddenly manifests a new super power he didn't realize he had before and defeats the bad guys in 2.7 seconds, or c) one of his close friends who all have god-like abilities (some literally) swoops in and saves him. Every once in a while, the tension mounts as an impossible obstacle presents itself to the hero. His biggest daily problem is that he's so good looking that girls and guys everywhere oggle him, and it makes him feel uncomfortable. The main character is the most powerful being on the planet, dates the most beautiful woman on the plant, has so much money he has no idea how much he has, and eats eight four course meals a day but looks like a muscle model on a shoot day. John Conroe is like the Michael Bay of urban fantasy. There are many bad things about this series, but they just don't quite outweigh the really great things about it. If this dreck is what passes for a good read I think I'll go back to some of the old classics because this is pedestrian at best. There is absolutely no character development and very little plot development.
The supporting characters, with the exception of the huge spirit bear, are stereotypic, one dimensional and predictable. The plot is agonizingly thin and has all the excitement of a warm glass of tap water. This book is all about how special Christian and Tanya are and that is ALL its about. Of course the astoundingly beautiful vampire princess falls madly, and I do mean madly, in love with cop charming and the story takes off. Kinda like the sleeping beauty, prince charming thing. The heroine is a astoundingly beautiful, sexy, athletic, wealthy vampire warrior princess who is in a walking catatonic state and, while surrounded by her very powerful and protective family is vulnerable enough to need the protection of the hero cop who just happens to save her life and bring her out of her catatonic state. The hero, Christian is a hansom, athletic, wealthy, young, humble police with mild anger issues.
**SPOILER ALERT** Wow! I can't believe this book got so many stars.
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