Posts Tagged ‘Riley Jenson’

I was talking with a friend through email a while ago about Urban Fantasy books and we were discussing how they are almost always a series and never a finished one! Sometimes an Urban Fantasy series goes on well past its’ prime (I’m looking at you Laurell K Hamilton) but mostly we celebrate not having to let go of our favorite characters and move on to something new. We UF lovers are all so dysfunctional that we love the torture of a good cliffhanger or a long drawn out plot line.

Yet, I can’t be alone in that sometimes I wish I had a series I could read start to finish and be done with it, completed. Right now to get that closure I have to jump genres to paranormal romance or contemporary romance, but why can’t we have that in Urban Fantasy? Surely there are some well written series that aren’t never ending? Looking through my Goodreads lists I did find three Urban Fantasy series that are finishing up this year.

Rachel Caine’s Weather Wardens

Book 9 is releasing on August 3rd and will be the last one. While I will miss Jo and David, it feels like the right time to say goodbye. Jo has been put through hell and back over and over again, she deserves a little quiet time

Keri Arthur’s Riley Jenson

Book 9, Moon Sworn, released May 25th and marked the end of Riley Jenson’s story. These are technically Urban Fantasy but they lean pretty heavily toward Paranormal Romance in my opinion, lots of explicit sex in many of them.

Jenna Black’s Morgan Kingsley

The last book, The Devil’s Playground, released March 23rd but I believe it was ended by the publisher, not because the author was finished with the series. Because of that I don’t know how much closure there is… I haven’t gotten around to reading the last book yet.

So, can you help me out? Do you know of any completed urban fantasy series we must read??

Bound to Shadows
Keri Arthur
Release: October 27, 2009
Buy Kindle Version: here
Rating: 4 Stars

In the darkness, demons come out to play . . .
and someone must bring their sins to light.

For Riley, solving multiple cases—in a world going mad with human and vampire passions—would have been tough enough. Instead she has two jealous lovers on her hands: Kye Murphy, the amber-eyed werewolf who makes Riley’s wolf blood howl—and Quinn, the cool, elegant vamp who has over a thousand years’ experience at fulfilling women’s desires. While she’s busy juggling these two sexy beasts, Riley’s detective work takes a stunningly violent turn. Finding a murderer is now a matter of life and death. Especially since the killer has long since found her . . .

I am a big Keri Arthur fan. The man character Riley has shown great development over the stretch of the last 8 books and I have been pleased with where the series is going. This latest release, book 8, is no different than previous books…offering readers a great story, lots of action, and many developments in the romance area of Riley’s life.

I loved the emotional issues and decisions Riley is faced with in Bound to Shadows. Arthur makes her character question her actions and not just give in to her nature…. asks Riley to be more than just a werewolf. We finally see Riley accepting who she is, both parts of her soul.

I greatly enjoyed the interactions between both Quinn & Riley, and Kade & Riley. Being a Quinn/Riley Shipper, Kye’s appearance and actions in the first half of this book had me unsure. He fascinates me and I found myself both enjoying and cringing at the scenes between him and Riley.

The really enjoyed this installment of the Riley Jenson series and it was over far too soon! I am already anxious for the next (and I believe last?) book …. will Quinn and Riley get their happy ever after? What will become of Liander and Rhoan? My only complaint about this book is the minimal parts Rhoan and Liander played in this one… I missed them!

FTC Disclaimer: This book was purchased by me