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Blame it on bouncing back from a five star book or blame it on taste differences in writing styles, but this book simply wasn’t for me.
I haven’t read the other The Keepers-series Graham co-authored with Alexandra Sokoloff and Deborah Leblanc, but I did like the paranormal world presented here. The set up was unfortunately—or fortunately depending on your point of view—delivered in an infodump prologue and it actually made me curious about the Others blending in the masses of non-believing humans. More importantly, it made me want to read about an elven character.
However, I was quickly disappointed. The world building I liked—the idea of keepers ensuring the peace among other races of paranormal creatures—but I couldn’t connect with the characters. Graham filled the beginning with repetitious lines and descriptions that quickly eroded my interest. As I read further, the less I cared about Rhiannon and Brodie, their budding relationship, and the mystery they were trying to untangle. I couldn’t even be bothered to look for the clues for the killer as I speedread through the rest of the book. On the positive side, my disinterest prevented me from absolutely hating the book.
I’m guessing that if you’re familiar with Graham’s previous work and like it, you’ll enjoy this novel too.
2 stars
Series: The Keepers: L.A. #1
Pages: 304 (paperback)
Publisher: Harlequin
Imprint: Nocturne
Published: Expected: December 18th 2012
Source: NetGalley
