You Slay Me -
The author of The Corset Diaries returns to the realm of the paranormal in this sexy, funny romance that pits Seattle-based Aisling Grey against Drake Vireo, a seriously handsome Parisian dragon in human form. In her job as courier, Aisling is to deliver a precious demonic artifact to a Mme. Deauxville in Paris, but she finds Madame freshly dead, surrounded by a circle of ash. The artifact is then stolen by the fast-talking Drake, who claims that Aisling is no mere courier but in fact a demon lord and his destined mate. Determined to play detective, Aisling summons up a demon only to find herself saddled with one, in the form of a slobbering Newfoundland who wants to go walkies. Drake wants to show her the way dragons mate, and then bodies seem to pile up all over Paris, making Aisling a corpse magnet and top suspect. It's going to take every screwy new ally she's got to solve this murder and adjust to her new life in a strange new world.
Published: 2004-09-07 (Berkley Books)
ISBN: 9780451411525
Language: English
Format: Mass Market Paperback, 334 pages
Goodreads' rating: -
Reviews
I was recommended this book a long time ago, but I never felt the burning desire to pick it up and read it. It sounded interesting, but nothing I needed to rush out and buy. Until recently when my bestie was reading the series and I was laughing my ass off at the things she told me. Dude, I'm glad I picked it up.I love Aisling. Even if she is an idiot a lot of the time. I mean, really, girl, you do lots of stupid shit. But it's pretty hilarious, so I forgive your ridiculous tendencies. Aisling makes me laugh. She's just too cute! And Drake, well, I am in love with Drake. You may be thinking, "How can you be in love with Drake after reading this book? He's barely in it, silly!" Well, I will tell you. My love of Drake is an accumulation of what I read in this book on my own and everything I know about him from this series and the other related series. He is adorable.The side characters are also great. Jim is hilarious. What more is there to say? He makes me laugh. Pal and Istvan don't have much of a role, but they are Drake's redheaded bodyguards. What's not to love? Rene, adorable man. I loved the silly French phrases that he taught Aisling, and that he was always there for her when she needed him.The reason that this book is four stars instead of five for me is because Drake was barely in it. The book is qualified as paranormal urban fantasy (or whatever the hell it's called), and the romance part of the story was pretty lacking. If he had been in it more, I probably would have given it five stars. Four and a half at the very least. As it is, I look forward to reading more about the developing relationship between Aisling and Drake.
3- Just Fuck the Dragon Already- Stars So yeah. I'm not really sure how I feel about this book.Was it horrible? Was it great? Was Aisling really that stupid? Was it weird as shit? Did I still read all the way to the end just to find out what happens?
I hated this. Throughout the book, I couldn't wait to get done with it.The heroine Asiling and her demon sidekick a dog say mean things and use sarcasm toward almost everyone throughout the book. Not once did I find the sarcasm funny, witty or entertaining. It felt like someone telling unfunny jokes. Some readers might enjoy this type of humor. I do not.The heroine does stupid things which I didn't like. She starts out believing she is a normal human. Others tell her that she is a guardian with powers, but no one tells her anything about those powers. She gets a spell book to tell her how to summon a demon. Instead of following the recipe, she decides to use substitute products and says "I'm sure it'll be good enough" (page 86). This annoyed me. Later she issues a public challenge to someone but has no idea of the rules which she later learns means to the death. At other times when attempting something magical that she's never done before, she will say something like "I am a professional. I have power. I can do this" (page 315). Her "faking it attitude" annoyed me. This author also used one of my hated pet peeves, described below.CAUTION SPOILERS:One of my pet peeves: Aisling is delivering a package to Aurora. No one answers the door so she walks in and sees Aurora dead with a dagger in her chest. Aisling stumbles and grabs the dagger, which she is holding as the police arrive and see her. She is now the main murder suspect.Another stupid thing: She sees a bad guy in Drake's home. She incorrectly assumes that the bad guy works for Drake. As a result she believes Drake is the murderer, which is not true. She runs away from Drake and plans to expose him. Later, she claims Drake is innocent, but I didn't see anything happening to change her mind.Drake is a dragon in human form. Aisling is the only person who can receive and send his fire which proves she is his one mate. They have sex a couple of times, she is drawn to him, but in the end, she leaves him. He says "You are my mate. You cannot deny fate." She says "I make my own fate. See you around." She leaves the country. This is not the traditional romance novel happily ever after. This is the first book in the Aisling Grey series. I assume they will get together eventually, but I'm not going to buy any more of those books to find out.Sexual language: mild. Number of sex scenes: two. Setting: current day Paris, France. Copyright: 2004. Genre: paranormal romance.