Sizzle and Burn

by Jayne Ann Krentz
Book 3 of Arcane Society

Sizzle and Burn is another highly enjoyable, readily intriguing romantic suspense by Jayne Ann Krentz.  And I say this every time I read one of her books, but they are indeed extremely addictive and easy to read.

I found myself liking a lot of things about this book.  Raine and Zack were great characters, both with their own unique traits, and a wonderfully compatible relationship.  I winced a little bit at the "meant to be" vibes, but I set those aside after the two of them started working together and proving that they would have been compatible with each other, paranormal senses or not.  I love that Raine has a signature "screw you" smile--it makes for a great strong heroine in a sea of testosterone in this book.  Zack is the typical alpha male, but I'm not going to hold that against him since he was a great guy.

The mystery was actually pretty enjoyable... until I realized how many tangents were surfacing towards the end to lend a resolution to the initial murder that jump starts this entire book's main conflict.  There turned out to be entirely too many things going on towards the end that just seemed like a jumbled mess.  At some point I found myself wondering whether or not our mysteries even got solved and I have a nagging feeling there were loose ends somewhere.

Nonetheless, Sizzle and Burn is still an incredibly fun and enjoyable read, so I'm willing to just go with it and move on.  I was entertained.  I was hooked.  I am going to continue reading books in this series and books by this author.

And that is all that matters.


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2016 Reading Challenges:
• Goodreads Reading Challenge
• BookLikes Reading Challenge
• COYER Summer Vacation 2016 -- Bingo Board Two | Square C16 -- PNR

Krentz surprises me once again. I'm supposed to be saving these books for my vacation, but I can't seem to help myself. Who needs sleep anyway?

Raine Tallentyre is closing up her aunt's house. Aunt Vella heard voices and ended up her days in an insane asylum. Raine also hears things but she's convinced that it's paranormal stuff, at least it's helped solve some cold cases, and managed to ruin any possibility of romance with the cop involved. When she discovers a young woman tied and helpless in a storage locker in the basement this brings Zack Jones into her life. Zach is a psychic, part of Jones & Jones and the Arcane Society, a society that threw her father out and contributed to his death. They find themselves attracted and being chased by a number of bad guys! It's light fun. The two characters were people I enjoyed reading about with problems, issues and interesting moments. They also had some very human flaws.

Review of Bookhaving liked the first book in the Arcane series (Second Sight) and been a bit more ambivalent about the second one (maybe due to the narration). I wasn't so sure how I would like the 3rd, but I figured I would give it a try. I have to say compared to the second one, I was pleasantly surprised. While the dialogue still had a bit of a cheese factor, it def. wasn't as bad as the second one. Although, if I had to hear again about Raynne flashing them a "fuck you grin" I might have screamed...anyways, interesting entry for the series and i'm intrigued to see what happens in the next one, which goes back to the historical setting.Review of the NarrationLooking back on it, I think the second book for me was almost ruined by the narration (at least the female narrator), so this entry was a significant improvement. Narrated by Sandra Burr, I found myself much more involved in the story-telling and wanting to listen to more, whereas with the second one, it was like, oh, ok...time to stop for the day. My only comment would be that this could have done with a male narrator at times - even if it was just limited to the male voices over the phone, there was something a bit disconcerting about how they sounded.

Was okay..