Ice Blue (Ice, #3) in Dangerous Hero Addict Support Group

Aug 23, 2010 Zeek rated it liked it

Shelves: rom-suspense, contemp-rom, romance

I know this series is very popular, but I just can't seem to get into it so much. I tried the first, Black Ice, and never finished it. But, since I've seen many good reviews for these books, I decided to give it another shot. I DID finish this one- but I still found myself not fully engaged.

Summer Hawthorne has something that others want- a priceless Japanese artifact that prophecy foretold will bring about Armageddon. To her it's just a precious gift from a beloved Nanny who passed away years a I know this series is very popular, but I just can't seem to get into it so much. I tried the first, Black Ice, and never finished it. But, since I've seen many good reviews for these books, I decided to give it another shot. I DID finish this one- but I still found myself not fully engaged.

Summer Hawthorne has something that others want- a priceless Japanese artifact that prophecy foretold will bring about Armageddon. To her it's just a precious gift from a beloved Nanny who passed away years ago, but her selfish Hollywood mother has promised it to the leader of a cult that is more sinister than anyone realized.

But Summer isn't no dummy, no one's going to get their hands on it if she can help it. She decides to holds off the leader of the cult, The Shirosama, by exhibiting it in art display, to buy more time in protecting it. Only the game turns dangerous the very night of the Exhibit when she's kidnapped and thrown into the back of trunk by unknown assailants. She doesn't die though, instead she's rescued by a beautiful stranger who's own motives are murky at best.

Takashi O'Brien has a mission. Get his hands on the artifact and destroy it before The Shirosama gets ahold of it - and kill Summer before she can talk. But the cool, level-headed Taka finds both aspects of the mission difficult. Especially when he discovers Summer has secretly hidden the true artifact and replaced it with a fake ... or two. Plus, he's finding he has no desire to eliminate her much to his dismay.

Yep, the attraction he feels toward her is as unwanted as it is irresistible and it will lead them across the world to the source of the artifacts beginnings and to a showdown with the deranged Shirosama that will probably end their association when Taka's original intentions are revealed, if not end their lives.

You'd think this book would have had what it takes to hold my interest. An Eastern setting that I always find difficult to resist, an enigmatic beautiful hero and a feisty heroine.

And yet, as I mentioned before, I found myself skimming at different times. The plot was plausible enough, but it lacked tension. There was no time that I didn't believe they would win and make it out alive- Taka was just too good at what he did. A thriller needs moments of questioning the survival of the protags to make it truly good and it was missing here.

Still, Taka and Summer were too sexy together for me to not finish it! So I'm giving it a 3 out of 5.

That said, I don't think I'm going to continue on in this series. I'm not one bit interested in The Ambiguous Committee- the group of people that this series is centered around- and there's just too many other books out there that I want to get too! ...more

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Oct 08, 2010 Adwina Oltariani rated it it was amazing

Shelves: steamy-hot-romance, romance-suspense, anne-stuart, favorites

btw baru kali ini baca novel yang heronya blasteran Jepang-Amerika..
bner2 deh, ni hero killer sejati
ada adegan yg dy agak nyakitin si cewe (phisically)
dy kan ngincer salah satu benda milik leluhurnya, trus dy agak maksa ni cewe untuk ngasih tau (pdhl cewenya pura2 bego)
si Taka mencengkeram tangannya si cewe. trus habis itu dy malah ngelus2 memar yg disebabkan tindakan dy itu
itu terjadi ampe 3 kali kalo ngga salah
pokonya kalo cewe itu ttp ngga mau ngasih tau keberadaan benda itu, dy bakalan bqn t ...more

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Jan 06, 2010 Julie rated it it was amazing

Wow, this was another great one! Taka and Summer sizzled and their love was so genuine. I can't believe it took me so long to read this series. Anne Stuart keep them coming! ...more

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Sep 21, 2010 Jesse rated it really liked it

Shelves: romance

Wish I hadn't waited so long to read this series. The suspense is great, the romance is hot and I love the unlikely pairings. A dark hero is great for a romantic suspense novel! I also love that these novels live in the grey. We see these bad boys find the good in themselves, realizing that even if they aren't redeemable, they can atleast live with themselves if only by the love of a good woman who challenges them to do the right thing and not just follow orders. Loved this book! Can't wait to s ...more

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