Treacherous Love Book

This was the worse one of the series. You can almost guess that there will be problems when you see that this book is a numbered book in three different series. This book was trying to wrap up two different other series, along with being a number seven in this one. That was a lot to ask out of one book. So it took a TON of explaining back-stories of the other two series so that we wouldn't be lost. It didn't work. Not only was I lost, but I didn't care to find my way back. If I was interested in those other two series, I would have read them. But, I wasn't. And, I didn't. And, I won't. Now, it's a matter of principle. Don't try to force me to read other books in order to read this one. I will rebel and refuse to do it.


Okay, I guess I have some cat-like tendencies.

That was problem number one. But, don't worry, folks, there were many other problems in this book for me to bitch about explain kindly.

Problem number two: This couple had absolutely NO chemistry. Other than him thinking she was hot because she rides a motorcycle and wears leather chaps, there was no connection between their personalities. He seems normal, makes humorous remarks, and she gets all irritated with him about it.

After he makes a joke:
Marlowe (that's the unfunny bitch with the stick up her ass) sighed. "You Guild bosses really do have a problem with humor, don't you?"

Really? Joking around is "having a problem with humor"? Then, I have a huge problem. My family has problems. We are a fucking problematic group.
But, making people laugh isn't really a problem in the real world. Our problem is with people who have absolutely no sense of humor and take themselves too seriously. And, this is our main girl. She has the personality of a root canal. It's painful.

Problem number three: I remember the issue I had with a couple of early books in this series where the characters would sit around and tell each other the same story. They would all take turns saying how the bad guys were doing their crime by each telling a little bit of the story. It struck me as so stupid because nobody sits around telling each other things that everyone already knows. Well, that happens in this book again. It reminds me of one of those therapy talking circles where you have to take turns holding the stick to be allowed to talk. They just keep passing around the talking stick to tell us all the story of what happened. Here's what it's like:

"So, you went and confronted him with your semi-automatic paintball gun in the old abandoned amusement park where the gang of evil clowns were hiding out and making all of that counterfeit money."

"Yes, and, as always, I had brought a chalkboard with me to scratch, and my kazoo. I knew it was just a matter of time."

"So, then he told you that he did the crime because his father never played fooseball with him. He also said he would have gotten away with it too if it wasn't for you meddling kids."

"And, I said, what kids? Are you talking about my dwarf-partners? Because if you are, that's abuse! HATE CRIME!!"

Yes, it was that bad.
Do yourself a favor if you read this series. Skip this one.