Julie Kenner

Zoe is a human/superhero halfling who works as an elementary school librarian, and she doesn’t have control of her powers. She’s applied to the Venerate Council, the governing superhero organization that protects humans, but doesn’t think she stands a good chance for admittance.
Taylor an ex-cop turned private investigator and meets Zoe while on a case. He thinks she’s perfect and normal, which he thinks he wants, but then he notices a few weird things about her.
Their romance is very sweet. They both flirt like crazy, but they’re painstakingly shy, so it takes a little while for heat to grow between them. When it does, the sex is both hot and heartfelt.
Deena and Hoop, their mutual friends, are fun additions and add a lot of snark to the story.
I didn’t really like Zoe’s brother and mother. Hale, her brother, is an arrogant superhero who thinks he’s better than mortals even though he’s pledged his life to protect them.
My favorite character is the villain, Mordi. He’s Zoe’s superhero cousin and has a good reason for doing the bad stuff he’s doing.
Though I enjoyed the overall plot, I sometimes had a hard time following what was going on. Several of the characters kept lying to one another and/or not understanding what another character was saying, so there was repetition. The beginning of the book was fun and cute; the pacing slowed in the middle; and the ending picked back up but needed more detail.
I didn’t notice any spelling or grammar typos, but there were content problems. For example: after the final battle, Zoe and Taylor are side by side talking with Hale, but then Zoe and Hale are walking toward Taylor. How? All three of them were already together.
One thing I found a little weird was that only Taylor and Hale seem to care that Zoe survived her battle with Mordi. Her mother and father are off talking while Deena and Hoop are snuggling in the grass—why aren’t they happy she lived?
Anyway, this is the first superhero-themed chick-lit book I’ve read. I liked the story and the characters for the most part, but some things just didn’t make sense to me.
3 Stars

Disclaimer – I downloaded this book from Amazon and volunteered to review it. I am not compensated in any way, shape, or form for this honest review. I will not change or alter this review for any reason unless at my discretion.
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I started reading this series nearly a decade ago, and I loved it. Then I took a long (long, looooong) break between books 3 and 4, and when I came back to the series, I found it had lost its appeal. It was still fun and engaging, the heroine as feisty as I remembered… But this time around it all seemed too fluffy and farfetched, and I found myself craving a little bit more reality. The irony is that back when I loved this series, I was a newlywed in college. Now, I’m a work-at-home mom - much closer to Kate Conner than I was a decade ago. Maybe that’s the problem. I found myself rolling my eyes much too often, and I wanted to hear more about Timmy’s eating and sleeping habits than Kate’s latest encounter with the undead in her back yard. The fault doesn’t lie with the book at all - it’s totally me. I’m in a completely different place now, and this series just doesn’t connect with me anymore.… (altro)

Kenner is in fine form in this instalment, as her main character, Demon Hunter Kate Connor, has her hands full from every direction: demons, toddler, teenager, current husband, ex-husband, etc. I thought the plot moved along at a nice clip, and even though I was starting to get a little tired of her pining away for Eric, it made sense that she'd be so obsessed with his plight, given that he is the father of her daughter and her first love.

The writing is snappy, the dialogue fun, and the characters are easy to like. I've been a fan of this series for many years, and although I've had my ups-and-downs with it (Book 4 was my least favorite), I thought the series definitely ended on a high note and I'm so glad I didn't skip the last book. (OK, so I just learned that this wasn't the last book after all, and Kenner self-published two more in the series. I'm happy with how this one ended though, and I likely won't be reading the other two.)… (altro)