A review by literaturesque
Black and Blue by Gena Showalter

5.0

Gena Showalter always delivers when it comes to this world and the characters she created. This is a different series but it still deals with the same world, problems, and paranormal action and crime her Alien Huntress series does. I love that she still gives doses of characters you love from that series in this one too, as well as creating brand new people to love. That is, if you don't mind just how much this world is fantastical and unusual. These are human characters falling for Aliens after all (though to be honest they're really just more ridiculously beautiful creatures than humans, who may occasionally have powers humans only wish they had, gold or sparkling skin, and wildly colorful eyes. And they're full of Danger and have to deal with the typical problems and discrimination you see in the world).

Corbin Blue and Evangaline Black and both characters I loved so much. Corbin was so much more than his looks and sex appeal (but let me just say....there was a lot of it) the way he flirted and played with Evie made me laugh out loud but he was so capable of making me swoon and soften at the way his feelings for her evolved even with the misunderstandings between them. Evie was easy to relate to and easy to enjoy even when she was being her complicated difficult self while in denial about what she was feeling for him. And when she does fall for him she doesn't do a complete change in attitude because her spunk and sass is who she is no matter if she loves you or not.

I hope John is given his own book as well, he deserves it.