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A review by si0bhan
Danger and Desire by Kimberly Kincaid
2.0
The Danger and Desire boxset was a collection of short stories and novellas that were quick and easy to power through. Some I enjoyed more than others, but I cannot claim any of them wowed me.
The Rookie by Kimberly Kincaid was a three-star rating. It was a story that easily pulled me in, although I did find the information dumps a bit distracting. Despite this and the fact I had to suspend my belief about certain details, the story had me eager to see how the pieces would come together. I enjoyed watching the story play out and the characters come together, although I would have liked a bit more depth and for there to be a bit more to the ending.
Night Owl by Rachel Grant was a three-star rating. It was a story that had the potential to be interesting, but it failed to deliver what I had expected. It was an enjoyable romance between the main characters, but I was expecting more from the suspense in this one. In many ways, this felt like it provided a prequel for details of the main series but did not quite give enough for this to be a powerful standalone novella.
Desire in DC by Cat Johnson was a three-point-five-star read, and I ended up rounding down to a three-star rating. The first half of this story hooked me, and I was quickly pulled into events and fell for the characters. Although I enjoyed the second half of the story, things happened too quickly for me to love them. After the build-up of the first half of the story, I had expected more. As it was, I enjoyed watching the events play out, but I had been hoping to see more action. The fact this had some four-star moments, however, has me curious about the rest of the series.
Levi by Maryann Jordan was a two-star rating. It was a story that had the potential to be interesting, but it was too underdeveloped for me to fall for it in the way I had hoped. There was no real suspense to this one, and the relationship between the characters was insta and without the chemistry I had hoped for.
The Guardian by Cristin Haber was a two-star rating. This was a story I feel would have worked better if I had read the other books in the series. As it was, I felt like I stepped into the middle of a story and was lacking in the information to understand it. That would have been fine, except I felt like nothing happened with this one.
Scout by Janie Crouch was a two-star rating. There were a few moments where I contemplated giving this one a three-star rating, yet there were not enough of those for me to decide to round my rating up. I think, in some ways, I would have enjoyed this one more if I’d read the other books in the series. It felt like a bonus for fans, giving the story of a side character, and did not have enough depth for me to feel any real connection with it.
Lawson & Jill by Caitlyn O’Leary was a two-star rating. This was a story that had me conflicted. I enjoyed the first half of the story, even though it did not quite have enough depth for me, which left me eager to see how everything came together. Unfortunately, the way things came together was lacking for me. Things happened far too quickly, and I never quite felt the danger I had expected with such a story. Although an interesting idea, it came together too predictably and quickly for me to enjoy it in the way I had originally anticipated.
Breaking Away by Elle James was a one-star rating. I wanted to enjoy this one, as there was a lot of potential for edge-of-the-seat moments, yet it failed to grab me in the way I had hoped. This one felt much too flat for me, filled with characters explaining things that were obvious, and never quite packed the emotional punch it could have. A part of me questions whether I would have enjoyed this more if I’d known the characters better from other books, but I’m unsure – no one was fleshed out enough for me to have an interest in them.
All in all, this was easy reading that has me curious about some of the authors, yet it was not quite enough for me.
The Rookie by Kimberly Kincaid was a three-star rating. It was a story that easily pulled me in, although I did find the information dumps a bit distracting. Despite this and the fact I had to suspend my belief about certain details, the story had me eager to see how the pieces would come together. I enjoyed watching the story play out and the characters come together, although I would have liked a bit more depth and for there to be a bit more to the ending.
Night Owl by Rachel Grant was a three-star rating. It was a story that had the potential to be interesting, but it failed to deliver what I had expected. It was an enjoyable romance between the main characters, but I was expecting more from the suspense in this one. In many ways, this felt like it provided a prequel for details of the main series but did not quite give enough for this to be a powerful standalone novella.
Desire in DC by Cat Johnson was a three-point-five-star read, and I ended up rounding down to a three-star rating. The first half of this story hooked me, and I was quickly pulled into events and fell for the characters. Although I enjoyed the second half of the story, things happened too quickly for me to love them. After the build-up of the first half of the story, I had expected more. As it was, I enjoyed watching the events play out, but I had been hoping to see more action. The fact this had some four-star moments, however, has me curious about the rest of the series.
Levi by Maryann Jordan was a two-star rating. It was a story that had the potential to be interesting, but it was too underdeveloped for me to fall for it in the way I had hoped. There was no real suspense to this one, and the relationship between the characters was insta and without the chemistry I had hoped for.
The Guardian by Cristin Haber was a two-star rating. This was a story I feel would have worked better if I had read the other books in the series. As it was, I felt like I stepped into the middle of a story and was lacking in the information to understand it. That would have been fine, except I felt like nothing happened with this one.
Scout by Janie Crouch was a two-star rating. There were a few moments where I contemplated giving this one a three-star rating, yet there were not enough of those for me to decide to round my rating up. I think, in some ways, I would have enjoyed this one more if I’d read the other books in the series. It felt like a bonus for fans, giving the story of a side character, and did not have enough depth for me to feel any real connection with it.
Lawson & Jill by Caitlyn O’Leary was a two-star rating. This was a story that had me conflicted. I enjoyed the first half of the story, even though it did not quite have enough depth for me, which left me eager to see how everything came together. Unfortunately, the way things came together was lacking for me. Things happened far too quickly, and I never quite felt the danger I had expected with such a story. Although an interesting idea, it came together too predictably and quickly for me to enjoy it in the way I had originally anticipated.
Breaking Away by Elle James was a one-star rating. I wanted to enjoy this one, as there was a lot of potential for edge-of-the-seat moments, yet it failed to grab me in the way I had hoped. This one felt much too flat for me, filled with characters explaining things that were obvious, and never quite packed the emotional punch it could have. A part of me questions whether I would have enjoyed this more if I’d known the characters better from other books, but I’m unsure – no one was fleshed out enough for me to have an interest in them.
All in all, this was easy reading that has me curious about some of the authors, yet it was not quite enough for me.