this was a new author for me- i picked it because the cover was a typical chick cover- hot tattooed girl half naked. I found that the read was easy- i loved the premise of the story. Hidden dragons just trying to get along in the modern world. The descriptive sex in the story came as a surprise and sadly, pulled me out of the story a bit but it wasn't shocking. I'm going to read the next book just see what happens with the story ( )

When my husband asked me why I was reading it and I couldn't answer, I knew it was time to find a better book. ( )

While the title of the book is a bad pun (the main character's name is Destiny, and yes, she does kill), the contents of the book are actually rather interesting. The book grapples with the idea of whether scientific research is morally and ethically right. It also provides a fascinating reason for the reported appearance of the Loch Ness monster. ( )

The book was pretty good, but I was not as interessted in the characters. I probably will not read any more in the series when they come out. ( )

Keri Arthur's Riley Jenson series is one of my favourite series to revisit - the characters are appealing, the mysteries convincing and the world-building well planned - so I was thrilled to hear she was starting a new series. Having finally gotten my hands on Destiny Kills, I'm both happy and disappointed.

The happiness stems from the fact that Arthur's created a compelling world, in this case one centred on dragons. The main character, Destiny, is just as feisty as her other heroines, and equally quippy as well. She also has the same matter-of-fact attitude towards sex.

The book doesn't seem to be set in the same world as her Riley books but this isn't ruled out either; Riley lives in Australia and Destiny Kills takes place in other parts of the world. (I'm trying to be cryptically descriptive since this book was released quite recently and I don't want to give anything away.)

The disappointment stems from the fact that the story just isn't as compelling as those in her Riley books, and the characters aren't as fresh. I don't like Destiny as much as Riley - she doesn't resonate for me the same way - but I'm willing to invest in the next installment in the series before passing final judgment.

Originally published on http://ireadgood.wordpress.com ( )