I read this more on a whim than anything else, since I've only read one other book in this series and I felt like reading something by this author.

What I liked was the setting in Japan, and not your typical hero or one I've run across and actually wanted to read. But one thing I have noticed is how the author can take an unlikable character type and make that character likable.

The heroine Jilly is a genius and still young but while some may not liker I found her to be a likable character and that mostly had to do Jilly's quips that were laced through the book. Reno though something of a jerk amused me as well. Honestly I kept picturing a certain character from Kyo when his long, dyed red hair was mentioned but that mostly has to do with fact that I was watching Kyo the other day. One thing I do know for me is that humor can save a book from a tosser to keeper.

What I didn't like but I was able to overlook as I read was the lack of "getting to know" each other. Mostly they were running about Tokyo and the bad guys constant something going on the whole time. Dropping dead guys here and there then taking off. I thoroughly enjoyed it. ( )

Jilly manages to get herself into quite a mess by making an unannounced visit to her sister in Japan. She runs right into Reno, her brother in law's cousin and a man she can't seem to forget after a brief meeting when she was 17.
A nice little beach read. Although the dialogue and writing becomes repititous at times there is lots of action, interesting characters, and several steamy erotic scenes. I also agree with another reviewer that Jilly doesn't come off as a woman of superior intellect.. This may be because of her emotional immaturity, but it is nevertheless obvious. I haven't read any of Ms Stuart's other books, but if you can suspend your disbelief this book can be an enjoyable light read for summer or busy times. ( )

As for this installment in the Ice Series, I'm more pleased than I was with Ice Storm though I do have some complaints here, as well. My biggest problem is that Jilly doesn't come across like the wunderkind genius she's supposed to be, especially considering we get her perspective and thoughts for half of the story. Aside from her language skills, there's nothing to indicate her advanced intelligence. Stuart was more successful at this in Ice Blue, showing Jilly's mental fortitude during her captivity. I guess I'm comparing with Karen Marie Moning's supersmart characters, who maintain a brainiac theme to their perspectives even if they're not spouting off cosmological formulas. Still, I liked this book, especially how Stuart works in Japanese culture -- just enough to put you in mind of watching anime and eating terriyaki chicken with chopsticks, not so much that it reads like a tour guide. I also love Reno's character and the return of Taka, whose story was the first of the series that I read. ( )