Very refreshing, love in the paranormal realm. This is the first Aisling Grey novel I've read, and the first book from this author. She keeps everything light with her spunky heroine and laugh-out-loud lines and scenes. This review is the modified one because I'm currently reading book 1 (You Slay Me) so I could get a bit of history between Aisling and Drake. Characters descriptions are excellent one could get a clear picture, they are consistent too, so far I haven't read anything that would be out of character. Sex scenes are really stimulating and sometimes out-of-this-world. MacAlister really created a good concept of hell, calling it the Otherworld instead of the Underworld as it is commonly known. Her demon dog is another comical character. She is still working out the kinks of being a Guardian because she is still clueless about her innate powers. Would definitely read more of her books. ( )

Love the characters. Love the subject matter. Handled beautifully. Can't wait for more in the series. ( )

Fire Me Up is an enjoyable second installment in the Aisling Grey Guardian series by Katie MacAlister. Aisling is fast becoming one of my favourite female characters along with Stephanie Plum and Sookie Stackhouse. I think the fact that I’ve become so fond of Aisling, is why I liked this book so much even though the mystery wasn’t as mysterious as it could’ve been. Not to say that I had it all figured out, but I was pretty sure of the Who, even though I had no idea about the How or Why. But even with that, I still thoroughly enjoyed reading Fire Me Up.

Although Aisling hasn’t quite figured it out yet, it seems that everyone she encounters in the Otherworld is aware that she is one powerful Guardian. One who also has the potential to become much more than just a Guardian or Wyvern’s mate. That's why she's become one of my favourite characters. I love a strong female character with powers that she doesn’t fully understand, because it allows us to follow her journey as she discovers and accepts her powers. Throw in a hot sexy love interest, and a few great supporting characters and that's a winning combination.

Jim the demon is a hilarious sidekick, and his role continues to grow so that he’s no longer just the comic relief, but an important part of Aisling’s team and family. Rene the ever present driver and Aisling’s back-up, appears to know more than he’s been letting on, which leads me to believe he too has a bigger role to play in the coming stories. Drake is still as hot and sexy as he was in You Slay Me, but this time his character exhibits a bit more depth. Instead of just being the sexy distraction, we see how stressful being a dragon wyvern can be and how seriously he takes his position. We’re also treated to glimpses of how much Drake has begun to care for Aisling, even though he often makes her feel like a possession rather than a partner. I will say that I find Aisling’s constant squinting and glaring excessive – girl’s going to have some massive wrinkles if she glares that many times a day for eternity.

Fire Me Up has expanded Aisling’s world, while beautifully setting up her story for Light My Fire, the next installment in the Aisling Grey, Guardian series where Aisling heads off to London to finally learn about being a Guardian with her new mentor Nora. ( )

I know somebody complained that Jim (demon-in-dog-form) stole the scenes, but I absolutely loved this one. LOTS of fun, better than You Slay Me, IMO. Some real emotion between Aisling & Drake here, and REALLY nice sex scenes--and you know how critical I am of romance novel sex scenes. Who'd've thought fire was sexy?? ( )

I liked this whole series and have started to read the next one, very entertaining and kept me going to the next book and the next to see what happens. I would recommend this to anyone who likes paranormal mystery/romance with a bit of fun thrown in. I curl up with any of her books and enjoy the time spent reading and laughing to a a few of her quips. ( )