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A review by madeline
Rare Danger by Beverly Jenkins
1.0
Jeez, what a disappointment. As a librarian, I feel like this should have been right up my alley. The mystery is interesting, but it's let down by a variety of factors and a deep commitment to explaining details that are totally useless.
The heroine is a Mary Sue who looks down on people who have books in their home and never read them. The hero is a former mercenary who's called The Butcher of Benin by someone who is admittedly a bad guy but still. This is where I should have stopped listening.
The final straw for me was when they're kissing on his porch that overlooks the Detroit River and a guy on a boat honks at them. Both characters wish they were armed at the moment (they both carry guns, which I am Not Into) so they could harm him for spying on them. Like, no, it's not cool to be a voyeur, but wanting to shoot someone for it? In this economy? No thanks.
The heroine is a Mary Sue who looks down on people who have books in their home and never read them. The hero is a former mercenary who's called The Butcher of Benin by someone who is admittedly a bad guy but still. This is where I should have stopped listening.
The final straw for me was when they're kissing on his porch that overlooks the Detroit River and a guy on a boat honks at them. Both characters wish they were armed at the moment (they both carry guns, which I am Not Into) so they could harm him for spying on them. Like, no, it's not cool to be a voyeur, but wanting to shoot someone for it? In this economy? No thanks.