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Monday, October 6, 2008

Any Given Doomsday by Lori Handeland


Rating: 4.0

What it's about:

Elizabeth Phoenix once used her unique skills as a psychic to help in the Milwaukee Police Department’s fight against injustice. But when Liz’s foster mother is found viciously murdered—and Liz is discovered unconscious at the scene—her only memory of the crime comes in the form of terrifying dreams...of creatures more horrific than anything Liz has seen in real life. What do these visions mean? And what in the world do they have to do with her former lover, Jimmy Sanducci?

While the police question Jimmy in the murder, Jimmy opens Liz’s eyes to a supernatural war that has raged since the dawn of time in which innocent people are hunted by malevolent beings disguised as humans. Only a chosen few have the ability to fight their evil, and Jimmy believes Liz is among them. Now, with her senses heightened, new feelings are rising within Liz—ones that re-ignite her dangerous attraction to Jimmy. But Jimmy has a secret that will rock Liz to her core…and put the survival of the human race in peril. -taken from Barnes&Noble.com

My thoughts:

Any Given Doomsday is a fun book. It was very humorous and overall enjoyable to read. In it vampires, werewolves, shape-shifters and even fairies live among humans. Some of the plot points are a little thin and I found myself rolling my eyes at some especially corny parts but it's all in good fun. If you don't take the story too seriously and are good at suspending your disbelief then this is an entertaining read. I really liked Elizabeth, the heroine, and her sarcastic and biting temperament. This page-turner is the first in a series of novels with number two coming out next spring. I'll definitely be picking that one up!

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