Fury of Ice

Dragonfury, Book 2

By: Coreene Callahan

Narrated by: Benjamin L. Darcie

Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins

Publisher's summary

Homicide detective Angela Keen thrives on the city’s rough streets. But when she becomes the prize of all prizes in the dragon-shifter world, due to her “high-energy” status, she gets more than she bargained for. Kidnapped by Lothair of the Razorback clan, Angela barely survives captivity before managing to escape. Hurt and alone with nowhere to hide, she faces certain death when Lothair uses the trace energy she leaves in her wake to hunt her down. But before he can reach her, a mystery dragon-shifter intervenes and saves Angela’s life.

Now a guest of the Nightfury clan, Angela regains her strength as her rescuer, Rikar, the last living frost dragon, gradually breaks down her mistrust. Surrendering to her desire for Rikar, but still uncertain of her feelings, Angela goes against his wishes and agrees to be used as bait to lure Lothair into the open. As the battle commences, the true struggle comes from within: Will Angela return home to the life she loves, or forsake it all to be with Rikar?

©2012 Careene Callahan (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

WATCH OUT OF ICE DRAGONS AND POLICE WOMEN!

If you could sum up Fury of Ice in three words, what would they be?

"Katey Bar the Door!" There's adventure, humor and romance..

Who was your favorite character and why?

Angela Keene because she refused to stop fighting for her freedom whan she was captured and still maintained enough steel to allow herself to except a new partner into her life.

What about Benjamin L. Darcie’s performance did you like?

This is the seconed book I've listened to with Mr. Darcie perforning. As always I enjoy the way he make the characters come alive while holding the readers interest.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I would have loved to listen to this book all in one sitting because it keeps you rivited to the story but its told with such zest, you don't mind returning as soon as you can.

Riker is the coolest, hahaha

This one is good also, but I noticed that the voices of Venom and Wick have changed from the first book, need to be consistent.

I’m hooked

Loving this story as it develops through the series and the various characters. Looking forward to the next episode.

2nd book intro to more female & dragon characters.

Missing nurse and deaths of young females has police looking for serial killer. But, they don't know that they are dragons. The two lead detectives are added to the story line is a interesting way.. The female cop is assaulted by the VERY bad dragon and her partner (anglo male) finds out something about himself when he is face to face with a dragon. Interesting continual to the series.

Just okay

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

After having enjoyed the first installment in this series, "Fury of Fire", I was looking forward to seeing what would happen to the characters in this, the second 'episode'. Actually, it turned out to be a whole lot of 'not so much'. If you like lots of hot descriptions of sex, you won't go wrong with this one. If you like a story with some meat, pass this one by.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

As expected, it was a lead in to another book in the series.

What about Benjamin L. Darcie’s performance did you like?

He does well with male and female voices; I could always tell who was who in the story as he read.

Was Fury of Ice worth the listening time?

See my initial comments.

More action than romance.

There were too many fight scenes for my taste. It seemed liked they went on forever and then the story got lost when trying to tie the romantic leads together. Very disconnected in my opinion.

Becoming less 'Ward' and more 'Callahan'...

This is the second title in Callahan's Dragonfury series. If you are a J. R. Ward fan, and read the first title, you may have been ready to stand on the rooftops and scream "PLAGARISM!" Ms. Callahan's first attempt was wrought with style, plot and character development that was not simply reminiscent of J. R. Ward, it was an almost exact replica-aside from a very interesting story line.

This title; however, shows that Ms. Callahan may just well have what it takes to develop her OWN world, characters, etc. It isn't 100% purged of all things 'Wardian' but it's getting there and the story line is very good! I do recommend making your way through the first title, if you have not already, so that you begin to learn about the characters. If you haven't read any J. R. Ward, it won't bother you in the least and you'll likely enjoy the title far more than those of us who would give just about anything to have our own hellren!

I'm, admittedly, very critical of the narration of audio books. It is, after all, the main component of why many of us listen, as opposed to or in addition to reading books. The narrator for this title isn't bad; however, his performance isn't what it could be. I tend to blame a lack of direction or editing for the majority of the issues I have with narration. He tends to make his female voices come across a bit whimpering at times, lessening the strength of the character. The words, thoughts and actions of the character don't match the tone of voice and it lends to making the character come across as weak. Also, he has this habit of isolating the word "and" that is so bloody annoying that it drives me crazy. It can't be that the author writes "and" that much more than other authors. I wish that we had the ability to reply to reviews with Audible because I would love to know if anyone else finds this particular habit of the narrator to drive them to distraction!

All in all, I am pleased that I continued the series in spite of my initial issues with the first novel. I would recommend this title 'AND' even though I've already read the next book 'AND' will be reviewing it shortly, I can already say that I look forward to her future world development.

Homicide Detective Falls in Love!

If you could sum up Fury of Ice in three words, what would they be?

Strong women rule!

What was one of the most memorable moments of Fury of Ice?

I remember the scene of how Angela escaped through the ventilation system when she broke out of the razorbacks lair. Very well written!

What does Benjamin L. Darcie bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

He is very good at telling a story. Very easy to listen to and almost hypnotic in a good sort of way. Really brings the interest of the story to the reader.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I enjoyed the entire book!

love love love this series

Loved the book the continuing of the dragons and their HE mates and their struggle.

Dragons - yumm!

The ice dragon meets his match in the cop. A lovely world of shape shifting humans / dragons. All characters appearing in this second installment which can be read as a stand-alone.