Tempest Rising: Jane True, Book 1

I loved this book. It is a different take on the whole Paranormal/Romance genre.

Don't let the cover scare you off, like it almost did to me. The book was highly recommend over on the GoodReads website. I am glad that I took their advice.
I guess this is the first book in a series, but to tell you the truth, it was a stand alone novel. I would recommend it to fans of "One Foot In The Grave". It's that good.

I can see from all the ratings and reviews that precede mine that I am in the minority here, but let me put my two cents worth in here anyway. I can see why many young women might like this story. There is lots (LOTS) of sex with a hunky vampire. Also there is much description of cute, expensive new clothes that the heroine gets. (As a new school teacher, while trying to do a brainstorming activity, I discovered to my dismay that not a single girl in all my classes had any wishes she would admit to in public besides new clothes of one kind or another.)

The beginning was very promising. Here is this young woman who loves swimming in cold, dangerous waters and who is strong enough to throw a dead body over her shoulder and carry it up the beach. But then she never really does anything with it. The story quickly devolves into a boyfriend story. The boyfriend takes her here and there. They have some ordinary, vanilla sex that she likes. The boyfriend buys her new clothes. They have more vanilla sex. A bad guy threatens her, but the boyfriend takes care of it and they have more sex...

That is apparently enough for the majority of people who have rated this book here. It wasn't enough for me. I'm not young and horny anymore. A sex scene has to be outstanding to get my attention now. None of these were. I wanted to see a young woman with unknown powers discovering and using them. That is held out as a promise for future entries in this series, but I won't be reading them. If you are a young horny woman who loves clothes, this book may really ring your bell. If you are a man or an older woman, probably not.

This was a fun listen. Good narrator that did the story and characters justice. If Charlaine Harris, Seanan McGuire and Kimberly Frost had a book baby it would be Tempest Rising.
Im from the Northern East coast of the US and I can tell you that Peeler paints and accurate picture of a small coastal New England town.
I cant wait to hear the next book in the series.

I loved this story, it gave the paranormal community a sort of united front. it wasn't just vampires vs. everyone else. This story I thoroughly recommend and enjoyed this is a keeper for the library.
The narrator was wonderful, she read this full of passion as she enjoyed it as she read it.

To be honest, the first book took me a bit to get into... The narrator has a very light, teenlike voice, and at first, it grated on me. Jane's a grown woman, so the voice didn't sit right with me. However, as it went on, I was able to look past it and become involved with the story. I read a TON of paranormal romance, and more often than not, I'm disappointed in what's out there- The same stale storylines, the same mythical creatures, so on and so forth. This was a nicely fresh take on things, and by the time I was done with Book One, I was completely involved. It was a great mix of light and funny, dark and intense. Jane is flawed and brave, and sometimes the two combine for insanely stupid decisions that somehow come out alright, of course. There's a supporting cast of characters that makes me giggle, and the action is sometimes pretty intense. It's got my recommendation!

I found myself not wanting this book to end! The dialogue was witty and Jane is a very funny, likable character. The possible love triangle between Jane, Ryu and Anyan is intriguing. I did find the endearments a bit much between her and Ryu, as they hardly knew one another, but aside from that, I can't wait for the next installment!

If you can handle a narrator who sounds like she's 11 years old, one who doesn't have the ability to alter either the pitch or cadence of her voice in any way, shape or form, you might enjoy the audio version of the book. If not, I would suggest that you save your money and read the print version instead.

Enough said!

This book seemed too light and trite. It has all the elements of a great book, but it never grabbed me. The main character was too slow... She should have been more curious about herself and background by this point in her life. The narrator made her sound like a child, and I just couldn't totally get her. Then suddenly there's a bunch of sex and pining... There's so many good and well written books in this genre, this just seems like a waste of time. it was one of those books that i had to rewind over andover because it wouldnt hold my attention, after 3 or 4 times i just gave up. But noticed a lot of people really liked it... I think it lacked depth and character. Sorry. :(

The narration and storyline was just a really nice fun combo. I was pleasantly surprised.

Jane True

I like that she didn't just read the book, she too seemed entertained and very much into the characters and the story.

Meet Jane True!

I'm into this series. I was hoping the rest of the books get on audio.

I found this author when looking for other authors who were like Jeanine Frost (the Night Huntress series), which I found because I wanted to find authors like Jim Butcher (writer of the Dresden Files). She actually is quite different from both, it turns out, but I REALLY love her humor. The Dresden Files was my gateway drug into urban fantasy and now I'm hooked - but I like this book as more than just a good urban fantasy book. I really enjoy the author's style. Her humor is just sort of wacky at times and just... I don't know how to describe it... different. I feel like she takes more risks than authors. She's not "precious" about profanity and her characters talk to one another just like I actually talk to my closest girlfriends.

I also appreciate that I can give Jane, the main character, a lot of credit. Usually I'm thinking "No, don't do THAT..." or "Why don't you just ASK him NOW why..." blah blah blah, but Jane is smart and doesn't not figure things out just because it's convenient to the plot. I like that.

I did feel like the book ended a little abruptly but it really just made me want to read the next one right away. I will say there are probably some conservative types out there who might be a little ruffled by some things, mostly open talk about sex, but I appreciated the fresh, honest characterization. In other words; I wouldn't buy a copy for my mom, but I would for all my girlfriends. What better review can you give than that?