Spiked by C.P. RiderMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Superb Urban Fantasy
I’ve never read anything by this author before, it was a random click on a recommendation from Amazon, which often do not work out, but on this occasion did. This was an excellent book.
Neely is a strange kind of telepath, one that is also a spiker, or someone who can kill with a mental spike to the brain. She’s been on the run most of her life, along side her uncle, because shifter alphas want to use her skills.. Together they run a bakery in an tiny town in Southern California that is full of shifters, lead by a tiger shifter, Lucas.
Afraid of what an alpha might do with her, after her bad experiences, Neely avoids Lucas as all costs, but after a poacher comes to town to kidnap her and a local shifter pup, she comes to his attention.
The author conveys a great sense of place. The town is filled with dust and heat and you can almost feel the burning of the sun on your skin as you read the book. The world created is interesting, where supernaturals are hidden from the world, but because it’s a mainly supernatural town they don’t keep themselves as hidden as they might elsewhere. The set up in this town is different from elsewhere and the author does a really good job of explaining how those differences matter.
This is a plot heavy book but the characters are not ignored because of it. The plot uncovers the characters and reveals them as each chapter progresses. The characters are all multi-dimensional with flaws and strengths in equal measures.
I’m so pleased that this is a series, because I really want to read the next book straight away.
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