World Famous Comics: No Humans Involved (Women of the Otherworld, Book 7)
No Humans Involved (Women of the Otherworld, Book 7)
By: Kelley Armstrong Publisher: Spectra Average Rating: Binding: Mass Market Paperback Label: Spectra Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 544 Publication Date: February 26, 2008 Release Date: February 26, 2008
Product Description: Readers around the world have fallen for Kelley Armstrong’s intoxicating, sensual and wicked tales of the paranormal, in which demons and witches, werewolves and vampires collide – often hilariously, sometimes violently – with everyday life. In Armstrong’s first six novels, Elena, Paige and Eve have had their way with us. Now get ready for Jaime Vegas, the luscious, lovelorn and haunted necromancer. . .
Jaime, who knows a thing or two about showbiz, is on a television shoot in Los Angeles when weird things start to happen. As a woman whose special talent is raising the dead, her threshold for weirdness is pretty high: she’s used to not only seeing dead people but hearing them speak to her in very emphatic terms. But for the first time in her life – as invisible hands brush her skin, unintelligible fragments of words are whispered into her ears, and beings move just at the corner of her eye–she knows what humans mean when they talk about being haunted.
She is determined to get to the bottom of these manifestations, but as she sets out to solve the mystery she has no idea how scary her investigation will get, or to what depths ordinary humans will sink in their attempts to gain supernatural powers. As she digs into the dark underside of Los Angeles, she’ll need as much Otherworld help as she can get in order to survive, calling on her personal angel, Eve, and Hope, the well-meaning chaos demon. Jeremy, the alpha werewolf, is also by her side offering protection. And, Jaime hopes, maybe a little more than that.
“As I knelt on the cobblestones to begin the ritual, I opened not some ancient leather pouch, but a Gucci make-up bag. . . .
I know little about the geography and theology of the afterlife, but I do know that the worst spirits are kept secured, and my risk of “accidentally” tapping into a hell dimension is next to nil. Even if I do bring back some depraved killer’s spirit, what can it do to me? When you deprive someone of the ability to act in the living world, he’s pretty darned helpless. In death, even the worst killer plummets from lethal to merely annoying.
Yet whatever had been trying to contact me apparently could cross that barrier, could act in the living world. . .at least on me. I added an extra helping of vervain to the censer.” —from No Humans Involved
Her best yet! My wish was granted. In her latest book, "No Humans Involved," Armstrong teams up necromancer Jaime Vegas and werewolf alpha Jeremy Danvers. It does not disappoint! Together they must stop a group of child-murderers, while stuck on the set of a reality-TV séance show. Things get dangerous and at times steamy. I always knew Jaime had a lot of pluck, but who would have guessed that Jeremy could actually lose control once in a while? Loved it, loved it, loved it!
Great Otherworld Book In this book, we are introduced to Jamie Vegas. She is like the Jerry Springer of dead people. Mostly she does shows where everyone believes she talks to their dead relatives. The show is a fake, but Jamie is not. She is a necromancer, able to control the dead, which she doesn't know that. She only knows they want to talk with her and have her do stuff for them when she is trying to live her own life.
Jamie get this invitation to film a reality tv series with two other famous necromancers, which are fakes. But things start happening at the house that they are filming in that draws her into trying to figure out who the spirits are that are trying to communicate with her.
I really like how Jamie realizes what is truly important to her and how she had been living her mothers life. Really great book. I can't wait to get into the next one.
I can talk to dead people. Jaime Vegas is a true necromancer. She can raise the dead if she has to. She can see and talk to ghosts. Only problem is, she can't control seeing them. Constantly, everywhere, they see her, she pretends not to see them. Sure, she can deliver a message for them, but she can't figure out why they're dead, who killed them, what killed them, and would prefer not to even try. Now part of the interracial council, Jaime gives her feedback when it's needed and wanted. However, she still doesn't think they take her as seriously as she'd like them to.
Jeremy is a werewolf, the pack's Alpha. As the Alpha, he's constantly being protected, bodyguard and otherwise, for no one in the pack wants to lose him, and those not part of the pack wants to see him dead. This time he meets up with Jaime without protection, just `for a visit'. While he's slow at getting there, he wants her. He just doesn't want to put the risks on her of what a pack Alpha means; the constant need to be protected, always at risk, for the easiest way to get to Jeremy would be through Jaime. But she's been wanting him since they met, and this time Jaime is determined to get him.
On the set of an anticipated TV show, something strange happens. Seems ghosts are trying to get her attention, but she can't see them. She talks to them, but they don't seem to understand or hear her. And other than indistinguishable whispers, she can't understand them either.
With the help of mostly Eve, Kristof, Hope, Jeremy and Karl, they delve into the mystery, unable to understand why these ghosts are unlike those she's ever encountered and wanting to lay them to rest. With a little sleuthing, they discover the ghosts are those of children, ghosts who's energy has been taken away, making them unable to appear in corporeal form, unable to be heard even by Eve and Kristof. But finding out who and why is enough to shock everyone.
I liked the mystery involved in this one. I'd have never guessed - not true, LOL! I got an inkling of the who, just not quite the why and how. It was interesting to see how the plot worked out - definitely different from your usual run of the mill paranormal story. What I thought cute was how Jaime was portrayed like Daphne from the Scooby-Doo cartoon - a wimp, always the one in trouble, getting kidnapped and needing rescuing. But the courage Jaime finds to defeat them was right-on perfect. I couldn't expect better.
I liked the banter between Jaime and Jeremy, especially the way she teased him. I do feel that there could have beem a little more spark between them. While it was strong, it wasn't enough. Could have used a little more `oomph' between the two of them.
And while the book is full of the usual: horror, action, adventure, suspense, mystery, satire, there were little inconsistencies that you catch and just let go. But I thought it was a little too neat, like it was hastily written. Too many tidy coincidences and not enough twists. And I know I'm not the only one who'd have loved to get more of Jaime's background. You get snippets of her past, but it's like the info barely made a dent on who Jaime is. Could've really used more on her.
Otherwise, another hit for the series. Keep `em coming, Kelley!
Peanut Butter & Guacamole I love Guac. I love peanut butter. But together they don't taste great, and thats how I feel about the romantic couple of Jaime and Jeremy, the werewolf alpha. First off, no matter how Armstrong talks up Jaime, I just keep imagining this 44 year old presumably adult woman running around in spike heels, forgetting to take her winter coat, talking to ghosts, strip teasing near the balconey window and crushing hard on Jer like a 13 and I'm just sort of embarrased. She totally lacks dignity.
I never liked Jaime in the previous books. She comes off as a bit ditzy with and reminds me of Lucille Ball. She plays the helpless card a lot, getting herself kidnapped, moaning how her powers stink (they aren't as cool as being a werewolf) and how her mother didn't love her enough. But she grew on me in this story. I liked seeing her in action during the Seances, and enjoyed her mentoring Angelique and outfoxing her producer.
I've concluded I like Jaime as a character. But she doesn't work as a romantic interest for Jer. She's too human... She's a dead weight to Jer.
Part of what I liked about her earlier work was that it was sort of edgy and dark. The werewolves were on their own against unknown forces. Now that there are dozens of different creatures, the council, magic, etc. It is almost overkill. I think she should return to a simpler universe with not so much supernatural going on. The magic and spellcasters aren't half as interesting as the werwolves are.
I give this 4 stars. I liked seeing Jer, even if I felt he was acting OOC. Jaime grew on me and I enjoyed her segments.
Fun book Fun book to read. I love Jamie and Jeremy. I wish there was more of Elena, Clay and Nick in this book.
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