Karen Chance, Touch the Dark

Touch the Dark has too much explanations, too much info dumping. Very convaluted plot.

Touch the Dark

Karen Chance

Roc, June 2006, $6.99

ISBN: 0451460936

Over three years ago Antonio the Mafioso vampire killed his parents who were in the way when he went to abduct Cassandra Palmer so that he could control her clairvoyance skills. She escaped and felt relatively safe, until now when she reads her obit on her computer screen. Deciding not to wait for her death on Atlanta's Peachtree Street, Cass races home to insure her roommate Tomas is safe. However, vampires attack both of them. They survive the assault with help from some of Cass' more spirited friends, and it helps that Tomas is a vampire too.

Tomas escorts Cassie to the Metaphysical Alliance for Greater Cooperation (MAGIC) headquarters for a who's who of supernatural and mythological species. She pleads with the vampiric Senate for protection against avenging literally blood-thirsty hitman; instead the senators demand much more unsafe escapades from her. Cass is beginning to comprehend for some unknown reason she is the center of a supernatural war. As Cassie begins to understand the scope of her power, she finds herself attracted to Senator Mircea, but fears he just wants to make her dinner, not take her to dinner.

TOUCH THE DARK is an entertaining supernatural thriller starring a bewildered beleaguered brave woman struggling to survive in a world that makes no sense to her, which is saying a lot since she regularly speaks with ghosts. The action-packed storyline never slows down for a nano second, so wear the seat belts and set some time as this is a one read thriller. The creatures of the dark seem genuine, whether they are vampire, ghost, or a were-species, and the senate is a fascinating mix of historical and literary figures, while a seemingly bittersweet star-crossed romance augments a strong tale that will bring much acclaim to Karen Chance.