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Awaken Me Darkly (Alien Huntress, Bk 1)
Awaken Me Darkly - Alien Huntress, Bk 1
Author: Gena Showalter
RIDDING THE WORLD OF EVIL, ONE ALIEN AT A TIME: THAT'S MIA SNOW'S MISSION. — Snow is in the forecast. — In a time and place not too far away, Mia Snow is an alien huntress for the New Chicago Police Department. Heading up her expert team of Alien Investigation and Removal agents, Mia's unmatched at battling the elusive enemy among us, and she's th...  more »
ISBN: 37331
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 157
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4 stars, based on 34 ratings
Publisher: Downtown Press
Book Type: Paperback
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jai avatar reviewed Awaken Me Darkly (Alien Huntress, Bk 1) on + 310 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 10
I really liked the premise of this story: Mia Snow is an Hunter on the trail of a serial killer alien. The setting is New Chicago in a future where aliens have been around for 70 years, but Mia believes that they are dangerous and takes her job, where she can kill them and they have less rights than humans, seriously. You could almost say she takes it too seriously as she feels she has something to prove to her distant father who hates aliens, and she seems to relish bending the rules and killing off aliens she deems evil. The world and Mia's job are fascinating as are the descriptions of the aliens and their powers, but the author only concentrates on one kind of alien - the Arcadians, with a too brief description of a couple of other species. I felt that the way the book started was strong plot-wise, and then in the second half it was much weaker - things felt cobbled together and glossed over. There are unresolved issues, and out of character actions from Mia. I will probably have people disagreeing, but this book would have been better without the sex scenes and with more relationship-building scenes, and more police-procedure scenes. I know, I know, this is just the type of book it is.
Zachaustlily avatar reviewed Awaken Me Darkly (Alien Huntress, Bk 1) on + 227 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
Really enjoyed this one. I did figure out the suprise before it was revealed but it was still a great story. I would really love to read more about Kyrin and Mia, so Ms. Showalter needs to get busy. LOL
reviewed Awaken Me Darkly (Alien Huntress, Bk 1) on + 14 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
I enjoyed this book although the male hero in this story is a bit lack luster and is outshone by the herione.. who is a kick ass warrior, but it is still a decent read
Irisheyes70 avatar reviewed Awaken Me Darkly (Alien Huntress, Bk 1) on + 23 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
The story was great. The plot was interesting, but the dialog left me rolling my eyes!
esjro avatar reviewed Awaken Me Darkly (Alien Huntress, Bk 1) on + 900 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Awaken Me Darkly is the first book in the Alien Huntress series, and features Mia Snow: a tough talking law enforcement agent who is also a workaholic and has daddy issues. She is investigating a series of murders, and one of the suspects is a tall, light, and handsome alien. She it torn between loyalty to her job and the other-worldly and tabboo desire she feels for her 300 year old suspect.

This book starts out slow as the reader gets to know Mia and her hangups. Once her alien suitor is introduced the pace of the story picks up considerably. The police procedural portions are well written and believable (despite the fact that they contain discussions of aliens), but some of the scenes that are meant to inspire romantic tension are pretty cheesy. For example, after dumping a bowl of salad with vinagrette dressing over the alien's head in a fight, Mia kisses him and announces that he tastes good. Like balsamic perhaps? A hot makeout session ensues, but it is then announced that the alien still has a noodle on his head. Pasta salad with vinagrette, I guess?

Awaken Me Darkly has potential, but was not consistently good enough to make me want to read the rest of the series.
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realtorrobyn avatar reviewed Awaken Me Darkly (Alien Huntress, Bk 1) on + 71 more book reviews
Hot Hot Series! not to be missed
lilred510 avatar reviewed Awaken Me Darkly (Alien Huntress, Bk 1) on + 26 more book reviews
Generally I LOVE me some Showalter. I found this book to be a little bland for me. It wasn't one of the ones I get and just can't put down. It's not a BAD read by any means but I just didn't get that same intensity and pace that I loved in her other books.
pinkcypress avatar reviewed Awaken Me Darkly (Alien Huntress, Bk 1) on + 86 more book reviews
I've read Blacklisted and Red-handed, the two YA books in the series and liked them, so I went back to read this first book - and I loved it! I love the main character, Mia, who epitomizes the tough female, and later discovers her very feminine aspects as well.

Can't wait for the next one!!
reviewed Awaken Me Darkly (Alien Huntress, Bk 1) on + 929 more book reviews
Not Showlater's best work but still okay. I thought Kyrin would be hot but no. The scenes didn't mesh well together. Not much humor at all. A slight disappointment. The other books are really good. So if you didn't like this one, try her other ones in the series.
reviewed Awaken Me Darkly (Alien Huntress, Bk 1) on + 73 more book reviews
I loved this book. The main characters were great. Plot was good. Can't wait to read the rest.
reviewed Awaken Me Darkly (Alien Huntress, Bk 1) on + 223 more book reviews
really good story, strong female. Rather unique situations. It was a bit dark, but not too much.
sage-mae43 avatar reviewed Awaken Me Darkly (Alien Huntress, Bk 1) on
Good read. I enjoyed this first book of the Alien Huntress series and looking forward to the next.
reviewed Awaken Me Darkly (Alien Huntress, Bk 1) on + 26 more book reviews
Adventure, action, love . . . what else could you ask for. A great read.

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