Book Description:Cassandra Palmer can see the future and communicate with spirits-talents that make her attractive to the dead and the undead. The ghosts of the dead aren't usually dangerous; they just like to talk...a lot. The undead are another matter.
Like any sensible girl, Cassie tries to avoid vampires. But when the bloodsucking Mafioso she escaped three years ago finds Cassie again with vengeance on his mind, she's forced to turn to the vampire Senate for protection. The undead senators won't help her for nothing, and Cassie finds herself working with one of their most powerful members, a dangerously seductive master vampire-and the price he demands may be more than Cassie is willing to pay...
Review:
Touch the Dark begins with Cassie seeing her future obituary on her computer, her death taking place in about an hour. Of course she leaves immediately to go on the run again, but she wants to say goodbye to her roommate, Tomas, who has a surprising secret. The frantic, imminent death pace that begins on the first page of the book does not relent throughout as she moves from one death-defying adventure to the next.
Since this is the first book in the series, there is a LOT of world-building, which is top-notch. This world includes war-mages, vampires, demons and time travel. We meet Mircea, a vampire Senate member whom Cassie knows from her childhood, Pritkin the war-mage who carries enough firepower to arm a small nation in addition to his magical powers, which are formidable to say the least. Another entertaining character is Billy, her helpful ghost buddy. There are other delightful secondary characters, some are historical figures, which always amuses me.
Cassie has several groups who either want to kill her or keep her seer ability under their control, which is enough to make a girl scream in frustration, but Cassie shows a remarkable practicality and determination to be her own woman. Even though the action is non-stop, it’s about halfway through the book that the plot behind the endless near-death experiences comes into play. So be prepared to wonder what the heck is going on a few times before the end of the book. It’s a good idea to grab the next book in the series is all I will say.
Sensuality: several sensual scenes, one lasting several pages prolonged with conversation, fairly graphic
Rating: 4 stars
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