Dream Chaser
I just started Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Dream Chaser this morning, the latest in her long line of paranormal romances. I’ve been putting it off because by and large I don’t like her Dream Hunter novels as well as her Dark Hunter and Were-Hunter ones, but so far this one’s vastly better than the last. I like Xypher, I like Simone, and Acheron cameo was cool – I love it when he’s pwning people. Verbally, especially.
However. Could someone just kill Satara already? I mean, seriously. Not only does she have no redeeming qualities whatsoever (I can handle, and actually like, that in a villain) but she has no charisma. She’s annoying, rabid, and operates on the lowest common denominator. It’s an invitation to be whacked. Hell, I’d do it myself if she wasn’t, you know. Fictional.
I like evil characters. There are evil characters that are awesomely amoral and charismatic, and I love those. There are evil characters who are so creepy they give me daymares, and I’m cool with those. But then there’s evil that’s so annoying you want to bring the wrath of a giant flyswatter down on them, and Satara is firmly in the latter group.