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There are two things that Aloha
Carrington needs outside of her Posse: Skittles and video
games. Everything else is pure gravy on top of her already
crazy and unorthodox lifestyle. The queen of Neon and a
rabid lover of all things plasma, Aloha has decided on a new
hobby, Ianikut Maksim Aleksandrovich. A close friend of
Aloha’s best friend Atlanta and (gag!) a Duke fan who gets
her flowing like a river just by the sound of his voice.
Being the take no prisoners, I’ll-get-my-posse-involved kind
of woman that Aloha is, Ianikut, an enforcer for the Vampire
Nation can’t believe this petite little woman whose clothing
blinds him at every angle doesn’t sense the beast running
through his veins. A man who sends some of the fiercest
warriors to their resting places, around Aloha and her Posse
he’s just a “Duke” fan whose presence is only tolerated
because he’s rich, fine and pretty cool for a man lacking in
the pigmentation department. His interest and, soon
thereafter, obsession with Aloha will send waves through the
vampire world because Ianikut will die before he gives up
the woman he considers his.
Considering this is the second time
I’ve veered into the insane world where the women of the
Posse rule and “there is no other place outside of Chapel
Hill seems to be a testament”, I was pretty sure what to
expect. Women who consider “wilding out” a national past
time and of course a heroine who takes a seemingly kick-ass
enforcer type male and runs him until he finally puts his
feet, hands, and body into making her heel, in the bedroom
at least.
As I read Aloha’s and “Imax’s” story I smiled a little,
laughed a lot and tried to keep up on more than one occasion
because like most people who suffer from ADAD, Aloha was
like a 2 year old on a Kool-Aid high. Wild, Wild
Anbody’s Guess: Aloha is a mouthful, literally and
figuratively, and somewhat over the top. I admit to finding
it hard to maintain focus as each progressively odd
situation, conversation or encounter happened. My namesake
posse member Indy and I were so in tune with each other
because at one point I wanted to scream at Aloha to just
shut up, be serious pretend you’re an adult and be the woman
you claim to be. Is everything a battle? And maybe the
reason your posse seems to basically attract paranormal
creatures is because most sane men know to run. With that
said I will admit Jayha Leigh has a way with words and
dialogue that can’t be matched. I just think her stories
would go from great to “can’t be beat” if there was a
smidgeon of balance. A lot of times I feel as if I’m on a
never ending roller coaster ride with constant bumps and I
think Ms. Leigh’s stories would be more enjoyable if the
battle for control between her couples weren’t non-stop. |