Last Kiss Goodnight

An Otherworld Assassin Novel

By: Gena Showalter

Narrated by: George Newbern

The sizzling first novel in New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter’s new paranormal romance series, Otherworld Assassins—featuring a black ops agent who is captured and enslaved, and the beautiful deaf girl who holds the key to his salvation.

THE SWEETEST TEMPTATION...

Black ops agent Solomon Judah awakens caged and bound in a twisted zoo where otherworlders are the main attraction. Vika Lukas, the owner’s daughter, is tasked with Solo’s care and feeding. The monster inside him yearns to kill her on sight, even though she holds the key to his escape. But the human side of him realizes the beautiful deaf girl is more than she seems—she’s his.

THE ULTIMATE PRICE...

Vika endures the captives’ taunts and loathing, hoping to keep them alive even if she can’t free them. Only, Solo is different—he protects her. But as hostility turns to forbidden romance, his feelings for her will be used against him...and he’ll be put to a killer test.

Loved It

Loved this first story in a new series. As always, Gena Showalter created an intricate detailed world full of magic and miracles. It looks like the story will continue in a couple other future stories. Solo is an assassin that gets kidnapped and put into a circus cage. Vica is deaf and is put in charge of his care. Escaping that situation turned out to be a lot harder than Solo had anticipated. The adventure they shared on the way to their HEA was dangerous and exciting. The narrator was also wonderful. He helped the story come alive. Loved his voice. It was easy to distinguish the dialogue from each character. Great performance. Looking forward to the next story in the series.

Gena Showalter is amazing!

I've always loved Gena Showalter's books. This new series is just as amazing as her Atlantis series and her LOTU series. The narrator is great and has a voice made for reading!

Just ok

You know what is weird?  I love Showalter’s Lord of the Underworld series, and you would think knowing how much I love books with aliens I would be all over this series.  Sadly no.  I have only read the first Alien Huntress book, which this is a spin-off from and I am not sure if I will delve back in. 

In the Last Kiss Goodnight, I sympathized with Vika and her plight, yet much like the otherworlders, I didn’t care for her.  She did what she could for them, but fear and what I saw as selfishness held her back from helping them.  Instead of going to the authorities she continued to wait until she felt like she had enough saved to make it on her own, so I guess it was more of self-preservation.  But there comes a point where you have to put others needs before your own.  Especially when they are being tortured and killed.  So I wasn’t a fan.   

I liked Solo, I would have liked his guardians explained a little more, I am still not sure how that worked, but I also feel like I may have missed something.  

I am going to return to the Alien Huntress series before I try any more of this series.  I am giving it 3 Boundless stars, it could be a bit brutal at times, but the relationship and banter between Vika and Solo were sweet, and I did enjoy that.   

Fun!

A fun listen by an author I've enjoyed reading before. I didn't enjoy this one as much as some of her other works, but I was still entertained.

Potential, But Fell Short

I love Gena Showalter, but this book was "meh" - average and slow. The hero, Solomon, had a lot of potential - a big, strong, unusual assassin, with a tortured but good soul. The heroine, Vika, put up with an abusive father her whole life, yet she remains kind and sweet. I kept waiting for the chemistry, but the book just never "took off." It was very slow - I actually speed up the book to 1.25x to get through it. I kept waiting for the book to really capture my attention, but it never did. I had to force myself to finish it. Showalter's books have so much potential, but when they fall short, it is frustrating, as the story lines and characters always have potential. Despite my disappointment, I'll listen to the next book in the series, as the other potential heroes have real potential, and when Showalter is good, she is great.