Review: 4.5 stars - "Queen of Hearts" by Kristen Painter
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 1, 2014
I'm loving this new series because this something that has never been done before.  In this new series, we are taken into a world of paranormal creatures that either are apart of the Collectors or they are the ones being collected.  The Collectors jobs are to bring in the offending supernaturals to the boss (but no one knows who the boss is really), without any questions.  Unfortunately, the one collector in Queen of Hearts is supposed to be retired, but the boss wants her apart of this collection.  Claudette Marchon is a very unique shapeshifter and she doesn't tell everyone what she really shifts into.  It's something she feels will scare people away, and maybe even the collection will not want her.  Her mission in Queen of Hearts is to collect, Jason Tennant. He is a gargoyle (which this is my first book I've ever read about a gargoyle) and he is one unique character.  Jason is to be brought in for stealing the Queen of Hearts necklace, and Claudette will do anything to find the necklace and collect the gargoyle.  She's going to have to become an assistant to crazy magician though to complete her collection.  It's not going to be easy, and she'll eventually find out the real truth of why she was chosen for the collection.Kristen Painter's Queen of Hearts is another page turned in the Sin City collector series.  I finished this book within a day (periodically between doing college assignments).  I know…I should be working on college assignments, but I need a dang break every once in awhile.This book can be read as a standalone, but I highly recommend you read these books in order.  I'm loving the fact each book is going to be written by other authors, and Kristen will have another book in the series later on this year.  There is a certain character in this novella that caught my attention and here's hoping he gets a book.  =)I wish this book was a little longer, though because I needed more of this sexy gargoyle, Jason.  I loved how Kristen described his qualities in the story and I also adored Claudette, even though it did bother me about her keeping her shapeshifting ability a secret.  But…I could see why she didn't like sharing at the end.I give this book 4.5 moons, and highly recommend it to paranormal romance readers out there that want to read something much different from the other PNR books out there.I received a complimentary copy of the book from the author in exchange for an honest review.