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If you're not a diehard Maya Banks fan, don't bother with this one. She's got better out there. At her best, Maya Banks can really tell a story. She usually has incredible plot lines and characters you can't but help fall in love with. Of course, many fans like me are going to read anything she writes and I'll read the next one. I just hope it's a lot better than this one. I think this is the only book of hers that I was truly disappointed in. Donovan's story deserved so much more effort than this. I feel really sad, feel that he was cheated out of the story he and I deserved.

The plot was very poorly constructed, very unbelievable at times, very contrived. So much of what happened didn't make sense She always has intricately developed plots that come across as believable most of the time. The KGI characters are strong and well developed. Donovan comes off as this namby-pamby man who has to have an instant family, instantly. That's not the Donovan that we've all come to love. Donovan has always had a soft spot for women and children. He especially wouldn't have treated the abused woman and children of the novel the way he did. He would have had more respect for them and spent more time gaining their trust before insisting they were HIS.

I simply don't understand the 4 and 5 stars a "niche" author gets even when the book doesn't come near to deserving it. I know she has a devoted fan base. I'm part of that. To give 4 or 5 stars to every book a favorite author writes does a great disservice to not only the author but her readers. Unfortunately, this is a common occurrence with her and many authors like her. False praise doesn't help anybody.

I would rather the author not write another KGI novel, than write one of this quality.


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After the Storm A KGI Novel Maya Banks 9780425263778 Books Reviews

I have purchased all of the previous books in this series, and a couple are on my keeper shelf to be re-read. I especially love the paranormal romance, "Whispers in the Dark" between the imprisoned, tortured Nathan and the telepath/empath, Shea. Lovely story and lots of action. So what happened here? This is Donovan's story, and it should have been first-rate, but it's just awful.

The premise is good. Rusty, the former runaway teen adopted by Dad and Ma Kelly who has blossomed into a gorgeous college student is running the Kelly hardware store while on summer vacation. She hires a 15-year old boy, Travis, who reminds her of herself at that age, and whom she figures is in some kind of trouble. Turns out her instincts are correct, and Travis has a beautiful older sister, Eve, and a sweet baby sister, Cammie, who are on the run from something horrible and living hand-to-mouth in a broken down trailer outside town. Cammie is sick, and Travis is trying to earn money for medicine and food while Eve stays home to nurse Cammie. Soon hunky Kelly brother Donovan is on the case, and there is immediate attraction between he and Eve. So far, so good.

But the story goes downhill so fast. After an exciting chapter about a tornado which allows the little trio-in-trouble to be moved into Donovan's house on the KGI compound, nothing really happens. The book is endlessly repetitive, the sex is boring and both Eve and Donovan are sort of icky as the heroine in trouble and her savior. There's a quasi-plot about an evil stepfather chasing Eve and her siblings, but it's sort of glossed over so that Banks can relate page after weary page of Donovan saying that he loves kids and wants a family. And not just any family -- THIS family. But why? Who are these characters? Who cares?

I LOVE Maya Banks' books. I have read not only this series, but most of her other work also, including the really erotic BDSM stuff. She has never disappointed me before. But this book is dreck after the first forty pages. I gave it an extra star because I hope that this is an anomaly for Banks. I really hope she takes a vacation or something and gets her mind back in the game. Wherever her mind was when this was written, it wasn't on creating a credible book. Really sad.
I want to preface this review by saying that I love Maya Banks, I have about 30 of her books, I've read and loved all of the KGI books. I've been looking forward to Donovan's story, and pre-ordered this as soon as it was available. Having now read it, my reaction is "eh." Donovan spends the first third of the book repeatedly thinking and saying that he envies his brothers, he wants the happiness they've found with their wives, and he dreams of finding the woman made for him so he can fill his house with children and make it a home filled with laughter and happiness. I said that in 3 sentences. Donovan says it over, and over, and over, and over. After about the fourth time my brain rebelled and said Okay - I got that point! still he says it again.
Secondly, because Van is the fifth brother to get his own book, when the heroine is introduced they waste another 10% of the book rehashing everybody else's story. The purpose is to tell her that she is not the only woman on-the-run, with serious problems, and they are not the only couple who met under adverse circumstances, but notwithstanding the legitimate purpose, we are forced to swallow a cut-and-paste synopsis of every other Kelly brother book that preceded this one.
Thirdly, character development Van has none - he is who he has always been. The heroine is introduced as someone fragile, frightened, and feeling that she can't afford to trust anyone. However, she meets Van (day one) for fifteen minutes and is afraid of him. Van returns the next day (day two) with groceries she didn't ask for and stays for maybe thirty minutes. He returns before dawn the next day (day three) and rescues heroine and her two siblings from a tornado, tucks everyone in his car and moves them all into his house, and kisses her that night. The next day, day four, she's in his bed and having sex. Well, THAT was certainly fast! I thought she was scared, fragile, and couldn't trust anybody. No real explanation as to why that changed. One of the siblings is a four-year-old girl who is also afraid of everyone. She, however, accepts both Swaney and Van on day three, and tells Van she loves him on day four. Again, that's too much, too soon, and therefore entirely unbelievable.
Fourthly, let's talk about plot there's not much of one! Heroine is on the run from bad guys, because of a misunderstanding they capture her and make her disappear. The Kellys have to gather their resources, find her, and after a raid on a major facility (not a spoiler because there's ALWAYS a raid on a major facility) she's rescued, recovers in Van's arms, and everyone lives happily ever after. The end. Have we seen this before?? Like in EVERY Kelly book? It's like the same story, with the names and locations changed to give the illusion of originality. It's lame!
Finally, my own personal objection at the beginning of the story there is a federal interstate kidnapping warrant out for the heroine which is a major factor in her desire to remain invisible. At the end of the book, it's not discussed - it just stopped being a problem. Another character steals a gun, hijacks a plane, and forces the pilot to fly completely across country. That too just goes away without explanation. Sorry, but FBI interstate warrants don't just disappear, and the FAA frowns on plane hijackers. These problems needed to be addressed, not ignored in favor of a HEA.
This book is just too rushed, too unbelievable, without new twists, and leaving too many loose ends. If you've been following the KGI series, it is worthwhile to read this one to keep up with events. You do get updates on all the other brothers marriages and children, and there is a development in Rusty and Sean's relationship (yeah!), and focus at the end is on Joe, the last unattached brother. If you haven't been following the series, you wouldn't want to begin with this book anyway, start at the beginning and read them in order. While I like Maya and love the series, this one is just not as original as those that came before. I even forgot to comment about the sex scenes Maya is known for writing hot, intense, twisted, semi-kinky sex scenes. The ones in this book, between Van and heroine? sweet, tender, gentle, almost Disney-level sex scenes (with apologies to Disney!). This one is disappointing - there was no work invested, and nothing original here. Hopefully Swaney's story will be better.
If you're not a diehard Maya Banks fan, don't bother with this one. She's got better out there. At her best, Maya Banks can really tell a story. She usually has incredible plot lines and characters you can't but help fall in love with. Of course, many fans like me are going to read anything she writes and I'll read the next one. I just hope it's a lot better than this one. I think this is the only book of hers that I was truly disappointed in. Donovan's story deserved so much more effort than this. I feel really sad, feel that he was cheated out of the story he and I deserved.

The plot was very poorly constructed, very unbelievable at times, very contrived. So much of what happened didn't make sense She always has intricately developed plots that come across as believable most of the time. The KGI characters are strong and well developed. Donovan comes off as this namby-pamby man who has to have an instant family, instantly. That's not the Donovan that we've all come to love. Donovan has always had a soft spot for women and children. He especially wouldn't have treated the abused woman and children of the novel the way he did. He would have had more respect for them and spent more time gaining their trust before insisting they were HIS.

I simply don't understand the 4 and 5 stars a "niche" author gets even when the book doesn't come near to deserving it. I know she has a devoted fan base. I'm part of that. To give 4 or 5 stars to every book a favorite author writes does a great disservice to not only the author but her readers. Unfortunately, this is a common occurrence with her and many authors like her. False praise doesn't help anybody.

I would rather the author not write another KGI novel, than write one of this quality.