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Title	:	Heat Stroke (Weather Warden #2)
Author	:	Rachel Caine
Book Format	:	Mass Market Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 335 pages
Published	:	August 3rd 2004 by Roc (first published March 8th 2004)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Urban Fantasy. Paranormal. Romance. Fiction. Magic. Paranormal Romance

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Heat Stroke begins chronologically almost immediately after Ill Wind. It starts out rather like a paranormal romance. A lot of time is devoted to Joanne's relationship with David, who has made her into a djinn, since she died horribly in the last book. Although they don't come out and say it, there's definitely a strong emotional tie between them that I'd call love. David seems a little more committed than Joanne, and I'm not sure how I felt about that (Joanne is still sorting out her feelings). They spend a lot of time getting to know each other, with the major objective of David trying to teach her to be a djinn.

Joanne loves her connection with David, and likes being a djinn, although it's very intense--their perceptions are a lot more intense than humans, and it throws her for a loop. Rahel, a djinn that Joanne had a few run-ins with in Ill Wind shows up. Her task is to escort Joanne and David to David's friend, and the most powerful djinn in the world, Jonathan, where she finds out the enormous price David paid to save her life. Jonathan is not too happy with Joanne, but out of his loyalty to David, he gives her one week to learn to exist as a djinn without drawing on her connection to David. If she can't adjust, then her number is up.

Unfortunately, learning to be a djinn doesn't turn out to be the biggest of Joanne's problems. There is a huge imbalance in the forces that control the weather, fire, and the earth, causing potentially major catastrophes to occur. With some odd anomalies in the aetheric, which is sort of an intangible layer in the upper spheres of the atmosphere where the Wardens and djinn manipulate the earth forces to control them, that turn out to be very dangerous, especially to the djinni. And then, there's a very wicked woman who wants control of David, and is willing to use Joanne to get that control. Yikes. Things get pretty wonky in this book.

Admittedly, Heat Stroke started out slowly. Don't get me wrong. I love my romance, but not as so much of the focus in an urban fantasy book. Frankly, I was starting to wonder when the action was going to start. I suppose that Ms. Caine planned it that way, because I was thrown for a loop with what happens next. Joanne finds out the hard way the worst part about being a djinn, when she gets claimed by a very troubled teenaged boy, under the guidance of the stepmonster from Hell, a woman that David hates with a burning passion.

Ms. Caine manages to skillfully weave this story with a rich mix of action, angst, sensuality, and the power of loves lost and found. Joanne is a good protagonist. She has some aspects that lend her narrative voice to chick lit, but at the same time, she has the credibility to be a good action heroine. She's quick thinking, and courageous, dealing with some pretty hairy situations, and trying to work around her new master, Kevin, who inspired a complex combination of sympathy and disgust within me (he has very poor hygiene, but it's for a reason which made me very sad).

I really liked the djinn aspects. It brought to mind the sly wit of "I Dream of Jeannie", but also the origin folklore of djinni (which I appreciate even more). The humor is good, and I liked the biting sarcasm, wry humor, and fashion-oriented voice of Joanne. Of course, I love David. He's quite a co-star in this book--with the potential to steal the show. Lewis (who I also love), Joanne's old flame and friend, and the most powerful Warden on Earth, has a big role, which looks like it will play out heavily in the next book.

So, despite the slowish start, and the fact that some of the atmospheric lingo and physics went over my head (although it was kind of interesting at the same time), this turned out to be a very good read. Ms. Caine more than delivers the goods with this second installment in the Weather Warden series. I'm not quite sure where she'll go with this story, but I'm definitely invested. The next book is definitely going to deal with some huge implications, based on the crazy cliffhanger in this book. I like the science and folklore aspects, and the message about how great power has even greater consequences, both in the right and wrong hands. I'd recommend this book to urban fantasy fans, but don't give up if the beginning drags a little.

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Original Title:	Heat Stroke (Weather Warden, #2)
ISBN:	0451459849 (ISBN13: 9780451459848)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Weather Warden #2, Weather Warden Universe #2
Characters:	Joanne Baldwin, David Anlow

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I'm sorry. I'm sorry because I blew about $35 on 4 of these books at once on the say so of an enthusiastic fan who insisted that I "must buy" the first 4 because they run together and I'd regret it if I didn't. I'm sorry because I see a lot of people like these...but I am beginning to wonder if $35 is reason enough to slog through more of this. This one is starting out as silly and uninteresting as the first.Oooooh...she's not human anymore....oooooh she still likes to drive fast....ooooh she's



I really disliked the main character. She would get in one situation after another where she had a chance to make a difference and take responsibility for problems that were either in part or wholly her fault, each time she balked and as a result things got worse. I guess I just can't get into a character that is so self absorbed and irresponsible. Maybe she grows through out the series and learns from her mistakes but, I doubt it.After reading one of Rachel Caine's short stories in an anthology

I think I'm in love with this series now. I'd gush more about it but I'm buried under a mountain of homework again. I stayed up until 1:30 in the morning the other night just to finish this book and lost a lot of sleep over it. But it was totally worth it.

I enjoyed this but wasn't as entertained by it as I was during the first in the series.

I reread this book via a Kindle edition from September 22nd through the 24th, 2017. (My library no longer owns it in paperback format, unfortunately.)I wrote a sketchy review of that paperback edition after I first read this book via that edition in July 2014. I will sort-of fill it in by writing "a proper review" of this edition. (You can read my first review here, if you feel so inclined.) :-)I again really enjoyed this book. I didn't ever laugh or cry, though, so it only gets four stars for

Damn. Why is it that this book had to go all downhill on us? It was great in the beginning with David and Joanne's road trip. Loved the romance between them, also the little tension between her and Lewis. Just love little love triangles. However, the sweet romance and such doesn't keep up. It gets bad when Joanne is separated from David and her other potential romance. However, even though nothing happens in the middle, it gets interesting towards the end with all the action. Not only is Joanne