hmmm

 Well, I decided to work with my new guideline of finish the canon before doing anything with tempting head voices, and picked up the final book in the Heartstriker series. I am seeing how this is a good rule of thumb for my impulsive self and I'm also thinking I see why I dropped Amelia from when I played her before; the character I want her to be isn't the same as the character in the book. Also, the book tends towards flash with little substance. Don't get me wrong, there is good meaty bits there, but the author seems to me to be throwing "cool" ideas and scenes on the page without stopping to think if it adds to the story. 

Your mileage may vary of course, and I don't mean to suggest I'm not enjoying the book. I guess it's like the difference between a Michael Bay movie and a Guillermo del Toro one. Ok, maybe Bay as an example is being cruel...maybe more Cameron?

Haven't given up the idea of Amelia just yet.

ETA: OK I think I’ve figured out what doesn’t quite work for me with the author’s writing. She has great plot ideas and world building concepts, a good sense of pace, but I feel like she gets all her clues for writing drama and dramatic tension from reality TV. Seriously. The Heartstriker series could be the Real Dragons of Shadowrun. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, just not something I look for in a book.