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I've been reading Heat Wave, because hey, why not help out Castle, right? Cute little book and I do mean little. On the show the book looks like your average hard cover but in reality it's no thicker than a graphic novel. But the dedication is exactly the same and yes, there is a sex scene on page 105. ;-) There's also a lovely picture of Nathan/Castle on the back cover and I like to think that when I'm reading the book on the train, people are staring at the picture of Nathan because he's so damn pretty.
As for the book itself, it's all right. The plot is nothing sensational and the writing doesn't knock my socks off. Actually, there are times when the writing is downright awful. Not the prose itself, but just the grammar errors. If a new person is talking, start a new paragraph please. And no capitals in the middle of a sentence. It really feels like this book was written in a hurry to get it out on time to promote the new season.
Basically, Heat Wave is just an episode of Castle, but in disguise. Obviously Nikki Heat is Beckett, but everyone else is present, too. The so horribly obviously named Jameson Rook is Castle (Rook/Castle; ha ha, so witty), and Raley and Ochoa are Ryan and Esposito, respectively. All the personalities are the same and Rook's reason for hanging around with the police is pretty much the same. There's even sexual tension between Heat and Rook, but unlike their counterparts, Heat and Rook can have the luxury of working through that tension. I like to think that within the universe of the show, someone at the police station read the book and called Castle on all the similarities. Or Beckett read the book and just shook her head at Castle. :-)
Ultimately, it's just a fun way to promote the show. It helpfully says, "Watch Castle on ABC" on the front cover, so if someone is staring at the shadowy naked lady on the cover, they actually might check out the show. Every little bit helps, right?
As for the book itself, it's all right. The plot is nothing sensational and the writing doesn't knock my socks off. Actually, there are times when the writing is downright awful. Not the prose itself, but just the grammar errors. If a new person is talking, start a new paragraph please. And no capitals in the middle of a sentence. It really feels like this book was written in a hurry to get it out on time to promote the new season.
Basically, Heat Wave is just an episode of Castle, but in disguise. Obviously Nikki Heat is Beckett, but everyone else is present, too. The so horribly obviously named Jameson Rook is Castle (Rook/Castle; ha ha, so witty), and Raley and Ochoa are Ryan and Esposito, respectively. All the personalities are the same and Rook's reason for hanging around with the police is pretty much the same. There's even sexual tension between Heat and Rook, but unlike their counterparts, Heat and Rook can have the luxury of working through that tension. I like to think that within the universe of the show, someone at the police station read the book and called Castle on all the similarities. Or Beckett read the book and just shook her head at Castle. :-)
Ultimately, it's just a fun way to promote the show. It helpfully says, "Watch Castle on ABC" on the front cover, so if someone is staring at the shadowy naked lady on the cover, they actually might check out the show. Every little bit helps, right?
