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happyglowlucky's review
4.0
Really enjoyed this book! I was excited to read in a genre that I don't usually read in - fantasy. I read the first book in this series, too, so I was happy to continue to read about Owl. Good plot, keeps you engaged, and turning pages! Also, as someone who wanted a way to have a start into the Fantasy Genre, this is a good place to start...I think if you start off with some other, more intense books, you might get put off the genre; this is a good, gentle start.
creeker868's review
2.0
World is interesting so I keep reading this series. Reason for the low rating is I find the main character very annoying.
biteintobooks's review
3.0
Listening to the Owl books is starting to become a bit of a guilty pleasure for me. I feel like these really aren't the best fantasy books I've ever read, but the narrator is fun and does great voices and accents. The stories are fast paced and the main character has a lovely amount of sarcasm and banter to keep me entertained. So I will definitely keep listening to these books!
The archeology and gaming are still parts for me that stand out and that I'm enjoying. I feel like the combination of the two is pretty unique in a book.
This review wast first posted @ BiteIntoBooks
I am still somewhat annoyed by Owl, who is highly impulsive and has to be rescued by chance or friends multiple times. But I will take that for granted, because the story keeps me entertained!
The archeology and gaming are still parts for me that stand out and that I'm enjoying. I feel like the combination of the two is pretty unique in a book.
This review wast first posted @ BiteIntoBooks
I am still somewhat annoyed by Owl, who is highly impulsive and has to be rescued by chance or friends multiple times. But I will take that for granted, because the story keeps me entertained!
sanaastoria's review
4.0
[4 Stars] This book wasn't quite good as the first in the series, but it was still really fun! I'm planning on doing a full video review for it, but I'm happy to say a few things here as well.
Things I liked about this book: the seriously action-packed plot that always kept me on my toes, seeing more about World Quest and Carpe because I think it was always going to obvious that I would love Carpe, getting to know various other supernatural creatures, and Owl developing a little bit more. Seriously though if there is one thing I can really praise this book for it is the plot. It was even crazier than the first book. It was so crazy that sometimes things were a little too much if you know what I mean, particularly at the end, but I still loved all the craziness. World Quest and Carpe continue to intrigue me. I need to know MORE about both of them, and I think we definitely will see more World Quest in the next book.
Things I didn't like about this book: even though Owl has progressed somewhat in this book she is still rash and completely contradicts herself half of the time which is frustrating, I don't really get the romance and find Rynn to be so bland, and finally the latter half of this book was just a little too busy and could have been tightened up some. I flew through the first half of this book, and if the second half had been as good as the first this might have been a 4.5 or 5 star book. There were just a few toooo many crazy things going on, and if they had been dialed back just a little bit it would have made for a better story. May be not even that, may be if they were a little bit more deliberate a less rushed it would have been better? Not quite sure but something was just off. I also want to say that I don't really get Rynn and Owl's relationship. I want to FEEL it, but I don't. He's also boring. I'm far more interested in Carpe and desperately need to know more about his backstory. Also, I need to know more about the supernatural world in general. It's still the second book though so I'm not too frustrated about that yet. Hopefully the next book will open things up more. ALSO, hopefully Owl will grow more in the next book. She isn't a super likeable character, and in the first book I honestly just found her to be real and relatable. In this book, I was getting a tad frustrated. She is showing some growth though, and I think in each book we'll see more and more of that.
Overall, I really liked Owl and the City of Angels. It almost went to 3.5 stars from me, but that ending seriously has me excited about the next book. That ultimately bumped it back up to a 4 star rating. This installment isn't perfect by any means. I still liked the first book better, but it was still pretty fun and something a bit different in the UF genre.
[I was sent an ARC of this by the Publisher for an honest review. My video review will be posted here when I put it up on my YouTube Channel InkBonesBooks: NOT UP YET.]
Things I liked about this book: the seriously action-packed plot that always kept me on my toes, seeing more about World Quest and Carpe because I think it was always going to obvious that I would love Carpe, getting to know various other supernatural creatures, and Owl developing a little bit more. Seriously though if there is one thing I can really praise this book for it is the plot. It was even crazier than the first book. It was so crazy that sometimes things were a little too much if you know what I mean, particularly at the end, but I still loved all the craziness. World Quest and Carpe continue to intrigue me. I need to know MORE about both of them, and I think we definitely will see more World Quest in the next book.
Things I didn't like about this book: even though Owl has progressed somewhat in this book she is still rash and completely contradicts herself half of the time which is frustrating, I don't really get the romance and find Rynn to be so bland, and finally the latter half of this book was just a little too busy and could have been tightened up some. I flew through the first half of this book, and if the second half had been as good as the first this might have been a 4.5 or 5 star book. There were just a few toooo many crazy things going on, and if they had been dialed back just a little bit it would have made for a better story. May be not even that, may be if they were a little bit more deliberate a less rushed it would have been better? Not quite sure but something was just off. I also want to say that I don't really get Rynn and Owl's relationship. I want to FEEL it, but I don't. He's also boring. I'm far more interested in Carpe and desperately need to know more about his backstory. Also, I need to know more about the supernatural world in general. It's still the second book though so I'm not too frustrated about that yet. Hopefully the next book will open things up more. ALSO, hopefully Owl will grow more in the next book. She isn't a super likeable character, and in the first book I honestly just found her to be real and relatable. In this book, I was getting a tad frustrated. She is showing some growth though, and I think in each book we'll see more and more of that.
Overall, I really liked Owl and the City of Angels. It almost went to 3.5 stars from me, but that ending seriously has me excited about the next book. That ultimately bumped it back up to a 4 star rating. This installment isn't perfect by any means. I still liked the first book better, but it was still pretty fun and something a bit different in the UF genre.
[I was sent an ARC of this by the Publisher for an honest review. My video review will be posted here when I put it up on my YouTube Channel InkBonesBooks: NOT UP YET.]
abookolive's review
3.0
This was a lot of fun and the author really excels at writing believable (read: complicated) relationships of all kinds. But there was never a moment to catch one's breath between action scenes. A few of them were completely expendable and could have either been cut out or replaced with downtime to help the pace feel less frantic. A heart racing novel is only worth its title if the racing heart isn't caused by anxiety of too much "up" time and too few pauses for rumination.
lilyelement's review
4.0
Owl and the City of Angels is book two in The Adventures of Owl series. This time around Alix Hiboux (aka Owl) is running a job for her dragon employer. The book opens with Owl at a dig site on the hunt for a medusa head. You see, Owl is an international antiquities thief for hire. While she'll do most jobs, she tries her hardest to stay away from the supernatural ones. She seems to get backed into corners and forced to do those quite a bit though. The book starts off with action and really doesn't let up. Like in book one, we go on a world tour of sorts along with Owl which I really enjoyed.
Owl finds out partway through the book that someone is impersonating her. They're doing reckless jobs that even she wouldn't sign up for. And in doing so, the IAA (International Archaeology Association), the vampires, and even her boss are on her case. In attempts to clear her name, she has to locate the artifacts, get them back, and find out who's behind it before they set something loose in the world that could threaten humankind. All in a normal days work for Owl.
Owl and the City of Angels is a fast paced adventure you won't be able to put down. While I don't see Owl guzzling energy drinks I feel that she has to in order to keep her head above water. I will admit, it leads to an interesting read that keeps you on your toes. Her friends from book one made appearances, her BFF Nadya is ever helpful when Owl gets in a tight jam. Owl's boyfriend Rynn is her security detail from her dragon employer. I will say for someone so set on not being around supernatural jobs/people/etc, Owl is fully immersed into that world and keeps taking more and more on. I'm hoping she'll fully accept it in the next book, she's slowly changing but I'm hoping to see more character growth in the next installment. All in all I really enjoyed Owl and the city of Angels, I'd recommend this series if you're looking for a supernatural rich story featuring a treasure hunter.
Owl finds out partway through the book that someone is impersonating her. They're doing reckless jobs that even she wouldn't sign up for. And in doing so, the IAA (International Archaeology Association), the vampires, and even her boss are on her case. In attempts to clear her name, she has to locate the artifacts, get them back, and find out who's behind it before they set something loose in the world that could threaten humankind. All in a normal days work for Owl.
Owl and the City of Angels is a fast paced adventure you won't be able to put down. While I don't see Owl guzzling energy drinks I feel that she has to in order to keep her head above water. I will admit, it leads to an interesting read that keeps you on your toes. Her friends from book one made appearances, her BFF Nadya is ever helpful when Owl gets in a tight jam. Owl's boyfriend Rynn is her security detail from her dragon employer. I will say for someone so set on not being around supernatural jobs/people/etc, Owl is fully immersed into that world and keeps taking more and more on. I'm hoping she'll fully accept it in the next book, she's slowly changing but I'm hoping to see more character growth in the next installment. All in all I really enjoyed Owl and the city of Angels, I'd recommend this series if you're looking for a supernatural rich story featuring a treasure hunter.
shavonbrown's review against another edition
4.0
Owl is one of my favorite characters to read about and while.I might not always agree with her choices, I know that I am always in for one hell of a ride and this book did not disappoint at all.
diane's review against another edition
3.0
I have two main problems with this book. One is the main character. As many other reviewers have noted, she's annoying. Since no other character is this way, the author wrote her this way deliberately. Yet everyone loves her, despite everything being a pain.
The second is the game World Quest. A lot of time is spent on this game that frankly makes no sense. And yes the game is enough of a problem it's apparently the subject of the third book. But a game where the dungeon maps are exact replicas of actual archaeological sites?
Also, reading about characters play a game is not interesting.
Ehh.
The second is the game World Quest. A lot of time is spent on this game that frankly makes no sense. And yes the game is enough of a problem it's apparently the subject of the third book. But a game where the dungeon maps are exact replicas of actual archaeological sites?
Also, reading about characters play a game is not interesting.
Ehh.
slc333's review against another edition
2.0
The story is action packed and entertaining but I find Owl herself kind of annoying. However I probably would have given it 3 stars if not for a very minor thing that happened at the end to