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3.0
I enjoyed this for the most part.
My two main criticisms are:
1. Especially early on there is a complete lack of progress. There is always something happening but there isn't any progress towards any of the major plot points for a very long time. I imagine this was a turnoff for a lot of people.
2. The book kinda just ends. It's not an intentional cliff-hanger but it just stops without really answering anything. There was a kind of climax but it didn't really progress the story either.
The book basically forgot to actually tell a story. It's only about the characters.
It's somewhat tropey but I never felt like it suffered from bad clichées too much.
My two main criticisms are:
1. Especially early on there is a complete lack of progress. There is always something happening but there isn't any progress towards any of the major plot points for a very long time. I imagine this was a turnoff for a lot of people.
2. The book kinda just ends. It's not an intentional cliff-hanger but it just stops without really answering anything. There was a kind of climax but it didn't really progress the story either.
The book basically forgot to actually tell a story. It's only about the characters.
It's somewhat tropey but I never felt like it suffered from bad clichées too much.
amandaj6's review
5.0
Wow
I kind of felt like I was tossed into the middle, but I wasn’t lost, if that makes any sense, lol. I liked that there wasn’t long, drawn out introductions and you went right into the story and their world and I didn’t want to leave!!!
I kind of felt like I was tossed into the middle, but I wasn’t lost, if that makes any sense, lol. I liked that there wasn’t long, drawn out introductions and you went right into the story and their world and I didn’t want to leave!!!
rambleonrose's review
4.0
I am wowed!!
It’s been a long time since I’ve read a urban fantasy suspense novel that really knocked my socks off, but this one is fantastic! I couldn’t put it down, and I’m forcing myself to write a brief review even though I want to jump straight into the next one!
This book brings to mind the writing of Ilona Andrews. Yes! I’ll say it again... the well-developed characters, the intricate world of magic, and the balance of mystery and suspense remind me of Ilona Andrews. It’s true, and both my fingers (and toes) are crossed in hopes that the next one will be just as good!
I really loved the characters, and there is so much potential for growth, both individually and interpersonally. Mira is a remarkable h, who is strong and determined, although maybe a bit too quick to develop a slight case of instalove. But wait, I’m holding off my judgment on the relationship arc for the time being. I don’t think it’s quite what it appears to be, sooo we will see what happens there.
My only complaint is that the world-building has some gaps where the reader has to stumble around and figure out what info is missing. It reads like the second book in the series, where a good bit of the world was already introduced and the author didn’t recap, for redundancy’s sake. That would be all fine and good, except this is the first book in the series, so I wanted that detail, I wanted a better picture painted for my mind so I could completely lose myself in the story. When I had to stumble over aspects of the world I didn’t understand it messed up the flow and pulled me out of the story. For that reason, it gets four stars rather than five, but it’s still an exceptionally good book, and I’m off to start the next!!
It’s been a long time since I’ve read a urban fantasy suspense novel that really knocked my socks off, but this one is fantastic! I couldn’t put it down, and I’m forcing myself to write a brief review even though I want to jump straight into the next one!
This book brings to mind the writing of Ilona Andrews. Yes! I’ll say it again... the well-developed characters, the intricate world of magic, and the balance of mystery and suspense remind me of Ilona Andrews. It’s true, and both my fingers (and toes) are crossed in hopes that the next one will be just as good!
I really loved the characters, and there is so much potential for growth, both individually and interpersonally. Mira is a remarkable h, who is strong and determined, although maybe a bit too quick to develop a slight case of instalove. But wait, I’m holding off my judgment on the relationship arc for the time being. I don’t think it’s quite what it appears to be, sooo we will see what happens there.
My only complaint is that the world-building has some gaps where the reader has to stumble around and figure out what info is missing. It reads like the second book in the series, where a good bit of the world was already introduced and the author didn’t recap, for redundancy’s sake. That would be all fine and good, except this is the first book in the series, so I wanted that detail, I wanted a better picture painted for my mind so I could completely lose myself in the story. When I had to stumble over aspects of the world I didn’t understand it messed up the flow and pulled me out of the story. For that reason, it gets four stars rather than five, but it’s still an exceptionally good book, and I’m off to start the next!!
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