pjonsson's review
3.0
Overall I am giving this first book in the Four Elements series a okay rating. It was a somewhat simple but enjoyable read.
I am always a bit partial to stories where the main protagonist discovers that things that go bump in the night actually exists. In this book Max discovers not only that there are plenty of things going bump but that he has become one of them.
I found Max to be a quite likable chap as well as his mysterious client who, of course, is more than she appears.
The story is simple enough but also original enough that it doesn’t feel like the author typed it out while reading Urban Fantasy for Dummies.
I thought that I had read most of the various permutations of vampires but this author delivered a new take on them. It worked but I cannot say that I was overly thrilled about this take. I mean, what is wrong with the classic vampires?
Another gripe I have with this book is that the part where Max discovers that he has elemental powers followed by the training felt really rushed.
Still, overall, I liked the book. The story isn’t bad, it has some originality although some parts are somewhat predictable. Like Max getting a crush on his gorgeous client for example.
It was definitely good enough that I will give the second book a chance. Especially since this book was, not surprisingly, doing a bit of setting up of the characters and the surroundings.
I am always a bit partial to stories where the main protagonist discovers that things that go bump in the night actually exists. In this book Max discovers not only that there are plenty of things going bump but that he has become one of them.
I found Max to be a quite likable chap as well as his mysterious client who, of course, is more than she appears.
The story is simple enough but also original enough that it doesn’t feel like the author typed it out while reading Urban Fantasy for Dummies.
I thought that I had read most of the various permutations of vampires but this author delivered a new take on them. It worked but I cannot say that I was overly thrilled about this take. I mean, what is wrong with the classic vampires?
Another gripe I have with this book is that the part where Max discovers that he has elemental powers followed by the training felt really rushed.
Still, overall, I liked the book. The story isn’t bad, it has some originality although some parts are somewhat predictable. Like Max getting a crush on his gorgeous client for example.
It was definitely good enough that I will give the second book a chance. Especially since this book was, not surprisingly, doing a bit of setting up of the characters and the surroundings.
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