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A review by kerrimcbooknerd
Fire by C.A. Harland
3.0
I would like to thank Netgallery/the publisher/C.A. Harland for the this digital ARC in exchange for a review.
Okay. I'm going to start this out by saying I really, really, REALLY wanted to give this book more than three stars. As it is, three stars is kind of pushing it.
This is a story about three sisters, the Morgensterns, who happen to be Nighthunters. Nighthunters is a fancy term for people who hunt down demons, fae, and other supernatural baddies. Basically, it's Supernatural but with women. The action kicks in right out the gate: Hartley, the youngest Morgenstern, is missing and Tala has to convince their erstwhile sister, Aiva, to come back to the world of demon hunting to help find her. The first scene involves plenty of action and I was completely here for this.
And then it just kind of hit a wall. It felt like a lot was being thrown at the reader all at once. There were just too many plotlines to follow and unnecessary characters (looking at you, Detective O'Brien) to keep tabs on. The action scenes were good, but the actual plot was lacking. I will say that I really enjoyed the final chapters, when everything was finally coming to a head. But then one of the major plot points kind of just fizzled out. Unless, of course, it will be brought back up in later books (one can hold out hope). Either way, this book left me feeling dissatisfied. It had such potential to be amazing and it was just... okay.
Still, I was intrigued enough by the Morgenstern sisters that I think I would return to this world, if given the chance. I suppose that's why I finally ended up giving it three stars. Good, not great, but worth another go around.
Okay. I'm going to start this out by saying I really, really, REALLY wanted to give this book more than three stars. As it is, three stars is kind of pushing it.
This is a story about three sisters, the Morgensterns, who happen to be Nighthunters. Nighthunters is a fancy term for people who hunt down demons, fae, and other supernatural baddies. Basically, it's Supernatural but with women. The action kicks in right out the gate: Hartley, the youngest Morgenstern, is missing and Tala has to convince their erstwhile sister, Aiva, to come back to the world of demon hunting to help find her. The first scene involves plenty of action and I was completely here for this.
And then it just kind of hit a wall. It felt like a lot was being thrown at the reader all at once. There were just too many plotlines to follow and unnecessary characters (looking at you, Detective O'Brien) to keep tabs on. The action scenes were good, but the actual plot was lacking. I will say that I really enjoyed the final chapters, when everything was finally coming to a head. But then one of the major plot points kind of just fizzled out. Unless, of course, it will be brought back up in later books (one can hold out hope). Either way, this book left me feeling dissatisfied. It had such potential to be amazing and it was just... okay.
Still, I was intrigued enough by the Morgenstern sisters that I think I would return to this world, if given the chance. I suppose that's why I finally ended up giving it three stars. Good, not great, but worth another go around.