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A review by annettebooksofhopeanddreams
Bad Loki by Rosemary A. Johns
4.0
Once upon a time, I think it was over a year ago, I read the first chapter of Johns' werewolf series in an advent calendar. I was intrigued by her writing style, the way she crafted her world and how she portrayed and wrote her characters and the book had been on my mind ever since. I just never read it. I only read my first John's a couple of months ago (the one with the amazing Satan!) and I really wanted more. So when I could get an ARC for this book, I didn't hesitate!
What I love is that, even though I only read two of her book so far, all of Johns' books are connected and taking place in the same world. It really makes me curious to read her other books, to read about the characters she mentions and to see more of the world. And yet, despite the mentions of other characters and other books, I never felt like I missed out. I could follow and understand this story perfectly and I could enjoy it to the fullest.
And that's mostly because Johns focusses really heavily on her characters, their emotions and their wants and needs. I was quite surprised how well we got to know our main character Autumn and in this book most of all Loki. Even though plot-wise not even that much was happening, I was really sucked into the story and just didn't want to stop reading. And that's mostly because the characters are so intriguing and I really really wish them a happy ending.
Does that mean there's no plot at all? No. Although I'm not entirely sure where the plot is going yet, there are some recurring themes that I'm pretty sure Johns is gonna take care of. We don't get to see much of the Bacchus Cult, but we can all agree that what they do is not okay, so I hope that Johns will have our main characters take care of it. From what I see all those characters are having some huge trauma's in general and I'm pretty sure we're watching them learning how to deal with them.
And therefore I can't wait for the next book!
What I love is that, even though I only read two of her book so far, all of Johns' books are connected and taking place in the same world. It really makes me curious to read her other books, to read about the characters she mentions and to see more of the world. And yet, despite the mentions of other characters and other books, I never felt like I missed out. I could follow and understand this story perfectly and I could enjoy it to the fullest.
And that's mostly because Johns focusses really heavily on her characters, their emotions and their wants and needs. I was quite surprised how well we got to know our main character Autumn and in this book most of all Loki. Even though plot-wise not even that much was happening, I was really sucked into the story and just didn't want to stop reading. And that's mostly because the characters are so intriguing and I really really wish them a happy ending.
Does that mean there's no plot at all? No. Although I'm not entirely sure where the plot is going yet, there are some recurring themes that I'm pretty sure Johns is gonna take care of. We don't get to see much of the Bacchus Cult, but we can all agree that what they do is not okay, so I hope that Johns will have our main characters take care of it. From what I see all those characters are having some huge trauma's in general and I'm pretty sure we're watching them learning how to deal with them.
And therefore I can't wait for the next book!