A review by jaasato
City of Fire by Laurence Yep
4.0
Fun sci-fi/fantasy set in 1940s San Francisco (and Hawaii!), but in an alternate universe where goddesses roam the earth with griffiths, menehune, trolls, giants, and dragons!
Yep has fun mixing mythology and fantasy elements, but it is a bit of a formulaic caper/ragtag gang of misfits battling against the odds. Spunky heroine, check; rapscallion sidekick, check; experienced, curmudgeonly guide, check. But of course, I love that kind of stuff, so I had a lot of fun. Big ups on Yep for integrating Pidgin.
Yep has fun mixing mythology and fantasy elements, but it is a bit of a formulaic caper/ragtag gang of misfits battling against the odds. Spunky heroine, check; rapscallion sidekick, check; experienced, curmudgeonly guide, check. But of course, I love that kind of stuff, so I had a lot of fun. Big ups on Yep for integrating Pidgin.