A review by litwrite
Verzaubert by Laura Resnick
3.0
This is a fun little urban fantasy book, the start of a series about an aspiring actress named Esther Diamond who lives in New York City and ends up pulled into some otherworldly intrigue, and making friends with a 350 year old Dr. Zadok who happens to have drank a potion for immortality and is stationed in New York in a quest to defend the world from evil.
This first novel tracks the mystery of people who actually fully disappear when they are part of magical acts were they are supposed to be put in a box, disappear, then reappear again.
I loved the tongue in cheek tone the book took, dialogue was cute but borderlined on almost too cutesy at some point - I think Resnick needs to tone it down a little. Very Buffy-esque dialogue and characters, Buffy fans would definitely be more into this, it has the same sense of humor.
I like the fact that Esther has absolutely no special abilities or powers, it's refreshing in a genre filled with Very Unique Snowflakes. Worth a look-see for fans of the urban fantasy genre who want something with a little more humor.
This first novel tracks the mystery of people who actually fully disappear when they are part of magical acts were they are supposed to be put in a box, disappear, then reappear again.
I loved the tongue in cheek tone the book took, dialogue was cute but borderlined on almost too cutesy at some point - I think Resnick needs to tone it down a little. Very Buffy-esque dialogue and characters, Buffy fans would definitely be more into this, it has the same sense of humor.
I like the fact that Esther has absolutely no special abilities or powers, it's refreshing in a genre filled with Very Unique Snowflakes. Worth a look-see for fans of the urban fantasy genre who want something with a little more humor.