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A review by tbz
The Great Big Demon Hunting Agency by Peter Oxley
1.0
I received this eARC from Netgalley & Burning Chair publications. This in no way impacts my honest review.
Pros:
Quick read - ~200 pages so I was able to finish it in one day
The concept of the storyline was interesting to me [2 criminals trying to "go straight" by opening up a Demon Hunting Agency in [supposedly] Demon-infested Victorian London.
It was fairly lighthearted & while I didn't find it humorous I can see how many others would.
Cons:
The two main characters maintained the stereotypical duo relationship [smaller/weaker cunning one & the big oaf strong one] which made it very difficult for me to like them. They felt like they had 0 depth.
The "oaf" character instantly falls in love with the female character, for zero reason & this is used to move the story along.
The use of the slur for Romani people as a way to describe how someone looked.This is a huge one for me & the reason for my rating because no book using a slur for the sake of using it will get above a 1 star rating from me. There were other words & ways to describe what they were describing without using this slur.
Pros:
Quick read - ~200 pages so I was able to finish it in one day
The concept of the storyline was interesting to me [2 criminals trying to "go straight" by opening up a Demon Hunting Agency in [supposedly] Demon-infested Victorian London.
It was fairly lighthearted & while I didn't find it humorous I can see how many others would.
Cons:
The two main characters maintained the stereotypical duo relationship [smaller/weaker cunning one & the big oaf strong one] which made it very difficult for me to like them. They felt like they had 0 depth.
The "oaf" character instantly falls in love with the female character, for zero reason & this is used to move the story along.
The use of the slur for Romani people as a way to describe how someone looked.