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A review by dogearedtales
Agent Zero by Janet Walden-West
4.0
A fun urban fantasy with secret agents that fight cryptids.
This is a new take on the typical urban fantasy genre with human agents hunting cryptids instead of the secret culture of sentient beings. The book also dives into the topic of secret organizations. I also liked that the female main character is the badass and the male character is the grumpy civilian trying to figure it out. While both character made decisions that I disagreed with, their motivations and backgrounds made their choices and plot realistic. When the two disagree, it's easy to see both their perspectives. This book ends on a happy for now - with an implied cliffhanger because there are still lose ends to work through.
The book's general plot has a passing resemblance to Seanan McGuire's InCryptid series which really peaked my interest and while not the same as InCryptid books, this book is a great read, and I can't wait for more in this series.
This is a new take on the typical urban fantasy genre with human agents hunting cryptids instead of the secret culture of sentient beings. The book also dives into the topic of secret organizations. I also liked that the female main character is the badass and the male character is the grumpy civilian trying to figure it out. While both character made decisions that I disagreed with, their motivations and backgrounds made their choices and plot realistic. When the two disagree, it's easy to see both their perspectives. This book ends on a happy for now - with an implied cliffhanger because there are still lose ends to work through.
The book's general plot has a passing resemblance to Seanan McGuire's InCryptid series which really peaked my interest and while not the same as InCryptid books, this book is a great read, and I can't wait for more in this series.