Review: Tickled the inner nerd in me :)
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 11, 2014
This was a fun and interesting book filled with campy humor and nerd culture references. It is a collection of three novellas told from the first person POV of David. The first is about how David and Rose meet. It's the funniest because Rose thinks like a dragon and has to learn to fit into society. The other two are separate adventures David, Rose and their close group of friends go on. In the second one they taking on their Home Owners Association and Rose uses her dragon abilities to stop the neighbor from hell. The third is an actual quest they must go on to save the world from a Unicorn, who also happens to be an a**hole.The writing is tight and typical of male written urban fantasy. There is more emphasis put on the story rather than the characters. If you check out Bryan Field's bio below you can get a idea about his sense of humor.Underneath all the campy humor is a story of tolerance and acceptance. David’s best friend is a lesbian, the female dragons who come to Earth pick a person based on their spirit and not by gender, there is a neighbor who doesn’t like Rose and tries to cause trouble for her, and then there is the self-righteous unicorn who thinks he knows what’s best for everyone. You aren’t hit over the head with the message, but it is definitely there.If you are into gaming, sci-fi, or fantasy you will enjoy this one. It's a great change of pace.“I didn’t just want to be with her; I wanted to be standing next to her on the peak of a mountain, wearing a kilt and waving a claymore while Queen rocked out the background music.”David: “I was talking to a guy who needs to be fed to a giant singing plant from outer space.”Rose: “Oh,” she said. “Would a non-singing variety from another dimension count? I could arrange that.”“So, what’s the issue with Unicorns?”“Imagine a cat,” Rose said. “Not just a cat, but a cat that is such a cat, other cats come to it for cat lessons. Take a thousand cats, refine them down to a single drop of pure essence of cat, and make a whole cat out of the stuff.”I shivered. “Ewww. And that’s a Unicorn?”“No,” she said. “That’s an Elf. A Unicorn is a thousand times worse. An Elf you can reason with.”3 1/2 “Glorious Immortal Sovereign Overlords of the Eternal Sky and All Our Shadows Fall Upon” Sheep