Review: An entertaining series sample -- I'll definitely try these books!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 16, 2013
I was debating trying this series, but there are so many new urban fantasies out there nowadays, they all tend to blur together and make it difficult to know which are worth trying. The sample chapter from book one (http://www.amazon.com/Kindling-Moon-Arcadia-Bell-ebook/dp/B004G8QSEE/ref=pd_cp_kstore_1) at least showed that this author knew how to write (in the sense of vocab, syntax, etc.), and Cady & her world seemed promising, but I couldn't tell how well I'd like the *story* -- especially since Cady hasn't (or at least *we* haven't) even met Lon yet in that premise-setup scene, much less his son. So I decided to try this short, but whole, story, since it didn't cost that much. I'm glad I did!Here we see not only an enjoyable and original take on a supernaturals-among-us world, but a realistic and likable group of protagonists, as a 3 hour "family" tour goes drastically wrong. (Did anyone else get retro TV reverberations?) I agree that Jupe is that rare non-YA fictional phenom: a teen one doesn't mind spending time reading about and getting to know. The story has both excitement and humor, and for those of you who (like me) haven't read either _Kindling the Moon_ or _Summoning the Night_ yet, this story is entirely readable without them. In short, I recommend it.