Review: Emotionally Compelling Urban Fantasy
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 23, 2013
'Pierced' is the story of a troubled young woman called Pierce as she battles to keep herself and a little girl hidden from a very real threat from her past.I loved this book!  The characters were just amazing, particularly Pierce who is a strong yet deeply flawed main character and a very different and compelling heroine for an urban fantasy series.  Her social disorders and obsessions were both believable and understandable.  She was very easy to connect and sympathise with.This isn't a typical urban fantasy novel; it has a deeper, darker level to it which makes it more emotionally compelling but this also may put off readers who are just looking for light entertainment.  Pierce has endured some truly awful things and the effort the author has gone into to make her such a believable, real character makes these things that much more difficult to read about.The story unravelled in a satisfying way, taking some shocking twists and turns and it was very well paced throughout.  This was one of those 'just one more chapter' books.  I read it over a couple of days but given the chance would have read the whole thing in one go.  Loved the ending but it was a bit of a cliff-hanger and left me wishing the next book was already out so I could keep reading!Overall this is an excellent start to what looks to be an enthralling series.  I've already picked up the novella 'Escaped' and hope the next novel isn't going to be a long wait.  Highly recommended.