Review: Mystery, urban fantasy and paranormal romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 11, 2014
Taking Back Sunday is a book I enjoyed reading, and incorporated urban fantasy, suspense, and a bit of mystery thrown in as well as some romance. The main female character is named Sunday, which I thought was really unique in its own right. As far as what Sunday is, in the book it was described as a conduit of powers – arcane and mundane – the Incarnate. The book also includes witches, vampires, and werewolves. The concept was also intriguing, and by chapter four, I was drawn into the story and grew to care about Sunday as a character.I think what contributed to Sunday being sympathetic was her desire to simply live a normal life, but she was forced to run from city to city without being able to settle down into a stable environment because of who and what she is and the powers she possesses that she doesn't really want. Despite that, she's not afraid to use her abilities when it's necessary, which made an interesting dichotomy.For the past several years, she had been trailed by a team of werewolves from Alaska – Cyrus and Angel. Their paths finally cross in Columbia, South Carolina. Their meeting was nothing like the other was expecting, with Cyrus developing feelings for Sunday, and it was interesting to see Cyrus' shift of perspective. He also gives in and helps her with a mystery in town involving another witch.Overall, I really enjoyed this first book in a series, and I'm interested in continuing the series to find out what will happen to Sunday and Cyrus and the other characters as well. My rating is 4/5 platypires.