Review: Brilliant combination of urban fantasy and the paranormal
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 4, 2013
This book came highly recommended and it didn't take me long to work out why - it's a brilliant combination of urban fantasy and paranormal...add a host of interesting heroes with well-muscled bodies and Lora...I love that Lora isn't perfect, overpowered and sunny. She's grumpy, forgets to eat, sleep or shower, has a penchant for expensive shoes and the hot heroes, yet she doesn't just lay down for any bloke, either. She hurts, too - from past injuries that never healed properly, an unusual quality in a heroine. Instead of embracing the power she's born with, she seems to hesitate every time she uses it - making her the opposite of most fantasy heroes I've ever read.If I had a complaint, it's that this book has a little too much description of clothes and rooms - too many unnecessary details when Lora first introduces the reader to someone or when she gets dressed. Not quite as bad or as detailed as the Sookie Stackhouse series, but somewhere along the way to that level of description. I laughed when I read Lora's description of Applecross, which is the name of an affluent suburb in my city - very different to Lora's Applecross!I was miffed when it ended, until I realised the sequel was only a few short days from release and I could pre-order it, which I promptly did.Five well-earned stars.