Review: A Fun and Exciting New Urban Fantasy Series!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 16, 2013
'Wicked Misery' is the first book in a fantastic new urban fantasy series that follows leading lady Jessica Moore - who has the unfortunate curse of having to feed off of other people's misery. She's not proud of this ability, so to make up for it she only feeds off of bad guys - murderers, rapists, etc. That is - until one of them tries to frame her for a crime they committed. With nowhere to turn, Jessica turns to her friend Lucen - a satyr who uses magic to keep Boston's human population under control. His sexy powers aren't lost on Jessica though - but that doesn't really matter when you have cops and another race of fantastical beings on your tail for something you didn't do. Will Jessica and Lucen be able to find the real killer before her time runs out and a magical war begins?This was a fantastic start to what promises to be an exciting and fun urban fantasy series. I loved getting to know the characters - especially Jessica. She's one badass heroine for the series - smart, witty, strong, tends to feed off of misery, and dabbles with magic beings. She's a great main character for the series and I can't wait to see where she'll go in the next book. I really liked the character of Lucen too. The idea of a satyr living amongst the humans in Boston and controlling them with his magical powers of seduction was both hilarious and kind of scandalous at the same time. There were definitely some steamy scenes in the book with him and it made you forget that he's actually half-goat. The plot was really fun and exciting with lots of twists and turns along with mystery, thrills, action, and romance. There's a bit of something for everyone in the book, so it will definitely appeal to fans of a variety of genres. I loved getting to know and learn about all the fantastical beings living behind the scenes of our world and how they operated, along with their histories and backgrounds. There were so many cool things to learn about that I hope the author gives us more in the next installment. The writing was fast paced with a great flow that had me eagerly turning the pages to see what was going to happen next. This is definitely a book and a series that fans of urban fantasy will want to get their hands on - and I highly recommend it to fans of other genres as well! It won't disappoint!Disclosure: I received a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.