Review: Odd...
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 04 9, 2013
This novel (and the series that follows it) started out so promising. A woman wakes up in the middle of a black magic ceremony - and is stabbed in the heart. Her next awareness in waking up in another body in a parallel (semi-steampunk) universe. She meets an odd character, an anlytical (almost robot-like) female dectective.  Interesting start yes? Unfortunately, it slides rapidly downhill from there. Of all the series, this one is the most palatable, and reads as if there may have actually been an editor attempting of guide the author (like tenpin bowling with bumpers!) But somewhere near the end of this book and most definately in the following series, the bumper throws up its hands and walks away. The plot gets convoluted and messy, with weird secondary characters introduced out of nowhere (Hi! I'm your brother you never knew about. I came to this parallel world by accident. Noone knows how, but I'm here - and oh! We're both genetically enhanced superbeings. You're awesomely powerful now. Isn't that great?)  The main character (it's told from first person) gets more arrogant and whiny as the novel (and the series) progresses. Overall, this series exhibits all the hallmarks of a self-published novel where the author "knew their vision" and refused to listen to direction. Or never sought it to start. Two stars because the first novel had some promise...but after that...