Review: Great Book!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 31, 2013
Great Read, 4.5 stars.I read this book before reading any other work by this author.The Bad:It was very difficult to understand the context of the book that I was reading. For a while, I didn't know whether it was in modern day or not. There were many fantastical creatures that it confused me, since there wasn't really any introduction to them. Once I understood that I was dealing with the current day and how the magic system worked, I began to catch the swing of things. Putting 'Modern Day' and 'Alaska, USA' would have really helped with the rootlessness that I experienced in the first few chapters.Also, the summary on the book cover gave away a little too much for my liking :)The Good:The use of mythological creatures as characters was really a good move. Some of the characters were rather narrow embodiments of a particular idea... But that's OK! Since they're a creature, you expect it of them. If a dragon wants to increase its hoard, you almost expect it.The Great:First, The main characters were fantastic. Normally, I would dislike a completely over the top storyline like this, but it is completely in line with what these characters are. They're not human! So while normally I would question whether two people would come to accept each other over 3,000 years... The characters involved have no humanity... so that doesn't really apply! The plotline really passed my litmus test and that's saying something when you're talking about a romance novel about a Fury and a Djinn.Second, This novel is CLEVER. I really enjoyed reading about the different characters being terrible to each other with deals, wishes and bargains. It was both funny and well written. The dialog in this book is great. Each character had their own voice and I never felt like the author was idly talking with herself.Third, the romantic plotline is strong. I felt a connection to both characters in the romance. I appreciated greatly that the author did not use a "love at first sight" cop-out AND that both characters weren't "unable to control themselves" as an excuse for skipping character development. Most of all, I appreciate that there was no non-consensual behavior going on in this book.Fourth, the action sequences were engaging. I enjoyed reading about the antagonists. That doesn't usually happen.Overall, this book was excellently written and was well worth the price that I paid for it - $5.99 (as a kindle book). I don't know the author. I didn't receive this book for free and I received nothing for writing this review.