Review: sarcastic, witty and weird
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 5, 2013
I received a copy of Night Stocker in exchange for an honest reviewI honestly had NO IDEA what to expect from Anlyn Hansell's Night Stocker, because the blurb intrigued me and the cover confused me. This turned out to be really apt because Night Stocker is one of those books which will intrigue and confuse you simultaneously!Heroine Meghan Foster is as sarcastic as they come. Although she's jaded in terms of her own life and situation, she always ends up trying to help others (even when she really doesn't want to). Sometimes characters have great one-liners, but Meghan had a constant stream of them and had me in stitches for most of the book. She's often ridiculous and very cynical, yet hopeful and unfortunate at the same time.Meghan's past is not pretty and she tries to remain distant and disinterested in her life and job as a shelf stacker, but her not-quite-human powers set her apart from the rest of her colleagues. It was interesting to see Meghan's reaction to the hot and mysterious Lance when he arrives. As for Lance; he does get a small POV every now and again, which provided an interesting alternative to Meghan's take on the situation. Like Meghan, I was torn between wanting to slap and swoon at him!The book is the first in the series and ends on a cliffhanger. Where cliffhanger's often annoy me, I felt it worked here and sets the story up nicely for the next instalment. An interesting and unique story, that I'm still not entirely sure what to make of!4 Stars in my Sky!