Review: A great read!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 14, 2013
I rarely read urban fantasy, as it is not really my cup of tea, but `Birthmarked' has shaken my perception about the genre. What a great book! It made me laugh, it made me cry, it connected me with the heroine, it left me craving for more and digging online in search for the next installment. Alas, no news in sight. Book 1 was just released, so I will have to be patient.Charlie Kale is a young woman with a dark past, a murky present, and a potentially lame future. Abandoned by her father in her early childhood, she was left in the care of an increasingly depressed and alcoholic mother who passes away when Charlie is already grown up. Nothing seems to go well in Charlie's life. Her boyfriend cheats on her and eventually dumps her, even after she sacrifices herself and starts working as a truck driver in order to pay for his bills. All alone and heartbroken, Charlie gets caught in the middle of a secret order that fights supernatural monsters that keep filtering into our world. The way Charlie sees it at first, there is no way out, other than taking a trip six feet underground. Very scary, considering the myriad of complications that ensue, particularly as a consequence of her being the only woman amid an all-men order, and the order's culture and complicated beliefs.`Birthmarked' has been written seamlessly, and it brims with fun, sexiness and smart dialogues. Its storyline, although not cluttered with action, increasingly builds the tension and leaves the reader craving for more. A great tale that definitely left me with the conviction that the next installment will be just as good, if not better. Well done!