Review: Something Different
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 26, 2012
If you are looking for a book that is similar to the Brenna Blixen Series or the new Forgiving Trinity Series, this is not it. This book is more likeSomething Witchy This Way Comesby Veronica Blade.  It is more action oriented and power discovery than it is about relationships.  It is good, just different.Wren receives a gift of a small fox named Loki that is apparently giving her good luck - way too much good luck and the kind that might have consequences.  It starts out when she gets a flat tire and drives into a repair shop where Jonas, the guy she has been crushing on for years, comes out and fixes her tire for her and seems interested in her.  Then she is mysteriously given a new tire, coat and a roll of money that Loki finds.  Wren's best friend Nevaeh searches the internet for any information and finds that foxes are a Japanese version of a Familiar for witches and bring the owner good luck.  Now, Wren doesn't know if Jonas really likes her or it was her wishful thinking.Both of Wren's parents left her with her grandmother years ago and now she has to take care of her grandmother who she calls Bestemor, and who is going senile. She wishes more than anything that Bestemor would be healed by she doesn't want to say it in case there are unforeseen consequences. Then Sakura Kochi, Wren's first cousin from Japan, shows up and is jealous and angry that their grandfather gave Loki to Wren and not to her.My initial reaction to the first few pages was that this was not Liz Reinhardt writing.  I ended up taking sips of this book while reading others (actually I finished 4 other books) before I finally finished Inherit. I did end up liking it, so I don't know what took me so long.I feel the need to bring up the fact that Liz seems to go OVERBOARD with the metaphors in this book.  I noticed an increase inForgiving Trinity,  but this one had at least one on every page: He parks with more focus than I gave my SATs. He kisses like he's taking a long, slow drink after running the track in the blistering heat.  ...but those worries dissipate like fog in the morning sun. The kitchen yawns around her silence.  She shakes her head, her white hair fluttering like swans' feathers. ...makes the house of our love feel like it's been sucked into a tornado. This time my laugh is a little more dressed up, like it's slipped out of its pajamas and into lounge wear. The words buzz and strike at me, a swarm of wasps whose hive I've just stomped on. My voice is gun-in-the-holster ready, and I am determined to blow his head off with it if he doesn't explain. Just a few examples.  At first, they were entertaining but quickly became distracting and I can see where some would find them irritating.Liz Reinhardt is a talented writer and this story will appeal to paranormal lovers. There is profanity (f-word) and sex.Would I/Did I buy it? YesWould I read it again?  MaybeWould I recommend it to friends? Yes