Review: Urban Fantasy Series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 14, 2014
Diner waitress Allie lives the normal life in the human race category. She loves Jaden, her boyfriend of six years, and is enraged when she catches him cheating on her. Allie goes a bit over the edge and slashes the tramp with a broken bottle. But hey, people lose their tempers, get tossed in jail, psych evaled, and forced into community service and a GPS ankle shackle. Er, maybe not everyone.The incident is a significant event not only because Allie gets in trouble. It's also a pivotal moment because it draws attention to her. A man is following her. He's Mr. Monochrome: a study in black and white.Seers were discovered in caves in Asia. An ill-fated rebellion against humans ended in defeat. Now, seers are kept as pets by the wealthy or exploited in fetish shops. The seers wear collars to neuter their abilities.On the radar and in trouble, Allie's life spins out of control.J. C. Andrijeski's Allie's War, An Urban Fantasy: Episode 1 is beautifully written and wonderfully imagined.