Review: Another enjoyable read from Anyta Sunday
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 9, 2014
I am a fan of Anyta Sunday's; Liam Davis & The Raven is the seventh book of hers that I have read and it did not disappoint. I continue to enjoy her writing style. It is descriptive and easy to read, can be both humorous and emotional. And the characters she creates are quirky, entertaining and fun to root for.Liam, the MC and first-person narrator, is a university student/journalist intent upon earning a features editor spot at his school magazine in order to gain a future position at his mostly-estranged father's company. The entire story is told through Liam's POV and it is quite an interesting, different POV. Liam is socially awkward, keenly observant (almost pathologically so), yet does not connect his observations to other people's emotions/feelings. I wondered if he was meant to have a mild disorder. I loved how he wrote everything in his notebook and was always trying to find the story angle! (And ends up finding his angel...)I think Liam is supposed to be American, but he sounds like a Brit. For example, he says he needs to finish some "readings" instead of "reading" and refers to "washing powder" instead of "laundry detergent." I think it would have worked well if he had been British.I also liked the character of Quinn and how patient he is with Liam. Although, I wish we were given more development of him to understand his POV. One of my quibbles with the story is I felt Liam was pretty cruel/unfeeling toward Quinn through part of the story (made me not like Liam much for a bit) and I would have liked to understand better Quinn's motivation. One of my favorite lines in the books describes how Liam feels about having Quinn as a roommate: "For whatever reason, whenever he spoke or laughed or moved around, the room didn't seem to echo him. It was like he soaked everything up and added warmth to the room that had been missing since I'd moved in."My favorite character in the book though, was Hunter - Quinn's long-time friend. Hunter was the victim of a hate crime and became paraplegic as a result. He was so full of vim and vigor. I loved how he pulled Liam out of his own head. The scenes between Liam and Hunter were wonderful. I hope Anyta Sunday is considering a book with Hunter as the MC.The mystery of the Raven added some spice to the story, although I figured the twist out partway through. I also found the different party themes a lot of fun - poor Liam trying to write Life Lessons out of those crazy events.You have to wait a while for the smexy scenes, but I felt they were worth it - both sweet and hot. And I loved how Liam gave directions so matter-of-factly. The ending of the story was exciting and lovely.Overall I enjoyed this book quite a bit. I was not my favorite of Anyta Sunday's works, but still a great read. I will continue to grab up her books!