Review: Annoying
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 01 14, 2014
I read this book, and I didn't hate it.  I didn't like it much either, though.  It was decently edited, and the dialog felt reasonable.  I found the system of magic to be interesting, and would like to see it fleshed out further.  However, I felt the book was deeply flawed.  First, there was no real sense of place. The book referred to one character as a Federal Agent constantly, but the main character would go down to the store for a biscuit (implying cookies) and constantly drank tea.  The overuse of the word "whilst" was obnoxious.  I understand that it's acceptable in UK English, but it was very jarring in a book supposably set in the US.  Or at least, I guess set in the US.  I don't think they have Federal Agents in the UK, though.  Another problem was the male lead.  He was the typical paranormal romance lead: rude, disbelieving, bossy, alpha male.  That would have been ok, I suppose, if the female lead hadn't been incredibly whiny.  I don't think that she grew a spine until the last 10 pages.  Another reviewer pointed out that the book ended abruptly.  This is a very accurate statement.  It felt like the author ran out of pages, and had to do the wrap up in half a page.  It left the whole book feeling very unsatisfying.