Review: Promising start to a series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 3, 2013
Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.Rating: 8/10PROS:- The premise is unusual and very entertaining.- The paranormal world isn't terribly original, but it's pretty well-formed and has obviously been thought out.- I liked the character of Gray. He's utterly practical and unemotional, even in tense situations. When contrasted with the human characters' emotional reactions, his flatness is amusing.- I found the story oddly funny. I say "oddly" because it's not funny in an obvious sort of way. Some of the grotesque story elements are funny in a disturbing, shouldn't-be-laughing-but-can't-help-it kind of way.CON:- There are several scenes told from Gray's point of view that are in present tense, whereas the other characters' scenes are told in past tense. It's jarring every time you have to make the switch from one tense to the other.Overall comments: I enjoyed this enough to be interested in reading the later stories in the series. I like Hawk's writing style: it's a nice mix of dialogue and exposition, without too much description. She's not profound, but her writing is pleasant...not to mention blessedly clean and error-free, especially when compared to other books in this genre. Just one sex scene in this volume, but there might be more in the later installments in the series.