Review: More friends like these.please
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 15, 2013
Half elven/half siren Harri Phillecky is hired by her elven uncle to locate a missing siren who soon turns up dead. Working for the only member of her elven family that speaks to her, and struggling to help a family that despises her as a half-breed embarrassment, Harri rushes into danger surrounded by her incredible assortment of friends. From the practical human who is Harri's partner in her detective agency to the flatulent ogres who invade her house because her TV is better for watching football(and she always has beer in the fridge), Harri's friends might come with issues but they're unswervingly loyal and what more could a girl ask for. especially with enemies like hers. Add a flamboyantly gay siren half brother trying to maintain a relationship with our heroine and a long gone lover back in town, with a boatload of unresolved issues, that Harri is trying to avoid to the mix. Her enemies include her elven family who wouldn't cross the street to spit on her if she was on fire, a dragoness in heat and gangsta trolls. While this story is complete, there are more than enough teasers to keep me waiting for the next book in the series.My main con for this book is that Harri spends a lot a the book being willfully blind. You can almost see her closing her eyes and covering her ears to avoid past hurts and present truths. I had the urge to slap her several times and scream, "Snap out of it!" but all in all, this was a good read.