Review: Grace Murphy, the most smart aleck heroine in existance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 2, 2012
Have you ever read the first page of a story and you know by the end of the page that the narrating character is beyond awesome and no matter what you will read every single book narrated by this character because you cannot get enough?  There has only been a handful of books that grab me like that and the first book in the series, Huntress did just that.  So when I began reading the third installment of the Grace Murphy series I was expecting another amazingly sarcastic and smart-aleck novel.  That's exactly what I got.The book began with Grace belittling her lover/husband/whatever and making him feel 2 inches tall.  If you've ever been in a serious relationship and wanted to embarrass your significant other in front of all his friends, well that's what Grace did.  Only her significant other is a "Greek god" and all his friends are too.  There's no filter on Grace and I love her for it.  She's a superwoman (divorced mom, writer, and superhero) and she's got sass.  I'm super jealous of her relationship with her son - it's just like the one I want to have with my kid when he's older - and it feels so very real.This novel is very dialogue heavy and since Grace rarely takes situations as seriously as they need to be taken, the pacing feels lagged at times.  I wanted to just shake Grace sometimes and tell her that enough is enough and she should go DO whatever.  But, Grace remains in character no matter what.  If you don't like Grace, this will be a hard novel to finish.  If you like Grace and don't mind the constant reminders from the other characters to get back on track, then you'll love it.The other characters don't have as distinct personalities as I wished (minus Drew but he's vacant for much of the novel) and they universally like to remind Grace of her faults.  It's like a 169 page roast of a superhero and pretty damn funny at times.  Because Grace has lost her powers and must learn to rely on other people to help her save the world, and this gal is in desperate need of learning some humility.Grace narrates like she has OCD, so her mind jumps from this to that at the littlest of distractions.  If your focus is the story and the plot, then Grace is frustrating.  If you'd like a cynical view from a super-human gal with a highly addictive personality, then you love hanging out with Grace during the novel.  The story happens, but it definitely isn't the star of this novel.  Grace Murphy is.I prefer typically prefer books that are fast pace and more plot driven than character driven, but this is a series that I will follow despite everything.  I didn't like it quite as much as the first two, but it is still a solid B (4 star).(I received a copy of this book as part of the blog tour in exchange for my honest review.)