Review: Deftly-imagined Gallop
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 12, 2013
Natalie Owens and Zee Monodee's Inescapable is a well-written, deftly-imagined work of urban fantasy. The story starts at a gasp-inducing gallop and doesn't really slow down, even as it takes the reader on a romp that includes vampires, werewolves, faes, shape-shifters, and Olympus "gods" who are brought into the modern day.Owens/Monodee's voice is lush, expansive, bright, and full of descriptive phrases. The co-authors brings a hint of Gothic Victorian into the New Adult/YA/Urban Fantasy genre. There were times when the metaphors missed the mark or appeared a tad forced, and some of the phraseology was more blunt object in the head than delicate surgical incision, but this "tell a lot, show a little less way" of writing may be dictated by the genre.Speaking of the genre, I am no expert on this type of story. I shy away from these sort of books usually. Just as Zeus and Dionysius felt out of place in our world, I, as a reader and as a thinker, feel uncomfortable in a world inhabited by vampires and other imaginary evil characters. Perhaps I've seen too much real evil to feel comfortable with blood-sucking monsters.I offer this personal hesitation as part of my review so that you realize that the kudos I give the authors for pacing, plotting and creation of likable but realistic heroines is all the more sincere. I truly liked Sera and Adri, the heroines, and care what happens to them in the remaining books to come in this series.Overall, I rank Inescapable with five stars, and recommend it to readers, especially those who enjoy strong heroines, imaginary battles between paranormal characters and fast-paced urban fantasy.Oh. And the sex scenes. Ha! They sizzled! Well-done!