Review: It's a mystery
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 10 21, 2013
Wow. Where to start. It was very confusing a lot of times. So much so that I had to re-read constantly. So that is a total shame. I didn't expect the book to be a mystery but I did enjoy that it was and the ending had a good twist. The family aspect of it all was just depressing in its descriptions and maybe a bit much. You see, Harri has a horrible dad and half brother but her mishmash of friends apparently make up for everything. Actually, it just seemed harri gets the wrong end of every stick that is apparently used to hit her because there is like no happiness in her life other than her friends. And her friends seem to just use her for her house, tv, and beer. What I did love though, were all the different types of beings in the book. There are sirens, elves, ogres, dragons, witches, etc. Humans? I'm not even sure there are any! So that's something different. Sirens kind of get a bad rap; basically they are all whores. Which brings me to my next topic: sex. While that topic comes up a lot in tandem w sirens and their calls, there is none in the book. Harri has an ex but they haven't seen each other in 10 years so that's kind of a dried up old watering hole; he's cold and distant and while a running character, we don't get much from him other than Harri and friend's grievances. Harri is a good pi; she could be a good reporter or lawyer as well with all her questions and quick segways into things. In the end, the bads of the book outweigh the goods.