Review: Next one please!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 5, 2012
This was wonderful.  I read a lot, and I do mean a lot, but this is the first time I've actually taken the time to write a review.  Why this one?Because it deserves to be read.  This is a well-written book, with interesting characters, in a well-fleshed-out universe.  I was skeptical after reading the blurb, but decided to give it a try.  And I'm glad I did.  Ms.  Phoenix created the best female lead I've read in a while.  She's strong, loving, intelligent -- not perfect -- and most of all she's sensible, a rare characteristic in this genre.  The plot moves forward without resorting to foolish mistakes or emotional hysterics as a plot device.Her world building is superb.  I liked it's complexity.  The author made a nice segue from our all human world, to a world with supernatural communities. (the heroine was once arrested for protesting the anti-gargoyle fanatics....)And, of course, the hero .... Well, he's what we all want in a hero.  (although, what's with the cover photos in this genre?  The heroes are world weary, battle scarred.  The pictures look like teenage boys.  Can someone come up with some real men for the covers?)I'm looking forward to the next one.  Hope it is soon!