Review: Mad Hatter Reads Review The Peculiar Pets of Miss Pleasance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 6, 2013
My Rating: 4.5 out of 5In Sang, the majority of animals are blud creatures that must be guarded against at all times. Pets are most often clockworks but Frannie Pleasance deals in a rarity...real, live puppies, kittens, birds and other creatures. At her pet shop, Needful Creatures, Frannie takes in, cares for and places the furry, feather, and scaly in proper homes. That even includes the wayward Maestro, Casper Sterling.But trouble starts to plaque the pet shop once the rakish Maestro is settled. A nighttime fire nearly destroys the pet shop, but is extinguished thanks to firefighter Thom Maccallan. Once the fire is out, the sexy Scot also steps in to help Frannie repair the damage to the shop and locate the creatures that were released during the fire. As additional mysterious attacks appear to be target Frannie she must decide to protect her own secrets or turn to Thom for help, protection, and maybe even a second chance of love.Dawson has created such a unique parallel world in Sang. Locations are similar or at least recognizable to ours, but set in a terrific combination of steampunk, old-time carnival/circus, and vampirism. And it's not just the bludmen's bite you have to watch out...in Sang bludrats, bludbunnies, and even bludkittens sport wickedly sharp teeth and lurk to catch you unaware.Dawson has a knack for creating truly interesting characters that make you feel like you've know them for a lifetime within a few pages. Her world building is so vivid that you feel like you're a part of her world.The Peculiar Pets of Miss Pleasance is a quick, fun mystery/love story and a wonderful introduction to the world of Sang if you haven't read book one, Wicked As They Come, or the first novella, The Mysterious Madame Morpho. This novella can easily be read as a stand-alone, but I highly recommend that you check out the entire series. You could easily catch up before book two, Wicked As She Wants, comes out April 30th.[...]