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strayfe_angel's review
5.0
Ray Lilly is the most refreshing, wonderful character I have found in a long time. A *criminal* - with a moral compass that is exactly true. Even when he doesn't get to follow it. There is no *cool factor* that the author imbibes him with and that completely makes him believably hyper real - in that way that he's *real* but you want to hang out with him through the book. That is really hard to do and it's done to perfection.
And Annalise is to be treasured - completely tough and there is absolutely no girlyness in her. I love her.
The story is told through Ray's limited POV and done so well I was on the edge of my seat the entire book.
Very much recommend.
And Annalise is to be treasured - completely tough and there is absolutely no girlyness in her. I love her.
The story is told through Ray's limited POV and done so well I was on the edge of my seat the entire book.
Very much recommend.
nuttkayc's review
3.0
okay book. something not quite right about it. I kept feeling like I missed a book that came before this. left me inclined to read any more forthcoming in the series.
vikingwolf's review
From the minute I started reading this book, I knew that I wasn't going to like it. It wasn't the plot of the dead children that bothered me because I read all kinds of books with disturbing plots. What I didn't like were the characters. There was no warmth, humour or personality to either Ray or Annalise. When you don't really care if your MCs live or die in a book, you know you are in trouble and that is what happened with this book. So I gave up and moved on to something else.
crankyoldnerd's review
4.0
This is a fantastic book. You should auto-get this for two reasons. 1) It's $0.99 in ebook format. 2) It's great.
Caveat: The author's contract was shut down after the third book.
Don't let that stop you, this is a well written introduction to a very interesting magic system that involves tattoos & rituals. I have a hard time reviewing books as I hate spoilers, and the first third of a book is a wild ride as you have no clue what is going on and you have to figure it out as your sad and I enjoyed that the most. I hate the 'on rails' story lines that go through the origin story. This tosses you in, and starts you out mid stream and then slowly adds things so you understand what is going on.
The basic premise is a first person narrative from the point of view of the main character. he did something wrong in his past that got him assigned to a mysterious organization. He's despised by the woman he's assigned too, and he has to do whatever she says. The start of the book they are chasing a car down, and as they get there the parents and child get out of the car only for the child to burst into flames, and then moments later the parents forget he existed.
It gets great from there. I really enjoyed reading this and will be getting the next two in the series.
Caveat: The author's contract was shut down after the third book.
Don't let that stop you, this is a well written introduction to a very interesting magic system that involves tattoos & rituals. I have a hard time reviewing books as I hate spoilers, and the first third of a book is a wild ride as you have no clue what is going on and you have to figure it out as your sad and I enjoyed that the most. I hate the 'on rails' story lines that go through the origin story. This tosses you in, and starts you out mid stream and then slowly adds things so you understand what is going on.
The basic premise is a first person narrative from the point of view of the main character. he did something wrong in his past that got him assigned to a mysterious organization. He's despised by the woman he's assigned too, and he has to do whatever she says. The start of the book they are chasing a car down, and as they get there the parents and child get out of the car only for the child to burst into flames, and then moments later the parents forget he existed.
It gets great from there. I really enjoyed reading this and will be getting the next two in the series.
bowilliams's review
4.0
Very good urban fantasy/noir- right up there with the Dresden Files. Recommended for fans of the genre.
twowhoodles's review
5.0
Gritty, action packed, with just the right balance of explaining what's going on in the world with leaving things a mystery. So refreshing that there is no romance between main characters... Or really at all. If you're looking for a paranormal action fantasy, this is it. Explosions, blood, and spells.
malus23's review
4.0
This was fun. Glad I grabbed it while it was on sale. If only we'd all discovered this 5 or 6 years ago, maybe the series would still be going.
shaekin's review
4.0
A little darker than many of the urban fantasy books I've read, but good. Nothing was too predictable, it wasn't too easy, and I liked that the main character was figuring out how magic worked while the reader was, so it didn't involve a lot of long winded explanations, just minor revelations. I'll be checking out the rest in the series.
2nd read: It's a lot more obvious that the prequel the author wrote was at least planned if not already written when he published this one. That's not bad, but I'd maybe recommending starting with that one first to anyone else I recommend this to. I like how things don't turn out perfect, there are repercussions to bad people doing bad things that you just can't undo, without it being too depressing (still depressing though).
2nd read: It's a lot more obvious that the prequel the author wrote was at least planned if not already written when he published this one. That's not bad, but I'd maybe recommending starting with that one first to anyone else I recommend this to. I like how things don't turn out perfect, there are repercussions to bad people doing bad things that you just can't undo, without it being too depressing (still depressing though).