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mmardybum's review
5.0
Excuse me while I fangoddess. This is the prettiest book to ever roam the Earth.
inmyhumbleopinion's review
5.0
ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
The Innkeeper Chronicles Volume 1 contains three fantastic tales and some incredible artwork. It goes to show why I think that the Ilona Andrews team is among the best at world building, When reading an Ilona Andrews book I am swept into a fully functioning world and can see and feel things as they happen to our heroine the Innkeeper Dina Demille. Dina is totally relatable. Not perfect but she tries hard. I love the fact that these stories are female positive.
Clean Sweep – The first rule of Innkeeping is don’t let the normal know what is going on. An extraterrestrial visitor is determined to test Dina’s boundries. With the help of her new neighbor alpha-strain werewolf Sean Evans and Arland, a cosmic vampire soldier Dina is more than up to the challenge.
Sweep in Peace – Dina hosts intergalactic peace talks that are anything but peaceful. This tests her abilities as Innkeeper but she is more than up to the task and then end results will more than make up for the inconvenience. I loved revisiting with some of the characters from The Edge. George, Jack and Lark were exactly how I envisioned them.
One Fell Sweep – This story was the best of them all. It goes into what it really means to be an Innkeeper and has the added benefit of bring all our favorite characters back together and introducing us to a few more.
This is more than a book it is a work of art.
The Innkeeper Chronicles Volume 1 contains three fantastic tales and some incredible artwork. It goes to show why I think that the Ilona Andrews team is among the best at world building, When reading an Ilona Andrews book I am swept into a fully functioning world and can see and feel things as they happen to our heroine the Innkeeper Dina Demille. Dina is totally relatable. Not perfect but she tries hard. I love the fact that these stories are female positive.
Clean Sweep – The first rule of Innkeeping is don’t let the normal know what is going on. An extraterrestrial visitor is determined to test Dina’s boundries. With the help of her new neighbor alpha-strain werewolf Sean Evans and Arland, a cosmic vampire soldier Dina is more than up to the challenge.
Sweep in Peace – Dina hosts intergalactic peace talks that are anything but peaceful. This tests her abilities as Innkeeper but she is more than up to the task and then end results will more than make up for the inconvenience. I loved revisiting with some of the characters from The Edge. George, Jack and Lark were exactly how I envisioned them.
One Fell Sweep – This story was the best of them all. It goes into what it really means to be an Innkeeper and has the added benefit of bring all our favorite characters back together and introducing us to a few more.
This is more than a book it is a work of art.
cozybookhobbit's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Cozy paranormal sci fi fantasy with Doctor Who/Star Trek meets Charmed/Gilmore Girls vibes. Slow burn romance and a cute but feisty space puppy as added bonus. 5 stars.
timitra's review
4.0
Rated 4.5 Stars
The Innkeeper Chronicles was a funny, action packed, sprinkled with a bit of romance read. The world building and the premise were great. I loved how unique each of the books are and that the characters both main and secondary are badass. I thoroughly enjoyed reading all three books and I cannot wait to read more in this series especially with the way the last book ended.
I highly recommend this book whether you're an Urban Fantasy reader or not you won't be disappointed.
ARC provided by publisher through Net Galley in exchange for a honest review
The Innkeeper Chronicles was a funny, action packed, sprinkled with a bit of romance read. The world building and the premise were great. I loved how unique each of the books are and that the characters both main and secondary are badass. I thoroughly enjoyed reading all three books and I cannot wait to read more in this series especially with the way the last book ended.
I highly recommend this book whether you're an Urban Fantasy reader or not you won't be disappointed.
ARC provided by publisher through Net Galley in exchange for a honest review
jesspisan's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
melindamoor's review
5.0
Received the Arc via Netgalley from Subterranean Press in exchange for an honest review.
Dear Traveller! Welcome to the lovely Gertrude Hunt Inn B&B, in the town of Red Deer, Texas.
A perfect place to rest and relax, where your every need will be catered to by your caring Innkeeper, Dina Demille. Walk around the lovely, shady orchard; sit on the porch; sip a glass of lemonade in company of the gentle, aristocratic lady, permanent resident of the Inn & most wanted, killer tyrant of the universe (addicted to FunYun and YelloMello) and taste the unparallelled gastronomic wonders created by the in-house chef: a giant, hedgehog-like creature with claws and fangs & and a penchant for high drama & temper tantrums that would make Gordon Ramsay hide in the furthest hole of our galaxy in shame.
Besides the Inn’s unique capability of self-defense, security level is heightened by the presence of an alpha-strain werewolf. Entertainment for ladies is provided by the occasional appearance of a heartthrob, chivalric vampire warrior who, when drunk on coffee, gets all his clothes off and runs around the garden in the nude. When sober, same vampire may offer physical exercise to gentlemen and ladies(!) in the form of hand-to-hand combat and sword fighting.
Normally I don’t do gushing, not even in my 5-star ratings, but OMG, I LOVED EVERY SINGLE PAGE of this book (a 3-in-1 Omnibus,formerly published as #1 [b:Clean Sweep|19090384|Clean Sweep (Innkeeper Chronicles, #1)|Ilona Andrews|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1385939257s/19090384.jpg|21910727], #2 [b:Sweep in Peace|19504964|Sweep in Peace (Innkeeper Chronicles, #2)|Ilona Andrews|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1428084310s/19504964.jpg|27621610] and #3 [b:One Fell Sweep|28756485|One Fell Sweep (Innkeeper Chronicles, #3)|Ilona Andrews|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1478112786s/28756485.jpg|48948282]) and it catapulted Ilona Andrews right to the front row of my favourite authors.
From page one I fell hook, line and sinker for the story and the characters, especially the Inn, Gertrude Hunt, itself. She is every woman’s dream: self-defending, self-cleaning, self-decorating with an underground storage for unwanted rooms and with doors opening to the most renown intergalatical market and other planets. From now on she is my best-loved literary character to whom noone can compare.
The other MC, Dina, the Innkeeper, as a caregiver and homemaker kind of person, is very relatable to me. At the same time she is smart, resourceful and compassionate.
As the story progresses, all characters are fleshed out and given depth. Nobody is perfect, just black or white. Everyone has a dark(er) side, yet none of them are purely evil. Reading the books in 1 go made their development even more pronounced.
The world-building is great: detailed, but not overwhelming. The romance is very appealing, but not heavy and it does not, at any point, hijack the narrative. The mix of political intrigue & action scenes is very well balanced and throughout there is the trademark wry humour with emotionally highly touching moments. Book #1 was just a little bit slow to start but I had so much fun while things got into motion that I did not mind. The story arcs of books #2 and #3 were awesome and had me on edge the whole time.
Also, if it is possible to enhance the effects this book already has on the reader, there is beautiful artwork to go with the stories drawn by artist Doris Mantair.
The rest of the major characters – Caldenia, Arland, George, Orro, Maud - were delightful, I loved them all to bits. I also happened to think about a list of actors who would be ideal to play the parts, should the book be turned into a movie/TV series some time. You are welcome to differ and make suggestions! :)
Dina: Emma Watson
Sean: Michael Fassbender
Caldenia: Helen Mirren
Arland: Lee Pace
Officer Marais: Jamie Foxx
George: Aaron Eckart
Sophie: Lucy Liu
Maud: Rosamund Pike
Orro: just imagine Gordon Ramsay masked as a giant hedgehog
Dear Traveller! Welcome to the lovely Gertrude Hunt Inn B&B, in the town of Red Deer, Texas.
A perfect place to rest and relax, where your every need will be catered to by your caring Innkeeper, Dina Demille. Walk around the lovely, shady orchard; sit on the porch; sip a glass of lemonade in company of the gentle, aristocratic lady, permanent resident of the Inn & most wanted, killer tyrant of the universe (addicted to FunYun and YelloMello) and taste the unparallelled gastronomic wonders created by the in-house chef: a giant, hedgehog-like creature with claws and fangs & and a penchant for high drama & temper tantrums that would make Gordon Ramsay hide in the furthest hole of our galaxy in shame.
Besides the Inn’s unique capability of self-defense, security level is heightened by the presence of an alpha-strain werewolf. Entertainment for ladies is provided by the occasional appearance of a heartthrob, chivalric vampire warrior who, when drunk on coffee, gets all his clothes off and runs around the garden in the nude. When sober, same vampire may offer physical exercise to gentlemen and ladies(!) in the form of hand-to-hand combat and sword fighting.
Normally I don’t do gushing, not even in my 5-star ratings, but OMG, I LOVED EVERY SINGLE PAGE of this book (a 3-in-1 Omnibus,formerly published as #1 [b:Clean Sweep|19090384|Clean Sweep (Innkeeper Chronicles, #1)|Ilona Andrews|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1385939257s/19090384.jpg|21910727], #2 [b:Sweep in Peace|19504964|Sweep in Peace (Innkeeper Chronicles, #2)|Ilona Andrews|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1428084310s/19504964.jpg|27621610] and #3 [b:One Fell Sweep|28756485|One Fell Sweep (Innkeeper Chronicles, #3)|Ilona Andrews|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1478112786s/28756485.jpg|48948282]) and it catapulted Ilona Andrews right to the front row of my favourite authors.
From page one I fell hook, line and sinker for the story and the characters, especially the Inn, Gertrude Hunt, itself. She is every woman’s dream: self-defending, self-cleaning, self-decorating with an underground storage for unwanted rooms and with doors opening to the most renown intergalatical market and other planets. From now on she is my best-loved literary character to whom noone can compare.
The other MC, Dina, the Innkeeper, as a caregiver and homemaker kind of person, is very relatable to me. At the same time she is smart, resourceful and compassionate.
As the story progresses, all characters are fleshed out and given depth. Nobody is perfect, just black or white. Everyone has a dark(er) side, yet none of them are purely evil. Reading the books in 1 go made their development even more pronounced.
The world-building is great: detailed, but not overwhelming. The romance is very appealing, but not heavy and it does not, at any point, hijack the narrative. The mix of political intrigue & action scenes is very well balanced and throughout there is the trademark wry humour with emotionally highly touching moments. Book #1 was just a little bit slow to start but I had so much fun while things got into motion that I did not mind. The story arcs of books #2 and #3 were awesome and had me on edge the whole time.
Also, if it is possible to enhance the effects this book already has on the reader, there is beautiful artwork to go with the stories drawn by artist Doris Mantair.
The rest of the major characters – Caldenia, Arland, George, Orro, Maud - were delightful, I loved them all to bits. I also happened to think about a list of actors who would be ideal to play the parts, should the book be turned into a movie/TV series some time. You are welcome to differ and make suggestions! :)
Dina: Emma Watson
Sean: Michael Fassbender
Caldenia: Helen Mirren
Arland: Lee Pace
Officer Marais: Jamie Foxx
George: Aaron Eckart
Sophie: Lucy Liu
Maud: Rosamund Pike
Orro: just imagine Gordon Ramsay masked as a giant hedgehog
lenka_v's review against another edition
5.0
I love this series so much! It has a great world-building, amazing characters, gripping plot, and huge doses of humour.