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lucy_rain_and_cupcakes's review
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Received this eARC from the publisher via NetGalley.
DNF
I am sorry to say I just couldn't bring myself to like Syn in the City. How so? For one thing, at 38% the heroine Cara, already managed to have sexual intercourse with three different males (a Nightkind/Vampire, a werewolf and a Mage).
Sometime reading a first book of the series I might feel overwhelming by the overload information. However, in this case I really wished there was at least some kind of proper world building, character introduction and relationship developments. I struggle going through the story, had to put it away several time and try reading the book again. I couldn't connect with Cara, nor have I read anything that were memorable or interested enough for me to want to read further. Finally I had to call it a quit.
Supposedly Cara was an impotent witch, coming from a powerful bloodline she was a disappointment in her parent's eyes. Then after she turned 21 years old, she start showing sign of power. She then starts to attract males left and right after her power awake.
So this where it all start getting crazy...
When Cara go stay with her aunt, on this very say day if not only few hours after her arrival. She made out with Tom (a werewolf), preceded to dry-hump each other, then somehow bonded Tom to her, made Tom's wolf her familiar (or both Tom and Tom's wolf, I can't remember if there were any explanation on this or not.)
I am not sure how, but after making Tom her familiar, Cara acquire a she-wolf inside of her as well. (HOW??)
Then one night while she was dreaming, the NightKind/Vampire (Roman) visits her again , She have sex with him in the "dream", then waking up having sex with Tom. (Wait, what?)
Shortly after this event, perhaps a day or so (I can't really remember), she go and stay with Paul, then have sex with Paul as well.
Yeah, you see I am surprised I made it this far, I skim through after this and finally I just couldn't continue with a book that doesn't make any sense to me. I don't even know where this book is going.
I know Paul's friend suggested Cara being a powerful being, and will attracted different type of power. I suppose that's the key point and somehow should justify her behavior. But I am not convinced at all.
And what about her missing cousin??? I was at a midpoint of the book, and Cara showed no sign of looking for her cousin. How odd...
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