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A review by vikingwolf
Blood Engines by T.A. Pratt
Did not finish book.
Marla is a powerful witch with an enemy that wants her dead. To survive she needs a magical object that will boost her powers. Most of the magical community who could help her to locate it are dead or missing at the hands of something powerful. Time is running out for Marla.
So Susan wants to kill Marla huh? Well based on my brief dealings with Marla, I was hoping that Susan would be successful. Marla is everything I don't want in my so called heroine. She is obnoxious and rude to everyone, treats her 'servant' like something she has stepped in and when others have information to help her she just ignores them and hits them with that I-know-everything-and-you-are-beneath-me attitude that grates on my nerves. I despised her from page one. Her servant sidekick could have been mildly interesting but next to Marla, so is dry rot and fungal infections. If I hate a main character, I have great difficulty in connecting with the story and this book is an excellent example. When you start thinking about what you are having for dinner as you read, it's time to change book for something better.
So Susan wants to kill Marla huh? Well based on my brief dealings with Marla, I was hoping that Susan would be successful. Marla is everything I don't want in my so called heroine. She is obnoxious and rude to everyone, treats her 'servant' like something she has stepped in and when others have information to help her she just ignores them and hits them with that I-know-everything-and-you-are-beneath-me attitude that grates on my nerves. I despised her from page one. Her servant sidekick could have been mildly interesting but next to Marla, so is dry rot and fungal infections. If I hate a main character, I have great difficulty in connecting with the story and this book is an excellent example. When you start thinking about what you are having for dinner as you read, it's time to change book for something better.