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A review by bananatricky
Owl and the Electric Samurai by Kristi Charish
3.0
Hmmm, not sure what to say. First off, this is the third book in the series, there is absolutely no recap for those of us joining at this point. I have no idea why Alix is called Owl, NOT A CLUE.
Alix is a human, former archaeology student and antiquities hunter (some say thief). She works for a Dragon Mr Kurosawa and his Naga assistant Lady Siyu. She also participates in an online game called World Quest which appears to have some magical link to reality. Although Alix comes across as one of the good guys she appears to be almost universally loathed by most characters who believe her to be untrustworthy and a chaos magnet - maybe that was explained in the previous books. Alix has a cat with special powers, including detection of vampires, and her sort of boyfriend is an incubus.
The International Archaeology Association (IAA) is responsible for keeping all things supernatural under wraps but it appears as though it has become obsessed with its own importance and become a force for evil. The IAA is trying to force Alix to find the two creators of World Quest who have disappeared (although they are still contactable through the game), Alix is trying to find them to warn them about the IAA but the IAA is getting aggresive and trying to force Alix's hand. In addition, Alix's employer Mr Kurosawa has taken a contract from the Elves for Alix to find a mythical suit of armour which gives the wearer super powers.
I enjoyed this book but I found it frustrating that the author felt no need to give some back story, other than an off-hand comment about stealing a magic book for an Elf previously or one of the vampires trying to kill her. I know this is the third book but I expect even readers who have read the previous two books might need some reminder of what happened previously and why Alix is so heartily disliked.
The book ranges far and wide through history and across the world. One minute we are in the Japanese Circus Casino in Las Vegas, then Nepal then Shangri La. The pace is fast and engaging and I will definitely read the previous books to see whether that makes anything clearer.
I've rated this three stars - maybe it would have been higher if I had known what was going on!
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
Alix is a human, former archaeology student and antiquities hunter (some say thief). She works for a Dragon Mr Kurosawa and his Naga assistant Lady Siyu. She also participates in an online game called World Quest which appears to have some magical link to reality. Although Alix comes across as one of the good guys she appears to be almost universally loathed by most characters who believe her to be untrustworthy and a chaos magnet - maybe that was explained in the previous books. Alix has a cat with special powers, including detection of vampires, and her sort of boyfriend is an incubus.
The International Archaeology Association (IAA) is responsible for keeping all things supernatural under wraps but it appears as though it has become obsessed with its own importance and become a force for evil. The IAA is trying to force Alix to find the two creators of World Quest who have disappeared (although they are still contactable through the game), Alix is trying to find them to warn them about the IAA but the IAA is getting aggresive and trying to force Alix's hand. In addition, Alix's employer Mr Kurosawa has taken a contract from the Elves for Alix to find a mythical suit of armour which gives the wearer super powers.
I enjoyed this book but I found it frustrating that the author felt no need to give some back story, other than an off-hand comment about stealing a magic book for an Elf previously or one of the vampires trying to kill her. I know this is the third book but I expect even readers who have read the previous two books might need some reminder of what happened previously and why Alix is so heartily disliked.
The book ranges far and wide through history and across the world. One minute we are in the Japanese Circus Casino in Las Vegas, then Nepal then Shangri La. The pace is fast and engaging and I will definitely read the previous books to see whether that makes anything clearer.
I've rated this three stars - maybe it would have been higher if I had known what was going on!
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.