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It wasn't bad, but the FMC made a decision that was so jaw-droppingly TSTL at the end that I had a hard time not rating this 2 stars.I'm going to give it a tentative 3, because I enjoyed the rest of it. But I will totally shitcan the series if she does something like this in the next book.
1 star.So the author wants to have a cop investigate human trafficking and yet doesn't have the college professors arrested for having sexual relations with a 16 year old girl. Wtf.Over the top, repeated writing about how beautiful the witch best friend is. So unnecessary and she doesn't even sound like a good character at all. Answering the door to men in her underwear on purpose and needing to be the most attractive woman in the room? Shallow and weird in the most ridiculous way.
Loving this new series!
Kindle Unlimited.This was ok. I didn't love it. This is firmly in the Urban Fantasy genre, and despite all of the sex that happens around the book, there is no romance to be found. The blurb makes it sound like Dani's grandfather's actions make her life hard...but that's really a minor point. I can't really put my finger on what was lacking in this one, but it just didn't land for me,
If you're familiar with the author at all, this book won't surprise you, I don't think. You have a powerful heroine who forges her own way in a world with lots of big players, opposed group dynamics, and some evil folks who need to be stopped. I hope that doesn't sound at all dismissive because I'm at least nominally a fan.The worldbuilding is a bit spare. Mages have apparently been around for a long time (witches too?) but one mage (Danica's grandfather) screwed up by magically enhancing a nucl...
Oh, I missed this author!Yup, I knew I'd really enjoy this series, Kingsolver is an amazing author.So, what do we have?A really cool world, some amazing characters, and a fast-paced plot. It was really hard to put this series down.The only minus I found was that the whole series kinda' ended a bit too soon. I would have wanted more, but oh well. Maybe next series will be longer. If you've never read this author, definitely try!
If you have read other books of her, you already know what to expect. Her weakness are a somewhat superficial world building (if you have read Ms Andrews’ Baylor trilogy you’ll see the difference, similar setup, worlds so different to be stars apart), totally flat side characters, a need for an editor (here even a spellcheck is missing, otherwise we wouldn’t have 0 (zero) rather than o :D)It’s a bit frustrating, there’s potential in her stories, but it’s never achieved.I was really interested in...
Fantastic New Urban Fantasy SeriesBR Kingsolver is one of my favourite urban fantasy authors of recent years. This author is a superb crafter of tales, drafter of worlds and creator of intriguing and convincing characters. Every page is a pleasure to read and the start of a new series from BR Kingsolver is a book I’m going to devour pretty soon after release.Magitek revisits the world of The Dark Streets Series, which is one of my favourites. The MFC, Danica, in this book is a quarter elf and th...
I thought the idea of this magical world was really cool -- the heroine's magic is unlike anything I've ever read before. I liked the heroine, her extended family, and the complexities of the plot. Weirdly enough, my favorite thing about this book was the setting -- a postapocalyptic eastern US that makes a lot of sense to me.I was expecting it to be more urban fantasy romance than it was, so I was a bit disappointed. Going into it, I thought there was going to be more angst and internal charact...
An enjoyable urban fantasy that is fast paced with an impressive kickass heroine. However there were a couple of things that stopped me giving five stars. There were too many family interconnections to easily keep track of and I must admit at times I just ignored the different family names.Also the author often creates 'worlds' that are interesting and exciting, but aren't always completely believable. This is no exception, it was definitely interesting, but at times is over-the-top with a ridic...
The unwelcome guests were obvious but it was still a fun read. I look forward to following this series
DNF #20% - just too much going on with little explanation. I am sure there are those that this writing style will appeal to, as there is nothing wrong with it, it just didn't strike me as approachable. Perhaps I will try again in the future.
If you liked the Rosie O'Grady/Erin McLane series, you will enjoy this novel. I read it in 24 hours, couldn't stop. I've enjoyed ALL of B. R. Kingsolver's (by the way, Goodreads has not indexed this book to show up correctly with her other novels) series, especially the Chameleon Assassin. It will be interesting to see where Kingsolver goes with the main character.This post-nuclear war urban fantasy world reminds me of Libby's post nuke age (from the Chameleon Assassin series), but this series i...
Really good start to a new series.I will start out by saying I discovered BR Kingsolver about 1 1/2 years ago and have read all her works since then, I was not disappointed with this book. Tons of action from the very beginning. I love her female leads, strong, smart,don't take stuff from anyone and maybe a little vulnerable like the rest of us. Can't wait for the next one and thank goodness we usually don't have to wait long.
Awesome new seriesI found this author through the Rose O'Grady books, which I love. I think I may like this new Rift series even more! Such a unique take on mages, demons and other paranormals, plus a bit of post apocalyptic thrown in as well. I am looking forward to the next in the series.
