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****Reviewed for Prism Book Alliance®****
Christmas Creek, 2 Stars
This looked like the start to a fun new paranormal series set in Australia, complete with cat-shifters, vampires and wizards. Unfortunately, confusion, odd plot points and a strange fear of women dampened my enthusiasm. Not to mention the lack of anything to do with Monsters inK, the title of the series. That business isn’t actually introduced until book 2, Vampire for Hire, which is only loosely connected to this one. And when I say loosely, I mean they both have vampires, mention wizards and are set in Australia but that seems to be it. Vampires in book 1 are evil creatures where as they are not portrayed as such in book 2. In book 2, wizards are made out to be the viler of the two, though both see themselves as above Humans.
Now, I should not judge a book solely on its place in the series. So, putting that part aside, I found character motivations off. Severin is cast out of Wizard Sanctuary for some reason that we don’t fully know, and stripped of most of his money. So with the remaining amount he buys a bakery (practically sight unseen), a Porche, and Armani suits? Knowing he won’t have much to live off of? Then there’s his complete revulsion for women. It is stated that this is a cultural thing, but it isn’t explained at all other than women are inferior and awful and it is beat into wizards as they mature – literally. I think it was supposed to be funny and he eventually comes around to liking a few and realizing women aren’t all bad, but being repeatedly hit over the head with how much he detests them is annoying and off putting.
Then there is Will. Will is a bit of a mystery. He’s not sure what to make of Severin and tries to draw him out from Sev’s hoity-toity attitude. However, when it comes to the sex, he is a virgin with exceptional skills. We don’t really get a good sense of where he is coming from. What happened in his past that kept him closeted? He then leaves that closet very easily it seems.
Add in Tarix who also comes from the women hating world just falling for a woman at a drop of a hat.
The evil Vampires come to destroy Severin, they prevail.
Then the big bad Wizard is dealt with off page and they all live happily ever after.
Christmas Creek, 2 Stars
This looked like the start to a fun new paranormal series set in Australia, complete with cat-shifters, vampires and wizards. Unfortunately, confusion, odd plot points and a strange fear of women dampened my enthusiasm. Not to mention the lack of anything to do with Monsters inK, the title of the series. That business isn’t actually introduced until book 2, Vampire for Hire, which is only loosely connected to this one. And when I say loosely, I mean they both have vampires, mention wizards and are set in Australia but that seems to be it. Vampires in book 1 are evil creatures where as they are not portrayed as such in book 2. In book 2, wizards are made out to be the viler of the two, though both see themselves as above Humans.
Now, I should not judge a book solely on its place in the series. So, putting that part aside, I found character motivations off. Severin is cast out of Wizard Sanctuary for some reason that we don’t fully know, and stripped of most of his money. So with the remaining amount he buys a bakery (practically sight unseen), a Porche, and Armani suits? Knowing he won’t have much to live off of? Then there’s his complete revulsion for women. It is stated that this is a cultural thing, but it isn’t explained at all other than women are inferior and awful and it is beat into wizards as they mature – literally. I think it was supposed to be funny and he eventually comes around to liking a few and realizing women aren’t all bad, but being repeatedly hit over the head with how much he detests them is annoying and off putting.
Then there is Will. Will is a bit of a mystery. He’s not sure what to make of Severin and tries to draw him out from Sev’s hoity-toity attitude. However, when it comes to the sex, he is a virgin with exceptional skills. We don’t really get a good sense of where he is coming from. What happened in his past that kept him closeted? He then leaves that closet very easily it seems.
Add in Tarix who also comes from the women hating world just falling for a woman at a drop of a hat.
The evil Vampires come to destroy Severin, they prevail.
Then the big bad Wizard is dealt with off page and they all live happily ever after.
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