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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
This is a spinoff of the Blood Ties series, which I never read. Tony, a former hustler who had a relationship with the vampire Henry Fitzroy (yes, the illegitimite child of Henry VIII) has struck out on his own and is now working on a tv show about a vampire detective. Evil hijinks ensue. The characters and dialogue are clunky and the jokes are far from clever, but it's readable.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I love Tony a lot. <3
I have no clue about the series of which this is a spin off of and, except for a few things, that didn't matter. The major stuff got explained and the little things are things that probably make you go Yes! and Right! when you know the other series but didn't impact my reading enjoyed too much. Except - now I have to hunt down the book in which Tony and Henry first meet because <i>woha</i>.
I love Tony and his inner monologue and his realization that <i>he</i> is the hero who has to save the world. XD I love that a certain power imbalance has been addressed and everyone knows that it's not quite okay but that in this case there is no way around it because there is a Vampire involved.
I like the "Who is the Shadow" part a lot and Tony trying to figure it all out and getting Arra to help him save the world.
I also love the little jabs of doing a TV show with a Vampire detective because from what I've gathered? The main series is about a detective and a Vampire solving (supernatural) crimes and got made into a TV show? XD
So, yeah, like this one and am looking forward to reading the next book.
The book is so bad I can't even finish it. It is neither funny nor scary, the plot drags, the dialogue and the writing are clumsy, and there is not one single interesting character.
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Oh, this was fun! I do so love Henry Fitzroy and have since the first moment we met him, oh, five books or so ago, but Tony has always held a special place in my heart as well.
I'd say they grow up so fast but Tony was eighteen pushing fifty when we met him. Now, with a chance of a life of his own, a career and burgenoing magical powers...well, Tanya Huff's dark humor and wonderfully painted characters are what keep me coming back again and again.
I'd say they grow up so fast but Tony was eighteen pushing fifty when we met him. Now, with a chance of a life of his own, a career and burgenoing magical powers...well, Tanya Huff's dark humor and wonderfully painted characters are what keep me coming back again and again.
Under one of her other hats, Tanya Huff keeps her serious urban fantasy. Which is not without its lighter moments, but is still quite dark.
I guess I'm biased toward liking serious stuff more. :shrug:
I guess I'm biased toward liking serious stuff more. :shrug:
It's quite difficult to rate and review this book with so many flaws like the narration and the writing yet I found some titbits compelling that forced me to listen to it till the end and like it.
The bad:
Continuing Huffs style of making every urban fantasy novel into a TV show this book is no exception. So you get much action, some comedy and a bit of story with not much depth. And since her constant changing of POV in mid scene never changes it is even more difficult to understand if you have a narrator that stumbles over words and sentences. I'm not sure if this was a fan narration or an official one since I didn't catch the narrators name but I would appreciate a lot of rereading and heavy editing since all those reading mistakes keep reappearing through the whole 13 hours of the book.
The good:
There is something about Tony. I guess it's his wizardly charm. Also it helps that the narrator doesn't do high pitch reading. Hence I'm forced to give it 3 stars just because of personal appeal.
The bad:
Continuing Huffs style of making every urban fantasy novel into a TV show this book is no exception. So you get much action, some comedy and a bit of story with not much depth. And since her constant changing of POV in mid scene never changes it is even more difficult to understand if you have a narrator that stumbles over words and sentences. I'm not sure if this was a fan narration or an official one since I didn't catch the narrators name but I would appreciate a lot of rereading and heavy editing since all those reading mistakes keep reappearing through the whole 13 hours of the book.
The good:
There is something about Tony. I guess it's his wizardly charm. Also it helps that the narrator doesn't do high pitch reading. Hence I'm forced to give it 3 stars just because of personal appeal.
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No