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mdlaclair's review against another edition
4.0
I liked this book. I really liked to see how the Characters had grown.l love Occam!
rclz's review against another edition
5.0
I love Hunter's writing and I like Nell and the unit but but but...the church gives me the heeby geebies. More like 4 1/2....
Wonder where Ricky goes from here.
Wonder where Ricky goes from here.
mjluckett's review against another edition
5.0
I am LOVING Nell and her Psyled team,..... Especially Occam....
LOVED this book... Can't wait for more... I see big things in the future for Nell.
Love that all her relationships are growing... and she even calls Jane Yellowrock on occasion....
Great book, Great writer...
LOVED this book... Can't wait for more... I see big things in the future for Nell.
Love that all her relationships are growing... and she even calls Jane Yellowrock on occasion....
Great book, Great writer...
tinasbooknook's review against another edition
4.0
Another great story set in a world of magic and danger. Love how Nell is developing and the way the author is bringing unusual creatures and story lines together.
master_jedi_reader's review against another edition
3.0
OK ok, this is more what I'm talking about. Soild 3.5 stars, still not yet a 4. Enjoying Nell's character growth and her learning to come out of her shell. Her first case as a official PsyLed agent! Started out simple but then cascaded into chaos. I'm right at the tipping point of loving this series. Just a hair's breath more and I'm there. Hoping the next book will do it for me.
setaian's review against another edition
4.0
Nell Ingram returns with her team of supernatural law enforcement officers. In this book they're on the hunt for a coven of witches that have cast a working that is going haywire and killing people.
So...
There is some good and some not so good.
The very best part of this book is Nell Ingram on her own land. When it's just her and her soulwood I loved it. When the story is small and measured it feels right. I would enjoy a book just about her weeding her garden.
What doesn't really work for me is the guns and gadgets. The law enforcement jargon. The glocks and the CSI. All of that really makes the story feel like a shake and bake romantic suspense. Throw in a car chase, a shoot out and search warrant and voila! There's your book.
It feels easy. And it also feels like an opportunity lost. An opportunity for something truly original.
It's good so 4 Stars. But it's good in the same way as a 100 other books.
So...
There is some good and some not so good.
The very best part of this book is Nell Ingram on her own land. When it's just her and her soulwood I loved it. When the story is small and measured it feels right. I would enjoy a book just about her weeding her garden.
What doesn't really work for me is the guns and gadgets. The law enforcement jargon. The glocks and the CSI. All of that really makes the story feel like a shake and bake romantic suspense. Throw in a car chase, a shoot out and search warrant and voila! There's your book.
It feels easy. And it also feels like an opportunity lost. An opportunity for something truly original.
It's good so 4 Stars. But it's good in the same way as a 100 other books.
amyiw's review against another edition
5.0
4 1/2
This was as good as the first. My only complaint is it got a bit detailed in spots, but the details frequently are interesting or important, not always.
So for those that love or hate Ricky poo from Jane Yellowrock, he has been suffering during the last book and he is a mess at the beginning of this one. We then don't see a lot of him and Parker, just enough. Then near the end, things come to a head. I thought it would end in a total cliffhanger but it didn't, yea. Parker is a piece of work, not quite a spoiler but I'll hide it, Nell is loyal to hers even if they haven't shown loyalty to her.
This one has a lot less of the church, if any. There is her family though they don't play as strong a role. It is more of a side, and the loyalty and support she has for them. She makes more of a connection with her brother and it was nice.
All the characters grow more on you and you still want to know more of many of them.
I'll definitely read on.
This was as good as the first. My only complaint is it got a bit detailed in spots, but the details frequently are interesting or important, not always.
So for those that love or hate Ricky poo from Jane Yellowrock, he has been suffering during the last book and he is a mess at the beginning of this one. We then don't see a lot of him and Parker, just enough. Then near the end, things come to a head. I thought it would end in a total cliffhanger but it didn't, yea. Parker is a piece of work, not quite a spoiler but I'll hide it,
Spoiler
That she invites Nell back to Africa shows how little she knows Nell,This one has a lot less of the church, if any. There is her family though they don't play as strong a role. It is more of a side, and the loyalty and support she has for them. She makes more of a connection with her brother and it was nice.
All the characters grow more on you and you still want to know more of many of them.
I'll definitely read on.
bookfessional's review against another edition
4.0
Reviewed by: Rabid Reads
When I found out that Faith Hunter, author of beloved JANE YELLOWROCK series, was writing a new urban fantasy series about fae in my backyard (Oak Ridge, TN), I whooped.
Literally. Out loud. At a convention. It was kind of embarrassing.
*whispers* I got over it.
And after the awesomeness that was this second installment, I even feel justified. Not that I'm surprised. B/c Faith Hunter.
BUT.
If you're familiar with my reviews of the aforementioned JANE YELLOWROCK series, you know my one reservation was that Rick Lafleur (the slimeball) is a significant character in this spin-off from Jane's world.
I loathe him. LOATHE. L-O-A-T-H-E.
I'm not sure, but he might even be the inspiration behind the creation of my hate-loathe-despise-and-abominate shelf on Goodreads.
But we were told that Rick doesn't get off unscathed, doesn't get to skip off into the sunset and live happily ever after, after he didthething (which elicited another vocal response, this time of RAGE--an author who can provoke such visceral responses speaks for herself, doesn't she?), and in CURSE ON THE LAND we finally see that promise come to fruition.
*is gleeful* *maybe even smirks*
And do I feel sorry for him in the aftermath? That would be a resounding NO.
2. Which ultimately means he's free of her. *waves goodbye to Paka*
3. Now that he's all alone, his life a shambles, maybe he'll be forced to take a good look at the decisions that led him to his current place of misery and *rolls eyes* regret. Make some changes and whatnot.
As long as those changes don't involve him trying to make things right with Jane. If she ever, and I do mean EVER, takes him back, I will lose my bloody mind.
Actions must have consequences. How else is a lesson learned supposed to stick?
Moving on from my Rick rant, SOULWOOD #2 has much more to offer than resolution to long harbored resentment of a member of Nell's supporting cast.
You: Like what?
Me: Things like Old Ones slumbering deep in the earth.
You: Old Ones?
Me: Ancient and powerful entities best left undisturbed . . .
Which of course is going to take some doing from Nell and her PsyLED cohorts.
Are they successful?
READ THE BOOK. *winks*
And that's not all. There's also Knoxville turning into an alien landscape of black slime mold and scary flowering outgrowths, revived Nazi plots, corporate espionage, escalation of individual's superpowers and the resulting abuse, lions and tigers and bears, oh my!
So, I repeat, READ THE BOOK. Highly recommended.
When I found out that Faith Hunter, author of beloved JANE YELLOWROCK series, was writing a new urban fantasy series about fae in my backyard (Oak Ridge, TN), I whooped.
Literally. Out loud. At a convention. It was kind of embarrassing.
*whispers* I got over it.
And after the awesomeness that was this second installment, I even feel justified. Not that I'm surprised. B/c Faith Hunter.
BUT.
If you're familiar with my reviews of the aforementioned JANE YELLOWROCK series, you know my one reservation was that Rick Lafleur (the slimeball) is a significant character in this spin-off from Jane's world.
I loathe him. LOATHE. L-O-A-T-H-E.
I'm not sure, but he might even be the inspiration behind the creation of my hate-loathe-despise-and-abominate shelf on Goodreads.
But we were told that Rick doesn't get off unscathed, doesn't get to skip off into the sunset and live happily ever after, after he didthething (which elicited another vocal response, this time of RAGE--an author who can provoke such visceral responses speaks for herself, doesn't she?), and in CURSE ON THE LAND we finally see that promise come to fruition.
*is gleeful* *maybe even smirks*
And do I feel sorry for him in the aftermath? That would be a resounding NO.
Spoiler
1. Finding out part of what made him follow Paka out of that vamp party was her own personal flavor of magic ensorcelling him didn't make me any less angry, b/c let's face it--he'd probably have done it anyway, the inconstant bastard. AND we found out right before he's (somewhat?) healed from the effects, so not a lot time to contemplate the possibility of misjudgment (b/c fine now, so who cares?).2. Which ultimately means he's free of her. *waves goodbye to Paka*
3. Now that he's all alone, his life a shambles, maybe he'll be forced to take a good look at the decisions that led him to his current place of misery and *rolls eyes* regret. Make some changes and whatnot.
As long as those changes don't involve him trying to make things right with Jane. If she ever, and I do mean EVER, takes him back, I will lose my bloody mind.
Actions must have consequences. How else is a lesson learned supposed to stick?
Moving on from my Rick rant, SOULWOOD #2 has much more to offer than resolution to long harbored resentment of a member of Nell's supporting cast.
You: Like what?
Me: Things like Old Ones slumbering deep in the earth.
You: Old Ones?
Me: Ancient and powerful entities best left undisturbed . . .
Which of course is going to take some doing from Nell and her PsyLED cohorts.
Are they successful?
READ THE BOOK. *winks*
And that's not all. There's also Knoxville turning into an alien landscape of black slime mold and scary flowering outgrowths, revived Nazi plots, corporate espionage, escalation of individual's superpowers and the resulting abuse, lions and tigers and bears, oh my!
So, I repeat, READ THE BOOK. Highly recommended.
shelfquest's review against another edition
4.0
In the second book of the Soulwood series we see Nell in her first PSYLED investigation after a group of deer and geese are found behaving oddly, then all die.
Throughout the book there was a minor storyline about Nell's land; I was glad to finally see her get somewhere with that at the end of the book and stop casually wondering what was wrong with it and saying she'd deal with it later.
Overall, I really liked this book. It advances some great stories, gives us a hint at the furure of Nell's possible love life, and we see Ricky Bo kind of finally catch a break. I know a lot of people do NOT like Rick, but I have a soft spot for him for some reason. If you like the Jane Yellowrock series, definitely give this one a try!
I received an advanced copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Throughout the book there was a minor storyline about Nell's land; I was glad to finally see her get somewhere with that at the end of the book and stop casually wondering what was wrong with it and saying she'd deal with it later.
Overall, I really liked this book. It advances some great stories, gives us a hint at the furure of Nell's possible love life, and we see Ricky Bo kind of finally catch a break. I know a lot of people do NOT like Rick, but I have a soft spot for him for some reason. If you like the Jane Yellowrock series, definitely give this one a try!
I received an advanced copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.