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traecrochet's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
raeanne's review
5.0
I received this book for free from Bewitching Blog Tours in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.I can't believe today is really day. I'm posting my review for the last book in the Sentinel of New Orleans series, Frenchman Street. Appropriate, given I found this series through a blog tour. A bittersweet day for me but a great opportunity for you! Check out all the deets below and enter the Amazon giveaway at the bottom!
This'll seem rather pathetic, but it's SO HARD to review SPOILER FREE. But here ya go:
Everything has built up to this book and it delivers. It's a HEAFN that fits the whole perfectly.
DJ is a solidly flawed character, not overpowered or oversexualized. She starts as a young woman just working to make a different and pay her bills who wound up romancing her new co-worker. She's been through a lot, but she makes it through and did right by her people and city.
Classism and the system aren't glossed over. I wish I could say the same about the racial factors around the city, but I'm not a person authority on that topic anyways.
She's surrounded by a host of different supernatural creatures with their own mythology for the Sentinel series. It's mostly men TBH, but Frenchman Street sees a resurgence of women that are all kick ass in their own ways.
I am super glad I've been able to read this whole series and be apart of promoting it. Check out the first book Royal Street on Goodreads if you're new to the series!
See my previous post for Book 5:
Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: Belle Chasse by Suzanne Johnson
1 Grand Prize: $50 Amazon gift card
5 $10 Amazon gift cards
Open internationally. For international winners, equivalent order from Book Depository can be substituted if desired.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
This review was originally posted on The Layaway Dragon
About Frenchman Street:
About the Author:
Excerpt from Frenchman Street:
IMHO: Frenchman Street
This'll seem rather pathetic, but it's SO HARD to review SPOILER FREE. But here ya go:
Everything has built up to this book and it delivers. It's a HEAFN that fits the whole perfectly.
DJ is a solidly flawed character, not overpowered or oversexualized. She starts as a young woman just working to make a different and pay her bills who wound up romancing her new co-worker. She's been through a lot, but she makes it through and did right by her people and city.
Classism and the system aren't glossed over. I wish I could say the same about the racial factors around the city, but I'm not a person authority on that topic anyways.
She's surrounded by a host of different supernatural creatures with their own mythology for the Sentinel series. It's mostly men TBH, but Frenchman Street sees a resurgence of women that are all kick ass in their own ways.
- So much action and ~drama~focusing on the lead up and the showdown. Adorable epilogue.
- We get to see unicorns and dragons!
- DJ's romantic life is straightened out
- Character progression all around
- Loose ends are tied up, nothing gets missed or left out IIRC
- I didn't feel like anything was too convenient or obvious
- Deaths aren't random tokens or taken as blase
I am super glad I've been able to read this whole series and be apart of promoting it. Check out the first book Royal Street on Goodreads if you're new to the series!
See my previous post for Book 5:
Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: Belle Chasse by Suzanne Johnson
Giveaway:
1 Grand Prize: $50 Amazon gift card
5 $10 Amazon gift cards
Open internationally. For international winners, equivalent order from Book Depository can be substituted if desired.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
This review was originally posted on The Layaway Dragon
dukefn99's review
4.0
Awesome finale
I'm so very saddened that this series has come to an end. It's been quite a ride and I am glad that I have this series a chance. With this series, you really do need to read the books in order. I'm not sure this book would stand alone very well. There are so many characters and relationships introduced and developed over the course off the series that jumping in at this point would ruin the full effect.
I completely love the world that Ms. Johnson has created. She is so descriptive i felt the characters and their surroundings jumping off the page.
The supernatural war is over, but I wish the series wasn't. One can only hope that DJ and her friends are revisited one day so we can all catch up.
I'm so very saddened that this series has come to an end. It's been quite a ride and I am glad that I have this series a chance. With this series, you really do need to read the books in order. I'm not sure this book would stand alone very well. There are so many characters and relationships introduced and developed over the course off the series that jumping in at this point would ruin the full effect.
I completely love the world that Ms. Johnson has created. She is so descriptive i felt the characters and their surroundings jumping off the page.
The supernatural war is over, but I wish the series wasn't. One can only hope that DJ and her friends are revisited one day so we can all catch up.
bunnerz's review
4.0
Ratings - completed series:
#1 Royal Street: ★★★★☆
#2 River Road: ★★★★☆
#3 Elysian Fields: ★★★★☆
#4 Pirate's Alley: ★★★★☆
#5 Belle Chasse: ★★★★☆
#6 Frenchman Street (this book): ★★★★☆
#1 Royal Street: ★★★★☆
#2 River Road: ★★★★☆
#3 Elysian Fields: ★★★★☆
#4 Pirate's Alley: ★★★★☆
#5 Belle Chasse: ★★★★☆
#6 Frenchman Street (this book): ★★★★☆
brokebybooks's review
5.0
I received this book for free from Bewitching Blog Tours in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.I can't believe today is really day. I'm posting my review for the last book in the Sentinel of New Orleans series, Frenchman Street. Appropriate, given I found this series through a blog tour. A bittersweet day for me but a great opportunity for you! Check out all the deets below and enter the Amazon giveaway at the bottom!
This'll seem rather pathetic, but it's SO HARD to review SPOILER FREE. But here ya go:
Everything has built up to this book and it delivers. It's a HEAFN that fits the whole perfectly.
DJ is a solidly flawed character, not overpowered or oversexualized. She starts as a young woman just working to make a different and pay her bills who wound up romancing her new co-worker. She's been through a lot, but she makes it through and did right by her people and city.
Classism and the system aren't glossed over. I wish I could say the same about the racial factors around the city, but I'm not a person authority on that topic anyways.
She's surrounded by a host of different supernatural creatures with their own mythology for the Sentinel series. It's mostly men TBH, but Frenchman Street sees a resurgence of women that are all kick ass in their own ways.
I am super glad I've been able to read this whole series and be apart of promoting it. Check out the first book Royal Street on Goodreads if you're new to the series!
See my previous post for Book 5:
Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: Belle Chasse by Suzanne Johnson
1 Grand Prize: $50 Amazon gift card
5 $10 Amazon gift cards
Open internationally. For international winners, equivalent order from Book Depository can be substituted if desired.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
This review was originally posted on The Layaway Dragon
About Frenchman Street:
About the Author:
Excerpt from Frenchman Street:
IMHO: Frenchman Street
This'll seem rather pathetic, but it's SO HARD to review SPOILER FREE. But here ya go:
Everything has built up to this book and it delivers. It's a HEAFN that fits the whole perfectly.
DJ is a solidly flawed character, not overpowered or oversexualized. She starts as a young woman just working to make a different and pay her bills who wound up romancing her new co-worker. She's been through a lot, but she makes it through and did right by her people and city.
Classism and the system aren't glossed over. I wish I could say the same about the racial factors around the city, but I'm not a person authority on that topic anyways.
She's surrounded by a host of different supernatural creatures with their own mythology for the Sentinel series. It's mostly men TBH, but Frenchman Street sees a resurgence of women that are all kick ass in their own ways.
- So much action and ~drama~focusing on the lead up and the showdown. Adorable epilogue.
- We get to see unicorns and dragons!
- DJ's romantic life is straightened out
- Character progression all around
- Loose ends are tied up, nothing gets missed or left out IIRC
- I didn't feel like anything was too convenient or obvious
- Deaths aren't random tokens or taken as blase
I am super glad I've been able to read this whole series and be apart of promoting it. Check out the first book Royal Street on Goodreads if you're new to the series!
See my previous post for Book 5:
Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: Belle Chasse by Suzanne Johnson
Giveaway:
1 Grand Prize: $50 Amazon gift card
5 $10 Amazon gift cards
Open internationally. For international winners, equivalent order from Book Depository can be substituted if desired.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
This review was originally posted on The Layaway Dragon
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