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3.46 AVERAGE
3.46 AVERAGE
It has the requisite sassy, smart, butt-kicking heroine, but with a refreshingly unique sense of humor.
Very good and interesting twist on the whole Vampire/Werewolf thing. I will be continuing this series, but I do have a nagging suspicion that it might end up being like the Anita Blake series--start strong and then turn into a Harlequin Romance series.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was a really enjoyable book and surprisingly easy to get into given that the story is tole in the first person point of view in the present tense.
This is a unique take on the urban fantasy. The main character, Jace, is a profiler for the FBI in a world where there is nothing supernatural. She is taken to a parallel Earth where vampires, weres, and golums make up most of the population. Humans are a measly one percent. The head of the NSA, and most governments worldwide are supernatural and since the supernatural don't get sick they don't understand mental illnesses. That is where Jace comes in. She is brought to the parallel universe to track a human killer that the head of the NSA, who is her direct superior there, is convinced is mentally ill.
This is a unique take on the urban fantasy. The main character, Jace, is a profiler for the FBI in a world where there is nothing supernatural. She is taken to a parallel Earth where vampires, weres, and golums make up most of the population. Humans are a measly one percent. The head of the NSA, and most governments worldwide are supernatural and since the supernatural don't get sick they don't understand mental illnesses. That is where Jace comes in. She is brought to the parallel universe to track a human killer that the head of the NSA, who is her direct superior there, is convinced is mentally ill.
It's like a crime mystery and urban fantasy all rolled into one with a strong female lead of course I liked it!
I liked this one. I read almost exclusively fantasy (usually urban) and after a while you kind of stop being surprised, everything becomes predictable. This pleasantly surprised me. No really strange details that were overemphasized so you instantly knew that they would become very important later on. I however didn't really like the main character and had a bit of a problem with how phrases and idioms from this world could possibly be understandable in a world that divided from ours 800 years ago. Nevertheless I really enjoyed reading this and will read the next book.
Lots of stuff going on in this alternate world but I was really more interested in the bodyguard/sidekick gollem, Charlie. Didn't care much for the heroine or any of the other characters. Not sure if I'll continue with this series.
The Bloodhound Files is an urban fantasy series that has crossed my radar numerous times but apparently I had managed to avoid any comprehension of what the series was about. So when I got a few pages in, I was delighted to find myself in another world and the story kept me gripped from start to finish.
I really enjoyed the concept and the setting of an alternate earth, populated by creatures of myth and fantasy. The study of race and discrimination was well crafted and made for thought provoking reading, especially in Jace's struggle to empathise with non-humans.
Though in a lot of respects, Jace was a fairly standard urban fantasy heroine (tough, emotionally unavailable, unique in her setting, brave, etc.) I must give her credit for being hilarious. I laughed out loud at several points in this book, thanks to some truly delightful turns of phrase from our sarcastic heroine.
There's a huge amount of mileage for this series and I shall be hunting down book 2 as soon as I can.
I really enjoyed the concept and the setting of an alternate earth, populated by creatures of myth and fantasy. The study of race and discrimination was well crafted and made for thought provoking reading, especially in Jace's struggle to empathise with non-humans.
Though in a lot of respects, Jace was a fairly standard urban fantasy heroine (tough, emotionally unavailable, unique in her setting, brave, etc.) I must give her credit for being hilarious. I laughed out loud at several points in this book, thanks to some truly delightful turns of phrase from our sarcastic heroine.
There's a huge amount of mileage for this series and I shall be hunting down book 2 as soon as I can.
Action packed,witty,likeable characters (I love Charlie!) and an interesting take on the urban paranormal genre.
This is a title that kept me going “Heck yes!” throughout the whole read. With “Oh, no she didn't!” Then at the end I was a little shocked that more of my reading friends had yet to read this one! A lot have it on their TBR piles, yet no read. The few that read it are giving it glowing ratings and praise! Dying Bites is the perfect intro for The Bloodhound Files.
Jace ends up getting pulled over to an alternate world from our own earth. They don't have any one with job description is the “tracking and apprehension of mentally-fractured killers.” They try to pull it off that they don't have such killers like we do in our world, but the truth comes out. What they don't have is too many humans, and they need a human view point to solve this. Vampires and werewolves are dominate and in the last world war it wasn't Hitler trying to purify the world from Jews, it was Vampires and Werewolves trying to turn the human populace. Soon after that Jace is faced with the chilling reality that humans face as the food source to vampires. Some try to protect them on reserves, and others just want to farm them. Humans are weak and at the bottom of the food chain literally.
Jace is investigating ritualistic killings being done by a human. The victims are vampires and werewolves. It soon becomes apparent that these aren't just random killings. Each murder site has power and in some way shows Jace horrors that occurred to the human race in this new world. The killer wants to wake up a god to make the world anew. It's beyond refreshing to see the moral conflict that Jace is going through. As she has to decide whether or not to take sides with the “monsters” or the humans. Because I certainly identified with the humans, and at times I could see where they were coming from. What's more is how the magic works in this world. Especially magic so powerful that guns and other such weapons are magically spelled out of everyone. Jace is the only one who can handle her gun and everyone else is still stuck using swords and arrows. Which makes you wonder who would have spelled that to happen, especially since modern weapons is what would even the odds for humans.
Even better is how certain things changed in this alternate reality. From wars to musicians. The way that vampires and werewolves changed some of the basic things in life. Such as full body suits to avoid the sun for vampires, and how a werewolves smell can be admissible in court.
So it's clear that I adored this world. Even better is that I adored the cast of characters introduced, it was great being presented with vampires and werewolves that showed humanity. Then the heinous ones that made you want to bear arms with the the human extremists (AKA Free Human Resistance). My favorite character actually ended up being Jace's Golem sidekick. The mythology behind Golem's is awesome, since they're the weapon advancement since modern weaponry as we know it doesn’t exist. The Golem is witty funny, and at times the most human thing in Dying Bites. Which brings to question what really makes a human, well, human?
This is told in first person so readers can sink straight into Jace's mind. It's refreshing to see such a strong woman faced with the reality that in this world she's fresh meat. I look forward to her duking it out with the bad guy, discovering more of this world, some of the romances kindling up, and of course time with my favorite Golem. The Bloodhound Files is definitely a Urban Fantasy that everyone should add to their collection. After reading the first book I made sure I owned all following books. That good, my bookworms. That good.
Sexual Content: Jace has sex, and she’s not conflicted! Yes. Sexual humor and some darker themes.
5/5- Fabulous, a beautiful obsession!
Orginally reviewed at Book Whispers.
Jace ends up getting pulled over to an alternate world from our own earth. They don't have any one with job description is the “tracking and apprehension of mentally-fractured killers.” They try to pull it off that they don't have such killers like we do in our world, but the truth comes out. What they don't have is too many humans, and they need a human view point to solve this. Vampires and werewolves are dominate and in the last world war it wasn't Hitler trying to purify the world from Jews, it was Vampires and Werewolves trying to turn the human populace. Soon after that Jace is faced with the chilling reality that humans face as the food source to vampires. Some try to protect them on reserves, and others just want to farm them. Humans are weak and at the bottom of the food chain literally.
Jace is investigating ritualistic killings being done by a human. The victims are vampires and werewolves. It soon becomes apparent that these aren't just random killings. Each murder site has power and in some way shows Jace horrors that occurred to the human race in this new world. The killer wants to wake up a god to make the world anew. It's beyond refreshing to see the moral conflict that Jace is going through. As she has to decide whether or not to take sides with the “monsters” or the humans. Because I certainly identified with the humans, and at times I could see where they were coming from. What's more is how the magic works in this world. Especially magic so powerful that guns and other such weapons are magically spelled out of everyone. Jace is the only one who can handle her gun and everyone else is still stuck using swords and arrows. Which makes you wonder who would have spelled that to happen, especially since modern weapons is what would even the odds for humans.
Even better is how certain things changed in this alternate reality. From wars to musicians. The way that vampires and werewolves changed some of the basic things in life. Such as full body suits to avoid the sun for vampires, and how a werewolves smell can be admissible in court.
So it's clear that I adored this world. Even better is that I adored the cast of characters introduced, it was great being presented with vampires and werewolves that showed humanity. Then the heinous ones that made you want to bear arms with the the human extremists (AKA Free Human Resistance). My favorite character actually ended up being Jace's Golem sidekick. The mythology behind Golem's is awesome, since they're the weapon advancement since modern weaponry as we know it doesn’t exist. The Golem is witty funny, and at times the most human thing in Dying Bites. Which brings to question what really makes a human, well, human?
This is told in first person so readers can sink straight into Jace's mind. It's refreshing to see such a strong woman faced with the reality that in this world she's fresh meat. I look forward to her duking it out with the bad guy, discovering more of this world, some of the romances kindling up, and of course time with my favorite Golem. The Bloodhound Files is definitely a Urban Fantasy that everyone should add to their collection. After reading the first book I made sure I owned all following books. That good, my bookworms. That good.
Sexual Content: Jace has sex, and she’s not conflicted! Yes. Sexual humor and some darker themes.
5/5- Fabulous, a beautiful obsession!
Orginally reviewed at Book Whispers.