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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
I loved this. Was it rediculous? Of course. But it was fun.
I did start to get a bit confused once the Babylonians and all their associated creatures became involved but it resulted in some fun moments.
LOVED the characters. Gibby is awesome and I love his parents to bits. So much fun.
I did start to get a bit confused once the Babylonians and all their associated creatures became involved but it resulted in some fun moments.
LOVED the characters. Gibby is awesome and I love his parents to bits. So much fun.
This one was unexpected. It's the 2nd book in the series, but has nothing to do with the 1st book ... other than it's in the same world.
Shane is trying to figure out the rest of his life, after loosing an eye while in the line of duty. He's a witness to a falling body on a car in NY... that has a duct-taped Alpaca in the back, which he takes custody of when the cops tell him they'll probably "put it down".
Nothing follows pattern from this point forward. In true madcap fashion like the 1st book had, Shane's life is going to be turned upside-down and spun like a top. Corrupt cops, a human-trafficking ring, a 3rd level of Chicago that brings it's own surprises ... this was a wild ride.
Super fun book.
Shane is trying to figure out the rest of his life, after loosing an eye while in the line of duty. He's a witness to a falling body on a car in NY... that has a duct-taped Alpaca in the back, which he takes custody of when the cops tell him they'll probably "put it down".
Nothing follows pattern from this point forward. In true madcap fashion like the 1st book had, Shane's life is going to be turned upside-down and spun like a top. Corrupt cops, a human-trafficking ring, a 3rd level of Chicago that brings it's own surprises ... this was a wild ride.
Super fun book.
I really wanted this to be good - I saw it for 99p in the BookBub email list and I could not resist the title, cover, and blurb! I thought it was a high chance of being crap but maybe in a *good way*. Plus such a high star rating on Goodreads!
I really should read the samples on Kindle before I click buy!
It had potential but all the fun elements are severely let down by incredibly dull and repetitive writing - I have never read anything this repetitive before, it is mind-numbing - and frankly baffling plot choices in what is meant to be COMEDY book (what is more hilarious than... er... sex trafficking?).
I found the writing so boring. This author is from the "tell don't show" school of writing. Nothing is ever demonstrated, we just get told. Important scenes and events happen off-scene and we just hear about them after the fact. What we do get is a lot of dialogue.. which is also boring and every single character I met, in the 42% I got through of this book, sounded exactly the same and had the same "snarky" sense of humour.
It is difficult to talk about characters because essentially everyone is the same with maybe a slightly tweaked "quirk." Main Character - Shane - is on leave from being a cop because he has lost an eye (you will hear endlessly about how he lost that eye every time he comes into contact with a new character). He is conscientious and nice, too nice, but also very snarky (sigh). He is meant to be 27 but he sounds and acts like he is 17. He has very quirky embarrassing parents who are both lycanthropes; they have no boundaries and talk about sex a lot. All very cringey tropes, but I could have rolled with it if it had been well written.
Shane is a virgin and much is made of this early in the novel as an important character trait - his reasons for remaining a virgin are painted as noble. Then Shane just out of the blue loses his virginity in a very confusing, lackluster scene both in the way it was written with a complete fade to black (I genuinely had to re-read those pages to work out if they did in fact have sex), and the entire context for the scene. Never mind that Shane losing his virginity should have been a major moment given all the talking about it I had to endure for chapters before! This was the point when I decided I'm wasting my time hoping this would get better!
Oh and that exciting blurb that promises an alpaca sidekick? Not true It could have just been a kidnapping... why did she have to make it sex trafficking?!
I also have to say that the fact that Shane's parents are Cops and all their Cop friends we meet was pretty uncomfortable to read in 2023, given all the news about US police... they genuinely all sound like awful police officers to me who just do whatever they want without a care for any consequences, and its meant to be, like, cute or something?
Basically, this book is just not funny. I thought it had potential at the start but then any generosity I had towards the attempts at humour in this book where beaten out of me by the repetitive writing and annoying characters.
I really should read the samples on Kindle before I click buy!
It had potential but all the fun elements are severely let down by incredibly dull and repetitive writing - I have never read anything this repetitive before, it is mind-numbing - and frankly baffling plot choices in what is meant to be COMEDY book (what is more hilarious than... er... sex trafficking?).
I found the writing so boring. This author is from the "tell don't show" school of writing. Nothing is ever demonstrated, we just get told. Important scenes and events happen off-scene and we just hear about them after the fact. What we do get is a lot of dialogue.. which is also boring and every single character I met, in the 42% I got through of this book, sounded exactly the same and had the same "snarky" sense of humour.
It is difficult to talk about characters because essentially everyone is the same with maybe a slightly tweaked "quirk." Main Character - Shane - is on leave from being a cop because he has lost an eye (you will hear endlessly about how he lost that eye every time he comes into contact with a new character). He is conscientious and nice, too nice, but also very snarky (sigh). He is meant to be 27 but he sounds and acts like he is 17. He has very quirky embarrassing parents who are both lycanthropes; they have no boundaries and talk about sex a lot. All very cringey tropes, but I could have rolled with it if it had been well written.
Shane is a virgin and much is made of this early in the novel as an important character trait - his reasons for remaining a virgin are painted as noble. Then Shane just out of the blue loses his virginity in a very confusing, lackluster scene both in the way it was written with a complete fade to black (I genuinely had to re-read those pages to work out if they did in fact have sex), and the entire context for the scene.
Spoiler
He finds "Sally" working in a sex club during a rescue attempt, they are both under the influence of sex demons (told this every other paragraph which alone was driving me insane by this point) and after he helps her use a phone they just do it... just like that. Then they're both totally cool about it, no big deal. Not that they were both essentially drugged so could not consent, not that she is a literal sex trafficking victim! FBI agent or not... what happened to her happened!Oh and that exciting blurb that promises an alpaca sidekick? Not true
Spoiler
- she's not a sidekick, she is also only an alpaca for 20% of the book! Then we get into a plot about sex trafficking (seriously? In a comedy book?) and many uncomfortable jokes about his parents selling him as a "sex slave" to further their investigation.I also have to say that the fact that Shane's parents are Cops and all their Cop friends we meet was pretty uncomfortable to read in 2023, given all the news about US police... they genuinely all sound like awful police officers to me who just do whatever they want without a care for any consequences, and its meant to be, like, cute or something?
Basically, this book is just not funny. I thought it had potential at the start but then any generosity I had towards the attempts at humour in this book where beaten out of me by the repetitive writing and annoying characters.
A little bit less entertaining than the 1st one, but just as ridiculous :)
This book really was saved by the otter xD
This book really was saved by the otter xD
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
We meet Shane, an ex cop who got severely injured in the line of duty while saving a family from a burning car. As the son of a lycanthrope he faces some serious prejudices, Chicago being pretty damn discriminating against them it seems.
While touring New York a body falls from the sky into the car he is standing next to... perfect queue for a hell of a ride :D
The book started pretty slow, getting a few chuckles out of me while building up the setting. Then it started rolling, and oh my, what a ride indeed :D I have read a lot, I have laughed a lot, but seldom as much or as hard as with this book. I loved it!
It was well written, a few errors here and there but that didn't bother me so much. The continuity of the story was well done and the romancing wasn't over the top. Character development was very good (I've never imagined vampires being this way haha), although I must admit I wanted to see more of Marian and her skills (a next book perhaps? *pretty plz*).
If you're looking for a fun, easy to read and very enjoyable book, look no further! These are standalone books in the same universe, so it's not needed to have read Playing with Fire first (although you should rly read it anyway!!)
While touring New York a body falls from the sky into the car he is standing next to... perfect queue for a hell of a ride :D
The book started pretty slow, getting a few chuckles out of me while building up the setting. Then it started rolling, and oh my, what a ride indeed :D I have read a lot, I have laughed a lot, but seldom as much or as hard as with this book. I loved it!
It was well written, a few errors here and there but that didn't bother me so much. The continuity of the story was well done and the romancing wasn't over the top. Character development was very good (I've never imagined vampires being this way haha), although I must admit I wanted to see more of Marian and her skills (a next book perhaps? *pretty plz*).
If you're looking for a fun, easy to read and very enjoyable book, look no further! These are standalone books in the same universe, so it's not needed to have read Playing with Fire first (although you should rly read it anyway!!)
Loved it
Absolutely loved this book and the characters. Another great book with lots of action, romance, steam, fluff, family, friends and hilarious moments. Left my sides hurting from laughing so much. Definitely going to get the next one.
Absolutely loved this book and the characters. Another great book with lots of action, romance, steam, fluff, family, friends and hilarious moments. Left my sides hurting from laughing so much. Definitely going to get the next one.
I feel rather as though I've been hit by a hyperkinetic world-building truck that *somehow* managed to attach pretty darn decent plot as a snowplow. This is a good thing.
dark
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No