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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Love the dust bunny, don't entirely understand the world (not enough world-building), and way too much use of the word rez (rez-tea? rez-screen?-- it was a bit much). It did interest me enough to read the second book if I happen across it in a used book store.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
My very first audiobook. Do not regret starting with a Jayne Castle book.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The world was super interesting and the plot kept me engaged but I just wasn't 100% onboard with Lydia at times or Emmett for that matter.
Lydia Smith experienced a "Lost Weekend" wherein two of the Hunters she was underground with claim she went rogue and ran away. She can't dispute the claim since she can't remember exactly what happened. But she's too cautious to have ever done something as stupid as run away from the men who were supposed to be protecting her. After the incident, she lost her university job and is now working at Shrimpton's museum of horrors. And she's just discovered a body. One that's not supposed to be there. The body of a man who was a ruin rat and sort of a friend. Whatever will the first client of her fledgling antiques-finding business think?
Emmett London is hard to disconcert. After all, he was the Guild Boss of a neighboring city and managed to completely overhaul that group's reputation into being something less than hired thugs and more like any other large business. Of course he hasn't told Lydia that he's a hunter. He's read her file and knows that she blames hunters in general for her lost weekend. Emmett just wants help finding an curio cabinet his family brought from Earth when they came through the Curtain and he thinks she might know some of the... less savory places to look.
Despite their total differences, Lydia and Emmett manage to not only find the curio cabinet, but in the process they take down a group working illegally in the tunnels, and rescue Emmett's nephew as well.
Emmett London is hard to disconcert. After all, he was the Guild Boss of a neighboring city and managed to completely overhaul that group's reputation into being something less than hired thugs and more like any other large business. Of course he hasn't told Lydia that he's a hunter. He's read her file and knows that she blames hunters in general for her lost weekend. Emmett just wants help finding an curio cabinet his family brought from Earth when they came through the Curtain and he thinks she might know some of the... less savory places to look.
Despite their total differences, Lydia and Emmett manage to not only find the curio cabinet, but in the process they take down a group working illegally in the tunnels, and rescue Emmett's nephew as well.
BUNNIES!!!
BUNNIES!!!
BUNNIES!!!
Oh, sorry I got a bit distracted... The world was not as well realized as I had hoped, but I hope this will improve in the later books. Am already on book 2!
BUNNIES!!!
BUNNIES!!!
Oh, sorry I got a bit distracted... The world was not as well realized as I had hoped, but I hope this will improve in the later books. Am already on book 2!
The story of two interesting characters in the intricate world of Harmony.
Lydia is pretty cynical, with a smart mouth and determined to get her life back on track after the traumatic event that cost her her job a few months ago.
Emmett is her ticket to better things, being the first client of the private consulting business she's trying to start. He has ulterior motives for asking for her help, but the two work very well together despite Lydia's prejudices, and become quite close during their adventures together.
I enjoyed listening to their story, even if the world can get a little confusing at times, and I'm curious to see how things work out for them in the next book of the series, [b:After Glow|29623|After Glow (Ghost Hunters, #2)|Jayne Castle|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1358495717l/29623._SY75_.jpg|30059].
Previous book reviews:
✦ Bridal Jitters (Harmony, #0.5) ~ ★★★ (19/02/2013)
Lydia is pretty cynical, with a smart mouth and determined to get her life back on track after the traumatic event that cost her her job a few months ago.
Emmett is her ticket to better things, being the first client of the private consulting business she's trying to start. He has ulterior motives for asking for her help, but the two work very well together despite Lydia's prejudices, and become quite close during their adventures together.
I enjoyed listening to their story, even if the world can get a little confusing at times, and I'm curious to see how things work out for them in the next book of the series, [b:After Glow|29623|After Glow (Ghost Hunters, #2)|Jayne Castle|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1358495717l/29623._SY75_.jpg|30059].
Previous book reviews:
✦ Bridal Jitters (Harmony, #0.5) ~ ★★★ (19/02/2013)