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thebookishattitude's review
5.0
Katie Epstein has this refreshing writing style about her, it's not unlike a lot of my favourite YA authors, which are all mostly paranormal in one way or another, and I think thats half the reason I loved the first installment of Terra Vane so much!
The other half is Katie's character's. Right off the bat I fell inlove with the kickass Terra who is human and her adorable self-centered partner Kaleb. Their chemistry was executed brilliantly and I gotta say, I was rooting for the kid! Terra's roommate, stepdad & best friend are all central to Terra's life, that I am ecstatic Katie kept them relevant to the story line instead of letting them fade away. However, I was not a fan of Cole, her boss & partners brother. He just rubbed me the wrong way.
And the plot! Man talk about action packed, from the very first stake out to the final phone call, I was hooked. I kept trying to guess who was pulling the strings, had we met them already in the book? Who was involved? It was a mystery I wanted solved. I can't say I was shocked when we got there in the end, but daym. Some things I did not see coming!
Maybe Its just me but this style of writing and this type of story line always keep me coming back for more & I can't wait to dive in to the rest of the series.
I received this book free from Voracious Readers Only, but my review is 100% honest.
The other half is Katie's character's. Right off the bat I fell inlove with the kickass Terra who is human and her adorable self-centered partner Kaleb. Their chemistry was executed brilliantly and I gotta say, I was rooting for the kid! Terra's roommate, stepdad & best friend are all central to Terra's life, that I am ecstatic Katie kept them relevant to the story line instead of letting them fade away. However, I was not a fan of Cole, her boss & partners brother. He just rubbed me the wrong way.
And the plot! Man talk about action packed, from the very first stake out to the final phone call, I was hooked. I kept trying to guess who was pulling the strings, had we met them already in the book? Who was involved? It was a mystery I wanted solved. I can't say I was shocked when we got there in the end, but daym. Some things I did not see coming!
Maybe Its just me but this style of writing and this type of story line always keep me coming back for more & I can't wait to dive in to the rest of the series.
I received this book free from Voracious Readers Only, but my review is 100% honest.
mommasaystoread's review
2.0
The premise is sound, the story sounds exciting and intriguing and moves at a good pace, but try as I might, I just could not get into Death Be Blue. In fact, I set it aside and came back to it numerous times, eventually making it to around the 60% mark before finally giving in and admitting defeat. I never did warm up to the characters, Terra in particular. I usually like a snarky, independent heroine, but for whatever reason, this one just rubbed me the wrong way from the beginning, which I'm sure played a big part in my feelings about the book. There is quite a bit of action, but the scenes are simplistic and just weren't very exciting, and most of the conversations were more snark than substance. When I made it over halfway through and realized that I had no feelings one way or the other about how this one would end, it was clear that this one was not the book for me.
book_lover_97's review
4.0
The world building is in depth, creative, and impressive. This is a great introduction into this story of crime and fantasy. The character development is entertaining and well done. I really liked this read and cannot wait to read more of the series.
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catsluvcoffee's review
5.0
How in the world have I not read something by Katie Epstein before?
Death Be Blue was my introduction to her writing. I picked it because, let's be honest ya'll, that's a great cover.
The blub reminded me a lot of one of my favorite series, The Bloodhound Files by D.D. Barant. The main character is an FBI profiler that has been taken from her world into an alternate reality where only 1% percent of the population is human and the rest is vampires, werewolves, and golems. Oh my. After reading the blurb, I was all in. And I'm so glad I did!
The similarity to The Bloodhound Files is superficial. Death Be Blue is it's own creature. I read this in about two days and would halve finished a lot sooner if not for having to work (ugh) those two days. This book is so much fun!
In Terra Vane's world of Portiside, she works as an Enforcer Field Agent, bringing wrong-doers to justice with her shifter partner, Kaleb. Think of them as detectives on the police force, if the detectives all had magical or supernatural abilities and the criminals grow fur and teeth at will.
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Death Be Blue was my introduction to her writing. I picked it because, let's be honest ya'll, that's a great cover.
The blub reminded me a lot of one of my favorite series, The Bloodhound Files by D.D. Barant. The main character is an FBI profiler that has been taken from her world into an alternate reality where only 1% percent of the population is human and the rest is vampires, werewolves, and golems. Oh my. After reading the blurb, I was all in. And I'm so glad I did!
The similarity to The Bloodhound Files is superficial. Death Be Blue is it's own creature. I read this in about two days and would halve finished a lot sooner if not for having to work (ugh) those two days. This book is so much fun!
In Terra Vane's world of Portiside, she works as an Enforcer Field Agent, bringing wrong-doers to justice with her shifter partner, Kaleb. Think of them as detectives on the police force, if the detectives all had magical or supernatural abilities and the criminals grow fur and teeth at will.
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intostarlight's review against another edition
4.0
This book has a bit of everything - it's urban fantasy, set in some kind of paralel world with some magic, shifters, witches, and a little romance for good measure. I think that this series might have some potential, even though I didn't really fall in love with this book, it did leave a certain curiosity that will surely push me in reading the next book.
Well the book has an interesting plot, that I admit I didn't understand right away. Many things are not well described and are left alone without further descriptions which annoyed me.
The main female character - Terra Vane: She didn't really amuse me much, and sometimes she didn't even make me laugh, but she, like the book, has some potential, I think she's going to get much better. There should be more attention on her personality though. I like a strong heroine with a kick ass personality, a certain charisma, and a strong will of her own capable to stand her ground against everyone else. And Terra Vane has the potential to be all that.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book, it was a light read, and even though it didn't make me laugh it sure did make me smile a lot, and I think the world building is pretty cool but needs to be cleared out more. I really hope this series will get even better because I did kind of get attached to the characters and I'm looking forward to reading more about them.
***I received this book for free from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Well the book has an interesting plot, that I admit I didn't understand right away. Many things are not well described and are left alone without further descriptions which annoyed me.
The main female character - Terra Vane: She didn't really amuse me much, and sometimes she didn't even make me laugh, but she, like the book, has some potential, I think she's going to get much better. There should be more attention on her personality though. I like a strong heroine with a kick ass personality, a certain charisma, and a strong will of her own capable to stand her ground against everyone else. And Terra Vane has the potential to be all that.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book, it was a light read, and even though it didn't make me laugh it sure did make me smile a lot, and I think the world building is pretty cool but needs to be cleared out more. I really hope this series will get even better because I did kind of get attached to the characters and I'm looking forward to reading more about them.
***I received this book for free from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
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