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sm_almon's review against another edition
3.0
While I was reading this, it seemed like it might be a spinoff from another series - like I was supposed to know more about the characters than I did from just reading this book. Bit of an odd read.
shelleyrae's review against another edition
4.0
A shame that Hallaway hasn’t continued with this series. I really enjoyed the mix of urban fantasy and police procedural.
stitchsds's review against another edition
4.0
Sample chapter seems interesting. Find this used to try out the series.
beth_dawkins's review against another edition
4.0
Alex Connor gets a job in a small town as a corner. She moved there after some trouble with her father and stepmother. It isn’t long before one of the bodies that is brought in gets up and walks away during an autopsy. Not knowing what else to do, she reports it and is pointed to Precinct 13. There she discovers that paranormal problems are very real, and she might be more of a part of them than she bargained for.
Precinct 13 is a mystery kind of Urban Fantasy. It stands out due to its dark humor that can be more cute than dark at times. It isn’t a mystery I found myself trying to figure out. A lot of the details are held back from Alex, and I enjoyed discovering them with her.
Alex has had problems with the paranormal in the past. She was led to believe by doctors that she was mentally unstable. Her past boyfriend, Valentine was the only one that believed her in the past, so when strange things start happening he is the first one she calls. Valentine is a big part of the story, and a big part of Alex’s life. He is dangerously attractive, but the naughty scenes are glossed over. It is more an Urban Fantasy than a Romance. Even without knowing the bedroom details it does a good job of making Valentine desirable.
The actual precinct is like a police station for paranormal happenings within their town. Alex is quickly counted among them. At the precinct we meet a number of very interesting characters. In charge is half human, half fairy, Jones. As they try to discover more about the dead guy that walked out of the morgue, Alex quickly notices that Jones doesn’t always go about things the right way. It isn’t long before she feels as if she is the only one trying to solve what is going on.
The magic system here is really neat. We discover this world as Alex does, so the reader isn’t just tossed in. Because of the comic and cute parts it was a very easy to read story. It isn’t very complex and it rides easy to the end. It could easily be finished in one or two sitting with the time sliding by. Despite the dark notes in the novel it is a light easy read and I am hoping this turns into series.
Precinct 13 is a mystery kind of Urban Fantasy. It stands out due to its dark humor that can be more cute than dark at times. It isn’t a mystery I found myself trying to figure out. A lot of the details are held back from Alex, and I enjoyed discovering them with her.
Alex has had problems with the paranormal in the past. She was led to believe by doctors that she was mentally unstable. Her past boyfriend, Valentine was the only one that believed her in the past, so when strange things start happening he is the first one she calls. Valentine is a big part of the story, and a big part of Alex’s life. He is dangerously attractive, but the naughty scenes are glossed over. It is more an Urban Fantasy than a Romance. Even without knowing the bedroom details it does a good job of making Valentine desirable.
The actual precinct is like a police station for paranormal happenings within their town. Alex is quickly counted among them. At the precinct we meet a number of very interesting characters. In charge is half human, half fairy, Jones. As they try to discover more about the dead guy that walked out of the morgue, Alex quickly notices that Jones doesn’t always go about things the right way. It isn’t long before she feels as if she is the only one trying to solve what is going on.
The magic system here is really neat. We discover this world as Alex does, so the reader isn’t just tossed in. Because of the comic and cute parts it was a very easy to read story. It isn’t very complex and it rides easy to the end. It could easily be finished in one or two sitting with the time sliding by. Despite the dark notes in the novel it is a light easy read and I am hoping this turns into series.
kylek's review against another edition
4.0
Ah, such a refreshing book. It had action, romance, a SMART MC, not like those ditzy Mc's you see so much, where they are supposed to be smart yet they miss the most obvious things. Plot actually moved along quite nicely, the only Duh! moment was what Valentine was, but she still knew she just didn't really want to accept it. I really liked how she got over he denial of magic in a timely fashion, she didn't spend most of the book whining about all her insecurities. But it wasn't like she was magically (Ha!) cured of them either, but she was coming to terms with them pretty damn well. I also really liked the romance, mostly because you could tell she truly cared about Valentine . What I enjoyed the most was that she was a coroner so it was a bit morbid at times, and also how she quite literally cursed xD Awesomest thing ever LOL.
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specially after she found out he was a dragon, she understand and accepted he had different priorities and needsbookbitereviews's review against another edition
3.0
I really enjoyed this book. It wasn't one of my favorite books ever, but I'm glad I read it. I think the character development was really well done and I liked that we met so many people/paranormals in such a short amount of time. I also really liked that I never got confused between all the characters. What I really didn't like is that this book was a standalone, because there was so much still to be explored in this world and I was left still having a lot of questions. This book is very cut & dry and although I appreciated it, because it made following the book very easy, it was a little too clean and forced the story to be a standalone instead of a series like it deserved.
jlniksich's review against another edition
4.0
This was supposed to be the first in a series. I was disappointed to find out that the publisher did not pick up any future books. The characters were easy to connect to and wonder about their future doings.
katiespina's review against another edition
4.0
This was a fun read. It didn't revolutionize the genre, but not everything has to. I cared about what happened to the characters, particularly Stone. I read it on an airplane, and it was a pleasant distraction from being crammed into a tube with a hundred other people.
seeingnight's review against another edition
4.0
GENRE: Urban Fantasy
THEME: Zombies/Vampires/Werwolves/Fae
RECEIVED: Received for review from Penguin
BLOG: http://seeingnight.blogspot.com/
REVIEW:
Precinct 13 I found to be a huge bundle of fun and a great new urban fantasy series that includes every kind of paranormal being there is. I haven’t read anything by Tate Hallaway yet, but if this series continues I’m definitely going to get the next book. I loved the characters, humor and really interesting plot.
Precinct 13 follows Alex, who made a bet with her best friend and soon ended up as the new county coroner. Little does she know that her new job is going to take a major one eighty and bring back things that she was trying to forget. All her life she was told she was crazy thinking magic was real, until one of her corpses gets up and walks away, thus meeting the crew in Precinct 13. She works with the precinct to find the body and stop whatever havocs it might bring.
Alex was hilarious; I love when the female lead has not only spunk but also a great sense of humor. She gets the shock of her life when she discover that she may have some magic of her own, along with an interesting new tattoo. Her character becomes more important and powerful as the book moves on and I’m curious to see how her power develops later on. Even though they were short scenes I loved her interactions with her best friend Robert that made me laugh and wish he was in more scenes.
Precinct 13 itself is full of some great colorful characters, which includes a technomage, whom I loved even more because he wears a Yoda hat, a fairy prince with an attitude problem and a werewolf/vampire fellow who I found very amusing. The whole gang working together makes for some great scenes because they just get a bit crazier and more exciting as the get deeper into the case.
Then there is the mysterious tall dark and handsome Valentine, Alex’s longtime lover and the person who told her about magic. He is her protector and so much more, which I wont give away. I enjoyed what he brought to the story and how what he is makes Alex even that more powerful.
Overall I enjoyed this series; there were a couple gaps that I hope Hallaway will dive into in the next book. She mentions Alex’s stepmother who put her in therapy and that she could be something paranormal too. Also with the mention of Alex past, I wished we could of started more from the beginning of her meeting Valentine instead of him just popping into the story. But nonetheless I did enjoy this new series and the world created was so full of fantastic details, creatures, romance and humor that Hallaway really brought it to life.
RECOMMENDATION:
This is an urban fantasy series and has some minor sexual content. Fans of Laurell K. Hamilton and Kim Harrison will enjoy this new world in Precinct 12 by Tate Hallaway.
THEME: Zombies/Vampires/Werwolves/Fae
RECEIVED: Received for review from Penguin
BLOG: http://seeingnight.blogspot.com/
REVIEW:
Precinct 13 I found to be a huge bundle of fun and a great new urban fantasy series that includes every kind of paranormal being there is. I haven’t read anything by Tate Hallaway yet, but if this series continues I’m definitely going to get the next book. I loved the characters, humor and really interesting plot.
Precinct 13 follows Alex, who made a bet with her best friend and soon ended up as the new county coroner. Little does she know that her new job is going to take a major one eighty and bring back things that she was trying to forget. All her life she was told she was crazy thinking magic was real, until one of her corpses gets up and walks away, thus meeting the crew in Precinct 13. She works with the precinct to find the body and stop whatever havocs it might bring.
Alex was hilarious; I love when the female lead has not only spunk but also a great sense of humor. She gets the shock of her life when she discover that she may have some magic of her own, along with an interesting new tattoo. Her character becomes more important and powerful as the book moves on and I’m curious to see how her power develops later on. Even though they were short scenes I loved her interactions with her best friend Robert that made me laugh and wish he was in more scenes.
Precinct 13 itself is full of some great colorful characters, which includes a technomage, whom I loved even more because he wears a Yoda hat, a fairy prince with an attitude problem and a werewolf/vampire fellow who I found very amusing. The whole gang working together makes for some great scenes because they just get a bit crazier and more exciting as the get deeper into the case.
Then there is the mysterious tall dark and handsome Valentine, Alex’s longtime lover and the person who told her about magic. He is her protector and so much more, which I wont give away. I enjoyed what he brought to the story and how what he is makes Alex even that more powerful.
Overall I enjoyed this series; there were a couple gaps that I hope Hallaway will dive into in the next book. She mentions Alex’s stepmother who put her in therapy and that she could be something paranormal too. Also with the mention of Alex past, I wished we could of started more from the beginning of her meeting Valentine instead of him just popping into the story. But nonetheless I did enjoy this new series and the world created was so full of fantastic details, creatures, romance and humor that Hallaway really brought it to life.
RECOMMENDATION:
This is an urban fantasy series and has some minor sexual content. Fans of Laurell K. Hamilton and Kim Harrison will enjoy this new world in Precinct 12 by Tate Hallaway.