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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
I found A Bad Place To Be A Hero by Jerry F. Westinger by looking for free or cheap books on kobo. Never heard of the title or the author, but the cover and blurb were intriguing, so I jumped right in!
I wasn't disappointed, as it is a quick to read story. I enjoyed just how different the main characters are. Not heroes, but still likable enough, unintentionally thrown together, which causes some nice banter.
A necromancer who has to hide, an ex noble werewolf now working the streets, and an innkeeper with a dark side business. Count me in!
There's a good dose of mystery as well as some twists and turns, and the balance between light reading and dark bits worked very well for me.
I would have liked a bit more depth here and there, but overall it was a really entertaining story!
I wasn't disappointed, as it is a quick to read story. I enjoyed just how different the main characters are. Not heroes, but still likable enough, unintentionally thrown together, which causes some nice banter.
A necromancer who has to hide, an ex noble werewolf now working the streets, and an innkeeper with a dark side business. Count me in!
There's a good dose of mystery as well as some twists and turns, and the balance between light reading and dark bits worked very well for me.
I would have liked a bit more depth here and there, but overall it was a really entertaining story!
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A bad place to be a Hero starts slow, needing to introduce our three primary characters, their motivations, quirks and various criminal situations before the plot kicks fully into gear, where upon the story becomes more of a mystery.
The mystery elements of the book are solid, with various leads, a couple twists, several hi-jinx and (mis)adventures and such, but the books strongest elements is its characters. All three are emotional and motivationally complex, walking on the slightly darker side of gray while still remaining fairly likable. The characters also interact meaningfully with one another a lot, most often caustically though they do warm to one another as the narrative progresses.
The mystery elements of the book are solid, with various leads, a couple twists, several hi-jinx and (mis)adventures and such, but the books strongest elements is its characters. All three are emotional and motivationally complex, walking on the slightly darker side of gray while still remaining fairly likable. The characters also interact meaningfully with one another a lot, most often caustically though they do warm to one another as the narrative progresses.
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Picked this up because the author sponsored an episode of Jill Bearup's on YT. I didn't hate it, but I didn't love it, either?
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence
medium-paced
For a first book you can tell that the author had bits a pieces well planned and tried to sting them together as best he could.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A Bad Place to Be a Hero
by Jerry F. Westinger
The Bad #1
Fantasy Urban Mystery
Scribd Audio
16+
Thessa is running away from her arranged marriage and gets bitten by a wolf. Loken is a necromancer in hiding, whose goals are not to resurrect the dead with his gift, but to save the living. Corlis took over the inn after his aunt got sick, and to keep her pain-free and alive he has creative ways to keep the debt collectors somewhat sedated.
But when their paths cross, they get themselves into a lot of trouble. They are given the chance to save themselves if they can solve the investigation they accidentally stopped.
Not quite a 'cozy mystery' but it came close. There was a little bit too much action, violence, and blood. The characters were interesting, but their backstories were a little lacking, especially Thessa's. I feel there should have been more of her history before she came into Corlis' inn.
As to the mystery, I felt as if there wasn't enough 'drama' about why what was being done was wrong. Sure the reasons were brushed over, but details on what and why and the repercussions would have added more layers to the story and might have pushed it along a little faster.
Not a bad story, but a little slow. The characters were pretty interesting, though I didn't care much for one, but a part of me wonders if I wasn't supposed to like them. Sometimes it was kind of hard to follow as it/the characters tended to wander from the topic, but they found their way back.
As to the next book in the series... Maybe.
3 Stars
by Jerry F. Westinger
The Bad #1
Fantasy Urban Mystery
Scribd Audio
16+
Thessa is running away from her arranged marriage and gets bitten by a wolf. Loken is a necromancer in hiding, whose goals are not to resurrect the dead with his gift, but to save the living. Corlis took over the inn after his aunt got sick, and to keep her pain-free and alive he has creative ways to keep the debt collectors somewhat sedated.
But when their paths cross, they get themselves into a lot of trouble. They are given the chance to save themselves if they can solve the investigation they accidentally stopped.
Not quite a 'cozy mystery' but it came close. There was a little bit too much action, violence, and blood. The characters were interesting, but their backstories were a little lacking, especially Thessa's. I feel there should have been more of her history before she came into Corlis' inn.
As to the mystery, I felt as if there wasn't enough 'drama' about why what was being done was wrong. Sure the reasons were brushed over, but details on what and why and the repercussions would have added more layers to the story and might have pushed it along a little faster.
Not a bad story, but a little slow. The characters were pretty interesting, though I didn't care much for one, but a part of me wonders if I wasn't supposed to like them. Sometimes it was kind of hard to follow as it/the characters tended to wander from the topic, but they found their way back.
As to the next book in the series... Maybe.
3 Stars