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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
Another fantastic urban steampunk fantasy from Hawk
The Hexworld series is like no other I've read and it manages to combine a number of tropes into a seamless experience.
In this, Rook's brother Nick, a horse familiar, finds his witch in MWP copper Jamie, who lost a leg during a disastrous campaign in Cuba.
Part historical, part urban fantasy, total Steampunk, Jordan L Hawk creates a truly unique New York setting in which dangerous men plot behind the scenes.
This one was fairly creepy, had a seriously unexpected final twist and was utterly brilliant. I can't say more than that really!
The Hexworld series is like no other I've read and it manages to combine a number of tropes into a seamless experience.
In this, Rook's brother Nick, a horse familiar, finds his witch in MWP copper Jamie, who lost a leg during a disastrous campaign in Cuba.
Part historical, part urban fantasy, total Steampunk, Jordan L Hawk creates a truly unique New York setting in which dangerous men plot behind the scenes.
This one was fairly creepy, had a seriously unexpected final twist and was utterly brilliant. I can't say more than that really!
One of the things that linger after reading each of these books is: you can't hate what you know. Each of them begins with at least one of the MCs deeply distrusting the other, but then, slowly, while they get to know each other, they learn that nothing/nobody is always black and white, and that no matter how justified is your distrust, you need to accept that people are more than witches/familiars (gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, choose your own).
I love this story, and I love how there is a major arc encompassing all the books, and now, I need to decide if I'll wait for the next ones come as audiobook, or if I'll get the ebooks. For now, I'll begin with Spectre :P
I love this story, and I love how there is a major arc encompassing all the books, and now, I need to decide if I'll wait for the next ones come as audiobook, or if I'll get the ebooks. For now, I'll begin with Spectre :P
adventurous
mysterious
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:
Yes
Unfortunately my least favorite Hexworld book. The romance plot was my least favorite, where two people are compatible but keep saying to themselves/each other it won't work so they ~can't~ and they ~shouldn't~ but there's no real tension. Also pinged the "native peoples with unknowable primitive magicks" theme present in her other series in a way that wasn't super comfy. I also wasn't expecting this series to be more than a trilogy and i just want the big bad gone already so they can all have a HEA!
I loved this book so much. It reminded me why I love Jordans writing and storytelling so much. Nick and Jamie are such complex characters I love them so much especially that Jamie respected Nicks magic and always asked him and never assumed. I liked how Jamies missing leg was handled and felt that it was done very respectfully. Mystery as usual was excellent and kept ne on my toes. I look forward to Issac and Bills story next!
Wow, lots going on in this one!
I do enjoy how JLH imbues the characteristics of the animals in the human traits of the familiars.
Nick is definitely untrusting until he knows someone, but he still has his secrets.
Jamie is underestimated by most people he comes across.
When they get together, trust is an issue but they do have a connection and become bonded.
There are plenty of plots and sub plots, with twists and turns. And enough hooks for the next installment.
I do enjoy how JLH imbues the characteristics of the animals in the human traits of the familiars.
Nick is definitely untrusting until he knows someone, but he still has his secrets.
Jamie is underestimated by most people he comes across.
When they get together, trust is an issue but they do have a connection and become bonded.
There are plenty of plots and sub plots, with twists and turns. And enough hooks for the next installment.
Another fantastic instalment. The mystery deepens - what evil magic will be conjured up next?
Love this series!!
Love this series!!
I really enjoyed seeing Nick - the witch-hating horse shifter - find a witch he couldn't manage not to like. His witch, although he struggles not to admit that. The romance is warm as it develops, and simultaneously Jamie's eyes are opened to unpleasant truths he had been shielded from. Truths which in turn help him see the world through Nick's point of view, even as he fills a lonely void in Nick's life.
There is a lot of action in this book. It works well, and keeps things exciting, although a few little tropes about the villains at the end nagged me. I did love seeing Nick realize the ways he'd have to interact with Jamie, to be effective when it counted. The stakes are high, and the plot drove the story forward.
The world-building here echoes some of our own worst fears for the future, with oppression of a minority getting worse through a combination of religious fanaticism and underlying money and cynical economic drives. I think that parallel actually pushed me away from the story a bit - I'm bruised enough at heart with the real world to try to dodge similar pain in my fiction. For other readers, it may be an appeal instead.
I think this was my favorite in the series, and look forward (if slightly apprehensively) to the next one.
There is a lot of action in this book. It works well, and keeps things exciting, although a few little tropes about the villains at the end nagged me. I did love seeing Nick realize the ways he'd have to interact with Jamie, to be effective when it counted. The stakes are high, and the plot drove the story forward.
The world-building here echoes some of our own worst fears for the future, with oppression of a minority getting worse through a combination of religious fanaticism and underlying money and cynical economic drives. I think that parallel actually pushed me away from the story a bit - I'm bruised enough at heart with the real world to try to dodge similar pain in my fiction. For other readers, it may be an appeal instead.
I think this was my favorite in the series, and look forward (if slightly apprehensively) to the next one.