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A review by bookadventurer
Memoirs of a Dragon Hunter by Katie MacAlister
1.0
Unfinished // Free copy from Netgalley
I've read one of Katie MacAlister's before, and selected this one because I almost liked the last one, and I was hankering for an urban fantasy. The story is pretty standard urban fantasy fare, with mysterious supernatural creatures, a heroine who takes a crash course in the supernatural world, and spiky banter between the hero and the heroine.
The heroine, Veronica, opens her narrative explaining that she has OCD that she goes to a therapist for, but instead of feeling like a realistic exploration of the condition, it sort of flits in and out of her story, becoming more and less important as the plot needs. As a device to drive the plot and to explain part of the heroine's Specialness, it works. As a convincing character aspect, it ... well, it isn't.
The plot begins when Veronica discovers her sister is really a dragon hunter. Her sister asks Veronica to take up the mantle of dragon hunter, and Veronica gets thrust into a shadowy universe of multiple worlds, demons, and dragon hunting. For the same reason (although he doesn't know it), a dragon hunter, Ian, enslaved to a demon, arrives in Veronica's town to hunt down the same woman that Veronica is supposed to protect. Comedic and silly encounters ensue.
The tone is comedic, but it's so heavy-handed that it's more distracting than funny. I prefer a more subtle humor, personally. This will be the last Katie MacAlister I read, because it seems very similar to the last one I read, and I'd rather read about Kate Daniels or anything else by Ilona Andrews.
I've read one of Katie MacAlister's before, and selected this one because I almost liked the last one, and I was hankering for an urban fantasy. The story is pretty standard urban fantasy fare, with mysterious supernatural creatures, a heroine who takes a crash course in the supernatural world, and spiky banter between the hero and the heroine.
The heroine, Veronica, opens her narrative explaining that she has OCD that she goes to a therapist for, but instead of feeling like a realistic exploration of the condition, it sort of flits in and out of her story, becoming more and less important as the plot needs. As a device to drive the plot and to explain part of the heroine's Specialness, it works. As a convincing character aspect, it ... well, it isn't.
The plot begins when Veronica discovers her sister is really a dragon hunter. Her sister asks Veronica to take up the mantle of dragon hunter, and Veronica gets thrust into a shadowy universe of multiple worlds, demons, and dragon hunting. For the same reason (although he doesn't know it), a dragon hunter, Ian, enslaved to a demon, arrives in Veronica's town to hunt down the same woman that Veronica is supposed to protect. Comedic and silly encounters ensue.
The tone is comedic, but it's so heavy-handed that it's more distracting than funny. I prefer a more subtle humor, personally. This will be the last Katie MacAlister I read, because it seems very similar to the last one I read, and I'd rather read about Kate Daniels or anything else by Ilona Andrews.