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A review by booksforscee
Cursed Under London by Gabby Hutchinson Crouch
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
This book is super addictive. Set in a magical Elizabethan (I) London, where the busy underground is definitely not the same as the one we know. Okay, maybe not too different - it is as hot as hell down there.
Humanity and the supernatural sit at an uneasy peace in London. Whilst immortals do roam the streets of human upper London, there are laws that they must abide. Humans on the other hand don't tend to last long in lower London - there are still laws its just always open season.
With this tenuous balance, immortality is not the blessing that mysterious Fang wants to wake up from death to. Lazare is more just inconvenienced. With the help of Fangs savant alchemist contact, chased by a dark past, a few London gangs, and an angry goose - Fang and Lazare race figure out what's going on and who is trying to take them out.
Oh and I haven't had the chance to mention the star of the show, Amber. A dragon who is mighty of heart and stomach. A dragon who is completely adorable. A dragon who despite failing courage manages to save their asses now and then.
Humanity and the supernatural sit at an uneasy peace in London. Whilst immortals do roam the streets of human upper London, there are laws that they must abide. Humans on the other hand don't tend to last long in lower London - there are still laws its just always open season.
With this tenuous balance, immortality is not the blessing that mysterious Fang wants to wake up from death to. Lazare is more just inconvenienced. With the help of Fangs savant alchemist contact, chased by a dark past, a few London gangs, and an angry goose - Fang and Lazare race figure out what's going on and who is trying to take them out.
Oh and I haven't had the chance to mention the star of the show, Amber. A dragon who is mighty of heart and stomach. A dragon who is completely adorable. A dragon who despite failing courage manages to save their asses now and then.