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A review by jasmyn9
Wild Card by Jamie Wyman
4.0
How would you like to have your soul used as a poker chip - a very expensive one - but still a poker chip. Catherine has managed to have her soul traded not once, but it looks like twice now, in a high stakes poker game of the gods. Now, it's not just Greek gods we're talking about here, although Eris does play a very large roll, but gods from across the pantheons. It was really cool watching the different dieties interact with Cat, Marius, and each other. Of course no one, except the gods, is really sure that Cat's soul was up to begin with, but Cat and Marius have promised to help each other out - and maybe save them both from Eris in the end.
Cat was a fun character, but there was so much she never knew about herself - and boy was she pissed when she found out some of it. She was a computer wiz with no social life outside her little techie sphere. There were several times when Marius, the satyr, was ablt to completely steal the show from her. He was suave, sophisticated, and a complete ass - in a humorous way (Cat may disagree with me there). The story was exciting with the various gods all trying to test Cat and see what made her tick - almost like a little lab experiment. I know, a little twisted, but what else to gods have to do.
The only part of this book that rubbed me a little wrong was that it screamed sequel at me. So I hunted and looked to see what I could find. I was enjoying the story so I figured why not read the first one first? But there was none - at least not that I could find. So I kept reading thinking maybe I had totally missed something. They did eventually explain the past that was repeatedly referenced, but it was almost at the end of the book. If I was the author, I would write a quicky novella about Cat's past with Daphne as a prequel - I really want to know more now!
And on a totally random side note: I loved this cover!!!
*This book was received in exchange for an honest review*
- See more at: http://hotofftheshelves.blogspot.com/2013/11/review-wild-card-by-jamie-wyman.html#sthash.tNHd1GSx.dpuf
Cat was a fun character, but there was so much she never knew about herself - and boy was she pissed when she found out some of it. She was a computer wiz with no social life outside her little techie sphere. There were several times when Marius, the satyr, was ablt to completely steal the show from her. He was suave, sophisticated, and a complete ass - in a humorous way (Cat may disagree with me there). The story was exciting with the various gods all trying to test Cat and see what made her tick - almost like a little lab experiment. I know, a little twisted, but what else to gods have to do.
The only part of this book that rubbed me a little wrong was that it screamed sequel at me. So I hunted and looked to see what I could find. I was enjoying the story so I figured why not read the first one first? But there was none - at least not that I could find. So I kept reading thinking maybe I had totally missed something. They did eventually explain the past that was repeatedly referenced, but it was almost at the end of the book. If I was the author, I would write a quicky novella about Cat's past with Daphne as a prequel - I really want to know more now!
And on a totally random side note: I loved this cover!!!
*This book was received in exchange for an honest review*
- See more at: http://hotofftheshelves.blogspot.com/2013/11/review-wild-card-by-jamie-wyman.html#sthash.tNHd1GSx.dpuf