tishmisc 's review for:

Zoo City by Lauren Beukes
4.0

Such an enjoyable read--Zinzi December is a great protagonist, love that it's set somewhere other than New York or London, and there is an awesome twist on Phillip Pullman's daemon concept. Although most of the book is in first person narrative, a lot of background comes from chapters made up of emails, movie reviews, and magazine articles. The second half of the book though is really plot driven, which makes it fly by, but I just wanted more character and world development. I'd be super happy if this was the beginning of a series.