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taschima 's review for:
Gunmetal Magic
by Ilona Andrews
Is it horrible of me that I am a little relieved to be done with Andrea's book? Because I am, happy. I want to go back to Kate, she is a much better narrator. Why did anybody think it was okay to give Andrea a full book? A Novella would have sufficed. Give me a full book of Jim and Dali! Those two are much more interesting characters (both together and apart).
To be honest, I think I was just tired of Andrea's pity party and subsequent teenage rebellion. It felt so...cliche. Like I was reading a bad YA novel (and trust me, I love me my YA novels, just not this one). I was half expecting Andrea to hit the local Hot Topic and start hanging out at the mall in between temper tantrums.
Though, it wasn't all a waste. You get to read about Roman, who is getting ever more interesting as the world continues to develop. He is a dark mage from the Russian Volvhs, but he seems to be only a dark mage because that is the side he was born into. His family has this notion of maintaning balance, so there is a part of the family that services the dark side, and the light. Roman may be a dark volvh, but his character is so full of this inner light... his juxtaposition intrigues me. His only character flaw so far? He was into Andrea (eeks).
Another chapter that was a highlight was seeing teenage Julie dealing with Ascasio. They are getting on each others nerves constantly, which I also find a little strange since Ascasio saved Julie in the last novel, you'd think she would be a little more grateful. Anyways, add Derek into the fray... I smell a love triangle brewing (and I am actually very interested in getting THAT team a novel).
I guess it was also great to see Andrea's past, and how it came back to haunt her. Though the way THAT little part of the novel was resolved left me a little perplexed. I think it was a little too cut and dry and a lot wasted potential.Andrea meets once more one of her past tormentors, who is asking to be let into Clan Bouda. The tormentor (Michelle?) is an adult now, with children, and a mate. Instead of, let's say, having this tormentor be a little more repentant (and maybe fuck with Andrea's head) she instantly verbally attacks Andrea, and Andrea almost kills her in front of her children (she doesn't, Raphael stops her). The tormentor then leaves, and THAT IS IT. Maybe 5 minutes of confrontation. It was quite disappointing as this vital piece of Andrea's character could have been further developed by allowing this tormentor into clan Bouda and exploring that. How does Andrea even know that the tormentor's children are okay? Why didn't that even cross her mind? THINK OF THE CHILDREN ANDREA. But nah, why give her story more depth. Nobody needs that. We need more broken hearts, and references as to how Andrea is no longer gonna play by the rules!
Andrea, please go back to being Andrea. The "good Order knight" was actually more interesting to me than this "good girl gone bad" scenario.
PS; Raphael, you are so very uninteresting you don't even get a full paragraph.
To be honest, I think I was just tired of Andrea's pity party and subsequent teenage rebellion. It felt so...cliche. Like I was reading a bad YA novel (and trust me, I love me my YA novels, just not this one). I was half expecting Andrea to hit the local Hot Topic and start hanging out at the mall in between temper tantrums.
Though, it wasn't all a waste. You get to read about Roman, who is getting ever more interesting as the world continues to develop. He is a dark mage from the Russian Volvhs, but he seems to be only a dark mage because that is the side he was born into. His family has this notion of maintaning balance, so there is a part of the family that services the dark side, and the light. Roman may be a dark volvh, but his character is so full of this inner light... his juxtaposition intrigues me. His only character flaw so far? He was into Andrea (eeks).
Another chapter that was a highlight was seeing teenage Julie dealing with Ascasio. They are getting on each others nerves constantly, which I also find a little strange since Ascasio saved Julie in the last novel, you'd think she would be a little more grateful. Anyways, add Derek into the fray... I smell a love triangle brewing (and I am actually very interested in getting THAT team a novel).
I guess it was also great to see Andrea's past, and how it came back to haunt her. Though the way THAT little part of the novel was resolved left me a little perplexed. I think it was a little too cut and dry and a lot wasted potential.
Andrea, please go back to being Andrea. The "good Order knight" was actually more interesting to me than this "good girl gone bad" scenario.
PS; Raphael, you are so very uninteresting you don't even get a full paragraph.