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A review by bookfessional
Curse on the Land by Faith Hunter
4.0
Reviewed by: Rabid Reads
When I found out that Faith Hunter, author of beloved JANE YELLOWROCK series, was writing a new urban fantasy series about fae in my backyard (Oak Ridge, TN), I whooped.
Literally. Out loud. At a convention. It was kind of embarrassing.
*whispers* I got over it.
And after the awesomeness that was this second installment, I even feel justified. Not that I'm surprised. B/c Faith Hunter.
BUT.
If you're familiar with my reviews of the aforementioned JANE YELLOWROCK series, you know my one reservation was that Rick Lafleur (the slimeball) is a significant character in this spin-off from Jane's world.
I loathe him. LOATHE. L-O-A-T-H-E.
I'm not sure, but he might even be the inspiration behind the creation of my hate-loathe-despise-and-abominate shelf on Goodreads.
But we were told that Rick doesn't get off unscathed, doesn't get to skip off into the sunset and live happily ever after, after he didthething (which elicited another vocal response, this time of RAGE--an author who can provoke such visceral responses speaks for herself, doesn't she?), and in CURSE ON THE LAND we finally see that promise come to fruition.
*is gleeful* *maybe even smirks*
And do I feel sorry for him in the aftermath? That would be a resounding NO.
2. Which ultimately means he's free of her. *waves goodbye to Paka*
3. Now that he's all alone, his life a shambles, maybe he'll be forced to take a good look at the decisions that led him to his current place of misery and *rolls eyes* regret. Make some changes and whatnot.
As long as those changes don't involve him trying to make things right with Jane. If she ever, and I do mean EVER, takes him back, I will lose my bloody mind.
Actions must have consequences. How else is a lesson learned supposed to stick?
Moving on from my Rick rant, SOULWOOD #2 has much more to offer than resolution to long harbored resentment of a member of Nell's supporting cast.
You: Like what?
Me: Things like Old Ones slumbering deep in the earth.
You: Old Ones?
Me: Ancient and powerful entities best left undisturbed . . .
Which of course is going to take some doing from Nell and her PsyLED cohorts.
Are they successful?
READ THE BOOK. *winks*
And that's not all. There's also Knoxville turning into an alien landscape of black slime mold and scary flowering outgrowths, revived Nazi plots, corporate espionage, escalation of individual's superpowers and the resulting abuse, lions and tigers and bears, oh my!
So, I repeat, READ THE BOOK. Highly recommended.
When I found out that Faith Hunter, author of beloved JANE YELLOWROCK series, was writing a new urban fantasy series about fae in my backyard (Oak Ridge, TN), I whooped.
Literally. Out loud. At a convention. It was kind of embarrassing.
*whispers* I got over it.
And after the awesomeness that was this second installment, I even feel justified. Not that I'm surprised. B/c Faith Hunter.
BUT.
If you're familiar with my reviews of the aforementioned JANE YELLOWROCK series, you know my one reservation was that Rick Lafleur (the slimeball) is a significant character in this spin-off from Jane's world.
I loathe him. LOATHE. L-O-A-T-H-E.
I'm not sure, but he might even be the inspiration behind the creation of my hate-loathe-despise-and-abominate shelf on Goodreads.
But we were told that Rick doesn't get off unscathed, doesn't get to skip off into the sunset and live happily ever after, after he didthething (which elicited another vocal response, this time of RAGE--an author who can provoke such visceral responses speaks for herself, doesn't she?), and in CURSE ON THE LAND we finally see that promise come to fruition.
*is gleeful* *maybe even smirks*
And do I feel sorry for him in the aftermath? That would be a resounding NO.
Spoiler
1. Finding out part of what made him follow Paka out of that vamp party was her own personal flavor of magic ensorcelling him didn't make me any less angry, b/c let's face it--he'd probably have done it anyway, the inconstant bastard. AND we found out right before he's (somewhat?) healed from the effects, so not a lot time to contemplate the possibility of misjudgment (b/c fine now, so who cares?).2. Which ultimately means he's free of her. *waves goodbye to Paka*
3. Now that he's all alone, his life a shambles, maybe he'll be forced to take a good look at the decisions that led him to his current place of misery and *rolls eyes* regret. Make some changes and whatnot.
As long as those changes don't involve him trying to make things right with Jane. If she ever, and I do mean EVER, takes him back, I will lose my bloody mind.
Actions must have consequences. How else is a lesson learned supposed to stick?
Moving on from my Rick rant, SOULWOOD #2 has much more to offer than resolution to long harbored resentment of a member of Nell's supporting cast.
You: Like what?
Me: Things like Old Ones slumbering deep in the earth.
You: Old Ones?
Me: Ancient and powerful entities best left undisturbed . . .
Which of course is going to take some doing from Nell and her PsyLED cohorts.
Are they successful?
READ THE BOOK. *winks*
And that's not all. There's also Knoxville turning into an alien landscape of black slime mold and scary flowering outgrowths, revived Nazi plots, corporate espionage, escalation of individual's superpowers and the resulting abuse, lions and tigers and bears, oh my!
So, I repeat, READ THE BOOK. Highly recommended.