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A review by krisrid
Precinct 13 by Tate Hallaway
4.0
I really enjoyed this! It had lots of things I go for: magic, strong female characters, excitement, drama, and, most importantly plenty of humour.
Alex is the perfect combination of strong, kick-ass heroine, and slightly messed up troubled girl. She deals with her problems through action, and in this case those actions get her enough trouble to keep anyone occupied for a good long while.
The supporting characters in this are a bit outside the norm for paranormal fiction, both in species, and in behaviour. The magical law enforcement team was a neat idea, and it works really well for the plot. I liked learning about different magical characters, and seeing how they deal with magical law-breaking. The supporting characters in this book were as engaging as our main protagonist, at times, even more so.
The story was also great. It drew me in easily, as the action begins literally as soon as you start reading, and the pace was good. Just enough balance between plot action and character development to keep both rolling along smoothly.
I had previously read Hallaway's Garnet Lacey series, and while I enjoyed that as well, this is a very different style and feel, much more urban and gritty in terms of the action and the behaviour of the characters. I liked it a lot though.
I loved the way Alex develops throughout this book, as well as the world the author's created here. I really hope that more books are planned for these characters. I would definitely read more about both!
Alex is the perfect combination of strong, kick-ass heroine, and slightly messed up troubled girl. She deals with her problems through action, and in this case those actions get her enough trouble to keep anyone occupied for a good long while.
The supporting characters in this are a bit outside the norm for paranormal fiction, both in species, and in behaviour. The magical law enforcement team was a neat idea, and it works really well for the plot. I liked learning about different magical characters, and seeing how they deal with magical law-breaking. The supporting characters in this book were as engaging as our main protagonist, at times, even more so.
The story was also great. It drew me in easily, as the action begins literally as soon as you start reading, and the pace was good. Just enough balance between plot action and character development to keep both rolling along smoothly.
I had previously read Hallaway's Garnet Lacey series, and while I enjoyed that as well, this is a very different style and feel, much more urban and gritty in terms of the action and the behaviour of the characters. I liked it a lot though.
I loved the way Alex develops throughout this book, as well as the world the author's created here. I really hope that more books are planned for these characters. I would definitely read more about both!