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A review by em_being
Blood and Fire by Nerine Dorman, Carrie Clevenger
4.0
The problem, if you could call it that, with crossovers is that they so often contain characters that rely upon your prior knowledge to make the story being told fun or even interesting. Thankfully, Blood and Fire manages to sidestep all of that with a strong opening hand that made me instantly feel not-quite-comfortable in this madcap mystical universe, but certainly okay seeing where the winding tale would take me.
It's a confident opening volley that gets this story going fast, establishing this crazy world and the two very disparate leads, instantly creating a tone that's part adventure buddy cop story, part odd couple comedy of conflict. It doesn't hurt that the two authors bring complimentary sensibilities to the work, giving you a firm sense of character and tone just from the narration.
It also doesn't hurt that the story, an espionage-action-heist mashup set firmly in a paranormal wonderland, manages to move at a fast clip, crunchy pulp fun that matches the subject matter. If anything, by the time I was done I was more than ready to read more about these characters and the (undoubtedly) ridiculous, messy adventures they'd go on next. This story is a nearly perfect trifle of fiction, delicious and complete and fun, but smartly leaving you hungry for what's next.
It's a confident opening volley that gets this story going fast, establishing this crazy world and the two very disparate leads, instantly creating a tone that's part adventure buddy cop story, part odd couple comedy of conflict. It doesn't hurt that the two authors bring complimentary sensibilities to the work, giving you a firm sense of character and tone just from the narration.
It also doesn't hurt that the story, an espionage-action-heist mashup set firmly in a paranormal wonderland, manages to move at a fast clip, crunchy pulp fun that matches the subject matter. If anything, by the time I was done I was more than ready to read more about these characters and the (undoubtedly) ridiculous, messy adventures they'd go on next. This story is a nearly perfect trifle of fiction, delicious and complete and fun, but smartly leaving you hungry for what's next.