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a_reader_obsessed 's review for:
Dim Sum Asylum
by Rhys Ford
4 Stars!
You know what? The only thing I’m disappointed in regarding this story is that it’s not a series. Why is that Ms. Ford????
What’s not to like? This focuses on Roku, a half human/half fae cop who works the Arcane division dealing with magical crimes. Like all Ford protagonists, he’s been dealt a shit deal and through his grief and guilt, this guy strives to mete out justice the only way he knows how. Roku of course, doesn’t want any attachments, let alone romantic ones, but that’s a moot point when he’s assigned a new partner, a guy he’s insanely attracted to and who has his own agenda and secrets. While Roku struggles with such, he’s also trying to solve several murders and not get dead himself.
I only hope Ford changes her mind at some point about writing a sequel. This was rich in world building where humans and fae live side by side, where spells and practitioners abound and two cultures clash and intermix with all sorts of trouble and consequences. It doesn’t hurt that Roku is also from a crime family where his grandfather would just love for him to fall in line and take his place at some point. That’s highly unlikely, but imagine what an upstanding cop could and would do in such a setting??
Sexy, full of action, surprisingly purple prose lite but no less interesting regarding this well visualized AU. I quite enjoyed myself with this brightly descriptive story that never lets Roku, or the reader, take a breather for very long.
Whew! More please!
You know what? The only thing I’m disappointed in regarding this story is that it’s not a series. Why is that Ms. Ford????
What’s not to like? This focuses on Roku, a half human/half fae cop who works the Arcane division dealing with magical crimes. Like all Ford protagonists, he’s been dealt a shit deal and through his grief and guilt, this guy strives to mete out justice the only way he knows how. Roku of course, doesn’t want any attachments, let alone romantic ones, but that’s a moot point when he’s assigned a new partner, a guy he’s insanely attracted to and who has his own agenda and secrets. While Roku struggles with such, he’s also trying to solve several murders and not get dead himself.
I only hope Ford changes her mind at some point about writing a sequel. This was rich in world building where humans and fae live side by side, where spells and practitioners abound and two cultures clash and intermix with all sorts of trouble and consequences. It doesn’t hurt that Roku is also from a crime family where his grandfather would just love for him to fall in line and take his place at some point. That’s highly unlikely, but imagine what an upstanding cop could and would do in such a setting??
Sexy, full of action, surprisingly purple prose lite but no less interesting regarding this well visualized AU. I quite enjoyed myself with this brightly descriptive story that never lets Roku, or the reader, take a breather for very long.
Whew! More please!