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A review by smaximiek
The Shambling Guide to New York City by Mur Lafferty
5.0
In a very crowded field, Laffertys' work does stand out as a bit refreshing. She creates a good world; which blends monsters and humans - and explains how they do and don't interact - quite nicely.
Zoe, fleeing a relationship gone wrong, has moved in NYC, when she lands a job as a book editor for a new and rather eclectic book publishing company. Fitting in with the coworkers is harder then usual in this place.
But Zoe is not to be deterred and throws herself into her work - designing a travel guide for the less-than human populations that may be visiting the city. Unfortunately, it appears that something in this population has it out for Zoe and its putting her and her coworkers in danger.
There are parts of the book that are a bit predictable, but those parts don't slow the entire storytelling down unduly. The story moves along well, the writing is strong, the dialogue is enjoyable, and the characters are well-drawn. Its clearly the first part of series, but it sets up the characters well enough to leave the reader wanting to know a bit more about them, while leaving plenty of possibilities to introduce more as the series goes forward.
Zoe, fleeing a relationship gone wrong, has moved in NYC, when she lands a job as a book editor for a new and rather eclectic book publishing company. Fitting in with the coworkers is harder then usual in this place.
But Zoe is not to be deterred and throws herself into her work - designing a travel guide for the less-than human populations that may be visiting the city. Unfortunately, it appears that something in this population has it out for Zoe and its putting her and her coworkers in danger.
There are parts of the book that are a bit predictable, but those parts don't slow the entire storytelling down unduly. The story moves along well, the writing is strong, the dialogue is enjoyable, and the characters are well-drawn. Its clearly the first part of series, but it sets up the characters well enough to leave the reader wanting to know a bit more about them, while leaving plenty of possibilities to introduce more as the series goes forward.