A review by earthier
Strange Practice by Vivian Shaw

4.0

The only thing I can compare this book to is Grimm the TV series which I was fond of the first couple of seasons. But instead of Great being a Grim she's a second-generation specialist doctor helping and healing the creatures with glimpses into their lives and inner circles. I do think there were slow points in the writing and a bit too much internal monologue at times from Greta doting on the loss of her father. I also really appreciate the stance the author took on the creatures' narratives as almost empathic in the sense that they have their own trauma despite being dead or undead. I'm not sure people consider the quality of lives led by Vampires/Vampyres, demons, or ghouls given their individual natures. But all in all, I really like the creature characters and the intermixing historical elements the most.