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A review by josb
The Midnight Hunt by L.L. Raand
3.0
A decent urban fantasy that was about as weird as any urban fantasy.
I enjoy the genre but have issues with the ways characters are often sexualized and the general disregard for consent that seems to be a staple. I appreciated that it felt like the author tried to ensure as much consent as possible with the characters you follow. Were all of the scenarios perfect? Probably not, there was a lot of sex, I am leaving room for some scenarios to fall into a consent grey area. The villain still had some rapey thoughts.
What interests me with continuing on with the story, is the way supernatural physiology works. The author uses a combination of various lores and brings in her own lore that I am truly curious about. Some of the supernatural physiology is weird, and I felt like at times I didn't quite understand what was happening, but it was certainly interesting and made me want to find out more.
The overall story is pretty urban fantasy standard, but the characters seem relatively interesting. I am invested in a few ships and am interested to see how the characters grow and change over time.
This novel certainly follows many of the standard tropes for urban fantasy (supernaturals tied to sex, protective werewolves, species politics) but does update a few of the more problematic ones (over-sexualization, consent issues, toxically masculine werewolves). I would not recommend if you are looking for urban fantasy that keeps up with social movements, but if you are looking for a longer series with some interesting relationships this might be for you.
I enjoy the genre but have issues with the ways characters are often sexualized and the general disregard for consent that seems to be a staple. I appreciated that it felt like the author tried to ensure as much consent as possible with the characters you follow. Were all of the scenarios perfect? Probably not, there was a lot of sex, I am leaving room for some scenarios to fall into a consent grey area. The villain still had some rapey thoughts.
What interests me with continuing on with the story, is the way supernatural physiology works. The author uses a combination of various lores and brings in her own lore that I am truly curious about. Some of the supernatural physiology is weird, and I felt like at times I didn't quite understand what was happening, but it was certainly interesting and made me want to find out more.
The overall story is pretty urban fantasy standard, but the characters seem relatively interesting. I am invested in a few ships and am interested to see how the characters grow and change over time.
This novel certainly follows many of the standard tropes for urban fantasy (supernaturals tied to sex, protective werewolves, species politics) but does update a few of the more problematic ones (over-sexualization, consent issues, toxically masculine werewolves). I would not recommend if you are looking for urban fantasy that keeps up with social movements, but if you are looking for a longer series with some interesting relationships this might be for you.