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A review by penguin_emperor_of_the_north
Soul Fraud by Andrew Givler
5.0
I'll start with my criticisms. First, Matthew Carver's sense of humor gets irritating after a bit. I think that the book was going for the idea that he cracks jokes to hide his fear or to avoid having to take things seriously but there were points where I'm thinking, "This is a very serious moment, you think you could shut up and take this seriously for a moment?" But that is me being irritated with Carver, not necessarily the book.
The second is that this book very much feels like store brand Dresden Files. And I can't even call that a real criticism because I picked it up looking for that feel. Also, as I went that feeling decreased and by the end the book felt more distinguished as its own thing based on how the characters developed, the plot unfolded and the world building was revealed. Like plot and character wise So, I'm interested to see how this develops.
And I'll offer a counterpoint to the previous criticism about the plot in that the basis of the protagonist's soul being stolen and that being how he's introduced to the supernatural world certainly offered a unique lens for the story to unfold.
The second is that this book very much feels like store brand Dresden Files. And I can't even call that a real criticism because I picked it up looking for that feel. Also, as I went that feeling decreased and by the end the book felt more distinguished as its own thing based on how the characters developed, the plot unfolded and the world building was revealed. Like plot and character wise
Spoiler
besides his humor, Carver is the opposite of Dresden in that Dresden starts out enmeshed in the supernatural world where Carver is thrown feet first into the deep end. Dresden starts out with a lot more control of his fate where Carver gets kicked around a lot. And there seems to be a more personal aspectAnd I'll offer a counterpoint to the previous criticism about the plot in that the basis of the protagonist's soul being stolen and that being how he's introduced to the supernatural world certainly offered a unique lens for the story to unfold.