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A review by jaredwsaltz
Blood Tally by Brian McClellan
4.0
"Hey, look, the supernatural community needs debt collectors, too" is the premise of Brian McClellan's Valkyrie Collections series, for which this is the second novella. Here, we find Alek Fitz--an enslaved debt collector with a bit of troll and a whole lotta gusto--running around to collect various debts that (inevitably) end up tied together: witches and vampires and necromancers, oh my!
McClellan, who I know best from his excellent flintlock fantasy series, writes these short novellas (each coming in around 200 pages) as a short, fun, urban fantasy romp. Nothing too serious is going on here, but there's exactly what you'd want and expect from something this short--a fun story, tightly written, great pacing, and good reveals. Given the lack of space, don't expect a ton of character development or the like except as is provided through reveals, but that's ok.
These are a lot of fun and if you like quick reads, urban fantasy, or fun mysteries, these will tickle your fancy.
(I read this entire thing on a plane ride.)
McClellan, who I know best from his excellent flintlock fantasy series, writes these short novellas (each coming in around 200 pages) as a short, fun, urban fantasy romp. Nothing too serious is going on here, but there's exactly what you'd want and expect from something this short--a fun story, tightly written, great pacing, and good reveals. Given the lack of space, don't expect a ton of character development or the like except as is provided through reveals, but that's ok.
These are a lot of fun and if you like quick reads, urban fantasy, or fun mysteries, these will tickle your fancy.
(I read this entire thing on a plane ride.)