This is the second book an urban fantasy series set in Boston, where the protagonist is Genevieve (Evie) Scelan, a bike messenger who also has a side business finding things for people with her highly advanced sense of smell inherited from a supernatural ancestor.
In this book there isn't really a clear objective for the protagonist other than to try to do a job or two and to do the right thing. We follow Evie in her day-to-day work, and like Evie, we know something is going on, but we don't have an idea of the big picture until three quarters of the book is done. This is a urban fantasy where the heroine does a lot of catching up. Fortunately for Evie, her tenacity counts for something, and she comes out stronger than before.
One of the things I enjoy about this series is that the author integrates myths I hadn't heard of before. There's the Celtic mythology of the first book, and in this second one there's mythology and magical lore from other places which combine well with what Evie has learned thus far.
Another thing I liked was the romantic relationship in this series. The love interest is a nice guy, and his relationship with Evie feels like real life. It reminded me a little of the relationship in the Kitty books by Carrie Vaughn. In fact, I would recommend this series for people who like Kitty Norville.
Overall: I enjoyed this one more for the characters than what Evie gets involved in. It has a more character driven feel despite the fast-paced plot, and the author left me curious as what would happen to Evie next. Not in a cliffhanger way, but I'm definitely interested in finding out more.
My full review: http://janicu.livejournal.com/97358.html
In this book there isn't really a clear objective for the protagonist other than to try to do a job or two and to do the right thing. We follow Evie in her day-to-day work, and like Evie, we know something is going on, but we don't have an idea of the big picture until three quarters of the book is done. This is a urban fantasy where the heroine does a lot of catching up. Fortunately for Evie, her tenacity counts for something, and she comes out stronger than before.
One of the things I enjoy about this series is that the author integrates myths I hadn't heard of before. There's the Celtic mythology of the first book, and in this second one there's mythology and magical lore from other places which combine well with what Evie has learned thus far.
Another thing I liked was the romantic relationship in this series. The love interest is a nice guy, and his relationship with Evie feels like real life. It reminded me a little of the relationship in the Kitty books by Carrie Vaughn. In fact, I would recommend this series for people who like Kitty Norville.
Overall: I enjoyed this one more for the characters than what Evie gets involved in. It has a more character driven feel despite the fast-paced plot, and the author left me curious as what would happen to Evie next. Not in a cliffhanger way, but I'm definitely interested in finding out more.
My full review: http://janicu.livejournal.com/97358.html
