Sorry to say I just couldn't get into this one.
Like so many paranormal books I've come across, this one is just way too bogged down with world building. Before the actual story can really begin, the reader must learn all about vampires, witches, Sidhe, giants, and their origins. All of these supernatural characters come to earth from the Otherworld--an alternate dimension. The three sisters this series centers on are members of an orginization that protects earth from the bad things coming out of the Otherworld. Apparently the really bad ones come from some place called Subterranean Realms. A giant is murdered and the sisters suspect that it has something to do with the new leader of the Sub Realms.
The book is told from the first person perspective of Camile, the oldest of three half fairy, half human sisters. Somehow, I haven't figured out how, she is a witch...but her sisters are a shapeshifter and a vampire respectively. Camile is romantically pursued by Chase, but repeatedly says she finds him repulsive and a relationship would not work anyway because Chase is fully human.
I think my frustrations with this book are obvious. In my oppinion when it comes to paranormal--less is more. Too many creatures, characters, clubs, organizations, locations, rules and customs, it's all just needlessly exhausting for readers. More importantly it slows the actual plot to a crawl. I would have been happier it the books spead ahead with the murder investigation and explained the other convuluted elements as we went along--and just deleted a few all together. This way it just doesn't flow well.
To say something nice, I thought this book had a few cute touches. The sisters themselves were rather cute. Delilah, who transforms into a tabby cat when stressed. Camile who's magic occasionally goes haywire resulting in public nudity. Menolly, who beads her hair because the jingling noise makes her happy. Yeah, there is potential in all of this. I just felt the book was to busy on the whole.
Like so many paranormal books I've come across, this one is just way too bogged down with world building. Before the actual story can really begin, the reader must learn all about vampires, witches, Sidhe, giants, and their origins. All of these supernatural characters come to earth from the Otherworld--an alternate dimension. The three sisters this series centers on are members of an orginization that protects earth from the bad things coming out of the Otherworld. Apparently the really bad ones come from some place called Subterranean Realms. A giant is murdered and the sisters suspect that it has something to do with the new leader of the Sub Realms.
The book is told from the first person perspective of Camile, the oldest of three half fairy, half human sisters. Somehow, I haven't figured out how, she is a witch...but her sisters are a shapeshifter and a vampire respectively. Camile is romantically pursued by Chase, but repeatedly says she finds him repulsive and a relationship would not work anyway because Chase is fully human.
I think my frustrations with this book are obvious. In my oppinion when it comes to paranormal--less is more. Too many creatures, characters, clubs, organizations, locations, rules and customs, it's all just needlessly exhausting for readers. More importantly it slows the actual plot to a crawl. I would have been happier it the books spead ahead with the murder investigation and explained the other convuluted elements as we went along--and just deleted a few all together. This way it just doesn't flow well.
To say something nice, I thought this book had a few cute touches. The sisters themselves were rather cute. Delilah, who transforms into a tabby cat when stressed. Camile who's magic occasionally goes haywire resulting in public nudity. Menolly, who beads her hair because the jingling noise makes her happy. Yeah, there is potential in all of this. I just felt the book was to busy on the whole.
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