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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger
That easy an easy pick, urban fantasy it is for me this month. Start of a series as well that will stay in KU.  |
Finished
Venom and Vanilla last night and it felt a little strange. Was going to only sample a little of it after I finished my last book, but decided to keep right on reading after only the first chapter. The book felt a little short, sometimes I wished it elaborated a lttle more. OTOH, it is a good thing that it is quite fast paced as it never made me yawn.
Here is what I liked about it:
Just like the blurp said most mythology is Greek. A welcome change from all those
Lord of the Rings clones. There is no cut-scenes ( other than sleep or unconciesness ) as you pretty much all the time stay with the main character who is also narrating. There is some really nice snarks in the book - for example making fun of authors that use pen names instead of their real name.
What could have been better:
The book was too short, I want more of the story. Not really a con as that is true for virtually every book - you don't want them to end so you can enjoy reading it longer. The transition from not knowing how to do things to being an expert was rather quick. Granted it had to be though, as one dangerous situation blends with the next more dangerous situation without any time inbetween as breather. Urban fantasy? The urban was missing a little and the feel of the city was not recognizeable. If it wasn't for the mention of the Space Needle once, it could have been somewhere else than Seattle.
What was really viscous:
After finishing the book I wanted to jump immediately into the next one, but that won't be released until next year ... ( I will keep an eye out soon as it is released so that I can borrow and read it)