Mirrorheart (Ash & Blue, #2)
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Stef died, and Ryan made a wish. A week ago, Ryan didn't have an adopted daughter. A week ago, he...
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Exploration (The Gifted #2)
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What does it mean to be Gifted? And just how dangerous can it be? When Nick took off to track...
Young Adult Urban Fantasy
Kelly (279 KP) rated London Falling: The Shadow Police book one in Books
Dec 10, 2018
The main characters, 3 police inspectors, and an intelligence analyst who stubble upon a darker magical side of London lead us through finding out the cause of the death of Rob Toshack, a drug lord who died in police custody. The group set up a team to hunt down the killer, quickly finding that they need to develop a whole new set of skills in order to defeat their opposition.
I am a huge fan of Ben Aaronovitch, and found that Cornell’s style of writing is very similar, with a touch more darkness and cynicism. Cornell’s characters are more serious in their absorption into the magical underground, however there are still moments of lightheartedness. However it is worth noting that the general undertone of the novel is much darker than a lot of other urban fantasy novel, which made the novel more successful for me. Cornell is not afraid to touch on more serious issues in his writing, such as depression and police budget cuts.
I found all of the main characters enjoyable, all seemingly having a turbulent past, which links into the story. Cornell enables us to clearly picture the characters as we are reading and selves into their complex histories. The ‘villain’ in this story is more sinister than I was expecting when I initially started reading, with an interesting twist by connecting the plot line and murderous motive to West Ham football team.
For me this was a page turner, and will certainly be re-read many times. Although I have previously read some urban fantasy novels, it has been Cornell’s series starting with London Falling, which has truest got me hooked.
The Sandman (Audible Original #1)
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Torn from his realm, The Sandman - Morpheus, the immortal king of dreams, stories and the...
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Silver to the Heart (Light of Adua #1) by Brien Feathers
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— So begins the apocalypse, with death and a story of love — An old soul (several centuries...
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Keystone (Crossbreed #1)
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"Raven Black hunts evildoers for fun, but her vigilante justice isn't the only reason she's hiding...
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Cori June (3033 KP) rated Strange Brew in Books
Mar 27, 2019
Faith Hunter's Signatures of the Dead comes before the series starts. It gives fairly good background info as well as, clarify some referances made in the books. Patricia Briggs's "Seeing Eye" also hapends to characters that are in a book of the Alpha & Omega series but doesn't hold spoilers just gives the universe it ia set in more depth. Jim Butcher... Well nothing goes easy for Dreaden not even getting a beer.
Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Just Remember to Breathe (Thompson Sisters, #3) in Books
Jan 6, 2021
The family unit was just...strange--at least Alex's parent's were anyway. Do people really react like that? Her sisters were okay but also a little wooden. The secondary characters also didn't really sit well with me.
It could all do with the fact that I'm really into reading my urban fantasy/paranormal romance books right now and deviated off track since I'm starting to run low, but i just don't think I was in the right headspace for contemporary romances.
It didn't draw me in and i was continually bored throughout.
Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated The Hunt is On (The Patroness, #2) in Books
Sep 6, 2019
The plotline was just as engaging in this as the first and we see more characters join and some of our favourites return as we go on another exciting journey through the streets of Paris.
This is a must if you want to find a new name in urban fantasy.
Moon Called
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Mercedes Thompson, aka Mercy, is a talented Volkswagen mechanic living in the Tri-Cities area of...
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