Larissa Ione’s Lords of Deliverance series is a spinoff of her fairly popular Demonica series, which was uneven but I found enjoyable as a whole. As in that series, LoD’s strengths lie in very interesting worldbuilding and a strong over-arching plotline that ties the standalone novels together. The romances, however, are derivative, with the characters so similar to each other, and the love scenes are also all written so very similarly, that they all become a sweaty, thrusty, moany, roaring blur. Also, this series had A REALLY AWFUL THING, […]
Dreams of more Laini Taylor to read
Though not really reflected in my earlier (rather superficial, in retrospect) review, I have had a whirlwind of emotions with this series. I wrote said prior review as one piece for both of the preceding novels, Daughter of Smoke and Bone and Days of Blood and Starlight probably to avoid spoilers but also because I read them literally back-to-back: I finished Smoke and Bone and began Blood and Starlight with the same breath. As such, it became difficult to separate them for the purposes of thematic or ‘first impression’ review […]
Well-Hung Angels and the Anxious Investment Bankers Who Love Them
“Vampires, succubi, demon kings, and other bad boys of the supernatural realm get a lot of press, but where’s the love for our winged protectors from on high?” …Right here, as it turns out. Please note: In the interest of full disclosure, I have to admit that I found this to be one of the more inconsistently edited works I’ve read. However, if you’re a fan of the Angels Among Us genre, or urban fantasy more generally, you’ll want to at least give it a […]
Angels and demons, trying to find common ground in the face of near-impossible odds
This is the third and concluding volume in a trilogy. I’m not sure I can actually review it without spoiling some of the previous books, so if you haven’t read them, skip this for now. Do check out the previous two books, though, as they are YA fantasy at its best. Book 1, Daughter of Smoke and Bone is reviewed here, and book 2, Days of Blood and Starlight is here. I can also heartily recommend the companion novella Night of Cake and Puppets for those who have read the first […]