Helpful Score: 2
If I had not read her Nocturne City books I would believe that Kittredge was unable to write a good story. Having read them, there is no excuse for a book this bad. Pete is one of the saddest female leads with her inability to do anything without her worthless junkey boyfriend. Her main investigative technique through the series is to throw a tantrum until she gets her way or to wait to get rescued. For those of you reading from the Isles, Pete is a CHAV. The boyfriend is a drug adict, and that should explain why he's so beefy and why he's generally more clever.
So what about the villians? Nergal is a two dimensional prop that Kittredge didn't even research, Naughton was better in book two where he was basicly forgotten about because the characters had better things to do.
The inquisition? Where do I start? Early in the book Pete is almost raped by one of them, but lets it go because she won the fight. Seriously? Their leader even offered to punish the guy.
Every author deserves to be forgiven for one bad book though right? I did. I read about a quarter of the next book. It actually gets worse. And that's why I gave this book one star. The next book deserves 1/2.
So what about the villians? Nergal is a two dimensional prop that Kittredge didn't even research, Naughton was better in book two where he was basicly forgotten about because the characters had better things to do.
The inquisition? Where do I start? Early in the book Pete is almost raped by one of them, but lets it go because she won the fight. Seriously? Their leader even offered to punish the guy.
Every author deserves to be forgiven for one bad book though right? I did. I read about a quarter of the next book. It actually gets worse. And that's why I gave this book one star. The next book deserves 1/2.
This is one of Caitlin Kittredge's Black London series and I found it quite good. It had loads of excitement including magic and mayhem and was quite an enjoyable read. The end was a true surprise and, of course, an opening for her next in the series. This is the first of her's that I have read and I intend to look for more!
