I am excited about this new world. Gage is on the run from the Tower and all the good (if really bad) wizards and witches. Humans (again) are the underdogs now living in terror of the Magic Users. Gage escaped being kept in tow by the Council and now runs a tattoo parlor called Asylum. He has been banned from using magic except in self defense and is resigned to using potions mixed in with the ink in the tats.
Trixie is an Elf and on the run from the King of the Summer Court because he wants an heir and wants her to be his consort. So not happening.
Bronx who also works with for Gage is a troll and has his own secrets. The three of them have formed a family of sorts and wish to keep it that way.
However Simon, Gages former tutor and bad-to-the bone wizard, wants him dead. Gideon, a wizard guardian, hounds Gage to keep him in line. Many other lessor characters who are none the less interesting make the world being spun by Jocelynn Drake very entertaining.
5 stars, starting book two today!
Trixie is an Elf and on the run from the King of the Summer Court because he wants an heir and wants her to be his consort. So not happening.
Bronx who also works with for Gage is a troll and has his own secrets. The three of them have formed a family of sorts and wish to keep it that way.
However Simon, Gages former tutor and bad-to-the bone wizard, wants him dead. Gideon, a wizard guardian, hounds Gage to keep him in line. Many other lessor characters who are none the less interesting make the world being spun by Jocelynn Drake very entertaining.
5 stars, starting book two today!
This is the first book in the Angel's Ink trilogy. It was an okay urban fantasy that seemed to pull lots of elements from urban fantasy series that have already been written. I thought the story was a bit scattered and that the characters were a bit underdeveloped. However, it was okay.
This story reminded me a lot of the Dresden Files. Gage is a warlock that has fallen out of favor with the Ivory Towers. He is trying to keep a low profile running a tattoo parlor. However, things get rough for him when in one day he draws the attention of the Guardian that's supposed to watch his magic use, accidentally makes a girl immortal..drawing the attention of a grim reaper, and is almost killed by his old teacher.
A lot happens at once very quickly in this book and you can tell that Drake is struggling to juggle all the rapidly introduced plot lines. Because of all these intertwining plotlines the character development really suffers and characters that could be really interesting end up lacking.
This is more of an urban fantasy(UF) than a paranormal romance(PNR); in fact the romance in here is pretty weak. The love scenes that are here are poorly written and awkward, so if you are looking for a good PNR this isn't it.
This book also seems to steal a lot of elements from other PNR/UF series out there. There just wasn't a lot unique here. Pretty much everything was mediocre and this whole book was kind of blah.
Overall this was a mediocre urban fantasy book. Some of the plot elements are interesting but there are too many things introduced at once and as a result character development really suffers. This is a lot in here that seems like its pulled from other UF/PNR series. I am not going to be continuing the series, it was just too âblahâ for me.
This story reminded me a lot of the Dresden Files. Gage is a warlock that has fallen out of favor with the Ivory Towers. He is trying to keep a low profile running a tattoo parlor. However, things get rough for him when in one day he draws the attention of the Guardian that's supposed to watch his magic use, accidentally makes a girl immortal..drawing the attention of a grim reaper, and is almost killed by his old teacher.
A lot happens at once very quickly in this book and you can tell that Drake is struggling to juggle all the rapidly introduced plot lines. Because of all these intertwining plotlines the character development really suffers and characters that could be really interesting end up lacking.
This is more of an urban fantasy(UF) than a paranormal romance(PNR); in fact the romance in here is pretty weak. The love scenes that are here are poorly written and awkward, so if you are looking for a good PNR this isn't it.
This book also seems to steal a lot of elements from other PNR/UF series out there. There just wasn't a lot unique here. Pretty much everything was mediocre and this whole book was kind of blah.
Overall this was a mediocre urban fantasy book. Some of the plot elements are interesting but there are too many things introduced at once and as a result character development really suffers. This is a lot in here that seems like its pulled from other UF/PNR series. I am not going to be continuing the series, it was just too âblahâ for me.
