August 2014, Mind Your Muse Books, 294 pages, Ebook, Review copy
Content: mild romance, fighting, magic, lots of humour
Book summary
Madison Fox just learned that her ability to see souls is more than a
sight: It’s a weapon for fighting evil. The only problem is she doesn’t
have a clue what she’s doing.
On the positive side, her money problems are over, she’s possibly discovered her purpose in life, and her coworker is smoking hot. On the negative side, evil creatures now actively hunt her, and deadly experiences are becoming the norm.
When she thinks it couldn’t get worse, a powerful evil sets up shop at a local hotel’s video game convention, and it’s got its eye on more than the gaming geeks—it's hungry for Madison’s soul. Madison needs to become an expert illuminant enforcer overnight to save her job, her region . . . and her life.
On the positive side, her money problems are over, she’s possibly discovered her purpose in life, and her coworker is smoking hot. On the negative side, evil creatures now actively hunt her, and deadly experiences are becoming the norm.
When she thinks it couldn’t get worse, a powerful evil sets up shop at a local hotel’s video game convention, and it’s got its eye on more than the gaming geeks—it's hungry for Madison’s soul. Madison needs to become an expert illuminant enforcer overnight to save her job, her region . . . and her life.
Nayu's thoughts
This is so
unbelievably awesome! Wow oh wow! I could continue with the
superlatives (right word?) but I'm supposed to be reviewing this, not
just being a fangirl, which I am. This is exactly
the type of urban fantasy I love. There's danger, obviously, but
there's so much humour that I don't care (much) quite how much peril
Madison gets in. She is clueless about her special talents, which
makes it enjoyable to watch her develop her gifts because she makes a
lot of mistakes. I find this makes her more easy to relate to, as
although there's nothing supernatural about me (not even in how fast
I can get through books, it's called lots of reading practice), in
everything I've started out in I've made mistakes. Some bigger than
others.
I loved how it focuses more on her character than a huge
romance, which made it a more enjoyable read for me. The creatures
she faces are numerous and tough, but Madison gets inventive and she
isn't always on her own either.
I'm so glad I've got book 2 for
review! Although I've banned myself from reading it until I've
written this review so I don't muddle the two books up – when
reading a series in a row sometimes it can be hard to recall what
happened in each volume. I hope these books make it in to audiobook
format (a great compliment as I love listening to books while I
craft).
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