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Chargement... Charming (Pax Arcana) (édition 2013)par Elliott James
Information sur l'oeuvreCharming par Elliott James (Author)
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. 4.5 Book source ~ Purchased John Charming is an unassuming bartender in Virginia trying to lead a quiet life and stay under the supernatural radar. Because he’s something special in their world, but liked by none. Hunted by the Knights Templar (or current version thereof) and disliked by the typical supes (maybe because he kills them - who knows?), he’s just trying to live his life. But then a super hot blonde (Sig) walks into his bar with a vampire soon following. John figures it’s time to move on. Again. Except this time, he’s pulled into Sig’s world and has to decide - stay or go? The fast pace, mystery to solve, danger, sarcastic humor, and supernatural all put me in mind of Harry Dresden (The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher). If you like your stories to have those ingredients then dig in. It’s a tasty treat. It’s different enough to be fresh, too. The world building is great, the characters are terrific, the mystery satisfying, and the villain makes me want to chop a body into a million tiny pieces. Probably with a wood chipper. There’s plenty of plot here and no boredom in sight. I finally had a chance to listen to this on my drive home to North Carolina from my mom’s farm in Ohio. Listening at 1.5x was just about perfect. I finished right before I pulled into my driveway. I’m looking forward to picking up book 2 because it was so easy to fall into this world and let the hours fly by. One of the better urban fantasies I have read. Better than Dresden, somewhere near Kate Daniels. I would like to congratulate the author on the character of Sig, one of the better female characters I have read in urban fantasy. The worldbuilding is interesting, the writing and the wry humour excellent, the action scenes are gripping. Character development for the protagonist is something that is done slowly but surely. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Appartient à la sériePax Arcana (1)
A fascinating twist on the Prince Charming fairy tale with a modern twist and a hunt for monsters -- both within and supernatural. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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For the narrator: Sig Sauer is pronounced “sour” not “sawyer;” and pen-TAG-onal, not pen-ta-GON-al.
Finished: Definite overtones of The Dresden Files, even down to the series arc of “something bigger” going on in the wild world of the supernatural. It’s okay, as far as the story. It has a handful of scenes that were manhandled rather than finessed.
I will give the second book a try.