Book reviews: Backlog edition
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rainwatersparkA Bargain of Blood and Gold by Kristin Jacques
Genre: Adult, historical fantasy, paranormal romance
I read this book in 2021 and totally forgot to write a review for it, hahaha.
I have to admit that I found this book somewhat dull, which is my main impression one year later. I'm usually all for a vampire x vampire hunter romance, but the romance in this book failed to hold my attention. I also didn't really like some of the mythology incorporated, especially regarding what happens to Johnathan. It's like the author thought "vampires vs. werewolves is too cliché, so I'll turn Johnathan into a mythical creature that has never been a shapeshifter in folklore!!" and I was like...what.
(Also, I can't help thinking if the author was inspired by The Angel of the Crows by Katherine Addison? Because the mythological creature Johnathan becomes is interpreted almost exactly like in The Angel of the Crows, and it's such a specific, unusual interpretation that I find it hard to believe Jacques was not aware of The Angel of the Crows.)
Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
Genre: Adult, fantasy, mystery
I picked this up because I was looking for fantasy murder mystery novels to read, but I found this just very...slow.
So far, I've found that the adult fantasy murder mysteries I've read are paced more like fantasy books rather than mystery books. This was no different, and I found myself continually zoning out while listening to the audiobook, so I gave up.
Genre: Adult, historical fantasy, paranormal romance
I read this book in 2021 and totally forgot to write a review for it, hahaha.
I have to admit that I found this book somewhat dull, which is my main impression one year later. I'm usually all for a vampire x vampire hunter romance, but the romance in this book failed to hold my attention. I also didn't really like some of the mythology incorporated, especially regarding what happens to Johnathan. It's like the author thought "vampires vs. werewolves is too cliché, so I'll turn Johnathan into a mythical creature that has never been a shapeshifter in folklore!!" and I was like...what.
(Also, I can't help thinking if the author was inspired by The Angel of the Crows by Katherine Addison? Because the mythological creature Johnathan becomes is interpreted almost exactly like in The Angel of the Crows, and it's such a specific, unusual interpretation that I find it hard to believe Jacques was not aware of The Angel of the Crows.)
Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
Genre: Adult, fantasy, mystery
I picked this up because I was looking for fantasy murder mystery novels to read, but I found this just very...slow.
So far, I've found that the adult fantasy murder mysteries I've read are paced more like fantasy books rather than mystery books. This was no different, and I found myself continually zoning out while listening to the audiobook, so I gave up.
