by Laura Anne Gilman
" Staying Dead" is the first book in an Urban Fantasy series. It has a lot of the right elements for success: originalish magics, sassy heroine, creepy baddy and lots of foreboding but, about a third of the way through I wasn't sure I'd continue. The opening assumes an engagement with what happens...
" Staying Dead" is the first book in an Urban Fantasy series. It has a lot of the right elements for success: originalish magics, sassy heroine, creepy baddy and lots of foreboding but, about a third of the way through I wasn't sure I'd continue.The opening assumes an engagement with what happens to...
" Staying Dead" is the first book in an Urban Fantasy series. It has a lot of the right elements for success: originalish magics, sassy heroine, creepy baddy and lots of foreboding but, about a third of the way through I wasn't sure I'd continue.The opening assumes an engagement with what happens to...
As a Retriever, Wren Valere specializes in finding things gone missing – and then bringing them back, no questions asked. Normally her job is stimulating, challenging and only a little bit dangerous. But every once in a while. . . A cornerstone containing a spell is stolen and Wren’s unique abilitie...
DNF. I just don't care. And the 'romance' between the two mains just rang so false to me. The world building was interesting, but ultimately not exciting or different.
This reader's personal opinion, ©2015, all rights reserved, not to be quoted, clipped or used in any way by Google Play, amazon.com or other commercial booksellers* I was delighted to read more of main character, Wren, and her current and back story. On that front, the book didn't disappoint. And...
Gilman has worked out quite a good world in this story of a woman gifted with magic and skills that border on thievery, Wren Valere and her long-time business partner Serge Didier. Both of them have secrets from each other, most of which is what they think of each other. It did suffer from first n...
Staying Dead had plenty of good ingredients - an interesting system of magic and a reasonable plot for starters - but somehow I never really warmed to this book, neither the characters nor the writing. Maybe because the pace seemed a bit too... plodding. Slow. Which is fine as such, but not what I'm...
Summary: In a world in which most people believe that magic doesn’t exist, there remains a sub-culture of Talent thriving. These folks use their powers in a way that keeps them hidden from the unbelievers. Wren Valere is a Retriever, a talent who locates things that have been missing for people who ...
Pretty good. Some typos and some editing mistakes (how did this leave the copy editor. I believe that person should be fired) but otherwise interesting enough to keep reading.
Log in with Facebook 
