The Scent of Shadows (Signs of the Zodiac Series #1)
Beautiful Joanna Archer has a score to settle. When she was just 16, she was savagely assaulted, dumped like trash, and left die in the scalding Nevada desert. She's back with a vengeance, but before she can find closure for past horrors, she must battle new demons in a Las Vegas that no tourist...
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Beautiful Joanna Archer has a score to settle. When she was just 16, she was savagely assaulted, dumped like trash, and left die in the scalding Nevada desert. She's back with a vengeance, but before she can find closure for past horrors, she must battle new demons in a Las Vegas that no tourist wants to visit. This is the first novel in a mass-market original supernatural series.
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Format: Textbook
ASIN: 9780060898915
Publish date: 27-02-2007
Publisher: HarperCollins
Edition language: English
Not my style of writing, I guess: just didn't click.
I know that some will argue that this book does not fall into the category of urban fantasy, because it does not involve, fae, vampires, werewolves, or any of the other usual suspects; however, I am going to call this urban fantasy, because it takes place in Las Vegas, which is an urban setting. I k...
Overall: 3.5★The Scent of Shadows introduces us to multi-billionaire heiress Joanna Archer. We meet her sister Olivia, who is the epitome of the Paris Hilton-type wealthy heiress to the outside world, but she has a big heart and is Joanna's best, and only, friend. While Olivia is loved and pampere...
Courtesy of Smash Attack Reads!What a dark, edgy new heroine we have here! Joanna, amateur photographer, has grown up in a wealthy family in fabulous Las Vegas. Unfortunately, her dad's a complete asshole, she endured a horrific event as a teen and now her future is looking pretty damn grim. Joanna,...
I had some trouble getting into this book at first, but once the plot got moving, it was a real pleasure to read. The universe of the books is really interesting and left me wanting to discover more. Put very simplistically, it's a modern world with comic book heroes secretly running around in it....
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