The Shambling Guide to New York City
by:
Mur Lafferty (author)
A travel writer takes a job with a shady publishing company in New York, only to find that she must write a guide to the city - for the undead! Because of the disaster that was her last job, Zoe is searching for a fresh start as a travel book editor in the tourist-centric New York City. After...
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A travel writer takes a job with a shady publishing company in New York, only to find that she must write a guide to the city - for the undead! Because of the disaster that was her last job, Zoe is searching for a fresh start as a travel book editor in the tourist-centric New York City. After stumbling across a seemingly perfect position though, Zoe is blocked at every turn because of the one thing she can't take off her resume --- human.Not to be put off by anything -- especially not her blood drinking boss or death goddess coworker -- Zoe delves deep into the monster world. But her job turns deadly when the careful balance between human and monsters starts to crumble -- with Zoe right in the middle.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780316221177 (0316221171)
ASIN: 316221171
Publish date: May 28th 2013
Publisher: Orbit
Pages no: 350
Edition language: English
Series: The Shambling Guides (#1)
I loved it. Fun times for a smart girl who just wants an editing job and ends up working for the monsters doing things she would have never believed. She was educated in the school of hard knocks at her last job and is not going to be fooled again. She faces some paranormal super evilness and lives ...
I don't normally read zombie books. Ever. Just like I don't read horror; nothing good comes of that. However, when I heard about this book in the comments on someone's blog, I simply had to try it. The idea of a travel guide for supernatural beings was just too good to pass up. And it was everythi...
More like 3.5 stars. I enjoyed this one a lot. Fun and creative world-building, and a nice new spin on some of the old paranormal and supernatural tropes.I would have given this four stars outright if not for the very unnecessary bondage club scene, including some semi-non-consentual sexytimes betw...
I received this book for free through GoodRead's FirstReads. I absolutely adored the first 95% of this well written book. The whole world of Coterie and that they are living among the humans of New York is brilliant. The duel purpose of Public Works is so believable. But the final few chapters with ...