Will van Wyck is an ordinary advertising man, working in France around 1960. On the side, he provides reports on various companies to a man who works for the CIA. This is about as much excitement as he can safely handle. When he gets involved with the mysterious Zoya, a woman who will hex you as soo...
I thought this was ok (therefore, 2 stars), felt it "was like jogging through heavy cream" (see review at Bookgasm.But I clearly see how other readers, with other tastes, will lap it up. Check out my friend Kathrina's more generous, smart take.
Babayaga, by the author of [b:Sharp Teeth|1724365|Sharp Teeth|Toby Barlow|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1347278888s/1724365.jpg|1721769], is about witches, spies, cops, and one very hapless, clueless analyst in 1959 Paris. One of the strengths of Sharp Teeth was the free verse that mad...