Author: Helen HarperTitle: Shrill Dusk
Series: City of Magic
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Genre: Urban Fantasy
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I read Harper's Slouch Witch, or The Lazy Girl's Guide to Magic-series, and liked it a lot. This was nothing like it and still I felt the same way when I read it. Calm, entertained and intrigued.
Charley is just a totally normal professional gambler, trying to suppress some awful memories from her teen years. Life is okay, she's making the money, have a good friend and a decent house. Except stuff's happening. Like rats invading the streets and fireballs raining from the sky. Oh, and her friend turning fluffy. What the what is happening? Things do not get better when a Scottish werewolf shows up on her doorstep.
Freaky, right? I really liked this one. Magic is in overload in Manchester and even when the threat of imminent death is out of the picture, it's still infected by it. People need to leave town. Not everyone does, obviously. I loved how optimistic Charley is in all this - she is a bit freaked out (getting to know about werewolves, vampires, faeries and magic all in one day can do that to a person) but totally deals with it. She wants to help everyone and tries to, except the broody, brutish werewolf does not agree with her samaritan side.
Of course this has it's issues - all books do. But it's a fun and easy read. It's a clever story and the characters are gold. The second book is also really good, but I definitely liked this one better.
4 of 5 blue lightnings
/ Denise
I read Harper's Slouch Witch, or The Lazy Girl's Guide to Magic-series, and liked it a lot. This was nothing like it and still I felt the same way when I read it. Calm, entertained and intrigued.
Charley is just a totally normal professional gambler, trying to suppress some awful memories from her teen years. Life is okay, she's making the money, have a good friend and a decent house. Except stuff's happening. Like rats invading the streets and fireballs raining from the sky. Oh, and her friend turning fluffy. What the what is happening? Things do not get better when a Scottish werewolf shows up on her doorstep.
Freaky, right? I really liked this one. Magic is in overload in Manchester and even when the threat of imminent death is out of the picture, it's still infected by it. People need to leave town. Not everyone does, obviously. I loved how optimistic Charley is in all this - she is a bit freaked out (getting to know about werewolves, vampires, faeries and magic all in one day can do that to a person) but totally deals with it. She wants to help everyone and tries to, except the broody, brutish werewolf does not agree with her samaritan side.
Of course this has it's issues - all books do. But it's a fun and easy read. It's a clever story and the characters are gold. The second book is also really good, but I definitely liked this one better.
4 of 5 blue lightnings
/ Denise
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