The Shadow Revolution
Probably the best thing about this book is that I now have Warren Zevon's Werewolves in London stuck in my head.
I won this book in the Worldbuilder's Lottery this past year. Every year, Patrick Rothfuss does a big fundraiser to raise money for Heifer International. There are auctions of donated items, and there's also a pile of stuff that goes in the lottery. Ever $10 donated earns you one drawing for the lottery. There's a lot of good stuff in there. There are also a few duds.
This isn't a book I ever would have picked up on my own. And even after I won it, the main selling point was that it was short. I could read it in a couple of days. Which I did. I was half-distracted the entire time, because this book never quite captured my attention. But it relies so heavily on well-worn tropes, that even that half of my attention span followed along with the plot pretty easily.
Technically this is the first book in a trilogy, which appears to be part of a larger world of loosely interconnected historical urban fantasy. It's a cool concept. The fact that it's written by a married couple means that the women are almost as abundant and interesting as the men. But the writing was sloppy and the transitions were non-existent (at one point the heroine goes charging off in a rainstorm to save her beloved dog with a hastily slapped together potion that may or may not work and there may or may not still be a monster out there, and the next scene is two days later with everyone hale and healthy). It was enjoyable, but forgettable. At least it was short.
I won this book in the Worldbuilder's Lottery this past year. Every year, Patrick Rothfuss does a big fundraiser to raise money for Heifer International. There are auctions of donated items, and there's also a pile of stuff that goes in the lottery. Ever $10 donated earns you one drawing for the lottery. There's a lot of good stuff in there. There are also a few duds.
This isn't a book I ever would have picked up on my own. And even after I won it, the main selling point was that it was short. I could read it in a couple of days. Which I did. I was half-distracted the entire time, because this book never quite captured my attention. But it relies so heavily on well-worn tropes, that even that half of my attention span followed along with the plot pretty easily.
Technically this is the first book in a trilogy, which appears to be part of a larger world of loosely interconnected historical urban fantasy. It's a cool concept. The fact that it's written by a married couple means that the women are almost as abundant and interesting as the men. But the writing was sloppy and the transitions were non-existent (at one point the heroine goes charging off in a rainstorm to save her beloved dog with a hastily slapped together potion that may or may not work and there may or may not still be a monster out there, and the next scene is two days later with everyone hale and healthy). It was enjoyable, but forgettable. At least it was short.
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