Interesting first book

I enjoyed this book a lot and I wasn't sure I would after reading the description. I gave it a shot and it was worth it. The author is a good story teller and has created believable characters in real life NOLA. My one complaint is that the editing could have been a little better. The writing was a little obtuse in some areas but the story was so good I still gave it 4 stars. ( )

2.5/5 stars, mostly because the opening 10% is clunkily written and full of awkward exposition. The rest of the story is interesting and I will read on in this series. ( )

This story is somewhat confusing. We’re thrown into a world which has the potential to be interesting with different types of witches, the fae as well as more than one type of vampire, demons and apparently dragons. But we seem to start in the middle of the story with major happenings already having taken place. We get an explanation on these, but not enough to provide a clear picture. And they are important to the story.

I never felt a connection with Samantha, the main character and some of her actions and her attitude took me by surprise. I wanted to smack her when she pulled this “You are only here by my sufferance” type of talk involving two non-human cops who are trying to help her. She can banish “Others” back to where they belong. Just where is that?

I had enjoyed many books in her Zoe Martinique series, but I have to say between the lack of world and character building and the grammatical errors, this whole thing needs a good editor and revisions. ( )