As a native Angeleno I found this book very amusing. Much of the action took place in Venice Beach, Palisade Park and all of my old stomping grounds, sAs a native Angeleno I found this book very amusing. Much of the action took place in Venice Beach, Palisade Park and all of my old stomping grounds, so I felt right at home. I like the main character, though I have the normal problem with someone who refuses to do things that will obviously answer their questions/resolve the current problem. When someone says "Come with me, I have a way to answer this burning question that you have," you go and get the answer (I do understand that the story would have to be very different if they do, but plot driven dimness bothers me). That being said, the story was good, the writing is always good, and I will definitely buy the next book....more
I liked this one very much. It was well paced, nicely plotted, and made good use of all of the characters. The parts of the plot that were supposed to kI liked this one very much. It was well paced, nicely plotted, and made good use of all of the characters. The parts of the plot that were supposed to keep the reader guessing were well developed (for the most part), and the big bad was truly nasty. I am glad that the Voudun priest has finally come into his own and is becoming more useful to the team, and it was good to see how the squad operates without all of their toys available. Some downsides, the subplot with Takara was less than satisfying, given how easily it was resolved, and the thing with Sarah's "feelings" could have been left out with no harm at all to the story, particularly given that it went nowhere (I withhold further comment as it may come up again in later books). The writing, as always, is good....more
This was a good one. The characters are more well developed in this outing than they were in book two, and their actions make a great deal more sense. TThis was a good one. The characters are more well developed in this outing than they were in book two, and their actions make a great deal more sense. The sudden addition of a psychic connection between the main character and other werewolves is a little strange, but still fits within the nature of this world. The mystery was well thought out (even though I figured out some of what was going on before the big reveal) and the way that the characters come to their conclusions is entirely reasonable. I strongly suggest that people read this book....more
The interactions between the lead character and her daughter are pretty nice, and I really like the Jen character (who is clearly on the spectrum), buThe interactions between the lead character and her daughter are pretty nice, and I really like the Jen character (who is clearly on the spectrum), but the stuff with the skeleton just does not hold up. Georgia, the main character, keeps seeing emotion on the skull of Sid (the skeleton) which makes no sense. The physics of the supernatural being seem to change whenever the writer needs a convenient way to get her characters out of a problem. He can put himself together when pulled apart, he can type on a phone when there is just his skull and hand bones in a bag, he can pick locks even though he has no feeling in his hands, or eyes to see with, he has super strength when there is no sign earlier in the book that he has such abilities. And then, of course, there is a whole lot of plot driven stupidity on the part of the characters. I understand that it is supposed to be a kind of supernatural mystery, but to make that work, even in the context of the author's universe, there needs to be some sort of explanation as to how things function the way they do. If Georgia knew of other supernatural stuff in the world, even if it is hidden, it would explain why her best friend is a skeleton. Certainly if I knew a walking talking skeleton I would go looking for other supernatural things. I would think that the biggest mystery would be why Sid exists at all. It would only make sense that if there was one dead guy walking around, ghosts, witches, vampires, and were-creatures would exist as well. But there is no sign of that here. It would help if the author let us know that the skeleton is not the only supernatural thing in her world. That being said, the writing is OK (there is one glaring error near the end of the book however, be warned)....more
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